The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
'BOATMEN TO MEET
At CHICAGO SHOW
Meetinq Of M. v. p. 3. A. at Daven-
port Endorsed Chicago Show
Many to Attend From
Here.
CHANGE RACING RULES
Rivalry Between Cities at Regattas
to be Fostered by Contest for
AdmiraI's Trophy
Prize.

middle western states has been called
for March 5th to be held in connec-
ton with the national motor boat
show at Chicago, from February 9th
to March 9th. This action was de-
cided upon at meeting Of the officers
Of the Mississippi Valley Power Beat
association held at Davenport, Iowa.
The convention will formulate plans
for the 1915 boating season in the
west. The Chicago show will attract
hundreds of boatmen, including good
many from Keokuk. The meeting en-
dorsed the Chicago show and the boat
men will cooperate with the National
Association of Engine & Boat Manu-
facturers and other interested organ
cations to promote record attendance.
Several important changes In the
racing rules for 1915 were made at
the Davenport meeting, the limit OF
cubic inches of piston displacement
in class C being raised from 677 cubic
inches 4-cycle and sol cubic inches
2-cycle, to sos cubic inches 4-cycle and
COS cubic inches 2-cycle, and in class
D, from 900 cubic inches 4-cycle and
7sS cubic inches 24cycle, to 965 cubic
inches 4-cycle and S44 cubic inches =
cycle. The twelve and one-half per
cent penalty was allowed in all cases
to remain on the 2-cycle engines. 1t
was provided, to avoid delays in fin
| ishing races caused by the participa-
/ ton of boats which are outclassed in
J the larger events, that boat OF one
class may enter only two higher
classes. unless 1t shall win in such
advanced classes, in which case II
may enter two classes above each
winning.
To take professionalism out of the
Webb $1,000 trophy race, the biggest
event of the card, hereafter no cash
prize will be allowed in this event,
the race being for the trophy alone.
Thereby the free-for-all becomes the
biggest cash prize event. This is ex-
pected to attract big boats which here
tofore would not come west because
racing in the west for cash prizes &C.
/ barred them from participation in
amateur events later in tic season in
the east. Class E in which the size
restriction was 1900 cubic inches of
piston displacement 4-cycle and 1,13S
cubic inches 2-cycle, was abolished,
and any engine with power in excess
of the new class D rating of S65-S44
cubic inches, will now be eligible for
the free-for-all event in which prizes
were fixed as follows: First, $4,000:
cecond, $4,000, and third, $40 co.
/ The alterations in the rules admit
a large number of additional motor
sizes in classes and D, and the
! changes in the prize arrangements will
| permit city to stage the annual re-
gatta at an expense of 100000.
! It was decided to abolish th., judg-
/ ing by heats and hereafter races will
be judged by the number of points
made in two heats. first counting five
! points. second three points and third
one point. Ties may be divided or
run off as desired by contestants.
/ To promote rivalry between the
cities a new event to be known as
the ddmirars trophy race was estab-
: lished This viii DE a 10 mile race in
which the fastest boat from each par
! ticipating city will represent it's club
! in the contest for the admiralS tro-
ply. 1t is provided the boat must be
| owned in the city represented.
! number OF the racing boats and
engines which are expected to play
conspicuous part in the 1915 racing
season viii be on exhibition at the
Chicago show the first week of March