Evening star., 1940-05-26
Derby Racer Exhibit
Will Be Continued al
Junior High Schools
Coaster Of 1889 Champ
To Be on Display at
Toft and MacfuyIund


white coaster racer which carried
Carl Cederstand, jr.. to victory in
the 1899 Soap Box Derby will con-
tinue tomorrow, with stops scheduled
at two Junior high schools.
Crowds of Derby entrants and
other interested boys and girls got
close looks at the streamlined speed
ster last Friday, when 1t was placed
on exhibit at Jefferson, Langley,
Anacostia and Stuart Junior High
Schools.
Tomorrow the racer will be at Taft
Junior High School, Eighteenth and
Perry streets NV, during the noon
lunch period. from IL O'Clock until
lilo pm. The car will be placed
in front of the school where every
one will get an opportunity to see 1t,
and ask questions.
Next Stop at Mcfarland.
The next port of call will be at
Mcfarland Junior High, Iowa ave-
nue. and Webster street NV, where
the racer will be exhibited on the
stage of the school auditorium from
2:45 pm. until $3.50 pm.
The tour will continue Tuesday
and Wednesday, with the following
visits scheduled:
Tuesday-Alice Deal Junior High,
IL o'clock until ITO pm, and Eliot
Junior High, 2:20 until 3:15 pm.
Wednesday-Powell Junior High,
- o'clock until ITO pm, and Paul
Junior High, 2:50 until $3.50 pm.
American Leglonnaires Joseph
Walker and Ed Thomas accompanied
the 1889 winning car on Fridays
tour, and were bombarded with
questions on its construction, its
weight, and questions dealing with
the Soap Box Derby.
Boys IL to Is Years Eligible.
Sponsored by The Evening Star
and the American Legion for the
third consecutive year, the Derby
is coaster race for boys between
II and Is years of age, inclusive
A boy must live in Washington, or
vicinity, and be older than 10, or
younger than Is to be eligible for
the race.
To enter, a boy must register at
one of the Chevrolet dealers in the
washington Metropolitan Area, sign
ing an application blank and a
safety pledge. each of which must
also be signed by a parent or his
guardian. Then. he'll receive a rule
book and be able to 60 to work.
No car may cost more than $40
to build and it must be constructed
in accordance with the 1910 Soap
Box Derby rules. All cars will be
inspected before they are permitted
to race in this years Derby, which
Is to be held July 13.
Boys Urged to Register.
Derby Director Zeb T. Hamilton
yesterday urged boys to register at
once for the race.
There Is still plenty Of time to
sign up, get your rule books and
build racer for the Derby" he
said. THE race will not be held
until July 10. That's more than
a month and a half from now.
ut will be work, but lots of fun,
to build Derby racer to pass in
spection, but when you are finished
you'll have car that will give
you the biggest thrill Of your life
on Derby Day. It will also give
you feeling of satisfaction be-
cause it will represent hard job
carried through to completion"
There will be prizes for the win
ners and something for every boy
who shows up at the race course
with a car which has passed in
spection. The site of the race will
be announced later.
The 1910 Washington champion
will be given trip to Akron, Ohio,
as the guest of The Star. At Akron
he will compete against city cham
pions from all over the United
States in the national finals. First
prize at Akron is four-year schol-
arship to the State university Of the
champions choice, with all expenses
paid.
Local prizes will include awards
to winners of the first elimination
heats, as well as other prizes to
later heat winners.
100 Boys Shared in Prizes.
Last year nearly 100 boys shared
in the prizes offered. And every
1899 racer received a steel racing
drivers helmet and a jersey racing
shirt bearing the Soap Box Derby
emblem. A shirt and helmet again
will be given free to each boy who
races on July 13.
Latest entrants whose registra-
tions have cleared through Derby
Headquarters at The Star, are:
James Adamson, 13, 618 Tewkes-
bury place NV: Bob Carpenter, II,
47o9 Blagden avenue NV; Robert
Clagett, 13, 1914 Twenty first street
NE; Raymond Giovannoni, u. $40
Rittenhouse street NV; Herbert o.