New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-21
TO PICK MOTOR BOATS CHAPPLE INJURED AGAIN
Six Entered for Trial Races on
Huntington Bay.

Six entries have been received by the
Motor Boat club of America for the
| American elimination trial races for the
selection OF a team OF three boats for the
defence OF the British International Tro-
ply for motor boats. The first of the
series will be held next Monday afternoon
over the international course on Hunting
ton Bay, and races will be run on Tues
day and Wednesday for the completion
OF the team. or the entries received so
far two are i0-footers and the others
measure between 20 and 2s feet over all in
length. All are hydroplanes OF the single
and multiple step varieties. The horse
power of the flyers ranges from 60 TO 800.
The following are the entries and their
owners: Baby Reliance and Baby Reliance
III, J. Stuart Blackton; Big Bug. Albert
T. Smith: Restless III. Thomas +. CHEESE
brough: Ace III. William Trimpi, of New
ark. y j., and Dsturber III, Commodore
James \. Pugh. of Dubuque, Iowa. The
first three boats will NY the burgee OF the
Motor Boat Club Of America. which holds
the trophy and will he In charge OF the
international and trial races The Big
power engine. She and the Baby Reliance
probably will be the smallest craft In the
series. The Ace III has made a good
showing. and recently won all the high
speed races at Ogdcnsburg. y. \. Each
boat has logged OF more than forty miles
an hour in trial runs, and are rated up
to Fifty miles an hour.
Several additional entries are expected
by the club officials in a day or two. A
feet of al least eight or ten boats VIII
take part fin the trials which number VIII
give the race committee a good oppor-
unity OF selecting the American team
from the fastest boats ever built In this
country. The designers OF the various
craft say that the trials and the interna-
tional races will develop the fastest speed
that has ever been made by vessel OF
any kind anywhere in tho world. A corps
OF experts will be on hand TO take the
times accurately. and the course Will be
measured TO fraction OF foot II VIII
be seven and a quarter nautical mlies
in length. four times around. or thirty
miles in all. The starting signal VIII De
given at 2 O clock each day for all races
and ton minutes before that the warning
signal will be sounded.
An effort Is being made by the club to
get the Long Island Railroad 10 run late
train from Huntington on August 81, sep
tennber / and 2 TO enable those VINO may
wish 10 remain for the evening entertain
ments and dances.
Several applications have been receiver
from owners for special anchorages inSioe
NJ the course. The club has prepared a
chart showing where the visiting yach,S'
excursion boats and other vessels VIII DC
permittcd 10 anchor The allotments are
bcinq made I'm the order in which the APP
pIications are received. No vessel "hicll
hos MT been authorized viii be permitted
- anchor inside or near the running hhes'
and several revenue cutters ana 'oip''o
boats will be on hand to keep the course
clear and enforce the regulations. inc
cIub officials suggest that requests ior
reserya,ions be sent in at once 10 ffa"N
y Morley. secretary. No. 81 Wall street