Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-04
The Lake Makes q Record Of a.6
Knots III Trial ID cruls.
lng Trim.
THE BOAT FACED sTA0gG CURRENT
Runs Made With all Her Motive Pow.
sr and With Gasoline Engines
AIone-offlcial Time Not Given
out-RepaIrs on the Octopus Have
Been Completed.

NEWPORT, II. l.. May 3.-Eight
and slx-tenths knots an hour, unoffi.
cial time. was made yb the submarine
boat Lake on her official speed test
In light OF cruising trim In Narragan.
sett bay. Under her gasoline engines
alone the reduction was hardly one.
Knot, the rate being 1853 knots. 1t
10 said that tidal corrections will give
the Lake an even better record, for
the current which she faced for some
Time was strong and for time she
had to encounter n choppy sea kicked
up by combination OF wind and tido
1t was the first practical work the
trial board had been able TO do In
the important comparative tests of
the Lake and the Octopus, represent.
Ing two types Of submarine boats.
though they had been In session since
Tuesday.
captain Mark, president, and all
the members of the board except Ma,
va Constructor d. w. TAYLOR and
Lieutenant William s. Smith. who
were assigned to the Lake. went
al'Sarl the tender Nina soon altar Q
o'clock this morning. The submarine
followed the Nina to the course and.
inter some delay in placing the mark
boats, the Lake went over the line
on her first run northward at ono
minute and quarter after IL O'Clock.
Captain William Evans was at the
holm, and by his side was Captain
Lake, inventor OF the craft.
Run Under Different Power.
AT the south mark was the eunboat
Hist and at the north end was the
Nina. The conditions were that the
Doat should make three runs under
poth her motors and her gasoline en-.
gines. and three under her gasoline
engines alone. A strong northeast
WIND was blowing down the courae'
ana, with the tide setting in. tho sea
was as choppy as It ever Is on the
bay except in storms.
me Lake reached the upper line
OF the mourse In seven minutes and,
sixteen seconds. rate of 8.26 knots.
running BACK, the boat had the adyapt.
age OF the wind but the tide was
against her and the sea was SIN
rough. The Lake, however, made. n
OF the course In seven minutes ami
ana thirty-three seconds, OF. GIG knots
per hour The average OF these two
runs was rate OF SIT knots.
me run up the course again. which
was against the wind. but with a me-.
ne Tue favorlng the boat. was made
IN 2 minutes and 40 seconds. RATE
OF 1853 knots. Down and up tbe
course the average speed was san
knots 10
THIS completed the try.out of tho
boat at maximum speed under both
her, motors and her gasolins engines
anaSsit was, found that thu. averag PC
ratH%as So knsas. An ;hoatS This ia;
hilout the official nes Sls 3faI
board MADE no 'defmite Ssf a temsifftS, : i ~
mempers said the rate was about e 10
knots
Makes Her Best Record.
me speed test of the Lake under
easoilhe engines only was begun n
ohce. Conditions of wind and see
naa improved considerably. and o,,
.he third run. which was down the
nay, having both the wind and tide
win her. the Lake made her hest
speed or the day, which was ar tbe
rate OF 9.19 knots. Her first rim nm.
oer engines was made In 6 minutes
OF seconds. rate Of 1853 knots. Her
SECOND run, against both wind and
tue. was her slowest, the time heinz
minutes and IS seconds, and th,.
rate 6,45 knots. The average rate of
epeed for these two runs down and
UP the course was 7.45 knots. The
mean average speed for the three
runs with gasoline engines alone was
7.6S knots. "'
rive more runs under the gasoline
engines alone were made at gradual.
~ reduced speed to enable the hoard
10 make speed curve from which I'm
figure exact deductions.
sailing In light or cruising trim Tho
ballast tanks are empty and the h,a,s
run on the surface, with decks "a
nigh out OF the water as .hey Gan
normally set. In this condition rba
Lake was supposed to carry three
torpedoes. but having only one aboard
tire deficiency in weight was made nm
oF filling the air flask with water and
oy taking Edward Peacock and Iob"
Mcinnis. marine constructors OF Tho
baIh Iron Works. on board -.
The slisht mishap to the octon,e
having heen repaired, the Uo,isnd
ooat WIZ lie put through her speed