The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-18
uphold the prestige of the club in the
coming big regatta

, general overhauling and having a new
Automatic motor installed is rapid,
nearing completion and will probabl!
be launched the middle of the coming
l week.
The Ellie Jay. owned by Lou John
son Is one of the handsomest launche.
anchored in the Branch. Weekly trip.
are made with the Ellie Jay to the
lower river resorts and Capt. johnson
, seems to know where to find the fish
The Tarragon. the Federal govern.
ment boat which has been plying the
Potomac for the purpose of seeing
that the navigation laws regarding
equipment. etc. are enforced. has done
good work and has greatly lessened
the likelihood of serious accidents or
the river. The officers in charge are
making an effort to board and inspec,
every launch on the Potomac and il is
the effort OF most Of the boatmen to
be prepared for a thorough inspec-
ton when the Tarragon officers come
| aboard. Heavy fines are levied for
non compliance with the regulations
the fine amounting to as much as 500
for lacking even one life preserver
less than tho number of passengers
aboard.
Eighty canoes were destroyed in a
blaze that swept the canoe storage
house on East River Drive below the
Trolley Bridge. Paramount Park. Phil
adelphia. last week. The loss to build
ing and contents amounts to abou,
$4,000.
The Philadelphia Canoe Club is max
ing preparations for the annual NEE,
of the Atlantic Division of the Amer
lean Canoe Association. which will
! L ,l,,.,1 II =. l..
Der 4. and s. For the three days rep
resentatives of the canoe clubs from
this division. which includes Maryland.
Delaware. District of Columbia, Penn
| sylvania and New Jersey. will encamp
on the Wissa hickon, adjoining Colony
Castle. the clubhouse of the PhiladeI-
phia Club The races will be held on
Saturday. September 4. and Monday,
September s. and a program of varied
interest will be arranged for Sunday.
DR.. David J. Boon is commodore of
the entertaining club and Mr.. Alfred
H. Kress, fleet captain.
Owners of boats in the Eastern
Branch have lodged several strenu-
Gus kicks with the powers that be at
the Navy Yard on account of damage
that one of the new launches alta ched to
the Dolphin is causing to the boats an
Branch. 1t is daily occurrence for
this powerful launch to race up and
down the stream under full power and
owing to its enormous speed it throws
A wash that all but capszes the boats
| anchored to the floats. The swell the
| launch makes comes with such sud-
denness that everything movable IN
the anchored boats is turned topsy
turvey and considerable breakage oc-
ha hirpSe1f
to the floor while aboard one of the
boats and was fortunate to escape in
, jury.
The officials at the Navy Yard have
promised to remedy the evil, but so
far the launch in question still con-
tinues its terrific speed. Some of the
boatmen have threatened drastic ac-
ton il the nuisance continues.
The launch Potomac. owned by Ma
rion Duckett of this city. has just re-
turned from a cruise to Blacks stone
Island. This launch is one of the best
equipped boats on the river and con-
tains every conceivable device for the
comfort of its owner and his guests.
Owner Duckett found good fishing at
the lower river fishing grounds and
brought back a considerable number of
bass. A new four cylinder Peerless mo-
1OE mas Deen EtCtHlIy IHSldIlcu al lHlS
boat.
Capt Harry Bailey's boat house is the
mecca for those boatmen who are I'M
attached to any of the boat clubs. ana
they assemble in large numbers every
pleasant evening at the boat house.
At the July meeting of the Mont
gomery Sycamore Island Club. held
Monday night at the club house, 1t
was decided. among other things to
install telephone. purchase more
rockers and easy chairs and to paint
the steel bridge across the canal
At this meeting George Schaldt, and
Bill Conboye were awarded the first
class insignia of the club while Will
lam Handy. w. J. Davis. Billy Linden,
George Smith, and c. H. Kyle were
awarded the second-class insignia.
Howard Schaldt. who has returned
from a two years stay in the West, |
was a guest at Sycamore last Sunday |
afternoon. Schaldt has signified his In
tention of Joining the club during the
present month.
Bill Wagner. the popular financial
secretary OF the Eastern Power Boat
Club. with a party of friends will
spend the weekend aboard his forty !
foot cruiser The Bill in Gunston Cove. |
The party aboard the Bill will be Capt |
Bill Wagner. Edward Trippe. Porter |
Stockdale. Walter Bowling. and the |
cook. Jerry.
Commodore John Rizzo and family |
hoard the thirty-hve-foot cruiser
Florence R., will spend Sunday at Oc-
coquan. The commodore never misses
a Sunday aboard his cruiser during the
months, when the ice IL of the river.
"Piggie" Hyer is spending his vaca
ton at the cabin Of Paul Rogers and
Henry Heine. which is located on
On Saturday night a rollicking dance
was held at the Sycamore Island Club.
The music which was furnished by
seven dusky string pickers was ex-
cellent while the Bryanized punch and
ice cream added greatly
to the enjoyment Of the evening. w.
U. Handy and jennie Hardell were on
the committee.
The Shackelford boys have received
their new motor and are having It in
stalled at Bailey's boat yard. They have
warned all the boys to look out II they
don't want to be washed ashore.
Capt. Harry Bailey has completed a
number Of new tenders for members Of
the Eastern Power Boat Club. It takes
Capt. Harry to build a good bateau. as