Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30
Refs Grooms Ell Lagarto.

GEORGE RElS, GOlQ Cup champion
~ for the last two years, has started
grooming his veteran racer, ElLagarto,
in defense of his title and is reported
to be we'll satisfied with her perform
ances. Refs and his stock broker me-
chaniic. Dick Bowers, will depend
upon Ell Lagarto's reliable showingS of
the last two seasons to bring another
championship their way. since the
boats motor practically has reached
its limit in power and any attempt to
step up the output might prove dis
aStrous.
Surveyed on the ice during the Win
ter on Bolton Bay, new course has
been laid out on Lake George for this
years regatta. Present plans call for
a two-and-one- half mile oval skirting
along the shore of the town, which
will provide many vantage points for
spectators.
In addition to the Gold Cup races,
local aquatic addictS who are lucky
enough to get vacation this month
may see the following regattaS:
East.
4-Trenton, N. j.
Hartford, Conn.
4-6-Virginia Gold Cup Hampton,
Va.
6-7-New York State champion
chips. Geneva. N. Y.
6-Block Island cruiser race, N. Y.
A. c.
l3-Cape May. N. J.
INSTRUMENTATION regatta, Buff
falo, N. Y.
Lakewood, N. j.
19-20-Havre de Grace, Nd.
21-Indian Point, N. Y.
2l-Watkins Glen. n. Y.
27-26-Herald Harbor, Md.
West.
+Cincinnati, Ohio.
4-McConnelsvilie, Ohio.
4-Frankfort, KY.
4-Lancaster, Pa.
6-7-Iake Orion, Mich.
14-Kegonsa Lake, Wis.
20-21-Davenport, Iowa.
2l-Russells Point, Ohio.
2l-Newport Beach, Mich.
Pacific Coast.
l4ERedding, Calf.
2l-Green Lake, Wash.
26-International cruiser race, Ia
coma -Nanaimo.
27-28-Devils Lake, Greg.
The annual moonlight cruise Of the
Corinthian Yacht Club will be held
on July II, it has been announced by
Carl Claudy, jr. The cruise, held ttr
the benefit of the open house night
in cooperation with the Presidents
Cup Regatta Association, will be made
on the S. S. Potomac at s:45 pm.
Four Comets Launched.
Jour Comets we're launched yester-
day at the Capital Yacht Club,
bringing the total now on local waters
to seven. r. c. Cruit's Serena, Robert
Whittridge's Scuttlebutt, Malcolm
Lambornes Chance and H. F. Wag-
ner's Rengaw were the quartet CT
boats to leave the ways. There are
more than 100 registered Comets now
in the United States.
Anthony Lucas of the Corinthian
Yacht Club recently purchased one
of the new Fairform Flyer cabin cruis-
ers, 80 feet long. powered by two 100
horsepower Kermath engines and cap
able Of 20 miles per hour. Lucas has
named his boat Truth.
The Corinthian Yacht Club is plan
ming construction OF a storage build
ing which will be situated at the foot
OF First street on the club grounds,
thus filling long-felt need. Fred
Tip, architect and skipper of the Sea
Scouts at the Corinthian, designed
the building, and r. o. Scholz, an
other member, will do the construc-
ton work.
D. H. Fosters Martha II and Gard
her Ormes Wooden Horse finished
fourth and fifth In the first heat If
the 135-cubic inch hydroplane East
ern championship event over a Smile
route at the two-day regatta of the
Absecon Island Yacht Club in Allan
tic City. Foster, who with Orme rep
resented the District, placed in Sec
ond position in the second heat to
bring his point total to 469 at the end
Of the first day of competition.