New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
THREE WISE MEN GO TO SEA.
THEIR BUDDING AMBITIONS TO BECOME
YACHTSMEN NIPPED.

There are three young whose ambitions TO
become yachtsmen nipped In the bud yester-
day. They say that the land IS good enough
for them and thanking merctful Providence
that they not lying nj the bottom Of the bay.
leaky boat. sudden squau. revenue cutter and
a colossal ignorance Of how TO handle a boat were
separately and collectively responsible for their
sudden aversion yachting sport for gentle
George Eshepy Of No. l53 East Eighteenih-st..
Manhattan and TWO friends, Richard Collette and
Richard Tapp. came together last week and organ
ized yachting association. Then they started out
TO buy a yacht. They did not have any knowledge
OF boats or sailing, but they expected TO learn. II
experience is learning. they have about all the
knowledge they care to get. There plenty OF
people along the waterfront IN Brooklyn who are
only willing to sell first class dereiIct TO un-
suspecting amateur yachtsmen. So boat was
soon secured It n fair looking craft n twenty
foot sloop. but IT was tricky and unseaworthy
affair. developed later.
The boat was christened the Trio, and Captain
" A Bagger of No. PSI F1fty-seventh-st., Brook
lyn a bronzed old salt engaged TO Instruct the
young men in handling her. Early yesterday after
noon the yacht owners appeared at the Thirty
eighth-st. pier arrayed in all the splendor Of new
yachting togs. Captain Bagger had taken along
his fourteen -year-od boy, Frank. assist In
of emergency. The wind fair although bit
strong. They cast off and soon spinning along
under spanking breeze. Captain Bagser soon
discovered that the boat was acting hit cranky
but kept his counsel When she began 10
leak however. and the water came so fast that
Frank and his bailer could make no headway. the
skipper muttered under his breath
II had better get this cranky old sieve TO shore
in hurry"
stand by he shouted to his brave young crew.
land well about"
Just then there unhappy combination
Of circumstances. revenue cutter was bearing
down on the sloop. and sudden squall came bowl
ing along. over went the helm and around swung
the BOOM but the squall blowing the craft
toward the swiftly approaching cutter.
I.e' go halyards," said the skipper.
Now, the knew what the haIyards We're
They had been studying up for week and 1t
was all down in notebooks IN each pocket. But
there time to fish for notebooks. and the
captain beginning to swear, and with
cord the let everything so on the
In a second the squaIl got tangled up I'm the
oosened sails and the craft. carrying
the captain and his merry
Luckily, the revenue cutter had supply of life
buoys. which sprlnked in the vicinity with
all haste and straiGhtway captured by the
Collette picked up by the cutter
Eshepy dragged aboard passing tug. and
Captain BaSger and his Frank over and
got aboard skif. Tapp sot mixed up in the rig
| ging, and when he finally rescued was half
| full Of water. When the Brooklyn shore was
| pta where he was revived. He able to go
| home last night.
The Trio was left its fate The ex-yachtyroe2
| hope IL Will be a bad one. Three yachting. cos
| tunes brand new but slightly damaged by water
| for sale