Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-18
SEXTON Wins
THIRD PLACE
b5 Boats to Enter Trials For
Records At Point Isabel
Today

Especial 70 The Herald
POINT ISABEL. Aug. l7-When
ne sir-hammc- hum of the out
boarders claimed down Saturday
ending the first day OF the two-day
REGATTA In the Laguna Madre. the
officials score book revealed that
Houston. San Antonio and Calves
ION had shared h1nors. each taking
first. Bob Sexton Of Browns
vile was the only Valley water
skinner to place. taking third in
The 10-mile free-for-all.
Buck Runnels Of Houston stepped
away from the field in the Glass B
five-mile event. His trim little
~Baby johnson" skinned. slipped
and slapped its way around the
course at a rate Of SO 80 miles per
hour. Runnels' boat was a hull Of
his own design. powered by a To-
Horsepower, two-cysinder Seahorse
Two other Houston water speed
merchants made the event an all
Bayou City event. l.. +. Helton
pilot,d his craft in second, and
Smith Runnels ushered his hull
across the finish line in third posi-
ton.
San Antonio Scores
San Antonio took her only prize
OF the day when j M. Barnon won
the class G five-mile event, nego-
tiating the course at an average
speed Of 37.03 miles per hour in
Miss Evinrude.'. AS in the class B
chase, Helton and Smith Runnels
came In second and third respec-
lively. Barnon's hull vas Of his
own design and was powered by an
Evinrude.
The ten-mile f~ree-for-all was cap
tured handily by Bob Trevault OF
Galveston. The water had rough
encd I'D considerably at the time
the race was run and the winning
average speed was 50 miles per
hour. Trevault used COCO No. !
q step-sled powered by a 32-horse-
power, four-cylindeI SeahorSe. Steve
Hancock. also Of Galveston, finisn-
ed second. Hancock used O four
cylincered cupboard. Bob Sexton,
only Valley racer to place during the
day, came in third Sections craft
was powered by 8 16-horSepower
two--ylinder Seahorse.
Houston Tops Field
Houston acers easily topped the
field winning seven places. Calves
ton was second. taking OIL TWO
while San Antonio and BROWNSVILLE
tied with n each.
There was only n spill during
the day. Walter BurruS OF karneS
CITY Tipped over in the first lap OF
the free for all. He was leading at
the time.
Officials we're well plaesed with
the nanner in which the events
were run off and expressed belief
that Sundays races would be among
tire best ever held IN the state. one
of the veteran Galveston drivers
was surprised at the tield here
Never before, he SAID IIe
crack drivers Of San Antonio, Gus
ton and Galveston been gotten To-
About 80 or IS crafts are expect
al n enter the events Sunday. 1he
dav will get undo, way at $50 q. m
u,hen efforts to break records IN the
nils straight-away will be MADE
These heats will BE- carefully CLOCK
ed for possible records.
water Polo Game
The regular races will get unoeI
NAV at o a. m. when the class 3
event will be staged. This VIII pe
followed by the G and free-ior-ali
II IS expected that the outooaros
viii complete the day oy IL oi
lf:30 q. m. ho,d n
A water polo game will be neio ~ Z
.ne YACHT Club turning basin at :
= m and this will be followed on
catboat races in the Laguna Maore
at 3 y. m. ill 10 ron
elnded with a cabrIto barbecue az
the Yacht club.
Nearly all of the hotel accomh
satIons at the Point we're taken
saturday and one Of the largeS'
crowds ever to visit Point lSaoel l.
expected Sunday. are
This officials IN the races a.
sohnay winters of Houston. start
e.. 7 p. Haninwav of San Antonio
scorer. and j. L. Helton Oh houS-
a. ,aune keeDer.