Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-22

hour
ono of tho most lniercst. ng motor
boat events OF the as a~on lust past
w,H tho rnce far thls famous trophy
Mi"- Detroit II Vas on hand 10 de-
tehd tho cup won by her In 1917.
but series Of innfortun.s virtually
Kept her out ~ the competition.
MiAs l~tfoit ~ dld. however win
tho W'bb trophy ~ tho Mlssl.ripp,
valley Power I1Oat s,oo,aiion Miss
b"iroii ~ vas the successful gold
cop defender and ol,~- rv-T. ~ the
races assert that she at no time vaH
required To show her maximum
speed tn. first heat war Won at
an average speed ~ b2 mllca an hour
hnd tho "e,und at ID miles rhl-
practically assured final success The
Nhlp f0''Nil. j., took ia. lhiri
neat AZ an average speed ~ aI.l
ht4los on hour. Al that vis Tr
puirrd ~ Misc Detroit III waA 10
iin"h thu course within AN hour
hficr sundoun. but sho came IN see.
Oui
whip ro'-Will, jr. provided real
'Nhlhltlon of speed. Ia the one mile
"a" Tor cup presented by the
Lake t"orss Regatta association. In
nos" ir ais each boat makes ria nuns
over The ruufr". The bost speed made
Icy tho Nhlp.Io VIII. IT,. ~ these
itlalH NhA NOR, than 80 mlics m
hour. th" average being slightly lees
than asa miles fnAtot exhibition
mtl's have been driven, bat not m
official trials for thla cup Tho pre-.
Nious one n.l- championshi was
hoL 10y Miss Detroit II. her record
established In Minneapolis last year
being bl.I2i miles
llhc"H ~ this sort have proved of
ifrhi value IN the Development uf
pOwrr.cfnft They have provided r..
curing tests not only ~ the mech
aIl~m ~ the competing tthft. but
also Of the materials from which
powers II obtained. Great progrcp
has been made no, on1y IN tho con
H,ructlon of boats and In their en-
sin-s
u In more than n coincidence that
sinclair sasohn, was used by the
Whip. 70 wan. jr. Miss Dc,roll n
and Miss Detroit III. That the ak
hificnncs OF this fact was widely az.
pteciatcd WA illustrated by tn. re-
port mMie by ono of tho magazine
reporters This wE his vigorous
comment: "hinclair Refining com
pany sent over several drums OF gus
which wa~ used by the gold cup con
t"1tnnis, and when Mhip-ro VIII
sot "I,r nov ginger .flxs INTO her en-
Hine sh. WAS "A different boat In
stead of sending out clouds Of smoke
ana sp1ttuins. rh. was hummlng "a
nigh pitched tun. ana running like
crazy up and down tho river
The Suclair marine station mum
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