Evening star., 1915-06-20
LOCAL BOAT OWNERS
PLAN FOR PLEASURE
Craft Being Made Ready for Long
Cruises and Weekend
Trips.

Matters aquatic are largely filing
the minds of several hundred Washing
ton owners of pleasure craft in whom
the boating fever is at its highest al
about this season. Very many of the
boats have been overhauled ana nave
gone into commission. and short TRIPS
down the river have been made on az
| ferent occa casions. Plans are now beng
| mapped out for extended cruises on
| river and bay during vacation time
| The coming of the Saturday half-holl-
| days has given impetus to boating. and
! many owners are arranging to leave
| here each Saturday afternoon for over
Sunday trips. Today, if the weather
| is good il is a safe guess to say that
fully. 500 pleasure craft will be out on
| the river for long or short trips
Club Grounds Improved.
| At the Corinthian Yacht Club head
quarters on the Georgetown channel
between the bridges the grounds are
/ being graded and made ready to be laid
out in lawns, flower plots and walks
When this is done the Corinthians will
| have as pretty a home as has any yacht
club on Chesapeake bay or its tribu-
| taries. The club is planning a parade
of It's boats in the near future.
The Corinthians have Joined the
chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Asso-
clation. and number of it's members
VIII go to st. Marys to take part in the
events to be held there during the
summer: 1t is stated that this is one
| or the few yacht clubs of the country
| pra ctical knowledge of the rules Of
navigation.
Repairs to Boats.
30 have hull repairs made the large
power yacht st. Charles. belonging to
capt Billy Garner ard others, is out
on the marine railway at the Washinp-
ton Cunning and Fishing Club at the
root OF 9th street southwest The st
'haries is being made ready to take
her owners and their friends on an ex-
tended cruise down the river
The launch Zephyr. now the property
of Mrs. l.. A. Goubert, has been at
Regan's boatyard for the past ten days
pelng oVerhau1ed and made ready to
go INTO commission. The name of the
"a auhcn mas been changed to Lou Min
KOS ana she Will be shipped by rail to
New London for service in New Eng
land waters during the warm months
The launch Willie G., belonging to
capt Gibson. is also out on the marine
railway at Regan's for repair work to
nj her for summer cruising on the riv
er. The Willie G. was formerly the
launch Dart. NV
"A large steam launch. the Margaret
w, one of the few steam propelled
pleasure boats owned here, is living at
the dock foot of 10th street southwest
having new house built on her and
having other work done The Margaret
w. is owned by William Wagner a
steam engineer. The work on the Mar
Saret w. will be completed in about
week or ten days.
Sale Of Launch Bertha G..
The power launch Bertha G.. which
was recently launched at Reeans boat
yard after receiving a general over
hauling and painting. has been sold
by Capt. Seibold to local purchasers.
Workmen are aboard the power boat
Henry j. Hallam. belonging to the
Clarke & Winston Company. painting
and overhauling her in preparation for
service. The Hallam is used as a ten
der to the wharf building plant of her
owners.
Policeman Garrett of the fourth pre-