Evening star., 1934-12-23
CUP REGATTA TOPS
BIC AQUATIC YEAR
Speedboat Drivers, Oars
men, CanoeiSts and Swim.
mers Share Honors.

X most successful of all the
i Presidents Cup speedboat re-
gattas, an aquatic season that
teemed with notable performances
and real drama was enjoyed here.
Daring speedboat drivers, canoeists,
oarsmen and swimmers all had their
innings.
Outstanding events of the campaign
included the triumph of the 13-year-
old El Largarto in the Presidents Cup
race, the victory of Rita Augusterfer,
the city's outstanding girl swimmer,
in the Junior national A. A. U. 220-
yard free style championship; the
performance of Roy Dale, who sent
his Guppy over the Havre De Grace
speedboat course at 47.61 miles an
hour, a new national record for the
l25-cubic-inch hydroplane class, but
was beaten by S. Mortimer Auerbach;
the national junior 10-foot diving
championship, won by Claude Eckert
Of the Shawnee Ill) Country Club
and the annual Presidents Cup 3-mile
swim, which was captured by Dave
Rowan of the Big Brothers Associa-
ton OF Philadelphia, after a thrilling
scrap. Ray Ruddy, New York A. c.,
who had won the Smile event the
previous seven years in a row, finished
fifth. Rowan won by the barest
margin over Harry Tresnak of Lenox
Hill A. c. Of New York City. New
York A. c., with only one entry, Ruddy.
relinquished the team trophy it vir-
tually had monopolized since 1927.
GUIDE Resumes Rowing.
MYTH Granville Guide, national
" senior sculls champion a dec
ade ago, showing old-time
form, the Potomac Boat Club did
well in rowing competition. This
clubs eight-oared crew, stroked by
Guide, was victorious in the Presi-
dents Cup regatta. Guide won the
Potomac River singles sculls title in
the annual William c. Mckinney
Memorial Regatta Hale Chisholm,
Potomac Boat Club, won the Junior
single sculls in the Middle States As
sociation regatta.
In the canoeing field Washington
Canoe Club continued to garner
laurels. A veteran, Harry (Pop)
knight, also was prominent in this
organizations triumphs. Led by Pop,
w. c. c. easily won the annual Middle
States division regatta of the Amer
ican Canoe Association. Knight, with
Everett Rodman, Johnny Long, Alden
Smell, Harold McCawley, Jack Schultz,
Dick Ackad and Herman Vollmer
scored in the national regatta of the
American Canoe Association at Tren-
ton, in which w. c. C. finished second.
Yonkers Canoe Club was first. In the
Presidents Cup regatta Knight and
Rodman won the two-man double
blade event over the Pendleton Canoe
Club of New York to give the W. c. c..
team honors and the Sir Thomas
Upton Trophy.
Big Increase in Swimming.
There was a notable increase in
swimming competition. The first all
junior outdoor meet was held under
A. A. U. sanction and other meets
were held for the first time
Most of the record in Dis
trict Of Columbia A. A. U. swimming
was done by the men, though the
girls smashed flock of 'em.
Rita Augusterfer again won five
free-style District of Columbia A. A.
u. tests, three indoors and two out
doors, four of them in record time.
George Croft also of the Shoreham
Club was outstanding among the male
splashers. He won the so and 100
yard free-style District of Columbia
A. A. U. events, both indoors and
outdoors, and in each he lowered
previous marks.
Leonora Taube was the most ver-
satile swimmer among the girls and
little Ann Bono and Louisa Robert
were among other notable fair per-
formers.
Ernie Boggs of the Central Y. M.
c. A. successfully defended his half
mile, open-water District of Columbia
A. A. U. title. He also won the
quarter mile test.
There was, as usual. plenty Of in
terest in aquatic sports among play
ground youngsters and interest in
water polo increased.
An interesting feature was the de-
velopment in sailboat competition. A
series of races was conducted by the
Potomac River Sailing Association,
with Kittywink, owned by F. q.
Levy, gaining the team trophy.