The Washington herald., 1907-05-19

August.
Although the Potomac Boat Club has
disposed OF its clubhouse at the foot Of
Th.rty-frst street 90 the Brennan Con
struction Company, this is not expected 10
greatly interfere with the work Of the
club. as it will have the use Of the
Georgetown BoathQUse temporarily. No
plans have been made fer the erection Of
permanent quarters as yet. but when they
are made it is known that the house will
De- above Thirty second street. probably in
the nefghborh0od Of the Georgetown boat
house
ON June the club will give a farewell
smoker the last event Of any kind that
wiz Doe held in the old quarters. There
viii be- wrestling. boxing, speeches. and a
vaudeville entertainment 20 commemorate
the passing OF the house that has served
su well since 1861.
The junior crew has been called out and
has reported for work The club expects
t1 use some Of the Tech. oarsmen. now
that the school crew has disb3nded for
the season
Joe Daley one of the clubs best soul
Iers. viii enter the singles at the Ameri-
can Henley 4 dual regatta has been
arranged between the Potomac Club and
the Artals. of Baltimore 10 take place
some time the latter part Of July. The
Potouacs would like 90 arrange a dual
regatta with the AnalOstans
Lack OF boats at the Analostan Club
makes things rather duil for the oarsmen
at the present time but this VIII be RENE
died shortly. and things will then take on
their Woutad aspect NJ the club. The
club has no crews az the present time. but
expects TO have both a four and an eight
before the season IS much more ad-
vanccd Coach Fred Plaisted. who is al
present with the Philadelphia Barge Club
is expeced back some time about the mid
die of June. and he will 40 once start the
work of whipping the crews together
There is four-0ared shell now in
course Of construction at the clubhouse
and as soon as 10 is completed, work Will
be started upon an eighJ-Oared boat.
Busy Yachting Season.
The C0riathian Yach Club. although a
comparatively new organization. is one of
the most nourlshing on the river. The
club was organized September Is. 1873
and there are 2s charter members. The
present membership Is 12J. The club Is
located I'm quarters which were erected
last year. and first occupied on July T.
1906. The clubhouse has all convenience
TO allow members to enjoy boating 20 its
fullest extent. In addition TO the locker
room. where there is a separate locker
for each member there is a reading-room
and q pOOlroOm To the north Of the club
house is a basin for mooring the boats,
which has a capacity for Is launches each
one having a stall with bows at a landing
stage making it convenient for the crews
20 land without the use of a tender. The
sailb0ats anchor on the opposite side OF
the Washington channel. The club fur
nishes gasoline 70 members owning power
boats, and always has a large supply on
hand. There are some 81 power boats
owned by the club members and 10 sail
boats.
Arrangements have been completed for
q club cruise on May 80 TO Gunston Cove
and Marshall Hall Later in the season
many Of the members intend making
trips to the Jamestown Exposition and q
different points on Chesapeake Bay
The opening Of the boating season is &c
oe observed on Saturday, May y, ladies
night, when entertainment will be fur
nished for the members and their friends
at the club quarters.