Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

of the oysters in the local markets COM
ing from there. Piscataway means
growing dark" and again we draw a
parallel-most of the vacationers re-
turning to Washington are to be seen
passing there just after sunset when the
| darkening process is on.
| Chiccamuxen, probably because of its
, outline, Is big moccasin," and Picca-
waxen is torn shoes" Acquia has a
double meaning, either muddy creek"
| or in between" ANY one visiting this
creek will appreciate the aptness of
either one, the creek being muddy and
between q high range of hills.
Chesapeake, alas, has no glamorous
romantic meaning, thing for which
we had great hopes, merely being place
of great body Of quiet water" though
4 many Of US are inclined to argue the
truth Of the quiet"
Feeling sure that Port Tobacco would
afford an opportunity to paint picture
Of bales Of the fragrant weed being
loaded aboard the brig Black Tom,
with gallants of long gone day strut
ting the landing in the silks and
breeches Of the early colonists, we are
ruption Of 'pootuppag," meaning "bay
or cove" A tip for the navigator will
be found in Oanancock. which is trans
lated as "foggy," another In Metomkin,
Ito enter in"
| In view of the development Of Rock
Point as Summer colony there Is a
curious coincidence in the meaning Of
Wicomico, 1.-The place where houses are
building" We suppose that then, 81
now, there were subdivision, and alb.
original realtors waxed eloquent in tha
sale Of tepee sites with southern expo
sures. Two other local names were all
that could be found-Accakeek.
"thicket," and Occohannock, winding
| stream"
The Navy and Coast Guard viii be
well represented at the Presidents Cup
Regatta, the vessels Manning, Apache,
Mendoza and BOUTWELL, to be on hand
to patrol the course.
| The famous Gar Wood will be on
hand as one Of the Judges and brother
Phil Wood Is to pilot the Jayee Sd, the
new flyer built for w. 8. Corby. And
w. Stokes Sammons has entered his
26-foot Chriscraft in the race for stock
Speedsters.
Victor H. Schultz has arrived at
F1oodgate in Pal, a 30-foot raised deck
cruiser recently purchased in Philadel-
phia. His initial voyage was somewhat
of q trip-down Delaware Bay, through
the canal to the Chesapeake and up
river to Washington.
An entire column might be devoted
to the activities of the Washington
Yacht Club, as these boys sure are up
and doing. Visiting aboard the Elvejay,
Commodore L. j. Johnston's capaciouS
cruiser, we were surprised to learn that
the club now has Sc Members big
advance over the membership of Is OF
two years ago. Surrounding the flag
ship there was q veritable feet of craft
/ civ 80
the time being Bill Rogers in Zenith,
Charley Potticher and w. r. Wood in
Beatrice, John Weber In Chum. Capt.
John Kidd in Dixie, Paul Donley aboard
Mecca, r. L. Shanafelt's Wanderer,
Fred kocher in the Alice, Vice Commo.
dore Carroll Bailey in Lorelei, George
Blakesley in Katherine B., F. P. Moran
In an unnamed 36-tooter, Andy Glaze
In venture, d. e. Allen in Zela and
) Lyle Pursen In NOVA. NOVA, inciden-
tally, Is Spanish for sweetheart Many
other craft not belonging to the club
Meet were moored nearby, among these
being the Semper Fidelis, Regina,
Mayme, Katrina, Ameles and Kraken.
The big punch was supplied by the
arrival of Charley Kocher in his new
brtdge-oeck boat Charoma. just COM
pleted at Headley's in Coan River, and
, joining the fleet for the first time on
her maiden voyage. Mrs. Kocher and
their three children were aboard. with
, the boats builder, Mr.. L. Giles Head
ley, and Mrs. Headley along as guests.
: During the afternoon a program of
, racing and water sports was held, and
, at O'Clock the whole feet got UNDER
!, way for home, unanimously voting the
outing the most successful the club has
ever held.
Katrina, with Red Stuart ct the
helm. was no mean sight as she footed
along before the strong southerlv wing
and wing through 0uantico Reach'
Steve Aubinoe, her co-owner, was GER
tain the dSh knew Of the holiday and
, waved an empty creel as he passed in
support Of his contention.
, Johnny Odenwald has come forward
with ten AutopulSe fuel pumps to be
given as third prizes in the cupboard
races, and there is a 500 prize donated
; 0y the Caille Motor Co. for a first.
NOW, the reason for the activity among
. the cupboard boys at Floodgate become
more and more apparent And having
had peek at the list Of prizes to be
gwen l am almost in the market for
an cupboard for myself. All I lack is
cash, nerve and skill. And It surely
taxes bit of nerve and lot of skill
70 open up the racing motor of today,
speeds OF over 40 miles per hour being
attained In these flying egg crates.
: It is a known fact that no snort is
without its dimwits and. boating is ma
exception. 1t is fully expected that
some cruiser owner will blunder across
: the course or some speed boat fiend will
persist in running the sidelines. Care
ful, now, the Coast GuardU setcha IL
you don't watch outl
Plans for the Improvement Of our
waterfront have been on hand for
many years, little If anything has been
done other than to draw I'D q new. set
whenever the old ones become q little
, LACED or worn. It is hoped that this
/ thing will get out Of the Office and onto
; the piledriver in the near future.
The annual scramble win soon be on
OF boat owners looking for places in
which TO Winter their boats, and with
the large increase in numbers the
scramble will probably be a good one
How about some berths along the park
wall? '- =
Now that the search for a suitable
setting for the Olympia is on we suc.
geSt the old Sixteenth street reservoir
IL Is just as easy Of access as the Tidal
Basin and much cooler in Summer.
Many. who visit Annapolis are un-
aware that Maury Hail houses q very
complete naval museum, several large
rooms being given over to the housing
the tools with which history was made.
There can be seen the original raft on
which Hobson left the Merrimac. the
cables OF victory from Dewey and
Schley, and relics Of the famed lighting
. ships OF the days of Jones, Decatur and
Farragut. The props Of the great play
called war.