Evening star., 1939-07-16
Two World Records
Fall in Speedboat
Meet al 'Graw
Ward and Burk Shotter
Old Inboord Marks;
Two D. c. Men Win
Associated Press Sports Writer.
BY WILLIAM NEEDHAM.


tional inboard motor boat cham
pions were crowned today as the
Havre de Grace Yacht Club wound
up its tenth annual regatta.
Rough water and steady wind
slowed the course yesterday and this
morning but the late races today
saw water fiat enough for the racing
shippers to go all out.
George Ward, youthful veteran of
Wilmington. Del. cracked his record
for class E inboard runabouts when
he pushed Hi-Ho I'd up to 51.93a
m.p.h. over the Smile oval to beat
his former world mark by 2-lO Sec
ond.
Louis Burk. Oaklane, Pa, set the
other mark in class G, averaging
31.523 m.p.h. for the course.
Other, national champions crowned
today:
u Class inboards--Walter sidweu (Wl.
-, Glass B inboards-Thomas Ehrhar,
Class c inboards-Joe Monisle whining
Glass ',s service1 mifa fnbosrdsFred Osr houF Won
Casanaye Philadelphia), 1851 miles pei
hour.
,usAn Class inboards1Frank Maxa, IT.
Glass ! inboards-.George ". Pennington
Class st inbosrdsGeorse M1 fs " Peninston Pea h9aa
North East. Md. 40T9S miles per hour
;, Unlimited inDoards-John Bramble (Bal-
tlmorel, 81 .93:' miles per hour
Andy Crawford of Washington, D.
c., heightened a winning streak by
capturing the l35-cubic inch hydro
plane race of five miles with an
average speed of 42372 in his Ed
mandy.
The first amateur in class B was
I. E. Hale of Washington, D. c., who
beat out Frank Desmond, Short
Hills, N. j. Desmond won the first
heat but missed out entirely in the
second. Hale was second in the first
heat and won the second to take the
race on points. Desmond had the
best speed, however, at 4O.143 miles
an hour compared with Hale's
36,7l9 m.ph.
Jack Cooper, 62-year-old Kansas
City veteran, copped the Eastern
regional championships for 225-inch
hydroplanes. holding his Tops Sd
at 625 miles per hour to nose out
George Schraft Newton, Mass.
Glass outboards,, open first heat. )
cnoD o'f rersuson sIsen WsSan hfS Mass amasH5 p4o
fessional time. $50; speed, a6,5Ii mp h
:, Glass A outboards, final heat. 5 miles
r1rst professional Jacoby: first amateur
fereason fpred aa ooe proIeSsionai time 4"3
speed. y .o3s mph
Class 3, outboards. first heat 5 miles
Puesman, BALDWIN n y: SECOND amateur
professional, Fred Jacoby jr.. North Ber.
gen; N. J: third amateur. Clint Ferguson
Mas; mnh amateur s%s 't TN.
Class B outboards, Anal heat-First pro
ond protessons Emil am'fay Mayer nag coss
Point N Y no second amateur: thirc
pprottessiions% Harper Chance Salem, n; J
nah Amateur time, s:io.o1; speed
DeP%ond p1Dt ss0Fnf sSd rerra9on ams5eugHae Us
Erst aia Harry rFs' Brdss Bha %ss MeSnl
WaSn tst seeond ea rs5xa
Fred Jacoby, jr. North Bereen N j.; ne
second pcfa smsteur sn,s oro third professional Boz
time. % efS A speed. et0t q a4a "a a'eSlnna Anna
tenr time 6;l1: snsed 4,145 mph.
Gsss R6Sss os second
son; second profe sssional. Jacoby: no sec.
ond amateur; third professional. Tom Gun
ses Sky WfSs.,s sosed rro1fs''on, amaten, @n
time, 6:45.l sneed "A 4"3 mph
13i-eubicsinch hydroplanes final heat
Rnsssn North Ions Bfsneh fsfSaa SsFSn o.
.Rustle1; third Sam Crooks Rumsor
\, \, j., 'DrasSn D. u XIV. Time. 7:o4.4: speed
Eastern championships, ee5-cubic inch
5seE cnopsr Rsns.s St hes cv p,1 81
ond George F, schraft, Newton Mass
Ma1r,sfn.n ,GhT:sie, tsird Frames vntsehse5
hSa;, hyd5cpla PES; -. nnsi 81 @ sest: ; @m!eswFirst
speed ase1o m,ph Kerr won title or
National Championship class D. inboarc
Thonss Ehrhas, YORK. p. "erf1rf 'DeTis 11i'
no hrd hen5y Tme pavs .ness Is ps d
National Championship. class C. inboar re
! winning
ton; Del, only entry. Time 749; speed
National championship. class E racins
Rles1FiTst: M GeoTse Ward INV Wilmington Ming,
Pa co.te M psas ad asSF
Eorls record Old record, held BY ward
National Championship. class E tservic.
typel inboard runabouts nnal heat
miIes1Tirstii mile T Fred yon Casanave Philsdel
Time ai@'4 speed. s'f ss'5ei m. mp h. mo- 'n'r0
National championship. CLASS g. inboare
ESnssooHt5; Rn1s ost,ins ANAL b. beat mesrrst Lo1i
Merritt TwIley Baltimore Miss sssoqa S. Pau :
no third. Time e:3i: speed. 81 '5s3 mp. h
miles-First, Mrs: Frank Maxa, jr.. Hsvr,
&c Grace Frandel II; second Jean Cowan
seS s.md4s NY }sfn Mss Il g. tha psa Tm
1864: speed. 80 .4o5 mp,h. Inc
,eeond p9int Issn ss05insrrst Mr.; Maxa 500
Midget class outboards. first heat. 81!
@miles-First: mile Paul ]. Birbare, Brandford
Del, Time. .8:50i: speed. aa.aess sIsiHe m.ph'
Midget sstord class ir.ns secEnd hearrs
| speed. %. .336 m.ph
Point scorins-Birbare, 500: Irene Den.
baugh. 500: Morton Daller 394.
- Class outboards first heat. 5 miles
Flrst pro. Fred Jacoby. jr.. North BERGEN
n: j.: hrst amateur. Clint Ferguson
Waban. Mass; second pro. Bob Roland
| South Norfolk. Va: no second amateur
third pro, Charles H. Glaspell, West Col.
lingswood. N. J. Pro time. 6:311: speed
1874 m.ph. Amateur time. o:37; speed
Class {. outboards. fipal heat-rirst pro
Jacoby: frst amateur Ferguson; seconc
pro. Roland: no second amateur: thirc
pro, Tom Cundey Westville NJ J. Pre-
time. 6:2S. speed. 46.37S m.p.h. Anna.
| teur time. 6:28; speed. 46.39l mph
National championship. Class H inboart
rWunabouts. run final heat 5 miles-First
H.. H.; tied fer second second. Louis Burk; Oak.
% Baltimo5s IN miss St: PAUL.: Time. I;4o.s
National championships. Class /. inboart
Georss ". Pennington. Northeast. Nd
(Barracudal, only starter. Time 7:24 /
National, championship Glass J. in.
board runabont, Anal heat 5 miles-First
George W. Pennington. Northeast (Bar.
| racuda) second. G. NJ. Twilley. Baltimore
Miss st, PauD third. Frank Maxa
Hayre de Grace CFrandel III. Time
| 7:2l.l: speed. 40.79S m.p.h
National championship. unlimited in
board. Glass K. one heat miles-First
John Bramble Baltimore (Pep w: sec.