Evening journal., 1913-09-06
JR. In
SPEED BOAT
RACE TODAY
Wilmington Entry to Compete
With Five Other Fast
Boats for Trophy
COURSE IS FROM
CAMDEN TO TORRESDALE

The six best hydroplanes and speed
boats enrolled IN the fleets of the
twenty motorboat clubs making up
the Delaware River Yacht Racing AS
sociation will compete today for THE
Record" trophy, and the first prize
offered by "The Record" to the win
ming boat. The race promises to be
the most hotly contested Of the sea-
SON The course is the longest over
which a race of this kind has been
held. II covers a stretch of nine
nautical miles of the finest kind Of
racing water, reaching from Cam
den 10 Torresdale. The start and
finish viii be at the Columbia Yacht
Club, Brdesburg and the racers will
go twice around the course, making
a toal of SO nautical miles, or 414546
statute miles.
II is the one race of the year which
tests the endurance OF the boats and
the ability of the crews II will be a
purely amateur race, since the race
will be run under the provisions of
the deed of trust governing the
awarding Of the trophy by "The Re-
cord" and the rules Of the American
Power Boat Association To guess
the winner one might as we'll draw
blindly one OF six sticks, each bear
ing the name of one Of the boats.
and his chances OF having the right
one would be as one to six. The en-
tries as follows:
Teck, Jr., Gen. T. Coleman DUPONT,
Wilmington, Del.
Alparnel III. R. P. Smith, Keystone
Yacht Club, Tacony.
Pee Wee Ho, p. V. Hoy, Norrisrown
Motor Boat Club, Norristown.
Delphia II, Gus Muller. Bridesburg
Yacht Club. Bridesburg.
Xqqme, j. c. Vanderslice. Camden
Motor Boat Club, Pyne Point, Cam
den.
w. S. Varre, II. II. Vail. Camden
Motor Boat Club, Pyne Point, Cam
den.
Each of these boats has accom-
plished something which makes il a
good possibility. unless possibly IL is
the w. s. Ware, and she, too, has
points which make her a considera-
ton, and give her a license to enter
in a contest with such fast company.
Not one of the boats has achieved a
string Of victories and made speed
records which puts them 80 far in
advance of the other boats as to in
sure a walkover.
This is what the boats are like,
who their owners are. and who will
be at the helms.
Teck Jrr., reputed to be the fastest
Of the lot, is owned by General du-
Pont. The Teck, Jr.. was built by
APPEL, of Atlantic City, early last year.
She is the most pretentious boat Of
the six, and In appearance is broad,
with high round forward deck, and
a hood, which can be lifted by a
patented mechanism. which covers
her engines. Her length Is 10 feet
8 1-2 inches, and she weighs 1861
pounds. She has a Sterling engine.
4 cycle, cylinders. 10 bore and
6 "a stroke, rating at 95.04 horse
power. The rating of the boat is
given at S964. T. V. dupont, son
of the owner, viii drive her in the
race. He qualities as an amateur
under all the rules. being a men,
Der of the Wilmington Yacht Club
of which his father Is commodore.
In addition TO the speed boat race
the Columbia Yacht Club will hold
open races for cruisers and small
boats. These races will be run
under the supervision OF the club:
but the speed boat race for "The Re
cord" trophies will be run under the
supervision of the Regatta Commit
tee Of the Delaware River Yacht
Racing Association.