Evening star., 1938-09-11
12CLASSES TO VIE
IN NATIONAL MEET
1Wo-Day Regatta at Hains
Point Opens Saturday.
Comets Popular.
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

By MALCOLM LAMBOKNE, Jr.
As q colcrful curtain-raiser to the
18th annual Presidents Cup Regatta,
q feet of $50 small sailing craft that
threatens to overtax race committee
Of national figures in yachting II not
the Potomac River itself will assemble
here this week in time for the opening
gun. sending the first of white-winged
craft over course around Hams
Point Saturday afternoon and again
on Sunday for second and third races.
Officials, headed by Sailing Chair
man Jack Marsh, were confident of a
turnout that would exceed last years
record of l25 entries by a goodly
margin.
Sail enthusiasts from ports along
the Eastern seaboard and as far inland
as Ohio will compete for beautiful
array of trophies to be presented by
The Star for first, second and. in the
case of 10 or more entries for any
division, third places.
With the sanction of the Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Racing Association and
under the direction of the Potomac
River Sailing Association, a full sched-
ule Of II classes that includes for the
first time events for the graceful and
fast star boats and an intercollegiate
dinghy race between Georgetown Uni
versity and M. L. T. will turn the
Potomac into a mass of white.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made to accommodate the host of visit
ing shippers and their crews, as we'll
AS to entertain the thousands of spec
tators who will have an opportunity
to view the start and finish OF all
races from grandstands facing George
town Channel.
From the 165-foot Coast Guard
cutter Calypso. which will serve as
judges boat, John D. Fox, member
Of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and
veteran of numerous deep-water yacht
races. will describe each class, its
start and the eventual winner over
sn ampliaying set-up
Corinthian and Capital Yacht Clubs
were preparing for the influx OF boats,
the advanced guard of which trails
into town this week end Space is
being cleared to accommodate trailers.
Corinthian Yacht Club plans to turn
over its marine railway equipped with
four carriages exclusively to the sailors
for the two days Capital Yacht Club,
scene of open house for contestants
on Saturday evening and trophy pre-
sentatlon Sunday night, supplies
2-ton hand crane.
The stars, with their deep keels
OF heavy lead. are to be launched from
the Navy Yard, where the power crane
used by speedboats the following week
is available.
Sailing association representatives
will be stationed at both clubs to
handle registration on Friday and
until Saturday morning. Shippers
and crews will be provided with
lunches between races on Sunday.
Two large barges anchored above the
restricted area near the starting line
will be rigged with enough mooring
lines and stocked with food for the
whole feet.
Comets, popular 16-footers, that
now number fleets as far away as
Hong Kong China, promise to supply
the largest single class, officials pre-
dieting 80 of the little sloops will
be on hand. Entries are coming into
regatta headquarters from the Chesa-
peakue Bay area. Long Island Sound,
Philadelphia and Toledo, Ohio. Local
entrants competing today in Central
New York State in the comet national
Championships are expected to return
with number of entries from out
standing shippers in the class
In addition to the Calypso, the ever
willing Coast Guard will supply two
picket boats and a quarter of small
craft for use of judges, officials, pho
tographers and the press
Entries already received by Registrar
George bankers include in the snipe
class, George Wilcox's Bim-Me and
AL Greever's Alvern; in the comets,
Col. H. H. Jacobs Litl. Nelson Moore's
Morbid and Jack Zimmer's Serena:
In class A handicap for the bigger
boats, Sandpiper of Louis Geiser and
John Maloney's Tralee. class B handi-
cap, Dick Shaw's Katisha, DR.. Ralph
Barnhardt's Black Cat and the Bubble
OF Vincent Oliver, this years class B
champion on the Potomac, and Will
lard Smiths class B canoe, Gone With
the Wind
The stars take the honors as lead
OF division, getting the gun at | 30
on Saturday and at $50 and 2 on
Sunday. At f1ve-minute intervals fol-
low boats of the 20-foot open. 20-foot
restricted, albatross, comet, Hampton
one-design. snipe. canoe. handicap A,
handicap B, moth and intercollegiate
dinghy. The last two sail but one
lap OF the Smile course and all
others the regulation 2.