Evening star., 1946-09-16
Sailing Competition
Ends With Awards
To 33 Shippers
By MoIcoIm Lonborne, Jr.

| coioo "ieil AilS icHl3o Nv, TAKE over
Friday through Snday on the
Potomac River. whre 131 shippers
left off yesterday il sailing events
of the Presidents OPP Regatta.
More than 75,OO0 spectators are
expected out for the three-day
climax to the regatt, which opened
more than week 60 with rowing,
canoeing and swimming events.
Thirty-three highscoring shippers
were awarded Tht Evening Star
trophies yesterday aternoon as final
event in two dayspf keen sailing
competition.
The winners recejed their silver
ware from the hane of the regatta
queen, Miss DrucieSnyder, daugh-
ter of Secretary of treasury Snyder,
and from members | her court, who
gathered at Capital Tacht Club after
the third and final bee yesterday.
Miss Snyder did.the honors for
first place winners, Hiss Jane Lingo
for second place Slippers and Miss
Jocelyn Freer for tose who placed
third in the three.ace series. Mr..
Snyder and nmber of regatta
officials were on Ind.
Winners in ! Glasses.
These were the rnners in the II
scheduled classes:
Arthur Deacon. Irchmont, N. Y.
in Armada, star cl8: Delbert Zang,
Galesville, Md, in Samrock, Chesa-
peake twenties ound); Robert
Welsh, Millersville,Md., in Indian
Maid, Chesapeake genties (chine):
]. Carl Behler, AAntown, Pa, in
Bitten, lightning class; Charles
Nelms, Norfolk, inHogans, Hamp-
ton one-designs: Ebert Ray, Fair
haven, Md, in Flng Cloud II, 16-
foot class; R. B. Klght, Alexandria,
in British. comet ass; Eric Haus-
child, Lake Mohsk, N. j., with
Dodger, snipe clas Jack Reckord,
Towson, Md, in sie Car, penguin
class: Joel Van Sa. Elizabeth City,
N. c., in Gretcfn, moth class;
Joseph OMeara, Arlington. in
Banshee, Washinon-typ sailing
canoes.
The unscheduH race for two
Corinthian YachtClub Sea Scout
catboats was wonpy Bobcat, skip
pered by Warnerso sohnson, ex-Navy
dive bomber pib johnson was
racing for the fit time since hos
hpitalization for severe injury re-
ceiVed in a plaf accident on a
carrier in the Page.
Deacon also WIT away with a
new perpetual tphy to be raced
for each year hei and donated by
the United Statf Steel Corp. He
was tied on poind with Owen Tor
rey, jr.. of ScarSle, N. Y, before
the start of yeStday's race. But
he won clear-e last race, beat
ing out Torrey's aygnet by 8 min
utes and 20 eelds. 1t was the
widest winning frgin of the re-
gatta.
Covert his Mark.
! Hard luck bell Ernie Covert.
I Potomac River komet champion.
who was leadingi1 points until the
last race. In II vanguard again
for this event ] fouled a mark
when his sail tlched the wind
ward turning blt, and voluntarily
withdrew.
i One hundred4nd twenty-nine
boats were out 4 the closing race,
two less than Satt1ay. A fitful wind
> that showed sign of dying decided
, the committee aboard the Coast
Guard cutter Die 10 cut down the
laps for eight claes. 1t was wise
, move, because tire was plenty of
figuring to do blk at the club be-
fore prizes wer presented. Carl
ton Skinner, chrman of the re-
gattas sail divbn, was master of
, ceremonies at q presentation.
Morni Races.
. irD; third. Whitsihadow. Frank Mar
chesspesEe MinnfRsjs' tWsjss iaanawon Sv
shamrock Deibef zane5' second, En-
deayor 'Neileish ,arksj; third, Lady
LucS 5Jsck W. sth). Winning time
n s;a Shesapssks E PEAK tyses tchins,-won by
cor on q g. r. sDeH - winning time,
. . .Llishtninss-wqsRy Blitzen .. Carl
third. Rumpus mt schsllerI. % Winning
I time. 1:01 30 tor&apJ
Hampton one,dE Ens-won by Mary z
J. Rosemire): thi9Typhoon IFranE Pob-
= ,1.s foot 1o clsssm by swan swan {Kennsth
Winning time. 0: I5 (ons lap,. -
Kn;sbie Gomet sdsoSd elsssM BY .h British w B
#1ishtI %inns tmso nn o:9a.s5 L5Shs 5shs
: snipe class-ws by Dodger eric Haus-
e ehild); second, skrk fFred Horn; third.
Bog 300 q Milton lta J, .ter). Winning time
nte 9' joseph S5as e' Kra isfk
tlns third e Gadget dG n .d Penso1. Winning
'' ssilins 'eD s Sos0 By sSufsf Back Streak
t Barge Robert BTEl: ihird, Kiifoy eRfch-
ar3 h1lh afnals WING ps smf snsrman Sonny
son, jr); third. ktchen Joel Van santl
"ans Gat Bo5ea asea sooas so1Ifs
second. Wildcat Sea scouts: no other
- entries. Winninfime. 0:4S.0.
y FinsSta ndings.
;. ., stars-Armads 237s points; cygnet,
I "a; Crash, 10.
i chesapeakes pund)-shamrock. 40;
. Lady Luck. "a; leavor. 80.
d Chesapeake tcbe)-Indian Maid. 203s :
Lady Avon. Il; klycon. ] 5.
e Lightnings-Bzen, 25h; Rumpus. 21;
! La Spouse. 171sA
. Hamptons-Hens Charles Nelms Nor
liam Cox, ,' Noffd, a6. + Hossns ssn' Wins " tie
y by beating Mary more time)
. 16-footers-Fhg Cloud II, 262s;
; Swan. 221s: Duess, 90
/; ~ cometS-Britf 76is: Robert E. Lee
tCIarke Daniel, rlington), ~: Jack Pot
Frank English Hargate. N -. 80.
Snipes-Dodgs 532s. Skylark, 40;
Perky tGeorRe Hrich. Sayville, N. ". 3s
: Pensuins-Sie Car, 81; Pluto, As;
ii Motihis3oret9n, as1s: Dopey CBnl
WWsather,y Wandh Eii7sth City N. Co. 1914;
canoes-Banse tJoseph o'Meara. Ar
lington): 1Sh: lex Streak, 171a; Lee, &C.
Arnold Van K4nen. Washingtonb. 1873
Sea Scouts becial race)-Bobcat, q;
wildcat. 3
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