Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12

The regular monthly meeting of the
Potomac Boat Club was held last We'd
nesday night and, aside from the usual
business transacted on such occasions,
plans for the coming season were discuss
| ed. The following new members were
elected, all of them signifying their in
tention OF trying for the Junior boat:
James W. Ryon, Alexander G. Dawson,
II. w. Petit, Alexander Quintard and
Edward A. Quintard.
| Wallace Miller reported last week for
the senior crew and though it will be
some time yet before the first boat Is
| launched the Y. M. G. A. basket ball star
| is in fine condition.
Some one has floated a rumor that
Clarence D. Davis would return this
! spring and resume his efforts to get in
! the intermediate class If there is any
| truth in the report most of the Potomac
boys will be delighted. Mr.. Davis is
not only very popular at the club but
was developing into a very promising
single sculler when forced to leave the
| organization.
Because of the sinking of the float that
| important piece Of club furniture couldn't
| y,
Bill Bromley promises to thusly accom-.
modate the canoeists of the club today II
nothing happens to prevent it.
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Georgetown's new eight-oared shell will
| be used by the junior crew this month
unless the college boys decide to hold
class races.
Walter Thrall came very near getting a
| ducking last Sunday morning. While
trying to launch his single fro, the bank
| just below the boathouse he Slipped and
his boat. which was afioat in front of
| him. Then the craft started sliding
away from him until his body bridged out
| full length. 1t was laughable spectacle
| but a rather serious one and the other
boys had hard time rescuing Walter.
A meeting of the Capital Yacht Club
board of directors was held last Wednes-
Gay night and Alvin o. Portner was
chosen to fill the berth on that body re-
Gently made vacant by Ralph l.. Cats
resignation.
A regular monthly club meeting was
held Thursday night and plans for the
official opening of the season were dis
cussed. Season opening ceremonies are
an annual fixture Of the club, and will be
held this, year on the LIST day of April,
when the Capital burgee will be hoisted
over the house amid the firing of salutes
and speeches Contrary to the usual GUS
tom, the station at Annapolis will be
opened the LIST Of June, instead Of the
1st Of July, as heretofore.
Fred de B. Weston, owner of the aux
Hilary sloop Amackassin, is trying to
secure larger boat before the start OF
the summer cruise. Mr.. Weston is the
present measurer of the Capital Club and
his duties will commence with the annual
Decoration day sailing race.
Upon the arrival Of the ferry boat last
week the yawls Grace r.. and Madcap
had to be removed from the slip where
they were wintering to the club anchor
age off the foot of 9th street.
Clyde Cruit has started work on his
wind TANNER, in preparation for the COM
ing season, but up to this time has been
busy overhauling his galley and making
minor changes below decks.
ScraPing and vanishing will be put off
until the end of the present month, when
the atmospheric conditions will be more
| adaptable. but in all probability the craft
will be the first club yacht to go into
| commission.
| EX-Commodore Frank T. Rawlings put
| in appearance last Sunday at the club
| house, and seemed to be enthused with
| the idea of getting his houseboat Ores
ZELDA overheard. The craft has been
| lying alongside of the house all winter
| and. except for a few touches of paint,
should be ready for launching at any
! time.
| The auxiliary ketch Mohawk. owned by
Ralph +. Dairy. is now at Camden, n.
| j. The Mohawk is probably the most
| interesting boat in the Capital Yacht
| Club fleet. and because of having been
designed for a trip across the pond
| her construction is unique.
She Is fifty-five feet long. forty feet on
| the water line, eleven feet beam and
draws some six feet of water. The hull
is constructed entirely of rolled steel
| with light pine sheathing outside, and
| with the exception Of two coWl ventila-
tors and a submarine companion way,
| there are no. openings on deck to weaken
| the craft. or to be smashed In during
heavy blow.
| Everything is handled from a small
self-bailing cockpit aft. even windlass
and halyards and no doubt Mr.. larry
| expected to make the cruise entirely sub
merged. except for the masts and sals.
such was his care in obtaining a tight
| boat.
| George =. Zurhorst was seen aboard
| his schooner-yacht Greylng last Sunday
afternoon and the sound of steel scrap
ers engaging spruce spars came across
| the water at intervals.
Ex-Commodore Ingram of the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club says that he'll seldom
be seen about the harbor this spring and
summer, as all spare time will be put on
his new boat Last Sunday he succeeded
in getting the keel laid and ends set up
| and probably a few ribs will be placed in
position today. OF course the craft will
not be ready for use until the summer of
| 1872, so the Com" will have to be con-
| tent with his old Virginia" throughout
| the coming season.
The greater density of the air (and
| oxygen) at night than in the day Is one
| of the many atmospheric conditions
| which enter into the question Of the
most efficient running OF a gasoline
| motor.
| You have often heard the question
| asked. Does "a motor boat really run
| faster and does the engine turn up faster
| at night than IN the daytime. or does it
| only seem to do SO because OF the dark
ness?" This may be answered by say
| ing that good deal OF this increased
| speed is only apparent and is caused by
the fact that the sight of other objects,
\ by which we judge the speed Of the boat,
is cut off. But yet, the engine probably
| does turn up a little faster. and conse-
| ouently the speed of the boat is in re-
| Atty Increased. In the daytime, when the
| sun has warmed the air. the oxygen
| upon the combustion Of which large
| part OF the force OF an explosion de-
| pends-has expanded. and consequently
| such a large amount will not enter the
| cylinder with the charge. In the night
j time. however. a greater weight of air