Evening star., 1952-12-12
FORE and AFT
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr

Ilc OlS luIcICUIlceldIC 4IOSI-
bite regatta opening off Corin-
THAN Yacht Club tomorrow will
see the revival Of a fine American
custom - selection of a sailing
queen. Jim Merow. sail manager
for George Washington u, says
the candidates. wearing dunga-
rees, sweaters and yachting caps
will be judged at pm. tomor-
row. Racing follows Immediately
Eight and possibly nine schools
will compete during the two days
for the Marvin -Gorman BYRD
Trophy which has been at stake
each December since 1947. Racing
are CIV, Georgetown and Mary
land, all co-sponsors, and Prince
ton. Lehigh. Bowling Green, Ben
nison and Rhode Island State.
Navy, winner of the trophy the
last two years, won't be racing
this time. The Middies' season
ended earlier this month and the
Academy fathers said no go or
the Potomac frostbite event de-
spite the fact Navy stood a chance
of winning three in a row.
DR. Walter Lawson. local small
boat skipper and former collegiate
sailor, heads the race committee
Racing begins Sunday at 10 am
Dave DUNCAN, Star Glass skip.
per who races out of Gibson Is.
land but makes his home II
Washington, is the new president
/ of Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racine
Association, succeeding Franz
Greenman of Potomac River Sail.
ing Association. Serving with
DUNCAN are Fred Swink, Norfolk
vice president; Phil Roach, Potap.
skut Sailing Association, secre.
tary-treasurer, and Charles Dell
Annapolis and Billy Myers, Tree
Avon Yacht Club, directors.
Delegates from 33 of the
CBYRA's 35 member clubs me-
here last Saturday with more thar
$50 persons attending. In addi.
ltion to agreeing on a tentative
schedule Of events for 1853 anc
awarding high point trophies tt
top bay sailors, the group voteo
formation of a one-design gov
erning committee. This is to be
made up of representatives Of
each of the one-design classes
racing on the bay and the COM
mittee will help coordinate anc
solve mutual problems of smaller
boats competing in regattas.
Certificates were presented pas
presidents of the association, anc
all but three such men were or
hand for the awards. They were
Henry Baldwin >f1935-3O, Boil
Wayland 1940-4D, Miller Sher.
wood 1942). Hal Loweree 1945.
46), Bill Heintz (1947-48). Ler
Penso Q949-5O and Greenmar
(1951-52). Among the other old
timers present was Dan Fowler
one of the original members ot
the present CBYRA as we'll as the
old association which operated
prior to World War !. Fowler i!
a longtime member of Capita
Yacht Club here.
Capital Power Boat Association
members have p4toted to hole
monthly meetings starting in Jan
uary. Officials announce that aftel
checking on availability of space
at Capital and Corinthian Yacht
Clubs. meetings will be held the
third Thursday of each month
This puts the next meeting or
January % at Capital. The as
sociation then will alternate be.
tween the two clubs.
Commodore Paul Price has
named these committee chairmen
Ways and Means. Joe Palmer; pro-
gram, Ray Giovannoni; inboards
Aubrey Thacker; outboards, Bill
Carlo; regatta. John McKeever
and race, Bill Rogers.
Corinthian Y. c. members re.
elected all of their officers for 1876:
Victor Kayne, commodore; Mar.
win Broyhill. jr., vice commodore
DR. Harold McCann. rear commo.
dore; Don Holmes. secretary
treasurer; Frank Fragale. record
ing secretary; A. F. Sparshott
ImeaSurer.