Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

ing body may decline to hold It south of
the Mason and Dixon line two years in
| succession. Last Labor day Baltimore
was given the event, and the Potomac
junior crew succeeded in capturing their
race after but one month in the hands
of Josh Slocome. Josh will leave for
California i'll January. where he will To-
cate permanently. and the Potomac Boat
Club will suffer. It's greatest loss thereby
| since Billy Britt quit rowing. The
Georgetown club seems to have gotten
| used to such losses. however, as IL has
| come. to consider it no unusual thing to
say farewell to one star and find another
| to fill his place before his locker has
| been cleaned out
Whether Josh will he duplicated or not
| remains for the future to disclose, but
| certainly not unless a professional coach
| Is hired, and maybe not then.
! The new home of the Potomac Gun
and Fishing Club is finished and the
! Sportsmen have one of the best locations
| on the river. The basin in front of the
| house has been dredged out and there is
| now water enough at all tides to acommo-
| date any of the boats in the organizat on.
| The exterior of the house will not be en-
| tirely finished until next spring. as 1t is
| planned to add porches and a new land
| ing that will be of no use during the
| closed season. The power cruiser st.
| Charles. one of the largest boats in the
fleet VIII go out OF comm ssion before
wintering in the club slip.
! The sloop Grace, owned by Otto L.
! Braitmayer OF the Capital Yacht Club,
sailed last night for Il short cruise with
Dan Fowler and Royal Burnham aboard
4 At the last meeting of the Capital Yacht
Club Commodore Hewins appointed u
committee to either arrange to have a
motor club tender built or buy such a
craft second hand. Because many MEM
ha hQ loo fltci,> torn ors
| at the club float, where al available room
Is generally taken, it was decided that a
motor tender for the use of such boat
owners who in the past have had trouble
In getting to and from their craft, be
bought before the first Of the season.
| The craft will certainly prove wise in
vestment, as such a mearS of ferrying
| supplies and occasionally guests across
| the harbor has long been wanted. In the
spring of the year, when .eve~y one IS
| fitting out, the boat will be used to carry
sails and spars and all gear stored dur
ing the winter in the clubhouse. AMI it
as tow boat when the w1ndjammers ap
pear off the mouth of the hartor Ee-
Gained How their crews will get word
to the clubhouse that they are in need of
regatta committee, but probably some
system Of flag communication will be ar
ranged.
/ AL the next meeting or the Capltal dcht
Club it is expected that the matter of
building suitable station at Annapolis
Will be disposed Of
There seems to be a growing sentiment
in the ranks Of yacht owners regardi g
Il making CrabtOwn their headuuari ers all
the year round, and if a good clubhouse
is erected where gear can be safely stored
and boats moorec the local harbor will
lose more than half it's craft. As to the
location of the station, it has been re-
ported that citizen of Anna oils has
given the local club small sand bar adj
joining Clark's boathouse, into which piles
will be driven and a building about as
| large as the main house built.
| There are several wind hammers owned
] in Annapolis, and a score of cruising
launches will undoubtedly be listed on the
club r~ster II the station is erected. and
more than fifty residents of the Maryland
| town have intimated their intention of
| joining, with the establishment of q
branch on the Severn.
/ Or. w. w. Griers auxiliary bugeye
Javalin is laid up at Annapolis for the
| winter. Local yachtsmen are still look
ing for a JavaIin II. but DR.. Grier seems
to be in no hurry to give up his old ship.
The yawl Grace K. and the power boat
Alice are berthed at the local club
float for the winter. and the Freya
is expected to seek slip before the
and Gene" Hartley are talking over
a ducking trip, for which the Meme
moosha is being kept in commission. but
nothing definite has been decided upon.
AS to the reported cruise up the coast
next summer, the plans Of the COM
modore hinge upon the annual bay re-
gatta If the Chesapeake Yacht Rae
ing Association meet seems likely to be
not leave tidal waters, but If less in
Il terest Is taken in the races than was
demonstrated last summer. out through
the capes goes the little yawl with
Cape Cod as her destination.
No more than three weeks will be
: spent on the cruise, and the craft will
make a round trip in that period if
! weather conditions permit good passages
up the coast and down. Last summer
!. the Nenemoosha lay idle in Annapolis
harbor during the regatta On the bay,
: but only because Commodore Hewins
was in such bad health that the racing
game was not calculated to improve it.
. The steam houseboat Roxanna, owned
, by Larz Anderson. has been chartered
. to northern yachtsman for the winter
The yacht will be taken south this
month.
The steamer Commodore Bartlett. which
has been the tender Of the Baltimore
J Yacht Club between the city and the
club quarters In Curtis bay. has been
sold to parties In Annapolis. 1t is the
+ intention Of the new owners to use the
boat between Annapolis and South
river In the passenger and freight
. service. for which she Is we'll adapted
4 4 4
Baltimore yachtsmen are discussing
. three propositions which II accepted will
considerably alter the present conditions
, of things in the Monumental city yacht.
ing world. The talked-of changes are as
, follows:
An amalgamation Of the Baltimore and
, Corinthian yacht clubs.
A merger of the Corinthian Yacht Clut
and the Arundel Boat Club and the trans
fer of the Baltimore Yacht Club from
Curtis bay to Winans cove. on Ferry
/ bar, to establish an anchorage While
l the yacht ubs are ancient and hon
! orable institutions. it Is known fac
E that they have never been oversuccessful
S and members believe that by changes
I properly made, one or both may be put or
r a stronger basis. In case of such AT
s amalgamation, Baltimore would have ON,
strong organization instead OF two which
r have had more or less of struggle FOL
y existence Should the combine between
the Corinthian Yacht Club and the Arun
= ldel Boat Club take place the ArundeE