Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-14

terest regarding activities OF
. Wilmington boatmen. Notes
. should be written plainly and
. signed by writer and must be
. addressed to Motor Boat Editor,
= care THE EVENING JOURNAL.
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" day afternoon.
This afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
shipyard of Smith and Baxter Limited.
on the Christiana, boat just built for
the United States Engineering Depart
ment of the First District Of New
York. will be launched The sponsor
for the boat will be Miss Amy Rid
ings, daughter of Oscar d. Ridings,
junior engineer of the United States
Army, stationed at Wilmington. The
wine will be broken over the bow and
the boat will sail forth as THE Cap
tain George H. Derby"
The new craft will be used for
survey service in and around New
York harbor. II is "A feet long with
10 feet inch beam and draws IL
feet of water. II is equipped with
4-cylinder. 40-horsepower Murray and
Tregurtha engine and will make a
speed Of about IL miles an hour.
This boat will be the third craft
completed in the local plant since the
first of the year. After a trial spin
the Captain Derby will be delivered
TO the East Twenty-fourth street pier
in New York City and at once be put
into active service.
The Captain Derby is one of the
best looking boats of its type to be
turned out in these waters. When
finished. it will be painted green be-
low the water line. with a battleship
grey above. The deck will be painted
a bottle green. and all the trimmings
will be of brass. The cabin has been
fitted out with all the latest devices
in marine supplies. The boat is built
for day service only and consequently
it is not equipped with hunks, but
such things as a late model ice box.
cooking stove, drains and numerous
necessities are installed so that ample
room is left within the cabin for sepa-
rate lockers for eight or ten workmen
and crew. The engine room, likewise
is large, and here also the designers
have made space for the storing of
supplies and equipment for extended
trips.
At $40 O'Clock this morning the Busi.
ness Mems Fishing Club left Whining
ton for Oxford by train, where they viii
board the two-masted schooner Captain
g. IL. al 4.s.. l. 81
party were Commodore Ellwood Souder
Candy c. Nammele, John A. Chapman
Dr. Paul r. Smith. Samuel Hayman
George Mckay, William f. Holland
Benjamin Bye, George Butt, Dr. Viii
liam F. Harris, William G. Bryan. j
Frank Ayres, Harry W. Davis, Georg
Till, W. II. Vance and Oscar c. Draper
Arthur W. Swartz is already at Oxford
having gone in advance to see to boat
bait and watermelons
The second annual river carnival OF
the United Boat Club, on September
IS, will be one Of the greatest river
pageants ever seen in local waters. II
will be along the same lines as the
one built during "Old Home Week" Of
last year.
Invitations have been sent to al
clubs along the Delaware river from
Trenton down and over a hundred
boats are expected to enter. Many
prizes will be given for the best deco
rated. etc The same course as las
year will be used from South Marke
/ street bridge to the mouth of the
Brandywine, returning to the United
Boat Club, where the boats will an
Choir. The carnival proper will b
held in the afternoon and an opeT
house will be held at the club house
during the evening.
The committee is working hard Z
make the affair a success. II con
sists of w. G. Piper, chairman; L
r. Beardsley, W J. McCorkindale
Dr. Elwood S. Garrett and John w
Reynolds.
II was originally proposed to hav,
the carnival on August 2, but tn
heavy storm that visited Wilmington
about that time damaged many of tn
boats.
Edward ]. McCorkindale and fam
lily will spend next week cruising ol
the Chesapeake Bay in the yacht lis
III.
Captain Winfield Fl. Brady. OF tn
raised deck cruiser Cadet left tn
Orchard this morning for Bower;
Beach and the trout fishing ground:
The party will be away for a weel
The Papdico. which has just re
turned from a trip in Chesapeake Ba
is being put in condition for a tri
TO Bowers Beach. Cape May and Al
lantic City. George Sands. and Ayre
]. Stockley OF Wilmington. Pane En-
, erson and Cuisine Chambers OF wy
oming and a part of four fror
Smyrna will comprise the party
They will spend a week on the triI
Captain Chill" Anton and his famol
l6foot batteau. w W. A. Jr.. which di
tinguished itself in riding out a sevei
storm below Ship John Light this sun
( mer, were seen at Shipley street wha
{ this morning loading watermelons al
peanuts. II is thought that Captain b
is getting ready 10 take another trip.
Stanley Hammond and his glass cab
; cruiser. Clermont, has been thorough
I CVerhauled and left today for a trim