The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
FASTEST OF THE AUTO BOATS.
COMMODORE MOORES ONONTIA
MAKES A NEW. RECORD.
Runs 4 Nautical Mile on the Hudson In
2 Minutes 40 seconds-This Is at
the Rate OF $3.50 Statute Miles an
Hour-Easily Catches Other Boats.

Commodore Harrison B. Moore's new
auto boat Onontio made her maiden ap-
pearance yesterday, and she startled every
one by knocking all auto boat records into
a cooked hat and at once established her
claim to being the fastest auto boat In the
world. After running about on the Hudson
River for three or four hours, she went to
the Columbia Yacht Club house and was
carefully examined by all the experts there.
Then she started out again to show what
she could do over the measured mile course.
This course was surveyed by Government
officials. The ranges are at the foot of
Eighty-ninth street and just this side of the
Columbia University boat house.
The Onontio went up the river at a rafting
good clip and then, making a wide turn,
started back again. Commodore j. W.
Allison of the Cape May Yacht Club was the
chief timer, but Commodore Moore also held
a watch. II. H. 3ehse was at the wheel.
Mrs. r. P. Doremus was the mascot, and
James Craig, Jr., watched the engine he
had built.
The Onontio started OF with rush. She
seemed to fairly fly through the water and
at times appeared to jump from one wave
to another. She travelled as steady as
the proverbial church and cut the water
very clearly forward. When wave
caught her the water was thrown out on
each side, and very little OF the spray even
found it's way into the boat Aft the boat
squatted very little, and the wake was
absolutely smooth. After the boat had
passed along the water had the appearance
OF having been smoothed down.
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20 seconds, which is at the rate Of 24.ee
knots or $3.50 statute miles an hour. This
is faster than any auto boat in the country
or any other country has travelled. The
Challenger in a trial last week over the
measured course on Hampstead Harbor
made knot at the rate OF 28.e statute miles
an hour.
The Onontio will do better. The engine
is new and will improve with every trial,
and those in charge Of the boat confidently
expect she will make thirty miles an hour.
Early in the day the yacht started up
the river for those on board to watch the
boats going over tho course to Poug hkeepeie
and back. When the Onontio was off l25th
street the racers were out OF sight Az
Yonkers they could be seen hull down, and
80 minutes later when off Rock Light, she
passed the Challenger and then returned
to the Columbia Yacht Club house.
The Onontio is So feet on the water line
and 90 feet over all. She was built from
designs by Henry J. Gielow, by the Eleotric
Launch Company. The motor was built
by james Craig. Jr.. and Is 175 horsepower.
1t has eight cylindes and works beautifully.
In the trial 1t turned up soo rsyolu tions a
minute. ~ III
An idea Of what this means can be had
when it is understood that there were $500
explosions, 5000 injections Of gasolene
and 1900 exhausts in the cylinders each
minute. The helicoidal path of the screw
covers ten feet 10 that in one m mute at
900 revolutions a minute the edges of
the screw covered more than a mile and
n half