April 26, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
531 
Forest and Stream will give a weekly digest of Yachting and Motor Boating events from all over the country. 
A Story in Phonautics. 
Not Written by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. 
A JACKEY, having served his time and been 
discharged from the United States Navy, wan¬ 
dered up the Bowery. He had blown the money 
coming to him when he stopped working for 
Uncle Sam. His ruminations led him either to 
a bench in the park or re-enlistment. He de¬ 
cided on the latter. Two points off his starboard 
bow paced the immaculate solicitor for Uncle 
Sam. Jack saluted the blue and brass-bedecked 
“doughboy” and went up the dark and creaky 
stairs to a dingy room, sometime known as the 
recruiting office. He mumbled to the "petty” in 
charge that he wanted to re-enlist. “Re-enlist?” 
queried the "petty,” "I don’t get you,” whereupon 
he took from the shelf a Danielized dictionary 
of navy terms. “Nothin’ doin’; ’tain’t here. 
What’s on yer chest, anyhow?” Up spake a 
grizzled old sea dog tilted back on a frayed 
cane bottom. "He wants to go back into the 
navy.” "Oh! you desire to be re-engaged for 
service with the United States Government!” 
"You got me wid the foist barrel, bunkie,” said 
the applicant. “Kindly give me your family tree 
insofar as it relates to your qualifications to 
enter the employ of Secretary Daniels,” said the 
“petty.” 
Having satisfactorily passed muster, through 
the help of his discharge papers, he was sent to 
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As he got aboard 
the receiving ship Vermont, the weather beaten 
old bo’s'n’s mate sang out, “Go below—I mean 
descend to the floor underneath and receive your 
instructions.” “Aye, aye, sir.” “Stop! that 
language is not acceptable here; you mean yes, 
sir.” Too bewildered to get the drift of things, 
Jackie shouldered his dunnage bag and hesitat¬ 
ingly asked, “Where’s the companionway to the 
berth deck?” “The what to which,” bawled a 
nearby “petty.” “You must have served your 
time before sea language was denaturized; you 
descend the stairs over to your left and when 
you reach the floor below turn to your right, 
where you will observe a row of closets, in one 
of these deposit your dun—I mean your clothes 
bag.” 
Jack, having no wireless to the Navy De¬ 
partment at Washington, too bewildered to go 
further, dared not ask more questions. His 
nerves, unstrung from the labor involved in the 
spending of his pay, now were frazzled to a raw 
edge. He tottered and would have fallen but 
for a coxwain who came along in time to buoy 
him up. “Please, Mr. Coxwain—” “Say, lad, 
don’t call me coxwain; there ain’t no such billet 
—I mean position, since Daniel picked the plum; 
I’m the man who steers the boat; what can I 
do for you?” “Take me to the apothecary; I 
got to go to the sick bay—I’m all in.” “Sick 
bay! This bay ain’t sick. Mayor Gaynor has 
just put in a sewage trunk to an island in the 
ocean; you must mean the hospital.” To the 
apothecary they went, and Jack, uncertain as to 
what was the Danielization of the term in his 
mind said: “Doctor, splice the main brace,” 
“Man, you need Bellevue or Matteawan ; there's 
no main brace on this ship; she’s fast in Brook¬ 
lyn mud. Tell me your troubles; I can tell by 
your bewildered expression, you are in mental 
pain. You want a drink. Oh! yes, I see, you 
are of the old school. You were in the navy 
last week before our vocabulary was redrama¬ 
tized. When you want a drink, say so. Don’t 
say ’splice the main brace.’ It’s only lady friends 
of the officers that dare be nautical these days. 
Take this dose, and while you rest I'll translate 
Farragut into Daniels for you: Starboard, right; 
port, left. To go below, say downstairs; berth 
deck, say sleeping floor; port your helm is, exert 
sufficient pressure on the wheel in a lefterly 
direction to turn the ship to the right. ' If you 
want to direct someone to the bow, say go along 
to the front of the ship. Instead of hammocks 
each resident of the Government yacht has a 
folding brass bedstead and instead of a number 
an engraved brass plate designates the name of 
the owner. If you belong to the port watch, 
you must say, ‘I am on duty on the left side 
of the vessel.’ The red and green running lights 
have given way to ‘L.’ and ‘R.’ in illuminated let¬ 
ters, the log and lead are now known as speed 
and depth indicators; in fact, lad, every time I 
hear an' order nowadays I have to do like a 
policeman when you ask him which direction 
Broadway is from the Bowery^—look in a book. 
I would advise you the next time a demoted 
admiral comes around canvassing for the 're¬ 
vised nautical dictionary,’ to buy one. It will put 
you in strong with Daniels. Now sleep a while 
and you will feel better.” 
Corinthian Y. C. 
A SERIES of Spring races of the Corinthian 
Y. C., of Philadelphia, for 1913, open to race- 
abouts belonging to all organized yacht clubs, 
follows: 
First Series.—Saturday, May 3; Saturday, 
May 10; Saturday, May 17; Saturday, IMay 24; 
Saturday, May 31. 
Second Series.—Wednesday, May 7; Wed¬ 
nesday, May 14; Wednesday, May 21; Wednes¬ 
day, May 28. 
Third Series.—Saturday, June 7; Saturday, 
June 14; Saturday, June 21; Saturday, June 28. 
Fourth Series.—Wednesday, June 4; Wed¬ 
nesday, June II ; Wednesday, June 18; Wednes¬ 
day, June 25. 
Opening Day, Saturday, May 24.—Special 
race for raceabouts and a “bang and go back” 
race for motor boats. Prizes for the' first and 
second in this class. Circular giving special in¬ 
structions for these races will be issued later. 
May 30.—Special race for raceabouts. 
.May 30 and 31.—Long distance motor boat 
race: Overfalls Lightship and return. Open to 
all cruising motor boats enrolled in the club and 
to such other boats as may be specially invited 
to participate. Race will be run under the rules 
of the American Power Boat Association, the 
committee reserving the right to waive any part 
of the rules which they may deem advisable in 
this special event. Start to be made off Corin¬ 
thian Y. C. pier on Friday, May 30. Prepara¬ 
tory signal will be given at 2 :55 p. m.; starting 
signal at 3 p. m. Course: From starting line 
to red nun buoy No. 2T, thence following main 
ship channel to and around Uverfalls light ves¬ 
sel, leaving same on port hand; return, over 
same course to finish line off cluli house. Cer¬ 
tificate of measurement must be filed with re¬ 
gatta committee before the start of race. .Yny 
protest of measurement must be made in writ¬ 
ing before start. 
Commodore G. W. C. Drexel has offered 
first prize cups for each raceabout series, open¬ 
ing day race and long distance motor boat race. 
invitation Race, Saturday, May 31.—For a 
cup presented by Charles Longstreth. Open to 
any two or more similar sailing yachts tliat 
could be considered in a class, who enter for 
the race prior to 9 o'clock in the morning of the 
above date. Open to yachts of the Corinthian 
Y. C. or yachts of other clubs invited to par¬ 
ticipate, except yachts in the raceabout class. 
Should there be more than one class of yachts 
for this race, a cup will be given for each class. 
Saturday, June 14.—Motor boat race to 
Reedy Island and return. For boats enrolled 
in Corinthian Y. C. 
In addition to the prizes above referred to, 
racing flags will be given to winners of the 
sailing races. First prize, rectangular blue. Sec¬ 
ond prize, fishtail red. Third prize, triangular 
white. Racing flags will be awarded immedi¬ 
ately after finish of race. 
Raceabouts participating must be remeasured 
and inspected for equipment, otherwise they will 
not be considered as entering. Motor boat races 
are open to cruisers only, and must be meas¬ 
ured by Corinthian Y. C. measurer. Measure¬ 
ment certificates by other measurers will be ac¬ 
cepted subject to verification by club measurer. 
Addison F. Bancroft, Chairman. 
Charles Longstreth, 
Charles D. Mower, 
Race Committee C. Y. C. 
Portland Y. C. 
At a special meeting of the Portland Y. C. 
held March 16 to further the movement for the 
new power boat squadron, twenty-five motor boat 
owners were present. A committee was ap¬ 
pointed to draw up rules and regulations gov¬ 
erning the squadron. The following are the 
officers of the new power boat squadron: Com¬ 
mander, Holman F. Day; Lieutenant Comman¬ 
der, 'W. A. T. Hunt; Lieutenant, George A. 
Gould; Secretary, Frank W. Wardwell; Treas¬ 
urer, W. A. T. Hunt. 
