Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-04
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Boot Season Opening
With Varied Program
BY WHEELER Johnson


The first Sunday in May is the
traditional opening Of the season
for yacht clubs in this area and
the one coming up has a full
calendar.
Not only are the power boat
enthusiasts prominent, but this
Sunday offers something for the
sailing group and canoeists as
well.
Capital and Corinthian Yacht
Clubs have been looking forward
to May 6 all winter for it marks
their annual flag raising cere-
monies and officially launches
their season.
Capital has arranged a pro-
gram which will start at 2 pm.
The flag will be raised with a
unit of the Sea Scouts in attend
ance. The club also will crown
its queen. She is Miss Adrienne
D. Ellis and she is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellis.
Besides presiding over many of
Capitals events this year she
will represent the club as its
entry in the selection of the
Queen of the Chesapeake at the
annual ceremonies June 3 at the
Maryland Yacht Club.
May Day Ball
Corinthian really gets its So
cial affairs underway tomorrow
night at its annual May Day ball
At this members-only affair, the
club will choose its queen from
among seven or eight daughters
Of Corinthian families.
The queen, who also will rep
resent the club in the Queen OF
the Chesapeake affair. will be
crowned at the opening day cere-
monies Sunday.
The club has planned a full
schedule to start its boating sea-
son this year and expects its big
gest turnout.
The day will open with Corin-
thian's traditional Shad bake al
/ pm. and proceed from there
The District fire boat will give q
demonstration at 2 pm. and
Commodore E. Carl Hengen will
welcome the guests at 2:30. The
fiag-raising ceremony will be
held and afterward a dance will
be held in the clubhouse start
ing at AIS.
Hampered by weather for two
weeks now, the Potomac River
Sailing Association will try tc
get its second of the weekly Sc
ries of sailing events underway
of Hams Point at 12:45 pm. to-
morrow.
Whitewater Race
Then it will be a big Sunday
afternoon for the canoeists ano
foldboat enthusiasts also. For q
number Of years the members Of
the American Canoe Association
here have made an annual spring
cruise from the cove below Great
Falls on the Potomac down the
river to Sycamore Island Club.
This year the event has beer
turned into the Potomac River
Whitewater Race with some Of
the best canoeists in the area
taking part. The entrants need
to be good because the course
calls for shooting five tough
rapids-Canal, Difficult, Calico
Stubblefields and Long Boat
Chute-all q stern test Of small
boat handling.
The race will start at moor
from the marshalling beach ir
the cove between the lower point
Of Falls Island and the Mary.
land shore. The racers will be
sent across the starting line In
30-second intervals.
The dangerous course has beer
marked by officials under the
Craftsmanship Of Andy Thoma;
Of the Dempsey Canoe Club. A
number Of safety crews have
been assigned to each Of the
rapids to assist in cases Of upset
At the first obstacle, Canal
Rapids, Thomas has stationed
himself, Ray Eaton and Roger
Arnold. Tom McNeal and Ber-
nard Long will be at Difficult
Rapids. Jim Johnston and Pres.
ton Collins at Calico. Leslie Dur.
loo and Archie Kaulfuss al
SUlbblefielda and Miaa Sarah