The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
MOTOR BOATS ENTER
CARNIVAL AT MIAMI
Pageant and Series Of Races Arc
Main Features Of Long
Programme.
WILL LAST FOR SIN DAYS

year promises 70 Dc one NI the pest IN
history This is largely due to the war,
because many persons who would have
zone to the " dttcrranean have had to
say at home 0nd many OF them have
occurred motor boats or motor h5useboats
md have gone South
A midwlnt,r carnival at Miami. Fla
N land and sea has been arranged and
viii begin ON January If and last for six
lays Miami was settled lu 1908 by
lanes Isg1n. vino landed at what Is
row P-icsc.Ns Point. and that event is t.
he celebrated There will be tableaux OF
he landing " the army and navy at the
line Of the Seminole war and other his
.5rica events A parade OF Yachts has
neer arranged for one day AMI they are
.l BE- d,co-at by day and it,un1 mated at
-icht The week will end WITH tvs, days
" motor boat racing on Friday and Sat
.rday, January IL and lf carl 9
usher "a 10 Charge Of this carnival and
no racing. and he has received entries
rom owners % cruising and high speed
motor boats. which assure fits success
Valuable prizes have been offered for tho
different events and no entry zoo is
.aargcd ID the speed boat classes there
re no hlullc1ps and no irksome clndi-
ions to keep the fastest boat from win
Ing Tho motor boat course is directly
opposite the city vi Miami In BsCayne
Ray There is from Is 20 90 feet OF wute-
n ovcr tnr course, and although this
Is not sufficient for the speed boats 70
how At their best. II ~ decp enough TO
make the rae ne interesting. The carnival
VII begin the winter racing, and rcgat-
"a az other southern resorts will follow.
Among the speod boats that will race
Miami age Commodore J. stuart Black
lns Baby Reliance Y, Mrs Blackton's
Blby Speed Demon, winner Of the gold
halengs cup Commodore ". j. Con
arBs Buffalo Courier ana Carl -.
T.shers two new hvdrupinucs The
BacktCn boats ant the Buffalo Courier
.-c Smith designed and built boats and
ney are driven 10y 21Y horsepower
boats is q - foot hydro, 'Iue built 10y the
Milwaukee Yacht and Bat Comuauy and
driven by l Wisconsin motor The other
r 80 FOOT Seabury hydropldue. which
as been ttted with two Sterling motors
u zoe horsepower each The 20 fOoters
nave mad. their records but the Fisher
coats arc unknown quantities. Thos,
Interested. however, say that they have
shown great speed. In addition TO the
speed boat races there Will be three races
ror runabouts, ono for boats under %
Get one Tor h1ats over % feet and
inal free for all. There are three races
for schooners, divided under and over 80.
Get and free for all The hydroplInes
acc without limit as to size or power.
The motor boat school OF the West side
Young Mems Christian Association has
arranged an extensive educational pro-
,ramme for the motor boat show which
oil ~. h.1 an,
January 80 to February inclusive. Tho
EDUCATIONAL features include exhibits by
'ho NJ. G A. motor boat school. the
United states Coast and Geodsta Survey.
ne United States Volunteer Life Saving
Corps the power squadron. the New York
Naval Militia and the Waterways Leagur.
These organizations are 70 occupy tn"
vhole Of the Concert Hall. BY way OF
entertainment there will be moving pie
lures, consisting OF four films each after
oon and evening. The ims will be
rnanged daily and will show motor boat
aces, lie saving scenes, life AT sea. fish-
1g scenes and other scenes suitable TO
mo show
In addition 10 the moving pictures there
Mn BE- lectures each Afternoon and eve
ing some of these viii be semi-techn-
~, bur the majority will be entertaining
well as Instructive, such as the story
.t exciting motor boat cruises ana the
ces. These entertaining and educational
-,tures always have been one OF the most
ftractye features Of Ia" motor boat
IJyg, aud this year they are expected 10
"a even more attractive than IN the past.
The war. IN addition to causing boom
yachting IN Southern waters this
winter Is also expected - boom yachting
generally next summer and to help the
port 800 connection with the Plntmt-
Pacific Exposition at san Francisco.
Yacht designers and builders figure that
: will be benefit to yachting because
h" exodus TO Europe will be- much
mailer than II has been in former years,
ven If ia, war rs ended by the opening
= tho season. Tho thousands who will
remaIn ~ their own country Will have to
10 something tor entertainment, and a
air proportion VIII turn thor attention
o yachting or motor boating. Already
hero are many inquiries for cruising
RAFT uf all slZcs for purchase and to
"harter and many arc being attracted by
he racing end ~ the sport II IL prob
ta't that all classes particularly Abe
mailer and the speed motor boat classcs,
'lll be much benefited
For the same reason many who had
inquired on going abroad as usual viii now
visit the san Francisco exposition. where
aces for sailing and motor craft have
NeHn arranged For the benefit Of visit
ing yacntsmcu yacht harbOr has been
INSTRUCTED IN san Francisco Bay which
more than 600 feet wide It's greatest
length is also 500 feet n has been well
1redgcd. so that the many pleasure craft
hat are expected TO anchor between the
'reskwatorS during tho ten months Of
.'l1 may ride IN safety In this enclosed
trel many Of the aquatic events which
- 10 Do un important part Of the sport
lr prusr' wmo are tu he held. The pic
'lresque harbor in view Of the Golden
''ate fronting Mount Tamalpais aud tho
Marin county hills, will afford landing
places 60. numerous launches and VIII
present q brilliant scene, having an inI-
po.tant part IN the scheme OF night illu'
nhauou 4 replica OF Moro Castle VIII
nn erected on the outer bulwtrk, In this
'ulIding VIII DO placed Il battery Of forty
eight 80 iu,u sedrohlight projectors which
Ntd play AZ night on huge clouds OF
7mon" and steam.
the gtsoieno motor has captured an
1'"er IampuS yacht. and this one, ir
d1.Nou to becoming an auxiliary, ~ &c
ho converted into trader The old
'cing Fl oouer Hamburg, built sINtcer
|'"s age. wiIl so into trade and sal
rom the Itchen for the Cocos Islands
'no Hamburg was originally the Rain
''N na was hunt by u, and ". iicnder'
SON ~ Glasgow from designs hy tho late