The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-04
PRES BOT.

Two OF the artists then penciled out in
two-fOot letters the symbol of the unaf-
frighted cruiser, laying the sheets on the
wooden grating at the stern Of the tug
Then the painters got to work, and, withip
half an hour, the signs were stretched on
the railing on either side Of the pilot house,
II did not take the populace afoat a long
time to get on TO the Jest. Even the enc
signs aboard the steam launches Of the
indispensable feet. helping the red tagged
guardboats to keep the multitude from in
terfering with the show, smiled approval
Of the cruisers sign.
The German reporter, who h ad gone
into the after cabin n made his will
intinating that he expected soon to be
blown out Of the water, came out after
Moran drew alongside the Presidents
yacht and the Commander-in-Chi ef himself
hove in view and laughed at the sign. Secre-
tary Bonaparte OF the Navy had had a
hearty laugh at il fifteen minutes before,
with many others gathered on the May
flower. The German threw up his hands
and. remarking simply and fervently.
-Ach, desc A~merikanesl" went into the
galley and drank half the stewards beer
supply
The unaffrighted cruiser went on and on
through the feet Of attending vessels.
and nearly every SOD aboard them who saw
the sign expressed appreciation in cheers,
smiles or laughter so hearty that il could he
heard above the swishing Of propellers n
paddle wheels. On the Morgan yacht Cor
sair the joke struck in Ceeply. Only one
ship, and she was a nondescript Of ante
diluvian build, appeared to misinterpret
the sign. Her skipper apparently had the
impression that the sign was a phonetic
sbbreviation Of Presidents Boat and
they cheered rapturously.
Occasionally the skipper or the owner Of
a yacht a tri1e slow Of apprehension would
suddenly catch the intent Of the cruisers
sign and would throw a fit. Stimulants
were usually brought and the skipper,
or owner, would drink to the health of the
spelling refOrmers, following the loud
glrgIing sounds with an invitation to come
aboard.
1t was observed by the veterans on the
Moran that the accompanying vessels
were not so large as tn D4e' that have zone
out beyond the Hook in the days Of the
best America Cup races, but, taken all in
all, it was one Of the raves exhibitions
OF little craft ever seen in the neighbor-
hood Of New York and the most gorgeous
all around nautical display that ever has
occurred on the Sound. For orderiiness
il could not be surpassed The picket
line Of guard boats were seldom invaded,
andlwhen it was the officers in charge OF
the steam Lunches courteously called. the
attention OF shippers Of offending vessels
to the infraction OF the rule and the shippers,
most Of whom sinned unintentionally
skurried outside the line Of red flags
More than half the steam yachts anchored
at points where there was a good view OF
the progress Of the Mayfiower through
the feet. All the excursion steamers, and
there were about a dozen Of them, paralIeled
the Mayfower's course outside the PICKET
line. Once in a while a little sailing yacht,
under pressure Of necessity and q suually
breeze darted into the forbidden srace.
Aswift and saucy steam launch would bound
in her direction and the sailing skipper
would dart out into the place he Belonged.
Everything worked with remarkable smooth
ness, chiefly because everybody could see
in the almost crystalline atmosphere prac-
tically everything there was worth seeing
in the great review.
Some Of he crowded excursion steam
boats that were present were the Wyandotte
the City Of Lawrence, Cepheus, George
Starr, Victor. Fairfield, Wyandotte, Shady
Side, Frank Jones and Colchester. Notice
able in the assemble Ge Of steam yachts were
Cornelius Vanderbilt's North Star and
Mirage, Howard Gould's Niagara. Frank J