'Turnback Tuesday' highlights motor boat club in Derby

Turnback Tuesday shares an excerpt about the Naugatuck Valley Motor Boat Club on the Housatonic River in Derby. The clip is from the Motor Boat Magazine out of New York in its July 10, 1908 issue./ Contributed photo 

"Derby, Conn.: 15 boats, racing under the auspices of the Naugatuck Valley Motor Boat Club, competed for a trophy offered by Col. Watson J. Miller. This trophy must be won 3 times consecutively before it becomes property of the winner. The boats were handicapped according to the results of a race held the previous week. 
"The race was over a 10-mile course on the Housatonic River. 3 boats - Louise II, Vamoose, and Lorclei - were disqualified for exceeding the speed made in a previous trial. Genevieve, owned by A. H. Smith, won by 1 second over No Name, owned by W.A. Gordon, and takes the trophy for the time being."


Thanks as always to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.