Evening star., 1911-05-28

when trip will be made to Coltons and
other lower river resorts.
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The schooner yacht Grayling, George p.
Zurhorst. owner, left on a cruise to Co
llonial Beach last Sunday night with a
small party aboard.
The Corinthian Yacht Club opening last
Wednesday night was the most success
club.
About thirty boats left the club basin
last night on the annual cruise to Occo-
guam bay, where they will lie over to-
night and Monday, returning to Marshall
Hall the Goth. The club has chartered the
steamer Charles Manchester for Tuesday.
when the annual excursion Will be enjoy
ed by members and friends, and, begin
ming at $50 O'Clock. races for cruising
and speed boats will be held. The start
will be made off the wharf at Marshall
Hall. thence to the black buoy off Hal
lowing point and return, unless other
plans are made tomorrow or on the day
of the race. and an exciting run Is looked
Tor when such boats as the Gray Bat,
Meteor and August Belmont line up.
No entries have been formally made
nor will be probably up until the eve OF
the Both. SO who knows but what a stran-
ger might happen in.
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Members of the Washington Canoe Club
who are going to be in the minstrel
show left the clubhouse last night after
one Of the severest rehearsals of the week
with do or die look on their faces. To-
morrow afternoon a final dress rehearsal
will be held at the theater, and then-but
wait until Monday night before going any
farther. If the amount of hard. conscien-
tious work on the part of every individ-
ual member of the cast has aught to do
with the results of Monday and Tuesday
nights efforts. then the show Will be as
successful as any IN the past.
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While dwelling indirectly on the sub
ject of canoeing. a so-called erroneous"
statement in last Sundays Star should
be brought to the front.
The following Is letter pertaining
to the matter. received during the past
week:
Editor Star: NV attention has been
called to an erroneous statement made
In The Star OF Sunday, May 81, under
the heading. Boat Club Gossip where
in reference Is made to a meeting of
the Inter-Canoe Club Association hav-
ing been held Wednesday at the Wash
ington Canoe Club, but failed to ar
rive at any decision concerning the
annual regatta.
1.-The Star could not have made a
greater Misrepresentation Of the truth
in the matter, and knowing that there
made to ascertain what was done, 1t
would have been learned that the ex-
ecutive committee considered an invi-
tation from Commissioner Rudolph.
chairman Of the safe and sane Inde-
pendence day celebration committee, to
have the association cooperate with
them and hold their regatta on the
tidal basin. This invitation was ac-
cepted and all details Of the regatta
for July arranged. providing for a
program of twelve events
THE regatta committee is now busily
engaged in the preliminary details, and
it is regretted that their work will be
in a measure interfered with by the
erroneous report in The Star to the
effect that no regatta is to be held
Respectfully.
ADRIAN SIZER
Commodore l. c. c. Association"
Following the meeting, one member
interviewed when requested, and an
other member declared that nothing of
interest to the press could be given
out at that time.
The item read that n regatta would in
all probability be held, but apparently
not on the usual date.
Kindly inform me which is the better
practice in placing the muffler. Should
it be placed near the motor or near the
end of the exhaust pipe? The exhaust
pipe on my engine is about ten feet
long. Also, which has the better quail
tiles. for bottom work. spar varnish
or orange shellac?
1 am thinking of mixing acheson
graphite with the better Of the two
and using it for bottom composition
on speed launch. +. N. s.
If the exhaust pipe is large, compared
to the cylinder diameter. then it would