New-York tribune., 1920-07-18
Ocean Bone Dry
ICompared to One
| Gay Tug at Races
Bed. Headed Barkeep Makes
/ Th usands Of Yacht
I Sports Jealous of Lucky
! Crowd Aboard His Craft

sOut OF thervaried and motley fiotiila
that followed the two racing yachts
Yesterday there appeared in bold relief
one single small craft. Only an ordi-
nary everyday river tug was she, yet
she proudly bore the name Peerless
eanblaxoned on her dingy Sides
sUpon the after deck there was lashed
as hfeboat. The crew had deposited
there precious cargo of liquor. Upon
TIE shoulders of man crowned with
ak aureoie of flaming red hair devolved
tie duty of dispensing this, and he did
it to the envy and amusement of the
eftire sightseeing fotilla.
sThe Peerless took up the center of
tie sea stage at dramatic moment,
iust as the postponement pennant
broke out and hung Imply on the
committee boat. This was the moment,
teo. that the New York police boat
john F. Hylan plunged into the scene,
By this time the crew of the Peerless
Were considerably lightened in spirit,
but he of the flaming aureole was al
ready carrying the major portion of the
liquid cargo. For each potion he hand
ed out two were consumed by himself.
THE cops and others on the John F.
Rylan watched with enraptured and
jealous eyes, till suddenly the inde-
fatigable lifeboat barkeeper sang out
in tremulous voice:
."Shay, if youse guys wanna drink,
heave line over!"
Cops Ignore Enright
The cops never went after crini-
nal any quicker than they did for that
line. The fact that Police Commits
sioner Enright was in plain sight on
the bridge of Sir Thomas Lipton's
steam yacht Victoria bothered them
but little.
On the third attempt to heave the
line the inspired barkeeper stepped
Into the ocean to, catch it, greatly re-
ducing his future capacity for absorp-
ton. The fourth attempt was success
ful, and a case of goods was hauled
across to the police boat.
"That was good catch anyway"
was the comment of the Police Com
missioner, but his face expressed the
Words he did not add.
The audience on the other 200 vessels
watching the scene gradually passed
from envy to admiration at the capacity
of the red-topped barkeeper. He had
already displaced three times his own
weight, and there was talk of taking
his measurement*for handicapping in
the interest of the other occupants on
the Peerless. The audience was afraid
the intereyts of yachting would be in
jhred if this step were not taken.
Just at this moment the all metal
ulonoplane flew low over the Peerless
The barkeep got one look at it, and
then tried to jump overheard. 1t took
the entire crew to restrain him. He
Sppeared to think it was a prehistoric
Ash or flying dinosaur
I Shortly afterward the barkeep was
convinced he had not yet reached that
stage, and he resumed business again
at the old stand in the lifeboat. ''Don'
care if er ship doesh go DOWN." he
dried. ~ -" -
! Waves the Hylan Away
! In the congestion about the Ambrose
Lightship the boats began to get
perilously close to each other. At one
time the Peerless almost backed into
the John F. Hylan and the latter
shrieked out warning whistle, just
IS the barkeeper was mixing two
the direction of the noise, he saw the
encoming police boat. With majes-
tic wave of his arm he cried out with
impatient voice: "Gerr-r- outer my
way; can't yer shee Pm busy?"
] Then his attention was attracted to
the steam yacht Victoria and the
genial face Of Sir Thomas Upton
UcoNuiHS A1OHt tIC DIlOSC. LIS DdI
keep turned up grinning face and
forming megaphone with his hands,
khouted across:
si"Hey, Tommy Hey, Shir Upton!
Come over here and I'll give yer
shome'ng at'll put pep in zher ole boat
Hey, Tommy, get on zher job-washa
matter with yer? ?"
The perfect day brought out a
greater collection of craft than the
first day of the races. 1t seemed as
though Neptune, in honor of the event
had thrown up everything that could
aoat and concentrated it at the start
ing point. When the race started two
hundred power craft, from liner to
twentyfoot motor boat, began a game
of -your-leader to the two sail
Ing sloops over thirty miles of sea
waste. 1t was a great game and a
greater sight.
All eyes turned on the Orlzaba when
she arrived, but her decks didn't prove
anything. There were few on them.
Perhaps the others were down below
using persuasive measures with the
harroom steward.
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