New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
SPEED BOATS ARE READY
Elimination Trials Will Beos
Tomorrow Afternoon.
GREAT FIELD IS ENTERrn
Three Fliers Selected Will Ms.,
Great Britain's Best for In.
ternational Trophy.

What Is said to be the creates, fAa, =,
high speed boats ever brought toes,..
in this country Will take part IN :,
American elimination trial races Owe, ..
international course on Huntington D.
Long Island. tomorrow, Tuesday i,
Wednesday. for the selection Of -.
of three boats to defend the British h,
ternational Trophy against the III q
English challengers.
The races will be started at o'elo.,
each day, and will be held unde, n,
direction OF the Motor Boat Club q,
America, the present holder Of the trcuby
The first raSh i'm the international serk,
will be run over the same course on nsr,
SATURDAY., and the second on Labor Da,
If each country wins race, the thin
and deciding contest will be held on tl.|
following day, wind and weather permit
ting.
Ten entries have been received for NJ
trials and four others are expected 81
reach the starting line in time TO tah
part in the first race. The boats enters
have done from forty TO fifty miles a
hour I'm their trial runs. and two hau
averaged forty-two miles an hour In RAGS
Of twenty-five miles.
II is estimated that this Will be I'll
fastest fleet OF gasolene driven craft eve
assembled. either here or abroad. Wal
such a large number of fiers TO sslsc
from the race committee. consisting FL
Pliny Fisk, chairman; james A. Blas
ir and Commodore ". III. Melville MI
he able to pick a team that Is expeeg
IN proye more than match for the BTs
ish representatives and which VIII ks
tho ,ronhy on this side Of the Atlanta
The elimination races are open DI
motor boats enrolled In any yaea c|
motor boat club In the United states ard
which have been built In this counry
The helmsmen and owners OF hsr
chosen as defenders must be members y
an American yacht club, and all oosn
entered are to report to the race con
mittee on Huntington Bay not later tha
I, o'clock tomorrow morning for mea<I
urement and for further instructions
The following boats, with their o"ner
have been entered:
Baby Reliance III, Mrs. j. sta'
Rlackton. Motor Boat Club Of Amer7I
Baby Reliance ", Commodore J. star
Blackton, Atlantic Yacht club; Big BIZ
Albert r. Smith: Restless III. Tnomss
Chesebrough Dlsturber III, Commoc@
James A. Pugh. Dubuque, Iowa; Ace IL
William Trimpi. Newark. y. j.; Pas
Pan V. James Simpson; Gunfire H. ""
Brainard; Daddie De. Robert De bruaI
and Saracen, II. Lawrence Hess.
The race committee reserves the re
to select for the defence of the trophy =
three boats which in its opinion are y
three fastest and best fitted for the p
pose. II boat proves superior IN sfs
to another and is put out or the rungI
by accident In any OF the trials, the e2I
mlttee Will be justified in exercising
Judgment in the matter OF selecting 81
boat as one Of the defenders.
With the starting and finishing line
the easterly side OF Huntington Bay q
course will be seven and a half nauta
miles In length, four times around I
thirty miles in all. The preparatory ~
nal will be given at ! :5j o'clock, and !
start five minutes later. Any postpo'7
ment that may be necessary VIII be
intervals of fifteen minutes.
An interesting programme Of soai
events is being arranged for the visit,
yachtsmen and their friends by the clrs
entertainment committee, OF which Ccc
modore Blackton is chairman. Tns
will be a display of fireworks and se
eral illumination of the fleet IN the o.
Dor next Saturday evening. NitagS
pictures of the elimination trials VII
shown later in the evening. and dun
the race on that day the Antonius J!
venile Band. of Brooklyn, will give
concert.
A vaudeville and cabaret show VII
given on Sunday evening by members
the Atlantic Yacht club. The annual e
week dinner takes place in the Cssino
Labor Day In honor Of the Hsl
yachtsmen, followed by vitagraps
ures OF Saturdays race. A con@n
the 18th Regiment Band. of B%@-
will be feature during Mondays""