The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
St. Louis to 81 Paul Speed Rotor
Beat Races viii Have Some
Classy Entries in
August
FAST ONES IN FAVOR
Red Top. Minnie c III. Plsnet, Of Mus
estine. Independence II,
Lamb w and Possibly
Others.

Burlington EaEk-Eye. July 10. The
outlook for the great motor boat race
ID as bright as an early morning in
June Favorable replies hare been
received from Ed Koenig. owner OF
the Independence II. Of St Louis, the
Lamb Beat and Engine Co. owner of
the Lamb ". OF Clinton, and from
W E. Hughey OF bellevue, Iowa, the
owner OF the Red Top racing craft
The local promoters failed to re-
ceive an answer yesterday from Er
nest Corsepius of Fort Madison, own
er Of Minnie c. III, In reply to the
wire sent him Thursday night, asking
the Fort Madison man to take part
In the big contest.
The Hawk-Eye got into communica-
ton with Mr. Corsepius last night by
telephone, and was able to obtain a
satisfactory statement from this thor
ough sportsman regarding the race.
What corsepius Says.
Il had not been able to answer the
telegram sent me by the Burlington
Launch club, for the reason that l
am waiting to hear from the manu-
facturer of my engine Mr. Corse-
Plus stated to the Hawk-Eye.
4 wired the company today and
expect reply Saturday stating when
the engine will be shipped. / under
stand, however, that # is ON the test
ing block. and should be ready to
come forward very SOON"
| Mr.. Corsepius was asked IL he
could be prepared to race within two
weeks after receiving the engine for
the new Minnie C. Ill, and he said
that he could.
When requested to give his opinion
Of the character Of a race OF the mag
nftude proposed by the Burlington
promoters. Mr. Corsepius replied:
Il think race OF this kind would
be far bigger drawing card than the
recent regatta, and 1t would attract
attention all over the country
From the statement Of the Fort
Madison motor boat man there is lit
tie doubt that he is prepared to bring
the new speed boat to Burlington to
line up against the Independence,
owned by his old rival, Ed. Koenig,
the Lamb w, which made clean
ing up at the late regatta, and the
new Red Top. the property of the
Bellevue, Iowa. millionaire, w. E.
Hughey. Mr.. Corsepius is a thor.
ough sportsman and appreciates the
boost that the motor boating game
would receive along the Mississippi.
river from a race of this calibrs.
The question of the fastest speed
boat remains to be settled and until
the four boats named above meet, the
supremacy of the Mississippi valley
remains to be fought out.
/ While the promoters 81 the big
contest desire to be assured OF the
presence of the four speed boats men
! toned. the race is not confined to
these alone, but will be free-for-aIl
event, and the size of the purse would
serve to draw at least a dozen addi
tional boats.
G. P. Hanley of Muscatine, prom
inent motor boat follower, telephoned
to Commodore J. w. Dixon yesterday
that he would enter his Planet H. in
the race. AS forty feet is the recog.
nized limit the world over for motor
boats, no craft exceeding that length
would be permitted to take part. but
any class under forty feet could free.
Hughey Of Bellevue Answers.
/ Yesterday afternoon telegram
i was received by the promoters of the
great race from w. E. Hughey, the
Bellevue, Iowa, motor boat enthusi.
asst, owner of the three Red Tops. Mr..
Hughey's dispatch was as follows:
Commodore J. w. Dixon, Burling,
ton Launch club: II repairs are com
pleted ON my boat in time, | will sure
be there. Will have shop work night
and day; wire me length of race.
w. e. HUGHEY."
That Mr.. Hughey will make every
effort to have his big racing machine
Red Top in trim at an early date goes
without saying. He Is one of the
! most energetic racing men in the en-
tire country and is thorough sports
man. The new Red Top was all pre-
pared for the Burlington regatta, and
had been given complete try-out.
but at the last minute an accident oc-
Cured to the machinery and Mr..
| Hughey's plans were entirely upset.
In order not to disappoint the Bur
lington people, the Bellevue man
brought his old Red Top down here
and entered the boat In a number Of
races. His craft finished only three
minutes behind the Lamb in the 30
mile B. L. c. special, and this years
Red Top Is known to be far in adj
vance Of the old
4 From Mr.. Hughey's dispatch the
Burlington promoters of the big race