New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
POWER BOATS in
LONG HARD TEST
Plans Out for the Sixth
Annual Race to Albany
and Return.

Tn. officers of the New York Motor
poot club. at 1l7th ST. and the Hudson
River. have just issued a pamphlet con-
tanning rules that must be observed by
boats competing in the New YORK 70
Albany and return race.
This Is the sixth year that the race
has been run, and every year has seen
more boats competing.
The race is one Of the longest held IN
the East, and generally is conceded 10 DC
ono of the most trying. The boat tha'
completes the Z35 nautical miles runhihs
at full speed not only is a mighty ap'o
boat but also is exceptionally well han
died.
The New York to Albany race was
s,or,.d in 1909 and was won by the
Martha. which made the trip under eH-
centionally trying conditions In the re-
markable time OF 30 hours % minutes
rho Elmo III took the time prize, ana tne
following wear won not only the time
nr,ze but also first prize, her time peins
32:17:5.
In 1911 the Monreve was returned the
winner In 29:36:1S, with the EXCELSIOR tah-
ING the time prize in 27:5617. The Respite
came through in 1912 with running time
NJ 2O4r 90 and the Thistle took the tifne
prize in q 1926.
To-. warts winner was the Blue Peter,
which after a series OF accidents to her
engine which began before she hau pa''o :,
Fort Washington Point. "hmped nome
the winner I'm the remarkable time Oh %
hours 81 minutes 81 seconds. ms u'ihe
broke the record for the course nlaoe W
the Thistle the previous year oy hou'
AZ minutes and 81 seconds.
yvben the boat crossed the finish line
and ran to the float the engine hterahS
fell apart, and she had TO be to"eu " 'e'
home club the next day.
Following are the classes for TINS yeai
race which will be started on June -
at S o'clock in the mornings
r,oss A cruiser Is defined in the
,oIt y II A. rules. In this race tne
renIlirements as to glass CABINS ser 81
ing cockpts, hatch coamlngs anu M No
.aSl,e are waived, as the nature OF the
course is such that these restrlctlohs "s
not deemed necessary. A cruiser lnuss
lot rate over ten times the square rOot OF
her waterline length. Cruisers Juan ms
i'm classes A and c may enter IN DOM.
class Ban open boat must nor Idee 20
over fourteen times the square root Vi
her waterline length. = g
class ca Viking boat IS cruiser DO
nor American Power Boat Association
t9i2 definition and having length on the
xaferline between 80 and 3S feet, pis-
ron disbursement in cubic inches betweei,
The SQUARE OF the load waterllne DIVIDED
nv . and the square of the load Waterlihe
divided by piston displacement OF two
cvcle boats 10 per cent less), and DeaiI|
NJ not over the load waterline divlded
by Q plus 3 feet. Boats in this class WIN
he handicapped according to the VIKING
rules which differ very materially from
the A. p h. A. handcaps, and thus allow
Viking boats to compete Tor prizes unuer
the two different systems. The object OF
this class is to encourage long distance
racing among amateurs in good whole
some type OF boat. In addition, VIKING
boats competing in this race as wen as IN
the New York Athletic Club Block Island
race on June 90, and the July race OF
the Colonial Yacht Club to Cornfield Reef
and return. there will be handsome tro-
phy awarded TO that Viking boat deteat-
ing the largest number OF boats In these
three races