Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

ueT naQ Deen subjected to on the run
down the bay. and she carried away the
stock before the race was we'll started
steering over the course with sails alone
The Monsoon of the Hampton Roads
Yacht Club carried away her starboard
shrouds during the same race, and lost
to the Freya on time allowance. The
Dorrette was in her element in the heavy
| weather, and won handily. coming
through without scratch. The Freya
was taken to shipyard near Portsmouth
| to be repaired. and Skipper Bright and
Gene Hartley are now on their way tC
Washington. having sailed from NorfolI
last Friday. Last Sunday the power
yacht Iona fouled barge off Hampton
roads and stove her bow in so badly she
had to be towed to Annapolis. arriving
dropped anchor off Marshall Hall last
Saturday afternoon, and was left there
until today, when she will probably be
sailed to the local anchorage. The local
yachtsmen who attended the regatta are
as follows:
Javalin, DR.. w. ". Grier. Charles c.
Milburn and Prof. F. Darrieulat; Dacota
Ralph l.. Gait and party: Iona. Alvin O.
Portner and party: Freya, George II
Bright. Oliver NJ Bright. Eugene F
Hartley. Fred de B. Weston and Col
lingwood Sanborn: Grace X, r. Clyde
Cruit. f. w. Shepard, George T. Dalton
c. w. Henderson and Frank keyes.
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The first motor boat to attempt to cross
the Atlantic under her own power left
New York last week This high-powered
craft the Romania, is fifty feet in length.
although her tanks carry LOO gallons of
gasoline Provisions for two months vii
be carried and also $50 gallons of fresh
water. The Romania is manned by Capt
John Weller, accompanied by Capt VIII
liam Small and three others.
Capt. Weller expected to reach Queens
town. the first port of call, last Friday,
and to return by the southern route. The
venture is especially interesting since the
Romania is the first of what is generally
believed to be an enormous feet of motor
boats that will some day replace steam
navigation. This trip recalls to mind a
laugha BILE incident that happened several
years ago, when the thirty-five foot dory
boat Fleetwing started on a cruise te
Gibraltar
The two men aboard had make splendid
weather of it and everything pointed to
a successful cruise, when one day Dutcr
steamer hove in sight. The skipper of
the liner seeing the small boat In mid
ocean with but two men aboard, naturally
thought that they were the sole survivors
of some terrible disaster and INSISTED
upon picking them up. Then when the
daring naViSatorS strenuouSly objected,
they were hauled aboard with little cere-
mony, being naturally taken for lunatics.
This was the end of one such trip. but
such a thing wouldn't happen to a big
gasoline cruiser.
Charles H. Coe. owner of the auxiliary
canoe yacht Seminole, has embarked on a
cruise to Tangier sound. Chesapeake bay,
where he expects to hook a few sharks. a
"dogshiek' outfit being included in his
equipment. Mr.. Coe used to engage in
this sport off the Florida coast. and judg-
ing by the number of maneaters seen in
the vicinity of Tangier Island a few
weeks ago ne should have some rare
sport
The Analostan Boat Club held a small
club regatta last evening, and several
Interesting she'll and canoe events were
we'll run off. Following the races, in
which only Analostan men participa ted,
a delightful dance was given at the
clubhouse.
The Washington Canoe Club lantern
parade last night was spectacle that
will longe be remembered by all who had
the good fortune to witness 1t as the
most beautiful event of it's kind that has
ever been carried out on the Potomac.
Hundreds of gayly lantern-decorated ca
noes passed up and down the river in
tow Of launches between the canoe club
and the Analostan Boat Club under the
command Of Commodore Billy Rogers,
who handled the affair from start to
finish in a highly credtable manner
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The Potomac Boat Club is planning a
club regatta to be held this month. and
another moonlight excursion will be held
next Wednesday night, the proceeds
from which will be used to defray the
expenses of the building of the new land
ing.
Contrary to a recent report which was
given this department, Josh Slocome, and
M mi
ing the rest Of the season, as Joe has
found 1t impossible to give his time to
the boys.
W. L. Crane of the Washington Canoe
Club, who won the recen. iOng-distance
swim from the Chain bridge to the
Aqueduct, is in camp with a party of
friends the Virginia side of the river,
just above the Three Sisters. The boys
spend every night there, returning to
office via canoe and street car in the
morning.
Horace c. Chandlee, member of the
Washington Canoe Club and vice COM
modore Of the Capital Yacht Club, en-
barked on two-week cruise last Mon
day on his power yacht Wanderer. The
cruise may be extended to take in the
waters of the bay, but Colonial Beach,
Piney Point and Smiths creek will be
visited.
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The annual cruise of the Corinthian
Yacht Club is scheduled to start next
Saturday afternoon. 1t is not known at
present just what ports will be visited
by the power yachtsmen. but a program
of the outing will be published next Sun
day.
The time Of high water for the corning
week, beginning today, is as follows:
AN. PM