Evening star., 1938-09-16
treat Field Sails TOMORROW and Sunday Eueg Star Prizes
EXPECT 19 B0ATS
FOR VARIED RACES
Puerto Ricans Seek Comet
H0nors-CIubs Hard Put
to Handle Craft.
BY MALCOLM LAMBoRNE. !,

by MALCOlAM LAMBORNE, Jr.
Entries coming into regatta head
quarters at an unprecedented rate gave
assurance today that the largest fleet
OF windjammers ever to assemble on
the Potomac would be ready for the
opening gun tomorrow afternoon for
the sailing events which open the
week-long Presidents Cup Regatta.
II the list passes the $50 mark, and
ofncials were confident that it would
the regatta stands to be one of the
largest staged this year south Of Long
Island Sound.
Both Capital and Corinthian Yacht
Clubs were being taxed to the limit
with boats that will compete tomorrow
and Sunday in II classes for The Eve
ming Star trophies. Shippers were ar
riving from yachting centers as widely
scattered as San Juan, Puerto Rico
and Providence, r. I.
To accommodate the overflow, per-
mission was granted by the Regatta
Committee yesterday for canoe sailors
to launch their craft at the pits Of the
airport basin. where outboards will
take over next week for the power
events.
Puerto Ricans Polish Craft.
At Capital Yacht Club the San
Juan yachtsmen were putting the final
touches on their entry. the Puerto
Rico, which will compete in the comet
division. Flying the Club Nautico de
San Juan nag, the boat will be sailed
by Vice Commodore Teodoro Gonzales
and Ralph Christensen, with Com
modore Luis Santaella an interested
spectator on board the Coast Guard
cutter Calypso.
washington sailors, the group that
competes each spring and fall in races
OF the Potomac River Sailing Associa-
ton, were expected to make q strong
bid for prizes even with such . for
midable list Of out-of- town crack
skippers as are on hand Predomi-
nently on the local side we're the en-
tries for the canoe, handicap A.,
handicap B and 20-foot classes.
Both DR.. Albert Pagan's Kan Doc
Or Judge Prentice Edrington's Lady
Avon were favored to take the prize
in the 20-foot restricted class. The
Challenger of DR.. ]. Russell Yer
brycke stood good chance in the
20-foot open division, although such
outstanding sailors from the West
River Sailing Club as Carroll Smith
in Wings and Capt. Oscar Hartge
with Defender gave assurance of close
competition.
d. C. Monopolizes Handicap A.
The handicap A class for boats over
is feet claimed an all-Washington
list at late hour yesterday. It
included George bankers Sink Quick,
Louis Geiser's Sea Gull and E. B.
Lambert's sloop Spray. An unknown
factor in B handicap was the entry
OF Herbert Barlow, jr. His little
dinghy was trailed by car all the way
from Providence, r. I.
Capital canoe sailors, including
James OMeara's Banshee. John OK
ley's Zero and Charles MacMullen's
Black Streak, were eyeing the Luther,
jr., Of James D. Caulk. jr, from Miles
River Yacht Club on the Eastern
Shore.
Shippers register today and tomor-
row until 10 am. at both yacht clubs.
The Race Committee, which is head
ed by Herbert L. Stone, editor Of
Yachting Magazine, meets at Cap
ital In the morning. attends lunch
con and goes aboard the judges boat
ct o'clock First division will be
sent of on two-lap course around
Hams Point ut 1:35, classes start
ing ut hve.minute intervals until the
last group Is sent on its way. The
second and third heats will be sailed
Sunday.