Evening star., 1951-08-24
FORE AND AFT
By MoicoIm Lomborne, Jr.

Bill Rogers, co-chairman of
power events for the 1851 Presi-
dents Cup Regatta. comes up with
an innovation for the September
1928 program that will have many
old regatta hands asking why
wasn't this thought of before?"
AS Bill has programmed the
power races off Hams Point, the
third and final heat for the
coveted Presidents Cup will be the
last thing on the Sunday program.
Heretofore the windup heat came
near the end of the program.
Spectators on shore and af1oat left
in droves as the regatta ground
on to a sometimes slow finish.
With a sense of Showmanship,
Rogers has changed this long
standing custom and at ABS pm
on September % regatta fans will
see the curtain rung down with
the final heat for the big Gold
Cup racers.
Rogers also has decided, after
comforting with Co-Chairman Eric
Greenleaf and such other experts
as Chuck Gardiner and Jack Ana
dale, to drop from the program
events for 91-cubic-inch hydros,
Filters and the All-Washington
Sweepstakes The sweepstakes
hasn't attracted more than several
entries for some years and could
very we'll be shelved until more
Washington residents buy inbeard
boats fast enough to compete.
Brunette Ann Gates, this years
CUP Regatta queen, learned how
to manage a windjammer off the
coast of Maine. Her favorite
small boat is the Lightning Glass
sloop, which should come as good
news to the many class enthu-
siasts in these waters. Miss Gates,
daughter of Marine Corps Comdt.
Gen. Clifton B. Gates. also crulsed
the Maine coast in a ketch.
Jack Franklin of Old Domin-
ion Boat Club reports these oars
men lined up for the Middle States
regatta off Potomac Boat
Club September 2: Dee Camp
bell, Sonny Weiners, John Lytle,
Curtis Adkins, Ronald Bolton,
Irwin Dodd, Frank Miller and
Louis Bell, jr. ODBC also expects
to enter junior and intermediate
eight-oared shells.
Maryland Yacht Clubs annual
Star Spangled Banner regatta
this week end in Baltimore has
been trimmed to a one-day stand.
Outboard events originally plan
ned for tomorrow are eliminated,
and the regatta confined to in
boards on Sunday. The big event
is the national championship for
Pacific One-DeSignS.
The American Power Boat As
sociation must have received with
mixed reactions a recent letter
from Japan. The owner. of a
foreign-owned speciality store
wanted information quickly on
racing motors for outboardS, con-
version parts and racing hulls,
And this was the reason as stated
in the letter:
"Outboard racing is a new sport
introduced in Japan by GIs, and
the Motor Boat Racing Associa-
ton has recently been formed.
This sport is going to be very
popular here, not only because it
is spectacular, but because au-
thorization to have a pari-mutuel
betting system has been granted
by the government.
Every prefecture will want
to have five or six days of racing
every month during the good sea-
son to collect taxes on the betting
$50 there is a very bright future
for outboard racing in Japan"
Indian Landing Boat Club stages
its annual sail regatta this week
end on the Upper Severn River
and as in past years it should
draw a good Potomac River con-
tingent. There are events fol-
Chesapeake 20s and los, Hamp-
tons, Comets, Severn One-De-
signs. Snipes, Tempests, Penguins
and DolphinS. Race committee
chairman is Dick Bartlett, with
Bob Wayland as vice chairman.