North Shore Outboard Regatta Postponed to July Fourth
The Rogers Park Post of the American Legion postpones the North Shore Outboard Motor Club regatta to Saturday at 3 PM off Farwell Beach Chicago with Sunday fallback. Three classes compete for trophies, with about thirty boats in the free-for-all and a forty mile Lake Michigan marathon to Evanston. Coast Guard Captain Otto Fricke oversees the event with local runabouts. J W Sackrider of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association oversees starting and judging.
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Rogers Park
American Legion
North Shore Outboard Motor Club
Farwell Beach
Chicago
North Shore Club
Lake Michigan
Evanston
Otto Fricke
United States Coast Guard
North Shore
Commodore J. W. Sackrider
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Third Elimination Race Set for August 9 at Belmont Harbor
Star fleets from Lake Michigan yacht clubs race August 9 in the third International elimination, with the event sharing the Shipping board race. Belmont Harbor hosts the contests as part of a five race series, whose winner earns an automatic berth to September Chesapeake Bay internationals. Sheridan Shore defends the cup as Max Hayford's Twinkle Ditto set prior year marks.
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Star
Lake Michigan
Shipping Board
Belmont Harbor
Chesapeake Bay
Great Lakes
Sheridan Shore
Max Hayford
Twinkle Ditto
Chicago Yachtmen Sweep Regatta at Sturgeon Bay Club
Chicago Yacht club sailors won five of six races in the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club regatta. Malcolm Vail claimed race one and five in the sloop event, Ariel M. A. Karas took race two, L I Karas won race four with Siren, Henry Schutte won race three, and fourteen year old Lee Gundelach won the final race.
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Chicagoland
Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club
Malcolm Vail
Chicago Yacht Club
Ariel SI. A. FE. Karas
Siren
Mackinac
Henry Schutte
Menitonoc
Vail
Lee Gundelach
Wade Woodworth Wins Chain O Lakes 100 Mile Outboard Race
Wade Woodworth of Evanston won first in Class C and in the amateur division of the First Annual Chain O Lakes 100 mile outboard marathon at Fox Lake last Sunday. He piloted a stock Evinrude Speed Twin on a Century Midget hull, finishing without a stop despite heavy chop. Eighty-five starters, thirty finishers. Final results pending recheck.
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Wade Woodworth
Chain O’lakes
Chain O’ Lakes
Fox Lake
Wade
Red” Woodworth
Elmwood Avenue
Evanston
North Shore
Woodworth
Northwestern
Tuck
Albert Gallert
Chicago
Carl Koeffler
Wauconda, Wis
Hub Myers
U S Outboard Drivers Plan Endurance Tests
Outboard endurance runs expand nationwide with teams preparing at the North Shore Outboard Motor club. A $500 prize offers for a new world endurance record for Elto Evinrude and Tohwocod motors, current record is 196 hours set by two men in Cleveland.
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Outboard Motors
Outboard Motors Corporation
Elto
Evinrude
Tockwecod
North Shore Outboard Motor Club
Cleveland
Ohio
North Shore
Walrus Wins Second Race in Series B at S S
Walrus, skippered by Russell Nall and Walter Stockton, takes first place in the second race of Series B ahead of Fram and Twinkle Ditto. Six starters finished as wind faded. Stork placed sixth with Dr. Charles E. Galloway at the helm. The third series B race is set for next Saturday.
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Walrus
S.S
Russell Nall
Walter Stockton
Sheridan Shore
Frank W. Manegold
Fram
Max Hayford
Howard Jones
Bill Noble
Howard H. Elliott
Sam G. Goss
Carol
Charles E. Galloway
Stork
Lipton Cup Races Set For August Dates
The Lipton cup races sponsored by the Chicago Yacht club will occur August 14 15 and 16. R class yachts race at 2 00 PM August 14 with the Nutting cup for S class at 2 15 PM. The second Lipton and Nutting cups run August 15 and the final races follow August 16 at similar hours.
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Chicago Yacht Club
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N. S. Outboard Club
Rogers Park Post American Legion
Charles H. Crockers
Carlos
Robsart Road
Kenilworth
Kendon
Wilmette Harbor
Toskey
Mich
Lars Halvorsen
Bud Peacock
Jerry Westerfeld
Karl Yost
Ken Brubaker
U. S
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