New-York tribune., 1901-08-19
"PINKEYs Is TERRIBLE SKTRSE.~
INTO BANGOR AND srIRs Up THE
OLD SALTS

Bangor. Ne. Aus, = tsrcciaD recent ar
rival in Bangor of the pnkcy stern schooner Maine
brought forth, with much proiane emphasis from
old sailors the rcterauon oc a curious and time
honored SAYING that no ever saw new
'pinkey." This IS much a part Of the sea ros-
pei ot downeastcrs the belief that there Is 10
good IN east Wind that "a putchrnau can't
move fast The old timers are perfectly safe from
contradiction when they declare that no one ever
saw new pinkey. for that build OF vessel became
obsolete long before the present generation OF
young and middle aged men came on EARTH and
few pinkeys are now adoat. The Maine one os the
rota5le survivors OF the class here late last
fall and was frozen in, remaining here FAST In The
ice all winter. and she attracted more attention
and criticism than would have been bestowed uron
battleship. Said "Capn BHl' Turner:
Seems odd TO see that old crtter In here. ker-les
ne back 2 when they Was plenty. Finkers Is
any more: n that's queer toe 10. they're me b..t
ssa boat I ever was. Why, 70 as soon 20 'crost
ger Ye can't drovnd en- out They'll 60 through
II suck : an ee! an drs $ barn loft an see never
weather. It's all account o. that srarn bulld-uke
hshs tail Don't drag no water. n me fIi,erie.
seas splits on it. Kerry saii TOO Ike naH-o
war. got so much beam. But. say. bet ye never
see new
The seven men sitting on the spar thought hard
but none Of them could say for ,hat he had
ever seen new piukey. and "Cap'n EMI" Eruntl4
| in satisfaction; he knew they hadn't seen a new
| pinkey.
This week. however a man was found IN P.rgo-
who Is willing 10 take his oath that he once saw
| new pinkey stern schooner Captain "Gu' FIckett
| the draw tender Of the railroad bridge. declares
that. many years ago. he saw a new pinkev build
! Ing in n dooryard tho road between Harrington
| and Mlhrdg'. Fe admits. however that he never
! Jaw new one aAoat-this one having been about
! half planked when he her. There are M -a,-
! p!nkeys and e" Old ones, In fact
/ The pinkcy build has much 10 recommend 60
| The v'Sse- & sharp at both euds-sharpar IN in
fact than she Is forward. with the stern lines rsT
/ ming up high. afte- the fashion Of the ola Urt.b
/ Ealiiots or the Caravels OF Columbus They ar.
] wide Of beam-almOst pot hc,lied-and rather ..,l
forward. but they have long run aft which ~on-
| tTaTy 10 the landsman's impression. gives more
speed than the sharpeSt Cf bows. The. ,,.;tb
q tiler. which il the hest gear for small yess.fs
/ never getting out of S and enabling the helms
man TO keep his craft under easy and immediate
| control Whatever may be thought OF the saving
! that ever a piUkey Il is rcasora hIS-
I build.
\ clumsy acting fisherman Of the pln5ey bufd
getting under way from Bangor the other da,-
I when some called out 10 Captain Tickett thar
pinkey-' said Captain IiCkCrt that's one Of then,
way tcHrTy away boats built over" md S4
/ Il Years ago. when The sturgeon fishery -four
, ished he PenobScDf. q boat v-ts
brought home by Captain Lawrence Corev from the.
Azores and pressed nto the service. being cauabl,
/ ot transporting many OF he monster fishes AT Il
! load from the weirs 10 the vessels She was Cf oak
and teak. copper fastened. that she could stand
/ fishery she fell into the hands OF a bay
coaster. who deced her and riCgrd her into a
| schooner she looks like 2 plnkey, but she was
! built where piukeys unknCWn-in the far away
! western islands and she has Yankee smart
! ness about As "Cap'n Rilr" Turner saws
! ''Pinkeys IS bic skurse."