Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

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There is a freemasonry among the
brotherhood of motor boatmen: A sail.
ing Yacht NAV break down, and the
yachtsmans more fortunate brothers
will skim laughingly by. Not so In the
case of the motor boat They are ever
ready to assist crippled brother. This
is due to two things-frst the motor
boatman feels that his kind belongs to
a higher order Of being than the ordi-
nary human. and shouldn't be allowed
to take risks: the other is that he
knows he may be caught in the same
fix himself some day and need help.
There are some points about the
motor boat that lie way over the auto
mobile ventured young man who
matrimonial alliance. IF you take
your girl out in auto and insist on
her saying Yes, and she's g. bit FESTIVE
under your insistence. she may just
step out into the roadway and take the
first electric car home. But it's differ
ent with motor boat. Now, know
fellow that wanted to marry a girl
whose parents wouldn't consent be-
cause they thought her too young. She
didn't think so, and neither did IL
mean the young man. But the girl
wouldn't go against her folks wishes.
and SO finally well, yes l was the
fellow-took her down the river in my
boat OFF Alexandria something broke,
according to schedule and. of course,
/ couldn't fix IT, We lay out there in
midstream for hours. holding the sun
shade over her. waving off every boat
that came to my rescue reckon there
were about a million-and telling her
we would just lie there until some fool
steamer came along and sent us to
watery grave unless she consented to
let the old folks go hang and marry
me. 1t took the best part of the after
noon before she came round all right.
Yes. l guess l could have started up
that engine. but just see the difference
between lying upon the ripping bosom
of the lovely Potomac and hanging up
on the Bladensburg road when you
want to make a girl listen to reason.
One great advantage about the sport o.
motor boating Is that it has not the
slightest faint of professionalism about it.
Those who indulge IN II do so purely for
the pleasure it gives. To attempt to add
to this would be gliding refined gold. No
purse could contribute a single JOY to the
delights of racing along the course that
stretches up and down before Marshall
Hail. the chosen track of the Washing
ton racing boats.
1t is not alone for an afternoon or
days jaunt that the motor boat Is SO
available. Excursions are made from
Washington In the cruiser types as far as
under perfect control. and the waters af-
fordins all manner of safe anchorages in
case of foul weather, q trip extending
from couple o. days to fortnight is a
common vacation for the owners Of the
larger craft There are always a num-
Der along the water front waiting to be
chartered for excursions by those who
cannot afford the luxury of owning their
own boats. The expense of ownership,
however. is small when compared to the
automobile. a man may buy a good and
commodious boat for $500 and the ex-
pense will not run. with ordinary usage,
over $50 year With the river lying
invitingly before him and an outing in
sight far beyond anything the roads may
offer, he is UP with the man In the auto
mobile and far ahead Of the fellow with
the horse and buggy.
Washington Is growing into an impor-
tant center for extended motor boat travel.
1t is not generally known that one may
now go by motor boat in comfort and
safety from Duluth to Key West. a dis
lance of nearly 1000 miles. This Is now
becoming favorite tour with motor boat
fanciers The route is through the great
lakes to Buffalo, to Albany by canai.
down the Hudson. through the inland wa
terways to Washington. down the river
and bay to Norfolk, through canal ana
inland sounds to Savannah and in same
manner thence to the lakes and rivers OF
Florida on to Key West. In this entire
trip there is only fifty miles of open
water, tho sea Just below Savannah. and
this is never rough. These tourists all
make extended stays In Washington.
where they are Hospitality entertained by