The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12
POWER BOAT VICTORY
FOR MISS AMERICA
Beats Mss Detroit by Two-
ffths of a Second.

urrnlT Sept lily margin ot
iWo-hf'hs ~ q second the closest huish
~ the history n the event, Mlsg America
of the Detroit Yacht club. driven by
Garwohd, d'fcatcd Mim Detroit v of
The Miss Detroit Power Boat AssociG-
ton IN the nrst thirty mile heat of the
gold challenge cup race here this AZ
ternoOn
The two Detroit boats the only ones
10 compete IN the hrst heat, shattered
an previous speed records. Miss Detroit
v on elapsed time showing an average
speed OF o092 statute miles an hour
and Miss America co 30 miles an hour.
The fastest ~ tho slx nve mile laps
was made by MI, America IN her third
time around CSC miles an hour
Three othIr hydroplancs entered IN the
event met with mlshap before the COM
pleuon NJ tho first heat. and were
obliged 10 drop out Imp Ill OF tho
chicago Yacht club broke her starting
crank Just before the starting gun was
fired, Miss New orleans ~ the South
crn Yacht club struck a log on the first
time around and filled with water En-
F.ne trouble on the first lap put out Miss
Belle Isle of the Detroit Boat Club.
Sure Cure ot the Detroit Boat Club.
iiotod by Paul Strasburg won the first
iouy.two mile heat OF the Oar Wood
$1,000 gold nugget race The Strashurs
craft covered the distance IN 81 minutes
ana % seconds, an average speed OF
iA.75 milos Hn hour
Miss Nassau ~ the Cleveland Yacht
club, c, - Johnston pilot. finished 9
seconds hcElnd the winner Car Wood,
Jr, H., Gar Wood lilot was third. time
hour hnd ] r''"ute Diamond King of
the Detroit Yacht Club did not start.
The course was single lap ~ ~ miles
The gold cup heat between Miss Amer
Tea ana Miss Detroit " was one OF the
prettiest races ever seen on the local
courac. They crossed the starting line
with Miss America one second in the
lead. One second separated them the
hrst time around. Miss Detroit V. held
nine second lead on the second lap
In the third lap, where GArwood let his
boat out TO sac miles an hour, one sec
Ond separated them again, and they
crossed for the fourth lap 80 close the
Judges could not separate them. Miss
America took one second lead the htth
time around and led by two-hfths OF a
second at the finish
The elapsed time OF the two boats
was: Miss America, 20 80 100 Miss De-
troit V. 29:S54O.
The previous heat record FOR the gold
cup race was SOS miles an hour made
by Miss Detroit II, at Minneapolis in
1917.
Under the point system OF scoring
Miss America receives eight points on
the cup and Miss Detroit V. seven, the
points allowed including the number OF
boats entering the race but failing To
start
Rainbow Of the Royal Hamilton Yacht
Club. and driven by NJ Greenway took
the first fifty mile heat IN the Carl
Fisher trophy race open to displace-
ment boats capable OF not less than
thirty-fve statue miles an hour. Rain
bow went twenty times around two
and one-half mile course in 1857
elapsed time Comanche OF Detroit,
driven by Edscl Ford. was second
Snapshot Of the Detroit Boat Club third
and Doughboy OF the Detroit Boat Club.
Falcon H. Of the Lake George Yacht
club developed engine trouble on her
fourth lap and finished far In the rear,
completing her thirteenth lap as Rain
bow crossed the finishing line. Rain
bow shot into the lead on her tenth lap
and was never headed.