The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-05
CLUB CREATED TO PERPETUATE
 CAPITAL RACES
Enthusiasm Is Keynote of Banquet Given by Cham
 Der to Yachtsmen
YACHTSMEN ORGANIZE
 CLUB TO FOSTER RACE
Speakers Tell of Plans for Future Events-Praise
 Alaskan Hospitality

Enthusiasm for the Capital to Capital Yacht Race was .he key note of the Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday night to tte visit. ing yachtsmen. and the announce ment made during the evening by Dr. Edward Rich that an organi- zatiOn, to be known as the Inter- national Alaskan Cruising Club, de- signed to perDetuate the race as an annual event was cheered to the echo.
 The club, which will be purely an honorary society, will be com prised of shippers who have made the Capital to Capital Race. Ger tificates of membership will be donated by Dr. Rich himself and awarded to the shippers, and slight ly different certificates will be given members Of crews of vesselg successfully completing the course. Yachtsmen Approve Plan
 The idea was suggested by Dr. Rich at meeting of shippers held Monday evening on his yacht, the | Argosy. All of hem were heart fly responsive and officers have been elected for this year. They are: Dr. Edward Rich, Tacoma, president. and John Pierce. secre- i iarv.
 is the plan to stage an an eaai harquet here after each race ~ tbf time the certificates of nanahership will be awarded. l Parks Welcomes Visitors
 Gov. George A. Parks was the Hfst speaker to be introduced by Dr. II. c. DeVighne who officiated as toastmaster in a pleasing and effective manner. He fromally welcomed the visiting yachtsmen to the Territory on behalf of the people of Alaska and of Juneau in particular, and asked them take back to their homes a message of good will from the Territory.
 The Capital to Capital Race brought something to Alaska, he added. Wherever mining men gath. CT sooner or later the discussion turn to the Territory. All over the world those who are interest. ed in conilcercial fisheries are ia. miliar with Alaskan fisheries Now. wherever yachtsmen gather, after your trip, this race will be talked about" he declared.
 The Governor praised the visi tors as the finest sportsmen in the world" He called attention to the excellence of the Inside Passage as race course. "We hope the race has been successful and that it will be possible to re peat it next year on an even larger scale," he concluded.
 Pierce Proud Parent
 John Pierce Olympia yachtsman skipper of the Dell which wo,l most of the prizes offered, was in troduced as the initiative power | Den1nu the event.
 eff I am the daddy of this race l am proud parent" he declared There were 10 entries anc all ter vessels have crossed the finish line. But most of all, the thing that counts for the most, We have made new Alaskan friends"
 A-dolph Schmidt, owner and skip per of the Winified. which took most of the awards that the Dei didn't get, declared the race had been 100 per cent successful. He praised warmly local hospitality and the trips to Taku and Menden hal. glaciers.
 | Praises Snohomish
 l B. F. Hume, Secretary of tho Olympia Chamber of Commerce and also Secretary of the Olympia General Race Committee, was high l ly praised by Dr. Devighne fol the part he played in bringint about the race. He responded b, graciously acknowledging .he ait given by the focal committee. par ticularly the work done by M s Whittier and Willis E. Novel;.
 He stressed the value of thi services rendered by the Coas Guard Cutter Snohomish which l., characterized as the "mothe duck" It followed the yacht like mother duck watching ove it's brood of ducklings. Tie rae he declared had been mos. fruit ful In all respects.
 Finest in World T c. F. Chapman, editor of Motto Boating. New York publication fOnnffnnod m Do0a T~x,o