The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
YACHTING MEET
BEG |N.S TODAY
Chesapeake Bay Clubs in Their
Annual Rendezvous at
Colonial Beach.
.RAcIN G BEGINS JULY 81
Both Sail and Power Boats Will
Try for Speed Prizes OF
Association.
G BEGINS JULY q.

Washington, July 1e.-The local
the Capital Yacht Club at the foot
OF Ninth Street have been busy places
for several days past. while the yacht
owners have been having their craft
oyerhauled and put in trim to sail
for Oxford. Nd. to take part in the
hrst annual cruise and regatta of tho
Yacht Racing Association OF Chesa.
peake Bay. The association is com
posed OF the Capital Yacht Club. OF
this city, the Baltimore Yacht Club.
of Baltimore. Md. the Maryland Motor
Boat Club, of Baltimore: the Balti-
more Motor Yacht Club. of Baltimore:
Hampton Roads Yacht Club. of Nor
FOLK. Va; Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club.
OF Easton. Md, and the Corfnthian
Yacht Club OF Baltimore.
The vessels flying the flags of the
different clubs. over a hundred in
number, will assemble off Colonial
Beach Tomorrow snd will gemain
there Until Monday morning at 1880
O'Clock. when the vessels will up
mac and up Chesapeake Bay to Drum
River. Monday night will be spent
on Drum Point and Tuesday at s A.
II. the squadron Will run from Drum
Point to Oxford Md. in the mouth OF
the ,Choptank 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 ~
will be given over to a reception to be
rendered the yachts men by the, Chesa.
peake Bay Yacht Club, OF Easton. July
81 race for sailing yachts and power
boats will take place off Oaford.
The power boat races will start al
1890 a. NJ. and the sailing races at
p NJ. July 22 there will be sailing
race from Oxford TO Annapolis, and
July %, the last day of the regatta
will be occupied by Triangular race
boats off Annapolis The power boat
race starts at 1920 A NJ. and that for
sailing craft at 8 P. N.
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 of Commodore
Ralph Gait sailed from this city this
Beach TO join the vessels of the other
clubs, which are rendezvousing there.
Vessels Composing the Fleet.
IN the heet that left here was tbs
power yacht Dacota. flagship OF Com.
Grier. owner; Crawling. H. X. Bliss.
owner; Ereya. Mr.. Bright; Craze K.
Mr.. Cruit: Amackassan. F. B. Weston,
Grace. Mr. Breitmeyer; Nenemoosha,,
Mr.. Hewlns; George E.. Dr. Bryant;
Louise K. Prof. keubel; Rosemond.
DR.. Schaffert; Margaret, W.. A, Prem.
Gce; Seabelle. II. X Seymour; Ducal
Eugene Cochran, and Iona. Portner
brothers.
number OF the Washington owned
vessels, on the completion of the ru-
gatta. will start on cruises 10 north.
ern waters. rhe Seabeile. Mr. Sey-
mour, owner will go to the New Eng.
land coast; the Dacota, Commodore
Calf, to Atlantic City. and other boats
to various bay points.
The officers and executive committee
of the Yachting Association of Chesa-
peake Bay are w W. Grier, of this
city, president: T. Cliff Morris, vice
president; ]. H. Bobinette, of Balti-
more. secretary-treasurer, and J. A.
Denning, C. s. Stanworth, e. s. Linthi.
cum and William P. Bigelow. executive
committee.