Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09
Miles River Regatta
Starts With Myers
Holding Slim Lead
BY the Assecicied Press

ST. MICHAEL'S, Md, Aug. 8.
Bill Myers Of the Tired Avon
Yacht Club took two-point lead
by winning the first two races
of the star series in the annual
Miles River Yacht Club sailing
regatta here today.
Shippers from all parts Of
Maryland. Washington. D. c.,
and some from New Jersey COM
peted in 10 morning races and
Is afternoon contests. A third
race tomorrow will decide the
winners for 10 different classes
of sail boats. A light to moderate
easterly breeze pulled the 126
sailboats along in the morning
races, but the wind shifted to
strong northeasterly and rain
accompanied most of the after
noon races.
There. were three accidents
this afternoon. although no one
was hurt. In the star races.
Charlie STEMS Snallygaster and
Richard Schluderberg's White
Shadow both of Gibson Island,
collided, tearing their mainsails.
George Murdoch of the Corsica
River Yacht Club broke his mast
in the comet class.
White Shadow II, with Myers
sailing. crossed the finish line
twice in front Of the feet to gain
"a points and the lead in the
star series over Barley Trippe's
March Hare, also from Tired
Avon, with % points.
Results Gall second races I'M
less otherwise noted and point
leaders:
Stars: White Shadow II, Bill Myers
Tired Avon Yacht Club; .2-March Hare
Barley. Trippe, Tired Avon; 3-Boom.
seh sha rRSa IFed AS4a S aass
22; 3-JiVe. Bill Mowbray, Cambridge,
west ssa s is Club ase B RGns W KSs
Finer Is sssatts5It west RiVs5 ,dssdhfast !;
s sxs water ssai'f H. i9hads tHSE II Il
Thistles: white Shadow, Frank
Marauardt; AlsxandEia. Va; Patsy
Perth Amboy. n j.: Switch Woman
Patsy Lynn, 20; sMWhite shadow. 10;
33--Highlander. Bill Heintz. West River,
Knockabout 2Os ust and End races
SsSs sE RtI the s Yasbt club p aa5Eson
SERIES; Gay Pat Jack shanahan
Tired Avon. 8; 3-Bountess, Tom Norton
Milos River. I.
JACK dsa sSap Erie T Essh. cs Erie s
River; O:sS -Biue Wave, Ray GEORGE
Miles River; Second race. 1-Jalyn; p
Ja asr. s. snug a2sand dnnU e. s. sBo sf Bo. 4
Hamptons; First race, IN, oh II
a Smith con Aap9s YsSht e GnR;
| Manu- Kai. 4. A: clemans, Annopolis
6GreaHma. JACK Martin Annapolis; g.
and 9n ii S ssFiss our T pfeam Macy g. ka
Comets 1-Sleipnir II. Harvey LEX
SON. columbia Yacht Club: 2-Wh hit.
H eab kaE5 HlaTS lyons Red
N J. Series, 1-Sleipnir II, As: p
| Three-way tie: Lucky Strike. Bob Ray,
Fairhaven Yacht Club, Tee Jay, Tim
Malone. Indian Landing and White
"f Moths: a. 1-whahoppen. Leon Smith
Riverton, N j.; $50 Skido, Francis
hoppen. 5; 2-seafoam, 5; $50 skido
Penauins: .1--Tidbit. Charles Strauss
burg Glen Mar Sailing Association; 3
| bridge; 3-FIirt Writ Gin, Columbia
| Yacht Club. Series: 1-Tidbit, 4s; Flirt
IS: Sole Plugs Filly, 40.
Chesapeake 1875: dolly. Hugh wal
| lis, West River: Chick. Fritz WEIGH
| Fairhaven; 3-Petunia,. Joe Hall. Colum.
bia; Series: dolly, z; 2-tie' Lois i
an Gos ehi Canoes e; Oliver Duke Memoria
Trophy race: divers Gift: BYcl
! Richardson. Solomons Yacht Club; g
| Magic, George Wilson, Miles River; B
Island Blossom. Ben Harrison, Miles
John 3. Harrison (canoes built since
| 1917 race: 1-Oliver's Gift; 2-Knoddy
Jim Burrows. Miles River.
Coyington Trophy (canoes built before
| 1910: Magic; 2-Island Blossom
ISLAND Bird, Jack Spencer, Mile:
| River