Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-15
REGATTA ENTRY
Gets GROOMING
Miss Minneapolis" Formerly Fast
est Boat. Begins First Lap
of Moline Journey.
HIGH SPEED MOTORS TESTED
Race Means Grilling Test of En-
gines L Sed in Anti-Suhmarlne
Warfare on Coast

ME- Mir,
MlhAeapo-is. } uiIe 10 -'.iS -! ~ ~
he4polls' inc .aS1eSl 90 - -, -
world unui last SepJenloe' ~
she was defeated oy hei l"Iu' N -,
bStIoLt ~ -e-t ~ - ~, ,.-,,,,et
Gag lo- - -, L. ~
up P'ei'ilItiais 70 1-lS -
% 'Le WI AZ 70 ~ = -C S+-Ii-, III on
ne sd ke. III d ny q.
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II Is easy 10 sSS e'e'e - ,,-l-iI
'he oaC AeIS o. e'1--eI Vi L--e5s - 80
cI'st4i p'oiiS o-' .1e 49,
NOME race. nat IL WIN -, q "a "a
lie LOT p.oor- me e4''fl- " -
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ia - '7,- ,-..- -,.-,-. .o.i,-,,
DUN Oh ,'C9' u""'9 -,
ea anu uu!-l ny III - - - H. ~
famous AlSohae bul'der' " no Hde
created every "ofl" cl-@lit - Z -''I Iol
the past I'VE OF SIN eaIs so q
a-lAosl Sou-'.e- pa =. a. - -,
eFeI WIN an iuel'IieHl- e-sii. ~.
ue- 91el Ing iaNiils GIG ~ - ~
speed is 20 near lIe SAINT y "Ou4 "a
seem iAat inc winning Vi ace pe-
tween them would depend ldE8eIE
upon the superior aDI4lty OF the
crew.
In 1916 Miss Minneapolis. own
ed by syndicate OF MlIhea pollS
spOf'SMeA, won an the pi6 dSe9'
and al Detroit set up speed rec
ora Of $3.50 miles per hour Last
year, however, when a new Detroit
boat was built 70 defeat her, the
owners Of Miss Minneapolis IN
stalled l2-cyllLder aeToplahe en-
CINE which IS said to have material
y increased her speed IN trials pc
fore the races. During the hrst
race for the championship, now
ever, the aeToplane engine broke
down and the old Sterling motor
with which she had won the cham
ploIs1Ip rau 10 De IN. u ha - cns+
ber tho c5amnfonsbfn for there re
NAMED insufficient time TO tune
nm" the motor and she was there
fdra unabIa to do her hest As IL
- Nj T,,troft IT :, tho na,v con
49, t,I I-or,, IfttIe raaI roTnneti-
tfo- aa-iI,- 1anrirg ..FIaLvl,ave mo
eastern entranf ana 0utstepping
Miss lTinneanoIis Another cast
ern boat bufIt especially to win the
title so II cou1d he taken hack east.
as on ldul. DuL AFTER NeT drivers
had upset her through a misunder-
standing of signals. her owner re-
fused TO allow her TO race. Wheth-
er what he had seen of his compete
TORS caused the withdrawal is not
known, but no other good reason
was ever advanced. This boat was
the "Whip-po' VIII. Jr." for which
Il speed OF II miles an hour was
claimed later in the season, This
record is not everywhere recog-|
uized as official. owing to the fact
that il was run unannounced and
supervised only by officials of the
organization whose president owned
the boat.
Snaed TrnaouaIad
=. TT,s.SiI-
Ne III GO as Ia01
20 ll99 . olI - "HI-e mtH-
L liIs 0"a az lne IILIe Heu ny MISS
Nm "a pot!s, ~ jug L Ile CONSIST
her speed. did not equal the speed
made by Miss Minneapolis" al De-
trQit the year previous. The fastest
downstream mile Of Miss Detroit
II" at Minneapolis was at the rate
OF 6259 miles an hour, whereas
official record for a downstream
mile at the rate OF $3.50 miles an
hour.
These comparisons Of speed
would indicate that this years race
ought to be one OF the hottest bits
OF competition ever seen on the
alter. Both boats are row in the !
hands OF their builder and nothing /
Is being neglected by the owners to /
bring them up to the highest point |
OF perfection. G. A. Wood of De- /
troit, owner of Miss Detroit H.
declares his boat will be faster this |
year than last, owing 10 several i'm /
prOvements that have been made on
her. Both boats viii be expressed !
from Detroit TO Moline the last of
June 10 be ready for the NIissis-
sippi Valley Power Boat associa-
tons races there the 4th. 9th and
9Th of Ju1v
VIM Coptfuuo Racinc