New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
Only ~ Out of 20 Volun-
teers Turn Up for
Squadron Drills.
SEA TOO ROUGH
FOR LITTLE CRAFT
Man9uVres Transferred
from Ambrose Light
ship to Bay.

That breaking in New York's motor
boat feet as an auxiliary 70 the navy
is far from an easy task was amply
proven yesterday when the naval Off
GERS assigned TO the Job attempted 70
/ round Up enough OF these elusive craft
10 form a squadron big enough 20 begin
the drills scheduled for this week in
the lower bay.
The navy was ready and willing. The
motor boat men were willing, but not
ready Out Of total Of twenty boats
enrolled for the work only twelve
! turned ID az the rendezvous in Graves
end Bay. and reported 10 Captain l. H.
Kaiser. He is the senior officer pres
ent in command Of the battleship New
Jersey, which is TO be the mother ship
for the motor boat fleet and Will give
all orders for its disposition.
The owners Of the boats that re-
ported declared that bad weather had
/ prevented many from reaching the
lower bay, especially those from Great
South Bay. Lack Of fuel was another
source Of delay, making it impossible
, 20 90 any maneuvring yesterday. Gas
olene was supplied by the navy late in
the afternoon from a barge at Fort
Lafayette.
The day was spent IN reorganizing
the three groups Of motor boats broken
up by the absentees, rcassi gning group
commanders and perfecting plans for
to-day, when the real tactics viii be-
gin with hydroaeropisnes working in
conjunction with motor boats and the
torpedo boat destroyc-s Flusser and
( Warrington, which, with the battle
/. ships Kentucky and Maine, were an
I chored in Gravesend Bay yesterday.
/ Three hyGroaeroplancs 10 charge OF
4 Turbee Dawson are &C arrive from
| Manhasset Bay this morning.
On his way 10 the halD on Monday
Captain Kaiser Of the New Jersey de-
cided that the original plan OF motor
boat manpuvres of The Ambrose Light
/ ship would not be practical because the
sea was TOO rough OF there for the
/ small craft 20 keep their speed and
/ ACCOMPLISH satisfactory results; so he
/ called OF that part Of the plan. and VIII
hold the drills in the upper bay IN
smooth water.
For. after all" said he last night.
ct is the men we want 70 train and
rot the boats. We prepare the men 10
handle larger boats when the tune
/ cones for actual service. Meanwhile
We shall 90 on with tire day and night
drills, giving the boat owners on hand
every opportunity 10 acquire the neces-
/ sary instruction"
lieutenant John W Wilcox. L. 6. "
who is in charge Of details OF the
motorboat drills a. conference on
board the New Jersey yesterday reas-
signed Groups a. 3 and c and APP
poin-ed group commanders, and later,
on board the steam yacht Ranger, wn-ch
her owner. Thomas W. Slocum, mas
placed az the disposal Of the power
boat division committee, be told the
rewepaper men the plans for the rest
Of The week.
There will be mannuvres n squadron
formation. attacks by some m0torboats,
backed BY hydro-aeroplanes, spying out
mines and destroyers, while other
motorboats and destroyers VIII defend
certain waters a. the entrances 20 the
Ambrose and Swash channels Ihen
there Will be night drills with screened
lights, practice IN signaling Win me
Ardois and other apparatus. The arm
periods Will be from $3.50 20 ll:5O
a m. from 1880 20 ?. N. and from :
20 10 p. m. Dummy periscopes vii be
used 10 represent submarines, ana
there will be floating and anchored
mines for the motorboats 20 dodge.
Group A has been assigned 70 the
battleship New Jersey, with Lieuten-
ant Keep In charge. Its hagshlp VIII
be the Sunbeam u, with K. 3. Roose-
Welt as group commander. His feet
consists Of F. r. Rothschllds Lillian
II. August Belmont, Jr.'s, BARRACUDA
and C 3. Parker's Louise.
Group 2. assigned 70 the Maine, m
charge Of Lieutenant Cecil. viii have
The Atlantis as flagship, with /. II.
Dver as commander. HIS feet will be
II 6 Beardsley's Mustang, II. +.
Roucher's Zita. ". W. Browns Al
trurian and r. P. Huntington's Trouba-
Group c, assigned TO The Kentucky.
in charge Of Lieutenant Els, mas for
IT'S flagship the Florence. win Mathew
pock as commander HIS fleet VIII be
Hendon Chubb's Satellite, : igmund Co
hens Rosa. ". K. Donnelly's Dawn
T. +. Farrell. Jr's. Dawn ana W. j.
wheeler Tee William Zeigler' II. s,
Gem and Harold !. Pratt's Dodger il
have been assigned 20 Go special ser
vice with the destroyers, and another
epeciai service boat is the Baba ll'
owned by II. II. Gordon. jr The men
in charge Of the flying boats are r. ).
Willard. John Pratt and Lieutenant u.
j. Murray.
Hook Horseshoe By Captain Kaiser by
wireless. and the big battleship made
an inspiring picture IS, with a.! hands,
including her civilian crew, lined Up az
quarters on the starboard SIDE, she
steamed majestically past The New Jer-
sew. ancroring couple Of hundred
yards north Of her The motor boat
drills viii begin abou. noon to-day.