1907 Monaco Regatta
Monte Carlo, Monaco, April 1-16, 1907
Automobilism
The Monaco Motor-Boat Meeting
Monte Carlo, April 7
Actual racing in the fourth annual motor-boat meeting at Monaco began
to-day with two events over a 50-kilometre course, the first for cruisers
up to 6 metres 50 and a cylinder volume of 2 litres 500, and the second
for racers up to 8 metres. There is no limitation of the cylinder volume
in the racing section. A splendid entry had been received for the cruiser
race, and the British interest centred in Mr. Miall Green's Takumono,
which is a Smith boat with Blake engines. The first three boats home,
however, were all French, and it is significant of the improvements which
have taken place in motor-boat design and construction that all those
three beat the time made by the Mendelssohn in winning last year.
The time then was 2h. 1min. 3 sec., a speed of nearly 25 kilometres an
hour, but to-day Capoulon III finished first in 1h. 35min. 55sec.,
a speed of rather more than 31 kilometres an hour. The first prize was
3,000f., the second 1,200f., and the third 1,000f. There were 21 starters,
and the result was as follows:
Owners
Motor
Hull
Time
Capoulon III
MM. Russel, Eyneard,
and Boissier
Mutel
Despujols
1:35:55
Nautilus-Mutel
MM. Deschamps-Blondeau
Mutel
Deschamps-Blondeau
1:36:11
Gamine
MM. Borelly and Sebille
Peugeot-Tony Huber
Borelly & Sebille
1:39:28
In the racing section last year's winning time was again easily beaten. In 1906 Antoinette VI covered the 50 kilometres in 1h. 9min. 22sec., and to-day the first two boats finished under the hour, while the third was only a little over. There were six starters--viz., La Rapiere II, Itala, Fiat XV, Anadyomede, Sea-Sick, and Mouvette. The first prize was 5,000f., the second 2,500f., and the third 1,000f. La Rapiere II proved successful at a speed of nearly 50 kilometres an hour. Result:--
| Owners | Motor | Hull | Time | |
| La Rapiere II | MM. Tellier fils et Gerard | Panhard et Levassor | Tellier et fils | 55:55 |
| Fiat XV | Societe F.I.A.T. | Fiat | Caroni di Streza | 57:36 |
| Sea-Sick | Baron de Caters | Itala | Tellier fils et Gerard | 1:01:50 |
(Transcribed from the London Times, April 8, 1907, p. 9.)
[Thanks to Greg Calkins for help in preparing this page. --LF]
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