Evening star., 1935-09-27

on the first lap in the canoe race, but
signaled that he was withdrawing.
AS the sailing races are winding up
at 4 O'Clock, the marine novelty events
start in Georgetown Channel, oppo-
site the grandstand.
The Coast Guard has arranged
breeches buoy demonstration, the Red
Cross is giving water safety pro-
gram and there are aquaplane stunts.
Tonight at 8 the brilliant water
pageant will get under way and at its
conclusion Miss Evelyn Standley. the
queen, will be crowned at the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club, which is holding
open house.
The pageant is attracting large
number of entries from yacht clubs
here and in Baltimore and the Poto-
mac River Sailing Association is
putting 13 sailboats in the spectacle,
equipping them with auxiliary motors
for this occasion. Admiral H. G.
Hamlet, commandant of the Coast
Guard. will act as commodore. The
pageant will be preceded by a band
concert on Hains Point, starting at
$50.
Races Tomorrow.
The first of the power boat races
will be run at II am. tomorrow and
from then until $50 the speedy craft
will be getting away in the various
events on-generally-20-m in
| tervals.
The first Of three 15-mile heats
which will determine the winner Of
the Presidents Cup will go at 2:40
The last two heats will be Sunday.
Right after the Presidents Cup
race will come the All-Washington
Sweepstakes, 10-mile test for Wash
ington owned and driven boats.
The day on the water will be con-
cluded at 4 o'clock with a series of
canoe races for both men and women
sanctioned by the American Canoe
Association. On Sunday there also
will be canoe and rowing races. the
latter having the sanction of the Ma
tional Association of Amateur Oars
men.
Annual Regatta Dinner.
At 8 pm. tomorrow, the annual
regatta dinner and reception will be
held at the National Press Club.
When the six entries for the Presi-
dents Cup face the starter in the
first heat tomorrow, the natural ia
vorite will be Ell Lagarto, owned by
| George E. Refs of Bolton Landing,
N. Y. which for the past four years
has captured this classic. Now IA
years old, El Lagarto, built by the
nationally famous designer, John
| Hacker, started out as a runabout,
| christened Miss Mary. In 1929 Refs
"shingled" her bottom, and in 1881
she started on the string of victories
in the Presidents Cup. In 1892 she
won also the National Sweepstakes,
and in the past two years also has
coupled Presidents Cup triumphs
with conquests in the famous Gold
Cup.
Ell Lagarto will. however, have
worthy competition.
The HotSy-Totsy H. which finished
second in the Presidents Cup in 1881
and 1884, has again been entered by
Victor Kliesrath of South Bend, Ind,
and will be driven by Bill Horn, a
perennial contender in this race.
Other Entries.
Then there are Miss Saranac, owned
by Edmund Guggenheim of the Co.
lumbia Yacht Club, New York. a Gold
Cup winner in 1880. which finished
third in last years President Cup; the
Jay-Dee, owned by Jack Dunn of
Miami. and the Impshi, the entry of
Horace E. Dodge of New York, both
of which were in last years race. and
the Notre Dame, owned by Herbert
Mendelson of Detroit, which is making
its first appearance. The Notre Dame
was just built this year for Gold Cup
competition.