Motor Boat Club regatta program, July 4, 1906

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The program pictured here is for the third annual summer Regatta held by the Motor Boat Club of Seattle. Races took place on Lake Washington, and included a one-mile straight course, and three-, five-, and ten-mile triangular courses. The speed boat Comet wowed 3,000 spectators by finishing the ten-mile course in just over 29 minutes.

Caption information source: "Comet is Speedy Boat," The Seattle Daily Times, July 5, 1906, p. 10.

ID Number: 2018.3.3.50

Date: 1906

Creator(s): Motor Boat Club of Seattle, Creator

Physical Description: 1 program (4 p.) ; 5.5 x 9.25 in.

Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Credit: MOHAI, 2018.3.3.50

Subjects: Sports, Clubs and Organizations