The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-09
MIAMI TO PROVIDE
FOR THREE CLASSES
Minimum Speed Requirement
for Any Division Will Be
20 Miles an Hour.
WILL BEGIN on FEB. 10

There will be three classes Of events
In the second annual midwinter regatta
for motor boats at Miami. These races
will be held over the Alton Beach course
In B!scayne Bay February 10. II n
22. This will he the nr,t regatta Of the
year.. and as Il closely follows the annual
New York motor boat show. which Will
close in the Grand Central Palace on
February 5, II will afford the hrst oppor-
tunity Of trying out the new ideas In
motors and boat construction. Some
boats will be shown In the Palac which
will be shipped AZ once 70 Miami. and
there will be just one day less than two
weeks to get these boats TO the course
and in shape for racing.
The three ciassce will he express
cruisers. h%ydropianes and open dtsplace-
ment boats, and to qualify In any class
boats must have a speed q not less than
twenty miles an hour. This requirement
i~nsures fast and we'll matched races.
The scoring will be according to the
point system and the boat In each class
SCORING the most points In the three days
OF racing will win the valuable prizes.
James Dcering Offers the FIRST prize
in the express cruiser class. Carl q.
Fisher the nr.t prize in the h~ydropiane
class and the Miami Chamber Of Com
merce the first prize for the open dis
placement boats. The value OF the
prizes. dr.t and second. In more than
$1,000.
TIE regatta committee, OF which Carl
-. Fisher Ia the chairman, announces
tina, II already has several entries. al
though the date for closing entries Is
not until a Few days before the races
James Deering has entered his fast
/ cruiser Sayonara In the express class
The SAvonara won the race in this class
las, wear at Miami. Carl q. Fisher has
entered the Shadow. the runner up ~
his class. ard Commodore Charles w
ko,cher has entered his new boat Betty
VI TO represent Detroit.
The Saonara had motors OF 400 horse
power. the shadow 200 horsepower and
The Rc,ty " $50 horsepower. The
lengths Of the three bats vary and their
models rcprescn. different ideas 50 tina
II will be interesting to all boat lovers 70
500 the results OF the various ideas n
The builders as to length. power. des gn.
&c. in a real cont.~t. Each boet car
make more than twenty-five miles al
hour and they race on even terms.
They are now at Miami being care
FULLY overhaulei and getting ready ~
tuning M over the course. They are
sure to he several more entries as sew
srtl boats are now on their WAY to MI
amt, Tho popular winter motor boat rem
d~ezvouS.
several fast entries have been made
for the hydror,ane and displacerne't
classes. but 'hes" are not to be an
, rounced until later in the week. IL II
riiun-cd that the Miss Detroit. winner
! ~ the Gold Challenge cup. and Presto
on. 81 the starters Ia that race. are 80
tered. and another report says that CON
noior. James PuRh Of Chirhgo VII
send his pis,u-be ". the frs, mile q
,rinu,. boat, Commodore W. J. Connors
: mo had bad luck last year. will u,
: again with the Enquirer. and Cotnino
I,r, aud Mrs, y. stuart Rsrkton WI
r .,r. mo Barry Reliance and Rahy spec
Demon. winners OF Hrst drd cond prize
: last year.
The course IL an ova, ~ two and a hal
miles. II has been thoroughly dredzed
4. is we'll protected from the ocean wind
r and seas and Is considered IN" hes
y motor boat course on this continent IN
grand stand has been moved from Hell
. Is. AZ tho end oNthe course 10 th~ cen
I tire and has been enlarged and coVeref
g The regatta comes at the height or IN
Q ,our,s, season at Miami and the attend
I anc- will Ne much larger than AZ las
years races.