Evening star., 1935-05-19
TWENTY SHIPPERS |
milne FOR EVENT
Craft Will Get Under Way
From HainS Point on
Night of May 20.
BY e. A. FULLER.

A REGATTA headlined ~ a 30
~ mile race over the Memorial
~ day week end from the Hams
Point gas buoy to the pier
of Quantico, the most ambitious sail
boat 'event arranged hereabout, has
aroused a deal of enthusiasm among
the rapidly increasing number of de-
votees of this sport in the National
Capital area.
A score of shippers have entered
the competition, which will be staged
by the Potomac River Sailing Asso-
citation. The first boats will leave
here the night of May 20 at II o'clock
and the others will get under way at
various intervals thereafter until the
next morning at S O'Clock, depending
upon the handicap system which will
prevail 1t is expected most of the
craft will be across the finish line at
Quantico by noon, May 80.
There will be dinner that night
at the Officers Club at Quantico, to
which high ranking officers of the
Marine Corps stationed at that base
have been invited, including Brig. Gen.
Thomas Holcomb, commandant of the
Marine Corps School; Col. H. N. Man
ney, jr., chief of staff; Col. F. B.
Price, commanding officer, 5th Ma
rines; Lieut.. Col. Charles J. Miller,
Mai. Thomas P. Cheatham, assistant
chief of staff; Maj. Maurice c. Greg
ory, post quartermaster and Capt.
Thomas M Ryan. Following dinner
there will be an entertainment pro-
gram.
Two races over a Smile triangular
course will be held off Quantico on
June /.
The fleet after the races that day
will move up the Potomac to Gunston
Cove, where more competition will
be held along with a general water
sports program, in which members OF
all Washington yacht clubs have been
invited to participate.
Philip Rigg is chairman of the
Racing Committee of the Potomac
River Sailing Association, which has
charge of the regatta. The official
timekeeper will be U. S. Lambert.
Commodore Jack Marsh of the asso-
citation requests entries be filed with
Secretary Brent Drane, 2230 Califor-
MIA street, telephone Potomac 58l3
not later than next Wednesday.
Here is the complete list of craft
30 far entered with their owners:
Freya, r. Clyde Cruitt; Sassy, D.
Werner Smythe; Lilt, Maj. H. H.
Jacobs; Wild Cat, John Brumbaugh;
Bob Cat, Fred Tip; Dusky Buck, Mar
win Foley; Flighty, Wilfred Preston;
Kittiwake, Brent Drane; Diffy, Arthur
H. Clephane; Skifit, Robert H. Men,
eel; Quiz, Robert c. Yates; Zephyr,
j. w. Marsh; Kittiwynk, Frank Levy;
Hattie, Carl Ackerman: Brangler II,
Adrien Gilbert; Sandpiper, Ted c. De
Boer; Blackhawk, George Jensen;
Peter Pan, Grover Farnsworth; Tern,
Richard Miller and Hermes, Newman
Niepold.
In addition to Commodore Marsh
and Secretary Dane, officers of the Po-
tomac River Sailing Association are
D. Werner Symthe, vice commodore
and Arthur Clephane, treasurer.
Finishing touches are being put on
plans for the annual moonlight show
boat cruise to be held May % by the
Sponsors Committee of the Presi-
dents Cup Regatta Association, Har-
old Allen Long, chairman. There will
be complete floor or rather deck show
and other entertainment features
Tickets for the cruise are 81 and may
be had at the American Automobile
Association, the Keystone Automobile
Club and at the Seventh street
wharves.