Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Lively Interest in Coming Motor
Boat Contest.
WINNER TO RECEIVE PRIZE
Campaign for Mayoralty to Open Up
Shortly.
INCUMBENT TO RUN AGAIN
Marriage of Miss Sewers and Mr.. Ker-
foot-General and Per-
sonal News.


the Potomac. In fact, it might be stated |
that the victor may well be entered in |
competition with the fastest boats in the |
country, for both are speedy The details |
Of the contest have all been arranged and |
the winner of the race will not only have |
the satisfaction of knowing that he is the |
possessur of the speediest craft in these |
waters, but will also carry off a purse of |
500.
The boats will leave this vicinity about |
o'clock in the afternoon for Fort Wash |
ington. where there will be some jockey |
ing for position. The start will be swift. !
One pistol shot will be for the operators of |
the crafts to get ready for the contest, |
while the second shot will be for the |
start. The starting line will be the red |
buoy between Fort Washington and River |
View, about off the middle of Swami |
creek, and the finish will be a stake boat |
off the Prince street dock in this city.
Mr.. Emerson will control the engine of |
his boat, and Mr.. Moore will preside over |
his mechanism. Emerson's boat will be pi- |
loted over the course by George Gensmer |
of the Emerson Steam Pump Company, |
while George T. Petit will serve in a SINH |
lar capacity in Mr.. Moores boat, the arti- |
cles of agreement requiring that there shall
be only two men in each boat. A. I. Peak
has been designated by Mr.. Emerson as
his official representative at the start while
J. H. Miller in Mr.. Smyths launch olga
The official representative for Mr. Moore
has not yet been announced.
Interest in the Outcome.
Much speculation has been INDUCED in
both in this city and Washington over the
outcome of the contest the partisans of
each contestant claiming a victory in adj
vance of the actual test, and it is expected
that the river front will present a most I'M
usual appearance when the boats shove
their noses in sight of the home stretch.
A comparison Of the boats at this time
is Of interest. The boat belonging to Mr..
Moore is % feet 10 inches in length. feet
BEAM and Is impelled by a 34-horsepoWer
wne1l-Trebert gasoline motor. Mr. En-
long, feet BEAM and impelled by a Is
to 20 horsepower Fairbanks gasoline motor.
Under the ordinary rules governing all
motor boat races 1t will be seen by com
parison that Mr. Emerson will be entitled
to an unusual handicap as Mr.. Moore has
considerably more powerful engine than
Mr.. Emerson, but the performance of both
boats in the past month or 30 has been
such that all claims to any handicap have
been waived Both crafts have made trial
runs over the course, and the owner OF each
Is sanguine over the outcome, and, 1t Is
stated, has backed his opinion with money.
Conditions Of the Contest.
According to the articles of agreement,
which are dated September A. 1907. the
race will be operated over course five
miles, more less, and will start at
stake boat near a red buoy between River
View and Fort Washington. and finish at
a point mentioned above. The articles Of
contract stipulate that in the event either
one Of the parties fails to race he shall
forfeit $40 Of the $50 which has already
been placed in the hands of Mr.. Jacob Brill
official stakeholder. and 1t Is set forth that
If both parties fail to race the entire
amount-s1oo-shall be declared forfeited
The time mentioned in the contract for the
race is between the hours OF and o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Emerson is today busily engaged in
giving his boat the final touches A large
number Of spectators were around the
prince street dock this morning examining
the little craft.
Campaign for Mayor.
Who will be the next mayor OF Alexan-
dria? This is a question which Is being
daily asked by hundreds Of interested citi-
zens, although as yet nothing like definite
conclusion can be arrived at. 1t Is stated
there are a number Of candidates in the
''woodpile" who are merely lying In walt,
and. 1t is stated, that "feelers' are being
thrown out by prospective candidates with
the object of seeing how they would be sup
ported in the event they entered the con-
test.
A urinary will be held some time next
Anril for the purpose Of nominating can
didate for mayor of this city. The date
for the primary will be determined upon by
the city democratic committee ana a gen
eral election for the Office will occur the
second Tuesday in June. 1t is conceded that
the man who secures the democratic nomi-
nation will be as good as elected, as In thls
city the democrats are largely In the as
tendency. , $780,,
1t is authoritatively stated that Mayor
Frederick ]. Paff will again be candldate
for reelection. Among others mentioned
In connection with the Office ex-Mayor
E E. Downham, Mr.. Hubert SnoWden'
editor of the Alexandria Gazette and presi-
dent of the city council, and Mr.. Julian i.
Williams, member of the city council from
the second ward. 1t is predicted that sew
eral other names will be added to the nsl
some time before the date set for the prl-
mary.
Sowers-Kerfoot Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Estelle NJ. Sewers
and Mr.. James F. Kerfoot. both of Berry
Vile, Clarke county, Va, took place at
o'clock last evening, at the residence OF
the brides sister. Mrs. Walter K Newton
2u7 North Fairfax street The ceremony
was performed by Rev. DR.. Julian Broaddus,
pastor of the Berryville Baptist Church
Only the immediate relatives of the con-
tracing parties were present Following
the ceremony the couple left Tor the
jamestown exposition. Upon their return
they will reside at BerryVllle
Police Court Gases.
In the police court this morning the fol-
lowing cases were disposed Of: Alice Gala |
ham drunk In the street, sent to the work |
house for forty days; Robert Padgett, va
grancy sentenced to serve the next twenty |
days on the chain gang; Frank Began, col |
ored, drunk in the street, dismissed; Robert |
Smith, drunk in the street, dismissed; Doug |
las Lunsford, leaving a nuisance on prem |
Uses recently vacated by him, ordered to |
have the same abated.
General Items.
Mrs. Alice Fields. who resides at No. 4
Potomac street, reported to the police this |
morning that some one entered her yard
last night and stole from the clothes line a
considerable quantity of clothing which had
Just been washed The theft is being inves-
tigated.
The annual inspection of Old Dominion
Cornmandery, knights Templar, will be
held at its asylum at o'clock this even
ing. All members have been notified to
attend in full dress of Templar.
A meeting of the Alexandria Horsemen's
Association was to have been held yester-
day afternoon, but was postponed, it is
stated, owing to the fact that none of the