Evening star., 1954-12-17
FORE AND AFT
By Malcolm Lomborne. Jr.

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High point inboard drivers for
the United States in 1854 hail
from many sections of the coun-
try, with California drivers hav-
ing slight edge on racing tai
ent. A third of all the winners
are from the West Coast. Points
were garnered among 118 in
board regattas sanctioned by the
American Power Boat Associa-
ton during the year. These re-
gattas, incidentally. showed an
increase over 1858 Of nearly 20
per cent.
Here is the final standing in
Is nationally recognized classes:
Unlimiteds. Joseph Schoenith's
Gale v. Detroit: Filters, H. NJ.
Bartley's Gangway, Pittsburgh;
266-hydros, Frank Hearn jr.'s
Chromate. Toledo; 225-hydros,
Keith Blacks Flying Saucer,
Lynwood, Calf: 135-hydros.
Hearn's Chromium; 136-hydros,
George Smiths Jersey Devil, Mt.
Holly, N. j.; 48-hydros. F. C..
Moor's Southern Aire, Miami;
Pacific One-designs, e. A. Mil
ler's Powow, Studio City. Calf:
"A : runabouts, William Otis
Bugs, Meadville, Pa: B racing
runabouts, Ernest Roses Lii Bea.
Patterson. Calf: E racing runa-
bouts, Ed Browns Bouncy Barby,
Sacramento, Calf; E service
runabouts, John Cats Me 2.
New Orleans: F service runa-
bouts, Sam DuPont's Nitrogen,
Wilmington: Crackerbox, Carl
Maginn's Hot Ice. Glendale.
Calf, and Jersey sea skiff,
James Camps Slo Poke, Newark.
The American Canoe Associa-
ton, going into its 18th year,
has elected a well-known WASH
ington Canoe Club paddler, Will
liam DUSTY Rhodes. as presi-
dent. Dusty headed this years
very successful canoe program
in the Presidents Cup Regatta.
Rhodes also will be wearing
the commodore's hat for Wash
ington Canoe Club this coming
year. He was elected to this
post a week after getting the
big job with AGA. Other club
officers here are Joseph Nav
son, president; Bill Havens, ST.,
vice president; Howard Florance,
secretary; Henry M. Fowler.
treasurer; Thaddeus Zywicki,
vice commodore. Members of
the board are Edward Bair,
Frank Havens and John Higdon.
The death this month in Mex
leo of DR.. John Eiman of Phila-
delphia is a real loss to Comet
class shippers from over the
United States and abroad. DR..
John was the first president of
the Comet Glass Yacht Racing
Association and the man most
responsible for lifting the little
sloop from a single boat sailing
on the Eastern Shore 20 years
ago to a national one-design. He
came to this country from Lat
via and worked his way up to a
top pathologist in the medical
profession.
DR.. Elman was stricken while
on a vacation with his wife, in
specting ruins in Mexico. Since
his retirement from racing he
had become interested in arche-
ology.
The 1855 Newport-Annapolis
ocean race is in for some stiff
competition. First. there is the
Cuba-to-Spain race of more than
1000 miles starting in mid-June.
On June II the, first trans
Atlantic race in 90 years will
start from Newport and wind up
5000 miles later at Gothenburg,
Sweden. This is a joint effort
OF the New York Yacht Club
and the Royal Swedish Y. c.
which will be marking its l25th
anniversary.
Probable starters in the trans
Atlantic include William Snaith's
Figaro. Westport. Conn: Bill
Moore's Argyll. oyster Bay. N. Y:
Thomas Watson, jr.'s Palawan,
Greenwich, Conn; Carl How
CARDS Circe. Rye. N. Y: S. A..
Longs Ondine, Larchmont, N. Y;