Evening star., 1940-09-29
Regatta
Continued From Page B-l;

morning. Bill Cantrell, Louisville
(Ky0 automobile mechanic, found
his Why Worry barely manageable
in the bumpy going. At times his
light craft would leap clear Of the
water. Marion Cooper. also Of
Louisville, limped around with a
missing engine to finish fifth.
Hotsy-Totsy, Sidney Aliens reno-
waited racer which won the 1910 Gold
Cup event when faster boats fell by
| the way last month on Long Island
Sound, broke something in the drive
shaft, and fell out in the third cir
cult.
Earlier in the day in heated mile
trials above the railroad bridge, four
new world marks went into Ameri-
can Power Boat Association record
books as racers tore over a measured
course.
Racing at speeds approaching the
century mark, Cantrell sent Why
Worry over the mile at an average
speed of 97.168 m. p. h. to es-
tablish a new record for Gold Cup
craft with non-supercharged en-.
gine. The old record was 2309 m.
p. h., chalked up by George c.
Cannon at Rockledge. Fla, last
February.
Two class A inboard runabout
drivers came out for trials to stage
their own little battle. Louis Burke
of Wilmington, Del, started it off
by breaking his own mark of AZ 532
m.ph. set in July at Chestertown,
Md, in being clocked az 1858.
| Then H. Tracy johnson of Philadel-
phia sent his boat over the course
/ for speed of 45145. Both records.
however, will be placed III the A. P.
B. A. books. officials pointed out.
/ Jack (Pop) Cooper, veteran Kan
sas City MOI trucker, driving Tom
Chatfields S Scoundrel was clocked at
57.792 m phi. for a new 9l-cubic-inch
/ hydroplane mark.
But later in the day the gray
haired racer Jared none too well.
| the A. P. 3. A. 225 championship,
Cooper. in the closing heat of the
day, capsized on the lower turn Of
the first lap and was thrown unin-
jured from his boat. His white
hulled Tops III, however sank to
the bottom.
Alert Coast Guardsmen were on
the scene Immediately and plucked
the spare little man from the water.
Chatfield Gets Title.
Chatfield, out this time in 225
job, was second to Cooper in the
opening heat, and won the closing
event. The TOO points gave the
Connecticut driver the Champion
ship.
Cooper. just before the sinking
of his beautiful racer. told officials
aboard the Coast Guard cutter
Calypso he planned to enter his boat
in the Presidents Cup heats today.
There was no chance. however, OF
Tops III being recovered in time, il
ever.
The sinking of Tops III also ended
Pops chances at competing for the
225 national championships slated
for three heats this afternoon.
One of the few Washingtonians to
stand out during the day was George
Brinkerhoff. local aviator, who drove
/ his big Monk II over the five miles
to win the first of three heats for
Glass E inboards. George B. Ward,
jr., of Wilmington, Del, has twice
won the event for the Mexican
Embassy trophy. but yesterday his
Hi-Ho II never finished the circuit.
Hard luck dogged two Washing.
ton entries, racing in the l35 hy-
| droplane class, including Jack Hyde.
holder of the world one-mile mark
for 1855. Hyde's Gypsy Lass II and
/ John E. Fuller's Miss Pudd, both
| developed engine trouble and were
able only to limp around the course
to finish fifth and fourth respective
ly. The winner was Henry Davis
Eightball II from Granogue. Del.
The smaller 9l-cubic-inch hydro
planes, racing with the 1855, could
muster only two starters. after Sam
my Crooks, Rumson IN. j. cham
pion, stalled at the starting line and
never got away. The event was won
by Chatfield's Scoundrel.
Eight Pacific one-design hydro
planes--boating's newest class-an-
swered the gun from the cutter. W.
Earle Orem of Cambridge. Md,
former 225-cubic-inch hydroplane
driver. was the winner after close
fight with Irving w. Barney of Fall
| River. Mass.
Another local racer Bob Gambrill.
made it two heats in a row to win
the Glass D inboard runabout in
! small field. His best speed was
43981 made in the first heat.
The second and third heats for
the Chief Executives trophy will
be run off today at 2:30 and 435
pm. Prizes will be awarded tonight