The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-28
M0BILIzINC MOTOR
 BOATS FOR CRUISE.
Expect a Thousand Boats for Naval Training Ma
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| The Inter-c1ub cruise on Long Is- land Sound ended only two weeks ago, 7 and by stretching the figures three motor boats took part in It's port-to- port runs, though actually only one, the Spare Time, went through from , start to finish despite the fact that the 1 committee in charge of the cruise ob | tained the services of three United | States Coast Gua4d cutters and the tor | pedo destroyer Macdonaugh for patrol i and committee duties believing there would be at least 100 power craft present ] The civilian committee of the naval | training cruise and maneuvers to be 1 held in September estimates that a 1 thousand motor boats, steam yachts, etc. will be registered for the big af- fair by August 15 and Is making ar engagements accordingly. Those. who had to do with the inter-club affair | have doubts as to whether the rank | and file of motor boat owners will do their part toward making. the naval l cruise a success any more than they | did the inter-club affair, but admit I that if the power boat men fail >to | they lose their last opportunity to be | considered seriously by those who will make arrangements for future marine events.
 The enrolment for the naval cruise | so far has been most satisfactory, and,l among the craft listed are many that i will be on hand once their owners say SO, unless the most pressing and unavoidable reasons prevent them; l but in majority of such cases the 1 yachts are of the larger sizes rather I than the classes provided for in the racing scope of the inter-club cruise. ii It Is possible that patriotic motives will prompt many owners of motor boats to show signs of concerted ac- tivity which mere prizes failed to- For more than a year more publicity has been given to the express cruiser type, intended as submarine chasers and for picket duty, than all other motor boat news combined, and a large per- centage ok those who ordered new craft were credited with having the naval preparedness notion in view.
 This naval cruise will afford all such owners the opportunity to show what they have done for the cause and if all such craft built within the Il last year are present there will be a Remarkable showing and one that will tend to cause the Navy Department to change the opinion of that branch of marine activity which it had forced upon it during the inter-club cruise.
 Enthusiasm is not lacking. Months1 lbefore the inter-club cruise took place there was plenty of enthusiasm, but it was of the open hearth and rock- ling chair variety and petered out as 1.-the time for action arrived.
 However. the naval cruise is not limited to vessels that are particularly suited to racing, and all types and sizes of motor and steam craft, from the 35 or 40 foot sturdy power cruis- CT, capable of making eight or nine miles an hour, to the express power cruiser, with a speed of 35 or 40 miles an hour, and the great ocean going Esteam yacht are eligible. and desir- able, so there is every reason why the showing made should be such as has not been, seen before in the history of the world.
 Many owners of motor boats other than express cruisers are undoubtedly of the belief that their slow going but sturdy craft are not wanted. That is a mistake. Chasing submarines and other work requiring excessive speed are ,but a few of the many uses of
 motor boats in the general order of preparedness
 A most important branch of the
 service is that of Red Cross or marine
 ambulance work, for which the slow
 CT going and usually more comfortable
 vessels are suited, to say nothing of , certain phases of transport work and : numerous other duties.