Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29


"A and overcast skies, came as
somewhat Of shock and sur
prise and found many enthusiastic
boatiacs digging into long closed lock-
ers and drawers in search OF extra
blankets and heavy clothing, and for
the first time this season galley fires
were kept going for purposes other than
cooking.
Soon will come the time of the year
when the chap who all along has
been intending to do something" about
keeping the boat warm will begin be-
rating himself for failing to do so, and
the reek of hastily acquired oil stoves
will permeate the breezes of Gunston
and Mattawoman. And with the COM
ing Of cooler weather we may expect
rainy spells and all those little leaks
SO easily forgotten in dry weather will
make themselves unpleasantly evident,
SO If you wish to avoid sleeping under
blankets and tin cups, get busy right
away with seam filler and putty knife.
It's o safe bet after such long dry
spell that oilskins also are forgotten
and neglected, either dried out SO that
they no longer are WATERPROOF, or STUCK
together 80 tightly that hall hour VIII
be required to wedge ones self Wltnln
them, If you haven't already done
SO, break them out and overhaul them
now, for even II you never use them
the knowledge that they are in good
shane and available will lessen your
anxiety in gloomy weather
Another item worthy of mention is
the compass, and the possible necessity
for using it. Foggy and moonless nlghIs,
when the old familiar lights ana MARKS a
are obscured, are now to be expected,
and q bit of brushing up on ones naVl-
CATION and equipment therefore Is IN
order, Don't subject your ship ana
yourself to needless danger by going
it blind" Lady Luck Is VIGOROUSLY
hcF'e.
Arriving in Mattawoman Creek late
saturday evening we found PERCY
Child's Mayme, Horace Baxter's Amy
cita and w. s. Mader's Rubaiyat there
before US, and just after dark bnl
Harms arrived in Beatrice. And again
In the morning we were late, up TOO
late to learn the secret of Bills always
successful fishing. Eight or ten nice
nan rock were seen IN the bottom OF
his skiff as he passed returning TO the
Beatrice and breakfast.
A bit later, after borrowing a chart
r. m friend Baxter to replace one DOT
! Med from us but never returned, we
Il Swan-the skipper, ships writer ana
on down river seeking new water
fronts to conquer. Passing Chicomuxen
a cruiser, possibly the Elvejay, flagship
of the Washington Club feet, was seen
making heavy weather Of 1t as she
bucked the considerable sea. MOI
good place for q less able boat. GUAM
tico Reach can furnish thrills for even
blue water sailors. The chop Is short
and steep and the strong tide does not
help matters any. ..u
Acduia Creek furnished shelter tor
Sunday afternoon and night and yield
ed up q nice mess of spot in 10 MIN
utes of rapidfire fishing, the little EEL
lows biting ferociously. The multi
armed cross that serves as a marker
for the shoal below Brents Point mas
careened over so as to be nearly IN
visible and must be looked for care
fully. The inner target Is clearly Vlsl-
BILE and small craft should nave no
difficulty, as there Is considerable
depth over the shoal. The whole area
outside the creek should be avoided
broken net stakes reaching out even
into the channel over by the Maryland
shore and coupled with the drift from
the wrecks at Sandy Point constitute
considerable of O menace to Navigation.
A brisk head sea kept the decks wet
through Nanjemoy Reach and the
changing tide created somewhat OF
rip of Matthias Point, the lines OF now
being very definitely marked by the
muddy waters Of the upper river meet
ing the clearer salt from the bay. Inc
keeper Of the light at this point rarely
fails to wave q friendly hand in greet
ing and unless on the lower platform
faVors one with q salute on the Ioe
bell and O long inspection through
Fishing again of Breton Bay we
managed O good catch OF perch ano
two brilliantly colored crappie fur.
nished Felix with a cats idea OF what
heavenly meals are like.
Within Ewells Cove we found the
bugeye yacht Avocet Of New YORK un-
dergoing repairs to her deck ana the
old steam vessel Courier OF washington
laid up under canvas and taxpayer
awaiting q buyer. A pungy. with an Old
fashioned ornate stern lies near tne
shears and from ashore the cackling OF
hens assures one of fresh eggs in the
ofing. The old marine railway prob
ably has the same equipment for haul
ing it had o century ago, q combination
of gears and tackle, with q horse fur
nishing the motive power. The horse
is not included as original equipment.
Little dependence may be placed upon
local knowledge as to the best fishine
grounds, there being many differences
Of opinion. It Is somewhat like work
boat navigation-"we sets man on thu
centerboard and when she pops up,
there Is O shoal!
To q man on his first k3sit to Coar
or Yeocomico the steamers Talbot sns