Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
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VIM. B. LAUB, JR.

The Corinthian Yacht Club oyster roast
will be on today. weather permitting. and
the major portion of the fleet will be at
anchor off River View before noon. More
than twenty-five power boats of all sizes
were expected TO take part in a parade,
starting from the clubhouse at 10 o'clock
this morning. but il was found that most
of the members of the club preferred TO
jog along down the river without the
formally of forming in line or getting
under way at any certain time.
The plans for the day call for the COM
mittee in charge of the roast to leave the
clubhouse in Vice Commodore Harrington
Bakers cruiser Spunky before $50 a. m,
and arrive at River View in time to pre-
pare everything before the first guests ar
rive. 1t is expected that all hands VIII
not be able to reach the resort before
noon, so that the roast will probably be
pulled off shortly after / o'clock.
Late in the afternoon there will be
free-for-all race from the wharf at River
View TO the clubhouse. but those who
keep their boats in either the Georgetown
or Eastern branches will 10 doubt leave
the fleet at the forks of the channel and
make for their respective anchorases.
W. E Plaskett, owner of the power
boat Ruby. returned from a fishing trip
to Aqua creek last Friday. Several
members of the Corinthian Yacht Club
have visited Aqua and Potomac creeks.
as we'll as the headwaters of Occoquan
this fall in search of bass. but few large
catches have been reported.
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When Commodore Hewins of the Capt.
tai Yacht Club put the nineteenth an
nual oyster roast of that organization in
the hands OF a committee composed al
most entirely to young hoods he re-
allied that such q procedure spelled
highly successful event, and his good
judgment will be proven next Sunday
when the biggest fall regatta and roast
ever held by the Capabilities will be I'M
der way.
The two committees in charge the re-
gatta committee and the roast commit
tee. met at the clubhouse last Monday
night. and "a far as was possible ar
will require another meeting, which Will
be called by Secretary George Dalton,
about the middle of the coming week to
complete matters.
gestions to where the roast should be
held. il was decided that Marshall Hall
wo,hd be the most desirable place.
River View would have been unani-
mously chosen had it not been for the
fact that the Eastern Power Boat Club
Will hold its roast there the same day
and Fort FOote. which was first thought
TO be the best place for the affair, was
decided TO furnish too short run if a
good race for the power boats is desired.
Marshall Hall for the finish of race
and as the seat of roasting operations
has many advantages. Every power boat
in the fleet can make the run either way
in less than two hours. and shorter run
would not provide the opportunities for
experiences IN laying courses and general
racing tricks. AS to the roast itself, the
II-fI
feast seating and serving guests and
shipping necessary implements and SUD
plies via steamer which touches there
Sunday morning could hardly be improved
upon.
Cards and circular letters were sent ont
Immediately following the meeting to
every boat owner in the club insistin o
that he attend and enter his craft in
either the motor boat race or the wind
TANNER race. the former to be started off
the clubhouse at a IN. Sunday The
motor boats will be Handicapped under
the rules Of the American Power Boat
Association and owners have beer re-
qIested 10 send in over all lengths, water
line lengths. water line breadths of their.
outfits as well as draft, horsepower and
bore and stroke of engines as soon as
possible.
There will be two classes i'm this race.
class \, consisting of motor yachts over
fifty feet water line length. and class b.
taking In every other entrant. One prize
Owners of large boats are earnestly re-
qIIested by the roast committee to take
care of the guests of the club who will be
distributed among them on the morning
of the race
Vice Commodore Chandlee has already
promised TO take at least four down to
Marshall Hall on his cruiser Wanderer.
as have Capt. G.. w. Vickery owner of
Stranger: Walter II. Bouts, owner of
Alice, and \. S. Pattison, owner of Lady
Maud. Others in the club who own large
boats have been approached in regard to
accommodating guests, and this matter
which at first gave the committee no
little worry, is practically settled The
finish line for the power boats will be be-
tween the end of the wharf at Marshall
Hall and the regatta committee boat
Nenemoosha. The Nenemoosha will fly
the blue regatta committee flag from her
main truck. The finish line for the sailing
craft will be between the end of the
wharf and one of the power boats. whose
owner will be requested to make the
Saturday night trip for that purpose One
= of re auxiliarieS which will not race,
es,ch as the yawl We Two. the Mamie c..
scr the power chruiser Lady Maud, would
make good staxeooats.