Evening star., 1927-09-15

of the first day of the Presidents
Cup regatta on the Potomac. The
race, announced today by the Corn-
THAN Yacht Club, which is staging
the regatta, will he between Count r.
Johnston Noad's Miss Betty and ].
III. Rand's Little Spitfire. which six
weeks ago won the Duke of York's
trophy in England.
The international race is an addi-
tion to the previously announced pro-
gram of races, and was scheduled
at the request of Rand and Count
Johnston -Noad. The Englishman will
attempt TO regain for his country the
honors which Rand carried away with
the famous trophy.
When Ralph Snoddy, Rand's crack
driver, carried off the trophy, beating
half n dozen of England's fastest
boats. Rand promised the owner of
Miss Betty chance to retrieve the
reputation of his pet. Count John
ston-Noad came to this country sew
eral weeks ago. and he and Rand inn
mediately began negotiations with the
Corinthian Yacht Club to stage their
race at the Presidents Cup regatta.
the final event of this years motor
boat racing.
Added Feature Of Day.
The race will be held Immediately
after the last race on the printed pro-
gram. Snoddy will be at the wheel
of the Little Spitfire. No trophy is at
stake the two sportsmen being con.
tent w1s.. 80 glory of the thing.
Half of the 100 or more spaa3as
entered in the "a races were roaring
up and down the Potomac today. put
ting the final touches on their prep
erations. Nearly all the boats are
here and by night all are expected
to be tethered at the navy yard.
The first casualty of the preliminary
work occurred yesterday. when George
Townsend's Greenwich Folly snapped
her propeller. a piece of the metal
tearing a hole in the hull. The dam
age was repaired last night, however.
and Townsend today pronounced his
boat fit.
Tomorrow's races will include the
first heat of the Presidents Cup race
and the first and second heats of the
Dodge Memorial Trophy race. The
second and third heats of the Presi-
dents Cup race and the final heat of
the Dodge race will be run Saturday.
Both are in three heats of Is miles
each.
Entries in Two Events.
Leading entries in these two races,
which are for boats of the same size.
are Horace Dodge's Miss Syndicate
and Sister Syn, George Townsend's
Greenwich Folly. winner of the Gold
Cup race; G. III. Rand's Lady Spitfire.
j. ii. r. CromwelFs Bottoms Up and
George c. Graves Shadow Vite.
The first two heats of the Isl n.y.
droplane limited class also will be run
tomorrow. and the first two heats of
the 151 hydroplane unlimited class.
The hydroplane classes will contain
such we'll known boats as Rand's
Little Spitfire and Ed Hammond's
Miss Westchester. Other races tomor-
row are the three heats of the Class
B outboard, and race for 110-horse-
power runabouts. Saturday the final
heats of all races will be run as we'll
as the Secretary of the Navy's Cup
race. which is over a 20-mile course
In one heat.
Owners of the speed boats entered in
the race Were nearly all here today
They include Horace Dodge, Mrs.
Delphine Dodge Cromwell, George
Townsend Ira Hand. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Fl. Rand both of whom are racing
fans. and the Count and Countess
Johnston-Noab.
Four women will race in the ladies'
championship race, which will be the
final event Saturday, it was an
nounced today. A touch of mystery
has been added by the refusal of G.
Roy Keys to announce the pilot of
his Curtiss Wilgold III in the ladies'
race. Other woman drivers will be
Mrs. Cromwell. Mrs. ". j. Conners
and Miss Eleanor Corby, who will
drive w. $. corby'S Jayee il. Mrs.
Conners has entered her Miss Okeecho-
bee in the Secretary of the Navy's
Cup race in an attempt to carry off
the trophy two years in succession
Her victory last year against a field
of man drivers was one of the sensa-
tions of the regatta.
Air Circus on Program.
Tomorrow's program. in addition to
the II races, VIII include an air circus
bv planes from Boiling Field and a
concert for 50 minutes preceding the
first race by the Marine Rand. The
air circus and concert will start at
1890 and the first race at /.
The yacht club has announced that
guests who will view the races from
any of the four boats which will be
anchored near the Presidents May
flower must be at the clubhouse by
1880. The launches which VIII carr
the guests 10 the ships will stop run
ming at that time.
Accommoda tons for ! 900 spectators
have been reserved on two barces
which will he anchored directly oppo-
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