Evening star., 1939-09-03
Jack Cooper Thrills
Regatta Fans With
225 Hydro Win
Five Boots Almost Tie
In Final Heat; US
Race toyCuntreII
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Sept. 2.-Jack Cooper,
small-statured, 58-year -old Kansas
City powerboat veteran, furnished
the thrills of the opening day of the
Gold Cup Regatta on the Detroit
River today by plotting his Tops III
to two-out-o -three-heats victory
for the W. E. >Edenburn Memorial
Trophy for 225-inch class hydro
planes.
The 725-inch displacement class
was a walkaway for Wild Bill Can
trell in his Why Worry, which he
wheeled to straight three-heat vic
tory and incidentally qualified for
Mondays Gold Cup race.
After losing the first heat of the
225-class race to George Schrafft of
Newton, Mass, in his Chrissie III,
Cooper came out in the second heat
to beat five rivals across the start
ing line and win the emile heat
with speed of 66325 miles an hour,
which bettered his old mark for the
event. The old record was 64439
miles an hour, which Cooper made
here a year ago.
The third heat of the 225 class
was the prettiest race of the day,
five boats going across the starting
line so closely grouped that only the
judges could separate them. This
heat developed a close contest be-
tween Cooper and T. r. Chatheld
of Danbury, Conn., in his Viper III.
Five Out of II Finish.
OF II boats that started the 225
event, only finished. Tops III was
credited with 927 points, Chrissie
with 925 and Viper with 825.
The 725 race gave Cantrell little
difficulty He took the first 6-mile
heat at 1857 miles an hour against
the 55.983 of King Staten, driven by
j. S. Brown of Louisville; the 54774
of Pinbrain, piloted by C. L. Wilkin-
son of Louisville; the 5309l of
Hermes w, driven by G. N. Davis of
Vinegrove, Ohio, and the 46278 of
Warnie Anderson's Warnie of Louis
vile.
In the second heat Why Worry
needed only 57.869 miles an hour
to win, while Pinbrain was hitting
5000, King Staten, 54811, and
Hermes w, 53.603.
Cantrell stepped his speed up to
66.325 miles an hour in the third
heat and qualified for Mondays
Gold Cup event, which requires a
qualifying run at not less than IS
miles an hour. Hermes finished the
final heat, second, at 55.215 miles an
hour and King Staten, third, at
54.657.
Mechanical Troubles Abound.
Why Worry was credited with
1900 points for the three-heat vic
tory, while second place on points
went to King Staten with $50 and
| third to Hermes w with 638.
Mechanical troubles eliminated
four of an original starting list of
seven boats in the 725 Glass; These
included Anderson's Warnie and M.
j. Cooper's Mercury, also of Louis
vile, which are entered in Mondays
Gold Cup race.
An accident marred the program
when C. J. Hamlin, jr., of Buffalo
was injured when his Voodoo III
turned over in test run and threw
him out while doing an estimated
10 miles an hour. He was taken to
hospital for treatment of a
fractured shoulder.
Runabout free-for.all for Detroit Power
Boat Squadron Trophy-Won by Franklin
c. Judson. Cleveland average 52.256 miles
an an hour; second Herb Mendelson, Detroit;
,.225 .cubic-inch displacement hydroplanes
1arst heat; 9 miles!-Won by Crisse II,
voer MI fhomas r. cHaed Msss DaaSup sesons
Conn; third. Aguila David c. Forman,
Buffalo; fourth. Tortuga, Francis vint-
coopeF y y s1t h Ks
ssysnth A9sehs ,esEs MsSnah 5aifs 5sss 4ns
Canton. Ohio: nintn M'Fah. r. E. Wolfe,
Uhrichsville. Ohio Time. s:30.56 63460
miles an hour.
George schrafft. Newton, Mass; third,
viper III T, R. Chatfield: Danbury, Conn. !;
faio, N. Y: fifth. Tortusa, Francis Vint-
sehsaT MoFristown' sobIar n j. sixth sanjinks
fsg ,td! TonysRR ss515 n %ssaslt sss
Uhrichville, Ohio Time, so6.20 (66 500
miles an hour, new American Powerboat
Association record for the class: former
record "a 439 miles an hour by Cooperl
Third heat-Won by Tops III Jack
| Cooper kansas City,; second Viper III,
T R. Cha atf1eld Danburv. Conn. third,
Mass; Mas. + Fourth; %ur Asula. David Forman
vintschgar ,CMorristown,.. N. JD: sixth,
Tomyann IL Joseph Taggart Canton,
Ohio. Time, s:12.11 t65.s39 miles an
hour.
725-cubic-1rch hydroplane mes (first heat
! = miles)-Won BY Why Worry. Bill Cam
trell louisville; KY; second, King Staten,
G. 6 L. Wilkinson louisville; fourth,
fifth; Warnie. j Warnie Anderson Louis
| hour.
~ Second ! heat-Won ,y by Why Worry, Bill
1. Wilkinson GLouisvile): third King
Staten. Staten: J. 8 Brown louisville: fourth
Hermes ~, g. N. Davis tVinegrove. Ohio.
j w. Anderson's Warnie and M j.
cooper,s Mercury 'both Of Louisyllel did
Third heat-Won by Why Worry, Bill
6; Davis 1vinegrove. ohiol: third,
Pinbrain. c. L. wilkinson louisville KY
did not stert. Time 5:25.67 (66.325 miles
an hour).
Waehinnfon and loo