Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-31 | Page 21 | Cam Harmon Takes Feature Race in Provo Boat Club's Regatta

Carve Cam Harmon T Takes ekes Feature Race In Provo Boat Clubs Club's Regatta Special to The Telegram PROVO May 31 Roaring 31 Roaring motors of of 30 speed boats churned up the waters of Utah lake here Thursday afternoon as more than holiday makers turned out to witness the Provo Boat clubs' clubs first annual Memorial day regatta I 1 Feature race of the six held was the class C hydroplane contest in which Cam Harmon of Salt Lake City piloted his little water scooter Gal to victory in the four four- lap contest Harmon came to the fore on the third lap when Thane Free an any another other Salt Laker in III cut a buoy too close while In the lead Free went back to make the turn correctly but Harmons Harmon's s 's advantage was too great and Free ad to be content with third Second Sec See ond and place went to Dee Harper of Ogden in Walkover Salt Lal Lakers n Win RIn Salt Lake navigators carried off oIl most of the thc honors capturing three first places with two firsts going to Murray racers and two to Provo Pro boatmen Only mishap of ol the day was con can controlled I trolled without injury to either boat or driver when Farmer Jones I driven by Paul M. M Jones of Provo caught fire In the low power in inboard inboard In in- board race leavin leaving Vern Bird of ol Salt Lake nothing to do but cruise around the remaining laps to take first place After Alter his misjudging of the marker buoy which cost him the class C hydroplane event Free came back in the free for all to annex first place in the contest which developed into another hydroplane hy h- hy- hy classic with other entries left far in the van an Elmer Smith veteran Provo boatman won the cheers of the thc home town fans lans in the first race of the da day when he showed the heels Is of his S S. S. S Showboat to the field in the class clan E 33 stock sere service tee Ire runabout division di Echo driven dri en tn by Dr Frank J. J Reese Reee of Coal- Coal was second One of the best races came ame Inthe in fn inthe the class C racing rasing runabout event with Jack F. F Hughes of Murray staging some nice cornering tactics in his Hell Bent to run away from the rest of the fleet led by Jitterbug Jitterbug Jitter bug driven by Kenner Ienner Clayton Claton of Provo who placed second Marra Murray Driver r First Another Murray driver er came through for lor a win when Arch lii Hse se seman man well known Utah driver pi piloted piloted pi- pi his Stuff Hot to win the class classE E racing runabout from Dick Clin Clinton's tons ton's Sou second placer and three more craft Other Provo winner was Paul Madsen fl who took look the inboard rac rae ing class in his Me 2 winning fro from m Rambler driven by Theron Cove Covey Y of Salt Lake City Two events originally on th the e schedule not run off oIl as only on one e entry R Ross Roes Ekins' Ekins Anne from Ogden Ogden Ogden Og Og- den was registered In the 22 1 stock runabout and H. H W W. Bennis Bennion n of ol Rock Springs Wyo Wo could no not L get set his motor going to meet wit with h Bill Carlson in n the class A hydro plane Only driver outside of the three cities to take a first was Jam James es A. A Forman of South Jordan w who h brought his through t to defeat Bob Dob Scram of Salt Lake Lak e City who placed second and B. B M M. Bills of Provo Pro who was forced t to drop out of the race with a fault faulty Y motor Following the rI race events Elmer Elme r Smith winner of the first race gave gave the s spectators some thrills thrill a with an exhibition of aquaplaning