Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-24
BUSINESS. MEN COMPLETE PLANS
FOR ANNUAL SUMNER FISHING TRIP
DOWN CHESAPEAKE BAY AUGUST IA

A great deal OF enthusiasm has been
manifested by members OF the club
on recent cruises and today's trip WAS
no exception All the boats had tho
club pennants flying from masts
while everything else was In fine trim
for the event supper viii be served
at Essington tonight and the local
boatmen will take a short run In
the river afterward
Commodore Church spent three
days on the river this week In his
Pioneer. which he has sold 10 George
Morris Of Holly Oak He visited
Fcntons Beach and his bungalow In
New Jersey. Or Church hates to part
with the Pioneer. but he expects to
have some good times IN deep sea
boating in the i9-foot Ruth Esther
which he purchased last week
II was announced today that boat
men needing gasoline may get their
tanks filled at the United Boat Clubs
landing in the Christiana river Many
hoatmen makine the trip from the
Jersey shore reach here without gas
oline enough 10 make the return trip
and this will be good news to them.
The Salem Rod and Gun Club held
cruise 10 Fenton's Beach this week
which was declared a great success
/ Every member who owned a boat
turned out for the event. There were
twenty boats in the party. real
cruise. something seldom seen mere
! Commodore Church Is going to
spend two weeks in Atlantic City
soon
Captain William Ewing bad a party
cut last Saturday in his big cruiser.
the Gniwe He went down the bay
quite way and crulsed about the
Delaware further north The strange
part 10 many boatmen about the
Gniwe Is that she seldom Is seen in
company with other boats.
a party OF eight Wilmingtonians
left for o cruise down the bay yester-
day in a boat chartered at Phiiadel-
phia She stopped al Point United for
a while before leaving Wilmington
This week Was a big one at Fen
toms Beach. No less than seventy
Ave small craft we're there on single
days. The beach was black with bath
ers, who sought relief from the city's
EXCESSIVE heat by a dip in the COO
Delaware. Fenion's IL very popular
this year with parties from Philadel-
phia and Chester as we'll as points
down the river.
Captain Craig was out YESTERDAY
with his fast boat the three Cs enjoy
ing a nibble of the crabs.
Captain Reeves had a party dow
the bay for a three day cruise thi
week in his cruiser. the Alloway
b He reported having an EXCEPTIONAL
! fine time. The water was good an
, all enjoyed the trip very much III
r Alloway Is a good boat and stand
]. heavy water we'll
I Captain George Porter left toda
= with a party on his cruiser Sweet
+, heart for an extended trip to Chess
/, peake Bay The trip Is TO be 70
two weeks. The captain expects {
catch some FISH before he returns
Captain Court. who has been spend
ing part Of his vacation at Atlanti
} City. has returned. He was out toda
p in bis boat, the Nellie G. in whic
he will spend the rest of his holl
? days The captain is quite a fisher
; man. Yesterday he pulled forty-tw
] large crabs below Augustine Pier
! The New Jersey State Health De
e. partments boat is anchored in tn
Delaware off Pennsgrove. where In
p speotor Bowman Is supervising SAM
tation in the cross-river town.