The sun., 1913-11-02
MIAMI LURES SPEED BOATS.
Prizes Totaliing aJ.5A5 offered fO'
Motor Boat Carnival.

Southern motor boating will begin
earlier this winter than usual. The fes,i-
val Of the Magic knights OF Dade. the
midwnter carnival at Miami. Florida.
will begin on January and last for six
days. In connection with this carnival
motor boat races have been arranged
'arl q. Fisher of indianapolis. owner of
the Shadow. is managing the races and
his chief assistant will he X. n. Coombs.
There will be three days Of racing.
on the first day there will be the el,mina-
tion trials for the Miami championship
Boats to qualify must show a speed of over
thirty miles an hour and the course over
which they will be tried will be fifteen
OIL the inside course on Biscayne Bay
The second race for that day will be "a
pursuit race for cabin cruisers. This
race will be over the same inside course
and the prizes are trophies worth 500.
$50 and S25 for first. second and third
respectively. Boats capable of making
twenty miles AN hour or better will be
barred from this race The third race
Will te the 20 foot Miami championship
over course OF twcnty-one miles. The
prize for this event are $500. $3.50 and
sloo. There will he no third prize unless
four boats start. The fourth race will be
"A bang and 60 back event for open
launches and the prizes are cups worth
$50. $26 ard $40.
on the second day the first race will
be for yacht tenders over course Of
nine miles. These tenders are to be 20
feet in length and to carry three persons.
Those over 20 feet will carry one addi-
tional passenger for every two feet OF
length The second race will be the
Miami championship for 81 foot boats.
The course will he twenty lone miles and
inside. The prizes AZ. $500. 5000 and
500 and there must De three entries or
no race. The third event viii he the
worlds championship cruiser race for
fully equipped cruisers capable of n speed
Of twenty miles AN hour or better The
course will be twenty miles. 1t Will be
laid outside and the prize will be n
$500 gold cup. The fourth race Will be
a one mile dash. free for all. for boats
which have shown speed Of forty miles
an hour or better in other races At this
regatta The prizes will he 500. $50 and
$50.
ON the third day the Miami midwinter
championship wiz be decided in three
preliminary heats and one final heat The
point system will he used 10 determine
the winner The course for the three
u
in length on Biscayne bay. The prizes
for each heat will be 5000 for first. 500
for second and $50 for third. The fourth
and final heat will be over course Of
thirty miles and the prizes will be- $1,000,
$500 and $500. No boat will be eligible
to start in the fina! that has not started
IN at least two of the first three heats.
The total value OF the prizes offered Is
S55I5 The entry fee IL $50 for the
championship races and nothing fo> the
others. Boats shipped at cost OF more
than $500 will have the fees returned
and $50 additional viii be- allowed for
freight Water stalls for the boats Will
he furnished free and lifting hoists and
other convenlences will he there for the
motor boat men.
This !s the biggest winter meeting ever
arranged and II shout, attract the owners
of high speed and cruising Graf. from all
parts of the country,