Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

quartet was warbling sweet refrains did
the watery gossip subSide.
Inc proposed race for wind TANNERS
from this city to Annapolis the Both of
May was discussed pro and con between
owners of sailing yachts, and IL the
event is pulled off, which at present
seems unlikely, the yawls Nenemoosha.
freya and Grace X. will undoubtedly
comprise the squadron.
one reason for the starting of this
race talk was that il was thought that
dredging operations in the upper end of
the harbor would necessitate an early
evacuation of the anchorage opposite the
clubhouse, but the work has been FIN
lshed above the Norfolk dock, and, of
course. there will now be no need of
worrying about moving before July
4
Wednesday night the regular monthly
meeting of the Corinthian Yacht Club
will be held. and it is expected that quite
be presented by the secretary and voted
upon. Every meeting during the year re-
suits in few more fellows being brought
into the club, but at this time. when so
many are entering the boating field for
their first season. the supply OF blanks
almost gives out.
The speed boat Grey Bat owned by
Cap'u Battenfieid. was launched from
the club ways last sunday, and during
the past week the craft has been tuned
up 10 her usual average of twenty miles
per hour.
Commodore Ingling's Vika followed the
Bat into her natural element and in all
probability the new flagship will leave
on short cruise today.
Capt. Bill Ingram was tickIed silly with
that fob the boys presented him week be-
ma NH
mires IT gets a cigar from the proud ex-
commodore.
II the new commodore has his wsy
about ii there will be splendid rule
voted upon at the coming meeting which
VIII insure an impartial renting Of the
marine railway In the future
1t seems that in the past fellow with
a big boat could get on the skids any old
time and stay there az long as he pleased,
irrespective OF the wants of any other
cilb member owning a small craft and
with work just as important TO do The
bylaw as 1t will be drawn up reads that
no man IN the organization may keep his
boat on the ways for more than three
successive clear days and that at the
end of that time the boat will either he
switched out into the yard. thereby MAX
ing 1t possible for another boat to be
hauled out. or else showed back into the
water.
Last fall a small body Of launching en-
thusiasts living In or near the south.
eastern portion of the city banded to-
sether and formed what Is now known a.
the Eastern Power Boat Club, with a
membership of about fifteen sportsmen
and fleet OF about a dozen small Raso-
line boats. The growth Of the club dur
ing the past three months has served to
show the need OF such an Organization on
the Eastern branch, where upward of
10 motor craft Of all descriptions are
owned and the membership today totals
seventy-five shell-backs young and old.
with fleet roster of nearly sixty yachts
Quite respectable navy for a South
American republic.
The old boathouse at the foot of nth
street, formerly owned by Capt Clark.
has been turned into temporary quarters
until site for proposed two-thousand-
dollar structure can be obtained and the
club burgee, which is very pretty af-
fair, consisting of blue e within a red