Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-06-02 | Page 10 | Montor Boat Races May be New Sport Innovated in Utah

MOTOR BOAT RAGES RACES MAY BE NEW SPORT INNOVATED IN UTAH FIans for Contest Between Boats From Salt Lake Ogden and Provo pLANS for the oCtor oC or mo- mo mo-j mo i tor boating bonting as a major summer sport in Utah with Avith a regatta between j j three cities in this state were given i impetus last with the announcement by br Nathaniel Jackson secretary of the Salt Lake Lale Commercial club that I Provo citizens were v willing to to hack back the idea of races on Utah Lake and andare andare andare are ready to io put a speedy y power racer in jn the water providing pro assurance can I be obtained that Salt Snit Lakers wilt will ill put forth a challenger Conference Held Tho The Idea has been In iho tho ho process of oC formation for some orne time conr conferences s have tiao b been cn held lI between the local Commercial club secretary Owen Smoot postmaster at Provo Proto and Charles Chlrles Madsen a 11 prominent 0 sportsman According to tc present plans O Ogdon on Provo and Salt lt Lake would be established stall as ms tho tim three cities between which 1 competition would bo be staged Provo Pro Is enthusiastic over the Idea and andIs Is 13 willing to back h. Its sporting blood lo loto to the extent of going g ahead and putting put put- ting ting- tinga a power poTier u racer on tho lake fP tl TJI U 3 s Salt ft it ii Lake k nl that t. l local aut sportsmen lt n Ii i i come forth a challenger er Inke Inie I Good Course t Utah Jake lake l Is declared admirable blo for rot racing purposes being some twenty miles long an and twelve t miles wide t to Mr Jackson Saratoga offers a practical pot spot ta to establish tho Salt Lake headquarters It Is 18 believed belle that if it present plans materialize that and midsummer regattas can tan bo be staged with contests not only between the three cities but individual owners of or power boats boata can stage similar preliminary pre pre- events to the main race