The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
YACHTS OFF FOR RACE
Fourteen Leave Norfolk for
ST. MichaelS.
TOWN PLANS BIG RECEPTION
Tars VIII he Feted on Conclusion
of Annual Cruise of Hampton
Roads Yacht Club-Three Hand
some Prizes to BE Awarded to
First, Second, and Third Boats.
Special to IN. Washington Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Norfolk, Va, July u.-Fourteen spIck-
and-span yachts left Little Bay at I
o'clock this morning on the annual cruise
Of the Hampton Roads Yacht Club.
ST. Michaels, Nd. is the objective point
OF the cruise and 70 that little bay VII
lage the yachts VIII race for three hand.
some trophies-hrst, second. and third
prizes.
The finish OF the race will be at a line
drawn from Tilghmans Point spar buoy
No. to a stake boat 1000 feet northwest
OF the buoy. The yacht Julia, flagship OF
the feet. owned by club Commodore r
A. podson, will serve as the stake boat
With favorable winds. Il is expected that
the race will be finished on Monday.
Arriving az the finish line, the fee,
VIII sail up ST. Michaeis River in feet
formation to ST. MichaeIs
Town Plans Reception.
The town Is preparing a great reception
for the fotilla. Several days will be spen,
there. The town commissioners have ar
ranged for the special entertainment o:
the visitors A brass band will make
music in st. Mary's square on Monday.
Tuesday. and Wednesday evenings. The
commissioners will meet the fotilIa a,
the mouth OF the harbor, the east gate OF
the town, and deliver TO the visitors the
during their stay.
In the programme OF arrangements FOR
the entertainment OF the visitors are
speed motor boat races. canoe races, and
skin races. and a baseball game on
Tuesday night will be delivered the tro-
phies to the winning yachts.
A feet Of yachts from the Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Club. Of Easton. Md, will also
be at st. Michaels when the Norfolk
yachts are there. The Easton yachts are
expected TO join the Norfolk yachts al
Solomons Island and proceed with them
from there to st. Mlchaels Many visi.
tors are also expected at St Michaeis
from Baltimore.
The boats OF the Hampton Roads Yacht
Club viii also stop at the WIcomico
River. the Patuxtent River. and other
places before returning home. Il is the
most pretentiouS cruise ever undertaken
by the local yachtsmen.
List OF Yachts in Cruise.
Following Is the list OF the yachts on
on the cruise and some OF those aboard
Of them:
Julia. the nasIhip-Commodore r. A. Dodson
Monsoon-Rear Commodore T. A. Jones, owner and
captain. Crew-T. Ralph Jones. z. L. Guy, W. NJ
Jones. jr., ". g. Ferguson. B. c. Smith ] H Wat.
ters. IT,; Charles BLACK chef.
Kistal-F1eet captain, W p Dodson. owner and
captain CScw-H. q Dodson. Lawrence Handy
Mrs w. ]. G. Stockley. Miss Mamie Hough, and
Miss Maria DodSon.
Matoaks-E1- Commander 7. Z. Ferguson owner
and captain CScw-R. B. Taylor. j A. Hall q.
l., Fine, J. +. O'Conneli. Z @. Face, g. A. Face
Charles McDerInott, Charles l. CLARK. and james
Bell chef.
Mistral-C. ". Grandy. r.. owner and captAin.
CErw-W. B. s. GrRndy. and l. w. TGrewell
TelofA-J Saunders nRylor, captain. Crew.. A.
Mccullough and C. F. Mcintosh
Ffrefy-E L woodward. owner and captain Cre-s
Seldom Taylor and J. c. Bond. Chef. Albert Jack.
con-
GoOsip-w J. C. stockley. captain and owner.
GeoTye 7. TRylor-GccrTs T. Taylor. captain and
owner. and Bnos Taylor.
Daisy-O s. stAnwerth, captain; Mn. George "
Wilson. Mis- Man Wilson, Miss Martha Lane Mis-
Mabel Wing Miss Marion simmors NJ Wichsrd
J. Waterman. Paul Jernigan. and Emmett Hogan
shensDdoah--W. s. Thomas. captain and owner
No-1ad-Hovsrd s. HodHnS. captain and owner
Dr. Harold Webster and Edgar Websto
Marna-E. T. LAElcr. captain and owner; p. B.
Parrott B. P. Mitchell. Emmett LAwieT. GanTills
TflghmAn. and j. Leon Wood
MattAoheeset-E, L. White. captain and owner
and r. s. Dodson