The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-21
THE COURSE WELL POLICED.
MOST or THE EXCURSION BOATS
BEHAVED BEAUTIFULLY,
And Those which Didn't We're soon Hustled
Out OF the Way-Reyenue Gutter Fleet
Crowded ~ UsualA Great Waste OF
Good PrOyender by Lunch Carriers.

Good PrOvender by Lunch Carriers.
Spectators agreed last night that they
had never seen the course patrolled better.
and the naval officers on whom that re-
sponsibility fell said they had never known
the excursion steamers to behave so well.
The revenue cutter Gresham, in command
of Capt Walker was the flagship Of the
patrol fleet, while First Lieut.. G. G. Car
mine of the Algonquin, who had travelled
400 miles from Porto Rico to be present,
was the executive officer.
The 0nondaga, set aside for Secretary
Shaw's private party, steamed away with
out the Secretary He got aboard one OF
the tug-sized revenue cutters and set out
on a stern chase for the feet. Besides
Secretary Shaw it took other belated sea-
goers, including Bird s. Coer, Democratic
candidate for Governor at tho last election,
and Daniel Sully, the recent hero OF the
bulls in cotton. These others were booked
for the Gresham, which was at the head
of the column.
When the tug overlook the Onondaga it
passed Secretary Shaw and some members
Of his party aboard, and the Secretarys
activity in jumping from tug to cutter was
remarked for Its gracefulness.
Meanwhile the Gresham had been steam
ing ahead and was fully two miles to sea-
ward. 1t was travelling about fifteen miles
an hour. The tug made stern chase
in the interest OF Messrs. Coler and Sully
and delivered its goods Collector Stran-
ahan was to have travelled on the Gresham,
but he accepted an invitation from Sec
rotary Moody Of the navy to make the
trip on the Mayhower, which foated the
flag Of the Secretary of the Navy.
In the wake of the Gresham came the
Tuscarora. in command of Capt Hall;
the Onondaga. commanded by Capt. Ross
the Seminole in charge of Capt. Rogers;
the Algonquin. commanded by Capt. Wads-
worth; the Window, in control Of Capt.
Mcclure, and the Dexter in charge OF Capt.
Myrick.
These made the patrol feet of cutters
and with them ran the following yachts,
each manned with a revenue officer and
acting as patrol boat for the course:
Smiths Privateer, Joseph f. Widener's
Josephine. W. B. LeeCss Norma, August
Belmont's Satellite, Samuel T. Stewards
Belemere, Cornelius Vanderbit's North
Star, +. ID. Underwood's Alice, II. Fl. Rog-
ers's Kanawha, Clement Griscom's Alvina,
L.
scout boats which acted as messenger boats
were August Belmont's Scout, Cornelius
Vanderbilt'S Mirage and William X. Van
derhilt, Jr S, Tarantula.
AS this fleet rounded into the sea along
the course set for the race it broke into
two columns, the Gresham heading the
eastern column and the Seminole the west
ern column. All excursion boats were re-
quired to stand outside these lines. The
Gresham had the scout BOATS Mirage and
Scout at hand to carry warnings to violat ors
Of this order and the western column had
the Tarant ula.
The first to call for a warning was the
yacht Duquesna, which, in attempting to
make short cut to bette place OF vantage,
had 10 be cried from its path by Executive
Officer Carmine on the bridge Of the
Gresham. The yacht lilly was warned
and then that old offender the Gay Head
swung into the course right at the stake
boat
Her course Law where she was likely to
take this wind From, the two oontosta nts
and she was ordered out rather uncere-
moniouslv. The captain of the Gresham
said the Gay Head had committed the
same offence at three races in the past
and he thought il was time TO let courtesy
yield to sternness.
Then the excursion steamer Plymouth
came along with her immense load Of pas
sengers When the executive officer from
phone her captain merely saluted and
turned away. Then the Gresham shouted
"Get back out of line. Pay more attention
to our signals" and the order was given
in such manner that the Plymouth took
her big bulk out Of the course as fast as
she could wheel away.
The Gresham ia IA roller, and when she
was standing at the head OF the column
close to the stakeboat the ground swell
shook up her happy passengers and chased
them away from their lunch and to the
precautions against seasickness At the
same time an accident occurred which few
of the passengers learned OF.
On the Gresham was an ,S00-pound
Hotchkiss S-lnCh gun, which had been
put aboard for delivery at Baltimore, to
which port the Gresham is destined when the
races are over. This rather clumsy gun
had been put in tho drum room because
there was no other place where it could be
lodged conveniently. 1t had been taken
from the wheels and was on wooden chugs
The roll set it in motion in the room through
which the massive smokestack and the ca
haust pipes pass. Had il been on wheels
It would the officers said, have swept
through the size Of the vessel. As il was,
it's movements threatened the exhaust
pipe at which its muzzle was pointed.
The japanese cook, whose cabin was
next to 1t, discovered the activity of the
1 ,sOO-pound missile and reported it to the
officer OF the deck, who called n force OF
jackies and they bound it up with ropes
from both sides OF the room and left it
helpless.
When the Shamrock had put about and
the race was OFF the patrol feet organized
for the homeward trip. All the private
yachts and excursion boats got off with
out a moments delay, but the cutters had
to return as a feet and in the order by
which they came This occasoned little
delay. and on the homeward run the Gresh-
am almost dstanced the rest. Coming to
Tompkinsville abe shocked up and the
fleet and the Mayfower caught up. As
the Mayaower came to anchor the Onon-
daga fired a salute TO Secretary Moody,
who then disembarked
The revenue cutters carried their full
quota of sightseers, who had secured
tickets signed by Assistant Secretary
Armstrong giving them the privilege
though Secretary Shaw. il was under
ST. God, had given orders that the boats were
not to carry any more passengers than
they could comfortably accommodate.
Several of the cutters went out with their
decks crowded with sightseers The
Gresham, the flagship of the fleet: the
Algonquin and the niecarora, three OF the
largest boats, had so many on board that
seats We're AZ premium, and three-fourths
of the people on board them had to stand
most Of the day.
The revenue cutter feet anchored Off
TompkinEville and two small cutters took
the guests to them from the wharf at st.
George, Nearly all of those who held the