The Washington times., 1936-09-18
NEW GOLD CUP BOATS TO COMPETE IN REGA7
Crook Is Star
Speedbodt
Entry

Of all the many thrilling events
on the program Of next weeks
Presidents Cup Regatta, the two
races toward which speedboat rae
ing men are looking with the keen
est interest are the Gold Cup Race
and the American Speedboat
Championship Race. Naturally,
the Gold Cup Race is watched
with great enthusiasm, for it is
the race around which the Pres
ident's Cup Regatta has been
built. Gold Cup class boats, with
their tremendously powerful en-
gines, cost many thousands of dol
lars, and are, therefore, usually
backed by men Of extraordinary
means: the boats call for the most
expert drivers to handle them-al
of which lends color to a race
that already provides plenty OF
color for itself, when the boats OF
such large proportions split the
water with such dazzling speed.
New Boats Built
This year the Gold Cup Race
may be counted on to result in a
contest of unprecedented interest,
for in addition to the winners and
Speediest contestants. of previous
Gold Cup races, several new boats
have been designed and built ex-
pressly for the purpose Of leading
the way in this race of races.
George Fisher, of Cincinnati,
with his "MisS Cincinnati; Har-
old Wiser. of Ingersoll, Canada,
with his new Miss Canada" Vic
tor Kliesrath, of South Bend, Ind,
with his "Hotsy Totsy IT,; and
Jack Rutherford. whose reputa-
ton for spectacular and coura-
geous driving has long been estae-
lished in Washington, with his
ma ia H." are all basing their
hopes on winning the gold cup
with new boats especially de-
signed to meet the grueling test
of this classic race. They well
know, however, that they have
their work cut out for them
against such daring contenders as
Herbert Mendelson, of Detroit.
and his "Notre Dame" which
won the gold cup last year; Jack
Dunn, of Miami, Fla, with his
speedy "Jay Dee: Samuel Dums-
ford, of Concord, N. H, in his
"Scotty IT,; George Refs, of Boil
ton Landing, N. Y, another
Washington favorite, and his vet
eran Eel Lagarto," and Herbert
Tucker and Horace Dodge, with
their well-known "Impshi."
With such a field as indicated
above, the Gold Cup race this year
is natural" It will undoubtedly
be the greatest race of its kind ever
run here. But just the same it is
going to find it difficult to hold
the spotlight of interest against
The American Speedboat Cham
pionship race, for here is a race
not restricted to any one class OF
boat but open to all classes OF
Speedboats. Speed is the watch
word in this race, and some OF the
speediest boats in America are in
this race and they are all out to
win the William Randolph Hearst
Trophy.
The outstanding contender in
the speedboat championship is
Mel Crook, who already holds the
worlds record of 50 miles per hour.
But Mel is going to have plenty OF
top-notch competition this year,
and don't you forget it! Edmund
Guggenheim, of Saranac Lake,
New York, is out cunning for some
of Crooks laurels, and he is bring
ing down his flashy Speedster Miss
Saranac, with the firm intention
of winning the championship. In
this worthy objective, however, he
is going to find plenty of fast COM
petition. And not the least Of his
competitors will be found in Rest
less II, owned by S. Eklof, of Bal
timore. Aye, Aye, my hearties,
this will be a race to watch!
NATE