The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
FLEET May CRUISE
TO THE EASTWARD
New York Yacht Club Squad
ron May Make Use Of Cape
Cod Waterway.
Up TO COMMODORE BAKER

II is reported IN yachting circles that
the cruise Of the New York Yacht Club
Will be TO the eastward this year. The
fleet will gather on Thursday. August 8.
according to the present plans Of Com
modore George r. Baker, Jr.. and II the
cruise is to be TO Marblehead or some
other eastern port in all probability the
There is a strong feeling among yachts
men In favor Of making the trip through
the Cape Cod Canal. but II also Is
pointed out that II this is done some
special arrangement will have to be made
about the rates. which many think are
too high. II some fair arrangement
could be made II Is thought that fair
sized feet would pass through the canal
and then cruise through Plymouth Bay
and on TO Marblehead, where the New
York yachtsmen would be the guests OF
the Eastern Yacht Club.
IL some such plan as this is carried
out the New York Yacht Club under
Commodore Bakers leadership will have
the distinction of being the first to pass
as a squadron through the now canal.
The special attraction of such cruise
would be that II Is something new.
Many are tired Of having the fleet
gather at Glen Cove. then drift through
the Sound. perhaps have a fair breeze
for the run TO Newport sail two days
of that port and then go 10 Vineyard
Haven and return. This has been done
so often that every point on the whole
way Ia we'll known. II the canal ana
Marblehead scheme is adopted then the
fleet will And something new and at
tractive in Buzzards Bay, followed by
the novelty Of passing through the canal
and another new scene and new waters
on Plymouth Bay.
Morgan Barney. who has returned
after "a rather troublesome voyage 10
Florida. has been cruising on Long
Island Sound to get warm, he says. lie
tells OF cold and damp weather all the
while he was away and has decided
that the only way 30 cruise in Southern
waters Ii to send the yacht down with
the crew and then join II at jacksonville
or Key West. lie says before he started
his friends told him his boat was in no
shape for Southern cruise, because she
did not have mosquito screens or avn
ings. II never was 80 hot that awnings
were needed. and on the whole trip Mr..
Barney counted just two mosquitoes and
one ny In the yacht.
lie commented last week on the won
ltleS ny tilust WHO Sdlu llfN
knew all about such a trip and what
he actually experienced. lie was told
that II was only loading the boat TO
carry canned vegetables or fruits, as
he could get all the fresh vegetables he
wanted AZ absurdly low prices Twice
in about three months he saw some
fresh tomatoes in tine stores on one or
two occasions he found some fresh cab
bage, and about as often lettuce. lie
wanted 10 buy some Florida potatoes nj
Fc-nandina. hut was told Maine potatoes
were s35O a barrel while Florida pota-
toes were $3.50 The reason for this
was that the Florida potatoes we're
shipped from New York.
Al Fernandina he wanted a piece o'
white pine twelve inches Wide and four
feet long. but was told that he would
nave to telegraph to New York. as al,
the white pine was sold for shipment
north. Tie finally found a coiored man
who had some Of the wood he wanted.
and after pleading succeeded in obtain
Ing the four foot pie,e for 81. He did.
however. fiul oysters plentiful and cheap
on Chesapeake Bay, and was able 60 buy
on that piece of water some srallopE
for % cents 4 quart, lie is We'll pleased
with his experience, however. and is
glad he made the trip IN spite Of the
rough weather he met and tho accident.
that neccssitated DELAYS OIL the voyage
down.