Evening star., 1911-06-04

the old-time minstrel circle and end men
went through their songs. and part three.
Moonlight the Potomac, beautiful
scene constructed almost entirely by W..
Ray Garrett.
In that scene the star of the company
was brought to light in the person OF
Horace C. Chandlee, who went through
the delicate mazes and graces of bal
and charm Of Ruth st. Denis. Arthur
Pierce brought forth shrieks of laughter
with his song Constantly" and Cap
Morsell, Felix Mahoney and Brooke
Amiss scored equal hits with their sew
eral coon songs.
The club staff in charge Of the show.
consisting of Odell L. Whipple. Laurence
F. Erberbach, T. Arthur Smith, w. Ray
Garrett. Felix Mahoney, w Bartlett
Robert Won Ezdorf. wishes to extend Its
thanks to P. w. Evans for his able and
untiring efforts in staging their latest
and most successful Offering.
E. O. Reed of the Corinthian Yacht
Club has just installed a new seven
horse power Buffalo engine in his launch.
the Grace, and the craft went into com
mission last week. The new power plant,
when tried out, was found TO aao at
least three miles an hour to the cfa1t
usual speed, and several other CLUB mem
bers, happening on Mr.. Reed bound down
the river last Sunday. were able TO read
his stern name plate until he got too
far ahead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed 3. Wayson and
party of friends cruised down TO Cnlca.
muxen creek last Tuesday morning on
the auxiliary sloop Mineola, returning 10
Marshall Hall later In the day. SeVcrai
Corinthian boats, taking part In the cruz
cruise, were just leaving there when tns
Mineola pulled in and Mr.. Wayson
Joined them In their run to this city. :.
Not as many took part in the annuai
cruise on the 2Sth as usual. put the ciup
was we'll represented in consideration OF
the fact that very few boating people
were able to stay out of town over Mon
day. The Fiji. owned by former COM
modore Walker: the Grey Bat, 0wned py
]. E. Battenfield; the Spunky, vice Com
modore Harrington Barker. ana tne
and a number of others cruised down TO
Marshall Hall Tuesday. joining the feet
there on their way up stream.
There seems to have been some
trouble about securing steamer on
that date, and the outing has been post
poned until Saturday. July l. and the
speed boat races on the same date
The schooner-yacht Greyling returned
from Colonial Beach the night OF the
S0th. with her owner. George +. Eur
horst. aboard. Both local yacht clubs
were well represented at the resort
Sunday and Monday. as the Grace k.
flying the Capital burgee, was also on
the beach at the same time
The Potomacs were agreeably sur
prised at the showing the Analostan
Boat Club made in the recent regatta,
and several members OF the George
town club have expressed themselves
to the effect that the distance between
the two boats will be considerably
at the next meet II the city
crew continues rowing. The Analostans
refuse to excuse their losing the race
tune. but 1t is well understood by
every witness OF tho affair that had
Orville Brown not captured the in
evitable crustacean when half way
down the course. the result Iit., OF ;ss the con-
Capt Middleton. I'm speaking of his
crew before the 9th. said: There is
but one thing we fear will keep us
from making fair showing. as we
in the boat Is sure to catch crab.
However, IL will only be practice
race. so no one will lose anything by
finishing second" The Potomacs will
continue rowing until July !. when the
crew will leave for Philadelphia to at
tend the Peoples regatta. July 4.
Morris NJ. Whitaker. secretary Of the
American Power Boat Association. an
nounces that q meeting Of the council
Of the association has been called. to
take place at the Waldorf-Astoria, New
York, the evening OF June Is, to draw
up deed Of gift and consider condi-
the auspices Of the association By the