The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-05
PRIZES OF OF MONEY
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Asso-
citation Decides to Give 40
More Cash
Awards
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
Action Taken 10 That Eastern and
Western Amateur Rules
May be the
Same.

which will permit racing OF ali Oh the
great boats produced in the future
in the big races both east and west,
the Mississippi Valley Power Boat as
ISOLATION at its mid-winter convention
just closed in Chicago, has definitely
abandoned the giving OF cash prizes
in the classes in which championship
aspirants compete.
The action taken by the Mississippi
Valley association is regarded as the
most important step for the advance
ment OF racing in many years, ana Will
haye the effect Of producing records
which viii be beyond dispute, as we'll
as to insure the participation OF prac-
ticaIly all of the biggest racing boats
in all important events in all parts OF
the country, thus insuring more COM
Petition
In the past the Mississippi Valley
Power Boat association has given a
cash prize of 81 200 to the boat winning
its free-for-all race, but on account
of the rules defining amateur competi-
ton eastern boats seeking to race at
home could not compete in the west
ern races and still take part IN events
held under the auspices OF the Amerl-
can Power Boat association Hence
many eastern boats failed to compete
in the west and the western winners
did net go east Under the new ar
rangement, there will be no good ex-
cuse for any boat to claim champion
ship nonors in America. unless she mas
won not only IN one section OF the
country, but in others as well.
This radical action just taken, Is
probably brought about by the fact
that the Mississippi Valley associa
| ton regatta the western classic and
the gold cup race. the eastern. big
event, are both to be held this year in
Minneapolis. AS both eastern. and
western boats will be entered. the new
rule adopted by the Il. V. P. B. A. will
permit competition between all Of
them. The convention at which the
rule was changed also arranged CON
ference between committees of the
two associations to take place al
Minneapolis next July, at the time OF
the NJ. V. P. B. A regatta with view
to furthering uniformity Of rules. The
action taken, however. in the way Of
discarding cash prizes is perhaps the
most important work to be taken III
by such joint commission, So that only
minor details remain to be arranged.
The abandonment of cash purses ap
plies only to the championship events
however, and purses of cash VIII %
tinue to be given In the class race:
IL the Mississippi Valley association
The amount of these cash prizes wa:
increased in all classes at the Chi
cago convention
Two Cycle Penalty Dropped.
| Another important action taken y,
the convention was to drop the 121.
per cent penalty in the classification
OF two-cycle motors. Hereafter in al
classes the two-cycle and four-cyclt
motors will be on an equal basis, a:
regards piston displacement, Or pow
er.
In order to take In additional mo
tors in all classes and to have a more
evenly divided or graduated scale Of
classifications a new set OF classes OF
limits were set for the class races, as
follows:
Hereafter class IA will be known
as the Isl class. the figures indicating
the cubic inches OF piston displace
ment allowed. In this class, which is
the smallest, the purses will be 500
$50 and s25, for first, second anG
third place
| The other classes as adopted. witt
the number OF motors available and
purses are as follows:
| 224 class. 70 motors, first, S125: sec
ond, $50; third, $50.
| 800 class, ~ motors, FIRST, $3.50; sec
ond, SIS; third, $50.
ATS class, Al motors, first, $176; sec
ond, $50: third, S45.
| 695 class, 81 motors, first, 5000: sec
ond, 800; third, $50.
The old class D was dropped and n
the 1900 inch class cup will be sub
stituted for cash. The big event will
be the Webb Trophy race which is
in reality the western free-for-al
championship race
Many of the Chicago convention
delegates left after adjournment to
attend the national motor boat show
in New York, now in progress.