Evening star., 1939-09-25
Victorious Pilot Gives
Most Of Credit 10
His Mechanic
Miss Canada III Scores
DecisiveIy Over Notre
Dame in Finul Heut

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Dome in Finul heut
BY MALCOLM LANIBORNE, Jr.
Washington today took the Wilson
family to its heart and that modest
Canadian group, from Father Ernest
A., who designed and built the prize
winning Miss Canada III, to Son
Harold, whose superior driving sent
the priced Presidents Cup from the
United States for the first time in
13 years, accepted it all graciously.
While his pretty wife and two
sisters looked on yesterday, 26-year-
old Harold Wilson was congratulate
ed by Acting Secretary of Navy
Charles E. Edison, when the former
collegiate heavyweight boxer had
pulled alongside the Coast Guard
cutter Calypso after administering
sound beating to the famed Notre
Dame. Said Mr.. Edison, TN the
name Of the United States Navy I
offer you my heartiest congratula-
tions."
Wilson'S first thought was OF
his German mechanic,
Charles Folker Of Detroit. When the
cameras started clicking chubby
Harold remarked, "Say, don't forget
Charley: he deserves. all the credit"
Makes It Decisive.
Eyes, it was a great day for Can
ada. After tying up the points in
Saturdays two fast heats, first OF
which was won by the Notre Dame,
driven by 22-year-old Dan Arena Of
Oakland, Calf, and the second by
a good half mile by Miss Canada, the
latter came out yesterday afternoon
to trounce the two-time winner of
the cup by the same margin.
The wave-lashed Potomac River
had taken its toll Of the original
five entries, so that yesterdays show
was narrowed down to only those
two. It was still a fine show to an
estimated $4,000 spectators.
Yesterday marked the first time
that young Wilson ever had raced
on Sunday. Religious scruples had
kept him from racing on the Sab
bath. This year regatta officials
staged the first two heats on Sat-
urday especially for the Wilson's.
And with all Washington awaiting
the final outcome yesterday and
with the Miss Canada so, close to
the biggest prize ever taken in its
three-year existence, there was little
doubt Of the family's final decision.
Miss Canada's best average speed
for the 15-mile heat was 64.668
miles an hour. Her fastest lap In
yesterdays race was In the third
circuit, when Wilson gunned the
boat over the choppy course at
67.872. The Notre Dame averaged
81 343 miles for the series.
Arena Is Good Loser.
Young Dan Arena, whose father
runs little wine shop on the West
Coast, took his beating with big
smile. He was the first to shake
the grimy hand Of Wilson and his
mechanic. Arena, a slightly built
lad weighing no more than 40
pounds, yet driving that 2-ton Notre
Dame, came into the Gold Cup
ranks last year when he placed
second to Count Theo Rossi in the
Labor Day regatta at Detroit.
He so won the hearts Of the nor
mally-calloused racing CLAIM, that
Mendelson turned his Notre Dame
over to him this year.
A noisy field of eight 225-cubic-
inch hydroplanes came out for their
3-heat series to decide the national
champion, and before the last circuit
they were whitfield down to four.
Another youngster, George Schrafft
of Newton, Mass, won the title for
the second straight year in his
Chrissie III. He took two firsts
handily and a fourth. c. Frank
Rips Meadowmere III from Rock
vile Center, N. Y, placed second.
Cooper Remains Luckless.
For the second year hard luck on
the Potomac dogged veteran Jack
Pop" Cooper, rated to take the 225
crown. In second position in the
first heat, his Tops III lost a pro-
pellor and ruined a shaft. White
heared Cooper was towed back to the
Navy Yard for requirements, but
sped back too late for the second
stanza. At that Tops started lap
behind and gave Chrissie III some Of
her flying spray. Tops was fourth in
final standings.
1t was another bad day for WASH
ingtonian Andy Crawford. After
winning the opening heat for the
1855 on Saturday, he was leading in
yesterdays final when his prop also
went to the bottom of the Potomac.
Jack Hyde's Gypsy Lass, in second
position, went out to take the race
as well as the series.
A broken gas line on Arno Apel's
Aquila, which won the opening heat
for the little 91s, blasted the Vent
nor, N. j., racers chances Of win
ming. The event yesterday was
copped by Alden Hayes of st. Peters,
burg, Fla, who also was declared
series winner on points. APPEL did
manage to better his own world l.
mile mark set Saturday when he was
clocked yesterday morning at 53.S94
miles.
APPEL, however, was not through for
the day. Driving the blue-hulled
Gen VI Of David Gerli Of New York
City at better than 54 miles an hour.
he ran away with the Glass K in
board event.