Evening star., 1941-03-16
Hobbies and
Lobbyists
BY Edmond Henderer.

particular. thronged the Wardman
Park Hotel all last week to view the
first annual Washington Hobby
Show. Many interesting and beau
tiful models were on display there,
and numerous stories could be told
about them. Since our space is
limited, only few may be recounted
here.
First in entries from the Wash
tngton Model Yacht Club was the
Myra, a class A boat designed and
built by Maj. A. w. Greely. 1t is
ribbed and planked model con-
structed during the past winter and
has not yet been sailed in competi-
tion. Second place went to Mino-
taur, M class, owned by j. j. Mar
tin. 1t was built by a New York
engineer. The third-place ribbon
was taken by Devil Chile" also M
class, belonging to Jack Edwards, Jr.
This boat was constructed in Eng
land, sailed at Detroit for several
years by its English owner and then
sold. The unusual shape of its hull
testifes to its foreign origin.
The Miniature Power Boat Club
winners were: First, Petrol, owned
by Jack Buckley of the local club;
second and third, Frank Bailey and
B. j. George, jr., respectively, both
of Baltimore. Mr.. Baileys boat, the
Miss B. D., is a distinct novelty
since it is made of pressed cardboard
covered with silk. 1t was designed
and built by its owner.
The president of the Washing
ton Ship Model Society, Harold
Cook, took first place in his group,
with his incomplete model of a
British ship-of- -the-line of the 18th
century. Mr.. Cook has been work.
ing on this model at intervals dur
ing the past five or six years, as its
minute detail proves. Second place
went to c. A. SWantesan's steam
powered Queen Mary. This 6-foot
model often has been seen sailing
on the quiet waters of the Reflect
ing Pool. The ship and power plant
are the product of Mr.. SWanteson's S
skilled hands. The third-place win
ner, Flying Cloud, is owned by A. j..
Linn, who built the hull. 1t was
rigged by H. J. Cook.
An oddity in this clubs exhibit
was the model of a so-called sponge
sloop (used in sponge fishing on
the Gulf of Mexico), built and
entered by R. F. Henry. Mr.. Henry
made this model for the National
Museum, where it may usually be
seen. 1t is believed to be the only
model of its type in this country.
Among the owners of model race
cars Lurdy Dull of the Annapolis
Club took first place with a home
made car of his own design. w. H.
Carter took second with another
hon-kit job and third place went
TO Robert Kirwan, president of the
Washington Miniature Racing As
sociat ton for a car he built from
a kit.
The Capitol Model Aeroneers en-
tered planes in two classes. Among
the non-fying models plane built
from a 10-cent kit added another
first place to a string of five firstS,
two seconds, a medal and trophy.
Howard Kuhn is the proud builder
of this outstanding model. Ray
Pennoyer won second place in this
class. In the gas group the winners
were Charles Bernhard, first; Will
liam Mayo, second, and w. D.
Skolochenko, third. Some Of the
gas planes entered have been among
the prize winners in many flying
contests.
Laughs from the hobby show: A
sound-effect record of a locomotive
leaving a station was being played
over the public address system and
a woman, watching the B. & O..
layout in operation, asked (Which
one of those trains is making that
noise?" A man, hearing the same
record, stopped at booth and
asked, would you mind telling me
where that bell is? I've been
chasing it all over the place"
1t was very interesting to watch
mems faces light up as they entered
the room and spied the array of
models on display. 1t was like
watching a sunrise.
This Weeks Meetings.
Monday-Capitol Model Aeroneers,
Southeast Branch Public Library,
Seventh and D streets Sc, 7:30 pm.
Thursday - Washington Model
Yacht Club, at the home of Lincoln
Stock, 213 East Howell avenue,
Alexandria, Va, 8 pm.
Friday-National Aquarium So
ciety, Department of Commerce
Building, 8 pm. Auction of rarer
fish will be featured.
Saturday - Washington Radio
Club. Capitol Radio Engineering In
stitute, Sixteenth street and Park
road NV, 8 pm.