The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-28
Motor Boating
cockpit Furthermore, the passengers
will be dry under all conditions.

cockpit Furthermore, the passengers
will be dry under all conditions.
Agitation has been started 10 have all
courses for high speed boat races
measured by statute instead ot nautical
miles. The nautical mile is the Standard
of the navy and most yachtsmcn think
that as the navy sets the standard FOR
a.. m.,t,is marine this method should be
used In measuring courses for motor boat
races. The high speed men think differ
entity and point out that they are all striv-
ing 10 get the mile a minute boat; In other
words the boa that VII make statute
and not a nautical mile IN a minute After
a fast time trial a certificate OF speed
always IL figured In s'atu miles rms
matter Will be brought to the attention Of
the controlling powers,
Another point under discussion il \ rule
tina, Will allow postporemcut without crit-
/ cism cf the committee OF a race N which
/ hydrOpiants or high speed boats are en-
J tered. The argument Is that hydropanes
/ are built for high speed only. The hydro
/ plane Is built to skim over the surface
/ OF the water, not to drive through b., ana
| consequently 10 obtain the he's speel tho
| water must be fairly smooth Wh'n 1t ~
; rough a hydIopianc VIII III wnen shr
! starts and then Will iump from wave 10
| wave, sometimes diving through one ana
]
I trov,y was donated hy Lord Nortnelur
( to tncourage the building rt motor boats
| OF llgh speed Rough weather Is not con
duGve to high speed and II Is claimed
u tina, racing for tue lntyi national trophy in
i rough weather IL farce. Just now IN"
! committee Is 10 determine when tho
I weather Is TOO rough mas yet to be worked
!, out The admirers % The displacement
I type OF speed boat always say hat their
type can g. IN any weather. This hydro
plane men admit but they argue THAI
a minimum speed might be SCI for races OF
J Importance. This would allow the DIS
/ placement boats TO so out IN rough weather
I II their owT,rs wished II II figured by
tho hydroplAus men that the splacement
boat could no more exceed even q moderate
minimum speed limit than the hydroplsne
could live In the same water
The Yuchtsmdh tells OF an arnored
motor boa, which vas used very success
fully In the Beleia waterways during tho
Early days Of the war. The boa, Is 30 feet
long md practically Aush drcked II IN
built Of two skins OF steel me outer ave-
sixteenths Of an incn thick and the inner
about three-siNteo1tae. There Is an air
space between he two skins. The top sides
are pierced with iJopho.es for rife hra
and two small armorod turret-, each con
talnirg quick driur guns. arc mounted OF
deck This boa, was used princ.pa ~ m
! the River pyle which runs near Ma!ines
! and Antwerp on one occasion she Ia
SAID 10 have beaten Of an attack by a
: patrol OF cavalry supported by infantry
In the end however, she VAS sunk IN nc
River Scheldt by tho Beigians themselves
> when the town OF Antwerp was evacuated
The motor Boat Is doing good ee-vi,a
. with the British navy Hundreds OF them
% have hen PIT In he British Naval Volun-
2 tee- Motor Boat Reserve and are patroil' ng
= me British coast at scout duty Lord
3 lie - War nas = 'ds' S5a; ~ ~nyn h-
o made reconnaissance recently TIE Ger,
q mans opened FIRE on the boat with ols
{ guns from point about r mile distant
E The shells landed so c.ose that the spray
= fcn on tho deck. but the boat go, awsJ
y safely