Evening star., 1938-09-18
MY SIN IS RATED :
MAIN CHALLENGE
Threats Also Seen in Miss
Cincinnati, Miss Canada
Here Next Week End.
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE. Jr.

unless some one pulls q surprise,
and mighty good one at that, Amer
&ca's finale of the 1888 waterways, the
Presidents Cup race next Saturday
and Sunday will see the crowning as
world champion of the 12-liter class
that genial bachelor Count Theo Rossi
Of Turin, Italy, pilot Of the speedy
wave-skimming Alagi
There are some that 20 50 far as
to say that it might amount to walk
away for the count. True, that Notre,
Herb Mendelson's champion of last
year, is out of the picture after the
fatal crack-up at Detroit over Labor
Day. True, that Jack Rutherfurds
suicide boat Juno, the same job which
thrilled thousands last year when 1t
went to the bottom OF the Potomac
IN the second heat, is not going well
enough this season to warrant enter
Ing the race.
But there still is plenty Of talent
TO draw on, some tried and others
~ newcomers. for this feature race,
one Of IS events that Gordon Leech,
Race Committee chairman, is con-
fident will attract field of at least
200 drivers for the three days Of
racing beginning next Friday.
American Entries Sturdy. =
The Experts are looking to three
ANecSan entries to make real race,
49, Fischer's Miss Cincinnati, from
Cincinnati, Ohio; the Miss Canada, to
be raced by Harold Wilson from To-
ronto, and Zalmon Simmons new My
Sin of Greenwich, Conn.
OF the trio My Sin is given the
edge and for very good reasons. She
will be driven by the designer, Arno
APPEL, called the Wizard of Ventnor
IN. JD. And powerful Miller engine
will supply the speed. Even better
known as designer than racer, APPEL
Is considered formidable in any mans
craft. His boats, rated the fastest
Jobs af1oat, are raced throughout the
world.
Always welcome to the fray, dark
horse has appeared in the entry of
L. T. Christian, jr., from Richmond.
Designed by the drivers father, the
Blue Pigeon will be raced by Bob
Snadecki Of the Virginia city. Snadecki,
no newcomer to the racing game, was
the class B national cupboard cham
pion at 16.
Another possible starter is Horace
Dodge's Delphine TX. 1t will be the
wealthy sportsman's last appearance
In competition, at least in this country.
He plans to move to England late
this year.
Alagi in Trial Today.
Rossi's beetle-shaped Alagi was to
make . speed trial today at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, where the national
championships for outboards is In full
sway. The boat Is expected here
Thursday.
Without question, the 225-cubic-
inch hydroplane national champion
ship for the John Charles Thomas
Trophy, both heats of which will be
run OF next Saturday, promises to be
the most hotly contested event Of the
regatta. Only the leading 10 drivers
of the country are qualified to race
and they must be good.
Racers who are counted on to make
q strong bio are veteran Jack Cooper
in his Tops II from Kansas City, Glib
son Bra6feld with Bad News from
Barnesville, Ohio; Jack Glennon with
hts Wild Goose Of Ocean City, N. j.;
the Newton, Mass, driver, George
Schrafft, with Chrissie II; w. Erie
Orem. the Eastern Shore lad, who has
been making q name for himself with
his homemade Segar; George Cannon
OF New Rochelle, N. Y. in Sabot and
Francis Vintschger from Morristown,
n. J, with Tortuga.
Experts Like Chrissie II.
For q good bet the experts say to
pick Chrissie II. The boat is new
and leading the class in points. Chris
sic has peen cleaning up on the re-
gatta circuits for several months, dur
ing which time she was clocked at
SOL mp.h. However, Cooper last
years winner and generally rated as
the top 225 racer, has a good chance
to repeat.
The opening events on Friday, which
Is devoted exclusively to the outboards,
will see a continuation of the feuding
now going on at Chattanooga. Prac-
tically all the crack drivers are ex-
pected on the Potomac. And that
includes Doug Fonda, high. point win
ner last year: Fred Jacoby, the
younger Gar Wood, Molly Tyson, Mary
Daller and the Defibaugh sisters.
First heat for the Presidents Cup
10 scheduled next Saturday at 3:35.
The second will be on Sunday at
and the final at 425. Each will be