Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-03
THE HEbhA Wins
MOTORIOAT RACE
Fredcrick's Speedy Cruiser
Shows Stern TO Lady
Jane, Winning in
Fast Time
DORO II WINS
OVER LOW RATERS

The Helma, owned by William Fred
sricl,s.. Of the United Boat Club, won
leading honors in the opening race
meet Of the Delaware River Yachtsmen's
League yesterday afternoon, when sno
won the higher class Of cruiser coutcss
from Trenton to Essing,on. The Helm
made the fastest time of the feet OF
nine boats in the forty-three nautical
mile contest, covering the course in 4
hours 3S mnues and p seconds, four
teen minutes faster than the Lady Jane.
owned by Mrs Jennie Sides, which took
second time honors in the class rating
from forty and over
Tho Dora II. owned by Bruno Aire-
sho1, Of tho Riverside Yacht Clue was
.he winner OF the low class of boats
rating from 80 to 35, she finishing al
most eighteen minutes ahead Of tho
Hattie Bert, owned by Harry Brightley,
OF the FaTagut Sportsmen's Associa-
ton. which started out on the SAME
mark The Mascot, owned by Charles
Heller. commodore of the Columbia
Yacht Club and president of the Della
ware River Nachtsmen's League won
the cruiser class rating from IS 20 an.
She was the only competitor in her
class. The Helen T.. owned by Charles
Townsend Of the Wissinoming Yacht
Club. failed TO start when given the
signal.
BY capturing a first and third. the
Riverside Yacht Club the baby or
eanization Of the Delaware River
Yachtsmen's League. took the lead In
The point score. with a total of eight
points The Lady Jane. which finished
third in her class. moved up 70 first
place on the point system. The Dora
II was the other winner The Co
lumbia Yacht Club captured second
honors with four points. due 20 the
winning OF the Mascot in the class
rating from 35 to 49, The Farrasut
Sportsmens Association. finished third
with three points, counting the second
Mace winning Of the Hattie Bert IN
the low-rated class OF cruisers.
Due 10 business pressure, more than
a dozen Of tho boats entered In the
initial contest of the league had 70
drop from the race. But nine OF ths
boats started in the race and eighl
finished. The Hannah II, owned b,
William Schroeder. Of the Farrasu'
Sportsmen's Association, was the Only
glass cabin boat to show mp for hel
class. and was given the gun at s.z,
q m She went down the river. bu'
anchored off Bristol. and up to a lat'
hour had failed to put in an appear
ance. The Mazippa. owned by Lippen.
colt and Phillips. Of the Colnmoia
Yacht Club. the scratch boat IN inc
class rating from 30 TO 35, also nae
trouble en- route and was at ancnor a.
Bristol.
The fleet OF nine cruisers and one
class cabin boat was sent away three
bours before noon. They bucked the
food tide down river until on Brides
burg. where the ebb started to now
Tho feet carried the ehb to the buoy
of the lower end Of Tinicum island
then bucked IL home to the finish al
tho Riverside Yacht Club. ct Esslns
ton. The Dora ii and the HIATT Bert
both rating the same. were sent away
together at 9 O'Clock, followed snoru.
BY the Mazippa The Mascot was th'
next to 20 away. followed by th'
j Helma, the Alhambra, the Lady Jane
and finally the Lu Lu.
The Hclma, soon after the start
caught the Alhamb-a and then the I'VE
boats had a pretty race down stream
overtaking the other boats en- route
The Helma, near League Island
1. pulled away from the Alhambra ant
crossed the finish line six minute
. ahead Of the Alhambra. The Lad
Jane. with Mrs. Jennie Sides as pilol
, had trouble just after getting away
and she lost ten valuable minutes IN
Mascot was third home. followed b
he Lady Jane, then the Dora III, IN
Ia Lu, and finally the Hattie Bert.