Evening star., 1940-07-21
ChatfieId's New VipeI
Makes Best Time
OF Fast Fleet
Butk Most Consistent
Of Inb6urd Winners;
D. 6. Croft Second
BY WILLIAM NEEDHAM,

HAVRE DE GRACE, Nd, July
90 Young Tommy Chatfield, who
raced motorcycles in Europe be-
fore he snagged q berth on the
United States olympic bobsled team,
put on the big show today as the
Havre de Grace Yacht Club ended
Its 18th annual regatta with II new
world records in the bag.
Chatfield. husky New York City
driver, who has been racing speed
boats exactly a year. accounted for
one new record personally and saw
one of his two boats, driven by
Polly Wright Of Philadelphia tack
up second
Without question. Chatfield had
the two fastest boats on the Sus-
quehanna today-and he was up
against fast field, out to launch
the Eastern regatta season.
Whitfield Sets Mark.
Yesterday four new records went
up as the racing started. Three
more resulted from mile trials early
this morning and three more de-
veloped from the Smile races later
but one of the new marks merely
bettered a record established yes
terday.
Chatfield's Viper, a 225-cubic-inch
racer so new that its driver was
none too sure Of its tricks, clocked
IS miles in mile trials, missing the
record by a narrow margin. In
winning the Eastern 225 champion
ship for Chatfield, the Viper passed
the 6O-mile mark. but was far short
Of the 70-mile -an-hour record
speed
Only one new mark resulted from
three solid hours of outboard racing
today. That was set by Don Whit
field of Upper Montclair. NJ j.. who
drove his Midget 35.377 miles an
hour to better the old mark of 34782
set by Bert Steacie at Red Bank in
1898.
Despite Chatfield's firm hold on
the regatta'S star role, Philadel-
phia's Louis Burk was possibly the
most consistent if not the most COL
orful Of the inboard winners.
Bunk's Senorita Speedy.
Burks Senorita, a new class A
racer. upset the mile record estab-
lished only a week ago at Cam
bridge by Bill Kammerer of Balti-
more. Burk turned in a mark OF
42105 miles an hour.
In Smile competition, he estab-
hshed a speed of 80 1923 miles an
hour. There was no previous rec
ord listed for class A inboards.
Sarah Bonfoey of Quincy. ILL.,,
driving her husbands fast Tae ,Foy
III had little trouble clinching the
vomens inboard free for all, de-
teating Mrs. Andy Crawford Of
washington In both heats.
New records established at the
3-day meeting: -. 49,
Mile Trials. ,..
81 cubic ineh--Polly wrisht, Phila-
e.pra aslpnia' GseoundrelD, co s;sos m.p;h: !oId
s Tss4usr3 is y fe4S .. Sesi
rn: Siss; ~ :s1y1eem5ohn stiles: ga pAil.d.l-
.ettinr his own record Of 81 :s77 established
in Washinston last September
ts!sss'Ss ss p s 55sas 5o :.s ss IN
"ashinston last September.
ysseTk Pa, 4saos m.p.h teld Aaecaai. record.
SSs;173; ! 81 10, b, Ehrhart of WASHINGTON,
=, Class a racing fnboards-Louis Burk
ehiladelphia: (senorta5 ~ los m.p,h. 1oid
secord ~ :S12. by Bill Kammerer, Cam
Competitive Miles.
r,tc, c,as: 40 4 ooo racing inboard'-surk tseno-
xoGf Class Sc :s5yiee ss see inboards-John clippen
yopt Fl c,9S ssSe nehMT9m ch,tneld. New
hontcisir. N. J.. 35'377. '' o''''
=, Glass p service inboards-John stiles,
York Pa, tfns IDoris nHo'1dsom mS, 4hsoo Snrh'F'
Class B in board runabouts tracine). s
Iy Lops e4rk rhiladslpha asa
n.ph.
Glass p inboard runabounts tservice,. 5
enn meiIes-Won by John crippen; York; Pa.
e!s:sG5's.' az. sI!@sw1sISl I:fe2a5 Speed
miIeswon Hmena lno9,rd sunssbeHts
Wsshnson W. M seems Eaasnas5 M5: thifd Anay
fims7fso. e' sBs.dmssi bsim2Es M'is 81 r'uD'
miles Won By HFd Fred cR.se cssteSiaonas
Bronx, H. Time Tn1sa 7es 0eEs Speed ae'sEnsa saoss
s. AoGt Ssnss esse.na A.sbts ss
Ohio; second. Frank ]. Desmond, Short
Aills. N: j.. third. Thomas B. Hird. Mar
perth Pa. Time. 7:o7.1. Speed. ~ 135
m,Is.. Class W., s sSutbearss. oar. prof prcless,onas 5
ssssn s tfa?ad Ffank fm1 ns,s5 wof GGlliss ;s
Wcf WaSse; ,o oPOints-Jaooby' 500: Mayer. ss sss;
wea s. Pesmens Second "sss1adi Mandeli, 4iIa:; Tms,
CLIO ,,,s Speed d. 47.745 m;p;h: ~
ss0snsn ehsseia New msi oY4i
fen, sn!..]i n HAPPY HAP WARRIOR; third; Byron
;Sss.,' ,,sonS
fi E: s4l' Doris 11p. Time 7:lo,l, Speed
s's; John psssse' sss pssssss. saissss H ms Has
more tCry Baby. Time 7:51.1. Speed.
3sl99 m;p.h. EQUALS record stiles set
s'is H12sSss gssiesy rsstns sHss H. r!s;; IL;
Foy I1n; second Normay. Frey, Lam
caster. Pa. IAN Babal; third Nick Tuso.
yineelssnd' n: J; tGelden Starr. Time,
Class e inboards (servicel. miles
Won BY STILES HI Halter VIII. Time
Class NJ outboards. 5 miles: Won BY
Don Whitfield. Upper Montclair, N. J.:
second, Paul J. Birbarie, Branford. N. j.;
n. J. Time, 5.392. Speed, 35.377 m.p.h
(new record.
Glass outboards professionals, 5 miles:
Won by Mayer: second. Wolf: third. Har-
old Kennedy. Pearl River, N. Y. Time,
6:22.1. epeed, 47.096 m.ph.
=. Class c outboards, amateur, 8 miles:
branch. N. j.; second. Jimmy King, Neville
York: Time. $3.50. Speed. 4s. .3ei mp h
Class r outboards. professionals, 8 miles
Won BY Jacoby: second, Mayer; third
Class ? outboards. amateurs. S miles:
Won BY King; second, strang. Time, $3.50
13t-cubic.inch hydroplanes. 5 miles:
Won BY Graeme Davis, Washington tGypsy
LAss); second. Andy. Crawford. Washing.
INN (Ednandy). third Harry Davis