Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
WIN. B. LAUB. R.


The clank of the marine railway wind
less has become as much of a sign of the
dying year as the departure Of south
ward bound yachts, and though the local
yachts,nen who are planning winter
cruises to warmer climes could he count
ed on ones fingers, boats are being hauled
out at local Yards not one or two daily.
| but sometimes eight or ten.
At Cunberland's, up Georgetown way.
the greatest activity Is generally shown
both In the fall and spring. as that yard
is always filled with craft of various
Sizes most of them Corinthian boats
During the past week the power
cruisers Paulina. Sapho. Lady Maud and
Juanita have all been removed from the
water and graded for the winter, and
the remainder of the local fleet of more
than 30 motor boats will doubtless he
placed out of commission before Thanks
giving day.
At the Corinthian Yacht Club most of
the boats making their headquarters
there are laid up in stalls arranged along
the sides of large basin. which affords
protection from drifting ice. while a few
are hauled up on the club railway and
blocked up in the yard.
Last winter TWO cruising HlOtOf bOdtS
were built on the lot back of the Corin-
THAN Club. and il is expected that sew
eral new outfits will be moved from
haclyards and sheds before the first of
the year to receive their finishing touches
on the club grounds. These boats are
we'll under way a present. one. forty
six -footer. which will eventually dlSplace
'Spunky Vice Commodore Harring-
ton Barkcrs mode Of conveyance TO the
lower river. and a similar outfit Herbert
"a. &s,,.~ an l.,
Former Commodore Bill Migrants boat
may not he finished by the first of the
season. but he promises that il will be,
in the words of the poet. some boat
when II does make its appearance.
The power boat Bertha NJ has been on
the COrinthian ways for repairs during
the past week
Judge Strider's forty-siN-foot cruiser
will be launched next spring and 1t is
authoritatively reported that his boat will
be almost duplicate of the other new
boats mentioned as will still another
craft now building for B. s Stuart
which will be launched the first of the
season
All of these boats. with possibly one
exception. will be of the raised deck
now negotiating with various manufac-
turing concerns for suitable power equip
ments.
The sixtyfoot cruising power yacht
Ardea, recently built for n. Fl. Easton
or Pawtucket. r. L.. and George A.
Anthony of this city. is one of the
latest additions to the Corinthian Yacht
Club fleet. The boat is of the day type
of cruiser for use at Newport, r. T..
and vicinity. and particular effort was
made to produce as graceful and sea-
worthy type of craft as could be OBJ
tanned within the requirements The
interior arrangement provides for crews
quarters. galley and engine room for
ward. all of which are separated from
head. with hinging door permitting
passageway inside the vessel from one
end to the other
The trunk house forward offers ventfla-
ton to the engine room and galley.
aft of which is the bridge deck where
the steering wheel and engine controls
are mounted The engine can be con-
trolled either from the bridge en-
CINE room. The seat over the after
house gives seating accommodations for
six people. and there is also room on
the bridge for three or four chairs, as
this is the place where nearly every one
tries to be when cruising. since an I'M
|obstructed view ahead may be obtained.
The owners quarters aft provide for
large cabin about fourteen feet in
length. about the sides and front of
which are heavily upholstered seats.
with alcoves and lockers.
The cushions are fitted with spring
bases and tops tufted with gray curled
hair. A lavatory compartment is ar
ranged on the port side aft. A finish
of the cabin is in African mahogany
throughout.
The motive power consists OF fifty
horsepower Standard engine. with gaso-
line tanks under the bridge. having
capacity of go gallons. General d.
mansions are: Length over all. 60 feet:
breadth. II feet: draught, feet 6
inches.
The annual election of officers or the
Corinthian Yacht Club will be held the
first Wednesday in December. Practical
~ the same staff was renominated at
the last meeting.
Ladies night will be observed at
some time during the latter part OF
this month. the exact date not yet hav-
ing been decided upon. when the club
will comm eInorate the closing or the
season with appropriate ceremonies.
Members Of the Maryland Motor Boat
Cluh of Baltimore. Md. are forming
planS for Il race from Nor1oih " f'd
timore 100 miles
They had intended holding such race
this summer and had sent out INVITATIONS
to all yachtsmen along the coast 10 pa
g.
FIVE entries but none from OUTSIDE ana
this caused them to call the race on, in
asnuch as they did not want II TO be
strictly club affair One reason why
other clubmen on the Chesapeake did
not enter was that the date inteTfered
with the dates of the Chesapeake Yacht
Racing Association to which every cup
on tho bay with the exception or the
MARYLAND is affiliated. The assoclat Gf.
held race from Norfolk to BaltiHo~e
but there were only two entries. Virginia
RI of the Baltimore Yacht Club and the
Amina of the Baltimore Motor yacht
Club The former won on time allowance
Yachtsmen whose clubs beiong to the
bay association expect that the Maryland
Motor Boat Club will make application Tor
membership at the next meeting or the
BODY and 1t is thought that such pro-
cedure will be greeted with pleasure by
motor yachtsmen interested in the ad-
vance of local sport.
Every club on the bay and Potomac
river should become a factor In keeping
the sport of motor boat racing in our sec
ton upon an equal plane with that of
any section of the United States. and II
is unanimously agreed that only by or
ganization will this be successfully ac-
complished.
The auxiliary schooner yacht Greyling
sails this morning for the Wlcomco river,