Evening journal., 1914-10-19
tech, JR.. Fastest
OF The HYDROPLANES
Gen. duPOnt'S Boat, With
Pee Wee Ho 0utclaSS
All Others
FAST BOAT MAY
SAIL ABROAD

Delaware River speedboat en-
thusiasts are delighted over the re-
suits of the races held in the last
few weeks, which clearly defined the
best boats. The season just closed
has left nearly all the racing boats
with definite records as TO speed
which cannot be disputed. since the
time was official, the course accurate,
and the timing done properly. Thus
/ the Tech, Jr, owned by Gen. 4. G.
! dupont. of this city, stands as the
champion hydroplane. with a speed
average around the 3S Or 80 statute
mile mark for the Delaware river
courses. This boat has a recognized
record of AZ statute miles an hour
on a fast course. On the eastern
courses. because Of the number of
sharp turns, a loss Of about three
miles an hour is apparent
Pee Wee Ho, the NOrristown boat
of Peter V. Hoy, stands second as
a handicap race winner In actual
time she may be Chased at a 35-miler
and giving her the same advantage
on a straight or elliptical course she
may be able to reel the miles on to
the time of about 81 or possibly 81
an hour. She has never had real
test over a measured mile course
under official timing. This rs one
of the regrets left from the Norris
town races, where mile race under
admiralty rules was TO be run on
hut had to be abandoned because the
timing pparatus, the wireless expert
ment was forced out OF commits
sion because OF interference with the
telephone lines due to too close
grounding connections
One of the features of the hydro
, plane situation is that tie Delaware
/ River closes the season with
l greater number of fast boats TO e
g into commission early next year thar
ever before. General dupont, 1t II
e. reported, has given orders to com
D mence work on a boat that Will D'
{ bnilt nv APPEL at Atlantic City, TIT
3 builder of Tech, Jr. Thus fan tn
b. report has not been confirmed ant
: NAV not be for some time to come
. There is no class Of moiorboat con
struction in which there is as mucl
secrecy used as in the building O
+ The winning Of the Gold Challeng
!. cup and bringing the Gold Challens
Gun races TO eastern waters, nav
o been General duPOnts ambition sine
Z the Tech, Jr, was built three year
ago. He also has ambitions to send HI
r boat abroad in the international race
e for the Harmsworth trophy.
d This announcement was receive
}, with much interest by national RAJ
It ing men. The American Power Boz
Association is well represented in tn
n vicinity and on the Jersey Coast, tn
& three associations, namely, the Del'
l. ware River Yacht Racing Association
a the South Jersey Yacht Racing Ass'
k citation and the Barnegat Bay Yacl
10 Racing Association, are not only a
,r filiated with the A. p. b. A.. but eaC
Iy is a section of the national organic
o. ton, giving each a representative {
Is the board of officers.
The Gold Challenge Cup races a
held under the direct supervision
q, the National Association. which max
90 it the greatest race of all nation
- events to eastern mOtorboat owner
~ Il has been the dream of the Philad'
lS phia officials to have a boat viii
W could bring the cup, and incidental
the races. to Philadelphia waters. La
a' year a movement was started to bui
a syndicate boat to challenge the hol
= er of the cup. This movement W
started too late to come to fruition
time for the races at Lake George
1914.
II The announcement of General
Pont to build boat to "clean up I
" bunch" fills the bill.