Evening star., 1955-07-24
By MALCOLM LAMBoRNE. Jr

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Led by the sporty HU runa-
bouts and the mile-a-minute c
stock hydros. q field Of 10l
stock outhoards yesterday put
on a thrilling show on the Po-
tomac for some 5000 spectators
who withstood the heat and a
transit strike to view the 5tt
annual Capital Power Boat AS
sociation regatta.
The program resumes today
at noon with nearly five hours
of racing for inboards and out
board racing hydroplanes.
Buddy Fleming, a l7-year-old
from Edgewater Beach. Md. was
one Of the standout drivers OF
the day. First. he took both
heats Of the AU outboard runa-
bouts In Cry Baby. Later in
the afternoon he came back in
Bad News. and won both heats
Of the A stock hydros.
Learned From Champion
The Maryland youngster also
had enough time to enter two
other events but he did not place
It was still a mighty good day
for a 17-year -old who is only
racing his second year. He
learned the ropes from his grand.
father the late Howard Durm
Of Annapolis who once held the
world speed mark in D service
inboards.
A 20-boat field of Bus nearly
swamped the launching facilities
OF West Potomac Park, and hac
to be sent away In two divisions
Dick Rees Of Pottsdown, Pa, wa.
winner with two firsts after 4
gruelling final heat that saw only
four Of the original field of II
finishing. Three of these eithel
tipped or threw their drivers.
Hard luck befell Dick Ellis Of
Fails Church who, after placing
second IN his qualifying hea
for BUS, capsized on the uppel
turn in the final heat while
running second. He came bacl
for the D stock hydros, his frs
race in this class, but did no
place.
More Hard Luck
Don Caldwell Of Sunbury, Pa.
qualified for the hard luck club
too. After winning his qualify
ing heat in the Bus, he took Z
spectacular spill in the final
and never finished.
But because there were 81
many others not finishing, Cald.
well still had enough points
from his first heat to win {
third-place trophy.
Jack Holt, the Fort Belvoil
(Va.) ace in the DUs, won botl
heats handily, staving OF drivel
by Rich Holt, Of Dagsboro. Del.
who subsequently was diSquali'
fed for an infraction Of tn,
rules on his engine, and Es
Murphy Of Washington. VIII
placed third In the finals.
Holt Shaken Up
Holt came back for the I
stock hydro race, but failed II
place in the first heat and cap
sized in the second. He was badl.
shaken UP but refused medica
attention when brought ashore.
The days only tie for frs
place came in the D stock by
dros. Duke Macconi Of Penn
Grove, N. j.. and Molly Simpson
of Norfolk each won a first ant
a second. The tie was broken Il
Macconi's favor when Rae
Chairman Frank Pasquini'
workers figured out the Jerse!
driver had q one-second taste
average time for the two heats
In the first heat for the I
stocks which have been clockes
at SO miles an hour on tn,
straightaway. drivers pushes
their outfits 10 hard only hal
the field Of 10 boats finished.
Conditions Ideal
Racing conditions were ideal
outside Of the sizzling heat. 4
heavy squall held on until afte
the trophies had been awarde'
by Referee Al Bauer. Bauer ais
kept the crowds informed over ,
public address system.
Regatta Chairman Yves Lusby
and CPBA Commodore Franl
Vernon were counting on at leas
10000 viewers for today's races
They point out there is no ad
mission charge and plenty oi
shade under willow trees.
The four-lap, mile-and-quarte