Evening star., 1940-06-25
Derby Racing Course
To Be Disclosed in
Broadcast Tomorrow
Boys Must Await Word
For Tryout; Complete
Prize List Announced


Prize List Announced
Soap Box Derby entrants and
fans will get an answer tomorrow to
the question that has been bother
ing them for weeks.
Where's the Soap Box Derby 60
Ing to be?"-has been or the lips CT
every coaster racing hopeful who
has signed up for the Derby.
Director zeb T. Hamilton will an
nounce the location of Washington s
1910 Soap Box Derby on the regu-
lar Derby radio program over Sta
ton WMAL at Ais pm. tomorrow.
Every boy entered wants to know
right away where this years race
Is going to be held" Mr.. Hamilton
said. Tune in on Station WMAL
tomorrow at Ais and you'n find out.
Then, If you can persuade Dad to
take you over there, you can look
it over.
Must Await Tryout Signal.
But he warned, remember the
safety pledge you signed. Remem-
Der that you are not to try your
racer out on the course until we give
the word. We want to be sure you
have the proper protection from
traffic before you race down the hill
Listen in tomorrow for the Derby
site"
Meanwhile, Mr.. Hamilton made
public the complete prize list to be
distributed to winners on Derby Day,
July 13. Two Derby entrants, Noel
White, II, 1924 Appleton street
NV, and Buddy Rosenberg, II,
57l0 Fourth street NV, got a pre-
view of a grand lot of prizes yes
terday, and had their picture taken
with most of them.
The elimination races will be run
of with boys II and IL years old, in
Glass B, competing against each
other until a Glass B champion is
chosen. The l3, IA and Is year old
boys will race to determine the
Glass A champion The Glass A and
Glass B champions then will race
to see who will be Washington
Derby champion.
Elimination Round Prizes.
During the elimination rounds,
however, the prizes will be distrib-
uted as follows:
Winners of the first elimination
round in each class will receive
medals, bearing a Soap Box Derby
racer and inscription, with ribbon
in the American Legion colors. The
second-place winners in the first
round will receive'a prize red rib
bon, with gold letters telling all
about it. This latter prize is a new
award this year
The winners of the first round
then move up to the second fight.
The winners of the second fight
receive silver cups, donated by the
American Legion. These will be
properly inscribed with Soap Box
Derby legends. The runnersup in
this fight will receive blue ribbon,
bearing gold-lettered legend.
Next comes the quarter final
round, in which the winners of the
second flight are the racers. The
majority of the prizes seen In the
accompanying picture 60 to the
winners in this round Each winner
OF a quarter-final round receives a
piece OF sports equipment valued at
$40, and each runnerup receives
sports equipment valued at IS. In
cluded are an archery set with bow
arrows and glove; two fishing out
fits. with rod, reels. line, sinkers,
hooks and so forth; two tennis
rackets with presses and balls; a
croquet set, a badminton set, a
leather travelling bag, a felder's
glove, catcher's mitt. a pair of
riding boots and breeches, a golf
set of three irons and wood, a
table tennis set in a leather suit
case and pair of racing roller
skates fastened to skating shoes.
Prizes Are Exchangeable.
These prizes, donated by the
Chevrolet Motor Co.. are exchange
able. That is, if a boy wins a fish,
ing rod and doesn't like to fish. he
may exchange it for something of
equal value.
The next roun1 is the class finals
First place in each class receives a
gold medal bearing the Soap Box
Derby eD1blem. Second and third
places receive silver and bronze
medals, respectively.
Then porocc tho ,S,on.-;zs.L,..
race. The winner, who will be either
| the Glass A or Class B champion
will receive the silver M. E. Coyle
Trophy and a trip to Akron, Ohio
where he will race in the national
finals. Out there he will receive all
kinds of racing jerseys and helmets
and a gold wristwatch with the
Derby emblem.
The runner-up to the Washington
champion, who, of course, will be
the other class champion, will re-
celve de luxe bicycle-one of those
shown in the picture. The other
bicycle will be awarded to third
place, and fourth place will receive
a portable radio.
Decision for Third Place.
Third place will go to the boy
who was defeated by the city cham
plon in the champs class final, ano
fourth place to the boy defeated by
the runner-up to the city champion
IN the other class final. The win.
ners of third and fourth places viii
not race after the fourth round, but
their positions will depend upon the
result of the final round.
Those are the main racing prizes
and Buddy Rosenberg expressed the
thoughts of every Derby entrant
when he saw them yesterday.
boy, I hope I get at least to the
quarter finals" he said.
In addition to the prizes alread,
mentioned there are several specia
awards. The best-designed car will
receive Gruen wristwatch donated
by Selinger's jewelry store, 8ls F
street NV. Sidney Selinger alse