Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
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Last Sunday afternoon at $50. the
Capital Yacht Club yawls Freya ana
rived at Oxford. Nd. to find compare
lively small gathering OF yachts in com
parisop to the feet that usually assem-
h'es at the regattas of the Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Racing Association. Members
of the local club were very mitch disap-
pointed at Commodore Hew.nS being un-
able to attend In his little yawi Meme
moosha, but Fleet Capt. Gene Hartley, on
the FTera. ia proving his worth Sc
Nor commander.
Monday morning an unscheduled race
between the champion canoe Islard Bios
som and the we'll known sloop Oiigwam
was held off Oxford and tho affair wss
watched with interest hy al the country
folk for miles around. long discussion OF
the chances of a scientifically designed
sloop against the old-time racing canoe
led to the contest. which 10 the surprise
OF every one. turned out to be quite
one-sided affair The canoe, manned by
about fifteen eastern shoremen, led the
Henderson boat from the start and I'm
| ished at least twenty minutes ahead The
photos show the two boats shortly after
crossing the line and some idea may
thereby be gained OF the marked differ
ence between the two.
Not until Monday afternoon was the
first event on the program pulled of,
when the assembled fleet. the power
yachts towing the windiammers, formed
in line and ran UP the Tired Avon to
Canterbury Manor, the home of Commo-
dore W. Carroll Goidsborough Of the
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, where re-
ception was held for all the visiting
yachtsmen.
Tuesday morning the first races were
| started at 10 o'clock. DR.. W. W. Grier.
p class sloops Ojigwam. Zillacoa and
Elinor at that time: five minutes later the
Y class yawls Chenoden. Freya, Dorrette
and Grace X: and Ave minutes later the
! Il class yaw!s Venture and Wye The
race was a sixteen-and- one-ha lf-mile
| run around Choptank river lighthouse to
mark off Nelson Island. near the mouth
of the river: back around the lighthouse
and thence to the starting line. between
Town point, Oxford. and the committee
| boat Javelin. The Chenoden led all the
| way out until the last buoy was almost
abeam. when the F'reya, which had for
| tunately stolen a windward berth. slipped
| to the fore when rounding the mark.
This position she held to the light, and
from there almost to the finish. when
| the Chenoden pushed into the lead and
| crossed the line apparently winner,
though it will not be known until time
| corrections are made. The Brights, on
the Freya, are believed to haves won
| second place and the Dor-ette third and
| the Grace X. fourth.
The Dorrette is new boat on the bay.
, Bought by Commodore RObinette to de-
feat the Baltimore Corinthian yacht
Chenoden. she was regarded at first as
a suspicious dark horse. but it now seems
that the crack Dining yawl will never
be beaten. The Dorrette is ffty-foot
boat and has to allow every craft in her
class a big time allowance. In the squad
ron run from Oxford to Cambridge
Wednesday the Grace X. Of the local club
and also the Freya are thought to have
defeated her handily. but this will not
be known until corrections are figured.
The Chenoden. Freya and Dorrette fin
ished almost neck and neck at the mark
off Cambridge, making very spectacu-
lar showing for the benefit Of hundreds
of people lining the shores and wharves
to see the yachts come in.
| Wednesday night the Cambridge Yacht
IClub entertained the visiting yachtsmen
at its clubhouse. and Thursday morn
ing every yacht left on the first leg OF
the Norfolk run, making Solomons Is
land their headquarters for the night.
Weather predictions were telephoned
from this city to the Patuxent river Fri
day morning, and 10 a. m. saw the squad
ron headed down the bay for Ham,
roads.
Capt. Billy Hettinger and son. with a
party of friends aboard his yacht, sailed
yesterday morning for a cruise of sew
erai weeks to river points. He will visit
Colonial Beach. Bushwood and make
long stay at Lodge, Va, to visit the
Lewises.
| The recent burning Of the steamer
| River Queen caused quite scare at the
| Corinth,an Yacht Club and few mem
bers who happened to be on the club
| do to save few boats that happened to
| be moored near the iil-fated craft
| J. G. Hills launch Edith II. was badly
scorched. Ferd T. Schnetder's power
| yacht Zenobia came within two minutes
! of burning to the waters edge, being
| chained up so that those trying to rescue
| her had their hands full, and Commo-
dore Engling's Vika, was blistered con-
! sderably.
If any craft had caught fire and sub
her tank upon the waters the whole
place might today have been in ashes.
Gasoline will burn while floating.
| The following is a letter received from
one of the most enthusiastic ya,htsmen
| in local waters that may interest readers
of this section, in that the writer is prob
| ably well known to many:
! Boating Editor Star: The program OF
| our annual cruise in the yacht Seminole
| will be as follows: We so direct TO Tan
gier sound. about August or a few days
before. via Hooper straits. in our little
auxiliary yacht. which has carried us
many thousands of miles on the bay.
I'VE go fishing. prospect for Indian
relics. of which I have j large collection.
| and photograph the country, its people.
| etc
| "Mr. Charles ". Bridwell will accom-
pany me this year. and we are both sail
ormen of many years experience The
Seminole is fully equipped for long-d's-
lance cruising; has all safety accessor-
| les and is one OF the best sea boats In
| Washington harbor.
Very truly yours.
CHARLES II. COE.
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