New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
lohn J. Ryan Talks in Real
Money, and for Charity, Too.
SHOW STILL A MAGNET
Government Takes Lively Inter
est in Development Of Inter
nal Combustion Engines.

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rauv which builds the famous Raby Re-
lance speed boats issued an open challenge
,ostcr,lay at the motor boat show. in
tho Garden. e. any builder or owner
COR match race so settle the question Of
what craft IS entitled To be known ~ tho
.yeer If the motor boat world lie is
.ilin- 90 deposit certified check 10 any
mount ranging from $1,000 to g.. ana
j.. w,ll,na 20 turn over tho winnings TO any
hsiitihlc cause.
Vi. Ryan Was .Uu.yoI 20 make this
statement Yesterday because OF q story
ina: had oeen in circulation in the Gar
fcn ;ha, q We'll known owner Of fast
rotor boat had offered 20 bet 1900 that
no speed Demon Reliance. which is guar
.ntcct 80 cover "a mile minute. would
-; make forty-hvc miles an hour and
nat NJ. Ryan had declined 20 take the
b. Tn talking of his boat. he said that
r. was satisfied with what had been done
go far and thai the boats records spoke
Er themselves and he diQ not want any
cleap aotorie'y or advertising. He is
h)peful too jhat other builders and de-
s'cneiS viii De successful !n order that the
$ OFT may improve auJ cIow iu popu-
i;rity
S.rce ,hc show opened there nave been
many Inquiries made at tine Smith-Ryan
,,hibi' for high speed boats and several
{ them were SOLD. colonel Man FIcisch-
nin. Of cincinnati. who owns the auAili-
siv Yacht Haiada. and who has raced high
srecd boats. purchased a duplicate of the
Baby Reliance II Yesterday. Mr.. web
ster Of the Stone-Wcbster Corporation.
Boston, purcha SGD "a duplicate Of The queen
Reliance. and Charles Dalmorcs. tho
french tenor, did the same. the boat To bc
slipped 20 his home and used on Lake
Geneva.
The Y bottom boat which made a re-
uarkable run OF 1000 miles from New
.lact much attention from yachtsmen yes
,,rday. she has been sold to a 81 Louis
nan. George /. =. Bonnell. who built her
ID took her 10 Nova scotia. Is now heV-
hc 1t uew craft built from designs by
land. with which he expects to make the
p through the Panama Canal 10 the
rtCinc
some fun has been caused in the Gar
Il through the contention Of some Of
&c owners Of speed boats of their ability
9, speed so fast that they are likely 10
mn up the ocean. The Peter Pan V.
,hich has done We'll and won many
! ICES. bore this label during the day:
" ctcr ran V. international champion. a
real boat. equipped with Scylinder motors.
,feed - real miles
This was intended as a shot at the
Sulth-Ryan boats Of the Baby Reliance
jypc. ana the placard had not been on
Peter Pan long before the following
was hung over the Speed Demon Reli-
ance:
You viii notice there are no bustlcs or
.ins cddcd 20 our boats. They run the
wa they. ere first designed 70 and are
veal boats not freaks
This shot told. and shortly the sign on
peter Pan Y was removed. and John j..
RYAN remarked that they had seen the
.ood poiut and benefited 10y IT, and or
aercd the one or his boat taken. down.
That the Marine Bureau Of the United
states government takes more than or
binary interest IN power boats and Their
eouip,ncut was indicated by the fact that
Beetnan Winthrop. the Assistant Score
tarv az the Navy has detailed \. NJ. !.
NascLmeycr. Of the engineering depart
ment. to visit the show and iamillarI%e
himself with III. latest development and
designs Of internal combustion engines.
bic vas accompanied by Lieutenant y.
n Wright. z. :. y. Of The Bureau OF
Steam Engineering
T. t. Sadlcr. Of the machinery "iVis'oh
of the United States navy yard at Nor
!5k Ve., accompanied by Louis Ninbee'
..lso q the Norfolk Navy Yard. has ocen
.. visitor at the show since - opening on
saturday last They are studying the
latest improvements N marine power
boats and engines.
Commodore clifford y. Williams OF the
s3r.ne Lake Motor Boat club ana owner
~ the sandny q 45-milc boat was ousS
Yesterday talking yachting and STUDYING
engine. and boats He is an enthusiast
Among otbcr visitors We're Robert W.
Goc,e, owner Of the steam yacht Mamma >
p G. Fletcher. owner Of the ;acht CHRIS
tina. r n. Jaffray manager 81 the Mon
,,cal Motor Boat SHOW. Maurice !. Shca'
~ Montreal. Commodore j. stuart LACK
ton Maurice Meckscner ana Henry d.
,sfc1cu.