Evening star., 1948-09-25
Regatta
yesterday at Ventnor, N. j., when {
two ton boom fell OH 1t.
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Skipalong Casualty.
During a trial spin yesterday of
Hains Point, Skipalong, fast Yves
Coast boat owned and driven by r
Stanley Dollar, jr., of San Francisco
burnt out gear box bearings. New
bearings were flown down from
Freeport, Long Island, last night.
Another pre-race casualty wa
Harry Lynn's Lahala of st. Louis
Mo. a s65,OO0 racer that won thu
Cambridge Md Gold Cup las
month. A broken exhaust manifold
had to be flown to the same Long
Island concern for repairs.
Washington will be represented il
the feature race for the first time
Thomas Keane. local businessman
has entered his liter race
Tomadge w, which will be driver
by Joe Palmer of Arlington, an out
standing hydroplane driver in the
1875 5-cubic-inch, class. Mr.. Keane will
take over the boat for the ALI
Washington Sweepstakes to be helc
tomorrow at 1:45 pm.
Many OF the Gold Cup craft racing
the six-lap, 15-mile event today wer'
badly damaged at the Detroit Golt
Cup races last month because O
rough water. Thousands of dollar
have been spent on getting then
ready for the Presidents Cup.
For a 51-year-old boat designer O.
Algonac, Mich, todays race has spe
cial significance. If he wins the cup
he will be the first driver to take th'
prize three times. He is Clell Perry
who drove the famed Notre DAM
to victory here in 1885 and 1887
Today he races a brand new boat
named Miss Pepsi, and owned b,
Roy and Walter Dossin OF Detroit
The tiny midget class outboard
were first off today, followed b,
classes A, B, c and F outboards
The inboards were to take over a
$50 pm, leading off with the pow
erful 225-cubic-inch hydroplanes
While powered with engines con
siderably below the Gold Cup boats
most of which carry the Allison air
plane engine-the 225s are capabl
of speeds of 10 miles an hour o
more.
Queen Witnesses Races.
Miss Margery Clifford, 16-year-ol'
regatta queen, who was crowned il
ceremonies at the Willard Hotel las
night, was viewing the races from
a box on the East Potomac Parl
seawall opposite the committee boat
the Coast Guard cutter Aurora.
Another very interested spectacle
out today is Henry j. Kaiser. Wes
Coast industrialist. who has en-
tered his silver -hulled Fleur du La
in the feature race. The Allison
racer will be driven by Ma,
Collins of Lake Tahoe, Calf, witt
Robert Raver as mechanic.
Kaiser brought the boat East tt
try out against the country's bes
Gold Cup racers. Fleur du Lac wa:
designed and built in the Kaiser
plant at EmeryVllle
Calf. He plans to have a larger
boat powered with two Allison en-
gines built and attempt next winter
10 break the world speed mark OF
l41.74 m.p.h. held by Sir Malcolm
Campbell of Great Britain.
Vice Admiral William M. Fechte-
ler, Deputy Chief of Naval Oper-
ations. placed the crown on Miss
Clifford's blond head before a large
in the Congressional
Room.
Special Music Provided.
The Navy Band. directed by 1t
Comdr. Charles Brendler, played
during the ceremony, and singing
was provided by members of the
Columbia Opera Company. under
the direction of Ethel Manning.
Maids of honor to Miss Clifford
were Misses Teresa Castro, daugh-
ter of the Ambassador of Ell Sal
vador; Analida Vallarino, daughter
of the Ambassador of Panama
MAI llld FL dQO, OduSllCSI vi tllC All
of the Spanish Embassy;
Margret Thors, daughter of the
Minister of Iceland; Miss Nancy
Clapp. 4 West Irving street. Chevy
Chase, Md; Joan Mckenzie, 4705
street NV: Jessie
Powell, 1902 Beechwood drive, Chevy
Chase. Md. and Mary Ternohlen
6638 Thirty-second place NV.
Miss Clifford is the daughter OF
Clark Clifford, special adviser to
President Truman.
Winners in the professional
classes in today's outboard races
will receive their cash prizes and
amateur winners will get their tro-
phies at a participants party to-
night at the Capital Yacht Club
Prizes for inboard events will be
passed out tomorrow night at the
Hotel.