Show Jaycees Set for Palisade Boat Races Next Sunday TT s r rN s N Gr 1 r s sL L t N a h Herb Hausman of Salt Lake City shows off his B Hydro a very exciting boat in any race Herb will be among among- the boaters competing competing- at Palisade on Sunday From the Manti ManU Messenger Utah's fastest boats will skim the blue waters of Palisade Lake as the second annual Palisade Regatta gets under way Sunday at 1 pm p.m. The Manti sponsored Jaycees is expected to draw more than fifty entries in the fast hydroplane and run about classes with additional boats to compete in the two family runabout runabout run ron about races Entries are expected f fro from r o m throughout Utah as well as from other Western states according to Les Brown of the Salt Lake Power Boat Club which is cosponsor cosponsor cosponsor co- co sponsor of the race meet The will be kicking up spray in seven stock classes and will be sanctioned by the American American American Am Am- Power Boat Association This means that boaters w will compete not only for the local crown and cash pu purse se of but also for a shot at the regional champi championship later in the season and possibly a trip to the coast for the western division runs rons The Palisade Regatta is isone isone isone one of five sanctioned race programs programs' programs programs' programs pro pro- grams grams' in Utah this year Sound System Installed To make the races more interesting Interesting interesting inter Inter- esting to an expected overflow crowd a special sound system will be used which will be clearly 1 according to Bob Jensen Jaycee e Chairman of the event Announcers cers from the Salt Lake Power PowerBoat PowerBoat e Boat Club will explain each racing racing rac rae ing class via the public address i system he said In addition telephone lines be between between between be- be tween the boat pit area and the judges stand across the lake Jake will e insure rapid running ronning of the races race without long periods of delay Mr Jensen explained The races will t t continue through most of the af afternoon afternoon at- at he said In the event they are completed early eady enough L l however a water skiing exhibition 1 I tion will be given by a group of Salt Lake skiers kiers r All Lap Four-Lap Races f All races will be lap four-lap ronning running running run ron ning around a mile course Th The race chairman reminds all drivers that all except those en entered entered en- en in the Family Runabout classes must present 1958 membership and club affiliation cards Closing time for registration registration tion of boats is 12 o'clock noon Mr Jensen said with a meeting pf race drivers to be held in the l pit area at that time The pit will be in the tree tree- area at the l South-east South corner of the lake A food concession booth tobe tobe to to- be operated by the ManU Manta Jaycees Jay Jay- cees tees will be located on the damand dam and will sell hot dogs cold drinks pop corn and other food items Profits from the races will be used for the Jaycees' Jaycees community community- improvement projects Here Is how the regatta stacks up in classes This is II a tentative order and may be changed However However However How How- ever a time schedule will be announced prior to the races Event No 1 Class C ServIce Service Service Ser Ser- vice Hydro Outboard reaches speeds up to 58 miles per hour Event No 2 DU Stock Runabout Outboard reaches speeds spa speeds eds up to 60 mph Event No 3 Class B. B Stock Hydro Outboard This trim little craft can reach speeds peeds up r ro to h 60 miles per ho rs l Event No 4 class Class C Stock Hydro Outboards The record for for- this hydro is mph Event No 5 Class B Stock H y d r o 0 Outboard capable to tearing away at 61 mph Event No 6 Cracker Box can go as fast as mph Event No 7 Class D Stock Hydro Outboard The record for this one is nearly 70 mph Events No 8 and 9 Family Runabout Races Not the fastest but ut probably the most fun of all Bring yours and enter You can compete for more than in prizes A |