Evening star., 1915-05-30
PLEASURE CRAFT
. ON HOLIDAY CRUISE
Scores of Yachtsmen Are
Spending Memorial Day
on the River.
RACES AT MATTAW0MAN
ATTRACT MANY OWNERS
Sailing Vessels and Power Boats Will
Compete-Many Go From
Corinthian Club.

OF the fleet Of about 1000 pleasure
craft of all sizes and kinds fully two
thirds left here yesterday or last night,
or will leave here this morning on
cruises Of long or short duration. For
the last two weeks pleasure craft own
ers have been spending all their idle
time aboard their boats getting them
in shape for tho opening Of the boat
ing season. Decoration day. No mat
ter IL the boat lies idle the rest of the
season. every owner makes an effort
to go down the river Decoration day.
in order that they may have good luck
during the remainder of the season.
Races at Mattawoman.
Of the Capital Yacht Club left hero
yesterday afternoon for q rendezvous
in the mouth Of Mattawoman creek,
OF which the club will have races to-
day The course is triangular. and
prizes are offered for tho winners in
two events. the first for sailing vessels
and the second for power boats. In the
first class the entries will be the
Freya. belonging to @. H. Bright: the
Nenemoosha. belonging to L. F. Hew-
ins; the Serena. Clyde cruett. and the
Orion. D. H. Fowler. The entrants in
III. H. H. Lewis. owner: Chrystella.
D. T. Wright, owner; Sawaha. Judge
Aukam: suwanee. A. O. and L: P.
Clephane; Wanderer. H. c. Chandlee:
Cochran; Louis K. S. ]. Kubel; Hanana.
Judge L c. Strider. and several others.
The bugeye yacht Javalin has also
gone to Mattawoman and will serve
as the committee boat during the
races. .a..
Corinthian Club Boats Under Way.
From the Corinthian Yacht Club.
over on the Virginia side of the river
near the Highway bridge yesterday aft
ernoon went many Of the boats on its
roster, and this morning the few boats
left in the slips were preparing to got
away. The same condition prevailed
at the headquarters of the Eastern
Branch Power Boat Association near
the navy yard, ana at the headquarters
Of the other aquatic clubs about the
harbor.
The launch Billy. with c. H. Denley.
her owner. and Frank Keyes. Robert
Jones and Ross Serele aboard. LETT for
the mouth Of the river. to be gone un-
with c. h Harbin and his family
aboard, the launch Margaret II. has
gone to Colonial Beach to remain unti, I,tn
Robert Smith. the Butler brothers.
James Dunn and others aboard. will
visit Colonial Beach and the Wicomico
river before returning home. Other
launches that left with parties aboard
the water were the st. Charles, Capt.
William Garner. Capt. Sanford and
others, and the Pocantico. belonging to
Harry Lansdale. and the Florence, own
ed by Frederick Walker.
Marion s. Overhauled.
J. p. Stewart. who recently purchased
more and added her to the pleasure
feet at this city. has renamed his craft
the Marion s., after having had her
thoroughly overhauled and put In con-
dition for service. The Marion s. Ia
one Of the most attractive looking
boats on tho river, and is modern in
every respect. She Is forty-five feet
long. ten feet six inches beam and has
sleeping accommodations for six per-
sons She is tied with twenty-two-
horsepower motor that gives the yacht
a speed Of about ten miles an hour. Mr..
Stewart will make trip to Colonial
Beach today aboard his new craft.
Admiral George Weber with his fam
ily aboard the speedy launch ]. H.
Bradley has gone to Occoquan for the
holiday, and the Jennie l.. belonging to
the Guthridge brothers, has gone to
Colonial Beach.
with q party aboard the launch Ac-
! comac, belonging to w. A. Penn. has
also gone to Occoquan and other points
along the river to remain until tomor-
| row evening.
CLYDE cruitt Of the Capital Yacht
Club had his handsome auxiliary power
yawl Serena out on the marine rail-
way at Regan's for repairs and for
cleaning and painting. Capt. Cruitt is
getting his craft in trim for the Deco
ration day races of the Capital Yacht
Club and she was put overheard Friday.
The Serena u one Of the speedy sailing
cra II Of thA Potomac feet. and gives a