Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-16
FORE AND AFT
Rx MaIcolm LomboEne. Jr

By Malcolm Lomborne. Jr.
The first schoolboy rowing
regatta of the season will open
at pm. tomorrow off Potomac
Boat Club with crews from
Washington-Lee and George
Washington High Schools meet
ing Princeton's second freshmen
in feature races of seven-event
program.
Already CIV varsity and junior
varsity oarsmen have victories
under their belts. achieved last
Saturday in Philadelphia against
Lower Merton High. The WI
varsity eight had its first tryout
against Navy plebes at Annapolis
last Saturday. finishing second.
The first major race tomorrow
at 2 pm, will be between the
WI Junior varsity and the
Princeton 150-pound second
froSh crew. GW'S varsity eight
will join WI in a three-way
race with the Princeton heavy
weight second frosh crew, at
2:30.
The boys from Arlington
coached by Charlie Butt, return
to Annapolis week from tomor-
row for a spot on the Navy
Syracuse regatta on the Severn.
Since Syracuse won't have its
freshmen eight on hand. WI
has been invited to put on race
against Nays second plebe
crew.
Butt, who has no illusions
about his crew, comments:
Whatever the outcome at An
napolis, it will be good training
for our boys"
Although the racing season in
Northern waters is not yet under
way, the American Power Boat
Association reports heavy reg
istration of drivers. The en-
couraging news comes from Carl
johnson, APBA executive secre-
tary.
A good example is the fast
growing Blu and B stock hydro
cupboard classes. So far this
year he has received membership
dues from $50 Blu drivers and
242 B stock pilots. The totals for
last year were 835 BUS and 513
B stocks.
The figures should not give you
the idea these classes are in
slump. Actually, the opposite is
true. Many drivers don't pay up
until they enter their first mara
thon or regatta. The BUS, for
instance, were the biggest class
in the country last season. and
there is no reason why the 1854
total Shouldn't be greater.
Charlie Strausberg of Balti-
more Yacht Club is the winner
of the first annual frostbite
trophy sponsored by Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Racing Association.
Finals in the high point COM
petition were announced this
week by President Dave DUNCAN
of Washington.
Runner-up honors go to DR..
Walter Lawson of Columbia
Yacht Club here. His average
for the series, which wound up
only last month at South River
Yacht Club, was .8247 as against
.855 for the Baltimore skipper.
The committee had to carry DR..
Lawson's score out to four deci-
NAL points because of an ex-
tremely close average against
Ted Steffen of the Hampton
CVa.) Yacht Club. The latter
finished third with .8245.
Other scores in order of finish
were Ted Causey. Hampton.
.785: Linda Youngs. Old Domin-
ion Boat Club, .681; Don Hold
Gus, Glenmar Sailing Associa-
ton, $50; Randy Fisher, Glen
mar, .675; Jack Reckord, Glen
mar, 1858; Writ Gill. Columbia
Y. c., $50; Walter Flynn, An
napolis, .544.
Spring rendezvous of Chesa-
peace Bay YRA will be held a
week from tomorrow at Gibson
Island, Md. It's strictly land |
affair, with dinner at 6 Pm and |
dancing at 9 Herbert Bryant.
the Alexandria sportsman has
purchased the 58-foot motor !
sailer Tonga which has been
based in Florida. This doesn't
mean Herbert is through with
big boat racing. He still is look
tho f0r. tho right h0at