The sun., 1910-05-21
READY FOR RACE TO HAVANA
FIVE CRUISING MOTORS VIII
START TO-DlT.
Mayer heybaFa Nul Give ihr signal 10
start From PhIlaaelphla for STR Dass
JOurRey Ilys.ICallph, LSantaka. car
cline and negneyS CSmpe1itSFs.

cline and ReFneys CSmpeSit0Fs.
PHILADFrrHt.. Nav 2O-Fi.s cruising
motor boats are lying in the DelANA are River
near the Recreation Pier al the loot Of Race
street ready TO start tO-morroW 20 race TO
Havana. .loo miles away. Mayor Reyburh
will give the signal a. i3so O'clOck and then
iOr probably six days the motors Of these
cruisers will churn the waters along the
coast ami acrOsa the FlOrida strait. speed
ing toward the two picturesque forts that
marx the entrance TO tho harbOr Oi ha-
yanA.
TIT. race has followed In proper pro
erosion the MANY long distance races that
have been promoted BY Thomas Flemlng
DAy. who through his efforts has helped 10
develop the cruising motor boat 70 that u
can nov make long Journeys without those
on board fearing that their craft may not
be able 70 withstand tho storms OT that the
motor may fail a. some critical point First
they raced 10 Marblehead and demon
strAtini that course could b. neaotlated
safely they went 20 Bermuda, go miles out
20 sea. next. Nov Havana has been chosep
~ Inc destination and Ia this race the nayi-
EAtOrs will be tried more than In any former
cOhtest.
when the race was suggested Commodore
J. g. Naehe Whitaker Of the NAChtsmen's
club Of Philadelphia gave it most enthusi-
astic support. lie succeeded in getting
several yachtamsn interested. 80 that new
Yachts we're built for the cOniest Several
handsome prizes we're offered and the
Havana Yacht club and the seaside Yacht
cub of Atlantic Chy Joined with the
Yachtsmens Club 10 make the race sue
cess The Havana Yacht club will manage
that end of tho race. IL will entertain the
visiting yachtsmen and Il has offered a
handsome prize for a race home. which
will start. The seaside Yacht t'us has put
up another prize aud that club ~ look
after the hnish. There are three prizes,
cups, and three cash prizes for the race TO
Havana. The winner will get = cup valued
a. q. 900 which stands forty-iour Inches
high and 81 OuO In cash. The secpnd Yacht
will win a $40 cup and Ss0o In cash. and the
third a $50 cup and a cash prize Of 500.
The committee in charge of tho race is
: q. Naeae whitaker. Thomas y. BoWes.
William y. Stearns Walter Murray bieling
and Thomas Fleming Day.
The race y for cruising motor bcais 80
10 100 feet in length. They must he sea
worthy and must pass an inspection before
being allowed to starr. Zach contestant
must have a. least siX men on board and
must carry stores sufficient for thirty days
in case Of an AcCident. They are allowed
to carry sails. but the ares Of these sails
must not exceed In square feet the square O,
the over all length Of the yacht divided by ,
The conditions also sDecify that the racers
must be- equipped with anchors. life buoys.
naviRatinE Instruments. hfe eNitnguishers
aud boais or life RATS and these are par
! ticulaTi1ed In detail They are measured
/ according 70 The system ~ the Amefiran
I poWer BOai Assocint lou and time allow anre
/ iglred accordingly. Tbs equaliyes their
FTom Philadelphia to Havana = about
/ 20 miles. OF tWiDe ~ Ear a. 10 BERMUDA.
| and he fuel carrying Capacity Of the Yacht,
| rad TO be considered b. those In charge
SOME will carry fuel sufficient TO make the
"trip, but others NAV have 70 nui INTO some
I SOuihern port 10 take on fresh supply ana
the owners % such boats have made ar
! FAnEemenis for thiz EXTRA fuel. The course
uiiftake tae racers down the Delaware river
| and there the local skippers viii have some
slight advantage because 81 ihelr knoNl-
CaIe Hsnlopeu me real work wil begin. and
! nlr gas miles the yachts utll keep near 70 the
shore The course vii ~ south three
lSismond shoai iightship Snchorsd on Cape
| fiaiieras that promonioFy 80 feared by
tiirr passing Cspe Haiteras the caasi
| line turns toward The weat. and 10 make
straight line for Jupiter Inlet the course u
! south southwest Oue-haii Nest aud me
distance as nautical miles The course
viii tak- NJ va"his % mie~ easi OF ape
] FEAR tnn mile east 0f harlest on. teo miles
4 from savannah 10 miles from ferRandina
! and iss miles rom - Augustine They
I Wtu then have iI2 mile of running along tho
l FLORIDA gnasi until clear of the KEYS, and
I from taTys Fort Reef arrOsz the FLORIDA
/ strait 10 liavanR the course j. sOuihuesi
l-smHss The harhor n Havana j. smali.
bat one Of he best in The world " -
entered through q deep narrow rhannel
guarded by two pictures me forts s-the
7 Norro on the east aLd Ia Funta on ths
vest lhe entrance betwsen these lnTis
v about p0 Yards and TIE finishing line -
between the lights VI lhs MorrO and Ia
ihs llys. oWned hy Commodore . G.
Naens Whitaker. last year won the race
from H~rmuda 70 The Crescent Athletie
boat aud = nov even better than she was IN
that race She n 'O feet over al. 10 feet
inches beam and feet drauCht and was
buili from deslsnf by Iho,aas g... y. EoNes t
Hfpd with q - HORSE power motor Ih's
Yacht b No and - night VII burn a hi'e
signs ,-,-.-,,-.
owned hv Rsnr Commodore " +. Brigham
Of he Nentn0r Club This j. q new varht
since her launshing few weeks ago
.he has been thoroughly tried out, and
by many II regarded as the winner q The
raee She vas desigDed hy hoWes 4 Watts
| and built hv \ N Mathis 60. a. fhiia-
delphia Her dimensions are ~ feet over
an. q feet inches heau. . ieei inches
dranght and she has - horse-poNer
WslI motor uer day signal wiil be NO. @
and af night she " 100 burn = rrd signal
Ths Ioantaka is owned by " =. Petetz
and was built from DESIGNS bv lh9ma.
Howes hv Herman Weller > sons ~ Trenton
She ia the largest yacht In the THCe, being
III feet over ali. IL feet beam aud let
inches draught She has 20 horze-pONer
Resyss-tirasi motor and y eguipped WITH
. gas producer plant Nhich - somewhat
of an experiment The day signal VIII
bs No : and the night signal blue 'o~ion
light. a, pL
| n.nnt. of NeW Nork She Vas built last
vear iron, designs by Morris " whitaker
and b. ftted 18th % hOrre-pOuef motor
she j. q feet over al and sill have on
toand D fleming Day. Waller Murray
g,sl,nT fred Thu-heT, Joseph keer and
Worris Al Whitaker. an veterans AZ Ocean
racing Her dAy signal will be No. and
stnigh ght she will show green ign
sbs Wsa built for s n GTahbery. who
formeriy owned Irene and Irene both
ocean racerz, from designs BY hdson
schock she, uas bull ey NcDonala on on
fsei beam. feet draught and has 2i
bor-s-poWer standard motor her day
signal h No . and At might she viii burn q
. veilow light.
mis- evening the owners and crews o.
the racers are Euesis 81 ne la'hilnsn
club hOune On Juniper street. harly 10
| the morning they VIII Etgr their ysChtr
the dnal preparations for The rae and taks
On fFsah stores and water
| The committee IN charge of the race
aud the owners % the cOmpeting yachts
have been Discussing the rules ell eveuinf
.nd have differed widely On the one relating
10 sails tate tonight the representative