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Island, in the Atlantic, one and one
half hours by boat from Oyster, North
ampton County, Va. The island Is ap-
proximately seven miles in length and
two miles wide, having population of
204, with two stores, poStofice,
church, school, Coast Guard station
and the Hog Island Light Station. The
principal occupation is oystering. with
the handling of scallops and CLAIMS.
Many head of cattle. ponies and sheep
are on the island, ranging free with
out care Summer or Winter, each bear
ing the peculiar mark of the owner. An
interesting fact about the island is that
while there are several automobiles on
the place, they require no license plates,
for the reason there are no roads main
tanned by the State of Virginia. A joy
ride means spin of several miles
along wide, hard beach.
II made a catch with my guide and
a friend of 13 black drum and red
drum or channel bass, caught in the
surf. Both rod and hand lines were
used with Virginia patent hooks. Hand
lines Of 80 fathoms are used with 13
ounces of lead or 'dipsey' as the sinkers
are called locally. Grabs and clans are
used as bait. Contrary to the general
belief in and around Washington, drum,
fish are scaled with hoe or sharpened
barrel stave, after which large steaks.
with no bone, are cut from the sides
of the fish and when fried, as only
the local inhabitants know how to fry
fish. are fit for king. At any rate, the
writer gained nine pounds in 10 days.
You may be interested to know that
the boats from Wachapreague anchor
off the beach of Hog Island to do their
drum fishing There is no place on the
island making business of accommo-
dating fishing parties and the natives
fish only for food, consequently the
place is not fished out Approximately
n miles of the beach a firm has fish
traps where large catches are made
daily and shipped to the Northern mar
ketS.
MY guide for the trip was Capt. FL
mer Doughty, Broadwater, Va, who, al
though not in the business, know
would be glad to give you any further
information or make arrangements to
accommodate small parties that might
be interested"
The Annapolis ferry this season has
changed its order of trips. The boats
leave Annapolis at 8 am, l pm. and
5 pm
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will be in those waters in great guam
titles. 7 have been going down there
for three years, and each year in July
and August have caught almost equal
numbers of trout and hardhead, and
big fellows, too. On Saturday had
the thrill of a lifetime. I caught two
hardhead at once, each weighing in the
neighborhood of 21a pounds. I have
caught fish two at a time before, but
never this size, and was I excited?
Burger caught the largest fish on Sat
urday and Santelmann caught the
largest on Sunday. but I had a thrill
that neither of them experienced dur
ing that trip, and it was worth losing
the pot put up on the biggest fish.
"On Sunday we got up early and had
our lines over the side by o'clock. The
water was rough and the tide was run
ming at a/great rate. The wind was
strong and between the combination
fishing was difficult for few hours,
although we had very good luck with
big fish. After a while the wind died
down and the water became calmer. BY
l o'clock we had caught $50 fish and
called 1t day. This made a total
catch Of about 400 fish in two days of
uneXcelled fishing It is hard to believe
that We had such excellent fishing after
reading all the reports in the papers
OF parties catching only 35 to 40 a day
In nearby waters. One thing to be re-
membered is that we were about 100
miles south OF Washington, which prob
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OUR Washington yachting enthu-
Siast will aver few rivers in the

" OUR Washington yachting enthu-
siast will aver few rivers in the
= country abound with more at
Hractive or more numerous harbors and
tjcoves than the Potomac and, this being
the time when aquatic folk begin study
ing barometers and planning trips,
partial list of the Potomac'S harborS,
with the distance from the city in nau-
tical miles, is given here:
Piscataway Creek. Md.-1024 miles.
Marrow channel leads to a small cove
Gunston Cove, Va.-l6l2 miles. Broad
harbor, good holding bottom. average
depth or feet. Swimming float and
spring water piped to waters edge near
swimming float.
Occocuan, Va-27 miles to town Of
Dccoouan. Excellent anchorage and
completely protected. Supplies avail
bible
MAttawoman Creek, Md.-26 miles.
Good anchorage, bathing on south bank
hear Stump Neck.
Chickamuxon Greek, Md.-30 miles.
Anchorage only.
Quantico, Va-Harbor with break
water but should not be used for night
kie-up except in emergency. Supplies.
Mallows Bay, Blue Banks and Wades
Bay, Md.-35 to 81 miles Good holding
ground. Some protection tor night
Anchorage.
Aqua Greek. Va.-401a miles. A well
Protected harbor, z to 10 feet in depth
h channel marked by beacons.
Potomac Greek, Va.-43h miles. Pro-
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Johns Hopkins U.
To Stage Regatta
At Annapolis Roads

BALTIMORE, Md, June 3.-A special
regatta at the Annapolis Roads Club
on June will be staged by the June
Week Committee of Johns Hopkins
University
The classes will be A, 3, C, d, and =
for outboards. 300-horsepower or under
for tnboard runabouts, and a free-for-
all. Trophies will be awarded in each
class.
Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Balti-
more will present cup to the winner
of the 300-horsepower and under in
board rumabout race and Vice Com
modore Charles A. Cumnlins of the
Maryland Yacht Club will award a cup
to the high point scorer of the day.
This is the first time q university
actually has sponsored a regatta of this
kind. but it comes as a warm-up for
the Johns Hopkins outboard racing
team which will be entered in the
Eastern intercollegiate championships
On Lake Hopatcong, N j., June "a
and 25.
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ID. C.. Boat Among
80 Expected for
Long Ocean Race
Strong May Contest in
New LOndOn-CibsOn
Island Event.

NEW YORK, June 3--A feet of pos
IN sibly 80 craft, including a boat
owned by Corrin L. Strong of
Washington, D. c., is expected to hoist
sail on June "a in the Gibson Island
race, biggest ocean competition on the
1888 yachting calendar.
The boats will start from New Lon
don, Conn, and proceed down the coast
and up Chesapeake Bay to the finish
line, about 18 miles below Baltimore
Entries from more than 20 boat own
ers in this class already have been re-
ceiyed and several more are considering
taking part. Among the well known
craft entered are George E. Roosevelt's s
schooner Mistress, entered in the trans
atlantic race two years ago, and Russell
Grinnell's yawl, Rugosa II, winner of
the 1881 Cape May race.
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tionally large size were running of the
mouth of West River and in Herring
Bay. A party he had out landed 81
hardhead and two trout. Others with
him lately, he said, have been getting
from 10 to 80 hardhead and few
trout. 1T seems to be getting better
every day." he tells me. Peelers and
shrimp are used very effectively, he re-
ports. Capt. Cragg charges SIS for an
am. or pm. trip and $40 for all-day
or all-night fishing
At Broomes Island Sunday there was
nothing doing at the end of the anglers
line in the morning. These morning
anglers struck an ebb tide and conse-
qucntly no fish were landed. Around
l o'clock the tide changed I was down
there with Bob Pyle We landed only
z hardhead, but were kept busy taking
eels off our lines. However, later in
the afternoon Inspector o. T. Davis and
his son Junior, Jim Lowrey and Frank
Del Vecchio landed 25 hardhead and
eels. In the morning these anglers got
not so much as a strike At the time
We stopped fishing which was about S
o'clock, I think our catch of Z hard
head was the largest
Sergt L. r. Beall, Jim Lowery and
Gary E. Ness, all of police headouar-
tiers, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Wauhop
had a lucky day at Broomes, landing
40 hardhead, the largest weighing 3la
pounds and the rest of the catch
averaging around pounds.
Capt. Luther Mister, also Of Broomes
Island, with party of four landed
SO hardheads, and Capt Gourley FL
nott'S party caught 81. Decoration day
about 20 boats went out from Broomes
and all caught fish. A 3-pound sal
mon trout was landed.
= H. NEUSER and party, fishing on
T.. Decoration Day at Piney Point
with Capt. j. L. Goldsborough
as their guide, landed 13 big hardheads
and 13 eels.
George Knight of Leonardtown tells
of varying luck in the lower Potomac.
Conditions must be the same down
there as at Solomons Island. the fish
travelling in schools.
In the last week a few rock fish have
been caught, along with white perch
and some good-sized hardhead off
st. Georges Island. Piney Point and
in the mouth of Bretton's Bay. Capt.
Robert Deagle had party out that
landed 38 hardhead, three medium
sized rockfish. some white perch and
four trout off st. Georges Island, where
the creek enters the Potomac.
Uncle" Phil Butler, an old colored
boatman at Leonardtown, had a party
out which is reported to have landed
100 fish, including hardhead, white
perch and a few trout. This is the
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20 Miles an Hour
Speed Is Credited
To Diesel Cruiser

NEW YORK, June 3-Claim to the
title of the fastest Diesel cruiser of her
type in the world has been advanced
for the 150-foot yacht Victoria Mary,
anchored off the Columbia Yacht Club
in the Hudson River here.
Owned by George w. Codrington of
Cleveland, the Victoria Mary has been
powered with two new all-steel 500
horsepower Winton Diesel motors and
has reached speed of 20 miles an hour
in her first runs this season.
Codrington stated that this was a
record for a cruising yacht of Victoria
Mary's type.
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tected for night anchorage, but generally

tected for night anchorage, but generally
shoal.
Riverside, Md.-48 miles. Small new
wharf, groceries and gasoline.
Nanjemoy Creek, Md-4912 miles
| Partial protection as night anchorage
Good holding bottom. Uniform depth
| or feet.
! Port Tobacco River, Md-56 miles
Well protected anchorage back of Deep
Point of Fourth Point and in small cove
back of Brents Wharf. Pleasure resort
at Chapel Point Wharf, supplies, dane
ing pavilion.
Upper Machodoc, Va.-61 y miles.
Protected anchorage inside beyond
Dahlgren proving grounds.
Roster Creek, Va-64 miles. Well
protected harbor, but difficult entrance.
Monroe Creek. Va.-68 miles Good
harbor, easy entrance. All kinds OF
supplies. Anchorage space for large
number of boats.
Mattox Greek, Va.-69 miles. Well
protected harbor in all winds. No
supplies.
Wicomico River, Md.-73 miles. Par
tial proection Anchorage in coveS on
either side, the best at BushWood, gives
but uncertain protection. Hard bottom
at Cobb Point. is a snug harbor but
entrance is difficult. Supplies not
easily obtainable.
ST. Clements Bay, Md.-80 miles.
Entrance through Dukeharts channel
or passage between Blackstone Island
and submerged Heron Island, or
through broader opening to east Of
Heron Island. Many excellent anchor
ages, most soft bottom. Excellent pro-
tected harbor in Canoe Neck Greek.
Supplies at Morris Point in this creek.
Bretons Bay, Md-s1 miles. En-
trance and channel well marked with
lights and buoys. Good depth, good
holding bottom Number Of protected
anchorages, including Wareheims
Greek, Paw-Paw, cove northeast OF
Protestant Point, and cove at Abells
At Wareheims there is store and
marine railway staked channel en-
trance. Wharf and supplies at Leon
ardtown wharf.
Nomini Bay and Creek, Va. side
80 miles Not much protection in bay,
except behind island known as Hollis
Marsh. Entrance to creek Is through
dredged channel marked with lights
and buoys. Good anchorage and pro-
lection in creek.
Machodoc River, va-Chan l
marked by buoys. Good depth and
complete protection inside of Plum
Point.
st. Georges River, Md-97 miles.
Numerous protected anchorages in up
per reaches. Some supplies at st.
Marys City.
Smiths Greek, Md-98 miles. At
tractive harbor, channel entry marked
by buoys and lights. Gasoline and sup
plies at Millers wharf.
Yeocomico River, Va.-97 miles. Safe
and protected anchorages in many
coves and arms in this creek. Many
mud bars but these usually marked with
bush buoys. Supplies available at
Mundy wharf or at Kinsale.
Coan River, Va.-93 miles. Excel
lent harbor, entrance well marked.
Shipyard and marine railway.
CAR WOOD, speed king Of the
r worlds waterways and holder of
the Harmsworth Trophy since
1920, may face American competition
as well as competition from abroad
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SdIlOS ASSOCldtlOl1
singles.
Brewer already
has served warm
ing this season he
will be a for
midable contender
IN any race by fin
ishing third in the
singles shell race
in the annual New
York Rowing Asso-
citation M e mortal
day regatta on the
Harlem River. He
was less than a
boat length out of
second place.
Brewer. q men,
Der of the Syra-
nl1Sa TTn iuorc; c;tx,
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WORLDS BIGGEST CLOCK
Dials of Eiffe1 Tower Time-Piece
Are IS Feet Across.

PARIS (N.ANA)-The Eiffel Tower
is said to have. in its new clock, the
largest timepiece in the world. The
dials of Chicago's famous big clock
have diameter of 48 feet, but those
of the Eiffel Towers new acquisition
are IS feet across.
The clock is luminous and visible
only after dark. It has no hands, the
lamps which cover its face being
switched on in such way that one line
Of them always indicates the hour and
another the minute. A circle of lamps
indicates hours and minutes round the
dials. The clock is 655 feet above the
ground and its lights can be seen from
Montmartre, nearly three miles away.
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Oil on the Waters.

One Of the minor troubles of the
world at the present moment is the
nuisance Of the oil on the surface Of the
navigable waters, caused by the dis
charge from oil-burning steamers 1t
is destructive to the fish and birds alike
The birds plumage becomes soaked
with the oil and it interferes with their
progress and in addition to this the oil
drifts into the bathing beaches. This
the case of a California yacht club
whose mooring basin was found to COL
lect this oil A raft with paddle
wheel driven by motor was placed at
the entrance of the basin and its opera
ton kept the Oil from drifting in.
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Foot-Propelled Rowboat.

The oar as a means of propelling a
small boat was devised centuries ago
and has held its place despite the re-
peated efforts made to displace it with
something that might prove more de-
sirable. Many contrivances have been
offered but small boats continue to be
moved by the use of oars. A contrap-
tion Of recent design is mechanical
device which IS collapsible for easy
transportation and it may be readily
secured to the stern of any boat. It
has a propeller and in appearance is
much like the outboard motor but it is
operated by foot power SO that the
hands and arms of the operator are
free. which is a decided advantage if he
desires to devote his attention to fish
ing.
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the local boat clubs,
the first annual
Spring M a r / n e
Dress Parade, y
slated to begin at
3 o'clock. is expect
ed to serve a two
fold purpose. Not
only will it signify
the Inauguration of
another aquatic
season, but it is de-
signed to draw at
tention to the large
number of Wash
ington-owned craft
and to focus and
develop public in
terest in power
boating.
Minn him MARINA
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PLAN OUTBOARD RACES.

CHICAGO, June 3-Promoters of a
new project here, to be known as
Pleasure Island, are planning to stage
cupboard races on a 7s-mile water
track every other Sunday Automobile
races will be held around the outside
OF the water course in between the
boat competitions.
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Potomac Clubmen
Look to Brewer
As Sculling Ace

DoTOMAC BOAT CLUB members
I are hopeful of cutting quite a
swarth in sculling circles this sea-
son, and one Of their biggest reasons
is Paul L. Brewer, Middle States re-
gatta intermediate singles champion in
1882 and runner-up in the American
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~ LDEST of all Washington
boating organizations, the
Capital Yacht Club will be
~ signally honored today when
Comdr. E. H Tennent, COM
modore OF the club, leads the first
annual marine parade of District
owned craft in his 50-foot cruiser
POGO.
First organized on October 10,
1892. the Capital Yacht Club was
incorporated in 1900 and reincorpo-
rated in 1926. Today it has a fleet
Of IA boats and numbers among its
membership many Of the country's
outstanding figures. It's first list of
officers included John Hoeke, COM
modore; Leonard Wilson, vice COM
modore; Allen T. Smith, secretary,
and Arthur T. Ranterberg. treasurer.
In addition to Commodore Ten
nent its present staff of officers in
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when the nine
teenth renewal of
the British Inter
national Troph y
Races are held on
Lake St. Clair,
above Detroit, next
September.
In addition to the
original challenge
from Hubert Scott
Paine of England,
it has been dis
closed by w. D.
Edenburn, chair
m a n o I t h e
HarTnsworth r e.
gatta Committee,
that wo defes
have been filed by
Ap,ar;non irtara.fc
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show, which may present parade OF
gayly decorated boats 4 miles long. will
Include virtually 100 per cent OF the
fleets of the Corinthian, Capital, Wash
ington and Columbia Yacht Clubs,
along with boats flying the colors OF
the Chesapeake and Potomac Power
boat Association, the Eastern Power
boat Association and many unattached
craft.
The first, event of its kind here, the
huge fleet will start its parade from the
AREA between the Naval Air Station and
the old dock pilings to the Alexandria
side of the channel. From this point
the fiotilla will propel its way up Vir-
g1nia Channel, about face near Highway
Bridge, and double back. proceeding up
Washington Channel and along Poto-
mac Park, which will afford an excellent
view for spectators Headed by Comdr.
E. H. Tennent's POGO, the parade will
turn in the channel and wend its way
around the War College and up the
Anacostia River to the Nevy Yard
where it will disband
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Channel on July
20 under the aus
pices of the Poto-
mac Boat Club.
Not only will it
be the first row.
ing regatta staged
d ere in several
years but also it is
expected to be one
of the greatest.
Among the clubs
which will send
representatives to
compete with Dis
trict bladesmen
are the Virginia
Boat Club of Rich
m on d, Arundel
B oat Club of
baltimore. Old
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CNC4lis AiiabNllCNAs
Louisa finished
second, behind An
tonic Becchi's in
ternational 12-htre
champion in both
OF the Lake Garda
races In Italy, but
the margin was
close in e a C h
event. Louisa was
less than a minute
behind Liza II in a
25-mile race and
only a faulty piece
of maneuver / n e
pre- vel t e d the
American C r a I t
from taxing the
second race.
The Italian boat s
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BOAT POLO POPULAR.

Outboard water polo is gaining in in
terest in New Jersey boating circles. A
league has been organized and II polo
boats have been built with more to
follow.
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SEAL OIL DOES IT.

Built in 1906 and fabricated only
with seal oil by native Of Alaska, q
six-horsepower single cylinder still is
giving good service and powering a
craft on the Yukon River.
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TINE greatest display of the
National Capitals private
marine flotilla, Slicked and
shining, will churn the Po-
tomac this afternoon in a gala
water pageant marking the official
opening of the yachting season.
Staged under the auspices Of the
Presidents Cup Regatta Committee and
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Ell Largarto, champion and runner-up
in the classic.
4 SSURANCE Of international motor
n boat racing in Florida was given
with the arrival in this country of
George H. Townsend, president of the
American Power Boat Association, who
returned from Italy and the Lake
Garda races.
A two-race international series was
scheduled. with the dates tentatively
set for March 10 at New Smyrna, Fla,
and Miami Beach on March IT, Com
petition will include races for 12-htre
hydroplanes and Glass x outboards,
both international classes. At least a
dozen litre craft will be imported from
Italy and more foreign competition has
been assured from Spain, France and
England Ii
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average speed was 58.82 miles per hour
for 25 miles, compared to the best
30-mile heats Of 1921 and 58.95 miles
per hour turned In at last years Gold
Cup championships by Delphine ~ and
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largest catch reported from the lower
Potomac this year.
Capt. Norman Gass Of River Springs,
Md, landed off Blackstone Island Is
hardhead and a number of white
perch. There are plenty of soft crabs
down Leonardtown way that are
selling for 25 cents a dozen. but peel
ers are scarce. Henry Repetti, son of
DR.. Fred Repetti of this city, who owns
Summer place on Cobb's Island re-
ports that big hardhead are being
landed in the Wicomico River at Rock
Point.
A lot Of new fishing grounds are be-
ing called to our attention this Spring
the latest report being place called
Broadwater, Va. F.. B. Kitterman of
Kensington, Md, writes as follows
about this place:
Mrs. Kitterman and I have just re-
turned from ten-day fishing trip to
Broadwater. Va. Broadwater, as you no
doubt know (but didn't, is on Hog
T~ ~ (. ~f
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eight from 1922 to 1924, will be the
Potomac clubs ace in the Southern
Rowing Association regatta to be held
on the Potomac July %.
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Capital, Oldest of d. C.. Yacht
Clubs, to Lead Marine Parade

This is the third OF series OF
Deekly sketches of WaShington's
aquatic clubs and organizations.
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ably makes a difference in the tempera-
ture Of the water"
A MOTHER party of local anglers,
~ S. A. Moorefield, J. D. Marsh and
j. w. Gaskins, visited Chinco-
league Bay and fished all day without
result, SO late in the evening motored
up to Crisfield. Md Here, with Capt.
Paul F. Purnell as guide, they hooked
131 hardheads, "a sea trout The largest
trout weighed pounds and none of
them under 2 pounds Moorefield
says another Washington party landed
l47 blues and that the largest weighed
pounds and the smallest 2. The
boat captain charged $40 day and
furnished all bait
I had a long talk with Capt Eddy
Bowen at Solomons Island Thursday. I
asked him to give me the low-down on
fishing off the island. He told me there
was no doubt about the fish being in
those waters, but said that on account
of the weather conditions the fish were
travelling in schools This, he said, &C
counts for the fact that one boat will
return with good catch and others
with practically nothing. Capt. Eddy
said the fish at different times are being
landed on Sandy Point, Town Point,
Green Holly and Hogs Nest, off Point
Patience, all being in the Patuxent
River If boat captain is lucky
enough to get his party over a school
of fish the anglers will catch as many
as they want-iust as fast as they can
land them. with often two fish hooked
at time
Capt. Nat Dare one day last week got
his charges among the hardhead and
they landed As, all sizable Another
group landed 48 off Sandy Point, one
man caught Is hardhead and three
trout and another party made a catch
of 48. Bowen said that the best results
were being obtained from sundown
until or 10 o'clock at night.