Evening star., 1935-09-28
TYSON SETS NEW
RECORD WINNING
RACE IN REGATTA
Drives Halt Pint 43.774
M.P.H., Leading Wood
by Wide Margin.
LARGE CROWD ON HAND
DESPITE HEAVY CLOUDS
Five Boats to Compete for Presi-
dents Trophy, With Finals
Tomorrow.

Establishing a world record Of
43.774 miles an hour, Tommy Tyson,
Chestnut Hill, Pa, today drove his
Halt Pint to a spectacular victory in
the outboard races for amateurs
which opened the power boat division
card OF the Ninth Annual Presidents
Cup regatta.
Gar Wood, jr., Of Algonac, Mich,
the former title holder, finished Sec
ond in the MAS.
Jack Van Deman Of Red Bank,
N. j.. was third with Frisky Miss.
The bespectacled Tyson set the new
mark in the final Smile heat of the
10-mile race. making such show of
his field that he was pulling up to
the judges boat-the cutter Apache
to receive congratulations before three
of the six entries in the race had
passed the finishing mark of Hains
Point.
Tyson, a student at Stevens Tech,
actually set two world marks, his
first heat time of 1886 miles per
hour shading the former figure Of
42734 of Wood. That mark only
lasted. however. until he had gotten
on the course again.
Same Order in Both Heats.
Tyson, Wood and Van Deman fin
ished one, two, three in both heats,
and there was never any doubt of the
superiority of the Half-Pint. though
for a few seconds at the start. Wood
was putting up brisk battle. The
time for the first heat was at the rate
Of 1886 m.ph.
Scull Tops Professionals.
The second event, the class A out
board. for professionals, went to c.
I Mulford Scull of Ventnor City, N. J.
Fred Jacoby, jr, of North Bergen,
N. j., was second in Fly Awav. and
Leslie Barton of Newark, N. j.. third
in Red Dust.
Scull took both Smile heats, the
first at 37.974 m.p.h., and the second,
faster, 39.405.
Jacoby won second place on point
totals by virtue of finishing third in
both heats. This came about when
| Edward Robinson of Phoenixville. Pa.
who finished second in the Beanie in
the first heat was a trailer In the
second. Barton, behind in the first
heat, ran second in the final, to build
up a point total that gave him third
| for the event.
Jacoby's performance was watched
with interest as he is at present in the
lead for the National Outboard Asso-
citation high-point trophy.
Despite heavy clouds early indica-
tions were that a huge crowd would
see todays card of IA races. which
includes the first heat for the Pres
ident's Cup.
Cars we're lining the seawall as far
as could be seen from the racing
course. and spectators we're begin
ming to cover the wall itself.
There was disappointment expressed
that the Presidents Cup would be
run without the presence Of the
perennial victor. FL Lagarto. which
was scratched because of engine
trouble.
Five Left in Field.
That brought the field to Miss Sara
nae, owned by Edmond Guggenheim,
New York; Jay Dee, Jack Dunn,
Miami; Hotsy- -Totsy II, Victor Klies-
rath, South Bend. Ind; Impshi. Hor-
ace E. Dodge. New York, and Notre
Dame, Herbert Mendelson, Detroit.
Away to an auspicious start yes
terday, when a half-hundred sailing
craft zig-zagged their way quietly
along the wind to thrill spectators
lining the course around Hains Point,
the regatta today had been trans
formed into a grinding, roaring,
smoke-clouded spectacle. where the
Drawn Of steel cylinders hurled sturdy
craft through foam crested water
with disaster always in the offing.
Fourteen events were on today's
card, with the high spot coming this
afternoon at 2:40 o'clock, when the
gun sounds for the classic from which
the regatta gets its name-the Presi-
dents Cup-a gruelling 45-mile test,
to be run in three heats, Is miles
today and 80 tomorrow, when the
regatta ends. But before and after
that, stirring races are carded, on an
average of every 20 minutes. start
ing at II o'clock.
Outboard Amateurs to Race.
In the list are two Smile meats
to decide the championship in "a"
class outboard amateur. "a" class
outboard professional "B" class OUT
board amateur, "B" class outboard
professional. and 1876 and 9l-cubic
inch hydroplanes; the smile Il"
class inboard competition, the ALL
Washington sweepstakes at 10 miles,
and the cruiser chance race at S.
In the washington Sweepstakes for
locally owned and driven boats, are
Martha III. owned by T. T. Keane;
Miss Lizzie, J. w. Orme; Machio Ill.
Joseph C. Macchio; Ednandy Ill.
Andrew A. Crawford; Wooden Horse,
Gardner P. Orme; Damp Wash, Jay
! Conger. and an entry belonging to
John S. Nolan.
Canoe Races to Close Day.
At the end Of the day, there will be
canoe races, officially recognized by
the American Canoe Association, and
including the women's four single
blade; one man single blade; quad