Evening journal., 1915-05-29
united BOAT CLUB
TO Open new House
Mayor Howell to Make
Speech at Flag-raiSing
Monday Morning
RACE FOR DR.. CHURCH
MEDAL IN AFTERNOON

Wilmington boatmen are looking
forward with interest to the formal
opening OF the yachting season Mon
day. II will start at 10 o'clock in the
morning when the United Boat Clubs
flag will be thrown to the breeze
Following the flag raising an address
will be made by Mayor Harrison W..
Howell on occasion of the opening
of the clubs new house, on the south
side of the Christiana river east Of
Fourth street.
William Kirk is commander of the
club.
The Church medal contest will be
ten mile race, from the mouth Of
the Christiana river to New Castle
and return. The contest. which was
won last year by Captain Allender, in
his boat the No Name. will be a
handicap affair and will be open TO
any class of craft. All boats will be
given handicaps according TO their
previous performances. Following
the races luncheon will be served
after which there will be dancing at
the clubhouse.
Races at , O'clock.
The boat race will start at o'clock
and about fifteen boats will take part.
The first prize is a gold medal Of
fered by Or. Church; second prize, an
electric searchlight. offered by J. G..
Wood of the Pyrene Fire EXtinguish-
er Company; third prize, klaxon
horn. offered by David A. Hay e. Com
pany; fourth prize. set of running
lights. offered by George Morris, boat
builder. of Holly Oak; fifth prize.
electric fash lantern. offered by Van
dever & Company, sporting goods.
The boats now entered are No Name,
Starlight. Pandjco, Devon, Kermath.
Sweetheart, Moose, Pioneer, Arno,
Ethmil and Spitfire.
William H. Ewing's 39-foot cruiser
Gniwe now is in commission again
after undergoing overhauling and re-
ceiving new coat of paint. The
Gniwe has won honors in many long
distance cruises.
Or. c. A. Church's Pioneer has been
undergoing repairs during the week
for participation in the United Boat
Clubs races on Memorial Day.
The United States Coast Service
steamer Endeavor, which has been in
Wilmington number Of times. is ia
be sold at public auction on Monday
at the Key Highway, Hughes street
Baltimore. according 10 a report re-
ceived here today. The Endeavor is
registered as being Of 100 tons and
is III feet long with a beam of eight
and a half feet.
The Elmira Boat Club will give its
first annual outing to Salem Canal
tomorrow. The first boat will leave
Shipley street wharf at Z o'clock.
Eleven boats will carry the members
of the club The committee in charge
is r. J. Aiken. s. Cabbot and J. Walsh
who have worked hard to make tn,
outing a success. There will bC
baseball and other sports.
Ilse TIT in Commission.
Commodore w. j. McCorkindal'
| today put his sixty-fve foot Cruiser
Ilse I'll in commission and il wen
out for a trial spin this afternoon OF
! the Delaware river. The Ilse III
/ probably will became the flagship o
l the United Club.
Commodore McCorkindale will taxi
his yacht out on Monday and attene
the United Clubs races.
Another event of interest was th'
launching today of the beautiful 3S
foot cruiser "Alsoran" for A. r. Jone
from the yard of Smith and BaXte
on the south side of the Christiania
near Fourth street.