Evening journal., 1910-06-23
MOTOR BOATS
READY TO GO
Interesting Races Scheduled
for Wilmington Yacht
Club on Saturday y
TILTING CONTEST AND
CANOE SPEED TRIALS

mington Yacht Club on next Saturday arc
about completed. Furniture is being moved
into the Club House. The pier has been
repaired, the float is finished and tho rum
way leading from the pier to the float is
In place. The 1000 gallon water tank and
the pump are IN position and supplying
water through the whole house. The
grounds are being cleaned to-day and tho
old Gordon Heights Park Is not recog-
nizahle in the wilmington Yacht Club
transformation. There are now seventy
seven members, with several other appli-
cations for membership to be voted on.
The big flag pole was moved into place
to-day from which tho club burgee Is TO
nv on the opening day. The smaller flag
pole on the end OF the pier Is used not
only for nying flags but from its yard
arm are suspended the red cones, which
viii start the races In tho regatta on
Saturday afternoon.
The start OF the races Is interesting.
Ten minutes before the start OF race
one red cone is holsted to the yard arm
and the cannon Is fired. Nine minutes
later second cone ia hoisted and am
other shot fired. on the minute both cones
are dropped and the gun is fred again.
The boats must not cross the stArting line,
which runs from the end OF the pier TO n
buoy about 100 yards on. until after tho
starting gun. as n II does 70 must turn.
go behind the line and cross it again.
This will lead To- some pretty maneuver-
Ing so as to cross the line as near the
gun as possible.
The Regatta Committee announce that
there win he probably four entries IN the
r.
Delaware Canoe club. This is sailed over
triangular course Of a mile and a half
starting and finishing al the pier For this
race the Singleton. Decorating and Fur.
nishlng Company has offered a hammered
brass loving cup as prize.
In the four-mRn padding race or "wai
Canoe" there are two entries. This race
will be padded over a course Of p milf
or little less and tho prize offered by
the club Will be four canvas canoe buck
cts. one for each man IN the winninI
canoe
Tilting Match Arranged.
The fitting match iE p challenge mattel
between the Delaware Canoe Club and th
Brandywtne Canoe Club ana Is mon
amusing than skillhl. In each canoe
there is one man 10 paddle and one mai
to fight The two fighters stand uprEh
I'm their canoes with long poles padded or
the end and punch each other. IN an ef
fort 10 knock the other fellow over
board.
. on account Of tho crankiness OF M
canoes falls are Of frequent Occurrences
This match viii take place alongside o
the pier so that everyone viii have
good opportunity 20 see e.
The motor boat race for members o
the club viii be run over Club CourS
No. /. three miles from the end or th
pier up stream 10 the upper end Of Cner
~ Island Flats then down stream passini
the club TO a point below Edge Moor AM
then turning hack to the pier again
This is open only 10 boats belonging q
members Of the club and the boats mus
be not over 30 feet in length. or ten hors
power. There are five entries so far bu
, others are expected. Oficer OF the Da.
Joseph NJ Pusey has charge OF this AM
says that he will receive entries up L
the hour OF starting time.
] High Speed Boat Race.
Probably the most interesting event o
the day Is the 18ia-miie race for hig
speed boats Until to-day Il was though
that the only entries were Col. Ainscow'
Alfred IT," and william Richardson
"T. H. r." from Dover. but word ha
been receicved that Mr.. Hutchins "zp
' from Woodbury. Is 20 enter. This WI
settle the question as 20 the relativ
speed Of these boats and viii furnish
most exciting race. No one who has No
seen a motor boat running twenty mile
an hour. can appreciate the thrill Res
Cor, r,odore Fvgbert Moxhana ARA nrred mi
race.
The club offers prize for this race q
q a fine wine cooler or champagne buckle
= suitably engraved. and the winner OF IN
! members motor boat race will receiv
a hammered brass smoking set. A
these prizes win be on exhibition IN N
main han Of tho club house before n
= races.