Evening star., 1946-07-19

Washington Nationals; Turk" Ed
wards, coach of the Washington
Redskins, and Frank Atkins of the
Redskins, will be the judges. An
electric eye" system will be used
for timing.
Ample room for spectators will be
available along the course. A first
come e-frst-served" rule will govern
seating in the limited number of
grandstand seats. Such seats as are
reserved for special guests will be
indicated by Legion officials and
Boy Scouts on duty at the course,
Parking on Nearby Streets.
Parking restrictions will be in
effect in the vicinity. but the public
will be able to park on streets within
easy walking distance. Under ar
rangements made by Police Inspec-
tor Arthur E. Miller, in charge OF
traffic, and Capt. Mark H. Raspberry
of the Park Police, entrance to the
park roadways set aside for officials
cars will be from Alabama avenue
and Thirty-eighth street only.
The course can be reached by
Washington, Marlboro and Annap-
oils buses leaving Eleventh and E
streets NV. and by the Capital
Transit Hillcrest busline. Transfers
to either of these lines can be OBJ
tanned from any Capital Transit
streetcar or bus reaching Seven
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Facilities being installed for con-
venience of the thousands expected
to attend the postwar revival of the
Derby include public address sys-
tenn, comfort station, drinking foun-
tains and refreshment stand to be
operated by the Jacob Jones Post
of the American Legion.
Contestants will assemble at 8
am. to receive their racing helmets
and shirts. They will march to-
gether in the parade an hour later
Guests to Lead Parade.
Distinguished guests will lead the
parade behind a police escort. The
column will form on park roadways
above the starting line and move
down the hill past the grandstand
at the finish line. 1t will reverse
its course there in order to return
contestants to the assembly area at
the starting ramp.
Marching units from the several
armed services, the Maritime Com
mission Band, the drum and bugle
corps of James Reese Europe Post
of the American Legion. the Legion
National Guard of Honor, masseo
colors of local Legion posts ano
auxiliaries. contingent of Boy
Scouts and representatives of Other
boys organizations will participate
Introductory remarks will follow
the parade. Then, the Maritime
Commission Band will take up it.
position in a special grandstand ane
play until the racing begins.
| Start at ii am.
Before the start of official compe.
tition, scheduled for approximatel,
II m, the boys will have an oppor.
tunity to make trial runs down tn,
course. There will be an intermis.
sion for lunch.
The eventual winner, successful
throughout a series of elimination
rounds, will succeed Gene Bean a.
the local champion. Young Bean
winner in 1941. retained MS It'll,
during the wartime suspension O
the Derby. He now is in the Arm,
Signal Corps and is stationed a
Fort Monmouth, N. j.
The victor tomorrow will repre-
sent Washington in the nationa
finals in Akron, Ohio, August 1e
For winning the Washington race
he will receive a wristwatch, tn,
M. E. Coyle Trophy, and all prize
he will have won in the earl,
rounds. These will include a medal
cup, a certificate for sporting good
and a bicycle. In Akron, he viii
have chance to win four yea
college scholarship.
t Numerous other awards will b.
distributed after the racing to tn
champions chief competitors.
Station WMAL will report prog
ress of the competition directl
from the course throughout tn
day.