The evening world., 1912-09-14
40 of Speediest Craft
In World at National
Motor Boat Carnival

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limsd TO md the spot on the river where
there 10 less driftwood than anywhere
Else. and the officials IN charge Of the
event declare that the course selected
will prove second to none In the country
both In speed and safety. The starting
point will DO on a line from the COM
rnittee boat anchored OF the Yonkers
Yacht Club. and the course Will run
parallel to and near the New York shore
to = point Just below Hastings-on- the-
Hudson. where the turning point will be
marked by three buoys an eighth OF .
mile apart. The course then lies down
stream to . point opposite Ludlow.
N. II. whore The turning marks ere
placed ~ angles and distances similar
TO those on the upper turn. The boats
then parallel the New York shore back
TO the start The distance for the spesl
boat races will be thirty miles. or four
times around the course. Il y claimed
that because Of the easy turns. readily
marks and long straight
away. the course will be the fastest most
OF the boats entered have ever raced
over.
SAND BURR u. WON TROPHY
LAST YEAR.
What will probably prove the most
important race OF the week will be the
competition for the international worlds
championship trophy for speed boats of
Glass c under forty feet overall length.
Last year this trophy was won by Sand
Burr H.. owned by Messrs A. X. and
G. ID. White OF Atlantic City. Messrs.
White have informed tho race committee
No. --lln - l. A.
defend the cup this year because Of seri-
Gus injuries to the hull Of their boat.
This 10 somewhat Of disappointment.
but the class OF the chaliengers will
mako up for this to a large extent.
Among these are Count Casimir s.
Mankowskis famous Ankle Deep. the
boat which many thought would have
saved the Harmsworth Cup for this
country at the recent International races
on Huntington Bay had Il not suffered
q serious accident; 0unlre III. owned
by William J. Brainard Of the Produce
Exchange, which was 70 have been q
Harmsworth defender had II been com.
pleted in time: the phenomenal speedstel
Tech Junior. owned by T. G. DUPONT OF
Wilmington. Del; Baby Reliance II. and
Ill.,. which competed In the Harmsworth
Cup races; DebutAnts. . Thornycroft de-
sign hydroplane owned by Noel c. Samp.
son Of the Royal Motor Yacht Club Of
England.
These boats will also take part IN the
| thlrty-mile free for all championship
which will be run over the seven and
half mile course toward the latter par
of the week. II 10 understood that Petsl
Pan ". owned by James Simpson. II
, being quietly xroomed at the yards o.
the Reliance Motor Boat Company. o.
the Harlem River. TO take the scalps o
all these boats. not only In ClAss c. bu
also IN the thirty-mile free for all an
the mile time trials. which take plac
this mornipg. M. Simpson 10 extremel!
anxious TO prove that Peter Pan v
should have been selected ~ one Of u
American team at the recent British IN
tsrnauonal races. a. . great man.
thought shs would be. and no will spar
no pains to make good his assertion the
the little speedster can take the naeasur
Of any or all OF the boats that compete
lin the American elimination trials.
Tho following entries have bssn n
cedved 10 date for the thirty-niile: Cias
A-VitA. owned by Paula H. Blaoktou
Tiny Tad, owned by DR.. Pratt OF Me-
York CITY; Humpty Dumpty. an sice
plane. entered by Ernest Lee Jahnck
Of the Southern Yacht Club Of Ne,
Orleans; Gunfire Junior. owned by wal
lam J. Brainard; Muirmaid. owned b
p. A. Proal OF Red Bank. N. j.; n
IAmit. awned by Harry6. Ford Of GRAND
view-on-Hudson: Edith Ill. and The Blu
, owned by Albert r. Smith; Chin Chill
owned by Com. Melville of the NOT
. Boat Club of America; AvAnti. owns
by Com. August Hsoksher Of the 3,
warren Corinthian Yacht Club; Bu
Moose. owned by Frank D. 0rNgos
of the Colonial Yacht Club; Yiindsr
, owned by Chauncsy B. Rice Of Ne
Haven, and Artful. owned by Harr-
Coons OF Red Bank. N. J. 0aby 0ifl
little eighteen-foot hydro. 10 beir
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