Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
SPEEDBOAT RACERS
VIE AT ANNAPOLIS
Capt. FIickinger Victorious in
Two Heats for Navy
Secretay's Cup.

A NNAPOLIS, Md, September 10.
~ "A group Of the fastest pow
n er boats of the country were
to compete in the Presidents
Cup gold trophy race here this after
noon, the feature of the annual two
day Presidents Cup regatta which
opened yesterday. Eligible for the race
were Imp II (R. r Hoyt, Columbia),
the California (R. Lownes, Ions
Branch), Hotsy Totsy (V. KileSratn
Montauk) and Miss Columbia IT. Hall
Red Bank. There were TO De two
heats, the first at / 40 o'clock and the
second at 2:z5. with the final at 4:ls
o'clock. Other events also were Sched-
uled this afternoon.
Capt. H. w. Flickinger, Army ar
plane pilot, drove Carenaught to vic.
tory in both heats in the unlimited
disbursements class to win the Secre-
tary of the Navy Cup yesterday in the
feature race. His average speed Tor
the l5-mile course was 48.128 miles an
hour and his time was 1874.
Yesterdays summaries:
Secretary of Navy Cup, for unlimited
displacementS. Finals-Won by Care
naught, driven by Capt. H. w. Flick
niger Of Washington and owned by
C. Roy Keys of Buffalo, N. Y; second,
Miss Philadelphia, driven by William
Freitag and owned by j. Shibe, both
of Philadelphia; third, Why Not, drty-
en- by Frank Rutherford of Port WASH
ington, l.. I. Winning time, ID min
utes Al seconds. Average speed, 48.126
miles per hour. First heat-Won by
Carenaught; second, Pet II, driven by
John Bramble of Baltimore, joint
1f naik
third, Miss Philadelphia. Second heat
Won by Carenaught; second, Miss
Philadelphia; third, Baby Horace, driy-
en- by Horace Dodge of Detroit.
40-horSepower stock runabouts, divt-
sion 2-Won by City of Newport News,
driven by G. K. Hutchinson; second,
Stanley Horner, driving boat by same
name third, G. z. Baldwin Of Water
bury, Anne Arundel County, Md. Time,
1906 minutes. Average speed, 24.793
miles per hour.
Free for all for ladies--Won by Maude
Hughes of New York City In Why Not,
the only entry.
Glass B division, cupboard motors
(amateur). Finals-Won by Century
Cyclone, driven by Barney Davie OF
Tuxedo Park, N Y; second, The Shark,
driven by Bill Mahoney of New York
City; third, Silver Fox, driven by w. t.
Fox, jr., of Philadelphia. Winners aver
age speed, 34155 miles per hour. Time,
minutes 43 seconds. First heat-Won
by Century Cyclone; second, The Shark;
third, Blah II, driven by P. I. Hoffman
of Baltimore. Second heat-Won by
Thunder, driven by J. B. Sword, jr, OF
Stone Harbor, N j.; second, Century
Cyclone;' third. Silver Fox.
Glass B division, outboard motors
professionally. Finals-Won by Flying
Reds driven by j. A. Becker of Atlantic
City; second. Mercury Too, driven by
w. B. Tuck of Philadelphia; third, IN
dine, driven by B. E. Lamb of Jackson
vile, Fla. Winning time, 8 minutes %
seconds. Average speed, 35.643 miles pei
hour. First heat-Won by Flying Reds
second, Mercury Too; third, Undine
| Second heat-Won by Flying Reds
second. Mercury Too; third, Undine.
Glass C division, cupboard motors
| (amateur). Finals--Won by Century
Cyclone, driven by Barney Davie Of
Tuxedo Park, N. Y. second, Blah II
driven by p. I. Hoffman of Baltimore
third, Kaydet, driven by Reese Hatcheti
of Beach Hurst, Long Island, N. 7
Winning time, 7:51 minutes. Average
speed, 1925 miles per hour. First heal
Won by Century Cyclone; second
Kaydet; third, Sunkist II, driven BY
Loretta Turnbull of Monrovia. Calf
Second heat-Won by Century cyclone
second Blah II; no third.
ISL hydroplane limited. Finals-Wor
by Meadowmere II, driven by Franz
Ripp of Jamaica, Long Island. N. Y.
second, Miss California, driven by Rich
ard Loynes Of Long Beach, Calf; third
Bay Head, driven by Al Louvet O
Jamaica, Long Island Time, 5:66 min
utes. Average speed, 50.56 miles PEI
hour. First heat-Won by Meadowmer'
II; second, Miss California; third, Ba!
Head. Second heat-Finished same a
first.