Evening star., 1948-09-18
Regatta
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which is exactly what the shippers
wanted.
First class away was the Stars.
They were followed, in this order, by
Chesapeake 20s, Indian Landing 20s,
Lightings, Hampton One-designs
Chesapeake 16s, Comets, National
One-designs, Snipes;s Moths, Temp
est dinghies, Penguins, Sea Scout
catboats and Thistles.
There were so many classes sched-
uled that it took a hour and 10
minutes to start them. The race
committee had hardly completed
this task when they were alerted
for the finish of the leaders in the
first classes away.
Seven States Represented.
These States were represented ir
today's fleet: Florida, Tennessee
New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl.
vania, Maryland and Virginia.
Washington area Sea Scouts from
five ships" were busy this morning
lending a hand in the launching Of
racing craft at the marina anc
making up tows for the haul around
the lower end of the airport and uI
to the race course.
In overall command of the Ses
Scout group was Fred Tip. skipper
of the Corinthian-C Capital Yacht
Club scouts.
Scout boats Aurora, ship 81, ir
command of U. S. Fisher, and Jesr
LaFitte, ship rs, skippered by Pau
Powell, were doing the towing hon.
oEs. The boat O'Bannon Of the Alex.
andria scouts, in command OF A. c
Slaymaker, was serving as ferry fol
the many sailboats at anchor In the
cove off the marina.
The scout vessel Ranger, ship 322
with Donald Moore in charge, was
designated as Race Committee ten.
der.
This committee, headed by George
A. bankers, jr., former commodore
of Potomac River Sailing Associa.
tion, is in charge of the actual run.
ming of the races. Its duties range
from the proper setting out OF course
markers to the hearing of any pro-
tests at the end of the days racing
Some of the country's leaders II
one-design sailboating are serving
with Mr.. bankers. They include DR.
John Eiman of Philadelphia, COM
modore, and D. Werner Smythe Of
Southport, Conn, president OF thu
Comet Glass Yacht Racing Associa'
ton; Prentice E. Darlington of Alex
Fandria, former international stal
boat champion; Arthur H., elephant
of Philadelphia, former secretary
treasurer of the PRSA; Andrew A
Kramer of the Annapolis Md
Yacht Club; Oscar Hartge, veteran
skipper and boat builder of Gales
Vile, Md. and John w. Marsh o.
Alexandria, one of the founders ol
the sailing association.
The star trophies and a specia.
prize for star boats sponsored by
the United States Steel Corp. will
be awarded series winners and run
nersup at the marina tomorrow al
4 pm.
Queen to Make Awards.
Miss Margery Clifford, 16-year-
old regatta queen, will make the
awards. She is the daughter Of
Clark Clifford, special adviser te
President Truman.
Miss Clifford promises to be even
buster next week end, when the 18th
annual regatta reaches its climax
with outboard and inboard speed
boat events.
The power phase opens at ll:3t
am. Saturday, with midget out
boards leading off. Sundays races
all inboards, begin at l pm. Boz
and general admission seats go or
sale Monday at the Willard Hotel.
Race officials announced this
schedule for the 100-mile-an-houl
Gold Cup and 7-liter boats thai
compete for the Presidents Cup,
gold trophy placed in competition
in 1926: :,
First heat-4:40 pm. Saturday: Il
more than 10 entries, second quail
flying heat at $40 pm. Saturday.
| Second heat-2:30 pm, Sunday.
Third and final heat-:05 pm.