The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-14
SHAW STOPS YACHT TICKETS.
1900, RED, WHITE AND BLUE,
ALI SIGNED BY HIMSELF.
Decides After All That Only Three OF the
Governments Fleet OF Eight Revenue
Cutters Shall Garry Passengers TO
the Yacht Races-A Nllsunderst anGisng
Win MIR. COrtclyOu's Depart ment ::

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Secretary Of the
Treasury Leslie M. Shaw will attend the
yacht races next week with party OF
specially invited friends and will view the
great contest, or series of contests, from
the deck of the Onondaga, the crack vessel
of the revenue cutter fleet.
Mr. Shaw, having spent the greater part
of his life in Iowa, where prairie scho ners
are the only nautical craft, and those out
of date, doesn't pretend to know much
about yachting but he is Interested in the
coming match from the broad standpoint
of American patriotism. He is thoro ughly
patriotic, and the element of international
rivalry appeals to him.
Although attending the races in his
official capacity, Mr.. Shaw will not wear
the uniform Of a revenue officer, but will
be plain-clothes man. The Secretary
has talked yachting more than anything
else for the last week
The Attorney General of the United
States. in formal opinion, declared that
the supervision of the races, in order to
keep the course clear in the interests Of
good sport and public safety, belonged
OF law, if not of right, to the new Depart
ment of Commerce. This duty has here
tofore been attended to by the Treasury
Department, and the ordering OF the rev.
enue cutters to guard the course still falls
to the Secretary Of the Treasury. Secre-
tary Shaw has, therefore, personally super
yised the PRONUNCIATION Of orders to COM
manders Of the several vessels and has
Il, IL hat Atrtnt AlI nm
Of the rules of the road on the days Of the
races is to be enforced.
On Tuesday, Secretary of Commerce
Cortclyou gave out statement that these
rules were about to be promulgated by
his Department, and he added that as soon
as the Secretary Of the Treasury should
select the revenue cutters to carry them
out the plans would be complete
MIR Cortelyou did not know that Sec
rotary Shaw had. several days before,
designated the cutters and personally
issued the orders 20 the fleet of eight vessels.
Cards had also been printed in several
coors permitting fortunate holders to go
on board the cutters for the purpose
of viewing the races In past years these
cards have either been merely printed,
with no signature, or printed and signed
by the chief of the revenue cutter service.
This year Mr.. Shaw decided to effect a
change. He has always impressed his
subordinates with his close attention to
details in the Treasury Department. and
he made no exception when the arrange
ments for the yacht races were to be made.
He insisted on signing all the cards with
his own pen, and he was busy for several
days and nights in placing his signature
10 some 800 or 900 cards.
The Secretarys signature, although not
a long one, is somewhat sprawling in style
and covers not a little space. The cards
are of three colors-red, white and blue
a different color for each of the first three
races. If the Re lance wins three strai ght +,
as the Secretary hopes she will il will not be
necessary o print new tickets OF different
color. The three colors of the American
flag he hopes, will be enough TO do Sir
Thomas up.
After Mr. Shaw had signed all the tickets,
however, he decided that only n small
number Of them should be issued. Yester
day he promulgated an order, which WAS
published in THE Sun this morning, say
ing that the Secretary of tho Treasury had
res erved for his own use and the lse of his
friends the cutter Onondaga, that the
Gresham had been reserved for the use of
the Collector of Customs at New York,
and that nobody except newspaper re-
pOrterS would toe allowed on any oi the SIX
other vessels except the Algonquin.
The Secretary was very busy to-day
sending ont red tickets 10 his friends. They
We're marked "OTondaga." Red tickets
are good for the first race only. Mr., Shaw
will devote other days to the signing and
distribution of the whites ard blues
The real way to- see ynCht race is from
one of the revenue cutters. They can go
where the excursion boats cannot. They
keep close to the "acers, and as the
Government or somebody stocks them
well up with good things to eat, drink and
smoke, n trip on cutter on yacht race day
is ideal. In past years the cutters have
overhowed with guests" of the Govern
ment Every man with an inch of pull
seemed to be able 10 get pass. The public
without pull paid from IS head up and war
prices for food on he excursion fleet.
Secretary Shaws decision TO restrict the
number of boats carrying passengers To
three. one of which lie keeps 10 himself and
one of which h" turns over ID the Collector
of the Port, is bound I" cause a lot of heart
burnings, But the order il out and those
that do get ON the cutters will Lave plenty
of elbow room. The invitations will be
hard 10 get but if a man succeeds in landing
one he may be very sure that Uncle Sam
will take good care Of him and the Treasury