Evening star., 1939-08-20
Three Groups Swept
By Capital Sailors
Al Annapolis
White, Skinner, Lawson
Roll Up Scores os
Regatta Starts
By = Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 1s.-Un-
der leaden skies a fleet of approx
mately 125 entries sloshed their way
over three courses in Severn River
and Chesapeake Bay in the fourth
annual all-sail regatta Of the An.
napolis Yacht Club here today. A
wet southerly that piped as high as
rs miles an hour caused minor
damage to the small fry.
Capital shippers in the morning
events opening the two-day regatta
swept the comet, dinghy and 20-foot
divisions. William White in Frolic
led fleet of comets. Carlton Skim
ner in Aeolus placed first in the
20-foot chine class and Walter Law
son In the Sizzle came out ahead Of
the 10-foot dinghies.
Gibson Scores With Comet.
Hammond Gibson of Easton, Md,
q good heaVy-Weather sailor, placed
second in the morning race for
comets and flashed through in first
place for the second heat to lead the
series. Young Bill McKelway in
Elf followed Gibson's Islands Flying
Dutchman in the opener. White
was content with third position
In the second race, giving way to
fellow townsman, Ernest Covert, for
second place honors.
Out in the white-capped bay, q
large fleet of cruising and racing
division yachts competed over an
18-mile course in fast time. The
United States Naval Academy came
through with flying honors. The
ketch Vamarie won Class A and
made the best corrected time of the
fleet. Intrepid, one of the new
academy yawls, won in Glass B.
Capital Yacht Club entry, Walter
Moyle and his schooner Sapho, won
third in Glass A.
Kaytdid Named Leader.
Sixteen-year-old John Farrell,
sailing his fathers Fisher Island
sloop Katydid, won out in corrected
time in the racing division.
Morning Races
14-foot international dinghy f2Ia miles)
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MAYA cNaysl "a Academyl third. No. So. j W.
roal aa%ptoR W.5o,1 g meS}aWon ssc-,t by kech Ne
55Ed shansri L. CUE EldsTsin h9n'0s GMarothy 10Th
Comet g milesl-Won by FroHc. W.
White Capital Yacht Club; second. Flying
Dutchman. R, H. Gibson Miles River5:
Tna 791ra' Ell; Ia B McKelway undian Landing.
w snipe t2ia milesl-won by Wiki Wiki.
Rsin5oI " & Mcneil 'sparrows Point; second.
J. b. ;, Earpsr ,5r 5A,nnapolisi: Time s5:$o'
sb.,I.n 2 Cox lNqTTfols Yacht CLUB; second,
xals Norfolk fd Yaeht ea15a ciHS FfRf Tim. 'as7 s.
WON 5o-5oo. 10 s,s1i. class p di1shy s2. miles,
wSiss E2iss' ssRs sSa7a'PSi sssdsm9 i5iFd 4Ss me-
National one-desisn Cala miles,-won
sy sscoHd' Him' ANS r PaFtlftt ,ssyeTSs PsIS
undisn sdnl Landing Time, SO :35,
zess seven eeneeeslsn G. SestsT t2h misslIwon bY
ParS%1. Time, s4:47 CHRISTOPHER 'seveTna
Afternoon Racing
Too seeOnd ReTenant rafinset nz ket'h tA5 N.
VIspoi's1i Vsp TjrIs third; GprleW H. Cox Morfolk.
snipe is; iss 81 miies,-won iI bv Rs,r,ov.
second wiki wiki; third. u Jim ny rooa Saifo0T \
Hesoe1 soms, 'SParI3ws y rIt3 Point. Time; 3o:15
man et secOnd M seanda 9y Gd1 Eyns Dutch
Yacht Club third, ,Frolic, Time. 1 :O6:i0.
opd dGsh siver ts snrGi mileSiMWqn BY Rebel Sec
-. National one.-design t2Ia miles,-won
% 9y Vim; second. Atlanta; third. sjovand.
by No. 80, F. White. Ma Nsval ants,MMEn Academy;
SECOND; eco d Phi Sig; third. sizzle Time,
z.ss Severn one-design l21s miles)-won BY
seSeal, seEerna Park: third; No Name W q. g.
ochreltz' seVerna Park Time O;33:1O.
Morning Racing 4la-Mile Course).
Stars-Won by Wave, David J. DUNCAN
Gibson Island; third. Phantom, Ridsely p.
Melvin, II, Annapolis,
lenger. j. R vertyche West River; third.
Babs j. Simmer. West River.
by Aeolus, C: Skinner, West River; second,
Lady Avon, judge Darlington: third. Spray,
bll, Harder Annapolis.
Galesville; second Cardinal. William Wells,
Shady Side: third, Hawk, Neat Hartge.
Galesville.
Afternoon Racing 41i-Mile Course).
Star-Won by Wave; second, Juno;
third. Phantom
-, 20-foot open-Won by Ranger. H Nelly.
West River; second Wings, c. Smith, West
| River; third. Martingale
2O-foot restricted (chine bottom)-Won
by Sea Witch Vincent Kramer. Annapolis; !;
second. Aeolous; third Kan Doc, A. E.
Pagon, Washington.
| Albatross = Won by Raven; second,
cardinal; third, Whistler, j, Nairo, Shady
Nairn, Shady Side
-, Navy ketch rig whaleboats - Won by
NO. !; second. No. 8; third. No. 2. (Sailed
by Naval Academy plebesD
Navy knockabouts-Won by No. 10; Sec
! ond, No. s.; third, No. 5. (Sailed by Naval
Academy plebes)