The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-05
COURSE MUSE BE CLEARED.
TROUBLE AHEAD ron DISoBEDIEEr
PILOTS AND CAPTAINS.

They viii Probably HIVE Their Licenses
Revoked 10 They Insist Upon Crowding
Inside the Patrol Line ut the Intcrna-
tionai Yacht Racss-capt. Bob Evans
Says He Means Business, and He Does.
Capt Robley d. Evans. who 10 in command
OF the patrol fleet that 10 trying to keen the
course clear for tho yacht races. says that his
orders will be obayed by the com manders OF all
vessels that go out to follow tho racers. aud
that he will make IL mighty uncomfortable for
such persons as take the risk OF disobeying
them. Capt. Evans said yesterday that he had
implanted to the Secretary OF the Treasury Of
tho behavior OF the following craft In Tuesdays
race: The steam yacht White Ladye. owned
by J. Lawson johnson Of London. Eng. s..
Newton Caws. master; the steamboat Idle
wild. OF Roslyn. l.. l.. the steamboat Glen Is
land. Capt. Thompson. OF the Starin line; the
steamboat Magenta and the tug Ceres.
II don't think" said Capt. Evans. that any
OF tho pilots or captains on these boats was
guilty OF wilful disobedience. but they dis
obeyed the rules by crossing the line which
our boats had made. and they ought to be
punished. l am determined that the yachts
shall have a clear course II such a thing IL
possible. and I shall enter complaints against
every vessel which crosses the line. I think
the captains licenses ought to be SUSPENDED
for several months. anyway. Possibly the
boats will not be allowed to 60 to the races
again"
At the Custom House doubt was expressed
as to the punishment that ought to be melted
out to the pilots OF offending crafts. Collector
Bidwell sent telegram to the Treasury De-
partment asking advice on the subject Col
lector Bidwell has mean while turned the whole
60 al y oh tai -
the law division at the Custom House. and
Colonel Phelps has promised to do everything
possible within the scope Of the law to punish
the pilots.
II am going to punish those pilots II pos
sible." said Collector Bidwell. but I am not
going into the affair blindly. Az soon as We
get a copy Of the regulations governing the
yacht racecourse from the Treasury Depart
ment Col. Phelps will formulate charges
against the offending persons In accordance
with the regulations. These charges will be
filed with the Board OF Local inspectors Of
Steam Vessels at tho Federal Building. This
board issues licenses to captains and pilots and
1t can revoke them"
1t was said at the Custom House that thore
would probably be no way in which to punish
the master Of the British steam yacht White
Ladye. as he has no American license. A des-
patch was received at the Collectors Office late
in the afternoon from Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury .. L. Spaulding. which. In add.
ton to directing the formulation OF charge
giving full specifications against the offending
vessels. these charges to be sent to the Board
of Local inspectors Of steam vessels. stated
that the British yacht White Ladye was not
amenabe to tho law. the vessel having been on
the high seas. or beyond the thres-mile limit
at the time of the misconduct Of her skipper.
Capt. william H. Roberts. OF the revenue cut
ter Manning. went to Collector Bidwell's office
yesterday and asked the Collector to make
charges against the pilots II he possibly could
The Collector received q letter from Capt
Thomas D. Walker. OF the revenue cutter
Gresham. in which the captain said that the
iron steamboat Taurus and the Delaware
pilot boat Philadelphia had broken through tho
line. in disregard OF tho Gresham's warning.
Capt. Wiley. OF the revenue cutter Algonquin.
also sent a lettor to tho Collector, in which he
omplained OF the steam yachts vamoose and
Chetola. OF this city. Capt Willey's letter said
In part: $50 Il
The Vamoose deliberately steamed down
the course. we'll inside the line OF patrol boats.
quito close to the competing yachts tprobably
within quarter OF mile. and paid no atten-
ton to repeated warning signals from this
Of patrol boats to windward q the yachts.
Tho Chetola was observed within the line OF
patrol boats several times. apparently giving no
heed to warning signals. and once this vessel
had to steam well inside OF the line and COM
pei her to withdraw. which she did reluctantly,
after being hailed, the whistle signal not being
sufficient to warn her off,"
1t was said at ths ofice OF the Starin line
yesterday that Capt. A. b. Thompson OF the
Glen Island had been in the service Of the
company for many years. Howard Carroll, a
member OF tho company. said. however. that IL
Capt. Thompson had disobeyed the regulations
he ought to be punished.
WAsHISGToN. Oct. 4.-Protests were received
at the Treasury Department., to-day from the
owners OF the vessels Idiewild. Magenta, Glen
Island and White Lady against carrying out
the recommendation OF Capt; Evans that their
captains licenses be revoked becsuss they did
not obey orders from the Government patrol
during the yacht race on Tuesday.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding directed the
Collector at New York to have Capt. Evans
formulate charges and spec ncations and to
turn them over to the Treasury steam boat. in
snectors for investigation and report. The De-
nartment is disposed to sustain Capt. Evans as
far as possible