The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-26
B0YNTON'S TRIP
 STOPPED BY LOW
 WATERS IN RIVERS
Former Manager of Steeplechase Returns With Fund of Inter
 esting Experience
'PilOt" Met up With a Badger or a Wild Cat and Got the
 Worst of it

Captain Paul Boynton and his son.
 Claude, reached this city last night
 and will arrange to spend the winter
 here instead of in Florida as was
 contemplated when he left this city
 early in the summer for a cruise over
 the inland waters of the continent in
 his cruising launch, Water Gypsy
 Mrs. Boyton remained in Chicago wis
 ittng friends and will come to Bridge
 port later. The family will make
 their home this winter aboard their
 houseboat, ''Kl1gloon.''
 The Water Gypsy is laid up at
 Chicago and will be sold. The captain
 said this morning that the reason he
 gave up his cruise to Florida was be-
 cause of the scarcity of water in the
 Illinois and Mississippi rivers. He
 says the water has not been so low in
 40 years as at present. At St. Louis
 there is only feet. of water in the Father of Waters and for miles and miles the river is in pools and sand bars. To Lake Pippin, a broad spot in the Mississippi river where a large steamer, the Ocean Wave" was lost 40 years ago, with many lives, the around to see the vessels hulk which is visible for the first time since it was wrecked.
 The Boytons spent the greater part Lakes and the captain said this morn ing that he would advise yachtsmen to keep away from the lakes. He says that they are more dangerous cruising that the ocean because of the sudden manner in which storms arise and the long distances between ports where small pleasure crafts can find a haven. The storms strike the boats from, all sides and it is impossible to protect a boat from the storm as it is along the Atlantic coast where the storm usually comes from one di- rection. e-f
 The captain and his family cruised over 1000 miles and 1t was his plan to continue on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico and from there to Florida where they intended to spend the winter.
 The captains favorite fox terrier Pilot met with the only mishap that was experienced on the voyage. He has a; tendency to fight with any manner of beast he meets and while the Water Gypsy was laid up at Beaver island at the northern end of SCOUT the woods. He came back yeIping covered with cuts and with one gash in his hide which extended almost the length of his body. It The Indians on the island told the captain that Pilot had tackled eith- ar wildcat or a badger.
 The captain who is member of Bridgeport lodge of Elks met many members of the order on his trip and was well received by them where ever he went.
 He is the owner of the land at Coney Island occupied by Luna Park and has been associated for years with George c. Tilyou owner of stee- olechase Park at Coney Island. He says that the business at the famous summer resort and amusement place 1as been the greatest this year in he history of the island. He states hat MT Tilyou opened a new place it Atlantic City where the expense was far less than the cost of conducting where the receipts had been many thousands of dollars greater than was expected As for the. future of the ocal summer resort the captain said here were no plans that he knew ,f. As for the talk of s. 2. Poli talk ng over the island the captain said hat he understood that the theatrical and MT Tilyou had never IiscI1s ssed the matter.