Evening star., 1942-08-16
Hoyas' Lawson Bags
Penguin Honors in
Tred Avon Meet
Sweeps 3-Ruce Series;
HighIond Light Seen
As Distance Winner

La " +oItt NptOl BNtoNII HAuS
Dental student and member Of
the Corinthian Yacht Club Sea
Scouts, today made clean sweep Of
the penguin class. the largest single
division Of Tired Avon Yacht Club S
18th annual regatta, which closes off
here tomorrow
In his national champion per-
gum Potlatch young Lawson scored
three wins in two days to roll up p
total of IS points, He started his
winning streak yesterday in thu
opening penguin event and repeat
ed twice today With him was Dot
Diebel. also Of Washington.
Capital shippers Jared none too
we'll in the comet class, which was
won by Royal Oak Md sailor,
young John Swaine, jr, in Tart The
two District entrantS-Helen Gross
venor, who sails under Gibson
Island Yacht Squadron colors, and
Edward Braddock, Capital Yacht
Club-tiniShed fourth and fifth, re-
spectively.
While at late hour tonight the
official scores in the 36-mile cruis-
ing race down here from Gibson
Island had not been issued, it ap-
peared that the famed ocean racer
Highland Light, sailed by officers
and .midshipmen of the Naval Acad-
emy had won in the class A divi-
sion. The Light, trim cutter which
has won many an offshore race in
days of peace, was first across the
finish line
Vamarie Half Hour Behind.
Fifteen other yachts started cut
with the Naval Academy entry, in
cludlng five other navy craft. High
land Light covered the course in
seven hours Is minutes and 80 sec
onds. Her skipper. 1t. Comdr.
Clarke Withers, reported a smart
southeasterly breeze sprang up
about an hour and half after the
start. which sent The Light along
in fast style.
Little more than half an hour
behind The Light was the big
ketch Vamarie. Another academy
entry. AS Vamarie is scratch boat
of the entire fleet she appeared to
be No. 2 boat in Glass A.
Sixteen minutes astern Of Va
marie came the New York "32,"
sailed and owned by Norman Ovens
of Baltimore. He was assured of
/ first prize in Glass B. Finishing six
minutes back of Owens Gallavant,
Johnson Grymes' Folly. another "32"
of Easton, Md, cliched second place
| in Glass B.
Finals on Tap Today.
The distance race and two races
for star boats today were part of
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs 50th
annual regatta being held jointly
with Tired Avon. Tomorrow, the C..
B. Y. C. will hold finals in the Upton
and johnson Memorial Trophies
series for stars and single race
for comets for the Geatina Bowl
Also In the forenoon the Tired
Avon Club will stage race for the
big cruising yachts.
Second to Lawson in today's final
was Jack Rockford of Baltimore
whose Penguin Side Car scored three
consecutive seconds for total of A
points. Ralph Youngs of Old Do
minion Boat Club in Alexandria was
third with 81 points.
The same smart breeze which
aided the big boats in racing down
the bay blew over on the Eastern
Shore tor races here today.
| Morning Races.
/ fir for TaI,Y NE
| mortal and Upton TIophies)--Won by
Blue stardust: HORACE Brown. Ocean CITY,
Eersic r. faston ss Nd "ia1T third, s1sqIa sarpia
/ Cow. Barclay Trippe, Easton.
r Comet class second race for Panols
OAK MD oy secdhd Ta5 JShn Snbs sysns Wa
| Beverly Bryan. St. MichaeIs, Md: third.
EcPpappee, papp,,, Heller Helen Grosyenor Washing
e. Trophy!.Won by Potlatch, Walter
IaTson lay Washingt9n sost second Side Car.
cult, Ralph Youngs. Arlington, Va.
Scrappy cat class tsecond race for r.
fao9ars =; Y: G TTrophy)nWon Tro by Moeo. Norman
Gorekks; GoFrek; oxford; third, Felix, Jean Wilford.
| Afternoon Races
T1rophy,-Won BY Bi1e stardust: st: seeona. eorUn
Merry roy,aH Widow: dow: third, Purple Cow;
Marter, Edgeyater Park, N. j.; second,
| Tart; third, Echappee
Penguin class-Won by Potiatch; see
| Alexandria Va.
Scrappy cat class-Won by Donna VIII,
tbisd Gqs Plutschak ,t, Easton; Second. Moco:
&c Gibson and-to-oxford race--class A.
hh hoh coy Hlghland Skipper class B. won
S;s SGiaSs :, won by Valiant, Leo Rock, Annapo-
lis otnese summaries unofficiaD
| ono, Night Wind. o; third, she's clear o
| C1ssnt CCh1isnt Wlnd came in ahead of Shes
N1ar more times. breaking tiel
Fengulns--Won by Potlatch, a. points;
second Side Car. 40; third. Ses6iscuit.
ScrappleS-Won by Noco. IL points:
! seConC, Donna VIII, IL. third Erx.v q