Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-16
SPEEDBOAT RACES
START TOMORROW
Presidents Cup and Others
in 2-Day Series Draw
Country's Leaders.

Speed kings of the power boating
world, including Gar Wood, Horace
Dodge, and a host of other topnotch-
erS, are on the Potomac today tuning
up their frail craft for the first PreSl-
dents Cup regatta, to be staged here
tomorrow and Saturday by the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club.
The affair, which is drawing field
of contestants that Outranks that or
any other big water meets of the
country, has as it's principal prizes a
$4,000 gold trophy sponsored by Pres
ident Coolidge and a silver cup spon-
sored by Secretary of the Navy VII
bur. Other awards will be made to
winners of the various events on the
long program of races that VIII ne
run over the 3-mile course lald OH
Yesterday in the Georgetown Chan-
mel between Hams Point and the rail-
way bridge. @
Tomorrow's events begin at z
o'clock. with the first emile heat or
fbe connection for ISL class hydro
nlapes the. abies of the fleet OF boats
+ gathered here for the tWo-daN meet.
The first of the three 10-mlle neatS ol
the Presidents Cup race VIII follow
at 2:3O. and from then unit! oIo the
various types of racers Will SWING up
and down the course on the Signals
of Charles +. Chapman, secretary OF
the racing commission OF the Amer
loan Power Boat Association, named
as starter.
Local Craft to Enter.
The ISIS and the Biscayne Babes
from Miami, Fla, are scheduled loi
two heats each on the opening udE'
Two free-for-all events for dlsplace-
ment boats, one consisting of five laps
and the other of three, will bring OUT
local speed craft, most of which are
nrenaring to SIND by when the inn
ported races show their speed in the
feature events The ninemile free
for.all is limited to entries from CLUBS
in the CheSapeake-Po Potomac section OF
the American Power Boat Association.
The four headline events, the Presl-
dents CUP race the contest for the
Secretary of the Navy Cup, the inter
national unlimited hydroplane race
between Gar Woods Miss Americas
the EXcelsiore- France and Alex john
sons Yankee Doodle. and the attempt
to lower the world record for the mile
will be decided Saturday. The second
and third heats of the Presidents Cup
event are listed for 1:05 and 2:40
o'clock The fast hydroplanes, which
must make 65 miles an hour to quail
ify for the competition, viii stage
their race at $50. The Secretary OF
the Navy race to be run in one heat
of "a miles. or eight laps. viii FLOW
immediately and then will come the
try for a new world record over Il mile
Straightaway.
In all races consisting of two or
more heats the winners will be de
cided according to the American
Power Boat Association system of
scoring. All boats entered in z race
compete in all the heats. the winners
of each heat receiving 400 paints. the
second boat 361, the third 324 and
the others graded down accordingly,
This gives every competitor = chance
ut the prize. although he may fail TO
finish near the front in the first try.
Results to BE Given Quickly.
The United States Revenue Cutter
Apache will serve rs the committee
boat and will he anchored midway
of the course. where each race will
begin and end. She is to BE con
nected with the shore #od radio
hroadca sting apparatus installed so
that the spectators may get the re-
suits at the close O. each race. Traf-
fic on the Potomac will he closed each
day one hour before the start of the
program.
Following the close of Saturdays
races the drivers will he awarded
their prizes at a dance and reception
al the New Willard. George Town
send. Horace Dodge. Gar Wood. T.
A. Clarke. W. J. Connors, Forrest
Adair and other outstanding figures
in power boating will be the guests Of
honor.
Commercial houses and citizens
have subscribed to the fund neces-
6, co., l,o l,,r
expected to put the Capital City at
the head of the list of boating ccnter5
of the country.
Leading contributors are a. follows:
Corinthan Yacht club. 81 800:
Harry Wardman. 5000: McKeever 4
Goss, ID. j. DUNCAN, William i. Hill.
Boss x Phelps. Hedges K Middleton.
Randall IT. HaGner. Boone & Jackson.
SWartzell. Rheem Il Hensey Co.,
Morris Cafritz. w. IL. West Co. Allan
r. Walker CO.. Raphael Semmes.
Shannon d LuchS. Wallace ChiSWen.
Harry Sheridan. +. II. Smith Co.. +.
j. Kyle & James +. Salkeld. James
j. hampton and j. A Boorman. f,bbitt
Hotel. J. l.. Farrell. ir.; Woodward
Il Lothrop, Washington Cadillac Co.,
Barber & Ross. Peoples Life Insur-
ance Co. The Evening Star Newspa-
per Co.. f. J. Murphy Co.. 500 each.
Contributions may be sent to
Joshua Evans. jr.. vice president, Dis
trict National Bank.