In this film we are treated to a view of Mr. Nat Roe's Motor Scooter, a boat invented within the last year and which is capable of making 120 miles an hour under favorable circumstances. ... See full summary
Ice Scooters on Lake Ronkonkoma (1910) Online
- Original Title :
- Ice Scooters on Lake Ronkonkoma
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / Short
- Year :
- 1910
- Type :
- Movie
- Rating :
- 6.6/10
In this film we are treated to a view of Mr. Nat Roe's Motor Scooter, a boat invented within the last year and which is capable of making 120 miles an hour under favorable circumstances. The scenes of the ice boats taking air holes at 80 to 90 miles an hour are shown. The Roe Boat is constructed with a 35 horsepower engine in the center of the craft which transmits power to a large flywheel round the edge of which protrude spikes which propel the long flat body at a tremendous rate of speed. Jumping air holes of two or three hundred feet is wild riding and has the Coney Island shoot the chutes beaten to a frazzle. Another interesting boat in this picture is Mr. Van Anden's Aero-motor scooter which is propelled by means of an aero propeller rigged up high above the hull and operated by an endless chain from the motor below. This boat also does some very interesting stunts and is capable of traveling at 85 miles an hour. A view is also shown of the famous Long Island sailing scooters, ...
Original French title is undetermined.
Released in the US as a split reel along with La miniature (1909).