Evening journal., 1914-12-28
BOAT owners Want
SPEEDIER CRAFT NOW
Faster Boats the 1915
Watchward OF the ANA
teur Shippers
SOME RECORD
BREAKERS COMING

Greater speed is the aim Of all |
yachtsmen for the coming year, ac-
cording 20 the statement of motorboat |
designers and builders Larger and
faster boats is the trend Of all in
auiries. orders already placed bear
out this assertion This is not only
true of the cruisers, but of the speed
boats as well 1t is more noticeable
in the cruiser-bulding at this time
for the reason that orders for cruisers
are usually placed earlier in the year.
Inquiries for designs on hydroplanes
and displacement racers indicate
more clearly that the coming year Is
10 be a record-breaker in the way
OF building faster boats. Racing
owners seem determined TO have
record breakers for 1915.
One of the most welcome reports
10 the racing fraternity comes from
Norristown, which says that +. V.
ROY is in the market fer q hydro
plane that will beat 'em all. The Nor
ristown Pee Wee Ho family OF hydro
planes is one of the best known on
fhc Delaware River. The zest and
zeal WIlO WnAin Ala AANe HOS AtAARff''
and studied the game has done much
10 promite the sport. Back of this
is the effort of the Norristown Motor
club 10 make that end Of the Schuyl-
kill River famous. This club annually
holds speed-boat classic, which has
come to be a carnival for speed, be-
cause Of the great number OF en-
tries.
General II. Coleman DUPONT, the
owner OF Tech. Ir is in the game To
win. He holds the same thought in
This connection as Commodore Hoy.
NJ Norristown. u was announced
early i'm the season from unofficial
sources that General DUPONT had given
orders TO 20 10 the limit, and build a
boat that would beat all national
racers When this information leak
ed out the "soft pedal was ordered
placed on all interviews and an
nouncements The announcement has
never been denied: but at the same
time IL has ever been confirmed. Those
who profess TO know say the racing
days OF Tech, Jr.. are over, unless only
TO hold her as a sccond-rater In
place. it Is predicted by those who pro-
49, fcss 20 know that boat is to be
launched which is TO be new Tech.
Jr.. II. which is designed 10 be a 60
miller or as near that as Il is possible
to build a boat
This boat is designed to be con-
testant for the G. Id Challenge Cup Of
the American Power Boat Association,
and if il proves successful will be a
candidate to 80 abroad, if the inter-
national races will be pulled off next
year. to contest and make an effort to
bring back the Harmsworth trophy
That all this is no idle talk on the
part OF yachting men at the head Of
The game is self-evident when one
takes into consideration that General
DUPONT has consistently tried to place
Tech Jr. in the very front ranks Of
the raccing game She has tried SOW
eral times as a candidate for inter
national honors, and ceach year ef-
forts were made to increase the pow
er In the present hun to accomplish
such achievements. Last years she
was again contest at Lake George,
and her performance there. and her
evident shortcomings as national
racer are given as the elimination
point which prompted General DUPONT
10 put over a new boat of tho kind de-
sired
There are several other boats
which so far have been untried. but
~ which have in them great promise
These boats were productions of last
season, but failed to get into action
in time to make a record. One OF
these is the Cahetas. formerly the
Alparnel, Jr., which is now laid up al
Delanco. She was rebuilt last year
10 be ready for "Tho Record" tro-
ply speedboat race An entirely new
power plant was installed. but when
she was given a trial il was discover.
cd that much Of her accessory mach
inery was too light and had TO be re-
placed. which could not be accom-.
plished in time 10 get into the race
Then, too, she met with several mis-.
haps. as such racing boats have
habit of doing which put her out O
commission for the season. Il Is re-
ported that work will be started OF
her early in the season of 1915, anC
that by the time the big speedboa
race schedules roll around, she will
have a good thorough trying out ant
be In commission to stack up agains
the best of them.
John F. Betz. Sd. has two hydro
which have promise in them, bu
which failed to get in line for spee'
ItiOiht Adrt NtdrNus nOln OF lNtt
toats were in the championship rae
of the Delaware under the auspice
Of the Delaware River Yacht Racin
Association but failed to finish I
being the last race Of the season tn
boats had to go without having mad
speed records on which TO base an
calculations. Both Of these boats ar
likely to get into the game this sum
mer and those who profess to knol
say there will be some likely scram
bic to get across the line with thes
boats in the contest.
In the cruiser racing game a ne'
spirit is rapidly developing. There
a feeling that there is little cred
for q seven-mhe boat beating a nine
mile boat IN a handicap race. In pas
seasons the slow boats have bce
the winners. and are generally. smoke
of as the fastest boats on the river
regardless of the time handicaps a
lowed in their favor. Men with IA,
boats are firing of the sport. and al
losing interest when they see the
own craft carrying of honors D.
cause of i,cinE forced to lose tho ra,
Al the start. Yachting men. no,
ever. say there is another side
the story, and that under the rul