Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

I necessity of paying off the Indebtedness
| incurred in building by giving some sort
/ of an entertainment. probably a Ministries
| show. If this plan is decided upon re-
/; hearsals will he started Immediately, and
| the entertainment produced before De-
| cemher !.
| The Alexandria club VIII buy an eight
! before next season. the house will
! now accommodate the craft. The struc-
| ture is now ninety-six feet long. and an
| elght-oared shell generally measures
about SiXty-tWo feet.
| MANY local motor boat fans are still
| wondering why the speed boat Viva. built
| in WaShinc ton and equipped al AleXan-
| dria. did not show up L. better advan
| tage in the recent races Tor the British
] international trophy. Secretary Jenkins
| of the Alexandria concern has made the
following statement.
Were We disappointed" Well, /
| should say We We're. After trying the
boat out and finding her ca pable of more
than fifty miles hour, to see her dra.
over the course at Huntington was hard
ly inductivc to great SpasmS of JOY. But
when il is known that the Viva ran the
entire race on but two engines. the other
two being but so much dead weight in
the craft. her performance is not 10 he
sneered at.
What was the matter with the engines?
Not thing. The ignition system used on
the boat. though the best oht aina BILE. was
simply inca BILE OF firing all four engines
at their high rate of speed consequently
making II necessary to depend on less than
80 horsepower to drive craft designed
to be driven by more than too
Mr.. jenkins described an incident that
happened on the day Sand Burr IL raced
NamelesS ii during the elimination trials
which proves that high speed motor boat
racing requires men with just much
red blood as any other sport known.
into i,s
We're the crew on the little Atlantic flyer.
and while tearing over the course at the
rate of thirty miles an hour more il
was suddenly noticed by the scores Of
bowling enthusiasts shore that the
Peoria champion suddenly seemed to
terially lose her stride. Nameless. i Go
horsepower outfit was gaining on her
hand over fist and groau went up from
the Sand Burr rooterS when it was seen
that the Melville craft would certainly
win the race unless the little twenty-foot-
ed picked up again. Hun Doughty
was then seen climbing out on the stern
of the Sand Burr and reaching under the
boat as far Is his shoulder. Several times
this operation was observed and then
the little craft plunged ahead. made up a
fast increasing distance between her bow
and the spray clouded stern OF the Name
less and finally finished a winner amid
the greatest din ever heard at Old Hunt
ington.
Doughty had removed a big piece of
wood from the rudder. while the propeller
was turning $500 r. F. NJ not a half an
inch from where his hand must have been
during the process. That kind of stuff
keeps international cups at home and
makes our own contests attractive only
to the most courageous men.
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Vice Commodore Harrington Barker of
the Corinthian Yacht Club returned from
a two-week cruise last Sunday on his
power boat Spunky.
The time of high water al Washington
for the coming week. beginning with to-
day. is as follows:
September Il, $50 IN. and :s:l5 pm:
September Is. $40 am. and 4:29 pm;
September l.? ass am and 5::s5 pm:
September ~. 601 am. and 6:31 pm:
September y. $50 am. and 7:21 pm:
September 30, 80 am and 500 pm;
September %. $50 am. and sol pm.
4 ;: !.
The Corinthian Yacht Club is an
other local boating organization plan
ming an oyster roast. and the feast will
probably be given at Marshall Hall. as
has always been the custom The
Corinthians always make Il weekend
cruise of this event. and il has proved
popular outing by the number of
boats that have taken part.
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In regard 10 the advertisins feature of
this section. the heading accessories
should be taken very broadly. BY using
this word it will be possible 10 advertise
absolutely everything used in connection
with boating. such as cameras fishing
outfits, guns, engine fittings and even
flags
Just a word TO the readers of this sec
ton concerning plans for the closed sea-
son, beginning with the first of Novem-
Der and ending with the first boat to
leave the ways next spring. You all
know that We've got to have boating
every Sunday in the year, whether it be
on paper or on the water. and il is be-
lativc bit of reading when the river is
covered with ice. just as much as the
thousands of base ball fans insist on
Chips From the Diamond when open
ing games are months in the future. To
keep this craft under way. those who
have heretofore remained below have got
to come on deck and assist with the
wheel and the '.hogyoke. In other
words this section will he unable to de-
pend on midwinter club gossip to make
up an interesting boating page. so it is re-
queSted that some of you yarn-spinning
old shelbacks begin TO loosen up during
the month OF October and give other
readers the benefit of your experiences
atioat during the past season.
The best OF these logs Will be used
every Sunday. together with the usual
boating news and club gossip.