The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
AMONG THE BOAT CLUBS

The second club regatta of the season
| of the Analostan Boar Club, which was
to take place yesterday afternoon, was
postponed on account of bad weather
conditions. Capt Rankin Middleton said
| that it will probably be held next week
| or the week after.
The special lantern parade of canoes
| which was to follow the regatta was
| also postponed on account of the threat
| ening weather to next Thursday evening
| Commodore William A. Rogers, who
| made the arrangements, said last night
| that about a dozen canoes from each
club will be entered. and it will undoubt-
! edly be a big success
| The parade will be formed at the Ana
lostan Boat Club. and after making fancy
circles will finally end at Moore's boat
| house, which is situated Just above the
Washington Canoe Clubhouse. Follow
! ing this parade, the members OF the
| Washington Canoe Club will hold a spe-
cial dance.
Horace Chandlee, of the Washington
Canoe Club. left the latter part of last
week in his power cruiser Wanderer for
a three weeks cruise down the river.
He was accompanied by a party Of
| friends.
| Commodore w. A. Rogers, of the Wash
| ington Canoe Club, will start on a two
| weeks cruise down the river next Fri
day evening in his twenty-fve-foot power
| cruiser Auto. He will probably go as
| far as Norfolk, making a number of
short stops at the resorts down the river
| He was accompanied by c. NJ. David
| son.
Capt. Frank Smith said that much in
| tcrest is being shown by the members
| of the Potomac Boat Club in the coming
regatta, which will be held about August
| 15 and from present indications there
will be a number of interesting events,
| including swimming races. The races
will start at o'clock. There will be
| singles, doubles, and fours, in canoes and
shells, and probably a race between the
Reds and Whites in the eight-oared
shells.
L. S. Paddock. of the Corinthian Yacht
Club will tow his new twenty-six-foot
hydroplane. which is fitted with 200 spe-
cial siphons to draw air beneath the hull
at high speed. to Alexandria, Va. next
Wednesday, where a special racing en-
gine will be installed by the Emerson
Engine Company. The first trials will
be made about Friday. and if it is
success-and it certainly ought to be, as
William Blair Motheral. who is the de-
signer and builder, has worked on the
plane for forty years-the boat will prove
a sensation, not only in local boating
circles, but all over the world, as it is
the only one of its kind ever built.
Mr.. Motheral, who is from Iowa, but
has lived here for ten years, said that the
siphons will draw air when the boat Is
going at the rate of seven miles an hour,
but when she reaches a twelve-mile speed
1t will run almost entirely on air. The
boat hardly draws three inches of water.
AS the engine is 20 horsepower, Mr..
Motheral expects to get a speed OF twen-
ty-five miles an hour. which is something
no other boat of its size has ever done.
1t Is interesting to note that in other
racing boats the stern sinks down in
the water, but with this new hydroplane,
the stern will rise to a level keel with the
bow. The greater the speed the higher
the boat will rise from the water.
The first notice of this new hydroplane,
which was published exclusively in The
WASHINGTON Herald last Sunday, caused
much comment by the local boatmen,
many OF whom seem to doubt that the
new craft will be success. A large
crowd is expected to be on hand when
the first trials are made next Friday or
Saturday.
Readers who have not obtained the two
copies of Pilot Rules, which must be car
ried on board every motorboat oper-
ated upon water under the Jurisdiction
of the United States government may
obtain them free of charge by applying
to the Supervising Inspector General of
the Steamboat Inspection Service In this
city.
There are three sets Of Pilot Rules:
For the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for
the Great Lakes and tributary waters,
and for the Western rivers, rivers flow
ing into the Gulf OF Mexico. their trib-
utaries and the Red River Of the North.
Maj. William o. Owen, one Of the
most enthusiastic boatmen of the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club. and family will leave
this afternoon for Colonial Beach and
other nearby resorts in his thirty-foot
power cruiser, William D. Owen. He
will stay about a week.
Silly Maize. Of the Corinthian Yacht
Club, and q party, including A. Cassels
and Z. X. Lowe, of Pittsburg. Pa, will
leave this afternoon In his power yacht
Telmah for q two weeks cruise to Ches-
apeake Bay. Betterton. Nd. and other
places near by.
Oliver Bright. brother OF George II. |
Bright. OF the Capital Yacht Club. who |
ID the owner OF the K. c. q. yawi Freya. |
wsrt to Norfolk last Thursday uisht -on !