Jumping Ship -Bob Tavener goes over the side of such crust II after taking a pounding for five laps in the opening heat of the Silver Cup Race here Sterday. ***** when he became ill. Pilot Lou Fageol slows the craft down as Tavener Leaps. He was picked up by a Patrol Boat. This dramatic incident occurred during the Silver Cup race for heavy speedboats Detroit, USA. Mechanic Bob Travener became sick from the pounding of five gruelling laps in such Crust II. Rather than force his boat out of the race, Bob Leapt overboard to be picked up by a patrol launch, while Pilot Lou Fageol kept on racing. September 13, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).