Evening star., 1949-09-23
Sailors From 5 States
Here Tomorrow for
Regatta Windup
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.


Some ITS to 200 sailboats from
five States and Washington ring
down the curtain this week end
on the month-long President S
Cup Regatta off Hains Point.
All hands were looking for a
breeze to send them around two
triangular courses tomorrow at 10
a m. and pm. and again Sunday
at 10 am.
If the wind gods are good-un-
like last Sunday when a small
gale disrupted the Gold Cup
races-then shippers will be salts
fed. The show ends Sunday at
pm. with Regatta Queen Jane
Lingo presenting The Evening Star
trophies to first, second and third
place winners in 10 classes.
Up to closing time at regatta
headquarters last night. officials
had received IS entries, with every
class represented. More than twice
that number were expected by
starting time. Many sailors do
not sign up until they arrive here
with their boats on trailers.
Register at Marina.
Registrations were being handl-
ed by Arthur Carnduff at the
Washington Sailing Marina. To-
Gated off Mount Vernon boule-
ward. south of National Air
port. Most of the visiting boats
will launch from that point, with
tows promised to the race course
tomorrow and Sunday in the event
of light winds.
Sailing Chairman William
Heintz reported that Corinthian-
Capital Sea Scouts under Skipper
Fred Tip would lend a hand for
launching, ferry service and tow
ing operations.
Race Committee Chairman
George A. bankers. jr., was all set
with his group for the actual
running of the races aboard a 65-
foot Coast Guard boat anchored
in about the same position in
Georgetown Channel as last week
ends committee boat for power
races.
The country's most popular
one-design sailboats are listed to
compete. They are Stars. Thistles,
Chesapeake 2os. Lightnings,
Comets, Hampton One-designs,
Chesapeake los, Snipes, Tempests
and Penguins.
Figure to Ease Jams.
They will start in that order
at five-minute intervals, with the
Stars through Hamptons racing
twice around a triangle course.
The smaller classes, from Chesa-
peake los down to Penguins, go
over a one-lap triangle set up
just outside the first triangle.
Officials figures this arrange
ment will cut down on the ire
mendous jams at the turning
marks, which have caused head
aches among all hands at previous
regattas.
In fact. the regatta has grown
so large the committee was forced
to cut out three classes this year
in order to keep boats from over
flowing into the Anacostia River.
Serving under Heintz are Writ
A. Gill, vice chairman; Joe Kraft,
trophies; A. H. McComb. jr., Coast
Guard liaison; We're S. Brumbaugh,
entertainment; Tip. facilities;
John w. Dunham. general ar
rangements; David Dunigan. sane
tions and Charles Trammell, jr..
controller. Z
bankers will have as committee
members DR.. John Eiman and
Arthur H. Clephane, Philadelphia;
d. Werner Smythe, Southport,
Conn; Oscar Hartge. Galesville,
Md; MIR. and Mrs. Trammell, Mr..
and Mrs. McComb, John and
Tommy Swayze. Sunny Kierst, Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Jacobs. Paul G.
Tomalin, Robert Browning, Lynn
Eldridge and Donald T. Moore.
Dance Dated Tomorrow.
Shippers and crews will be
guests at a dance tomorrow even
ing at the marina.
Miss Lingo plans to view the
races tomorrow afternoon and
visit the committee boat during
the break for lunch.
Six of last years first place
{See REGATTA, Page C-3.)