The New York herald., 1922-02-24
YOUNG TARS TO TIE
KNOTS FOR PRIZES
Time, Accuracy and Neatness
Will Count in Competition
at Motor Boat Show.

| The boys will get very active at the
Motor Boat Show to-day. The competi-
tions for prizes donated by some OF the
exhibitors will start this afternoon.
There are two of these competitions.
One is for short essays which the boys
are to write. They may chose either
OF two subjects. One is to tell what
| impressed him most at the Motor Boat
Show and the other is to say which
boat exhibited he would like to- own.
| The knot tieing contest will begin at
3 o'clock this afternoon and will last
until Saturday evening. Each contest
ant will have to tie ten simple and SER
viceable knots and there will be judged
for time, accuracy and neatness Henry
Sampson, Jr, is the referee and he
will be assisted by some sailor men
from the Naval Militia. The first prize
in each contest has been donated by
Horace f. Boucher. For the knot tie
ing contest the prize is the miniature
marine reproduction Snipe, a marconi
rigged cat boat. and for the essay the
prize Is the power boat Minnow. The
rope for the boys has been donated by
the Columbian Rope Company.
Tomorrow the management has in
vited all the Boy Scouts and the mem
bers of the Junior Naval Reserve to
in uniform between the hours of l and
o'clock in the afternoon they will be
| admitted free and will be able to roam
about the Palace and inspect all the
| boats and engines as we'll as compete
| for the prizes. The competitions are
| open to boys under sixteen years of age.
There is no falling off in the public
| interest in the show and the building
was we'll filled all day yesterday. Sew
eral sales have been reported. the chief
Of which is the thirty-eight foot day
cruiser shown by the Consolidated Ship
| building Corporation to Arson w. Hard,
who will name the yacht Avalanche.
Manufacturers Hold Meeting.
The National Association OF Engine
! and Boat Manufacturers, under whose
auspices the annual exposition is held,
met for its annual meeting al the En-
! gineers Club. The meeting was pre-
ceded by a luncheon and then President
! Henry r. Sutphen, told those present
/ what had been done in the past year.
Mr. Sutphen is optimistic always and he
was very emphatic in his opinion that
/ the motor boat and marine engine in
dustry is on the eve of big boom and
he declared too that this would apply
not merely to engines and boats for
pleasure but for commerce and would
extend 10 the big heavy oil engines
which are used in the ships that will
carry the products of this country to
all parts of the world.
Referring to the Diesel engine. Mr..
sutphen told OF what he saw when over
| in Germany where a Diesel engine had
been built and tested and developed
1900 horse power. He also referred
briefly TO the actions taken by the as
| sociation in his efforts TO get released
from taxation and urged the members
| 70 Impress upon their representatives
in Congress how seriously the Industry
was handicapped by this unfair burden.
| Treasurer Craig's report showed that
the receipts had been good and that
the association had a substantial bal
ance on hand.
Secretary Ira Hand. speaking for Mr..
! Amory. chairman Of the show commit
tee gave some figures that were par
ticularly pleasing 10 the exhibitors. Tho
show this year. according to Mr.. Hand.
had more exhibitors than there were at
the last show. The receipts from ad-
missions were greater and although
the expenses have increased, the show
Is a big financial success.
Talks on Foreign Markets.
Gordon Leo from the Department of
Commerce delivered n most interesting
talk on what that department was doing
to build up and foster foreign trade.
and he gave some figures to show what
the motor boat industry had done In the
past year. He urged the members 10
get in touch with him in order to learn
properly how TO place their products In
| foreign markets and what markets
would be suitable - approach.
George Lawle, the legislation COM
nittce told the members OF the efforts
made to get relief from burdensome
taxation. and showed that IL was the
Western Senators who refused TO agree
to the action OF the House or Repre-
sentatives to reduce the tax from 10 to
5 per cent.
Five members were elected TO the
executive committee. class of 1924 these
were John ]. Amorv, Consolidated Ship
building Corporation; Walter L. Fay.
! Fay & Bowen Engine Company: George
/ +. Bawley of the George Lawley e.
! Son Corporation; a. r. Luders. Luders
/ Marine Construction Company. and
Arthur W. Toppan, Topran Boat Manu-