Sewickley Herald

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Vol.34.   No. 27,
THE WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Complete Program of Centennial
Events
Saturday, June 15: Noon; Salute of
18 bombs, in Sewickley cemetery and
airplane exhibition by 20 planes from
Conway, Butler and County airports.
2:00-5:30 p. m.: Marine Regatta on
Ohio River, opposite old Gien Osborne
dam, sponsored by Pittsburgh Regatta
Association and National Outboard
Association.
S:00-10:00 p. m.: Band concert by
Ambridge Community Band, on Grade
Sehool grounds.
Sunday, Juno 16: Morning, Centennial services in all churches in the borough.
2:00-5:00 p. m.: Registration in Centennial headquarters, in the Municipal
building and opening of Historical
Exhibition, in Parish House of Saint
Stephen's Episcopal Chureh.
7:00 p. ni.: Memorial Service on Y.
M. C. A. field, in charge of Sewickley
Ministerial Association. Massed Choir
under the direction of Julian R. Williams, organist of Saint Stephen's
€hurch, with 200 voices. Speaker, John
Gr. Buchanan, Pittsburgh attorney, recently elected president of the Allegheny County Bar Association.
River Regatta Opens Centennial
Motorboat Races at Osborne Dam
Mary Altman
With at least one world record holder
entered and many other potential champions in the lists, the Marine Regatta,
which will bo the first major event on
tho Sewickley Centennial program, at
2 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, may bo
the spot for establishing one or more
new world records. The course, opposite the old Glen Osborne dam has been
inspected by officials of the Pittsburgh
Regatta Association and pronounced an
excellent place for some new marks to
be set.
Outstanding among tho drivers Who
will comipotc Saturday afternoon is
Paul Wearly, of Muncic, Indiana, a
wealthy manufacturer, who holds the
live mile, Class B. world championship
with a speed of over 61 miles an hour
and a Class C championship at slightly
over 55 miles an hour.
Another outstanding' performer will
be Mary Altman, of New Kensington,
wife of the nationally known Class O
driver, Jimmic Altman. Mrs. Altman
handles a Class M boat with great skill
and has won for two years running, the
Class M high point trophy,
Although outboard motorboat races
are not unknown to Sewickley, this
event will bo tho first of its kind held
on our own course and thousands of
visitors, as well as local residents arc
expected to be on the Coast Guard
property when tho races start.
There will be ten heats during the
afternoon, two for each class of boats.
The classifications are as follows: Class
M, hull weight, 50 pounds, G.7 horsepower; Class A and B, hull weight, 100
pounds; A, 12 horsepower and B, l(i
horsepower j Class C, hull weight, 150
pounds, 30 horsepower; 'Class E, .hull
weight, 100 .pounds, 60 horsepower. A
total of $500 will be awarded in prize
mono}'.
The boats are known as outboard
hydroplanes, powered with outboard
racing motors. The motors use a special
alcohol fuel with a castor oil baso for
lubrication and run from 5,000 to 7,000
revolutions per minute. The hulls aro
built of mahogany and it is necessary
to keep the bottoms straight, smooth
and tight.
Tiierc is plenty of excitement in outboard races, because of tho high speed
of tho boats and tho daring skill of
the driver, a combination which lends
itself to the possibility of some real
competition. The whole event will be
the capable hands of officials of the
Pittsburgh Regatta Association.
E. H. Dolan, of Pittsburgh, will be
the official referee and other officials
will bo as follows: Charles Hoymers,
New Kensington, starter; J. R. Elan-
igan, Pittsburgh, chief timer; Recs
Hopkins, Pittsburgh, chief scorer; W.
L, Mattoson, Pittsburgh, chief radio
operator; Bud McKect, McKeesport, pit
manager; Russell Pearsons, Pittsburgh,
gunner and George M. Weaver, Beaver
Ea]Is, announcer. All events and results
will be anounced over a public address
system.
Tho United States Coast Guard and
IT. S. Engineers Corps will be represented by patrol boats, which will keep
tho course clear during tho racing
events.
This year, for the first time, races
staged by the Pittsburgh Regatta Association wil have the sanction of the
National Outboard Racing. Association,
which means that any records sot at
Sewickley will become national and in-.
ternational marks.   , .      . .
Paul Wearly