Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
BOATHOUSE GOSSIP
By William B. Laub, Jr.

The Maryland Motor Boat Club of Bal
timore has issued invitations to owners
OF cruising power boats of both local
yacht clubs to enter long-dstance race
from the Monumental city to Norfolk,
scheduled to start July -. The chairman
OF the racing board, James G. Calls. will
mail entry blanks upon request and it
is likely that one or two Capital Yacht
Club boats will make the run. The cruise
of the latter club is TO be started from
Annapolis July 10, the first port of call
to be oxford, Md, and il is probable
that II the power boat race from that
place to Norfolk. as proposed by the
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Associa-
ton. falls through, owing TO lack Of
starters, the boats entered will join the
Maryland Motor Boat Club fleet. But
just how the association will regard the
race is very doubtful. inasmuch as the
Baltimore club requires an entrance fee
or $40 from every owner entering, and
this lends Professionalism touch that
may he frowned upon here
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The crew OF the Chenoden Baltimore
Yacht club was caught off the mouth
OF the Magothy river in tn heavy squat
which swept over Washington Saturday
week ago and were given a tastt OF heavy
weather before shelter was reached She
was sighted by the Freya as the latter
boat ran In the mouth OF the Severn
for harbor.
In a race from the mouth OF the
Magothy 10 Annapolis last Sunday tne
Freya and the Nenemoosha had a little
brush, with the usual result Commodore
Hewins, Gene Hartley and Swift Bovkin
were on the latter boat and George
Bright. Skipper Bright and Ted Shep-
ard We're on the Freya.
Ever since, the race the eth the show
ing made by the Nenemoosha has been
the chief topic around the clubhouse. as
IL was thought that the drag OF her pro
peller would almost give the Janet a
chance at second place out of her class
but in several tight places between this
city and Colonial Beach the Grace X
had all she could do TO keep clear OF
the flagship
II is thought by many in touch with
local yachting that the Grace X. will
push the Freya harder this summer than
ever before because of the fact that
when the Crut yawl joins the fleet at
oxford she will at last be in the finest
possible condition for racing. Her main
sail Is being fitted perfectly. jib altered
70 eliminate wind backing and keel
heightened so that no dead water will
lie dragged, as has been the case here
tofore.
The last Improvement is the most i'm
portant one. as II will certainly make her
point higher and possibly foot faster
The first supply of cruisers informa-
ton charts, which were put on sale at
the business office Of The Star last
MONDAY. was almost exhausted by the
middle of the week. such was the de-
mand Tor them. Unfortunately. quite a
number or boating people failed to see
the coupon which appeared on the sport
ing page, and which explained the
method or distribution. but after it's in
sertlon Monday evening practically
every boating man in Washington
called for copy 4 member of the
Analostan Boat Club, which, by the
way. is the headquarters of several
cruisers, claims that only one i'm
portant item OF information was omit
ted. the locations of orchards and hen
roosts.
For the benefit of those who are plan
ming a cruise over the 4th of July Satur-
day, the LIST. the tide will be high at
1890 pm July the tide will be low
at Marshall Hall at 9:20 am and low at
Colonial Beach at IS am. and $40 pm
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The almost daily storms which have
swept over Washington during the past
week have on one or two occasions
succeeded in doing little damage to
the pleasure fleet in the harbor The
dugout canoe owned by John r.
Emory broke her mooring Monday