Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-25
WORTH|NEsS OF CRAFT
PROVED ON MANY TRIPS
Richmond Motor-Boat Owners Have
Taken Many Cruises OF Constd-
erabfe Length in Their Boats.
WEATHER GR1LL1NG STORMS
Several Locally Owned Boats Came
From Ohio River Under Own
Power = Cruises to Now York.
Fishing Trips Enjoyable.

ternal disturbances that might result
from decision of the President to
tax" steps guaranteeing the protection
or American rights from the despotic
orders of foreign potentates. are fur
nished III the records of cruises made
by these craft
Owners Of the various motos boats
have prepared short descriptions Of
their most notable cruises for The
Times Dispa tch. and a glance through
them will show OF what the mosquito
craft are capable in the way Of per-
formanCeS.
In spcakins Of his handsome vessel.
Commodore r. T.. kaehler says:
BEFORE purchased by me, the Vic
was known on Lake Erie as the L. e.
r.. Jr.. being at that time the prop
crtN Of or. l.. 4; Russell. of Springfield.
Ohio. AS the l.. L. r.. Jr., this boat
made perfect score in the first scrlpps
cruise held on Lake Erie. The cruise
continued for seven days. on each
cruise the L. Il. F.. .Tr., was usually
the last I" leave and the first to finish
At that days destination. Accounts OF
TINS cruise in motor-hoat magazines
first attracted my attention to the
boat.
'Nft"r purchasing the boat at San
d onE I found that it was too lons to
ship TO Richmond by freight SO de-
cided 10 brins it down by water In
stead of starting for home immedi-
ate!E. VIC decided to take a run up TO.
Detroit by cutting across Lake Erie
and UP the Detroit River After sew
cral days in Detroit we started on our
long trip 10 Richmond. and the end OF
the first day again found us at San
dusky. We then cruised the entire
length of Lake Eric to Buffalo stop
ping at Cleveland and Erie.
AT Buffalo I decided that tho nInetv-
horsepower engine was too noisy. and
had company there install a new six
cylinder. eighty five-horse-rower mo-
tor This motor ran so smoothly and
quietly that 1t could hardly be heard.
II brought uS all the way to Richmond
without tho slightest trouble. and has
proven entirely satisfactory since then.
From Buffalo we passed through
the entire length of the Erie Canal
10 Albany. stopping at Rochester SYRIA
cuse and Utica on the way. From AL
oany We came down the Hudson River
II New York. From New York the
course lay through lower New York
md Raritan Canal---this canal con
meets lower New York Bay with the
i'tlaWare River just below BORDEN
town We then continued down the
l''laWnro River TO tho entrance Of tho
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal ~
Delaware city. This canal connects The
Delaware River with the upper end OF
Chesapeake Ray
RAISING through tho canal, We en-.
tered the upper cnd of Chesapeake Fay
familiar waters. as I had often cruised
nn and down Chesapeake Bay in n
smaller motor-h boat. Instead Of con.
iinuing down the bay to Old Point.
we hrst ran over to Baltimore for SOW
eral days and then continued our tr,n
TO Old Point Comfort. and up tho
lanes River to Richmond ON This
TRIP We made tho distance from New
port News TO Richmond In six and one
half hours.
nrI
Since then the Vie has cruised to
Baltimore and return probably a half
uo"cn times. and also has made a trim
through tho .tlbemarle and crbss,
peake Canal to Currituc< SQUAD in
.\"fth Carolina. This was 4 duck
hunting trip in tho middle Of tn. win
Ter when the weather was so cold that
we broke ice nearly all the way
through tho canal"
Cowardin, owner OF the stcr-
ing Daphne. describes the service his
Nessei rendered him on great trim in
me following paragraphs
INC longest cruise 7 have had IN
The Daphne was from Toledo. Ohio 70
Richmond via Lake Erie and thu E-,s
Canal We had party of six and.
servant on board. We stopped at all
the principal places. taking i've weeks
10 make the trip, which was tho most
enjoyed outing ever had We ey-
rcrienced some very rough water both
on tho lake and in the C'hcsapeake Eay.
nut the Daphne proved herself TO 30
"a very stanch. seaworthy craft"
Tom F. kerse. owner OF the Evelyn.
is one OF those enthusiastic motor bopi
Sp"rtsmeu who wishes to he watehiur
the spray ny all OF the time and his
friends say that lack OF time is the
only thing which prevents him under
taking the circumIlaviSation of tho
globe In speaking OF the cruising
ability of the Evelyn and showing tho
stanchncss which would make her
suitable for use in submarine chasing,
he said.
handled motor boats know. and also
She Is on+ OF tho best built Fer
r"omy accommodations provide every
convenience for IL party of six on an
extended cruise" On her maiden trip
VIC cruiscd TO Philadelphia That was
three years ago. and last year we went
TO Albany. establishing the preceden,
OF being the only vessel of the Rich
mond Yacht Club TO make that trim
there aud return.
ON this cruise we visited all of the
most important points of interest along
both the West and the East shore OF
Chesapeake Fay. This summer il the
government does not wish to use the
Evelyn for patrol work. we expect to
cruise among the Tho sand Islands"
III. V. Baldwin. owner OF .hc Luclba
has taken several extended cruises
that have proved the admirable quail
'cS OF h'S NesscI. In speaking OF a
trip taken last summer, one OF the
party SAYS
Pleasant cruise on River.
saturday night the party went
aboard MIR Raldwins beautiful and
we'll arranged pleasure boat. the
I.uciba then al anchor AT the Old Do
minion Wharf We soon passed out
among many othcr similar craft and
soon reached butch Gap. where we
anchored for the night. The next
morning we were again under way.
and. after pleasant ride. reached
Lille Bay. at Willoughby Spit. that
afternoon about . O'Clock.
We spent the niGht in this little bay.
and Monday morning We were anchor
ed on the best hshing grounds in
Hampton Roads. Az the proyerhial
fisherman says, we had good luck
and soon were enjoying a real feast.
That night we spent at anchor In
Hampton Creek. a narrow but exceed