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Rube. 
When Rube came down from Boston waters 
and mingled with the New York class P yachts 
in their races, Cranberry stock soared heaven¬ 
ward. 
She looked like a hay wagon until near the 
finish, when you needed a spy glass and had to 
look ahead at that, to see her. 
Water Route to Jamestown. 
The Jamestown Exposition committee has 
gotten up a chart and directions showing how 
yachtsmen may reach the exposition by water 
from New York and eastern points. 
For large yachts drawing six feet and upward 
it is suggested that they take the outside route. 
In coming down the coast outside, starting from 
Sandy Hook, the entire distance may be covered 
in short and easy stages. The principal harbors 
for breaking this trip are Little Egg Inlet, N. J., 
which will accommodate vessels of large size. 
Abescon Inlet (Atlantic City) this channel is 
narrow. Vessels drawing up to seven feet may 
come over the bar safely at high tide. The Dela¬ 
ware breakwater, Cape Henlopen, Delaware, is 
one of the finest harbors of refuge on the coast. 
Yachts should always take the old and smaller 
breakwater, and if near the Reporting Station 
will find splendid protection with wind from 
any direction. Assateague Anchorage forms a 
protection from all winds, except the southwest¬ 
erly. This anchorage has no bar to cross in ap¬ 
proaching it; is one of the easiest places to get 
into and out of on the coast. From this point, 
Hampton Roads can usually be reached in one 
day. 
Small yachts and motor boats should take the 
inside passage going to Perth Amboy either by 
the Kills or Raritan Bay, Raritan River to New 
Brunswick. When navigating the Raritan River 
a chart should be used, as there are quite a 
number of rows of piling that are confusing to 
those not familiar with this river. Enter the 
Delaware and Raritan canal at New Brunswick. 
The greatest height that can be carried under 
the bridge at New Brunswick is fifty feet from 
water to highest point of arch, and the greatest 
draft in the canal that can be safely carried is 
six feet. The canal, is beautiful, particularly in 
the spring and fall of the year, and runs to 
Bordentown, where you lock out into the Dela¬ 
ware River. 
On leaving the canal at Bordentown it is ad¬ 
visable to be well informed as to some of the 
upper Delaware shoals, particularly at Borden¬ 
town and Florence. Below these points the river 
is easy to navigate to Delaware City, Delaware, 
the entrance to the Delaware and Chesapeake 
Canal. Vessels drawing nine feet of water can 
use this canal and as all bridges are draw 
bridges, any height will go. 
Before leaving the canal at Chesapeake City 
use a chart of Back Creek, which empties into 
Elk River and Chesapeake Bay; this creek has 
quite a number of sandbars and spits, which re¬ 
quire particular care until Town Point is reached. 
From Town Point to Hampton Roads the fol¬ 
lowing harbors form good protection and many 
of them are exceedingly beautiful, Bohemia 
River, Still Pond, Magathy River, Chester River, 
Annapolis, Choptank River, Patuxent River, Wi¬ 
comico River, Piankatank River. 
For further information consult United States 
Coast Pilot, parts five and six. 
Jamestown Exposition can be made through the 
Albemarle and Dismal Swamp Canals to Lake 
Drummond, the famous “Lake of the Dismal 
Swamp.” This trip can be taken by the largest 
launches and is one of the most picturesque and 
attractive trips. The run can be easily made 
from the Jamestown Exposition in a day. 
The sale of the steel steam yacht Sayonara, 
formerly the Parthenia, built at Chester, Pa., 
in 1896, from designs by Gardner & Cox, and 
owned by Mr. W. L. Bull, of the New York 
Y. C., is reported by Messrs. Cox & Stevens, of 
this city, to Mr. J. PI. Brimley, who is the 
new commodore of the Philadelphia Y. C. 
Her dimensions are 124ft. over all, 115ft. 8in. 
waterline, 18ft. beam, and 8ft. gin. draft. Her 
An interesting trip for launches from the speed is 14 knots. 
