New-York tribune., 1905-02-28
4Sspog!IS
AaA@-,A ~ LED
DI)ORISrleN'
MOTOR BOAT FOR n. STRAUS
Water Sports on the Lagoon attract
an Interested Cr07od.

The Motor Boat and Sportsmen's Show at Madison
Square Garden opened it's second week yesterday
under the most favorable circumstances. From the
hour the exhibition opened in the morning
until the doors closed in the evening an at
tendance that filed the big arena was present.
Nathan Straus joined the motor boat owners yes
rerday He ordered duplicate of the p to 80 horse
power Speedway craft that built for Commo-
dore F. G. Bourne OF the New-York Yacht Club
The boat will be double planlSed. 30 feet inches
long, with beam OF feet inches. 1t is guaran-
teed to travel at least nineteen miles an hour y.
H. Clark, jr OF Philadelphia has ordered 6-cylin-
der, 10o-horsepoweT Standard engine for his new
60-foot motor boat building In Boston Ihe
hull of the boat designed by Arthur Binney'
The afternoon water sports were, particularly
lively, and were enjoyed by large crowd or inter-
ested spectators. c. Stringham won the canoe
tug of from l.. Armstrong in minute ana So
seconds. A pneumatic mattress race was won py
]. o. Fordham from H. Houptmann in minute
and 20 oeoonds Another mattress race was won py
F. @. Vail from H HouptInann in minute ana ~
seconds. The life saving act the comic ana al
the same time the practical feature OF the water
sports. was performed by the City Island crew. IN
der the direction OF ]. o. Fordham captain
In the evening the sports were conducted by
crews from the Belden Point station OF the United
States Volunteer Corps. Lieutenant Yates, IN q
tug-of-war. beat Captain Otto in as seconds L.
Press won by about feet from ED Lane III
the final mattress of the week, in minute
and seconds. This gave Priess gold medal as
he has two out of three OF the contests. A
'gunwale race was won by H. c. Hinck, jr. In
minute and L seconds, from Ed Lane.
canoe race, twice around the island. with four
padding each canoe, done in 2 minutes
and IL seconds by Messrs. HnCk. Hare, Adler and
Cairns, beating by about boats length Hatten-
brun, Danburg, Lane and Ruth. lively fitting
match in canoes was won by ]. ]. Hattenbrun, jr.
with L. H. Danburg his paddler. from r. c.
Hinck Jr. who had II. r. Hare with him.
In the anglers casting tournament. the light fly
casting contest Is always interesting one, and
yesterday afternoons contest was no exception to
the rule. 1t for distance only, for rods not
weighing more than five ounces. and open to those
who had never than 70 feet in any similar
contest in either club open tournament. The
judges were G. G. Levison. and Edward Boete:
Cruikshank. slih feet; H. G. Henderson, jr.. 67l5
from Newport. K. l.. was third with cast Of 81
feet
An 1S-foot unsuitable canoe, fitted with 2-horse-
der, tried out the lake between the afternoon
poand @ ena oSed rapd SS the
little difficulty, however. experienced in steer
ing it, as the rudder too small.
,o among nor the different types OF propellerS SHOWN
attracting much attention, both the booth of its
makers and on the lagoon, where 1t is doing good
ton For long wear and for constant power direct
it snrpasses all Others so it's supporters saw Much
better results It is said can be obtained from the
than from a screw Of larger Size.
The annual meeting and election of officers of the
National Association OF Boat Builders and Engine
Manufacturers will be held this afternoon at 130
o'clock In the Garden.
Among the visitors at the Garden yesterday was
Fire Chief Croker, who said that motor boats would
be valuable addition TO the fire-hghtng equipment
of the city. Chief Crokers idea is to have motor
boats stationed along the waterfront. and when a
borough fire chief IS called another borough or
to fire along the waterfront. have his automobile
driven to the nearest motor boat station and com
obstacles encountered by land.
story told last night at the show of a
dfapidated looking individual, who after sitting
near the lagoon for some time, gazing into the
water, slowly arose and going to the edge, dipped
his fingers in the water. He then began taking OF
his coat and waistcOat. He was interrupted by an
attendant. who asked him what ne doing
Going to take a SWIM OF course was the re-
sponse.
The man seemed rather dazed when told that he
was hot at the seashore or in a Turkish bath.
Last night was of the advertised club nights.
and numerous delegations from various yacht clubs
were present. Among the clubs represented We're
the Eastern, Newport, Riverton, South Boston,
Boston. FAN River Stevens, Springfield. Mass.
Bristol. Cape May, Baltimore. Newark. Harlem
and Chippewa Bay.