Evening star., 1941-08-17
Boats Too Expensive,
Events Too Scarce,
Interest Wanes
Cooper Cracks Record
For 91-Cubic-Incher
In Red Bank Regatta
By the Associated Press.

Greenwich, Conn.,, won the CLASSIC
speed trophy with the second walk
over" in the history of Gold Cur
competition.
After all other entries had dropped
out, Simmons drove his craft, MY
Sin, over the course at an average
speed of 52.509 miles per hour tc
capture the gold-plated, sterling
silver cup which for many years was
the most coveted trophy of motor
boat racing. That surpassed last
years winning speed, but was moth
ing to arouse the crowd of $4,000
gathered to watch the first day OF
the combined Gold Cup and Ma
tional Sweepstakes races.
Last Two Heats Cancelled.
Two entries from Louisville, KY.
Bill Cantrill's Why Worry and
Morton l.. Cooper's Mercury, which
had been the hope of the regatta
committee after other entries had
withdrawn because of various
troubles with their boats, failed to
appear. AS result the last two
heats of the Gold Cup were can
celed after Simmons had driven
MY Sin over the first 80 miles.
Jack Pop" Cooper, Kansas City
veteran who provided today's big
feature by cracking the world rec
ord for 91-cubic inch hydroplanes,
voiced the sentiment of many rae
ing drivers when he stated that
Gold Cup boats were becoming less
popular with drivers and specta-
tors. Cooper explained that there
are insufficient races for boats of
this class (piston displacement be-
tween 600 and 1872 cubic inches
there are too few boats and the
boats are too expensive to build.
No Fun Going Alone.
Simmons said, There's no fun IN
going out there by yourself"
The only previous walkover in
Gold Cup history came in 1896 when
Kaye Don drove Horace Dodge's
Impshi around the course alone.
Cooper, who won the sweepstakes
last year, drove his new 9l-cublc
inch craft, Tops Pup, through the
second heat at 53129 miles per hour
to break the record of 52.295 made
here last year by Tom Chatfield's
Scoundrel. He didn't have much
luck, however, in the bigger 225-
Gubic inch division and Joseph L.
Taggart of Canton, O.. won both
heats in Tommyman Sd. Cooper's
New Tops went out with engine
trouble early in the first heat.
Gibson Bradfeld's Bad News
caught fire in the first heat of the
225 race but Coast Guardsmen
quickly extinguished the blaze. The
only other mishap of Importance
came when Frank Schmutz of Mer-
chantville. N. j., and Vic Scott of
Forest Hills. N. Y, collided in the
finals of the Class c professional
cupboard race. Neither was injured.
Class C outboard professional (5 miles,
frst heatl-Won by Fred Jacoby, jr.. North
Rergen, N. j.; second; Frank schmutz,
Merchantvile N. j.; third, Victor Scott,
Forest Hills, N; Y; fourth Marshall e.
Eugene Nichols, st. Albans. N, Y: sixth,
ehil BoCers; oranEe Wa.+eSid N u seventh gIt,i
. Final heat-Won by Jacoby:- second,
Harper Chance. Salem, n. J.; fourth, e.
Stump, Buckree Beach. Va. Time-5;43.
Speed-52 AIS m. p. h.
Final point score-Jacoby. 500: Nichols
81 EId5edse Sd5tt so5 23s; schmutz. 300; Chance
Class c, outboards. amateur FIRST heat,
5 miles1.Won by E NJ Peters; Peters, Rich Itch
falo third A. G. .Broaddus, Richmond,
Ns,: fourth, Gerard sheeran, BROOKLYN;
fifth, Charles D. straqg. ii Long Beach
schenectady, N. Y; seventh, BENJAMIN s;
Tenney. BENG, Greg, Time-5:56 AS.
spfs6ni9pa4s i6ai N; mop p b1 n rsrrev. second
schooicrafs thTd Peatross EqR seartS
StTaleyd nth BF9sdduS; sixth ssnih Frank
speed-5i a33 M. p h. (G sheeran dis
qualified for beating gum.
lev 469; Tenney, 453; Schoolcraft, 395:
Broaddus, 352: Strang. 19S; Sheeran, 169.
Midget outboard, open both heats ~
ss s U99sT sf Meateay heaWoH 5y sesond pSn Th Pa4
Birbarie Branford, Conn; third. Dorothy
Kuhn. College Point L. l: fourth. Marion
%htff shs HendrGFson RR9sT MoRSde mddeoNn VI j n
sixth. Richard McFayden Montclair, N.
=, seventh; Frances Def1baugh' WoodS,ide ,.h
De on eighth vs nn 52ssp RehaTG fGofe l. Id sh
Revere Mass: tenth. Marjorie Clarke,
New Haven, Conn: eleventh, g, Bache
GILL tr, washiqGtGn cOnr D c. +Teltth
as: Speed-35 149 m. p. h.
Final heat--Won by Whitfield; second
ssf Mseon thff b MsTGo Wotov1 Whsd fxh fsHffn Rnn
seventh, Clarke; eighth, Cooke; ninth;
Gill; tenth, Heandriekson; Time - 6;12
i5 Pn. spssasS Do57 sc.2dWbed 2tl N F B 500: Bir-
saarie. 500, Marion Whitfield. 394; Kuhn
heat, 5 milesj-Won by Fred Jacoby. II,
North BERGEN, N j.: second, Fred G.
Chase, northampton. Mass, third Joseph
Leo r. CLARKE New Haven, Conn; NTH
frank Wolf, Flushing, N Y; seventh q Gil
ward ward Wuif, Bsidwin'i N. Y; ninth, Hans
r. Behr, Middlebury, Conn. Time-6:467s.
spsed-44 27o m;n.h,
Chase; third. Brautigam: fourth, Clarke;
fifth. Marshall Eldredse, BridgeTater,
Mass f6ad J se7enb E5T9rR Ro pGRa e2hh feer-
mann; ninth, Wulf tenth. Don Bradford,
Park Ridge, N J.; eleventh. Brett Nichols,
Bantam, Conn. Time-6;45's. Speed
Final polRt sooregyscoby 500; chass sss
schnutz' aa5; Wolf. i4s Eldredae. Is5;
Peterman. 1874; Downs, 95; Wulf, 93;
Sehr, 40
e1-cubic inch hydroplanes IS miles,
FIRST heatl-Won by Tops Pup Jack
Kfnss SE Me- secoPd Asppy
Fls: TsIf'od third 1 Leo 'snts Ken Mackenzie, New
II. McIntyre' St, Petersburg, Fla; nth,
Bomba Charles H. Ruth jr,. Arlington,
Va; sixth. Fury, pr. R. E. Wolf. Uhrichs-
SON. PhiladeIphia. Timem6:33is. Speed
Sex second d beat-won by Tops Pup: Sec
ond, Little Bea. A. K Hayes. st. Peters
burg burg Fla; third II' HAPPY Harry Warrior; J. D.
fIn'SSs e North l0ESn hona e srsnch hySon j.; fth
Bomba: seventh, Fury: eighth, Tramar
Time-5:3S4s. Speed-53. 12a m p h. (new
world Tseord. rec 3d record cord, 81 2aS mph
1870. at Red Bank N. J.
Final Point score-Cooper, 500; j. D.
Mcintyre, 2a6 Mackenzie. 225.
: hesi%6n hydrGPans By T1mmy & Ann !si d
Joseph J. .Taggart, Canton, Ohio: second
N Y: third, Woo Doc, Jack O'Mara,
Mount Arlington. N. Y: fourth, Tortuga I'd
George yintschgeT, MorriStown,, N. J;
n. Y; sixth. Sally Ann, Jr,- William e.
john. Rye, N. Y seventh, Meadowmere
Sd, Frank Ripp. Rockville Center, N. Y.
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