Evening star., 1938-09-25
ROUTES TO BEAR
OFF HAMS POINT.
More Than so Shippers to
Use Boats of Six Classes
in Late Contests.
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

Dy MhLNoLu AhNADoASA>L, Si'
When the fall series of the Potomac
River Sailing Association opens next
Sunday, Capital sailors will see the
beginning of a new program of course
experimenting, according to announce
ment this week by Commodore D.
Werner Smythe.
Believing that the Potomac pros
vides, despite its shoal waters, num-
ber Of courses as yet untried, ofhcials
consider testing variations Of the per-
ennial V-shaped affair about Hains
Point.
Windward Starts Planned.
With membership in the association
continuing to grow and new boat own
ers cropping up on all sides, the six
classes scheduled to sail six weekly
races should attract better than so
shippers before the series has ended
around the first of November. EXclu-
sive of the frostbite dinghy competi-
ton in Northern yachting centers. the
Washington group stages races farther
into the fall than any other asSocia-
ton in the East.
The bassi of courses will provide a
maximum of windward starts, either
downstream, up the Georgetown
Channel or up the Anacostia River,
each one with a start off Hams Point
= gas and bell buoy and dog g-legged in
shape There also are left open sew
eral possibilities for Northumberland
courses, charted along Georgetown
Channel and below the point running
down the river.
Escargot Creates Stir.
Comet skippers are eyelng with no
little concern an arrival new to their
ranks. the Escergot of Leslie Wright.
The boat is known to all followers of
the class. 1t was the craft that won
for its former owner, young Warner
Wilcox OF Staten Island, not only the
Presidents Cup Regatta event last
week, but also the national comet
championship in 1887
Wright bought the boat at the con-
elusion of the regatta. Wilcox mean
while plans to join with his brother
in star boat sailing
Leslie is one of the best shippers in
the snipe class, having placed fifth in
international competition last month.
The combination promises to provide
some real racing in the locaf class
that already has been set on edge by
the performance of Bill White in the
Frolic
White came within an ace Of quail
Tying for the nationals in the P. R
S. A, spring series, and this summer
on the bay has had things pretty
much his own way.
New Albatross SIoops.
Presence Of two albatross class
sloops, the popular West River design,
will furnish new talent for the 2o-foot
restricted class. They are Billy Wells
Cardinal and Arthur Fifer's Raven.
The latter, sailed by its very clever
young skipper is this years champion
on West River.
Two Of the Hartge- designed 2O-foot-
ers. which, incidentally are making a
name for themselves, have found their
way to Washington waters. Although
no class for the round bottom Jobs is
on the slate of the P r. S. A., there
Is a possibility of creating place for
them when sufficient numbers have
applied. The boats in question are
Charles Murphy's Eight Ball and J.
= 3. Jetts Defender.
AS in the past, there will be two
handicap classes, one for boats less
than l8 feet and the other for craft
more than 18. With several new boats
built this summer, including Tom
Tremearne's, the snipe class gives
promises of continued growth. Rela-
tive newcomers, the little moths round
out the roster.
Sailing schedule calls for one race
OF Alexandria as guests of Old Do
mlnlon Boat Club Another. the date
as yet not announced, will be for the
Commodore's Club, feature race of the
Gunston Cove Regatta that was post
poned from last Memorial Day.