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IN LAUNCH NOW.BOAT MAKES 2AM MILES; ARRIVES AT JACKSiMLE.PARTY OF SEVEN STARTS WITH *400 AND REACHES DESTINATION WITH BUT 15 CENTS OF THAT AMOUNT LEFT.JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 13—Leaving Cleveland Ohio, with an^even $400 in his pockets July 16 last for a voyage of 2,800 miles in a 28-foot I oat, Capt. Jos. F. Vitous and party duckedr in this city Sunday. Just 15 cents of the $400 was ief't. Now Capt. Vitous w studying Che question of Low to make the 15 cents provide for seven people until the necessary details arc completed for the payment of the $3,000 prize money which Le will :eceive as a reward for thestrenuous voyage just completed.The Venus left Cleveland July 16, going through Laike Erie 212 miles; througn the Erie canal, 387 miles, into the Hudson river, thence to New York. The little 28-foot craft, formerly a government surf boat, was nearly wrecked during the recent hurricane off Hatteras, having drifted helplessly for several days as the result of trouble with the propeller sh.»ft and the loss of her anchor ehajn.Capt. Vitous will be given $3,000 and his expenses for making Che voyage from Cleveland to Jacksonville successfully having made a wager j with friends in Cleveland, where he I is a retired civil engraner.The completion of the trip means that Captain Vitous has covered 2,-, SO'J miles in a small boat in exactly thirty-five and a half running days, although a much longer time has , been consumed since he left the Ohio; c-rJ'- vThe V. uus covered 2,300 miles inthirty running days with a single cyl-| inner, s.x horse power machine, con-|. suming crJy half a gallon of gasoline an hour. As the displacement of the Venus is five tons, this record will be readily appreciated. The frequent delays were caused by sickness aboard. and rough weather which necessitated waits.Cap:. Vitcus is particulary proud of the record made by the engine he personally selected after considering a number of others. His wife and child, and his assistant, AndrewHruska, wife and two children, live aboard the little voyager, their quarters being quite comfortable considering the size of the craft.After wintering in Florida, Capt. Vitous expects to secure a larger craft and return ot Cleveland. He was particularly unfortunate on the voyage down, having met with unfavorable weather much of the time. Where possible he took the inside wa-t terway, the experiences shortly after | beginning the voyage from New York ; having demonstrated the wisdom of this course.
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Daytona Beach Daily News
Daytona Beach, Florida, US
Tue, Dec 13, 1910
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