Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

house, as is done every year, and the
feature of the evening was the presen-
made in the form of an anchor fouled
with the Corinthian colors to Past Com
modore w. j. Ingram.
Commodore Ingling was the spokesman
| for the club, and he delivered a speech.
eloquent in its briefness. in which he
| thanked the retiring chief for his splen-
did administration of club affairs during
| the three years he has held office. and
Mr.. Ingram responded by thanking the
donors Of the present and wishing his
successor splendid support. such as he had
received as commodore Of the power boat
fraternity.
tanned the officers Of the club at dinner
last evening.
William J. Bacon, jr., has ordered a
21xs-foot Niagara cruiser, which will
probably arrive here before April 1. The
craft is somewhat Oh the order of a
Racine boat. with the exception of davits
carrying dingey. and should be hand
some addition to the feet.
| This is treacherous time of the year
| for boats in commission, and owners OF
craft in service cannot be too particular
about draining water jackets and muff1ers
before going ashore at night: In the re-
cent cold snap. which descended 80 sud-
denly as to catch few of the fellows
| mapping, at least $500 damage was done
| to boats in the Corinthian basin. Six
engines suffered cracked cylinders, bases
and piping. one machine, a three-cylin-
der 1S-horsepOwer outfit, having every
] cylinder burst.
| The clubs marine railway has been re-
built and turntable installed which per-
/ mitS the ready removal of boats to any
part Of the grounds, and which allows a
number of boats to be hauled out and
worked on at one time. This is quite
| saving to members, who quite naturally
| would rather pay the club purser couple
of dollars for the use of the ways than
shipbuilder eight or ten.
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During the past week the masts and
spars OF the schooner yacht Greyling
were scraped and vanished, and she will
be hauled out in a few days to have her
pipes unplugged and hull painted.
| Next Saturday and Sunday will be big
days at the Capital Yacht Club, marking.
as they do, the beginning Of the season.
Not as many club craft will be In COM
mission next week as were this time last
year, but the Grace K, Madcap. lola and
George E. will be swinging to their moor
| ings bedecked in their new colors. when
the local station is officially opened. The
rest 6 the fleet Is being Overhaufed at
various shipyards and lighthouses along
the river front, and will join the dotilla
within the next two weeks.
| A smoker will be held at the club next
Saturday night, and a generous board will
be provided by the entertainment COM
mittee.
| Harold B. White, owner of the yawl
below decks, such as providing sleeping
room for four instead of two. as former
ly, and moving the galley under the
bridge deck aft. The Madcap is hardly
as the slippery little sioop Janet that
Ross Pryor sailed to SO many victories,
and the craft as she stands today.
| though a comfortable and able cruiser,
! breezes up to about forty. Whitley" en-
larged her mainsail last spring, which
helped her a little, and this season he IL
going to try larger and better fitting
ljigger. which should make q vast differ
ence in her speed. provided the jib area
is kept in proportion.
| 1t Is reported that W.. Ashby Frank
land is Offering Orion to the highest bid
der. The sloOp has always been kept at
in local yachting circles, but she is very
much on the order OF Kittiwynk, the
Johnson knockabout.
Carl Mueller Of the Potomac Boat Club
| has Joined the Old Dominions OF Alex
| andria. and rumor states him for the
| coaching berth when the Virginians start
training this month.
| Dutch as the Georgetown boys la
beled him years ago. knows the rowing
game from A to lizard, and the Alex
andria outfit is in luck to sign him up.
/ Though 1t hasn't been oficially given
lnv1k cHrf If fe Tod En-
| be pulled OF between the two clubs con-
| Alexandrians are In need Of for the Pa
tapsco regatta this summer. The local
leaders in the rowing game have three
| splendid octet boats. while the largest
race craft In the down-river clubhouse is
q four.
The present officers of the Old Domin-
i ions are w. L. Allen. president: w. G.
Rogers, vice president; q. T. Burke, IT.,
treasurer; ]. r. Cation. jr., secretary, and
j. 8. Douglas. jr., captain.
| The Analostan eight, which George C.
Glass & Sons of Philadelphia recently re-
built. has been finished and is expected
hefe this week.
The New Hampshire avenue boys are
playing ball every Sunday on the lawn
in front OF the clubhouse, and several
4 cracked window panes in the distant
buildings testify to the strength OF the
willow wielders.