New-York tribune., 1908-09-28
LOSES BET ON TIMMIyS
Steam Yacht Dacota OUerhauIed !,
Hudson RiUer.

Ralph L Gait. Of Washington. who recently =.
chased the ss-ton steam yacht Dacota. lost x -e
terdsy when he was held I'D IN the HUDSON b.
OF Yonkerr by Surveyor Clarkson. who ma. y,
on the chartered Treasury cutter Timurirs
The Surveyor and Matthew NJ Conevs n.
ury took the Timnnns out from the Bafr.-r
the forenoon and overhauIed snail boats +r-,...a :
out the day. When OF Yo1kers the trim n..s
came down the river at full speed. and the -
Minis siSnaIled her 20 run alongside We -
not had her before" said COneys. and thiuk Il
Is going 10 give US a chase. Be ready. caotss, !.
put after her IL she goes oy
The order had been barely given % ths sks,-
az the Tfrnnnins when the Dacota chanzaz =
course. slowed down and came about. Ther. -.
a merry party on board enjoying an ela5or,,'
luncheon. and there was a shout OF welcome -
Coneys boarded her
Mr. Gait greeted him. saying that ne rad bs,.
of him before but regretted 70 report that h -
lost & by the hold-up. He explained to the Dsu-.
Surveyor that he made bet with one q his zu...,
that he could pass through the har5or % ~
York without being held up BY the Timnias r.
Dacota. which Mr Gait purchased in Rocbs..,-
was IN SPLENDID condition. and had mere eout77s-.
than the law requires
As the Dacota went down the river ne TY-,-,,-.
overhaulsd the wyandance. a 14-ton gzsoleus 49,.
owned and piIoted BY Jenny K Stafford of csr..-.
nor. Long Island The yacht was II 2e-ss-r e,,
d,tton and no violations were found sy1-vsvo.
c-1arkson said il was the most innmaegIase auvsar
ing craft the Tinmins had overhauled-
F-o-+v--h-se power boats were overhasllsd "a
tfrt-three Of them were found 70 be violating tas
r.er,Iatfons As the Tirumins was returning % "A.
Battery she held Up az Ssth street me most t-sH
and grtr1y craft OF the season Il had no so,.-
r,snt except the fragile engine that propsH.s :
and there was much laughter On the Tir-s.,
wn.a the name White House read on ths 5or
Surveyor C1arkson said yesterday that hs IL
1ected the Treasury Department would hsrs a
cr,++er Of fts own for the work next year. Alsszs
the inspection OF steam vessels comes u1d- as
Jurisdiction OF the Department Of CoUusr1 "a
Labor the Treasury Department because q n
large STAFF Of inspectors. has had % DO ne vo-kx
enforcing the steamboat law on snail boats s1s
1ar~e excursion steamers A. the request q us
r.osrt-eut Of Commerce and La5or Survsyor
Clarkson Is preparing list of al The power ooaa
IN IN. harbor Of New York. He has sent letters 70
-hA cornmodores Of nfnery-Ave yacht clubs n tals
port and 70 the builders ot boats and engines 70
s.,d him list OF all the boats that trey Know
are IN IN. waters OF New York Haronr. Il Is est
mated by yachtsu1en that there are between esh-
teen and twenty thousand
Orr work OF inspection has started agitation
for similar service in practically every important
seaport OF the United States. said Surveyor
C1arlson 7 nave mad over hundred letters from
boat owners. officials and other persons from prsc
ticauy every port in the United states
The publicity given 70 our work 5y the NsT
York papers and The Associated Press has dons
more good in stimulating similar work elsewhs-s
tran all our efforts n the last Two years think
II will not be long before a government boat VII
nz-roI the waters Of every harbor II the United
states where there are small power boats and e.
force the law
The Tir1rnius has overhauled this season ID
boats. on 72s OF which violations were found