Evening star., 1933-06-20
ROOSEVELT POINTS
BOAT TO CAPE COD
Out Early Today With Little
Vacation Schooner, With
Much Better Weather.
BY the Associated Press

BY tne Associated PreSS.
AT SEA OFF CHATHAM, Mass,
June 20.-The luck of the weather
finally broke for President Roosevelt
today and an easterly breeze shot his
schooner along over smooth seas around
the bend of Cape Cod toward Province
town on the tip
Pulling out from Nantucket at 6
o'clock, daylight time, Skipper" Roose-
velt smiled broadly as the moderate
wind filled his sails and the sun came
out to warm the air. Yesterdays
threatened nor'easter had vanished and
he was quickly along on his rolling 85-
mile course far out to sea.
Using All Sail.
At last only the Ellis was trailing the
dfminutive presidential schooner on the
high seas. together with the yacht Gu
yahoga OF the Navy carrying the secret
service men.
In contrast to yesterdays fight with
the storm, Mr.. Roosevelt today was
using all sail, whereas then he scooted
along only under the foresail
The huge ship City of Birmingham
ran close by the Amberjack II shortly
before o'clock this morning and gave
a salute of whistles.
The course Of the morning lay east
and northeast, rounding the bend of
Cape Cod near Chatham The schooner
turned north Before reaching Prov
incetown tonight it will have Travelled
west and south.
Provincetown by tonight was almost
necessary if Mr. Roosevelt is going to
reach his destination of Campobello
Island of the coast of Maine by June
2S. Today'S run is 8S miles and that
is a long stretch for a sailing vessel
put the southwest wind, if it keeps up
should help.
President Gets Workout.
The elements have combined to give
the President real workout on the
most unusual of presidential vacations,
put the weather is all a part of it and
he is taking it grinning.
Raln, wind and rough seas have pre-
vailed through most of the two pre-
vious days. The Amberjack II has
pitched and rolled in the waves but she
mas proven plenty seaworthy.
ioday's run around Cape Cod Is one
OF the toughest parts of the northern
journey, with all four points of the
compass to be negotiated in reaching
Provincetown.
REFRESHED by good rest YESTERDAY
afternoon and night in Nantucket Har-
DOT, Mr.. Roosevelt was again at the
WheeI as sails were hoisted before dawn
there today.
Catches Convoy on Guard.
The President caught his trailing f1o-
Una OF destroyers and newspaper power
ooats on guard Yesterday when he veer-
ed suddenly at Handkerchief Shoals and
turned his course down to Nantucket
IN the face of rising northeast wind
tnat threatened the dreaded fog and
gales.
But the trailing armada was soon
again on his course and close behind
him.
Reaching the protection of Nam
tucket. the President remained on deck
at the wheel for long while to ex-
change greetings with the local town.
people who hurried aboard various craft
to circle the little schooner.
During the afternoon he slept and
he was in the tiny bunk on the port
side aft soon after nightfall, preparing
for today's early start. The afternoon
and night gave some of the Roosevelt
crew OF friends opportunity to get
ashore for the first time and do some
trading. James Roosevelt, eldest son,
was prevailed upon for a brief speech
on the corner in Nantucket as he left
the telephone station there.
Some Casualties in Escort.
The rest also was welcomed by ac-
companying secret service men and
men who make no profession
of knowing or liking the open sea. The
rough weather has brought some cas-
ualties but all were on land last night
proclaiming to be as good as ever
Wireless aboard the destroyers keep
Mr.. Roosevelt informed of urgent bust
ness but apparently there has been
little of this.