Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
Along the Water Front
BY Carol Klotzbach.

Capt. Harry Murray Of the Iron
Duke, Sd, Is now Capt. Harry Murray OF
the 800 United States Cavalry. Fort
Myer, Va. for a few weeks, and the
Iron Duke rests deserted and forlorn
at her dock at F1oodgate.
The auxiliary yawl Explorer. with
Carl Justice and Mrs Justice Is away
from Hampton. Va. this week end for
q cruise of about 10 days. They expect
to visit st. Georges and Breton Bay on
their trip.
Frank r. "Redee" Geraci Is busy put.
ting new bottom on Wasp and pre-
pairing for the coming regatta. "Redge''
had q tough break going over to Herald
Harbor for the last one. His boat was
smashed when the trailer on which 1t
was being transported lost wheel.
sewell shreve, club measurer at the
Corinthian, is away in Nomad for a To-
day cruise OF the lower Potomac. c. z.
Ingling and william E. Stockett divide
the duties Of the deck force and black
gang between them. We suspect that
after their return fish will be scarce and
hard to catch, the three are enthusiastic
fishermen.
Recent additions to the membership
at Corinthian are N. J. Billiard and
j. A. Farraher. new owners Of Oc-
tararo, a 30-footer, formerly owned
by J. H. Hines.
Bertrand L. Johnson now owns Mari
colva, the 33-foot convA'ted motor
taller previously owned by e. p. Ellis.
Borghese, a 28-foot Richardson, is
the new boat OF John W. Niepold, jr..
and Joseph p. Ullman has Merenel. a
40-foot converted motorsailer powered
with twin Redwing engines
A new boat named Marvel, ~ by IL,
powered with a Maybach Diesel motor,
is under construction in Germany for
Maj. John C. Weller and Fred d. Martin
of the Corinthian. They plan on cruis-
ing for about q year through European
waters and then ship the boat to the
States via cargo vessel. Maj. Weller's
present address is Paris, France;
Martins at Kansas City. Mo.
The Gunston Cove Committee has
been in q huddle for some time and 1t IL
expected that considerable Of an enter
tainment program will be arranged fof
Labor Day or Whereabouts. Levin
walker Is always much In evidence al
these affairs and Is always found where
the food IS best and thickest.
We wonder IL these chaps who are
always claiming to be up the pole" are
referring to the new mast in Vanitie
former cup defender now being re-
rugged as a cutter. The stick Is 157
feet long and is of hollow construction
Some toothpick!
There IL much talk and many plans
for the Improvement of our waterfront
however. to date there has been little
II any action and little prospect of any
being taken, What q dismissal ending
to a wonderful cruise, the visitor COM
ing to Washington travels up the beau
tiful and historic Potomac In his snip
sails through the wide reachers pasl
wooded shores and places OF greal
interest to the student OF the history OF
the nation, the fame OF the beauties OF
washington has reached him through
picture and story and he expects
naturally enough, o waterfront without
peer anywhere. And what q disappoint-
inent and what deceptionl
In past Hams and War College points
both places of distinction and beauty
Ali he thinks, what beautiful herbor
what, an ideal spotl How fortunate are
those boatmen living herel And Their
another mile and the crumbling docks
and rotten structures OF water street
greet his eye, the piles OF brick and cord
wood. the reeking fish wharf. the stor-
age yard for confiscated automobile;
adding its high board fence to the
esthetic beauties Of the scene. He won.
ders where to anchor, the anchorage Il
crowded. He finally either nnoors In thu
lower anchorage to roll with the swell
from passing steamers and q long trir
to the nearest docking space. or turn:
and leaves in justifiable disgust.
A good push by all hands might SCI
the bali Of improvement rolling now
and not in the dim future, let's 30, boat
men, heave!