Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-12
RIVER RESOUNDS
WITH SPEEDBOATS
TUNING FOR RACES
Three Score Sportsmen En-
ter Craft to Compete in
Presidents Cup Regatta.
FIRST-AID PATROLS
ASHORE AND AFLOAT
List by Secretary Leech of Power
Boat Association Shows Many ;
Cities Represented.

The Potomac River was resounding
To-Day to the bass roar of speedboats
getting groomed and tuned for the
residents Cup regatta. Some three
score sportsmen who have entered craft
In the races tomorrow and Saturday
are In the city or will arrive tonight.
Virtually all Of the boats in town so
Tar have taken to the water. They
presented lively spectacle this morn
ing racing down the Georgetown Chan
mel alongside the Speedway In Potomac
Park, where the course for the races
has been laid out.
Inc flrst race gets away tomorrow at
l o'clock. Everything Is in readiness
Tor the various events, and for the
SAFETY and convenience OF the specta-
tors, according to Commodore Conrad
c. Smith Of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Power Boat Association, which is
sponsoring the regatta.
First-Aid Patrols Formed.
First-aid patrols have been organized
ashore and afioat. Provision has been
made for seats along Fthe seawall, tick
cts for which are available at MANY
points over the District. Details of the
races Saturday will be broadcast, in
GLIDING running story Of the feature
Presidents Cup race.
L. Gordon Leech. secretary Of the
power boat association. today announced
a virtually complete list of entries as
follows:
Paul B. Sawyer, jr.. Vampire, Bethle-
hem, Pa; Helen Hentchel. Golden Girl,
Whitestone, Long Island; Gerald c. Hol-
brook, Jersey Lightning, Red Bank,
N. j.; G. c. Thompson, IT., Suffolk
P-Nut, Suffolk. Va; Ernest H. Hartge,
Shark, Galesville, Md; John D. Gar
seallen, 1t. Babylon. N. Y; E. Malcolm
Pope, Lookin; Back To. st. Winter
Haven, Fla: Lockwood e. Palmer Co.,
Doane Lock Palm, Stamford, Conn.
Fla; c. Roy Reyes. CurtisS Willgold III
and Carenaught, Buffalo, N. Y: Elmer
H. johnson, Sparrow, North Benning-
ton. VT: Romanus Fellman, Lot-O-Fun.
EaStview, N. Y: Robert Herrustadt, I'M
named, New York City; George Neu-
baner, Fox Trot, Baltimore: Alexander
Masterton, Century Cyclone, Patterson,
N. j.; Lester j. Preston, Ceestepper Nv,
Keuka Park, N. Y: Lowell E. Preston
Ceestepper III, Keuka Park, N. Y; j.
E. Walls Dizzy II. Middletown, Della.
Julius T. Herbst. unnamed. Wilmington
N. C.: E. r. Pickard. jr., unnamed, Will
mington, N. c.; Frank Myers, Baby
Whale, Fair Haven. Mass; j. E. Walls
Speed Craft. Middletown, Del; Capt.
w. j. Snadeeki, Pigeon and Pigeon e,
Westover, Va: Earl D. Widegran, I'm
Alone. Locust Valley. N. Y; Freeman
E. Messick, Baybe Baby, Edgemoor,
Del; Charles E. Sharp, unnamed
Port Norris. N j.; G. Elmer Stagmer. C.
Hoss, jr, Baltimore, Md; D. N. Hun
dertmark. Century Cyclone. Paterson
N. j.: John D. Masterton. Century
Cyclone. Patterson. N. j.; Chris Ripp
Bay Head II, Jamaica, N. Y; D. Ora
ham, jr, unnamed. Yonkers. N. Y;
Joseph G.. O'Neill, Muffie. Sandot and
Sharks, Moorestown, N. ].
Entries Of ID. C. Sportsmen.
Entries of Washington sportsmen in
clude w. S. Corby, Jayee III; w. Stokes
Sammons, Katherine 1; Jim Orme, ST.
Miss Lizzie E. A. Zimmerman, Inoco:
P. M. Childs, McDugal of Waukegan;
Robert Penna, Julia; William B. Childs
jr., Oates; James A. Councillor, Javegs
II; Roger Scott, Hoo II and Gulf;
Thomas P. Hickman. unnamed: James
Baden, unnamed; D. j. Tyrell. Miss
High Hat; Henry Steiger, Sunny; Walter
A. Saunders, Katherine j; Paul Robin
son, Carol; w. S. Sammons, Javega I;
| G. Forsberg, Dottie; M. G. Haring
Dunn Dora: Clarence E. Werback, Capt.
toll Craft, j. A. Mitchell. Mitchevinrude
T. r. Geraci. Wasp, and c. j. Rieman
Miss Union City.