The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-02
INVENTORS CONTEST WITH DIS
PLAY BOATS.
FOR GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
In fact Naval Powers % the Entire
World Are Awaiting Results
win Keen lnterest-oper.
ate Under water.
By Associated Press

BY Associated PTes
Newport T. J.. Nay 2.-The nasai
powers Of the entire world Sili await
with keen interest the results Of the
contest letEeen submarine boats
which began 10 Sarragansett Bay to
day under the direction Of the Sayy
Department of the United States. The
boat that shows up best 10 the eyes
Of the naval experts will be adopted
for nc United States navy and II ia
not improbable that the whole world
unl follow suit
Two types q boats have entered the
contest One % these. the Lake, rep
resents the inventor whose name II
bearz The other. the Octupuf. is Of /
the Holland type. Both boats have I
been here for some time tuning up /.
for the official trials. It Is claimed /
for the Lake that she has made ~ /
knots an hour running ewash. The /
Holland company claims an equal
speed for their boat. the Octupus. The
selection % the boat, however. b not
to depend upon speed alone. Dura.
blllty. liability and deep diving will
enter into the summing up by the
judges Of the merits Of the boats.
The navy board appointed to su.
pervise the tests consists Of Captain
Adolph Mark. president Naval Con
structor D. W Taylor. COMMANDER
B. T. Walllng. Lieutenant John w
Timmonse and Ensign r. II. sadler,
recorder.
Every precaution has been taken by
the navy department TO insure f"lr.
ness In the trials and TO bring out the
merits OF the respective boats. The
rules laid down by the trial board
and approved by the Secretary OF the
Navy provide for turning trials TO
prove the maneuvering powers OF the
boats for torpedo firing while sub
merged and under motion. for mining
and countermining. as well as tests Of
endurance and liability In order to
test the last named quality the boats
be sunk. side by side, at the torpedo
station dock here for "a hours as n
test Of the comfort OF the little craft
when necessary. Severe as this test
ncers, men or owners seem TO dread
Il In the least
The speed trlar will be over a
measured course OF one milo, under
three condltons-light or cruising
condition. with All ballast tanks emp.
ty; awash. with part Of the coming
tower showing and ready for instant
diving and submerged, with the top
OF the coming tower not less than ten
feet from the surface For each
speed trial. unless special clrcum-
stances render 1t incXpedlent three
runs will be made over the course al
maximum speed. and four or Ave
runs back and forth AT progressively
reduced speed. aus determined by the
trial board
The submarine. carrying a compile
ment OF torpedoes. will make sub
merged runs and discharge In the
shortest time possible all torpedocs at
target The first torpedo will be
discharged at 25O0 yards Each boat
will be examined as 20 strength. ma
terial and workmanship As fur
ther test of strength each boat will
be submerged to a depth not greater
thar the owners desire, but no boat
will be accepted as Glling all the re-
quirements unless It shall Withstand
without damage a running submerg
ence OF 200 feet
The board has decided that the tests
shall be comparative ,as It would be
impracticable to have simultaneous
competitive tests. II Is expected that
the trials will last ten days or two
weeks.