The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-16
KIDS GO A-SAILING
ON GRAVESEND MAIN
IIcavc. HO! and n Bottle of
Pop! Yacht Club Shippers
Give a Party-O.
BIGGER ONE NEXT SUMNER

Commodore Edward o.. Thomas and
the shippers ~ the Gravesend Bay Yacht
Club wanted a particularly good time
yesterday. So a few days ago they sent
out invitations for a kids cruise" In the
crack power boats, sloops and yawls OF
the club feet. got the women folks to do
up lunches. lemonade, pop and other es-
~eentials OF a party and arranged for
special trolley cars to bring tho guests
60 the bay.
And when the appointed time arrived
yesterday morning about 10 o'clock,
along with eighty youngsters from
everywhere between Greenpoint and Red
Hook. things just naturally began to
happen on the Grayesend main.
Lest the shippers should be disap-
pointed the eighty small boys-the
youngest ~ years, the Oldest IL
made 1t a long string Of happenings from
the club fleet to Great Kills. Staten ISL
and. and back again. Even after that
the fun was kept M.
skipper J. II. SCOTS sloop yacht My
Girl was the last of the fleet OF thirteen
boats to land its quota OF excited guests
because Skipper Scott elected to pilot My
Girl back to the club anchorage on his
reputation instead OF on gasolene. Three
score hilarious young threats. already
landed, gloated over their comrades
delay.
"Yoo-ooh George-e-e! :" shouted one of
the crowd on shore. I'VE beatcher In
Yor did get stuck! Jump like every
thing! We got a forty centipede u up
here tthe clubs toy brass cannon on the
lawn and the bull pup thinks it's loaded.
C'mon. jump over the rail"
About that time the clubs mascot.
Rex. had to be tied to the flagstaff TO
conserve the legs Of the reckless shout
er's companions. who. while they were
on the cruises or in 'swimmin' at
Great Kills. or ~gobbling up lunches.
had not overlooked "A single prank or
neglected to ask "A single question about
everything from the galley pump to the
bowsprit.
Most Of the youngsters who were
gathered for the cruise by the Children's
Aid Society from Brooklyn settlements
had never even sailed on a ferryboa,
across the river and the three hour sail
on the bay was the treat Of their young
lives. Commodore Thomas and his fel.
low club members said too that IL was
the greatest cruise in the clubs history,
Next time they intend to have a bigger
one.
Only three tragic happenings were
reported. One small boy got seasick
before the cruise began and again before
the return trip. Another. the youngest
In the crowd, was 50 anxious to get In
swimming that he tumbled in clothes
and all and dried them later on the
sand. The third unfortunate telephoned
to Commodore Thomas about 3 O'Clock
yesterday morning that he had missed
the bunch" The commodore told hin
the bunch" would wait. but he never
appeared for the novel cruise and 9Th.
bunch" went Off without him.
The shippers who entertained for tn,
'kids' cruise" besides Conmodor,
Thomas in his yawl Sterling were Al
bert Gilmore and Herman Edwards, tht
Aurora eX-Commodore Louis Thoyson
the Marie Henry Jacobson and George
Harr. the Thor, Christopher Nyck. thu
Busy Bee IL sharp Brothers, the lar
riett J.. l.. Fleming, the Querida j. II
Scott. the My Girl Arthur Moore, IN,
Elizabeth George Morrison. the Sprite
Walter Moeller, the Wasp John Rabou
the Elsie, and Joseph Bartlett, the Ches
apeake Bay buckeye Rambler.