Evening star., 1937-07-11
PUTT-PUTTERS GET
CUP RECATTAPLAY
Day Will Be Set Aside for
Them in Great Power
Program in Fall.
BY MALCOLM LAMBoRNE, JR.

standing outboard drivers in
the country is in prospect for
L the Presidents Cup Regatta
this Fall following the suggestion of
Charles F. Chapman. secretary of the
Race Committee of the American
Power Boat Association, to give these
men full day Of their own In the
schedule of power events.
Coming week after the national
cupboard championships on the
James River at Richmond, the PreSi-
dents Cup affair is scheduled for
September 25, 26 and 27. Regatta
heads are wise in offering a Friday
devoted exclusively to outboard COM
petition. A majority of the finalists
and world record holders hardly will
pass up an opportunity to take stab
at trophy-getting before the season
closes.
Chance to Redeem Defeat.
A ND for the runner-up it will offer
last chance to redeem that poor
showing he made on the James.
Amateur, collegiate and professional
drivers from the West. Southwest and
the East will have turned in their
strings a week prior at Richmond
and will be available for a full day
Of events In their specialties, includ-
ing a free-for-all mixed amateur and
professional race
II weather conditions are favorable,
the Potomac should be the scene of
some new records, and, what with the
intense rivalry between Eastern and
Western drivers, things promise to be
plenty hot of Hains Point seawall.
With announcement today at the
Star Spangled Banner Regatta of
Baltimore's Maryland Yacht Club OF
the new plan. entries from outboard-
ers are certain to start pouring in.
A complete program of events will be
placed before cup association on
cials tomorrow in the Harrington
Hotel.
Sexton Takes Helm.
IT WILL be the second meeting of
the newly formed Foes Club,
which Skipper r. Lyman Sexton will
steer in the absence of General Chair
man Jim Councillor, who's abroad. L.
Gordon Leech, chairman of the Race
Committee, is going abroad this week
and his assistant, Harry E. Smith
will carry on for the next five weeks.
Although the regatta is more than
three months away, all committees
have been hard at it arranging details
OF every phase of the big week end
Among decisions to be made tonior-
row by officials is the tentative outline
OF the snowy reproduction of the IA
NOUS battle between the Bon Homme
Richard and the Scraps and a Water
gate concert Of large proportions under
the direction OF Melville Hildreth.
Likewise they will be asked to ap-
prove the sailing events scheduled for
September la and 10 under auspices
OF the Potomac River Sailing Asso-
citation, the swimming program under
direction OF Aubrey Bogley at the
shoreham Hotel on Friday night OF
regatta week, civic participation in
selection OF regatta queen and her
court under direction of DR.. D. L.
Maxwell and an elaborate banquet
and celebration in charge of William
c. Shelton on Saturday night.
Regatta on Susquehanna.
WHILE on the subject of regattas,
the Havre de Grace Yacht Club
offers one Of the fullest cards in this
section 80 far this season next week
end on the susquehanna River at
Havre de Grace. Md. Twenty-four
events have been arranged for the
three-day regatta. including the IA
NOUS Susquehanna Bushwick rowing
race for sculls and the Maryland State
championships for l35-cubic- inch
hydroplanes.
Racing starts at 10 am. on Friday
and continues until Sunday. with
several events in swimming, rowing
and sailing races.
For the power enthusiasts, there will
be competition among 81 and Isl cubic
inch hydroplanes. l26-cubic-inch run
abouts, classes F, G, and j run
abouts and chance cruiser race on
Friday.
=. Saturdays program calls for races
FOR amateur and professional outboard
drivers, for the big 2225-cubic- inch
hydroplanes and unlimited inboard
runabouts.