Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
treasury Secretary Leases Residence States DIPLOMAT
BY the Way
Beth Blaine

SUMMERTIME open season for all outdoor amusements in
Guiding the time for men to go down to the Ships
when sailing is in full swing that only topic
conversation the windy night recenv
before roaring fire. several famous shippers regular
together the utter existing today They
are older and they said that
we present the following the gt conversation for
amusement and enlightenment.
SCALING has auenue gone are the days uhen
seauans rolling gait apparently all that differ
entiated from the title of andlubber" to the casual
Observer fertility OF modern mind and the
application OF high pressure engineering in the ,Uorld of
sport man no LONGER needs to he so1or r. bnnd1e ht
anymore than he to mechanic to run an
automobile When Mike Vanderbilt pioted Enterprise
to ucory he sailing fully equipped
Nth instruments of precision hare had to be
aea duo ana Dina not to kno1o how most effectively
trim his sails they told BeUeen tachonetes and pull
indicators little left quality OF judy
naent ohich supposed of sailors art
Fortunately the instrument hasn't been adopted to
so great ersnt by the Corinthians although is
enough thing speed GAUGE in the cockpit
OF an NJ class sloop
But there plenty of other refnements
mention the fibre of the sea goers There are
all manner of special little winchs teng up of
thing larger than purposes wnches being
to secure that panosrng tautness of running rigging without
running the lilly white hands of the what that
great spirit of yachting the late Fleming think
OF such contrapton as he looks pao sport
he did much to foster implying that men of out
standing ability would find themselves unable to bring ship
to port without the ubiquitous battery gadgets makes
the art OF sailing more accessible to the andubbe
criticize the tendency toward mechanical perfection sport
whose chief asset has always been the development superav
degree OF skill and judgmenw certain thrown in
Take for example Long Island Sound during racno
season. Gone are the days Den hardy youth sailed forth
race equipped Nth enough sandwiches Nth
stand the elements became becaIned
modern age guided youth sails forth In avhite
shorts and returns spotleSS e there fantest
doubt about his making port that night Nearby yacht
clubs tender Uaing to to them 1uhen the breeze
dies Without OF chagrn they up behind the
tender and dragged into port oorno hands
tie them up as they step NEARLY into conveniently placed
d1ngys And the days after heauu rain ne
0ere forced to out "dying SAIL dece called
oy one brilliant young the clipper innovation
permitting the sail to be ipped of the carried into
the club house to dry certain young renowned in
yachting circles hoe boat considered foers
OF the Eastern coast has been knoUn h first son of
squat to zip OF his sail and hastily
WeH after all remembering childhood the tuo
handherchiets lone for sho and for blo ohen today
SAT- IS made OF special silk and duck costing
sdnd collars instead OF good old y keep
pristine freshness immune from the rains?
Fortunately for the yachting an increasing
number OF landubbers taking the boats where
without the aid of mechanical good motor
they are fast learning this ancient lore Phonecans
Speaking of this achievement William his
crew sailed the Captain Will Sproue South Bristol Me
and % days later landed in England-two weeks ago.