New Britain herald., 1930-10-09
PLANS COMPLETED
 FOR BOAT REGATTA
Gov. John Trumbull Will Take
 Part in Race

Plans are complete anf the stage is set for the eastern divisional and national outboard championships which will bring the greatest influx of power boat racers the state of Connecticut has ever seen to Mid dletown, October II, 12 and 13. Never before have two regattas of major importance been staged on the same course during the same weekend and leading power boat officials as we'll as most of the coun- try's outboard drivers will watch the results with unusual interest.
 Middletown will be the Mecca to- wards which practically all of the champion drivers of America will turn next week and Phelps Inger- soll treasurer of the Connecticut River Regatta association, estimates that as many as 200 boats will be brought into the city by the con- testants. In fact, so many entries have been received that officials of the regatta are to run off special elimination heats to keep the final heats from being overcrowded.
 Trumbull to Race
 One of the outstanding features of the regatta will be a special match race between Governor John Trumbull, E. Keht Hubbard, presi- dent of the Manufacturers Associa- ton of Connecticut, and Commander Eugene Mcdonald of Chicago. The race will take place at S:30 p. m. this Saturday, during the eastern divisional championships.
 Ingersoll is enthusiastic over the attention which the regattas will call not only to boating but also to the inland waterways and he and other power boat authorities believe that the regattas will have far reaching results.
 Not the least of the benefits of outboard motor races is the stimu- lation of interest in the waterways of the country" 1ngersoll said re- gently. Such interest should result in a wider appreciation of the po- tentialities of our rivers and lakes. Boat racing, although primarily q sport. inevitably creates enthusiasm for the waterways"
 Boost for Waterways
 "The thoughtful will readily ap- preciate that in the evolution of water transportation, outboard mo- tor boats bear a somewhat analogous tomobiles bear to paved roads. Mod ern transportation on rubber tires created the demand for improved highways and diverted popular in- terest to touring. The man who owns an outboard motorboat is al- most certain to be a booster for bet ter waterways which can accommo- date freight barges, to say nothing of his own equipment. Promoters of outboard motor racing are centering America is becoming increasingly water minded. Every putt putt of ! an outboard engine is a boost for our waterways" said Ingersoll
 | The committee in charge has re- ceived a telegram from Jimmie Jor- dan, skipper of the Arizona, and better known in racing circles as "Rattlesnake Jim" who halls from i Phoenix, Ariz., and has recently qualified In the elimination events in l q ri h |. | boat in complete cowboy outfit, in cluding spurs and stuffed rattle snake on the deck of his hydroplane
 List of Entries
 l Following are a few entries for the national regatta: Karl Boyer l Toledo, O.; Travis Chestnut. Jack, sonville, Fla; Roy Craig, Tacoma | Wash: George Cost. Birmingham Ala: D. B. Downing. Detroit, Mich; Royal Hansen, Milwaukee, Wis; Walter Jones, Seattle. Wash; Wal ter Kopke. Essex; Bronson H. Lamb ! Jacksonville, Fla; Ollie J. Mullen bach, Ravina. H.; Howard Meyers i Kansas City, Kas.: John B. Maypole River Forest, H.; r. Mikkelson. Mil i waukee, Wis: Charles McCue, Seat i tie. Wash; Stewart Nunnelley. De- triot Mich; Ray Pregenzer, jr., An fioch H.: Elliott Spencer, West i brook: Loretta Turnbull, Monrovia CHlif.; C. l. Whitehead, Hartford Wilma Wynnc, Jacksonville, Fla
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