Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
SPEED BOAT RACE
PLANS ADVANCED
HammerSIey to Defend Presi.
cents Cup at Regatta Here
September 1917.

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will vie here September 16 and Il In
The Presidents Cup Regatta, which
promises to be more warmly contested
and productive of more interest among
yachtsmen than ever before, it was
announced here Yesterday when adj
dltional details Of the event were
made public.
Eager TO defend his laurels, l..
Gordon Hammerlsey, of the Column
bia Yacht Club, New York, owner of
the duralumin racer, Cigarette "
which won the trophy last year by
racing at close TO mile a minute clip.
already has entered his speedy craft
confident that il will repeat Gar
Wood and Horace Dodge also have
entered racing craft and other speed
boat enthusiasts Of national repute
have signified their intention of spon-
soring entries which promise to set
new speed.boat records.
Impetus to the plans for the regatta
has been lent by the assurance of the
American Power Boat Association that
the Horace H. Dodge Memorial Trophy
race will be one of the principal
events. This race is sought by yacht
ing organizations all over the country.
Women's Race Planned.
The Presidents Cup is sponsored
by President Coolidge and placed in
competition by the Corinthian Yacht
Club. which will conduct the regatta.
Rules for the race for the golden
trophy, worth $1,000, provide that the
speed of the racers must exceed As
miles per hour. In one of its heats
last year the Cigarette " cut through
the water at SAT- miles per hour.
Similar regulations are in effect for
the competition for the Secretary of
the Nays Cup. One of the outstand-
ing races of the two-day program of
speed events will be a women's race.
Competitors will include some of the
best woman Speedboat drivers in the
country and those in charge of ar
rangements for the regatta have re.
ceived assurances that one and pos
sibly two local pilots will participate
in the race.
The Cigarette w, valued at $50, 900,
is certain to attract attention, because
of its glistening finish and graceful
lines as well as its reputation for
great speed. Horace f. Dodge, jr.,
piloted Miss Syndicate last year but
it had the misfortune to break pro-
pelier shaft. He hopes to churn to
victory this time.
Prepare for Huge Crowds.
Members of the regatta committee
predicted yesterday that at least
$4,000 spectators will line the river
bank during the racing programs
There will be at least 10 or more
races on each of the two days Of the
regatta. Assurance of the presence
of the outstanding racing boats of the
age, it was pointed out, means that
boat enthusiasts from many points
will journey here to attend the events
of national Importance.
The regatta committee is now ac-
lively engaged in arranging for the
financing of the meet. The regatta
has received the unqualified indorse-
ment of many civic organizations and
the District Commissioners have
pledged the cooperation of the Dis
trict government feeling that the
speed boat event will be of ineStimable
value TO the city.
snindn with which to make possible
ere elaborate program win be obtained
through business and industrial con.
Germs. About $4,000 will be needed
TO make the affair a success.
The regatta committee comprises:
c. c. Smith, Commodore Corinthian
Yacht Club, general chairman; Will
liam Rogers, executive chairman;
Melvin C. Sharpe. vice chairman;
Rudolph Jose, Lieut.. Comdr. S. S.
Yeandle, United States Coast Guard;
Andrew D. Porter, E. c. Baltz, Sec
retary-treasurer; j. Gilbert Dyer, in
charge of entertainment for visitors,
and William F. Seals, publicity repre-
sentative.
The course will be miles long,
laid off with TX mile straightaways
off Hams Point, making it possible
for the spectators to get a good view
of the entire progress of the races.
including the foaming turns as the
boats swerve about the turning bouys.
Support Pledged at Dinner.
Enthusiastic support was promised
for the regatta at preliminary din
ner of racing enthusiasts at the Carl
ton Hotel the night of June 8.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, president
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association; E. c. Brandenburg, for
mer president of the Board of Trade,
and j. Dorsey Hyde, secretary of the
Corinthian Club that they would use
the influence of their organizations
to obtain the support of the business
men of the city for the regatta.
The support of the District Govern.
ment was pledged by Commissioners
Proctor l.. Dougherty and Sidney
+. Taliaferro and Maj. William E. r.
Covell, Assistant Engineer Commits.
Sioner.
Others lauding the plans for the
regatta were: Carl Schuneman, AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury;
Admiral Edward w. Eberle, chief of
operation United States Navy; Rear
Admiral +. G. Billiard, commandant
of the Coast Guard: Capt. Willis Nc
Doweli. then acting commandant of
the Navy Yard; Capt David Addison,
supply officer of the Navy Yard
Charles Hail, editor of Motor Boat;
Gerald d. White, editor of Rudder;
John joy Edison md William Thigh
man Helmsley of Baltimore commo.
dore of the Maryland Yacht Club.
Secretary CT. the Navy Wilbur went
into detail to show the club the part
that fast motor boats have played in
the development OF the Navy and paid
tribute TO the cfiic spirit behind the
plans for the speed Loaf races.