Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

Yesterday afternoon from the Analostan
| boathouse. The auxiliary yawl Veto
was used by the committee in charge of
! the run and she will pick up any 'joed'
canoeists on the way down; furnish
! sleeping quarters for few. and tow the
| whole iiotilla back to Washington to-
! day. The idea of this initial cruise is
/ primarily to attempt an arousing of IN
| terest in cruising among canoe!sts. who
up to this time, with the exception or
! very few. have been content to confine
| their trips to the upper river and canal
| So many have idea that unknown
dangers await them on the broad waters
! of the lower cruising ground that the
man who paddles to Colonial Beach is
| looked upon species of hero. but what
with swift currents. hidden rocks and
snags and other things TO be found above
| the Chain Fridge where so many acct
dents have happened Chesapeake bay if
a man picks his weather, is as safe as
bathtub. number of canoeists. well
known to the writer, have admitted that
they have not only regarded cruising on
the lower river an unsafe proposition in
a small boat. but the question of carry
ing the proper equipment presents Sc
rious drawback when inexperienced So
here is r. subject we'll worth taking up.
During the latter part Of this month and
the first part of August boating matters,
with the exception of yachting. will stand
still for awhile. so on Sunday, the I'D
an article will be published entitled Small
will be given for cruising in either a canoe
or small open launch. With this article
and the Cruisers Information Chart, II
| would seem that The Star could do little
more in supporting the committee in
charge OF cruising events OF the l. c.
c. A.
Last Sunday the Washington Canoe Club
war canoe team beat its last years record
by ten seconds. The officials Of the club
ofnta .,fl
that the event would be postponed until
this Thursday. as it would have been
the race OF the regatta the Fourth
of July, but it is expected that more peo-
because of this match than would other
wise.
The Kolumbia Kanoe Klubhouse al High
Island IS practically finished. and very
little remains to be done before the boys
in the camp can lay away their tools and
enjoy the results OF about three months
hard work. The members of the organi-
cation are Ashby West, commodore: III.
*. Van Alstyne. Harry Heiberger. Lyle
Miller Guy Livingston. G; D. HUMANE.
Floyd Cissel. G. Frank Rainey George
Wilcox and Luther Schneider.
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| The new schooner Elena, owned by Nor
| ton F. Plant of Groton. Conn.,. led fleet
of fourteen yachts of the Eastern Yacht
(IuD over 1p miles from new LONDON,
Conn. to Marblehead and scored the first
| leg, gold cup, which has been offered as
an incentive for yachts that attend the
Harvard Yale rowing races on the
Thames each year. The Seneca, owned
by Demarest Lloyd. at first appeared to
be the winner of the Rumrill cup for Sec
ond division schooners, but the Vision
owned by II. A. Morss. which came In
after dark, vas later found to be the
successful yacht, winning on time allow
ance The Avenger, owned by Donald Ba-
con, won the Armour cup for sloops and
yawls.
Last Tuesday while beating out of the
Magothy river. which lies about eight
miles up-bay from Annapolis. the yawl
Grace K. owned by r. Clyde Cruit, ran
aground so hard and fast that when the
crew attempted to raise the center board
the pennant parted and all hands fell to
the COO kpit floor in heap Finally after
many unsuccessful dives under the boat