The Washington herald., 1910-05-08

mittee for the motor boat races IN con-
nectlon with the Business High School
Alumni Association outing June the
following rules were adopted TO govern
the events:
Measurements and rated horse power shall Be
furnished by the owners Of contesiins boats hut
shall b. subject 90 YCridCtiOn by the judges ana
race committee and altered If found incorrect. An
allowances will Be made the wcll-known "Rudder
Rule fCr Power Boats" and where the simple rue
of Right Of Way" given below. docs not SUI
fee recourse win be had to the New York Nacnt
Club Rule XII.
The 'Rudder Rule for power boat racing classes
will be designated a follows
Fourth class-Red and blue flag. Made up q all
boats built on speed Lines.
Third class-Red nas Made up OF power boats
Of nineteen feet W. l. and under.
Second clsss-White flag. Made up Of power
beats Of over nineteen and under twenty-eight
feet W. l..
First class-Blue flag Made up Of power boats Of
over twenty-egnt feet W. l.
All calculations are 20 be based on the~tme Of the
first boat 10 finish IN its class.
Time allowance FOR horsepower taken from the
highest powered boat. and time Allowance for beam
from the widest boat 20 finish IN then respective
classes.
All narrow boats 10 allow wider boats one second
for every six inches fraction thereof per minute
All greater horsepower To allow each lesser horse
power seconds PER minute as per scale.
Rules q the road governing steam vessels should
b. adhered 20 in all eases.
All boats shall keep the main channel and not
cut inside o. regular buoys. after leaving The june
ton of the Washington and GccrgetoSn channels
Cutting inside Ct regular huoys below steel plant
wharf viii cause boats so doing 10 be ruled out Of
racs
Right Of way-Boats must allow at least six feet
Of clear water between them when passing each
other. whether I'm same class or mott
A boat In the lead shall not alter Or change her
course 90 prevent ovcrtakinC boat from passing
60 interfere with beat that has established
an overlap. or 50 as 20 compel boat ss'em 70
come within the six-foot limit.
When approaching marks a leading boat must
keep outside the siXfCot limit and give an over
taking boat room 20 pass the mark. provided the
oTcrtaking boat has established an overlap
All boats shall b. under the control and direction
Of the regatta committee
Each boat win be supplied with the proper flag
90 indicate her class. and same shall he flown from
forward flagstaff.
The start viii d. made from imaginary line
acres, the ur-rivcr side Of the Macalesters wharf.
Washington. and the finish from similar line az
the dovu--iver side % the wharf at Marshall Hail
Tie start fer classes /. .. ard . wall be flying. a
preparatory gun being fired 40 IS T. H., and the
starting gun win De fired 90 3. m All three
classes win start together and no handicap viii be
allowed for a late start.
Glass 8 win start fifteen minutes after the Mac
RiCtT leaves her dOcS. The start of this class viii
L. flying. with one minute between the preparatory
and starting guns.
Ono sudsr win be posted at the starting line and
tvO 90 The finish
Allowance calculations viii he made as promptly as
piGe after the race. and decisions announced
and prizes awarded about D.. N. on the Marshall
Hall pavilion.
Tho decisions win De- made on the rulings stated
herein and VIII Dc final.
Al cnr.c-tirr tHets win rendezvous IN the vicinity
OF The Corinthau Yacht club Water street. between
ard O streets southwest. between tie hours Of s
and $50 g. I'D.
chuee,eror allows Horsepower o s,y.u's per
minute. -llr1CpHUrr allows each horsepower under D
seconds pcr minute fe- each horsepower fh0rer0wcr
allows under A5 sfc'nds jboreroNer allows under
81 seconds 6lcrsopoWcr allows under 8 seconds.
5hUseTcErr allows under % seconds S-horepCver
allows under G3 seconds ohUrsopgwOr allow. under
s-C0uC~. lch0r5CrCUVr allows under IS seconds.
uh.E'Irrr- allows under &c seconds. l2-huIssTovc-
allows under seconds. l.-rrracIowc- allows under
- Seconds. EHrrcr.vcr allows under seconds
l5-huI power allows under 10 seconds ithC-Seu7vc-
alirr9 under Is seconds. E.h0ror0WCr allows under
u seconds. l.hUTfuCNeg allows under l6 seconds.
leh0rs POWER allows u0ie- l.j seconds 9-h0rse-
power allows under 10 rc5nd-
Other rules OF the race I'm detail may
he obtained on application from Mr.. Don
Clarke. Also from Spalding & Bro.
Don T. Clarke. 1852 Ontario place north
west Phone Col 2O and Pension Office.
is in charge Of the aquatics His ac-
quaintanceship among the boatmen in
this city and Alexandria ,where there are
many speed boats insares the success OF
the races.
Perhaps the most spectacular feature in
this combination is The speed boat race 10
Marshall Hall The launches leave the
Manchester wharf 90 minutes before the
$50 steamer, which will follow and pass
them en- route. The h!sh power speed
craft start AT C.i5. and VIII overtake the
Manchester. Those on the steamer will
have the unusual opportunity Of witness
ins both races-unique in the annals OF
Potomac aQuatics. Each Of the four news
papers is giving a cup for these races.
There are four classes in all
The other members Of the committee
are:
Clarence G. W5iiemann. chairman, 1877
Girard street northwest telephone Co
lumbia 1S2Zl. ard Office of the chief clerk.
Department Of Commerce and Labor.
Paul Y. Eeyscr. who viii handle the
publicity enI OF the excursion Branch
l.. Post-ofjce Department Residence.
the Hartford. 1915 Clifton street north
west telephone Columbia 500
Robert c. Tracy, secretary. William L.
Crane treasurer; w. G. Nike Stuart.
athletics, Harry G. Sigourney. dancing:
Orville r. Drown, souvenir programme.
The athletic meet, In charge Of Mike
Stuart. who graduated in 1892 will be an
iHterscholastic meet OF the highest order
and starts on the arrival Of the 2.3O boat.
Awards Of valuable gold silver and
bronze medals in each event will be
vidual making the greatest number OF
points. and a team trophy Ghe President s
Cup, donated by w. e. Sullivan. the presi-
dent Of the association. the latter TO be
won three times before becoming perma-