New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
''HAYBOARD" FOR PORT"
IS SUGGESTED NOW
Commodore SmitherS of Larch.
mont Y. C. Would Amend
New Navy Order.
OLD COLONIAL TERMS BEST
Yacht Owners, as Burgee Flies
Are Adjured Not to Follow
New Plan for Fear of
Confusion in Sailing.

"Hayboard" and "strawboard" ins,n.,
OF port" and "starboard" were the emo
gestions offered by Charles snitbor,
commodore Of the Larchmont Yacht Club
10 Josephus Daniels, Secretary Of ,ha
Navy, who recently ordered the su,.,
tuition of right" and LEFT for ~
familiar nautical terms on board all cras,
Of the United States Navy
In his speech that placed the big -.
Island Sound Club in commission :,
Larchmont yesterday afternoon Comm
dore Smithers said:
Recognizing the navy as our nattar.
and the head thereof as my superior ~
ticer, it is with great hesitation that
comment upon his recent order. II seem,
unfortunate, however. that some othe,
substitution was not chosen. as .riyb,
often is used to mean correct and lefr
used instead Of departed Why. se4r,
that the navy is largely recruited from,
the farms should We not return to tho
expedient adopted by the army in Colo.
NAL times and use 'hayboard' and Straw
board?
Then there would be no danger OF TIA
helmsman installing an exclamation Of
right on the part Of an officer into an
order TO port your helm. l. therefore.
adiure you when aboard ship to avoid ths
use of right or left except when they
apply 20 direction. 50 that in case the
Secretary of the Navy does not follow
my suggestion. you will be prepared 20
sion"
More than six hundred yachtsmen and
their friends listened TO the speech OF
Commodore Smithers that formed part
of the usual ceremonies that marked the
opening OF the club The senior flag Of
icer arrived under sail In his flagship
Muuel a little after noon. After the
usual salutes were fred the big fleet az
anchor dressed ship Later In the
afternoon the yachtsmen came ashore. the
/, burgee was mastheaded and the club
declared officially opened for the summer
Commodore Smithers is an out and OUT
racing man. His flagship Muriel was a
starter in all Of the more important
regattas on Long Island Sound. Quiesetta,
Muriel and Elmina were trio OF schoon-
ers that furnished the keenest Of sport
dozen years ago. In the winter OF 1870
Commodore Smithers made an s0oo-mils
cruise TO the West Indies IN his yacht
II is the longest voyage ever taken oy a
racing craft under the command OF an
amateur skipper
Among the boats al anchor were:
Sumida, Nice-Commodore Francis NJ
wilson schooner Katrina, James Ford;
auxiliary Intrepid. LLOYD Phoenix, steam
er Winchester. Peter w. Rouss. steamer
Navigation. {. J. Dayol; schooner E!sand;
". Hicks: steamer Garcia, Leonard
Richards; steamer Narada, f. Walker
schooner Niladi. George W. Scott. ketch
Paladin. ". {. Hubbard: schooner Albion.
!. G. Wilson; yawl sapho. Paul Plunkett'
schooner Kestral. f. +. Caldwell; sloop
Heron. T. Prentice; schooner MaYis, ;.
p. Hubbard. schooner Latona, +. J. Han.
ROVER house boat Lodona, r. J. Greacen;
motor yacht Chin Chin. II. +. Boucher
motor yacht Raeo. r. Townsend. motor
Yacht Arval. Rear Commodore A Teal;
Atlantic Yacht Club; Rosalind. Deery and
a dozen more large craft