Page's Engineering Weekly Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...Minor made such a smart performance (20 knots) and actually outdistanced Trefle-ii-Quatre in the final. An accident, resulting in a bad leakage in the bows of Napier II. prevented that boat from representing England in the final, and the reserve boat was consequently called upon. Great applause greeted the supposed victory of Edge, but since the race the Automobile Club of France have lodged an objection to the running of Napier Minor in the final, she having been beaten by Napier II. and as the objection has been upheld the honour goes to Trefle-ii-Qualre. The Calais-Dover Motor-Boat Race. In this event Trcfie-li-Quatre ran under English colours (being now the property of Mr. G. B. Thurbon) and represented England in conjunction with Napier Minor, entered by S. F. Edge, Ltd. Germany was represented by Mercedes /I'., and Belgium by Marcotte. A variety of motor-boats in addition to the racers participated, and were divided up into four cruiser classes, a class for fishing boats, and two for racers. Mercedes IV. took the lead at an early stage, and maintained it until she reached Dover with an advantage of 5 minutes 18 seconds over Napier Minor. Time, i hour / seconds. The crossing of the Channel by a small boat in an hour marks a decided advance in the construction of the internal combustion engine. Mercedes IV. is 39 ft.f4 in. long, her motor being an 80 h.p. Daimler; Trcfle-d-Quartrs is 29 ft. 10 in. in length, and is driven by a Richard Bras'er 8c h.p. motor. Thus Mercedes IV. won first prize for time in the racer section. Mart he won the "heavy-oil fuel" prize. The alcohol fuel cup was not awarded, as there was only one entry. Napier Minor won the prize given by the International Club of Monaco for the first boat home that raced at Monaco ...