Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-05
SPEED MARVELs ENTER
P0WER-BOAT REGATTA
Miss America and Other Crack
Racers VIII Compete at Detroit
for Gold Challenge Cup.

DETROIT, Sept. 4.-AIner!ca's most
sensational regatta in the history OF
power-boat racing VIII be conducted
here sspiSmber II to 10; The re-
and racing VIII start daily at ll:4j
~. NJ and closes at l.. NJ.
The leading event is the gold chal-
lcnge trophy OF the American Power
national cha nptonship; Competition
for the trophy started in 1904. and
TINS Will be the eighteenth annual
International championship Will drive
The Miss America. the boat he used
TO win the tltlc in the recent Harms
worth races in England George
Wood. his brother. VIII also compete.
df,v!ng Miss Detroit V. the other
boat 10 represent America in the In
tcrnat!onal races.
Made rs Miles nm Hour.
Canada viii he represented by the
Miss Toronto IL. hydroplane, owned
BY a syndicate OF Toronto power boat
enthusiasts. This craft established IL
worlds record OF sixty-eight miles
the Mississippi Valley powerBoat AS
ISOLATION, At Burlington. Ia, in July.
Miss New Orleans. will represent the
louisiana metropolis. the first South
crn boat to figure in the national
title event. Arab V. will represent
Bunalo. II the plans OF Commodore
kalph Stdway are carried out. My
nc WEI carry the hopes OF the Ihou-
sand Islands Yacht Club. OF Mcxan-
dria Bay y. Y.
1t will be one of the fastest fields
in the history OF the gold cup. and
every boat competing will be powered
Win an airplane engine. rebuilt for
marine purposes. Miss America, al
though she did not have to show her
extreme speed at Cowcs, England.
is picked TO repeat in this event.
Another national championship
trophy Will be raced for the first
time. This is the Carl G.. Fisher
trophy, $1,000 gold vase. pu; up by
the indianapolis speedway magnate
which also carries n $1,000 merchant
Use prize given by his speedway part
ner, james y. Allison. OF India napolis.
rms race is for displacement boats
miles an hour. ;hirty-two foot mini
mum water line length. II passenger
capacity. of four and the crew. a
power plant OF stock marine engines
Win maximum piston displacement
OF 1000 cubic inches.
Edsel il. Ford. millionaire presi-
aeHt OF the Ford Motor Co. was the
hrsi 10 make entry and Will be at the
able that fifteen OF these large run
abouts Will start.
builds Flyer for Rncc.
AA9ther important race is con-
on!ancs for which Car" Wood has
put up cash prize of $1,000. The
winner VIII earn S2,5UO. the runnerup
Sl,3OO, and the boat finishing third
takes down $1,000. This race IS over
triangular course laid in the De-
troit River and Lake St. Clair. 4o.5
miles to the lap. II is run in three
meats of one lap apiece. Chris Smith,
builder OF the Miss America. has con
structed boat for this race. which
shows MY miles an hour.
Another race across the lake Is \
cruiser handicap for the Sallan
Trophy. This Is large silver cup
standing four feet in hcighth and
goes TO the leading boat at the finish
or .hree 22.5 mile heats. About TWEEN
" cruisers, having maximum speed
OF seventeen miles an hour will com
pete in this race. Another cruiser
event is for the trophy offered by the
Scripps Motor Co. OF Detroit. for tho
80 cubic inch class cruiser cham
rionship of the American Power Boat
Association. This silver pitcher Is a
perpetual trophy and tho race is one
heat o, 22.5 miles, without any handi-
cap allowance.