Evening star., 1960-09-16

But QOnC sell Cne TWO NlCro-
gems short. Samuel duPont's
Nitrogen aCU-79J. from Will
mington, Del, but which will
wear the colors of Washington'S
Corinthian Yacht Club, has
1921 points. Right behind is
her sister craft, the brand new
all aluminium Nitrogen Too
CU-79D, which has 902.
Loses to Nitrogen Too
Miss Thriftway may have the
best overall record this season
but she fell victim to Nitrogen
Too in their most recent clash,
the Silver Cup Regatta. The
dupont boat won this race in
Detroit,
Not quite so impressive is
the record of the fourth leading
contender for the Presidents
Cup. Joe Schoenith's Gale v
tU-55l from Detroit. Gale v,
which started a comeback this
season with victories at Buffalo
and st. Clair after two years
Of seemingly endless bad luck,
has TIC points. She ranks fifth
behind Miss Burien, which
won't be here,
Also unfortunately absent
viii be Miss Wahoo, which set
q lap record of 113.445 miles
per hour and a race record Of
107.119 miles per hour in win
ming last years Presidents Cup
regatta. Her driver. Mira
Slovak, was injured early this
season and she has compiled
only 227 points.
Field May Number IL
Others in the possible field
of IL and their point standings
are:
Kol-Roy I CU-130OD from
Seattle, GIT. Kol-Roy I was
designed by its owner and
driver. Bob Gillian, who was
the 1859 Unlimited Sportsman
Of the Year.
Miss Seattle Too, owned by
Seattle Rooster Tails Inc, and
driven by Dallas Sartz, 669.
Such Crust ", owned by
Jack Shaffer Of Detroit and
driven by Leo Mucufzo. 12l.
Miss Bardahl (U-40), from
Queen City, Wash, 496. Owned
by Ole Bardahl and driven by
Bill Brow Of Seattle. Miss Bar
dahl was the 1858 national
champion and one of the top
f1nishers in 1859. In last years
Presidents Cup regatta the
Green Dragon was running
strong but blew her Rolls en-
gine just before the final heat.
Canadian Boat to Race
Miss Supertest II (CA-D. |
from London. Ont. 56S. Owned
by Jim Thompson and driven
by Bob Hayward from Embro,
Ont. she is a trustworthy, |
rough water boat although one |
Of the oldest campaigners.
Miss U. s. I (U-2l. from De-
troit, $50. George Simon's
speedy hydro won the 1858
Presidents Cup race and will
be out to repeat.
Miss Detroit CU-99), formerly
Guy Lombardo's Tempo VII
which won here in 1855. All.
She is now owned and driven
by Chuck Thompson of Detroit
who is beginning his second
decade Of racing on the Po-
tomac. He dominated the re-
eAttas in the early sos, win
ming in Miss Pepsi in 1850,
81 and 50.
Miss Buffalo CU-188), owned
by Chester Hardt and friends,
1e5. She is driven by Bob
Schroeder, who was the pilot
for Wildroot Charlie in the
1857 and 1858 campaigns. |
The unlimited hydroplanes'
will race over a three-mile
course in Georgetown Channel
OF Hains Point. The total dis
tance will be As miles. divided
into two 15-lap elimination
heats and one 15-mile final.
"A draw will determine the |
starters for Heats A and B Of
the first elimination series. If
there are more than IL entries,
there may be a third heat. |
After this test, a redraw will
determine the IL starters for
Heats A and B Of the second
series. go
Smaller Hydros to Race
The six boats with the high
est point totals will be qualified
for the final heat. The race
will be decided on the basis of
the total points compiled in
all three heats.
Also racing will be smaller
hydroplanes from the 48 cubic
inch class on up to the 280's.
They will compete over a mile
and two-thirds course, running