Evening star., 1938-09-04
SMYTXE:, COVERT
IN SNAPPY FIELD.
Puerto Rican Boat Among
As or so to Compete on
Lake SkaneateIes.
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE. Jr.

Itdullls ShIpptlS VI lltClo 4lOlll
Maine to Puerto Rico make their way
this week to central New York State
on picturesque Lake Skaneateles,
where the three-day national cham
pionship regatta to select the country s
No. l comet sailor will be staged Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Attracting top cometeers from all
sections of the United States, includ-
ing an entry from San sJuan, Puerto
Rico, the regatta will be attended by
the Districts two outstanding sailors,
Vernon Smythe and Ernest Covert.
Between As and so boats are expected,
with entries already received from
Ohio. New York, Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Maryland, Maine as we'll as
Washington and Puerto Rico.
Bringing with them the greetings
Of the Governor of the island, Gen.
Blanton WlnShip, party of five San
Juan yachtsmen arrive at the lake this
week. Their entry, a new comet just
completed in this country, will be
sailed by Ralph Christensen and Rear
Commodore Teodoro Gonzalez, whose
club flag. Club NautiCo de San Juan,
will fly from the yard arm of the
Skaneateles Country Club during the
regatta
Shine Up Boats.
The local representatives. aware of
the fast company with which they'll
he sailing, for the last week have been
hard at painting, sanding and polish
ing their boats, preparatory to trailing
westward on "wednesday. Smythe's
blue-hulled Sassy Too, winner this
season Of numerous trophies on the
bay. has hull so slick you can see to
shave on its CLASSY surface. Teamed
for the last four years, Smythe will
have nimble and lightweight Cushing
Daniel as crew.
CoVert's white craft. the Escapade,
actually finished ahead of Sassy Too
in the elimlnations this spring, but
the latter has the edge on races won
nearby during the summer. This is
Coverts first crack at a national
regatta, While Smythe is veteran OF
two. finishing seventh last year at
Perth Amboy, N. J. Growing in
Escapade is a younger brother of
Cushing Clarke Daniel, no mean
sailor himself and equally as agile.
Both boats admittedly are faster
In light airs, although each of the
sklppers is apt at coming home in the
lead when there is a breeze According
to advance informa ton. the winds on
Lake Skaneateles are pretty much on
the light side. which shouldn't handi-
cap either skipper
Competition has been so keen that
contenders for the nationals in sew
eral fleets cannot be selected until
this week end.
Entertainment Schedule Heavy.
AS for possible winners of the Presi-
dents Trophy the prize awarded to
the boat totaling the highest number
Of points in the three races, the local
boys have been warned to keep an
eye on Edward Merrill of Riverton,
N. j.; Roger Wilcox and Warner
Wilcox from Staten Island, N. Y, and
George Barnes of Skaneateles, N. Y.
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threatens to wear out both officials
and contestants will begin on Friday
when the first race is sailed at pm
Second and third races are scheduled
on Saturday and Sunday at II am
Two Washingtonians will serve on
the National Regatta Committee, of
which Herbert l.. Stone, editor of
Yachting Magazine, is chairman
They are Col. H. H. Jacobs, comet
class regional vice president of this
area and Paul Tomalin of the Po-
tomac River Sailing Association.
Tomalln secretary of Race Com
mittee for sailing events of Presidents
Cup Regatta, announced this week
the schedule of races for the two days
Here is the program;
Saturday, September II.
130-Star class
:35-IWenty-foot open class.
.4O-Twenty-foot restricted class
] 45-Albatross class
! 50-Comet class
! :55-Hampton one design class
00-Snlpe class
2.O5-CanoeS, classes and c.
2:l0-Handicap class
2:l5-HandIca class
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2:25-Intercoleelate dinghy race
Sunday, September IS.
Morning.
q3@Star.
a.35-TWenty-f foot open
40-Twenty-foot restricted.
a.40-Alba tross.
g 50-Comet
q 55-Hampton one-deslgn
II OO-Snlpe
10 05-Canoes
10:l0--Handicap A.
l0:15-Handicap B.
10 20-Moth
0.25--InteTcollegiate
Afternoon.
~ r0O-Star
2 2.D5--Twenty-fo open
210-Twenty-foot restricted.
215-Abatross.
. o20-Comet
Champion.
2 30--Snipe
2 .35-CanoeS.
40-Handlcap A.
245-Hendicap B.
2 50-Moth
z 55-Intercollesiate.
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