Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-19
OUTB0ARDS RACE
CUP PRELIMINARY
BEFORE THOUSANDS
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year, was expected to cross the line
with temporary patch covering the
hole punched in her mahogany planking
by floating debris yesterday afternoon.
The race Is expected to lie between
the repaired Hotsy Totsy and George
Reiss' FL Largarto, which finished in
first place yesterday after driving past
the crippled Hotsy TotSy.
Should Hotsy Totsy finish In first
place on the last two heats today, she
viii win the cup for the second time,
even though FL Largarto should take
second place in both heats.
H0tsy TOtsy Disabled.
The climax Of yesterdays racing
came when HotSy Totsy, leading a field
of seven entries by comfortable 10
lengths, struck a piece Of debris which
tore a 10-inch hole in her sleek ma
hogany hull.
with water spouting in a fountain
through the open forward cockpit,
Kliesrath, Port Washington, N. Y,
pilot, nursed his speedy little boat
around the last two laps of the course,
finishing with 6-inches of water slosh-
ing around his feet. The drag Of the
open hole as it smashed into the frothy
waves and the increasing weight Of the
water flooding his bilge slowed down
Kliesrath, and he had to watch ReiSs
Ell Largarto, which had been running
second up to the time Of the accident,
creep by him to finish an easy first.
Kliesrath, however, succeeded in beat
ing of the drive of Delphine w, plotted
by william Horne, Hampton, Va, who
had spurted from fifth place to finish
third.
The Hotsy Totsy had been favored to
win the Presidents Cup for the second
time. This speedy craft won the cup
last year and captured the Gold Cup
twice.
without daring to throttle down lest
his leaking bow drop into the water,
Kliesrath churned across the finish line
and beat hasty retreat to the Wash
ington Navy Yard. There sings were
slipped under his boat, and It was hoist
ed ashore for speedy repairs to prepare
it for the two final heats of the race
for the Presidents Cup today.
In winning the first heat Reiss' boat
covered the is miles in II minutes S5.75
miles per hour. The Hotsy Totsy av-
eraged 49.898 miles an hour, requiring
IS minutes % seconds for the is miles.
Delphine " showed an average Of 4o.49
miles per hour for the heat.
ReiSs' time for the heat was approxi-
matnly 2 miles per hour slower than
the regatta record and IL miles below
the Gold Cup racing mark of So miles,
reached in one lap by Dick Loynes
at Red Bank, N. j., last year. Iioynes
placed FIFTH in the Californian In yes
terday's first heat.
First Day Summary.
A summary Of the first days events
follows:
Stock runabouts, class A, not over
so horsepower, miles--Ma-Ja, Mrs
Maude Rutherford, Palm Beach, Fla.
first; Q Me Go: James z. orubbs, sec
ond; Red Head, A. A. Browne, Phila-
delphia, third. Winning time, 10 min
utes 10 seconds.
OutboardS, class B, two heats, S miles
-V-254, Thomas Estlick, Chicago, first
in both heats; MISS, A. Nagel, West
wildwood, N. j., second, both heats;
N-679, Don Flower, Oyster Bay, N. Y,
third, both heats. Winning time. S:Il,
first heat; 8:07, second heat.
Hydroplanes, 5 miles-Lightning III,
Vincent .Cacace, Norfolk, Va; B-122,
DR.. paul S. Burnhatn, wilmington. Del.
Chotsie III, Mrs. Paul s. Burnham, VIII
n1ington, Del. Time, 9:29.
Stock runabouts, class B (not over
125 horsepower), miles-Hacker,
walter Saunders, Washington, d. O.;
H-208, j. B. Corcoran. CenterviIle, Md;
jeanne, w. o. Hampstead, Philadelphia.
Time, $3.50.
Outboards, class G Cfrst heat, s
niles-V-254, Tom Estlick; M-251. Dick
Neal, Manistee, Mich; J-323, William
CARL, washington. Time, 1888.
Outboards, class G Second heat,
miles-V-254, Tom Estlick: M-251,
Dick Neal: HIS, H. r. Grimes, WASH
ington. Time, tao. (Carll took nth
to gain third in the two heats on
points.)
Stock runabouts, class d (not over
$50 horsepower), miles-It, II, j.
Carscallen, Long Island, N. r; H-206,
J. B. Corcoran; Hacker, walter Saunders.
Time, 8:l1.
Presidents Cup Heat
Presidents Cup (first heat, is miles
Ell Largarto, George ReisS, Lake
George, N. Y; Hotsy Totsy, Victor
Kliesrath, Port Washington. N. Y; Del
phine w, william Horne, Hampton,
Va: Louisa, John Wanamaker, Jr, New
York City; Californian, Richard Loynes,
Long Beach, Calf; Miss Philadelphia,
John Shiye, Philadelphia; Arctic Tern