The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31
COMING FOR BRITISH cur.
Three Fast craft selected by the Chai-
Ienger~ tn Race Here.

The British challengsrs for the coming
International motor boat race have been
seIected and the Motor Boat Club OF America
has been notified Of the result OF the elimi-
mating trials. which were held ON July ~
Tn. international race which will be held
OF I.arrhmont on August 20. IL for the
British International cup. which was ortgt-
naIIy known a. the Harm-worth cup.
Each country represented IN this event
Ia allowed three motor boats and the three
OF the British are the Maple Tear owned
hy Mackay Edgar the 2igorella. owned by
Daniel Hamburg. and the new hydroplane
of the Duke of Westminster. which IL
enuipped with a woI=eley Siddeley motor
Of high power. This hydrOplAns turned
turtle when on a trial trip through try ing
To make too short a turn She was raised
successfully and was not damaged at alt.
when she was tried she was max ing thirty
seven nautical miles All hour The ZiGo-
r.lla 4. a boat of the hydroplane type and
.hs. raced successfully az ki"l The Maple
Leaf is a very fast CraN Of the regulation
TYNE and she IL credited with being able to
make more than thirty-hve nautical miles
an hour
For the defence Of the cup a hydroplans
has been built from designs by W Whitaker
which has a very high powered motor and
which il cNyerted to be- a world beater ~
far "a speed il concerned Several othsr
Owners ol fast craft are ambitious to have
their boats selected TO represent this coun-
try and to de-ide whioh shall 10 -elec ted
eliminating trials are TO he held az Hunt ing
ton harbor On August II. 10 and II.
Tn. committee ia charge OF the TAolRg has
had charts OF the courS.. printed The start
will he made on Iarchmout and the irst leg
will he To "A boat anchored on luokIeberry
Island There the turn will ~ made in
accordance with the requirements Of the
deed OF gift. three h"ats being placed
quarter Of u mil. apart 80 NJ To make he
turning angle a. wide a. possible. Then
the course will he four and nine thlrtv-sec-
ond miles to three mark boats IN Parsonage
point and then the racers will 20 To the
st,tfins point Tn. length Of thi- cour@e
il ten nautical miles and the motor boats
"I'ni.r me Auspices Of the Motor Boat
club Of America . SO, iAl race Tor he
brothers will b~ run over twenty mils
triangular "ourse az Huntington hsrbor
boat tenders carried on the davis "f larger
Yacht. the bOat- entered Ia Pc twenty five
feet OF under atih a minimum speed Of
easinninE august 2 tho Motor Boat club
OF Ameri,a will have hcr-"hori Tor The
beneit Of their members. The boat viii ~
.ntbor.d AZ Huntington harbpr. directly
opposite the Chai"an d',s B'auN Arts and
near the starting point OF hes com nT elm
dofenfers Later " MI h. tow"d 10 Tar n
mont for tho internal tnnal motor boat race
uwniingion where h viii remain until
his National water carnival on The Htisl-on
River this fall. Whoa u All br removed
ihs kou-.hoa' b, N. Maine and ~ ;.
iea-sd from he own"r. Nf- sophie 10 ~,
81 Mamaronf- / fpf tha months II August
and Septenb~r u - mo bua' f,r ohi"h
the nr~t stats Goyernm"nt paid
monthly rent al ~ o.. -sO lat y..aT aud used
Tor ing purpo..s along The coast
~ virginia IN the Vi~infy ~ Nnrtnh D"
"a A has aissantmR accom-