Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Regatta
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Corinthian Yacht Club Scouts, was
the winner.
The sailing canoes, now reduced
in numbers because of capsizings,
were led in by Joseph O'Meara's
Banshee of Washington.
Two Boats Capsize.
AS the wind piped up, two cap
sizings marked the morning races.
Both were sailing canoes, whose
shippers and crews were not i'm
mediately Identified.
Twenty-nine Comets hit the
starting line in a bunch for the
biggest field of any of the u classes.
The next class in numbers was the
Penguin, which drew 20 starters.
Hampton One designs and the
stately star boats accounted for II
starters each.
The fleet is racing for The Eve
ming Star trophies, to be awarded
tomorrow afternoon.
The Race Committee aboard the
165-foot Coast Guard cutter Aurora,
veteran of World War II in the
Aleutian Islands, had signaled Is
minute postponement of the race to
enable members to set up their gear.
Today's surprising turnout bet
tered the former mark of 140 start
ers set in 1910. Last year 131 boats
competed in the three-race series.
Shippers appeared anxious to set
off on the course Several boats
jumped the gun and were recalled by
committee member who operated
an electric bull horn.
Star Boats Are Largest.
The largest craft in the regatta
are the deep-keeled star boats which
measure less than % feet on deck.
The smallest boats are moths, meas
uring about II feet over all.
The stars were first away today
following at 5-minute intervals by
Chesapeake 20s, Indian Landing 2Os,
lightings, Hampton one designs,
Chesapeake los, comets, snipes,
moths, penguins, dinghies, sailing
canoes and Sea Scout cat boats.
The first seven classes race twice
around triangular course, while
the remaining five go once around.
The course is 26 miles for one lap.
The course has been laid out between
Hams Point and the railroad bridge
to the northwest, and East Potomac
Park on the east and National Air
port on the west.
Two Races Set Today.
Two races are sailed today. The
third and final event for all classes
is planned tomorrow at 10 am. The
Star trophies will be awarded win
ners and second and third place
shippers at the Capital Yacht Club
tomorrow at 4 pm. Miss Peggy
Wilson, Miss Washington of 1947,
will officiate.
In line with the traditional hos
pitality of the regatta's sailing week
end, shippers and crews will be pro-
vided with lunches at Hams Point
between races today; out-of town
shippers were being housed as guests
of the Cup Regatta Association at
the Washington Tourist Camp and
will be guests at regatta dance
tonight at Corinthian Yacht Club.
Almost up to starting time this
morning, boats were arriving at the
Capital Yacht Club on trailers. Club
Stewards Leslie and Tom Dickerson
directed launching of boats from an
overworked crane, with the assist
ance of corps of Corinthian Yacht
Club Sea Scouts.
Every available mooring and
vacant slip were pressed into service
to accommodate the boats between
races.
Club Furnishes Platforms.
Farther downstream, on the Wash
ington Channel, the Columbia Yacht
Club furnished launching platforms
for the little moths and penguins.
Race officials, headed by Sailing
Chairman Carlton Skinner, had
boarded the Aurora, in command
of 1t. Warren H. Stafford, U. S.
c. G., by 9 am. and Immediately
SET up their signals and starting
cannon. Actual running of the
races is in charge of George A.
bankers, jr., commodore of the Po-
tomac River Sailing Association.
This organization has sponsored
spring and fall racing here for about
IA years.
The boats are awarded points for
each race, and the highest scoring
boat in the three races is declared
the winner. It is possible for a
skipper to win the series without
taking a single first place in any
race. The winner in one race, for
instance, might drop to 10th posi-
ton in the next race and cut down
his chances of taking the series
prize.
Speedboat Races Next Week.
The regatta, now in its second
week end, will end next Saturday
and Sunday with cupboard and in
board speedboat races. Swimming,
rowing and canoeing races were held
last Saturday and Sunday.
Shore activities will be climaxed
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