The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-10
THE OLD MOTORS WIN

Amid much noise and ideal wealth
er the July Regetta was held last
Thursday, July 2 at Orange Lake.
While the number of entries were not
as large as usual. due, no doubt to
the many boats being laid up for re-
pairs. The races from the spectators
view point were far better than any
previous ones, due to the fact that
the timers and judges were on the
high banks at Orange Lake landing,
while the starting, and finishing bouy
was hardly 200 feet from the bank.
All the races were 3 laps around a
liz mile course.
There was A entries in the first
race for 3 h. p. motors and under.
The start made shortly after 2 p. m.
was a very good one. The "Argo' of
Evinston speeded away from the rest
and won in a walk, with the Green"
of Island Grove second, "Mayfower,"
of Boardman, third, while the willie"
of Island Grove brought up the rear.
The second race for motors of 31a
b. D. was on in about Is minutes with
six boats, the start as very exciting
as it would have been hard to have
placed six boats in a smaller space
than they were as they crossed the
starting line. The Grown" of McIn-
tosh, and the "Welikit' of Citra had
a tight race for first place; the
Grown" finally winning by three
quarters of a minute, while the "Alva"
of Evinston, finished third.
The final race vas : handicap af-
fair, i'm which the slowest boat had a
start of ten and three-quarter minutes
over the fastest, with the others rang
ing in between, which apparently
made an even start. but as the a C
progressed the crowd could see that
the boats were getting closer all the
time, at the finish eight boats passed
the judges in liz minutes.
The "Alva," of Evinston won, with
the "Mayfiower" of Boardman second,
while the "Argo." of Evinston tied
for third.
The strangest thing about the win
ners was that all were old boats and
motors. The Grown" the fastest
boat entered, owned by Mark Bate
man, of Mcintosh is powered by a 4
h p. Waterman Motor that has al
ready seen three years of hard SER
vice, and has been in every race it's
power would qualif yit.
The "Argo," of Evinston, owned by
Robert Thomas has the same three
b. p. Gray motor that had things it's
way last February.
While the Ava" owned by Ander-
son Beck, OF Evinston has the same
six h. p. Fairbanks & Morse which
has driven it across the waters of
Orange Lake for several seasons.
Among the new outfits were the
Welikit of Citra, owned by T. Duprey,
by far the finest boat in the race, a
twenty foot Brooks boat vas an eight
h. p. Brooks motor. "Snipe," of Nc
Intosh, owned by j.. F. Gist with al
four h. p. Waterman, and the May
of Boardman, Frank Wagner
with a three h. p. Gray.
This was the first time any Lock
loosa boats completed, and it is
regretted that the Hot Air" of Lock
loosa station, powered by a three one
half Fairbanks and Morse motor was
to drop out on the second
lap because of coil trouble.
The only mishap of the day was
when the "Valdes." of Orange Lake,
Mr.. B. L. Clayton rammed a rock and
busted a seam in the gasoline tank,
prevented him entering the
races. 1t will be remembered that he
has won the past two with ease,
and the general belief is that he
would have been there again had it
not been for this accident.