New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
NEW MOTOR BOAT RULES
ACTION BY AUTO CLUB.
Conditions for international Races
for Coming Year announced.

I The Automobile Club of America, through its
secretary. S. NJ. Butler. announces that it has no
intention Of attempting TO assume charge OF Es-
boat racing in this country It is said
that the convention Of delegates from yacht and
motor boat clubs in the United States. which It 4
purposed shall be held during the national motor
boat show in Madison Square Garden IN FEBRUARY.
a national body will be formed. in all probability.
for the purpose Of framing uniform rules Tor the
government of national racing
The motor boat division OF the Automobile Club
of America viii do oil II its power to assist IN the
formation of such body.
The purposes Of the International Association or
Yachting Automobiles Of which the Automobile
Club of America has just besn appointed the Amer
lean representative, the secretary says tne
drafting of international regulations for motor boat
races and the proper enforcement of the same ms
association is composed Of the following motor boat
clubs and automobile clubs Of different nations;
The AUtmobile Club of France. the Yachting COM
mission and the Motor Boat Club OF France; the
Kaiserlicher Yacht Club and the kaiserhcheE Auto
mobile Club. of Germany; the Motor Yacht Club
and the Royal Automobile Club, OF England; the
Royal Yacht Club. of Belgium; the Regto Yachr
Cub of Italy; the International Sporting Club OF
Monaco, and the Automobile Club of America.
Under rules recently adopted. the association pro-
hbits all international racing except such as -
sanctioned by it's representatives 1t thus taxes
cognizance Of international races only and leaves
the local clubs OF each country the framing OF
regulations for and national races. although
it does prohibit the international formula from
being adopted for such racing For all interna-
tional events however challenges. both from Amer
lea and Europe, be made only through the
Automobile Club Of America as the representative
of the international association
The rules Of thes association provide for a series
OF five classes for racing cruisers of maximum
length OF IS meters go feeO. The first IS speclai
class. in which the minimum weight of boats must
he l 43O pounds and they to have single GYM
der motor of inches maximum bore
The racers have q maximum length OF % meters
.1Hsaz -lE i
in which the diameter of the cylinders is limited TO
I55 miIIimeters (61 nches) for 4-cylinder motor
or its equivalent whatever the number Of Cylinders
and Glass ?. racers Of unlimited power
The second class comprises boats having a length
of 65 metres 90 feeO less; third class, boats
from SO metres s metres t26 feeD: the fourth
class includes boats from metres to L metres
60 feet) and the fifth class is made up OF boats
OF from Z metres TO 1S metres CD feeo. In each
Of these classes the power OF the motor Is limited
and the ratio Of the power OF the motor TO the
weight of the boat is fixed.
The maximum bOres Of cylinders are hxed for
the classes OF 4cylinder mOtCrs-or the equiVaIehE
IN piston surface follows: Second class 80 MILL
metres (s5 inches); third Glass; 1O6 millimetres q
inches); fourth class, 130 miIlimetres q inches)i
fifth class. 155 milIImetres (51 inches)-
This classification has the advantage OF permit
ting large number of boats to take part in races
on an equal footing, and its adoption should resut
IN making future international more interest
ing by encouraging development in the construc-
ton Of motor boats
The International Association viii disquaIify
every competitor who enters International race
under other rules than those adopted BY II, the
exception being made OF already existing or
which have been publicly announced The commit
tee OF the motor boat division of the Automobile
Club OF America will be made of representative
from all the leading yacht clubs and motor boat
clubs in this country. Among those who have been
invited appoint representative to serve on
this committee the following New York Yacht
Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, Seawanhaka Co
rinthian Yacht Club Motor Boat Club OF America,
American Power Boat Association. Columbia Yacht
Club Detroit Yacht Club Southern Yacht Club
OF New Orleans Eastern Yacht Club, or Boston;
Columbia Yacht Club OF Chicago and the National
Association OF Engine and Boat Manufacturers.