Evening star., 1946-09-14
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the winning gun. 1t was the green.
hulled Shamrock, sailed by Delbert
Zang with a crew of three from
Galesville, Md. Shamrock's time
was 1:0912
Two Washington area sailors
eased across the finish line next
in the Chesapeake class. They were
Joseph Blubaugh, Washington, skip
pering Yankee, and Jack w. Smith
Arlington, at the tiller of Lady
Luck.
Stillman Leads Snipes.
The snipe class of Is boats, which
sailed only single lap, was led in
by j. F.. Stillman, jr, of Philadel-
phia, skippering Rub-A-Dub. Fred
Horn of Sayville, N Y, was second
in Skylark and Milton J. Ester OF
| Baltimore came next in Boo
Winning SaluteS from the cutter
were fired in rapid order as the bulk
of the fleet bore down on the finish
line.
Other winners were the Corinth-
ian Yacht Club Seascouts in the
lightning class; Henry L. Anderson,
Cambridge, Nd, Hampton one
designs; Jack Reckord, Towson, Md,
penguin class; Bill Weatherly, Eliza
beth City, N. c., moth class; Melvin
E. Scheidt, Olney, Nd, chine bottom
Chesapeake 20s.
Opening gun for the big fleet was
fired at 1915 am. after a l5-minute
delay to give the Race Committee
time to complete last minute ar
rangements.
The last of the II classes started
out over the triangular course at
l1:l0 am.
In the first of three races for The
Evening Star trophies trim inter-
national star class boats competed
over two-lap course off Hains
Point.
At five-minute intervals, II other
classes started out in brisk north
east wind. The second race for all
divisions WILDE held late today. The
third and final race will start to-
morrow at 10 am
Two laSt-minute starters in an
unscheduled event were the Sea-
scouts aged catboats named Wildcat
and Bobcat. After 125 boats in
classes had been sent away, the
committee allowed the two cats
to go around the course.
Frederick Tip of Alexandria, Va
head OF the Seascout organization
asked the committee for a race
which he said probably would be
the last for the boats because OF
their very old age" Hundreds OF
Washington area boys have cruised
the Potomac River in the boats In
the past decade
The first mishap Of the Regatta
befell one of the 10 entries of the
Corinthian Yacht Club Sea Scouts
The little Penguin dinghy Mug
snapped her mast in a puff of winc
off the point while en- route to the
starting line. There were no injuries
and the two scouts-"Bucky" Col
bert, the skipper, and James Selma
bel. both of Washington-still ir
their disabled craft, were towed tc
safety.
Shippers Ages Varied.
Almost up to starting time thi.
morning, shippers from up anc
down the Eastern seaboard trailec
their polished boats into Capita,
Yacht Club for launching
| Agez Of the shippers were a.
varied as the names of the boats
Fifteen-year-old Gilbert Grosvenol
II OF Washington, sailing his come;
sailboat Scrapper from Gibson Is
land, Nd, was believed to be the
youngest skipper in the ragatta. One
entrant was past the 60-year- -olo
mark. He is Capt. Joel Van SAINT OF
Elizabeth City, N. c., who arrived
late yesterday with three other moth
class sailors representing the Pas
quotank Yacht Club.
Capt. Van SAINT, who is 81, de.
signed the moth, which measure.
only II feet overall and is ths
smallest class in the regatta.
There are two other boat design.
ers in the race. Ramsey Speer
Ijr., of Royal Oak, Md, designer Of
the new Indian Landing 20, ant
Vincent Serio, Hilton Village, Va.
architect of the Hampton One de.
sign.
i Interest was high in the stal
class, which was made a part o.
the program for the first time II
its history.
Outstanding Competitors.
There are number of out.
standing sailors from the East com.
peting. They included Leslie Wright
Of Washington who had his 10-year.
/ old son, Leslie, jr., as crew on theil
, comet class sailboat Fan Tan V
This pair placed second in las
, weeks comet internationals hele
at Gibson Island, Md.
As for the names of the boats
the Race Committee was kept busy
recording such names as My Achin
} Back, star boat sailed by w. E
Boykin. of Baltimore, and Puddir
Tame, lightning class sloop skip.
pered by w. T. Jarvis of Chevy
Chase, Md.
Between morning and Afternoon
races today, shippers and theil
crews tied up to the East Potomac