1906 Hudson River Water Carnival
Hudson River, New York, September 10-15, 1906


Dixie Leads Motor Boats
Makes Best Time In Hudson River Races -- Five Events Held

Real Motor Boat Records Possible at Last to Secure Authentic Standards for America

Motor Boats to Race for Records and Cups

More Boats in Long Run

Fast Motor Boat Afire at End of Run

Motor Boats in Six Races

Two Drown in Hudson

Dixie Leads Motor Boats

Motor Boats Divide Prizes

Motor Boat Races on the Hudson

The Carnival

Motor Boat Ratings Needs Radical Change

Motor Boat Club of America Week

The Reliability Trials

Long-Distance Race to Poughkeepsie and Return

Carnival of the M.B.C. of America

The National Carnival

Editorials

E. J. Schroeder's motor boat Dixie again made the fastest time yesterday over the 30¾ nautical mile course in the races held off the foot of West 112th Street and the Hudson River, the headquarters of the Motor Boat Club of America, under whose auspices the races were held. The Dixie won in the same class in which she led the previous day, her time being nearly two minutes faster, the course being completed in 1:19:06. In the class for high-speed boats over forty feet, B. M. Baruch's Skedaddle won in fast time, covering the same course in 1:22:10. C. J. Swain's Sparrow won the race for boats of 33 feet and under, her actual time being 1:44:46, but time allowance reduced her corrected time to 1:15:24. The week's races will be concluded with six events to-day.

The summary:

Cruising boats over 40 and under 60 feet. Course: 16 nautical miles

Boat

Owner

Start

Finish

Time

Cor'd Time

Sheboygan J. L. Reiss

3:10

4:17:36

1:07:36

1:07:36

Torino E. R. Hollander

3:10

5:08:34

1:58:34

1:39:09

Cruising boats over 30 and under 40 feet. Course: 16 nautical miles

Tuna H. M. Crane

3:15

4:14:38

1:30:38

1:30:38

Anona G. G. Scott

3:15

4:56:35

1:41:35

 
Baby Daly Peter Daly

3:15

4:57:09

1:42:05

 

High-speed boats, 39.37 feet and under. Course: 30 3/4 nautical miles

Dixie E. J. Schroeder

3:25

4:54:06

1:19:06

 
Den J. H. Hoadley

3:25

5:23:02

1:48:02

 
Vesuvius L. L. Haggin

3:25

Did not finish

   

High-speed boats, 40 feet and over. Course 30 3/4 nautical miles

Skedaddle B. M. Baruch

3:30

4:52:10

1:22:10

1:22:10

XPDNC Jacob Siegel

3:30

4:59:39

1:29:39

1:28:24

Elco H. R. Sutphen

3:30

5:37:45

2:07:45

1:48:44

High-speed boats, 33 feet and under. Course: 30 3/4 nautical miles

Sparrow C. J. Swain

3:25

5:00:46

1:44:46

1:15:24

Colonia F. G. Bourne

3:25

5:25:28

2:00:28

1:43:31

Blue Peter C. D. Holmes

3:25

5:43:05

2:18:05

1:46:56

Josephine G. C. Lester

3:25

5:19:25

1:54:24

1:48:00

Yvonna J. H. Johnson

3:25

5:28:45

2:03:45

1:50:47

Durno J. H. Durno

3:25

5:47:05

2:22:05

1:51:57

(Transcribed from the New York Times, Sep. 15, 1906, p. 7. )

[Thanks to Greg Calkins for help in preparing this page. —LF]


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