Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-13
BACK TO OYSTER BAY AGAIN
One Purpose of Visit to See Archie
Roosevelt.
CHUMs OF BYG0NE CRUISES
Story Of Lonely Three-Year Voyage
Around the World-This Years
Sound Trip.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OYSTER BAY, N Y, July 13.-Once
year sea-battered, kindly old Capt. Joshua
Slocum puts in the harbor here with his
weather-b beaten snub- nosed tight little yawl
the Spray, in which he circumnavigated the
globe, all alone, few years ago.
He comes to Oyster Bay for just one pur
pose-to see his chum, Archie Roosevelt.
The two are fast friends. and they are pre-
pairing to start Monday for a cruise along
the New England coast. Archie Is learning
the art of sailing from the old sea dog and
he already boasts that he can sail the
Spray after the captains own unique meth
Cd Of flashing the tiIler and letting the craft
take care Of itself. Arches father has i'm
plicit faith in Capt. Slocums ability, and
he never objects to the boy doing about as
he pleases 80 long as he is under his
friends protection.
The captain reached here this week from
a little jaunt to the West Indies, where he
wintered. and is on his way to his homo at
Marthas Vineyard. He always stops here
long enough, however, to pick up young
Archie and take him along with him. AL
ready everybody in the village has rowed
out to shake hands with the captain and to
register their names in big book which he
keeps for the purpose
The captain is as full Of yarns as Oyster
Bay Is or horseshoe crabs. Sitting snugly
in his little cabin. he reels them off by the
yard to the gaping landsmen, and they have
come to look upon him one of the won
ders of the deep. When he left the Cayman
Islands this spring he piled his deck high
with forest orchids, strange coral and othel
wonders Of the South seas. and he is now
selling them as souvenirs.
The Cruise Around the World.
Every one is familiar with the story of
Capt Slocum's lonely cruise around the
world. 1t took him three years to make 1t,
and the newspapers at every port in which
he cast anchor had long accounts Of his
adventures. President Roosevelt honored
the old salt when he got back to the United
States by inviting him to the White House
The captain never tires of telling about
this episode, but he takes particular de-
light in recounting how Archie Roosevelt
met him last May when he sailed up the
Potomac and anchored at the foot Of 1th
street.
''The little scamp was there on the dock
when I hove in sight" said the captain,
with a grin Of pleasure as he recalled the
boys fondness for him. HE had come
down with his old dog Skip IN a market
wagon to welcome me.
FEATHER wants to see you,' he said after
we had shaken hands, and he made me
climb into the wagon and accompany him
back to the White House. They made me
walt in what he called the red room.
Pretty soon the President came In and
we had long chat Captain, the Presi-
dent says, Archie Is always talking about
the trip he took with you last year. Don't
forget to come around to Oyster Bay this
summer and take him on another So
here I am.
Archie a Clever Boy.
"Archie is one Of the cleverest boys have
ever known. He has learned to sail the
Spray almost as we'll as I can myself I
like him because he always does just what
l tell him to. You wouldn't believe 1t, but
he knows how to set the sails at their
proper balance and to lash the helm so that
it skins along by itself. That Is trick
which excites admiration wherever go and
which few sailors understand. Archie
learned the trick last year and he did Won
ders with the boat.
'"This year we are going to take weeks
cruise along the Sound, fnd l expect that
the President himself win look US over be-
fore we get away
What tickles the old captain most Is the
fact that young Archie has just fitted up a
Swampscot dory, and he has christened 1t
the Spray Before he leaves Oyster Bay
the captain will be the guest at the Sea-
wanaka Yacht Club on Center Island.