Evening star., 1947-08-11
NordhoIm First Sailor
From D. {. in 10 Years
To Win Gaetina Bowl
BY Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.
Sfor Sfoff Correspondent

OXFORD. Md, Aug. 11.-For the
first time in 10 years the Gaetina
Bowl. one of Chesapeake Bays top
comet-class trophies, today was in
the possession of a Washington
sailor. Eric Nordholm of George
Washington University. He was
awarded the prize yesterday at the
end of Oxford race week here.
A large array of s!lverware. was
presented winners in the three-day
all-sail regatta by Commoder john
son Grymes of Tired Avon Yacht
Club s~d Commodore Davis c. Bur-
roughs of Chesapeake Bay Yacht
Club. The two clubs were co-spon-
sors Of the regatta.
Nordholm, with Phelps Hunt as
crew, sailed his comet Frenzy in
ahead of 10 other boats yesterday
to take the bowl The last time it
was won by Potomac River sailor
was in 1887. D. Werner Smythe, now
of Southport, Conn.,, won it that
year. Every year since it has been
taken by Delaware River sailors.
The Gaetina Bowl event is one
race affair. The three-race series
for comets found r. Hammond Glib
son of St. Michaels, Md, leading
the fleet of % comets to win the
Pamela Trophy. Second In this series
was Jim Merrill of Riverton, N. j.
R. Ernest Covert, former Potomac
comet champion, placed third, and
Nordholm was fourth. Phil Somer-
veil Of Riverton, last years inter-
national champion, placed ninth.
Rockford Penguin Victor.
In the penguin class Jack Reck-
ford of Baltimore stayed on top by
winning yesterdays concluding race.
Writ Gill of Washington's Columbia
Yacht Club was second in the finals.
Pat Granger of Washington and
Joe Kraft Of Alexandria, Va, tied
for third place in points, but Miss
Granger, another ace G. w. U.
sailor, won out by coming in ahead
Of Kraft two out of three times.
Paul Wood of Philadelphia and
Gibson Island. Md, swept the fast
star class. He won the Upton
Trophy and the J. Graham johnson
Memorial Trophy. The former goes
to high scoring star in three races
and the latter to top boat in the
second and third events.
Bill Hartge of the well known
Galesville Hartges, won the Chesa-
peake 20s title, although he was
beaten in the final race by Robert
Orme's Bluewater of Corinthian
Yacht Club, Washington, and Jack
son Judy's America of Columbia
Yacht Club. Hartge had enough
points to sneak through for the
prize. Orme placed second and
Judy third in the finals.
Other Winners Listed.
Other class winners were Bob
Welsh's Indian Maid, Millersville
Md, Indian landing 20s; R. w. Har-
rell's Wind Rider II. Norfolk, Hamp-
ton one-designs; Flying Cloud II
skippered by Francis Veith, Fair
haven, 16-footers; r. w. Messick's
Yare, Easton, Md, lightnings, and
Charles Wiley's Kitty Puss, oxford
scrappy cat class.
There were 1o3 starters yesterday
as against Saturdays 1873, but this
was because the cruising racing divi-
sion yachts did not compete. The
wind was out of the northeast and
moderate during the final phases
then died out like Saturdays drift
ing match.
However, the wind came back
after lunch from the north to allow
eight of the trim oxford 400 sloops
to get over a 13-mile course. The
winner of this event for the Arthur
]. Grymes Memorial Trophy was
Blue Mist, Sigurd Hersloff, oxford