1906 Columbia Yacht Club Regatta
Fifth Annual Columbia Yacht Club Regatta
Den Leads Motor Boats
Fifth Annual Columbia Yacht Club Regatta
With conditions most unfavorable to bring out a big entry or to permit fast time the motor boat races of the Columbia Yacht Club brought seventeen of an entry of thirty-six boats to the line yesterday. J. H. Hoadley's Den was to have raced E. J. Schroeder's champion Dixie, but the latter met with a mishap on her way to the club that put her out of it. So Den started against J. D. Rose's Brushby, and led Proctor Smith's Simplex IV, the latter the new Simplex which was launched only two days ago. She had to allow Brushby 2 minutes and 3 seconds, and Simplex nearly as much, but she did it easily. In the lumpy sea, with a good wind blowing, and four turns to make on the eight-knot course, she ran the distance in 25:32 actual time, or at a rate of 19.8 knots an hour.
F. G. Bourne's Colonia took the race for yacht launches with a very fair performance, making nearly fifteen knots, while Paul J. Rainey's Anona beat the Twentieth Century.
In the other classes, which were started in the morning, J. F. Dunsmith's Dossi won on actual time without allowance, J. R. Torrance's Tormary won on corrected time, though beaten by Edgar Scott's Kit, while H. A. Lozier's Beldame won from scratch against a good class. Summaries follow:
Class H & I Start, 12:35 Course 8 knots | ||||
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Boat | Owner | Finish | Time | Cor'd Time |
Tormary | J. R. Torrance | 1:27:00 | 45:17 | 22:53 |
Kit | Edgar Scott | 1:27:46 | 32:28 | 32:28 |
Nanita II | G. P. Stephenson | 1:32:53 | 57:52 | 37:34 |
Omeomi | G. E. Shaw | 1:39:47 | 58:01 | 34:31 |
Dixie | A. C. Field | Did not start | ||
Siwaney | A. E. Miller | Did not start | ||
Reliance | L. Copelson | Did not start | ||
Class A & B Start, 2:15 Course 8 knots | ||||
Beldame | H. A. Lozier Jr. | 2:59:45 | 44:15 | 44:15 |
Lucania Jr | W. J. Hewlett Jr. | 3:08:30 | 59:45 | 53:00 |
Shawana | C. H. Greene | 3:11:00 | 1:07:10 | 55:30 |
Marie | L. Newman | Did not start | ||
Gazelle | W. G. McCord | Did not start | ||
Class C & D Start, 11:35 Course 8 knots | ||||
Dossi | J. F. Dunsmith | 1:19:31 | 1:43:06 | 1:33:06 |
Scat | Andradia | 1:46:33 | 2:11:33 | 2:02:58 |
Alma II | W. N. Rose | Did not start | ||
Nabisco | Walter Gunn | Did not start | ||
Knickerbocker Sea Skunks Start, 4:00 Course 4 knots | ||||
Yankee | W. J. Brainard | 4:34:10 | 34:10 | |
Classes O, P & Q Start, 4:35 Course 8 knots | ||||
Den | J. H. Hoadley | 4:57:35 | 25:32 | 21:47 |
Brushby | J. D. Rose | 4:59:55 | 29:55 | 24:07 |
Simplex IV | A. D. P. Smith | 5:02:07 | 31:33 | 26:21 |
Dixie | E. J. Schroeder | Did not start | ||
Classes R, S & T Start, 5:20 Course 8 knots | ||||
Colonia | F. G. Bourne | 6:00:00 | 34:38 | 33:38 |
Anona | P. J. Rainey | 6:01:35 | 46:35 | 35:13 |
Twentieth Century | L. K. Pettie | 6:02:20 | 37:57 | 36:04 |
Chum | F. K. Lord | 6:03:38 5 | 3:47 | 47:16 |
Buddle | W. Patkin | Did not start | ||
White Fox | W. Ferguson Jr | Did not start | ||
Silver Fox | W. Ferguson Sr | Did not start | ||
Josephine | G. B. Lesser | Did not start |
(Transcribed from the New York Times, June 17, 1906, sec. II p. 11. )
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