Evening star., 1895-05-28
THE CAPITAL YACHT CLUB
Arrangements for the Annual Decoration
Day Regatta
A Twenty-Milc Run. on the Potomac
for a Handsome Silver
Trophy.

that time all has not been plain sailing,
neither literally nor figuratively speaking.
Now, however, the storms are weathered,
plain sailing with the wind directly aft is
in sight, and prospects are excellent for
the most successful regatta the club has
ever held, next Thursday, Decoration day.
At the beginning of this year new set of
officers were elected and installed into
Office. They are: Commodore DR.. l.. E.
Rauterberg; vice commodore, c. c. ]. Nor
RS; treasurer, Charles F. Karr; secretary.
E. C. Ruebsam, and measurer, Arthur c.
Rauterberg. The new administration has
proved satisfactory in more ways than one,
but 1t has been especially successful in in
Creasipg both the membership and number
OF boats.
A short time ago a regatta committee
was appointed to look after all the details
| OF the race and they will act as starters,
timekeepers, referee and judges. The
committee is composed as follows; Com m
modore Rauterberg and MessrS. l. T. Lib
| bey and d. Notion. Promptly at o'clock
| in the morning the starting shot will be
fired and the yachts are to begin from a
| point opposite the arsenal and sail straight
away to the buoy opposite River View
| wharf and back, distance of twenty nau-
| teal miles, Mr.. Notions thirty-foot launch
| is to follow the boats down. and will act
as mark boat at the turn, while DR..
Rauterberg's Alert is to be used by the
| starter. Last year six hours was allowed
| as the limit to cover the distance, or no
| race, but this time the judges deemed it
| best to increase the limit by one hour. and
| so unless there is no WIND at all, the race
will certainly be pulled Off. New York
Yacht Club rules are to govern the affair,
and the decisions of the judges will be
| final.
| A prize was offered for the '94 regatta
which was to go to the boat winning 1t
| three times in succession, but as last years
| champion, the Acme. has departed from
| these waters the committee has modified
| the rules so that the yacht that wins 1t
| this time. Thursday, is to receive it as
| fi3al, and it will not be contested for again.
| The cup stands more than twelve inches in
| height and is of silver. 1t is in the shape
of trophies usually given in such events.
and bears in relief on one side a handsome
| sloop in full sail. The effect of giving this
| as single trophy is apparent in the in
| crease in the number of entries, and next
season ths same course will be pursued.
and another prize, worth extra exertionS, is
| to be offered.
Entries for the Regatta.
So far eight owners have entered their
crafts; an increase over last year. Added
| interest is lent to the affair from the fact
that some of the entries have never ap-
peared in a race before, and so it. is hard to
! tell what the newcomers will do. The
| Grey Owl is the largest of the entries and
| is the property Of MIR. Arthur Rauterberg
| who also sails her, assisted by some of the
| members of the club. without boats, as a
crew. The owl is center-board sloop, as
are all the others, with the exception of
one or two and has been a1oat two years.
She is good all around, but running before
the wind is regarded her strong point
Vice Commodore Norris owns the sloop
Florence, craft in the same class as the
former. ]. Frank Page has sailer in the
Startle that is nearly certain to be in at
the finish and not much behind the winner
If, indeed. she does not bear off the cup her
Aryt ha,, \, I,,,
and as Mr.. Pages craft is built on eX-
actly the same lines, it is only a question
of wind, rigging and handling as to the
showing she will make. Like the Spartan
of ancient Greece, the Spartan of the Po-
tomac, MIR. Charley karrs slocp, has the
knack of giving the leaders always hard
tussle. MIR. Karr mas improved the Spar
tan in several new directions, so that her
sailing qualities are expected to be better
this year than in former races The boats
made down on the lower Potomac and
along the shores of the Chesapeake from
three logs dovetailed together have always
proved stiff boats in heavy weather, and
If lively breeze prevails Thursday TIE
Boojum. of which Mr.. Jacob Diemer is
the owner. Is bound to prove a formidable
competitor to the whole fleet. Alike in the
good weather qualities of the Boojum is
the Hermit, large sailing canoe, built
of cedar and finished in mahogany Mr. l.
+. LiSbey designed and built the Hermit,
but never tried to get any speed out of
her. Now, however since her new owner.
has put in Sliding seat and several other.
improvements including increased canvas
area, it is likely that, with a stif,ish wind the
Hermit will be able to carry off the trophy
Her yawl rig and immense bat-wing sails
give her great advantage over her rivals
A new boat and the most modern one in
the club is the Francina, the property of
Mr.. +. c. Townsend. AS this IS her first
actual race, being only built during the last
winter. it Is very uncertain how Mr. Town
sends craft will turn out. Those who have
been out in her predict an excellent show
ing. The eighth yacht and sixth sloop is
the Jm-Jam, this season in new hands,
having been purchased by Edward NJ
Cleary in the fall. In former years the
Jim-Jam was regarded as the fastest he at
on the river, but when the Acme sprang
| into prominence she had to take a back
seat. Mr.. Cleary has, however improved
his purchase in several different directions,
and it would not surprise the knowing
ones to see her regain her old time prestige.
OF course, the boats not being all of the
same size they will have to be given differ
ent ratings and these will be announced in
| a day or so by the club measurer, Arthur
c. Rauterberg. Wind and weather favor
ing the outlook is good for the most sue
cessful of the regattas given as yet by the
Capital Yacht Club.