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large amount of shipping, so that the con¬ 
testants will constantly be reported by wireless 
and otherwise. . 
“It is proposed to start the race directly off 
the city of Philadelphia, and at such a date and 
time of day that excursion steamers can fol¬ 
low the contestants down the river for a good 
distance. 
“The length of the race is approximately 1,200 
miles, and will take from five to six days. 
There is a choice of two routes, either direct 
from Cape Hatteras to Cape Florida and then 
around to Havana, thus crossing the Gulf 
Stream three times, or keep inside the Gulf 
Stream from Hatteras and coast down, which 
is only slightly longer and has the advantage 
of a slight current down the coast and numer¬ 
ous harbors, if such should be needed. Supply 
stations will be established in these various 
harbors, where gasolene, water, food, etc., can 
be obtained.” 
Motor Boat Show. 
The annual exhibition of motor boats, under 
the auspices of the National Association of 
Engine and Boat Manufacturers, will open in 
the Madison Square Garden this evening. 
There are more than two hundred exhibitors 
in the show this year, and they have come from 
all parts of the country. 
The exhibition will demonstrate the great 
progress that has been made in the development 
of the marine gas engine, and of late years 
hulls have been designed which are much 
better suited to this type of engine, so that 
comfort can be had in boats of comparatively 
small size and high speed obtained in craft 
which a year or two ago could travel along only 
very slowly. One of the notable features of the 
show will be the number of high speed launches 
shown. The models of these craft are ad¬ 
mirable in every way, and several of them are 
capable of making from twenty to twenty-five 
miles an hour with a motor of moderate power. 
This speed is obtained through the work of 
the designers, who have made improvements 
so as to obtain the best possible power from 
the engines. These are not in any sense racing 
machines, but are so well equipped that they 
make comfortable cruisers of maximum safety 
and seaworthiness. 
Cruising yachts capable of accommodating 
parties of from ten to twelve are to be ex¬ 
hibited. Engines varying from one-half horse¬ 
power two-cycle motors to motors of 300 horse¬ 
power will be shown working. There will be 
all sorts of accessories, including propellers of 
many designs, reverse gears, engine carbu¬ 
reters, hardware, electric outfits and electric 
light plants. 
Never before in the history of the country 
has the outlook for the future of motor boat¬ 
ing, both in a sporting and business sense, been 
so bright as now. The wave of returning pros¬ 
perity is rolling in, and high on its crest is 
carried the welfare of those who are interested, 
either for pleasure or business reasons, in the 
success of the power craft. Not only are men 
coming into the sport in larger numbers than 
ever before, thereby increasing the number of 
craft that will float on American waters during 
the coming season, but the tendency for larger 
boats with higher power or more completely 
outfitted with the many accessories that add 
much to the comfort and pleasure of a cruise 
has resulted in giving a big impetus to the 
trade. 
During the past year every manufacturer has 
been striving for new features, and the con¬ 
crete results of these efforts that have gone 
into this year’s progress have taken shape in 
such advances in detail, design, durability and 
economy—both in first cost and maintenance— 
of every thing from hull to binnacle fitting, that 
he who is neither an actual or prospective 
skipper of a power craft is one to be pitied. 
The racing man and cruising owner, or the 
plain ordinary everyday boat owner has been 
catered to in every possible way by the manu¬ 
facturers of engines and equipment and the 
builders of boats. 
The development of the power boat has been 
so marked during the past two years that one 
who has not kept abreast of the improvement 
will find cause for surprise. Not only has the 
boat itself changed for the better, but the 
gasolene engines also show a marked superior¬ 
ity over the product of only a few years ago. 
With the increasing popularity of the power 
boat the many different types which are to be 
exhibited will appeal to the lovers of this sport. 
The exhibits of motors will not only be com¬ 
plete, but of surprising interest. Like the 
finished boats, they will be seen in all types 
and prices. There will be serviceable boats 
from $200 up, while the highly reliable single 
and two-cylinder motors, which can be easily 
fitted to an auxiliary, to a catboat or any other 
small boat can be bought for from $50 to $150. 
A Big Cruising Yacht. 
An order for a high-speed cruising motor 
yacht has been placed by Cox & Stevens from 
their designs that will be completed early next 
summer and will attract attention. The owner 
of this boat is a New York yachtsman, and his 
requirements were that he should have a large 
amount of accommodation, and at the same 
time would be certain of a speed of not less 
than 20 miles an hour. 
The dimensions were: Length over all, 118 
feet; waterline, no feet; beam, 15 feet. The 
owner also desired a vessel that would be ex¬ 
ceedingly smart in appearance, and at the same 
time would be a good sea boat. _ The modified 
canoe stern was adopted, associated with the 
turtle-back forward to reduce the apparent 
height of deck house, this house also being re¬ 
cessed below main deck slightly for the same 
purpose. The vessel is flush deck for the 
greater part of the length, without giving her 
undue freeboard, and a low trunk hatch is 
worked over the after quarters, where the head- 
room was rather low otherwise. The headroom 
throughout has been arranged to be not less 
than 6 feet 5 inches in the clear. Two Craig 
motors of 300 horsepower will be installed, to 
be operated with gasolene, carried in copper 
tanks having a total capacity of 3,000 gallons. 
The motors and gasolene are placed in one 
compartment, absolutely separated from the rest 
of the vessel by means of steel bulkheads, the 
center of weight of the entire plant being prac¬ 
tically over the center of the buoyancy of the 
vessel, thus avoiding any change of trim with 
alteration of fuel supply, and further produc¬ 
ing a much better sea boat than if any of the 
heavy weights were near the ends of the vessel. 
The hull is of mild steel. The deck house, 
cabin trunk, skylights, hatches, handrail, com¬ 
panionway, ladders, etc., are of teak; decks are 
of white pine, and all the fittings and appoint¬ 
ments are of the very highest grade throughout. 
The accommodations aft consist of a 9-foot 
stateroom just abaft of the engine space, and 
separated from it by a steel bulkhead and by a 
joiner bulkhead, with a space between to deaden 
the sound. This room, as also all the other 
rooms below aft. are to be finished in selected 
mahogany, paneled. On the port side of this 
room there is for the owner’s use a double 
brass bedstead; on the starboard side a sofa, 
upholstered with cushions and back, that can 
be used when desirable as an aditional bed, and 
this room also contains a bureau with plate 
glass mirror, a writing desk and small table. 
On the door to the passage there is a full 
length plate glass mirror. This room communi¬ 
cates direct with an 8-foot bathroom on the 
port side, having a large tub, wash basin and 
toilet, with all the necessary conveniences, the 
room being tiled with interlocking ruber tiling. 
The door from this stateroom also opens into 
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Mason Building, Kilby Street, BOSTON, MASS. 
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