The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-02
Harding Is Northword
Bound; Will Play Golf
at Orn1ond Week End
Expects to Reach
St. A tine by
Sunday or Monday
tThe Associates Press.)

MIAMI Feb. -President-eiect
Warren G., Harding turned northward
today on his vacation trip leaving on
the Victoria for Fort Lauderdaie, the
first stop on his way back to st. An
gustine, He expects to stop for golf
at Palm Beach and Ormond and pos
sibly one or two other points. He will
probably arrive at st. Augustine Sun
day or Monday.
Mr.. Harding returned mere yesterday
afternoon from the Cocobol0 fishing
grounds with sun-bistered face and
score of fish, the largest string OF
any in the party.
The Victoria was in dry dock Tues
day and minor injuries sustained when
leaving Ormond on the way to Miami
were repaired hurriedly The boat was
lowered into the water late yesterday
afternoon
Rendezvous of Notorious Pirate
Cocolobo club, where MIR. Harding
and his party spent two days
fishing. was organized in 1915. 1t is
a key OF 40 acres of which about Is
acres has been cleared and filed
with mari Ii is pieturesquely locat-
ed on Caesars creek, salt lagoon,
torturous waterway with a legend
that in early times Black Caesar,
lbloodthirsty pirate, had his rendez-
1 vous at Caesars rock, which is Iocat-
ed out in front of the key. Here ths
black pirate would find refuge when
hunted or after one of his expedi--
i tons. Tradition has it that whits
women captives washed and cooked
for the black pirate and that sharks
in the deep channel kept the eaptiyes
on the rock until Caesar returned
from his trips.
There is an outlook from the Coco,
lobo clubhouse through the keys ID.
the passaEe where ships. 80 op and
down in, the Gulf stream. This club
House is, OF two stories. There is a
large commodious club room, four
double rooms. four single rooms. din-
ing room and kitchen.
i Yacht Victoria in Courts
The Victoria, the yacht on whica
President-eleet Warren G. Harding 10
cruising is the subject OF legal cor
troversy between its owner, Senator
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. and Sher-
man Loomis OF Brooklyn, the former
owner Of the boat
In suit filed few days ago in
the federal court in Brooklyn, The
New Jersey senator is seeking to re-.
cover $4,000 of the $4,000 he paid
for the boat complaining he had re-
Gently discovered the boat to be un-
, sound and many Of the timbers rot
ten
The Victoria was formerly the
SarHmar, and, according TO the sen
ators complaint. the owner repre-.
sentcd il as being absolutely sound
and scaworthy, except for two minor
injuries 1t was bought last Septem-
her.
Was Given Mo GUARANTEES
According to Brooklyn newspa-
, per. attorneys for the defendant ara
quoted as saying the senator was Civ
! en- no guarantee but had every oppor-
iunity tu inspect the craft before
buying ii
III the senator is successful in get
ting back the $1,000 he asks" tbs
v attorneys said. 1t will mean that hs
b has succeeded in purchasing a beau
D. tiful yacht for $4,000 on board oil
which he is now taking leisurely
joy ride on the Indian river. with no
less parsonage than the president
elect OF the United States as his
guest IF he was dissatisfied with
his purchase he should have offered
\ the Yacht back to Mr. Loomis. who
4 would doubtless have been glad tc
accommodate him
The Victoria suffered much minor
injury in coming down the Florids
st east coast canal going aground seY
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