The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-18

clubs on the Potomac. 1t is safe 4
say the present season is the busies
on record and that more people ar
taking to the water for recreation
this year than ever before.
An attractive program is carded To-
the lovers of water sports during tn,
next two weeks. Yesterday the Cap
ital Yacht Club got away on its cIul
cruise for the entire fleet with pro
gram including a race for the sailing
yachts OF the club. The cruise anc
race will terminate tomorrow at the
ST. Mary's River where the fleet will
meet that of the Chesapeake Bay AS.
ISOLATION and will participate on Tues.
day in the association races for both
! sailing and motor yachts. The Capita
! YACHT Club will then continue with the
Meet of the Chesapeake Bay Associa-
ton to oxford, Md. and Cambridge
Nd, regattas and receptions being
held at both of these places.
Saturday. July "A. the Washington
Canoe Club will hold its annual open
regatta in front of the boathouse nj
p. m. A large entry list is promised
and handsome gold and bronze media l.
Will be awarded the winners and run
| ners up in each event
i July %. Pat" Dempsey, the veteran
/ oarsman and coach. has planned a
great carnival for Washington canoe
lists under the auspices of the National
{ Capital Canoe Club.
i Assembling at Dempsey's in the aft
ernoon. the canoeists will be lowed ur
| the river by Dempseys big launch
where they will camp for a while In
the evening the launch will tow the
: 1nOelStS 10 hnt 90
where each canoe will be fitted up
with lanterns. after which. still in tow
the party will move on down the river
around the Basin. and down by the
Seventh street wharves and back.
Potomac oarsmen will hold their an
nual closed regatta off the Potomac
boathouse on Saturday, July 81, at 2:3r
I p. m. As in the past. il is expected tina,
| the affair will bring together all OF
the talent of the club which includes
some of the hest oarsmen in this city.
On August :. the Washington Swim
ming Club will hold its annual long
distance swim from the Chain Bridge
to the AcqueduCt. starting at 3 p. IN
AS this affair will be open for the frs,
time TO any swimmer registered in A
A. l.. the largest entry list ever re-
corded for this race is assured. The
| first District swimmer to cross the
line will he declared the District cham
pion and will be presented with a spe-
| cial prize. This is an event which is
| eagerly looked forward to by the long
| distance swimmers hereabout as it is
the only long race held on the Potomac
each year.
While nothing has been decided as
to Labor Day, il is known that several
of the clubs will hold closed regattas.
the Montgomery Sycamore Island Club
being one which always celebrates the
first Monday in September in this way
A representative of William Glass
and Sons. boat builders of Philadel-
phia, was in Washington last week to
look over the boats of the Potomac
Boat Club with a view to overhauling
them before the races Labor Day. 1t
is reported that this firm will build
new double for Frank Chamberlain
and Bill" Powell. the two crack
skullers of the Potomac Club Their
too far in the bow.
Thomas Grant, secretary to the
Chamber of Commerce. with his
brother, James. left Washington lasr
week for a canoe trip to Harper's
Ferry. The men took along a complete
camping outfit including tent. provi-
sions. and cooking utensils and will
take their time and enjoy the seen
cry.
One of the most enthusia site yachts
men on the Potomac is former Judge
Daniel Thew Wright. With his little
forty foot one-man boat. the judge
manages to get away frequently from
business and enjoy the water.
p.turpi,r <ro,, .,,oos.f,, cOn
mile trip on Chesapeake Bay and its
tributaries along the western shore
with her owner NJ w Allen and fam
lily aboard. the new power cruiser AL
maru has put up at Benefits boat
yard to have her hull smoothed and
painted and her cabin fitted out for
long trips.
Under the command of Capt. George
Stanford the Almaru left here about
three weeks ago. and after visiting
Norfolk and Old Point cruised along
the western shore of the bay. visiting
the streams that empty into Mobjack
bay. The vessel on the trip made an
average speed of about ten miles an
hour. When just out and with a new
and stiff engine she MADE the run
from here to Norfolk in twenty hours. |
The Milo, a new twenty-five foo, |
a }
at Gregory's last week having slight |
made. A speed of thirty
miles an hour is claimed for the boat. !
Capt. Snaithmanns auxiliary power !
sloop. the Truant. is being fitted with |
a new wheel and shaft at Regan's
preparatory to taking her owner and
a party on a cruise to Colonial Beach. |
The power yacht Edith H. belonging
TO Capt. John Hall. has been hauled |
put at Regan's to have her hull calked
and painted before being used by her
owner on trips on the river and bay.
The showing made by Analostan in
the races on July is still the subject
IF much favorable gossip among local
oarsmen.
The junior crew which won Its race
n the fast time of s.55. set a new mark
Tor this event. the best previous iimel
by the n. A. A. O. being
SIS IS made in March. 1910. by the
Detroit Boat Club.
Three of the Analostan boys rowed
n four races July s. Hutterly. Main
Ind Supplee. while five of them rowed
hree times. Hume. Bullough. Young.
Fucker and Burnside. Four others
owed twice. Precise. Crowder. Willis.
Ind Boryer. all within three and one
,alf hours. Porter. who has been row.
ng all the season was out of the aces
IN account of a sore hand although he
the crews.
After the Vespers won the row-on
ace for the intermediate Fights. they
invited the Analostan boys to the boat
louse to take part in the celebration
ind declared that they were only