The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-06
Colucci's Boat Noses Out
Carolina In Class A Race:
Teal Wins In Class B
BY GLADYS BEST TRIP

John Colucci's Stardust again
took top honors in the second days
races of the Class A event of the
invitational regatta staged by the
carolina Yacht club in Banks
channel at Wrightsville Beach.
The Stardust finished the course
in 1:14:25, a few seconds ahead Of
the Carolina, skippered by Ken.
meth Sprunt. The two crafts bat.
tied for the lead over almost every
inch of the eight-mile course.
At the completion of the second
DAYS races, the Stardust held a
lead of four points, to two for the
Carolina.
A second breathless finish &C.
Cured in the Class B race when
Everett Higgins gave Teal the f.
nal squirt to win over his brother
Henry's boat Pirate by a brief 16
seconds. At the inlet the Teal was
less than a length ahead, and dur
ing the entire eight mile race the
two boats kept the spectators Won
dering about the final outcome.
The Teal completed the course in
1:20:24 to make its Regatta points
total six to the Pirates four.
Eight boats started in the Class
c race, and Billy Lockwood's craft.
Behind him came Arthur Bluethen-
thaIs boat by the name of Blue
thenthal, with Donald Parsley's
standing favorite Rebel in third
place. For a good part of the way
the Rebel took the lead. The tech
nicalities of a foul between
Smythe's Starboard Tack and t.e
Rebel gave only the Wing-It and
%Bluethenthal the Regatta ratings
with the Wing-It totaling II points
and the Bluethenthal seven.
The Rampage with Herbert STEM
der, Jr., of Charleston, at the tiller
finished first in the Class D
with another Charleston boat Ty-
phoon with Fred Morrschink, Jr.,
in close second. Third place went
to Warren Saunders boat Siwassa
with Joe Bitty 1 and Lightning
coming in last. Regatta ratings for
these boats gave Siwasa 8; Ram
page 7; Typhoon 7; Joe Bitty 6,
and Lightning l.
The snipe boats gave Charles
tons four entries a definite lead
over William Hartfeld's local
Oh Johnnie. Winner of the snipe
race was Billy Doscher sailing
Rover. Dinah l manned by Robert
Cassell was second, and Annette
George Benoit was third. Today's
plus yesterdays points added up to
Rover 8; Dinah 8; Annette 5; Di-
nah II, 5; Oh Johnnie 2 and Rowdy
The only girl sailing a boat in
the moth boat races came in first
among IA starters giving top hon.
ors to Vera Diehl. Second place
went to Number 80 and third to
Number 95. Woodbury's boat Tad
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ratings with 81; Number 95 in &C.
ond place with 20; and Vera
The single entry of Miss Cue
with J. Carrere, of Charleston, nat
urally was first in its race.
A little too much wind got in the
moth boat sails, turning over three
before the boats had rounded the
first buoy. John Evans moth boat
which was last tt get in the race
was first to be brought in. Charles
tons Dinah l with wemil Sodke had
to retire.
Outstanding surprise for the
spectators was to fine m m i e
Nets Queen Mary in the Class b
boats continued her streak OF bad
luck begun yesterday by ~overturn-
ing about a mile down the waite
way.
The races, which will complete
the three-day inviational regatta
this afternoon, will be climaxed by
the awarding by the Carolina Yacht
Club of engraved silver trophies
to the winning shippers. !