1924 - Detroit Regatta Outboard Races

Here is another article I wish we had access to the original photos. I want to see the faces of Wood and Greening!!  Am I imagining a sheepish smile?

One of the events at the Detroit Regatta which proved the most interesting was a six mile race for boats powered with outboard motors.  Twenty-two craft crossed the starting line.

They were divided into three classes according to the piston displacement of their motors as follows:

• Class A, 12 cubic inches and under
• Class B, 12 to 17 inches
• Class C, 17 inches and above

Gar Wood and Harry Greening entered Greenwood powered with three Johnson motors.  As they ran out of gas and thus finished last, they will confine their activities hereafter to single powered racing craft.

Class A was won by Long Green, owned by W. R. Doak, and powered by a Johnson motor.

Class B was won by Skipper, a Caille powered boat, owned by F. Kirk, which did the six miles in the remarkable time of 42 minutes, 23 seconds, which is the rate of 8 1/2 miles per hour.

In Class C, Huup owned by A. B. Cohn, completed the course in 34 minutes 5 seconds, and took first prize.  Huup is equipped with a twin Evinrude, and her speed for the distance at the rate of 10 1/2 miles per hour, faster than most cruisers go.

October 1924 Motor Boating

1924 - Outboard Motors for Work and Play

This article was probably just a good opportunity to put in a few nice pictures and a few plugs for companies that advertised in Motor Boat magazine.

Those bathing suits were made from wool! 

 Below is another warped photo...

1924 - Nice Elto 4 Page Ad

These pages were in the 1924 Motor Boating January issue.  I'll put full size images at the bottom after the smaller ones.  Did you know, the smaller images really are large IF you drag them  to your desktop and look at them there?  Just in case that is not convenient I'll add them.