308 Speed in Steam and Sail The famous Baby Gar IV, Garfield A. Wood owner, won the $5,000 sweepstakes for 100 miles at Buffalo, with an average speed of 44.44 miles per hour. She also captured the Fisher-Allison trophy at the same meet A banner year for yachting was 1924. Everywhere from Maine to California the waters were covered with yachts. The California Yacht Club race from Los Angeles to Dan Diego, 100 miles, was won by Ben Weston's Debra, shown above, trailing L. H. Farwell's California, across the bows of the U. S. S. Tennessee. The greatest popular interest was shown in the series of international 6-meter races between England and America sailed off the Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club at Oyster Bay, Long Island, in September. Although in the series of seven races the British won, the American boats gained much glory for their crews. |