Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
THE IONA.
(Farnham Photo.)
Dry of American yacht.

before in the history of American yacht
ing.
one has only to see the sailing fleets
gathering in yachting centers such as
Long Island sound. Massachusetts, bay,
Chicago and San Francisco and compare
these fleets with those of twenty years
ago to realize the growth.
Sailing regattas were never better at
tended and every nook and harbor along
shore sees more yachts on cruise than
ever before An example of the popu-
arity of the sailing craft ON our home
waters is being placed before us every
summer. When the Chesapeake yachts
men gather at Oxford and C;ambr 'dge to
race there is so much more interest TAX
ep in the windjamIner events than in the
power boat events that on several occa-
sionS the motor boat races have almost
fallen through and never do they draw
but passing interest, unless famous speed
maryels are entered. 1t Is the SAIL boats
that draw the thousands to these re-
gattas and though 1t may surprise many
Of you to know 1t. they are the whole
cheese" with the holes thrown in.
Almost every sailing man that cruises,
puts a gasoline zengine into his boat for
usefulness: and even the out-and-out
racer is using q power tender for his sail
boat outfit and frequently uses a large
power yacht az a tender for living pur-
poses and for the storing Of spare gear
and such -duff1e. The stencil of gasoline
is getting TO be as sweet TO the nostrfls
OF the dyed-in-the-wool windjammer as
IL is to the recruit whose sole knowledge
of boats began with the carburetor and
spark coil. Most of the yacht clubs are
largely or entirely supported by the pow
er boat men and the interests of the two
classes coincide. The only places where
sailing Is really on the decline are on the
smaller lakes and rivers where conditions
were never ideal for the sport and where
IL fiourished on'y because IL was the ONLY
available phase of boating to be had In
such localities the power boat is forcing
the sailboat to the wall. and for good
and sufficient reason But the breed will
not die. Those who have taken to the
water from the pure love of It, to whom
the rattle of block or the Stat Of sal
is music in the ears. while they recognize
the value OF the internal combustion en-
CINE and are making daily use of it, as
engine manufacturers can testify are
still going to cling to canvas and lead and
pass on this love to future generations.
1t is expected that strange craft will
make its appearance here within ten
DAYS. Bearing the greetings of the mayor
San Francisco, Capt Harry Richie. thir-
ty-four years old. Of New York. set sail
in his twenty-tWo-foot power dory.
George Washington from that port
Tuesday. bound for the Golden Gate Via
the Panama canal He expects to COM
plete the hazardous voyage so as to enter
Frisco harbor on the birthday of the
namesake Of the craft The George
Washington is trim little boat. lap
straked and provided with closed deck.
cockpit and tiny little cabin. She has
five-horsepower engine that the captain
! figures viii carry him at the rate of be-
tween seven and ten miles an hour in
good weather
1t Is his purpose to go up Block Island
and Long Is and sounds to New York.
thence down the Delaware and Raritan
and through inland waterways to Balti-
more and this city, where he expects to
get permit to navigate the Panama ca
nal, which will not be ready for general
travel by the time he reaches the isthmus
His arrivai is looked forward to with in
terest by local yachtsmen and ii is ex-
pected that the George Washington will
attract almost as much attention as did
Capt Josh Slocomes old oop Spray.
which visited here few years ago after
making trip around the world.
A very clever minstrel show was given
at Glen Echo Hall last Tuesday night by
severa' members of the Washington Ca
noe Club. the proceeds of which are to
be turned over to a charitable institution
With only one or two short rehearsals
on which to work. the fellows done
themselves proud" and the citizens of the
little hamlet of Garrett fame as we'll as
q score OF Washingtonians with the men,
ory OF the big club show still fresh in
their mlnQS VINO patrOnizeu the aHair
speak highly of the performance.
.Ll' Arthur Pierce and Cap w. A.
| Morsell were the stars of the troupe. ably
assisted by Felix Mahony. Roland Rod
rick, Newton Hammer and J. f. Duggan.
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About twenty WASHINGTON Canoe Club
fellows have engaged a table at the New
Willard for New Year eve.
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| The steam yacht Gretchen. owned by
Mayor John Z. Reyburn of Philadelphia.
| is on the railway at Deans, Alexandria,
having her stern rebuilt. pipe openings
in hull plugged and generally prepared
| for winter quarters On her return to
| this city the yacht will be taken to her
slip, near the District dock. and covered
up. Another Capital Yacht Club craft
| the Iona, will winter in the same berth,
| leaving the club anchorage this morning
Commodore Ralph l.. Calf has not yet
decided what he will do with the Dacota.
The craft may be sold, but IL not viii be
/ taken either TO Colonial Beach or Nor
folk for the winter. Members of the club
are very ANXIOUS TO see q fast auxiliary