The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
CAPT. DAY CRITICAL
OF PLANS FOR RACE
Experienced Navigator Wakes
ScOrnful in Discussing
Cruise to Pacific.
DISLIKES COURSE CHOSEN

The race for motor boats which is to
be run in connection with the san
Francisco Exposition and for which a
Baltimore man In now having a yacht
built In attracting considerable atten-
ton among motor yacht owners. There
Is a cash prize OF $4,000 and q trophy
also is offered as an economy prize.
Although only one vessel is now pro-
jected there are several that are avail
able for such a race. and when summer
comes on II Ia probable that others will
consider this event favorably.
Capt Thomas Fleming Day has had
more experience in long distance racing
than any other yachtsman. and II the
conditions please him II ia probable that
he would lend the event his help and
doubtless would have n boat in the
race. AZ they are now framed, however,
these conditions do not please the captain
and he has expressed his opinions
forcibly In the RHdder The course as
at present arranged Is 10 start from
New York. run down the Atlantic sea-
board TO Charleston, 5. C., thence to
Key West The yachts will then head
for Colon. They are then to pass
through the Panama Canal and proceed
from Panama to Balboa, to CorintO, to
Salina Cruz Mexico. to San Bias, TO
San Pedro and then to San Francisc ,.
The start Is TO be made early in next
October.
Capt Day says: 1T Is only neces-
sary 10 placard the Ignorance and
stupidity of the people who laid out this
course to notice that one Of the ports OF
stop is Key West Who ever heard OF
going TO Colon by way OF Key West
Possibly those people did not know II.
hut Key West lies TO the west Of Colon.
When the fleet has arrived at Key West
what course Is It going to take to reach
Colon? Round Cape San Antonio or
back through the Old Bahama Channel?
II certainly can't hop over Cuba. Either
way you 70 you will have a strong
current against you Have any of these
course makers ever butted around Cape
San Antonio against the Stream or
made the run from that place against
wind and current to Old Providence
One night in the Stream off the west end
OF Cuba in breeze OF wind or day or
two in the trough Of the Caribbean will
be enough for any good stomach 10
stand.
THE proper course to Colon lies out
side the Bahamas. through Crooked
Island Channel and thence by the Wind
ward Passage In this way the reef
navigation is shortened. and after round
ing Cape Maysi the wind, sea and cur
rent are brought aft making an easy run
TO Colon" Capt. Day then points out
that the time selected IL the worst OF
the year and suggests instead the
last Of October or the beginning OF
November.
Thomas Chesebrough has placed an
order with the Luders Marine Con-
struction Company for a 20 foot high
speed rarer. This boat will be equipped
with a $50 horse-power motor Mr
Chesebrough has been an enthusiastic
racing man and at ono time owned
the Restless. which has a most COM
plicnted motor. When the motor ran the
boat moved pretty fast, The new boat
81 base! on some rew principles worked
out by Mr.. Chesebrough. II the idea
/ Is success the boat will come neal
to the mile minute boat for whicr
all motor boat men are aiming. This
boat will race against the Baby Speed
4 Demon H.. the Baby Reliance v, th'
/ new Peter Pan. the Ankle Deep Too
now building for Count Mankowski. anC
others this year.
Gillespie & Boynton. who have taker
! over the WatertOwn engine, nave peeI
successful in making sales. In add
ton to the many motors sold durins
the Motor Boat Show, this firm re
ports the following sales: One three
cylinder motor. to ID. NJ. Anderson
seven motors, varying from to y
horse power. TO James Bassett Of Hen
derson Harbor a two cylinder motor e
+. c. Galloway of Sacketts Harbor
four cylinder motor, to II. j. Hotch
kiss Of Daytona, Fla, and a two cylin
der motor to he sent to the Navy De
partment OF Brazil for demonstratini
purposes.
George Duryea OF Oyster Bay II
building so foot day cruiser whici
will have, a beam OF IL feet Thi
boat is 10 he equipped with two fou
cylinder Van Blerck motors OF a
horsepower each.
c. II. Ray of Wolfsboro. y. H., II
building a 35 foot Hand bottom run
about, in which he Is installing tn
100 horsepower Van Blerck motto
which was on exhibition at the Motto
Boat Show. Mr.. Ray expects his new
boat will make 2s miles an hour, ant
he will use II on Lake Sunapee Thes
engines were sold through the Case
lene Engine Equipment Company.