Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-14
SPEED BOAT RACING
PLANS COMPLETED
Coast Guard to Patrol Course
and Arrangements Made
for Spectators.

Eleven Coast Guard boats will pa
troll the course off Hams Point over
which speedboats will race for the
Presidents Cup and other coveted
trophies Friday and Saturday. Final
plans to care for the 100000 specta.
tors expected on the two days were
made public today by the Corinthian
Yacht Club, which is staging the
regatta.
The II boats will be stationed at
intervals along the course and will
keep it clear for the racers. The
boats will do taxi duty before and
after the races, carrying spectators
to and from the boats anchored out
in the stream. Several thousand will
he cared for on the boats and barges
in the water.
The MayfOwer. presidential yacht,
will hold the commanding position
among the hundreds of boats anchor
ed along the course. The Mayflower
will be directly in the middle of the
course. The Sylph, Secretary VIII
hur's yacht, will have the second posi-
ton, guarding the lower end of the
course.
Provision for Officials.
Officials Of the race, starters, timers,
scorers. etc, will he in a Coast Guard
boat anchored directly opposite the
finish line. The Manning, another
Coast Guard boat, will contain the
honorary judges, Government officials
and other guests of honor. The
Nays Porpoise will shelter other
guests of honor, contributors to the
regatta fund program advertisers and
others who have helped the yacht club
put the races across.
In an effort to raise money enough
to put the races across without a def.
iCit the club decided yesterday to
anchor two harges at the finish line
directly opposite the sea wall and to
charge admission of 81 to spectators
who want to see the regatta from one
of these points of vantage. The barges
will hold 500 persons each.
The yacht club has taken other
heroic pleasures to finance the regatta.
pop, ice cream and other
things will be sold on the barges and
on Hams Point. In addition camp
chairs will be for rent on Hams Point.
Thus, nickel by nickel and dime by
dime, the club hopes to make up the
$1,000 deficit now hanging over its
head.
$1,000 Raised i'm Week.
koAilIe IdSI week $1,UUU mas Deen
raised and the club hopes to pull
through. Unless enough cash Is
gathered in to pay for this wears
regatta there will be no regatta next
year.
In addition to facilities provided for
guests on the boats the club has made
for the comfort of those
who watch the races from Hams
Point. Three huge amplifiers have
been put up and through them the
crowd can hear the concerts by the
Navy and Marine Bands, description
OF the races and immediate announce.
nent OF the results. The broadcasting
is being done by the National Broad
casting Co.
Holders OF boat passes will be ad-
mitted to the course from the Corin-
THAN Yacht Clubs clubhouse upon
presentation of the passes. The Coast
Guard patrol boats will take care of
the arrangement of the boats along
the course.
Races to Start at l O'Clock.
The races will start at l o'clock
each day. Up to half an hour before
they begin boats will be in readiness
to carry guests from shore ssto the
boats. AT 1890 the Coast Guard boats
will take up their patrol duty.
!. Five planes from Boiling Field will
Dor stuffts over the river Tor 80 min
utes before the races start. During
this time the Marine or Navy band
will be providing music.
Boats for the races have been ar
irving at the Navy Yard for the past
two or three days, and by tomorrow
all are expected to be here. 1t Is not
known yet whether or not Gordon
Hammersley will bring his Cigarette
", which won the Presidents Cup
last year.
The regatta committee plans to
Snow one Of the racers on a float to-
morrow to stimulate interest in the
regatta and to remind people that it
is still $4,000 short.