Evening star., 1940-07-09
All Soap Box Derby
Entrants 10 Report
For Weighing-|n
Final Instructions
Are Sent Out for Bio
Event Saturday

Soap Box Derby entrants were in
structed by Director Zeb T. Hamil-
ton to report tonight or tomorrow
night at 7:30 o'clock at the Randle
Heights School, Thirtieth street and
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, to be
weighed in with their 1910 racers.
Under the rules of the coaster
race for boys, the combined weight
OF the car and driver may not ex-
ceed $50 pounds, and the car alone
may not weigh more than $50
pounds.
Final instructions for Washing
tons third Derby, to be held Satur-
day, beginning at IL am. and con-
tinuing throughout the day, were
mailed to each contestant last night.
Included in each letter of instruc-
tons were two tickets for seats in
the grandstand, to be erected at the
finish line on Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. for the racers parents and
friends.
Weighing-In Important.
Mr.. Hamilton emphasized the i'm
portance of the weighing-in pro-
cedure to be conducted at the Ran
die Heights School.
The weight limitations set under
the 1910 Derby rules are among the
most important restrictions" he
pointed out, Before any boy may
race on Saturday, he must have
been weighed, and the weight of his
car checked to see that no one ex-
ceeds the limit of $50 pounds"
The Randle Heights School is a
short distance from the site of the
1910 Derby, which is to be run on a
doWn-hill section of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Sc, between Alabama and
Branch avenues. The starting line
Is to be placed in the vicinity of
Texas avenue, and the finish line
will be set near Carpenter street.
Members of the Inspection Com
mittee, headed by John Weitzel, will
be on hand at the school tonight
and tomorrow night to conduct the
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miniature speedsters.
The majority of the racers en-
tered in the Derby were to be trans
ported today to the school from the
II Chevrolet dealers in Washington
and vicinity, where they were assem-
bled yesterday in accordance with
instructions sent to the boys last
week.
Last-Minute Rush.
Several boy builders of coaster
cars in the city were caught short
by the construction deadline, and
were not quite ready yesterday to
turn their cars in. Paint had to
dry on some. and on others some
last-minute adjustments to squeeze
out the last possibility for speed had
to be made.
In these cases, the boys agreed to
provide their own transportation for
their racers to the final assembly
point at the Randle Heights School.
where all cars that are to be raced
on Saturday, must be gathered be-
fore Thursday night.
The corps of inspectors must
have ample opportunity to check
thoroughly the construction of each
Derby racer" Mr.. Hamilton warned.
Il know that you boys are working
to get the most speed you can out of
your cars, but. absolute safety is one
OF the most important factors, and
complete inspection is compulsory.
A new Washington champion, to
succeed Carl Cederstrand, ir., 1899
winner; and Norman Rocca, the
1888 champ, will be chosen Satur-
day after day of elimination races,
In which more than 200 young driv-
ers are expected to compete. The
city champion will represent Wash
ington at the national finals at
Akron, Ohio, in August, in the race
for a four-year college scholarship.
The elimination races will be run
IN heats of three cars each, and will
begin at II am. and continue until
approximately 4:30 or 5 pm.
The races will be broadcast during
the day over Station WMAL from II
to 11:30 I'M, to lis pm, 2 to
2;15, 3:06 to $50 and to Ais.
watch The Star for Derby NelUs.)