Evening star., 1939-09-10
Large Array Of Star
Trophies 10 Spur
Record Field
Model Racers Also See
Action Next Week End
In National Tests
Nv MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

The 18th annual Presidents Cup
Regatta swings into action next
Saturday and Sunday when a big
fleet of sailing craft, entries for
which are coming from as far distant
as San Juan, Puerto Rico, competes
for large array of prizes given by
The Star, and on the Lincoln Me-
mortal Rejecting Pool model-sailing
yachtsmen from Baltimore, WASH
ington, Philadelphia, Boston and
South Jersey ports launch their eX-
pensive models.
Between the two better than 200
sailboats, some handled by the finest
shippers in the East, will compete,
tumbling last years all-time high OF
130 starters.
Traditionally the curtain-raiser
for the regatta sailing races precede
by week the major portion of the
program. On September %, % and
14 outboards, inboardS and the big
spectacular Gold Cup craft take
over off Hains Point Highlight, OF
course, will be the three heats for
the priced Presidents Cup, first heat
of which is slated the afternoon OF
the 23rd. Second and third races
will be held the final day.
Visiting Entries Increase.
Marked by an increase of out-of-
town entries, the windjammer por-
ton of the show opens at 1:3O pm,
when the fast 2O-footers of the
round bottom division get the gun
from the Coast Guard cutter Calypso
anchored south of the Hams Point
bellbuoy. At 5-minute intervals
2O-footers of the chine division,
albatrosses, comets, Hamptons,
snipes, canoes in two classes, handl-
cap A and B groups, penguin dlnhles
and moths will start off. With good
representation in all classes, race
officials have received requests for
an additional event, the new l9-
foot lightning class sloops. This will
be programmed on receipt of five or
more entries.
AS Sailing Chairman Arthur Gle
phane and his committee completed
final details of the regatta, plans
were being made for an imposing
array of broadcasting talent to keep
the crowds lining the seaWau in
formed. Slated for announcing posts
were Bill Coyle, radio director OF
The Star: John Fox, Well-knoWn
ocean racing skipper, and Arthur
Godfrey of Columbia Broadcastlng
System. They will take turns over
a public address setup aboard the
committee boat.
Will Serve Free Lunches.
Between morning and afternoon
races on Sunday shippers and their
crews will be furnished free lunches
from large barge anchored of the
course.
It is this day that will see the
major portion of the program in full
swing. The first class goes of at
$50 am. with others following at
five-minute periods. The final heat
will begin at 2 pm. The Star tro-
phies will be presented by Herbert
L. Stone, honorary chairman OF the
Race Committee, at the Corinthlan
Yacht Club that evening at 7 o'clock.
Following the finish today of the
comet class nationals at Oxford,
Nd, the West Indian entry OF Luis
Antonio Santaella will be brought to
Washington. This is one of a large
group of comets expected. Glass en-
tries already have been received
from PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey, New
York, Connecticut, Maryland and
Florida sailors. At least six fleet
champions competing at Oxford are
expected, according to Gordon San
ford, registration chairman.
Newcomers Announced.
Newcomers to the field this week
include Jack Walls Rebel of Nor
folk and S. w. Marshs Sud from
Alexandria, both moths; Tom Ire
mearne's Ho-Hum, Washington, and
Jack Reckord's Mye-Own from
Sparrows Point, Md, snlpes. Com
modore Osbourn Owings of the West
River Sailing Club has entered his
Vanity in the 20-foot class and
Clarke Daniel, West. River comet
champion, his Robert E. Lee.
Among owners of the new pen
euin dinghies to race are Milton
Harding of Alexandria and Theo-
dore Sarchin. Kirby Neill and Dick
Shaw of Washington.
Sailing races are under the dlrec-
ton of Potomac River Sailing AS
sociation and Chesapeake Bay
Yacht Racing Association has sane
toned them. Jack Marsh is chair
man of the Race Committee.