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Show vu "WATER CHARIOT" IS NEW THRILLER fSpe-ela to the Standard i Chicago. Aug. 7 A new water port was Introduced yesterdav In Chicago. It is said to be more thrilling thril-ling than any other eer seen on tbe lakes. The daring performer speeds i ovr the waves in a raftlike contrap-' Hon callod a skimmer. Twenty thousand persons lining' the north shore beaches paused In ttielr swimming or arose from their and parties to witness the spectacle. To the big gallerv of fans at Wilton Wil-ton beach was given the first thrill The motorhoat Ge Whiz drew up near the life rafts, and a frame skim- j mer two by six feet was hooked on ith a fifty foot tow rope On the skimmer climbed Walter Walker of 4.43 Winthrop avenue. The motor boat chuggd ahead, easily pulling iu tow. Walker stood erect on the skimmer and held a pair of lines at tached to the forward corners Waft Shoots Over Laks. n-nf, nsor6 lowe'' 'as turned on by William Bromley In the Gee Whiz the trailing raft shot over the water. I guided by the "chariot driver." With I very turn of thsj motor boat the skimmer swerved, but Walker leaned lean-ed to make it balance and swayed ev I er the waves. The ride continued north as far as the Saddle and Cvcle club pier and then a perilous turni was taken. Tne 0 Wh, a d of eight miles tn hour. whirld around in a gemi circle, but Walker on the skimmer manipulated his ba d? ,lh" "t0 k-eP tow line Uat SfJrJ rft rtht ,ld UP' taklBJ the: sharp curv. ai high speed j JSgL rotor then pursued a hr J, ,Ucr8' n"ln H.redon f' nof clip, while bath era watched fascinated. The trip ex I tended almost to Lincoln park and then the route led back to Wilson beach where dangerous maneuvers were undertaken. Catapulted Into Water Whirling north in front of the Press club beach off I-akeside place, the j Gee W hiz gae a sudden jerky turn and the chariot driver was catapulted I Into the water Women on the shore ' screamed as Walker wen' uuder the water, but he soon came up and started toward the shore with full strong overarm strokes. On the beach Walker told of the ride "Its the greatest ever." he said. "Just like riding in a chariot behind B fast horses, eoept it Is much faster S for the Gee Whiz mr.de as high as W twenty-five knots an hour. It's easyB to ride the skimmer, I have found out today, but there Is a lot to learaflj aboui balancins "The 6port is common in SouthHf Amerka. That is where 1 first saw itaK some months ago. So uhen I tarnSB heme I built a skimmer and the firsjl test marks It a success. wb ' I would not recommend the sport Wa lor women, but for strons young men ml" it's wonderful I shall praaice more IE and perhaps enter Mi hie v.?r rar- Wt nival off Grant park. |