Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-21
WORLD NOW COPYING
U. S. BOATS, SAYS DAY
Intrepid Navigator of Ocean
Speaks Before Capital
YachtSmen.

American types of boats which were
| laughed at by foreign yachtsmen few
years ago are now being copied all over
the world. The very people who TESTED
| about American yachtsmen, termed as
mill pond sailors and declared we could
| only make good racing boats in which
safety and comfort were sacrificed fol-
| speed, are now copying the lines of our
boats because they have proved their
seaworthiness. The yachting game In
America has undergone wonderfu
changes. and today the American yachts
man is respected everywhere
Such was the declaration made las
night by Capt Thomas Fleming Day OF
| New York city at banquet rendered tt
him at the Raleigh Hotel by the yachts
men and motorboatmen of Washington
Capt Day was the man who navigated
the twenty flve-fooot yawl Seabird and
the thirty-five-foot motorboat Detroit
across the Atlantic ocean.
American yachtsmen are the most
competent in the world today" said
Capt. Day. Il can go into any yacht
club along the coast and gather together
a crew which will not hesitate to take a
small boat across the ocean. 1 can find
competent crews anywhere along deer
water-men who know how to navigate
as good or better than most professional
sailors of long experience"
Capt. Day. with the aid of stereopticor
slides, described the voyage of the Sea
bird across the Atlantic to Rome, Italy
the little craft being the first vessel car
rying the American flag to make tina
port. He told of the trip of thu
Detroit across the ocean to IRELAND
and then of her voyage to st. Peters
! hI1ro Ia von re
men a number of pointers regarding the
handling of small boats in rough water.
The banquet to Capt. Day was held un
der the joint auspices of the Capita
Yacht Club, the Corinthian Yacht Club
the Eastern Power Boat Club and thu
Alexandria Boat Club.
John p. Welcker was POSTMASTER. A
toast to the honor of the guest by J. B
Henderson. jr., started the festivities.
Those Attending Banquet.
Those present at the banquet were
Adrian Sizer, John p. welcker, C. F.
Denley, Nj. B. Hooper. F. B. keyes, G. r
Dalton, z. J.. Wilson. T. E. Greene, VII.
liam Tindall, g. II. Bright, c. L. Hard
ing, II. F. Rueth. "A. B. Dent. d. w
Lord, l. NJ. Thompson. A. o. Clephane
L. F. Clephane, J. B. Henderson, Jr.; r.
C. wilkins. G. l.. Johnson. p. Budlong, F.
O'Connell, r. E. Ettinger, G. A. Anthony
r. L. Fryer. D. Clarke. J. E. Lawton, c.
J. Allen. M. Fisher. r. l.. Calf. V. NJ
Healey, E. Wallace. A. P. Hastings H
p. Wilson, C. A. North, H. G.. Chandlee
III. G. Kubel, S. ]. kubel. S. P. Herman, J
W. Lewis, A. s. Pattison, n. b. Wolcott
F. Guest, w. V. Varney. G. w. Fosberg.
G. E. Sullivan. c. j. Norris, w. A. Frank
land. c. c. Milburn, E. F. Hartley, D. H
Fowler, r. e. Burnham, o. E. Braitmay
er. P. r. Labouiss. A. 0. Portner, P. v
Portner, C. J. O'Neill, p. Cook. p. Patti
son, F. S. Symanoskie. T. Williams. ]. s
F'rick, F. C. jones' c. LIE Duo, w. ]. Ba
con, c. r. Lesh, w. A. Heine. p. v
Mitchell, f. A. Barnes, A. Burgess, w. j
Ingram, w. G. Schafhirt, c. II. Pardoe
S. B. Donnelly, w. R. Adams, w. E
Stockett, L. T. Thompson, L. c. Cruit
w. B. Laub, E. w. Shepherd, S. w. How
ard, III. A. Heitmuller, F. Myer, c. E
Ingling, F. Benjamin, H. Barker, L. 8
Paddock, W. A. Mills. w. M. Wagner. w
F. Buckert, n. E. Besson and J. c. Nc
Carthy.
The program committee was composed
of Adrian Sizer of the Capital Yach
Club, chairman: George III. Bright, treas
urer; George r. Dalton, secretary; VII
liam B. Laub. jr., c. E. Ingling, H. CLYDE
! Cruit harrington Barker, William M
Wagner Edward w. Shepherd, T. N. Cul
len, w. F. Stockett, Frank B. Keyes ant
John P. Welcker.