The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-08-26
ELIZABETH CITY ALL OUT
FOR OCT. BOAT RACES
Invitations Out For 7ss Participants at
Annual International Cup Regatta
This Fall

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Stuart, race chairman for the End
Annual International Cup Regatta
to be held here the first week end
in October announced today that
the regatta office is now in the
process of sending out invitations
to 755 racing boat owners and
drivers, asking them to participate
in this years event.
Invitations are being extended
to all owners and drivers in North
Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina,
Maryland, District of Columbia,
Delaware and New Jersey who are
registered with the American
Power Boat Association in any one
of the scheduled Is racing classes.
In addition, drivers and owners
of Unlimited hydroplanes and of
the junior Unlimiteds, the 7-litre
boats, are being contacted on a
nationwide basis in such far-flung
locations as California, Washing
ton, Michigan and Texas.
Stuart has previously announced
he confidently expects a field of
at least ten of the> giant unlimiteds
to run for the Gold Cup and good
field is also expected from the
newly-added 7-litre class. Only
one 7-litre boat was here a year
ago since the class was not in
cluded for competition at that time;
the Miss DeSoto with which Buddy
Byers of Columbus, Ohio, set a
new world speed mark over the
measured mile.
Other inboard classes being in
vited are 266 cubic inch hydros
who will run for the VIM. A. (BilD
Rogers Memorial Trophy, 225, 1876,
135 and 43 cubic inchers and a
combined class of D, E, and F
Service Runabouts.
Cupboard classes are D Stock, B
Stock and A stock hydros, DU
Runabouts, Blu Runabouts and AU
Runabouts and Free For All Hy-
dro Class.
Stuart said 600 outboards and
1856 inboards will be asked to par
ticipate.
In a second important announce
ment during the week DR.. E. H.
North, Jr., chairman of the booster
membership committee of the
International Cup Regatta Festi-
val told meeting of directors and
committee chairmen that he has set
a goal of 10000 membership
tickets between now the festival.
Great enthusiasm greeted his
announcement of a 21-foot Chris
Craft cupboard cruiser complete
with Mercury Mark 80 motor as
an award to spur the membership
drive which began last Monday.
The boat is now being shipped
to Elizabeth City for display here
and is the newest thing in the
Chris-Craft line. It's trim ply
wood cruiser with twin berths,
storage space, galley area, en-
closed toiled room and roomy
cockpit and will be awarded fully
equipped including new 80
horsepower Mark 80 Mercury
engine, also the very latest model
available in their series of power
plants. The total award will be
worth $4,000.
Money from the sale of Booster
Memberships, which will be $1.00
each, will be used to help defray
the cost of the $4,000 regatta
festival to be held here September
80, October l and 2.
DR.. North emphasized that the
selling job was a area-wide project
which will need the support Of all
organizations and individuals in
order to make it success.
The Booster Membership cards
will be numbered and the award of
the cruiser will be made during the
regatta week end.