Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
BARWELL WINS
BOAT RACE HERE
His Topaz, End, Leads Power
Boats in Race of Raritan
Yacht Club

Topaz, the :econd, owned by ]. w
| Barwell, of Metuchen, a member of
the Raritan Yacht Club, captured
| first honors in the cabin cruiser race
conducted over a thirty mile curse
on Saturday afternoon under the
auspices of the local club complete
ing the six-leg trip in four hours,
two minutes and twenty eight sec
onds .
The Nerides, owned by Charles
| Erickson, came in second, her ruu-
ming time being 3 hours, Sc min
utes. 80 seconds, while the Vamp,
owned by Andrew Anderson, and the
Lauragee, owned by Herbert ellis,
finishe din third and fourth places
respectively, their running time
being three hours. As minutes
and Sc seconds. Fifth place was
secured by the Aurora, owned by
Peter c. Olson.
Several exciting finishes featured
the race. In one instance Sunklst
and Juniata came down the last leg
Of the course almost abreast. n
Juniata, owner by Peter Frice, beat
ing out her rival by a bare length
and five seconds in time. Although
neither of these boats placed. the n
cident furnished excitement to both
crews and spectators on shore.
The handicaps were well worked
out and the first dozen boats finished
but a few minutes apart. The SKID
starting from the scratch. is deserV-
ing of special credit, since she passed
six boats in the race, even though
she was unable to finish to take a
place.
Considerable time vas spent in
laying out the course of the race and
it is believed that the n selected Is
the best possible course for Raritan
Bay. Starting from the yacht club
pier the course was to Great Beds
light, leaving 1t to port, to East
Point gas buoy, leaving it to star
board. to the bell buoy at the mouth
of the Shrewsbury river.
From the bell buoy the course re-
turned to the yacht club pier by way
of Old Orchard Shoals light, leaving
it to port, to Great Beds light, leav-
ing it to starboard. to the finish line.
Begun with the idea of creating in
terest in the formation of a Raritan
Bay Yachting association which will
include all the boat clubs on the bay,
the race has demonstrated that there
is sufficient interest among boat own
ers to make the event the marine
classic of each year in these waters.
1t has been stated by members OF
the local club that since Saturdays
race was so highly successful, ten
tative advances will be made by the
organization toward the initiation of
such an association.
Saturday night a dance was given
in the casino, in honor of the cap
tains and crews Of the competing
boats, and in the course of the dance
the prizes were awarded the winners
of the places. The first prize was the
compass. donated by Mayor William
C. Wilson, and was awarded to j. w.
Barwell. The second prize. a ships
clock, went to Charles Erickson.
owner of the Nerides, while Andrew
Anderson. owner of the Vamp. took
the third prize, an anchor light. The
| fourth and fifth awards were made
to Herbert Gillis and Peter c. Olson,
| owners of the Lauragee and the Au-
rora, and consisted of a barometer
and a rail log.
Shortly after the prizes were
given for the race the automobile
was awarded to John Z. Johnson, OF
444 Laurie street.
Sixteen cruisers started the race,
! the list in the order 'of their finish
being as follows: Topaz End, j.. w
Barwell, 2:14:32, 6:17:00, 4:02:2S;
Nerides, Charles Erickson, 2:22:57
6:19:20. 3:56:32; Vamp, Andrew
Anderson, 2:39:02, 6:19:50, 3:40:4Si
Lauragee, Herbert Gillis, 2:30:04
6:26:oo. S:45:56; Aurora, Peter G
Olson, 2:4S:09, 6:29:26, 4:41:25
| Gid T NJ ITnnarcu. TIonita pptal
Frice; Sunkist (Sewaren); Florence
M, S. l.. Dover; Clanie, II. w. Moss
Swan, Ernest Pierson; Rascal, o. o
Cakes; Dauntless, r. Ridge.
Naniwa, of Sewaren, owned by M
Christie, did not finish, nor did tn
c. C. /. X, owned by A. f. Munoz
L. V. Eskesen's Viking vas prevent
ed from finishing by a burnt on
bearing in his motor.
The Natirar, owned by the Comp
ton brothers, was the stake boat a
the bell buoy off the mouth of tn
Shrewsbury river, the turning poin
of the third leg of the race. Golde,
Arrow. supposedly the stake boat a
the flash buoy off Keyport, a int
difficulties in locating the buoy an
failed to arrive there at all. Pro
ceeding to Great Kills for a renewa
of the gasoline supply, she ia
aground and ended her chances t
act in her official capacity at OF
Orchard Shoals light.
Stanley Hartshorne and Josep
' Messenger acted as timekeepers fo
: the race and the judges were Com
modore Louis Neuberg of Sewarei
Commodore John J. Quinn of tn
local club and the commodore {
the Keyport Boat Club.