Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-16
YACHTS IN ANNUAL TEST
REGATTA TO BE OPENED AT
DRUM POINT TUESDAY NEXT.
Racing Over Course to Oxford, Nd,
at the Mouth of the Chop
tank River.

The local boatyar1s and the headquar-
tiers of the Capital Yacht Club at the
foot of 9th street have been busy places
for several days past, while the yacht
owners have been having their craft over
hauled and put in trim to sail for Ok
ford. Md. to take part in the first annual
cruise and regatta of the Yacht Racing
Association of Chesapeake bay. The as
sociation is composed of the Capital
Yacht Club of this city: the Baltimore
Yacht Club of Baltimore, Nd; the Mary
land Motor Boat Club Of Baltimore; the
Baltimore Motor Yacht Club Of Balti-
more; Hampton Roads Yacht Club of
Norfolk. Va; Chesapeake Bay Yacht
Club of Easton, Md. and the Corinthian
Yacht Club of Baltimore.
The vessels flying the flags of the diff
ferent clubs. over hundred in number,
will assemble Off Colonial Beach tomor-
row and will remain there until Monday
morning at 1:3O o'clock, when the vessels
will up anchor and sail down the Poto-
mac and up Chesapeake bay to Drum
point, at the mouth of the Patuxent
river. Monday night will be spent off
Drum point. and Tuesday at 8 am. the
squadron will run from Drum point to
Oxford, Md, in the mouth of the Chop
tank river.
Sailing Yachts First.
The first race of the regatta will be
for sailing yachts and will take place
from Drum point to Oxford. July 20
will be given over to q reception to be
rendered the yachtsmen by the Chesa-
peake Bay Yacht Club of Easton. July
q a race for sailing yachts and power
boats will take place off Oxford.
The power boat races will start at 1890
I'm. and the sailing races at pm. July
% there will be a sailing race from OK
ford to Annapolis, and July o, the last
day of the regatta, will be occupied by
triangular race for both sailing yachts
and power boats off Annapolis. The
power boat race starts at 1890 am. and
that for sailing craft at pm.
Washington-OWned boats will take part
in all the races. and are expected to bring
home the trophies. The squadron of the
Capital Yacht Club. under the command
this city this afternoon at 2 o'clock for
Colonial Beach to join the vessels of the
other clubs; which are rendezvousing
there.
Vessels Composing. the Fleet.
In the fleet that left here was the power
yacht Dacota, flagship of Commodore
Gait; the Javalin, DR.. w. w. Grier.
owner; Grayling, H. X. Bliss, ownert
Ereya, Mr.. Bright; Grace K, Mr.. Cru1t;
Amackassan, F. B. Weston; Grace, Mr..
Breitmeyer; Nenemoosha, Mr.. Hewins:
George E.. DIR. Bryant: Louise K, Prof.
Keubel; Rosemond, DR.. Schaffert; Mar
garet, W. A. Prentice; Seabelle. H. X.
Seymour; Ducal. Eugene Cochran, and
Iona. Portner brothers.
A number of the Washington-owned
vessels on the completion Of the re-
gatta, will start on cruises to north
ern waters. The Seabelle. Mr.. Seymour
owner, will go to the New England coast:
the Dacota, Commodore Gait. to Atlantic
City and other boats to various bay
points.
The officers and executive committee of
the yachting association of Chesapeake
bay are w. w. Grier of this city. presi-
dent; T. Cliff Norris. vice president; ].
H. Bobinette of Baltimore, secretary
trea surer. and ]. A Denning, c. s. Stan
worth, E. s. Linthicum and William P.
Bigelow, executive committee.