Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13

At present there are insufficient
berths for the craft all caoy located in
the channel, ana V net { - JAIN TN <
will be when the Corinthian feet comes
to town! The boatman Is largely to
blame for this condition. Little has
powers that be to remedy matters. In
time some of them may learn that sit
ting and wishing is poor way out OF
their difficulties. And the maintenance
of trash-strewn boatyards has, serv-
ed definitely to establish trash as a
necessary evil of boating in the minds
of those not familiar with the water.
The meaning of cleanup is evidently
unknown TO most boatyard keepers, as
a survey of the waterfront will show.
It is expected that conditions will re-
main as they are until strong united
effort by all the boatmen in these
waters Is made, and all hands pull, to-
gether.
Even though the plans at present in
The engineers office were Immediately
acted upon, no relief could be expected.
as these plans do not provide for the
boatman while the Improvements are
being made. Public boat wells should
be constructed In the channel with
access to them in the proper place
through Potomac Park-and not through
q mess of tumbledoWn Shanties and
Ehacks such as now exists on Water
street All of the craft at present in
Washington waters could be accommo-
dated in this manner in the present
limits of the anchorage, and time and
thought could then be given to improve
ment without shunting the boatmen
from one trashpile to another.
X x x
TT is understood that in view Of the
Of m
in the obtaining of the new site for the
Corinthian Club some of the more
Gacetious members are considering the
appointment of a fleet lawyer" We
suEyest a bellows rampant on blue
field as design for his flag, II any.
TN their new location the feet Will
i not be compelled to pas unoer
low bridges when out cruising. WnaC
., blow to the mast hinge manufacturers!
TN view of the fact that the Corin-
4 thians intend pulling all the pilings
at present in the club basin, this col
unn suggests the appointment OF one
of the dentist members TO the Meet sur
peon's staff with particular duties ana
assignment to this job.
X 4
A TIP for the Weather Bureau. AS
"A usual, all the "old river men are
predicting a hazard winter" and the
customary October tales of ice thick
enough to hold a four-horse team are
in vogue. They are expected to SUD-
stitute a 5-ton truck within few years
Nov that great and revolutionary
IN changes are sbeing predicted for
all branches of the motor boat industry
many of us wonder Just what form
these changes will take. 1t is pre-
sumed that along with new and I'M
proved methods OF sale and construc-
ton that many new names VIII make
their appearance-the naval architect
becoming "Nautician" and the sales
representative a "sailer" This colyun
has foreseen the trend and coined
SBaotiac," though the insiStence Of
Steve Aubinoesalty skipper OF the
Katrina-that all boat fiends are crazy
undoubtedly influenced the selection o.
this term. Steve supports his conten'
ton with a story about his present part
ner. MILDLY Stewart.
1t seems that along about the veal
1902 that MILDLY was in partnership
with another chap in the building OF
22-foot double-ender. and when tn'
boat was almost completed an argumen
arose that disrupted the partnership
and the gallant boatbuilders were facet
with the problem of equal division o
the result of their labors. MILDLY solveC
the puzzle by seizing a saw and cuttinl
the boat exactly in half 1t Is a matte
of record that the famous shipbuilde
and creator of the clipper ship. tn
great Donald Mckay. used this identica
partnership into which he had entered
even the builders models being divides
in this manner.