Evening star., 1926-06-16
WORLD C|RCLERS
HAVE CLOSE CALL
Racing Boat Narrowly Avoids
Striking Buoy in New
York Harbor.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, June 16.--F,dwsrd s.
Evans. Detroit millionaire, and Lin
ton Wells. newspaper man. are off on
their race TO establish a new record
time for circling the globe. At 1880
am, Eastern standard time, they
leaped into an automobile waiting be-
fore the New York World building
seven minutes later they were AZ the
Battery. and less than two hours later
Coast Guard patrol boat ls+ Law along
side the Aquitania at Ambrose light
ship. 30 miles from the sleeping city.
while the two ciambered UP the rope
ladders which swung down from the
Cunarder's deck.
In order to break the world record
Of John Henry Mears-35 days 81
hours IS minutes and 4-5 Of second
for circling the globe. the two must re-
turn to the curb before the World
Building before July 81 at 1906 pm,
Eastern standard time.
Seek to Lower Time.
They will attempt to do from five 70
eight days better than this. This
mornings dash by automobile and cut
ter was preliminary to a series OF al
most uninterrupted dashes by air
plane boat and train. continuing for
from - to 80 days. of which little
more than one day, altogether. VIII ne
spent in transfers and pauses between
transports.
The start of the race Immediately
followed dinner given for the two
| men by the North American News
paper Allia nee. and they went up the
side Of the Aauitania in evening
dress after a rough trip from the
| Battery to Ambrose lightship. Az
| the hour Of the start, large crowd
| had gathered at the starting place 10
cheer the two as they shook hands
around and smiled for the news pho
| tographers.
John Henry Mears, holder of the
| record. wished them good luck In
smashing his mark of 13 years sta nd
! ing. Vilhialmur Stefansson, famous
i Arctic explorer, holding a stop watch,
gave the word to start and the auto
| which served as the first OF many
conveysnces of the long trip. preceded
by a police escort. roared through
! lower Manhattan.
| Have Narrow Escape.
| A very narrow escape from catas-
| trophe awaited the travellers before
| theN Were ~ miles on lHelt Jtui icN =
| illustrating the assertion of Mr.. Evans
| that the success of the trip cannot
he predetermined by the most care
! full arrangements.
| With the lights of the waiting Aqul-
| tania in sight and the little Coast
Guard cutter plunging over the rough
water at top speed. Ro's'n Schweizer
suddenly swerved the boat aside and
a dead" buoy slipped off into the
dark less than 90 feet from the YES
| sails side.
1 A square iawed sailor whistled and
| turned to the group of newspaper
! men on the deck. ''If we hadn't two
good men in the pilot house youse
| bows would be swimmiu' hack 10
town" he said cheerfully.
| Evans and Wells should arrive in
Cherbourg on June 90. There the
community wardrobe will be stripped
to essentials and the men will start
grueling Il days of travel across
Europe and Siberia to Yokohama.
During the entire journey both men
will furnish exclusive dispatches on
their progress to The Star and the
North American Newspaper Alliance.
| Copyright 1925. nv North American News
| paper Alhauce.l