Evening star., 1934-06-08
NEW TYPE CRAFT
WILL HAVE EVENT
225.InCh HydropIanes Said
to Be Fast-0utboardS
in Handicap.
DDITTON of tuo

A DDITION of two races to
~ the already full schedule
~ of the Presidents Cup
4 \ Regatta was announced
today by L. Gordon Leech, chair
man of the Race Committee and
executive secretary of the Presi-
dents Cup Regatta Association.
One is free-for-all or outboards.
1t will be run on handicap basis
and the little outboards will have as
much chance as the larger ones. The
other race is for 225-cubic- Inch hy-
droplanes, new class of boats said
to be capable of developing high
speed Such boats were first suggested
by the veteran marine architect, John
Hacker, who pointed out that there
should be some racing boat built that
would not be so expensive as the usual
racing craft.
Hackers plan calls for simple
hydroplane, hull-powered by a con-
verted Ford V-8 motor. With this
power plant and a properly designed
hull, Hacker estimates the entire out
fit should cost less than a thousand
dollars.
TINE 40-mile-an-hour mark finally
has been achieved by the class
A outboards. A record of 40.909
miles an hour has just been certified
by the National Outboard Racing
Commission, being credited to Aaron
Michaels of Santa Monica, Calf, at
Lake Yosemite on May 13.
AEinhoo1c of frnvn q CnYpa
stock hull. powered with a Johnson
123 mile court in minutes 20 Sec
onds.
According to a New York naval
architect, the old prejudice which
made the lover of sail Scorn the motor
boating enthusiast and the power boat
man look down upon the windjammer
as a survivor of an archaic mode Of
water transportation are disappear
ing. The SailbOat man, AYERS the
architect, wants an adequate engine
in his boat for use in getting in and
out of crowded anchorageS or to turn
on when calm beSetS him and he must
get back to keep business engage
mentS A number of power boat own
erS who like to run offShore are equip
ping their craft with auxiliary can
vas to steady their boats in seaway
and for emergency use in the event
of mechanical breakdowns.
"HE National Sweepstakes, race
for single-engined speedboats OF
any power. inaugurated in 1880
by the Red Bank Yacht Club, will be
run on the Shrewsbury again in
August, after all, instead of going
to Baltimore.
1t will be held August 18 and 49,
The sweepstakes had been awarded to
the Maryland Yacht Club for its
jubilee regatta August 1912 when no
word came from Red Bank earlier in
the season as to whether it wished
the event again 1t appeared this was
the spur the Red Bankers needed. for
within a few weeks they had obtained
sufficient financial backing to make it
feasible for them to apply for the
stakes"
"A GALA aquatic program is planned
~ for the new A Century of Prog
ress Exposition at Chicago this
Summer.
The National A. A. u swimming
championships for men are booked
for July 6, 7 and in the lagoon on
the fair grounds, the second annual
Hearst 15-mile swim for professionals
will be held July % with the finish in
the lagoon and the third annual
Hearst gold cup speed boat regatta
will take place August l9.
Entries in the yacht race to Ber-
muda close next Thursday. The fleet
is expected to total at least 35 boats,
or close to the 1880 record.
So successful was last Sundays
Spring marine pageant that it doubt
less will be continued annually, be-
coming bigger and better each year.
Thousands saw Sundays show, which
was sponsored by the Presidents Cup
REGATTA Association.