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MOTOR BOATINQ.
. LADY STKADimOICE CUP.
The Victorian Motor Boat Club will hold tbfc
moat imiortant race of tho season ' for the Cliab
lentfc Cup alTcu by tho Countess of Stradbroke.
This silver cup was manufactured by Dur.kllng's,
and I; on view in C. .Werner and Co. 'a, CoIUiuh
street. Twenty boats Itavo nominated, and bohm
close and exciting racing sliould be witnessed.
Of partlctfiar interest is the fact that six speed
boats will be oomiKlinB. Tlio hydroplane Nautilus
III., which has a speed of nearly >10 miles an hour,
is fttarUne, and will be on tho scratch mark. The
Countess of Stradbroke will race her speed boat
IMaytblnn. and otber lur.its on the back marks will
l)o the Bliglity, Iry M., Bumble Iteo 11. and Burn-
bla Bco III. Tho couree, which will bo raced ovor
iwlco. embraces tlie 8t. Kildii pier. St. Kikla bank
pile light and buoy near Middle Park baths, dis
tance 6'A miles. Tho htartiug and fintEhlm: Hue
wilt bo at Ht. Hilda pier. The wiiuter wilt hold
tlm cup for twelve months. Second and third p>lzu
lure been taircn by M r. L. Mmton and tho club.
Before the nice. cMuuicncinc at about 3.-0, three
n( the club's s(Kaod boats, Ivy M.. The Bjiubty aud
Bumble Bee. will fiive an exhibition of aquaplan
ing In luldllion to tho club boats, the hydroplane
cavriod on ii.M.S. Hood, which lias a speed of
ncirlv 36 miles un hour, will also compete in> Uie
rr.ee. and .should it finish in a place a siwcial prize,
elver by <;o;muouoro L-\ Werner, will be awarded
to Jt. ltaots will be depalclicd in acconiaucu with
i heir (tiny allov.r.iu-cs. the limit l>oat leavlni; at
6.60. Handicaps are as follow:—
Time, billow. Btartinu at
No. Boat. Min. Woe. . II. Mtn. 8ec.
1ft. DHUibuuc 67 '45 . . 3 3ft
15. V/ayfavci 62 -i.') . 3 35
1. Pax . . 61 — . ; 3 36 46
Hi. WarwieV .. .. .. 61 — 8 .id 45
10. Frolic 53 36 .. 3 30 in
1. Nyura ; 55 -15 .. 3 42
4. Cynthia . . .... 50 — . . » 47 45
16. Rover 48 30 .. 3 48 16
12. Ida. 49 — .. 8 48 45
14. tajomemti 4ft — . 3 48 45
Jl. Lsdy.dm -17 15 .. 3 50 30
17. IltawatldV 47 15 .. U 50 «ft
13. Ghost . ...... 34 — 4 3 45
6. Plaything 28 — . . 4 9 45
29. UHiihty 22 — .. 4 16 45
8. Bumble Bee 2 .. '22 4 15 46
3. ivy M 19 30 ' 4 18 15
6. Bumble Bee 8 7 43 .. 4 fift
2. 123 toff the
llwrt) ; «cr. .. 4 37 45
0. /Nautilus I . , . , scr. .. 4 37 45
Starting rTangemeuta.— Each, boat's number will
be held a jft ut the end of the pier. 30 seconds
before uctual time of "tarttiui. and will be lowered
vi hen the l¥at should cross the starting line.
Should a bort rnrsi before hor proper time her
number will remain up until she icrrosses -and
starts afresh. Iats from the rlror vrill rcjidczTous
at tbo inoutb of the Titer At 2.30. and proceed to
8L Kilda in company Istnsle tlie). Givun line
weather an attraelite programme of events will be I
witnessed, as in addition Uiera will bt yacht ftactsl
tod water -aporu from the pier.
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