Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-30
ON 4 FLYING MoToRBoAT.
Sensations of an Exceedingly Rapid
 Ride Are Described.

Sensations of an Exceedingly Rapid
 Ride Are Described.
 The sensations experienced on rid. ing in one of the fastest inotorboats yet produced are thus described by d yachtsmah who made the trial trip on the Napier II on the Thames a few weeks ago, in which a speed equiva lent to 312 miles an hour was at taihed although the boat is but forty feet long.
 "As the boat gained in speed, fiat tening her passengers against her back supports, as the propellers. gripped and fairly hurled her forward, the mild roar of the engines ascended to a shriek: the sounds of her eight ex hausts sfnote the ear like the continu. ous reports of a machine gun. mingied with the scream of the riven water, while the shore. ditnly seen through q veil of powdered spray. flew by like q train.
 There was no swing or plunge. no lurch or roll. The grand little craft ploughed on her way on an absolutely even keel. and we had no sense of be- ing driven but feeling as If boat and crew were fying. There was ah- solttelT no sense of fotatioh. no water borne feeling whatsoever. If one shut ones eyes if was not difficult to itnag- inc ones self on some tearing vehicle running swiftly on small rollers over smooth. steep road. Sustained for the first time. it Is like no other exper- fence to he had in this world but af- ter the first half minute or less there settles 'tipon one a quite delightful sense of security and safety. go even iv and truly does she rin." Al.
 The successful trial of the Napier II took place over a measured nautical mile. under adverse conditions. there heinz a strong wind and choppv sea. tfpr time for q nautical mile against the tide was 2.23 and with the tide. 2:12G. This corresponds fin the one case to a speed If 24s knots, or 299 land miles. an hour. and In the other to 27.t4 knots. which Is equivalent to Bt 2G miles atl hour The previous best record fin European waters with this style of boat was a trlfe under 2s kiots. and in American waters 293 kiiots. This snerd was made hy the Challenger at Lake Worth in Feirn- afy. Since the Napier II made her record French boat.-the Palaisot0 IT. has e1nailed ft on the Seine.
 The Napier II is in her secoii1 sea son. having been failure through breat1owns at first. She ia but forty feet long She has twin screws. drie- tn iiy two forty hve horsepower mo tors. The bow has q flare 10 turn off the crest of the bow wave. splash guards. ar "whlskhrs" being fitted ns an extension of this flare
 The Napief ti Is bn excellent exam ! tia of fhe marvellous results that have | been attained ih providing high speed motor hoats She must be seen at l ftii speed to be appreciated Ordinary | steafn craft she passes ne a dragon fiy 1 darts hy a dfoninz hentle. She seems | in HF over the water. A roar as of rapid fire aftillery. q smother of foam white streak. and she is q mile awat. Seen approaching stem on driven at fuii power. with great .cas cades 5f snowy spray gushing from each eide of her how. she looks lik' some monster. shfiekinE whlte-wing of bufttfHv Of the palezolc age skim . ming neer the surface.-Londof 1 Chronicle.