Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
The Water Front

ID EPORTS from Rome indicate in
~ tense disappointment among those
instrumental In the excavating and I'M
covering of Caligulas houseboats. TIC
date no relics of great value or interest
have been found. Well wager that a
careful inspection of the bilges will re-
veal a wealth of collar buttons and
hairpinS.
1T has been the experience of most
who have tried using radio receiving
sets aboard their craft that ground
is unnecessary, or should say, SEEM
ingly ineffective. None of the radio
this phenomenon has produced a con-
vincing explanation, though some have
claimed that long wire to the bottom
would have some effect. Is there any
one among you that will enlighten us?
If the ground is unnecessary most of
us will be grateful of any assurance
that such is the case; there are enough
wires about radio without carrying
any extras.
X EEP your weather eye peeled when
~ entering Occoquan Greek; there's a
good big sawyer" (waterlogged tree)
almost in the channel on the south side
about 800 yards past the light shown
as number 3 on the chart, located out
from TayIorS Point.
GEEING the large Diesel-driven yacht
~ Ripple at the fish wharf reminds
us of another craft of. similar size and
name that we saw at Solomons Island
last Spring, and thereon hangs a yarn.
This boat came blowing into the mar
row channel at the end Of. the island,
made a flying moor and swung round
on the chain nicely parking her tail
feathers atop hard bar reaching out
to port. The better part of the night
was spent in hedging her off and re-
anchoring out in the roadstead.
So long as there is no law requiring
the licensing Of yacht captains there
will be occurrences of this sort. At pres
ent the owner has no means of gauging
the capabilities of those employed, par
ticularly II inexperienced himself. OF
dozens of boats boarded while visiting
here I do not recall one that had an
unaccented crew; nearly all were very
distinctly foreign. It is regrettable that
American owners overlook the many ex-
cellent American seamen that are on
the beach for want of ships and SEEM
ingly comb the shores of the Baltic for
their crews. American preferred"
should feature every advertisement for
seamen for American yachts.
FELIX has taken unto hisself bride
: and what's worse, brought her
home to share his bed and board, the
same bed and board being supplied by
none other than myself. And If you
are unaware of Felix's identity, you
are hereby informed that Felix Is the
ships cat, the ship being the Swan
of the F1oodgate feet. The bride. has
been named Fefice for Obvious reasons.
All that remains to be done cfloW Is to
change the boats name tp Katrina.
THOUGH the cats have nothing to
= do with it, the inspection boat Kill
kenny has been at the fish wharf for
the last two weeks, striking terror to
the hearts of boatmen whose fire eX-
tinguishers are empty and fog horns
lost. And just where did we put those
two copies. of the pilot Rules?
THE Corinthian feet is on the move
and SO far we have al F'loodgate the
Aragon I'd, Commodore Benefits boat:
the Ettawn, belonging 10 DR.. Smith;
Col Snyder's Semper Fldelis, and the
Amycita, owned by the irteptessible and
energetic Baxter. And as write, Sec
rotary Walker arrives ir Widgeon.
THOUGH possibly bit premature in
view Of the maneuverss for, the site
| for the future nome OF Inc Corlntnlan
Club not being quite completed, we
hereby suggest Bennett Bay" as the
logical choice OF a nan1$ for the new
basin. ,.h
DR. GREER is still cruising about
~ the bay in the Hassee. The delay
| In his return Is probably occasioned by
some difficulty in acquiring FASH
ionable suntan. ...
| SOMETHING the sound picture men
~ have overlooked--a shot Of q man
trying to start an old-faShioned two
cycle motor boat engine. Wear your
earmiEffs to the theater, In the event
this tip Is snapped Up.