The Washington herald., 1910-05-01

Pioneer motorcycle, gave a demonstration
test. climbing Thirty-ffth street hill.
Georgetown. at over twenty miles an
hour. This was made with a single
cylinder, horsepower machine,
1T was a wise and far-seeing action"
says H. T. Koerner. president OF the
American Power Boat Association,
which the council Of the American Power
Boat Association took last year, when It
Incorporated in the articles of association
the formation OF LEGAL sections. II IS
difficult to conceive more comprehen-
sive and efficient plan to produce positive
and lasting results That section OF the
articles Of association paves the way
FOR attainment Of the hopes and aims
that at best have had but a sporadic
and precarous existence. These under
lying hopes and aims consisted largely
in an endeavor TO bring motor-bOat men
into closer touch with one another. TO
weld into a concrete form. varied, and
at times apparently opposed methods,
without sacrificing the vigorous develop
ment Of the purely local life. All efforts
that have produced the rapid rise of mo-
tor boating have up 10 a recent date
been purely local and have been formu-
lated for the specific purposes Of local
application. Individual endeavor. how
ever good and however persistent. natu-
rally has its limitations and must in the
enc fan Of broad. permanent success.
The very fact Of its being individual Is
The heayiest drawback when the whole
field Of motor boating in the United
States is the theater Of action. Working
at cross purposes, local jealousies, the
exacting duties Of club development and
the failure OF motor-boat men 10 grasp
the needs and requirements Of the sport
in its larger and national field have
brought about confusion.
The American Power Boat Associa-
tion, created for the specific purpose or
combining the motOr-boat interests Of the
country and fostering the spirit OF club
life. has during the years Of its existence
followed a dignihed and consistent course.
II has won the respect OF the whole
following, and It will continue TO operate
for the best there is in motor-boat actlvi-
ties OF the country. irrespective OF local
ity. In the articles Of association II Is set
forth clearly and distinctly that the OBJ
ject OF the association is to formulate
the use of power boats and the improve
ment Of their design and power construo-
ton, to formulate rules TO govern trials
OF speed and endurance between such
boats, and TO govern the interests Of the
clubs composing its membership.
Nothing more, nothing less It is
ample II is elastic enough 10 give free
rein to its officers and council. II Is
comprehensive enough TO hold within It's
body the whole tremendous vitality OF
the sport and IL IS powerful enough to
maintain the normal development Of the
whole field Of motor boating. The for
nation of local sections can be best de-
scribed by a comparison with Federal
State, and municipal activities The
municipal activity. representing The ac-
tuaI business and social life OF each in
dividual motor boat club The state
activity representing these individual
clubs in the local section OF five or more
clubs. The Federal activity being the
representatives Of these local sections, to-
gcther with the officers Of the parent or
ganization, who together form the coun-
Gil Of the American Power Boat Associ-
alton. Each local section is TO elect its
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name. conduct its own business IN its
own manner. and shall have the power
20 adopt such local rules and regulations
as it sees fit. The chairman Of such local
section becomes a vice president of the
American Power Boat Association. It
can be readily seen that a council Of
such representative men from every sec
ton of the country will very nearly ap-
proximate an ideal condition. This coun-
Gil will use its collective power against
all assaults, and neutralze any deteri-
mental efforts affecting the best interests
Of motor-boat users II will thwart all
legislative attacks. either sectional or ma
tional. It will lay a strong hand on
obnoxious exploitation by selfish inter-
ests. Finally. each vice president. as
chairman OF his local section, VIII bring
TO the council the needs and require
ments OF his own particular section. and
a clear understanding of what the motor
boat users need in every part of the
country will naturally result. Sectional
feeling. based on geographical location.
can have no place In this arrangement
The needs Of the Middle West. the re-
qulrements Of the Coast, the desires OF
the Great Lakes. and the activities of
the Atlantic Seaboard will all be brought
20 a common melting pot, and the action
Of the council thus constituted will prob
ably come nearer to a happy concrete
result for the betterment Of motor boat
ing at large. than anything ever attempt
ed in its whole history
The protest Of the Columbia Motor Car
Company declaring the Columbia car
winner OF the Los Angeles-P Phoenix road
race. held last November, has been up
held by Chairman Butler and his asso-
ciates on the contest board of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. This deci-
sion throws the Columbia car from sec
ond 70 first place.
The reason for the protest was on ac-
count OF the fact that the first winner
had not changed from S6-inch to S4-inch
wheels following the road trial Of 500
miles from Los Angeles. Cal, to Phoenix.
Ariz., just before the fifty-mile race
around the mile Arizona track, which was
required by the association.
The selby Company agents FOR the
Paige-Detroit are daily using their dem
onstrating car. II is the only one Of its
kind in this city, having reached Wash
ington last Saturday.
Claude z. Miller. of Miller Bros, Ford
agents. has been informed that Ford
model 7 won the ten-mile handicap on
the new motordrome track at Los
Angeles, Cal
William E. Ambrose. attorney at law.