The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-28
MOTOR BOAT RACING
RULES ARE REVISED
No POstpOnement Of Gold Cup
Series VIII Be Permitted
Hereafter.
JCDSON NEW PRESIDENT

1he annual meeting OF the American
Power Boat Association was held yes
terday in the waldorf-Astoria. The
sixty delegates worked from 2:3o In
the afternoon until II o'clock at night
with a short intermission for dinner.
Herman 7. Koerner. who has been
president OF the association for six
years. guided the deliberations and
much was done for the Improvement
OF the sport and to make the racing
rules more simple of Interpretation.
Albert l.. Judson. the secretary. re-
ported that there are now enrolled In
the association las motor boat clubs
The total membership of these clubs is
more tnan 1900 and there are now
nine local sections the officers and COM
mittees OF which look after the sport
In their vicinity. Under the sanction
Of the Racing Commission these sec
tons held many races. including cham
piunships, last season.
Treasurer George G. kruscn showed
that the association was not prosper
Gus financially and in fact had not
enough money to pay the expenses Of
the serretary's office. which Mr.. Judson
had betrayed himself. Plans to In.
crease the revenue were suggested. one
Of which will be to have advertise
ments In the year book.
Charles +. Chapman. secretary OF the
racing commission. reported that there
was Il healthy growth in the races sane
toned by the association. The changes
made In the rules last winter had
worked out 20 we'll that often seconds
only separated the yachts at finishes.
H.. l.. stone. in the absence of L. r
Taylor, read the report n a committee
which had been appointed 10 prepare "A
plan 10 broaden the scope OF the assoCia-
ton. The report made n number OF sug-
gestions. many OF which We're adopted.
The Government IL TO be requested to
improve It's charts for the benefit Of
motor boat men 10y placing buoys and
lighting channels. For this work "a spe-
cial committee is 20 y" appointed. In
structions are to be printed and Clrcu-
lated among clubs telling how to run
special races, sealed order races. rclia-
hility races, disability races, Sc. a
legislative committee IL to he appointed
as we'll as 4 technical committee. 1t
was decided also to recommend that the
constitution he amended So that the rae
ing commission and the three members
of the technical committee consisting OF
al expert timer, "a designer and one
other to he added to the present council
Some changes We're made In the rules
governing the Gold Challenge cup. which
permit postporements only m account
~ weather and require hal formal en-
tries be made.
1t was announced that the Thousand
Islands Yacht club had offered a per-
petual challenge cup which VIII he faced
for each seas u on the -. Lawrence,
h conditions AR. similar TO those gov
ernirg the Gold cup except that the
trophy must be eturUed to the ThNu-
sand Islands Yacht club thirty days be-
fore n. next series OF races. The vim
ner zach season will receive "A gold
medal. A club may enter as many
boats rs ne IL likes. The tirSt races Will
he held the middle Of next August.
Albert l.. Iudsou was elected prcsi-
dent. Thomas r. 1aylu.. secretary :
tie rgr & kruSc'. treasurer. and Fred
crdck h. Lord. mceisurer. Thu nominate
ing committee suggested that when the
timer Is added To- the C.uuc!. Il Il Ciarg
be elected 20 that office.