The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-11
BOATING STARTS
ON POTOMAC
Local Canoeists and Sailors
to Begin Active
Work.
OTHER NOTES AND GOSSIP
National Capital Canoe Club VIII
Take Trip to Glen Echo
May Is.
OTHER NOTES AND GOSSIP
3, moi, wATsoN.

BY the time these glowing words of
aquatic wisdom are read by the members
OF the rocking-chair fleet, who are ever
late risers and do most of their cruising
Of Saturday night, Washington's boat
ing season will be well under way
We have this valuable Information from
no less a source than that eminent and
hardy seafarer. One-armed Larry. who
pollshes the garbeards OF various types Of
craft and ministers to the wants Of the
local yachtsnren
This positive assertion may seem a
little .'prematoor to the average seagosr
Of local repute whose yachting and boat
ing is only taken in large quantities be-
tween June Is and Labor Day, but the
dyed-in- the-wool, raging, rampant, ring
tailed sailor, who has already polished up
his bright work and painted new water
line on his particular craft. to say moth
ing OF mending hole or two in that last
years bathing suit, the announcement
will be greeted with mods of approval
Therefore. IL the boating fraternity Of
the Capital will permit US, We will for
mally announce the season as opened on
the strength Of One-armed Larrys SOL
EMMY sworn statement that he had heard
no less than score of enthusiasts invite
their respective best girls to fare forth
on aquatic journeys OF discovery this
year and day of our Lord. May II, 1913
Here in the marine department OF The
Herald we were not OF a mind to flush
the natatorialists so early In the season
TIL one Patrick Dempsey. who Is. by way
of being a good fellow, the commodore
of the National Capital Canoe Club. sailed
into our Office with wind and tide aste+n
and moored himself at our typewriter
giving vent meanwhile TO line of mari
time persifage that thoroughly convinced
MS that the words of the armed per-
son were true.
Mr. Dempsey unlimbered his artillery
by observing that watching was the great
est sport in the universe. To this we
assented. He also stated that the Poto-
mac and the Chesapeake were the finest
places in the universe in which to yacht.
We were Obliged to swallow this with q,
grain of salt, but We looked honest and
intelligent. so Mr.. Dempsey did not notice
our company manners. Whereupon he
became SO earnest and eloquent Eithal
that We drew several pictures of yachts,
canoes. &C., TO demonstrate our PERSONAL
views upon the ancient and honorable
pastime of boating. and finally knocked
off for the night to cruise about various
Washingtonisn oases-and talk more boat.
Down the river, We understand, where
the Corinthian and Old Dominion yachts
men hold forth, several estimable gem
tlemen of aqueous" proclivities-aqueous
Is our own derivation of the Latin word
water, meaning liquids of all description
have worked so hard at their aqueous"
pursuits that they are Frustrated with
er-sunburn.
Nevertheless and notwithstanding, mem
bers OF those two organizations announce
that they will be in shape to hold their
time for holding such regattas, which, We
are credbly informed, will be around
about the first of June. 1t is about time
also. We are told. that the first sea SER
pent story comes from the neither river
reaches.
Up here. where the river is muddy at
this time of the year, the ". G. c. c.
we refuse absolutely to announce Ii as
the National Capital Canoe Club, because
we are not paid for these virtuous eff
forts in behalf of the boaters and our
time is valuable-are the first to come to
hat-beg pardon. to jbe- over the in
formation that their opening outing Of
the season will be held on May Is.
With these few remarks, we will close
our first weekly column of boating Cos
sip.
P. S.-One-armed Larry is in no way to
who Is the commodore of the Rock Creek
Navy, of which more hereafter. The One
armed one holds forth about the edges
of Potomac Park Basin, where he holds
the record for catching bVllfish.
j. Larry, in addition to being commo-
dore, also Is a Iteraturer of merit, hav-
ing taken the feature prize Of the past
season. This was the opinion Of the
judges, not our own. However, well
quote the Jest and let the reader decide.
1t follows:
Prosessof-what is the alter ego of the
Precocious Member of the Rock Creek
Navy-A sunburn-
Cease thy laughter, gentle reader We
shall endeavor to do better on another
Sunday.
Harry Edwards, the young infielder
whom Tamsett let Holyoke have under
an optional agreement, is hitting the
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