The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-18
Marine News
CapitaI- Capital
 Race Includes Larger
 Boats thdn Last Year

The racing cruisers of the second Capital Capital yacht race will leave Olympia, Wash, for Juneau, at noon on June 5, according to an- nouncement made in Olympia by B. F. Hume, Secretary of the Rules Committee.
 The race is sponsored by a joint committee of the Olympia and Ju- neau Chambers of Commerce and Olympia Yacht Club. The race is run under. the sanction of the American Power Boat Association.
 The Rules Committee members, at a recent meeting held in Olym- pia, concerned themselves mainly with rules and regulations expect ed to govern the long trek this year. The 1928 race rules were re- viewed and discussed with a view to making changes that might seem justified by experience.
 It was decided to add a third division of boats to permit larger cruisers to enter the race. The 1928 divisions were for boats 25 to 40 feet, and 40 to 65 feet in length This year boats 65 to 150 feet may enter. In connection with this change it was decided to permit not only gas and Diesel-powered craft to compete, but steam power ed yachts as well.
 Handicap Event
 The race, as in 1928, will be on handicap, and a subcommittee was named to work out, if possible, a system of handicaps that will make for closer finish at Juneau. This committee is to report at the next rules committee meeting.
 It was decided that boats capable of maintaining at least seven-knot speed may enter; and the race is to start from Olympia with all boats on the starting line.
 Owners of racing boats must be members of a yacht club. All boats must be in Olympia and sub ject to official inspection by ' pm. the day preceding the race. En- tries must be made Is days before start of the race and accompanied by S25 entry fee. This fee is re- turnable if the boat starts and con- tinues in the race for 24 hours. No judges, timekeepers or other race officials may be members of crews of the contesting boats.
 The minimum crew may be three men. Time allowances for stop- overs, re-fueling, repairing, etc, are yet to be determined. Last year six hours per day was allowed, and was cumulative. It is probable that four hours per day will be the al- lowance this year. but whether or not the time will be cumulative is yet to be decided,
 Closer Finish Wanted
 Special efforts will be made to provide a closer finish at Juneau this year than last, when the first boat in Juneau was almost four days ahead of the last.
 Yacht club representatives present at the recent meeting were: Queen City Yacht club (Seattle)-Jack Power, Ray Stickler. and c. F. Wheeler; Seattle Yacht club-Rich- ard Froboese. and w. M. Meacham; Tacoma Yacht club-Dr. S. L. Blair and F. L. Baker; and Olympia Yacht club-John Pierce and Adolph Schmidt as rules commit tee representatives, and Joe Speck- art and B. F. Hume, of the Olym- pia Chamber of Commerce, is sec retAry.
 Indications are for entry of at least dozen yachts in this years race, according to committeeman, since two California yacht owners have signified their intentions of entering and Seattle, Tacoma, Bel lingham and Olympia yachtsmen are reported enthusiastic over race