Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-17
DIXIE WILL
RACE AGAIN
is EXPECTED TO LOWER MARK
AT JAMESTOWN
MANY EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR
MOTOR BOATS
Handsome Prizes Have Been Secured
to Be Awarded to Winners, and
Program Will Close with
Pageant

NEW YORK, Aug 16-The world Ia
nous motor boat, Dixie, owned by Com
modore Edward j. Schroede of the Motor
Boat Club of America, will be shipped
Immediately from London on the steam
ship Minnetonka, to arrive in America in
time to compete in the motor boat races
to be held at the jamestown exposition
during the week of September a.
For the first time in the history of the
sport in this and other countries the
Dixie has succeeded in winning the Brit
ish international trophy, which has here
tofore been held by England and France
and which is to the motor boat sport
what the Americas cup is to catching.
Upon arrival of the steamship at New
York Dixie will be Immediately placed
on board another steamer and shipped to
the exposition, where she will be turned
up and made ready for the great motor
boat race week, and will endeavor to
break all existing worlds records Tor
speed.
Messrs. Arson B. Cole, chairman; Hugh
S. Gamble secretary, and Charles P.
Tower, chairman of the regatta commit
tee of the jamestown international motor
boat carnival committee, held a confer
ence a few days ago with the exposition
authorities and concluded all arrange
ments for one of the greatest events in
the history of the motor boat sport that
has ever taken place in this country.
Various courses were gone over carefully,
and one finally selected.
Handsome prizes have been secured for
the winners of the various events, and in
addition thereto each contestant other
than those winning will receive as me-
nj tbe sion newter suit
ably inscribed.
Reliability Events Planned
The respective events are as follows:
September t. reliability trials, six hours
duration, for motor boats of all classes
in which continuous progress, speed, con-
ditions after trial, economy of fuel, econ
omy of lubricating OIL efficiency of re-
versing mechanism, ease of control, ETC., |
will be taken into consideration; Septem- |
ber 5, long-distance races for boats of all
classes, in classes, the distance to be |
not less than 100 miles and not more than |
$50 miles; for boats of all classes; Sep |
tember T. 9 and 10, series races with time
allowance as per rating, for cabin cruis- |
ing boats and open high-speed boats of |
all classes; also, series races for open |
high-speed boats of all classes without |
time allowance, by classes, boat for boat |
In the series races, each boat will be
dWdTueu edCH udy d punt lOI GdCl bOeil
she defeats, plus one point for sailing
the race. A boat that starts and does not
finish will receive no point, but will be
counted as a defeated boat in the award
of points to those that finish.
The awarding of points each day will
be made on the basis of the greatest
number of boats starting in the class on
any day of the series, it being assumed
for the purpose of the competition that
the number of starters is the same each
day.
The winners, therefore, in each class,
will receive the same number of points
each day. The winners of the series races
will ne the boats in the several classes
that have won the greatest number of
points when the series is completed.
Where four boats start there will be a
second prize and where seven boats start
a third prize
Concludes with Pageant
On the closing night of the race week
there will be an illuminated and decor
ated naval pageant, in which all the
boats at, Hampton Roads will be asked to
participate, and at the conclusion of the
same great display of pyrotechnics will
be made, specially prepared for the occa-
sion by Pain. 1t is expected that this
event will be the greatest event ever
witnessed on the waters of this or any
other country.
The cruises of the Motor Boat Club of
America, leaving New York city on Au-
gust 20, and the American Power Boat
association, leaving New York city on
August 90 will have in their combined
fleets some fifty boats, both of the cruises
having for their terminating point the
jamestown exposition.
Those participating in either of the
cruises will have ample time after arri-
val of visiting the exposition and other
points of interest before the start of the
races for the week of September a, and
many of those taking part in the cruise
will also participate in the racing events
| in which they are eligible.
Entries for the respective events will
close at noon on Saturday, August "a.
Those desirous of securing particulars,
rules, entry blanks, etc, can obtain the
same by addressing or calling personally
upon Hugh S. Gambel. secretary, James
town International Motor Boat Carnival
committee, 314 Madison avenue, New York
city.