The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

Famous Little Motor Boat Will.
Be Brought to America At
Once.
MANY NOTABLE EVENTS
Following Races, a Brilliant Ma
val Pageant Will Be Held at
Exposition.
s,ecia1 10 The Times Dispatch. |

NEW YORK, August little worlds
famous motor boat DiSie, owned b5.
Commodore Edward j. Schroeder, Is
the Motor Boat Club Of Amer!ca, viii
be shipped Immediately from London
on the steamship Minnetonka. to arrive
in America in time to compete In the
motorboat races to be held at the
Jamestown Exposition during the week
or September 4th. For the frs. time
In the history OF the sport in this and
Other. countries the Dixie has succeed
ed in winning the I3ritish International
Trophy, which has heretofore bcan held
by England ana France and which is
to the motorboat sport what the Amer-r
ica's Cup is to yachting. Upon the ar
rival Of the steamship at New York the
Dixie will be Immediately placed on
board another steamer and shipped to
the exposition, where she will re tuned
up and made ready for the great motor
Loaf race week, and viii endeuEor
to break all existing worlds records
for speed
Mcssrs. Arson B. Cole, chairman
Hugh S. Gambe1, secretary and Charles
p. Tower, chairman of the regatta COM
mittee of the Jamestown international
motor boat carnival committee held a
conference a few days ago with the
exposition authorities and concluded
all arrangements for one of the great
est 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 momento of the occas
sion a pewter mug suitably inscribed.
Various Events.
The respective events are as follows:
September 4th--reliabiity trials, six
hours' duration. for motor boats of all
classes. in which continuous progress,
speed, condition after trial, economy
Of fuel, economy of lubricating oil,
efficiency Of reversing mechanism. ease
of control etc, will be taken into con-
sideration. September 5tll--Long dis
tance races for boats OF all classes, in
classes, the distance to be not less than
100 miles and not more than $50 miles.
September 6th-Nile and kilometre
speed trials for boats of all classes
September 9TH. 9th and 1oth-Series
race with time allowance as per rating
tor7cabin cruising boats and open high
speed boats of all classes without time
allowance by classes boat for boat
In the series races each boat will
be awarded each day point for each
boat 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 de-
featcd 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 pur-
pose of the competition that the num-
Der of starters is the same each day.
The winners In each class will receive
the same number of points each day.
The winners Of the series races will
be the boats in the several classes
that have won the greatest number
of points when the series is completed.
a second prize, and where seven boats
start, third prize
Naval Pageant.
On tho closing night of the race
week there Will be an Illuminated and
decorated naval pageant in which all
the boats at Hampton Roads will be
asked to participate and at the con-
clusion of same great display OF
1pyrotechnics will be especially pre-
pared for the occasion by Pain" 1t
is expected that this event will be the
greatest ever witnessed on the waters
of this or any other country.
The cruise Of the Motor Boat Club of
America, leaving New York City on
August goth, and the American Power
Boat Association, leaving New York
City on August ed, will have In their
combined fleets some fifty boats. both
of the cruises having for GelI' ter
minating point the Jamestown EXPOSE
ton. DR.. Emil Heuels boat "Amrlte"
is the flagship Of the American Power
Boat Association on this cruise. Those
participating In either Of the cruises
will have ample time after arrival to
visit the exposition and other points
|of interest before the start of the
races for the week of September 4th,
and many Of those taking part in the
cruise will also participate in the rae
ling events in which they are eligible,
Entry blanks entries for the respec-
tive events Will close at noon on Sat
urday, August Goth. Those DESTROYS of
securing particulars, rules, entry
blanks, etc. can secure the same by
addressing or calling personally upon
Mr. Hugh S. Gambel. secretary James
town International Motors Boat Carni-
val Committee. S14 Madison Avenue.
New York City.