Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25


the opening1day Of the three-day a
50-foot ketch, Windward, will be the
A number of yachtsmen from the
Corinthian Club also are planning to
attend the power and sail races on
Miles River, but with the exception of
one or two boats already cruising in
the Chesapeake, craft flying the
Corinthian flag will remain at the
South Washington anchorage until
carly next week.
Two Corinthian cruisers that may
join the fleet later are Clarence Halls
Ariel, now at Blackistones Island, and
Harry Moss Delight, stopping at
Camp Roosevelt, near Chesapeake
Beach.
N. ]. Nevius of the Capital Club is
preceding the Capital feet in the run
through Maryland and Virginia
waters. He left Friday for the first
long trip in his new bridge-deck
cruiser, kraken.
CanoeiSts and campers on the upper
Potomac are making good use of the
first-aid stations being placed along
the river by the Red Cross. Nineteen
cases, most of them minor injuries.
have been reported as treated at the
six points where first-aid kits and life
buoys have been placed during the
last two months under the direction
of w. E. Longfellow.
No. station is at Great Falls Canoe
House, No. . at Dempsey's, No. 8 at
-Moore's. No. at Davis Float, No. D
at Rocky Point and No. at Syca-
more Island. A Red Cross canoe
equipment also has been placed at
Dempsey's and will be available for
patroling courses for races and swim
ming meets.
Capt. Boyd Hines, senior lifesaver,
is in charge Of the work and heads
a junior crew that makes weekly in
spectiop of the stations and demon.
strates LIES saving tactics.
Skipper Fred Burwick and C. 3.
Rittenour are putting the finishing
touches to the V-bottom sedan cruiser,
La Minuet, which forms the newest
addition to the fleet of the Eastern
Power Boat Club. The craft, thought
by its owners to be the first cruiser
on the Potomac to be powered with a
Ford engine, measures only % feet
from stem to stern, but embodieS most
of the comforts and conveniences of
the large boats that tie up at the
clubs dock on the Eastern Branch.
The cabin sleeps four persons com.
fortably and accommodates six for
meals. The power plant is hidden
from view under the forward deck in
front of roomy cockpit built on the
same level with the cabin and galley.
Placing the engine SO far forward
made 1t necessary to install an 1S-foot
propeller shaft.
Although still lacking few aces
series to make her complete, La
Minuet has been cruising the Potomac
all Summer and her two designers
and builders are well pleased with
her performances. Skipper Burwick
Is particularly proud Of the fact that
he's never yet had to crank her. At
present he and Rittenour are engaged
in the construction of an Sfoot metal
tender.
New engines are being placed in the
Baby Dot, speedboat, and the Claire,
formerly Navy gig, at the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club anchorage. Chester
Snow is installing a 110-horsepower
Stearns in the Claire. while the Dot,
formerly known as the jolly Rodger,
Is being retitted with a 125-horse Hall
. Scott in an effort to increase her
speed. Sewell Shreve is converting q
36foot motor sailer into a trunk cabin
cruiser. He will install a Pierce
Arrow engine.
The hull for j. III. GaIlifer's new
40.foot V-bottom cruiser arrived at
the <Corinthian dock Friday from
Breton Bay.
Two Capital yachts, Ballantrae and
OIdot, owned by r. c.. Roebling and
c. w. Forsperg, respectively, are re-
ported ready to leave their Summer
anchorages at Solomons. The Oldot
= comes to Washington this week,
while the Ballantrae Is setting out
for a New England cruise.
Wilbur Jarvis of the Washington
Yacht Club left Friday in the kanaka
for a six weeks cruise on the lower
Potomac.