Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-02
MOTOR BOATING
ON THE DELAWARE
United Club of Wilmington Ready
to Duplicate Their Regal
1916 Entertainment.

The race committee of the Delaware
River Yacht Racing Association will hold
a meeting during the coming week to def
nitelv fix the racing schedule for the sea-
son. This will include both of ''The
Record trophy races, and the annual
championship race for the Delaware This
done. the racing schedules for the entire
season will be completed. including a
larger number of events than thought pos
sible under war conditions.
Not IA single important annual event is
overlooked. with the exception of the an
nual OvcrfalIs race. This event cannot be
run with any degree of satisfaction so long
as the restricted area exists in the vicin-
itv of Pea Patch Island. 1t is impossible
To run this race so as to avoid running
through the area at some time of the
night. which, of course, under present con-
ditions is impossible.
Motorboat racing enthusiasts on the
Delaware, especially those OF the cruiser
class. are deeply interested in "-The
Record trophy race. The race for crlIis-
ers will he held on a down-river course, al
though the exact course will not be an
nounced until after the meeting of the
race committee. The United Boat Club, of
Wilmington, has asked for the privilege
OF being the entertaining club, and 1T is
tacltly understood that the race Is TO go
to that club. This Will make il necessary
tor the entrants to rendezvous IN the
Christiana the evening before the race.
This club had the race two years ago,
and the entertainment is still vivid In the
memory of those taking part, and of
the yachting fraternity that came to VIII
mington TO join in the sport of the day.
At that time, the start and finish was off
Fenton's Beach, on the opposite side of
the river from the mouth of the Chrls-
tiana
More than likely the course this year
Will be laid so as to take all free water
south OF Wilmington, make a turn and
run up the river TO n point so as 10 give
sufficient mileage, and then back 10 the
starting point. While this will make an
additional turn TO the course, IL will add
interest since the contestants can be timed
twice while going over the course, and In
teresting computations made as 10 the
progress over the course, and to figure
where losses and gains were made 10
greater degree of accuracy.
The speed boat race for The Record
trophy will not be held on the same day
and over the same course. rs enormously
reported following the last meeting of the
association The association has fixed
course for this race from Camden up-rlver,
and this course will be used again this
year The announcement as to which club
is TO entertain will also come this week.
There is also considerable interest thus
year in the championship race for the
Delaware for cruisers. This race viii in
all probability be held over an up-river
course and make twice-around run over
stretch of ONE Is miles This race will
be run under national sanction, and in
order TO obtain a sanction it will he neces-
sary 10 have an officially measured course
of al least 50 miles. The committee hg-
ures that in order TO avoid all compiled
tfons, and to avoid running through the
harbor twice, the starting point is 10 be
fixed at some up-river club, possibly the
keystone Club, and thence run up the
rive and back, going twice around