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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. is, 1910- 
A Cruise on the Trocas. 
For about a week the weather had been cold 
and more or less unpleasant, and thoughts of 
a cruise suggested overcoats, sweaters and 
blankets, but on the morning of Sept. 3 it was 
as warm and pleasant as any day in summer, 
and Trocas left the Bayside Y. C. with Mr. and 
Mrs. Story and Mr. and Mrs. Roe, who con¬ 
stituted her crew and passengers. 
It being necessary to have a crew of at least 
eight to properly handle Trocas, our crew, con¬ 
sisting of two, divided themselves into eight 
different positions, the only one of which apt 
to be claimed by both members at the same 
time being that of skipper, and like Cook and 
Peary, it was a question of who got there first. 
1 he other positions, such as waitress, cook, 
dishwasher, cabin boy, etc., were only filled by 
someone after much persuasion and the promise 
of extra pancakes for dinner. 
Note—The work came always, the pancakes 
occasionally. 
Note.—lo insure a perfect trip, it was neces¬ 
sary for the motor to mote, and to that end a 
new club burgee was flung to the breeze and 
the motor, in consequence, never “winked an 
eye” on the entire trip. 
As was perfectly proper, Trocas was duly 
held up by the U. S. Revenue Department otf 
College Point, and after a thorough inspection, 
received the proper papers authorizing the 
cruise. . , 
We entered the Harlem River at 12 o clock 
noon and had a strong wind and tide with us, 
and one hour after entered the Hudson. Lunch 
was served en route, and at 5 o’clock we came 
to anchor off Peekskill. 
Note.—In anticipation of cool weather we 
dressed as for a “Furthest North” expedition 
and all the way up the cabin was occupied, first 
by one and then another, peeling oft the dif¬ 
ferent layers of clothing. ... 
The evening was spent in Peekskill riding on 
the different trolley lines and in visiting the 
stores. Be it known that the ladies have for 
several reasons been in the habit of cruising 
together, and the sole topic of conversation as 
we were about to come to anchor for the night 
was “souvenir post cards” and visits to'the 
“five-and-ten-cent stores,” and as soon as they 
were landed, no matter in what part of what 
town, it seemed as though the first thing to 
come in sight was the “red front” of W ool- 
worth’s Five-and-Ten-Cent Store. No more 
energetic dash was ever made by the explorers 
in the Arctic region than that made by the 
passengers for these stores. * 
Note—On these "shore” trips the crew, 
weary and footsore, and with aching bodies, 
tagged on behind. 
On Saturday morning there was a stiff breeze 
which made it cooler than on the day before, 
and after breakfast, at 8 o’clock, Trocas started 
up the river. West Point was visited at 10:40 
and we spent a very pleasant hour driving 
around the Post; extensive improvements, both 
in buildings and roads, are being made at that 
place. Most all of the old buildings have been 
or are now being torn down and large struc¬ 
tures of brick and stone erected in their places. 
Could many of the old soldiers who graduated 
from West Point return now, they would not 
recognize their old stamping ground. 
Lunch was served at Newburgh and we 
reached the Poughkeepsie Y. C. at 4 o’clock 
with the wind blowing a gale and the seas run¬ 
ning very high. We did up that town in pretty 
good shape from 4:20 until 8 o’clock, and dined 
at Smith’s restaurant, which is considered the 
proper thing to do. On some of the important 
avenues triumphant columns were placed with 
electric lights strung between, and all buildings 
decorated with bunting (undoubtedly in honor 
of the arrival of Trocas). 
During the night it rained very hard, but on 
Sunday, Sept. 5, the sun came out bright and 
clear and the wind and waves were higher than 
ever. 
During the trip the films for the camera, 
which had been keeping up a rapid fire, gave 
put, and one of the crew (filling the position 
of errand boy) went ashore, visiting places 
where such “ammunition” could have been 
bought on a week day, but found everything 
closed. The “lid” certainly was on tight. 
We left Poughkeepsie at 10 o’clock and 
passed Esopus Light at 12, and at this point 
oilskins and rubber boots were the proper ap¬ 
parel, for the sea was washing the decks and 
dashing over the cabin in great shape. This 
weather continued all the way through to 
Rhinebeck, where a party of Mr. Story’s 
friends were taken aboard for a sail up the 
river. We did not go far, as it kept getting 
rougher as we went up. 
Returning, we landed them at the Ferry Dock 
at 3:45 p. m. and went across to Rondout to 
lay up for the night. None of us had ever 
been up Rondout Creek before, and were sur¬ 
prised and delighted with a sail of about two 
miles to the falls. The scenery there is as pic¬ 
turesque as that of the Hudson. 
As usual, the passengers and crew landed and 
took the trolley through Rondout and King¬ 
ston, returning to the Trocas at 8 o’clock for 
dinner. 
Monday, Sept. 6, was a beautiful day, bright 
clear and cool. The ladies of the party went 
ashore and did the town again, this time ob¬ 
taining ample ammunition for the camera for 
the trip home, while the cook and errand boy 
did the chores and obtained the necessary sup¬ 
plies for the inner man, and at 9 o’clock we 
turned the bow of Trocas homeward. 
At 9:45, to be exact, while the crew and 
passengers were discussing the pleasures of 
the trip, somehow or other Trocas went on the 
wrong side of a “red-painted stick” someone 
had placed in the middle of the river, and in 
a few seconds stuck for fair. At this point the 
skipper “came to” and resumed work. We 
backed out and John proceeded to the stern 
to release the propeller. Now, removing 
weeds, etc., from a propeller is not easy work, 
and on a day as cold as this John did not like 
to go very far under water, and you ought to 
have seen the stars fly from his head when this 
happy thought struck him“if the crew and ladies 
would only go forward perhaps I might get 
them off easier.” It was surprising to see how 
far the stern came out of water when we all 
went to the bow. 
At 11:15 we arrived once more at Pough¬ 
keepsie and again proceeded to “do” the town. 
We visited Vassar and Governor Clinton’s 
headquarters and various stores. Returning to 
the boat we had dinner and awaited the arrival 
of Mr. Story’s father and son, who were to go 
home with us. 
We left Poughkeepsie at 2:20 and arrived at 
Fishkill Landing at 4:30, where we all took the 
trip to the top of Mt. Beacon. The cable road 
pulled us “straight up” and on the return trip 
dropped us “straight down.” Mt. Beacon is 
said to be 1,550 feet high, and the view is mag¬ 
nificent, the Hudson looking like some small 
brook instead of a large river, and the houses 
at Fishkill and Matteawan like tiny white 
specks. The company that conceived the idea 
of erecting a hotel on this bluff and installing 
this inclined railway certainly had nerve, and as 
nerve counts, they should have large returns at 
the end of the season. Many people touring 
in automobiles take this trip for its novelty, 
leaving their cars at the garage at the foot of 
the mountain. Returning on the trolley through 
Matteawan and Fishkill, we crossed the river to 
Newburgh where we laid up for the night. 
Tuesday was bright and clear and cool in the 
early morning, but grew very much warmer 
during the day, and the sail down was nothing 
like as rough as had been the two preceding 
days. 
We entered the Harlem at 12 o’clock and 
came to anchor just after we had passed through 
the bridge in the first quiet water since Sunday 
night in Rondout Creek, and after a pleasant 
trip through the Harlem and under its thirteen 
bridges we rounded the lower point of Ward’s 
Island, and headed for the North Brother Light. 
We passed Riker’s Island on the proper side 
to receive the full benefit of the odor of the 
city dumping ground, which at that time was 
in “full operation,” and as Trocas has limited 
speed, and as the wind kept shifting a little 
further to the west, we were a long time in get¬ 
ting “out of range.” 
At 3:40 we came to anchor opposite our be¬ 
loved yacht club, after one of the most enjoy¬ 
able trips we have had on board Trocas. 
Wm. Clarke Roe. 
The Log Book is the journal of the Bayside 
Y. C. The cruise of Trocas was written for 
The Log. 
New York Motor Boat Club. 
At the regular meeting of the New York 
Motor Boat Club held in their club house, 
Hudson River at 147th street, the annual election 
of officers was held, resulting in the unanimous 
selection of the following: Commodore Frank D. 
Gheen; Vice-Commodore, A. T. S. Clark; Rear- 
Commodore, E. E. Barney; Treasurer, C. F. 
Chapman; Secretary, C. H. Dougliss; Member 
of the Board of Governors, Arthur Bradley, Jr. 
The Club is growing rapidly, ninety-nine new 
members having been enrolled during the past 
year. To properly take care of its booming 
condition the club recently secured a lease of 
an additional 100 feet of water front on the 
Hudson, adjoining its present grounds. In 
racing events the club has been signally con¬ 
spicuous, having handled a greater number of 
important events than any other single club 
during the past season. In July the New York 
to Albany and return handicap race was so suc¬ 
cessfully held and proved so popular that it will 
undoubtedly take its place among the classic 
races of the sport with the Bermuda, the 
Marblehead and the Block Island races. The 
New York Motor Boat Club also pulled off 
under its auspices the annual racing events of 
the National Carnival in September and the 
power boat events of the recent Hudson-Fulton 
celebration. 
Races, club runs, regattas and carnivals are 
being planned by the club for every month of 
the coming season. 
Schooner for H. C. Pearson. 
A small cruising schooner is being built at 
East Boothbay, Me., for Henry C. Pearson, 
who is in charge of the Teachers’ College. 
Columbia University. The designs were drawn 
by Morgan Barney and the dimensions of the 
new yacht are 60 feet over all, 43 feet on the 
waterline, 15 feet beam and 6 feet 10 inches 
draft. The yacht will be equipped with a 25- 
horsepower motor, which will be placed in the 
lazarette. 
The accommodations consist of a saloon 11 
feet long, which will be fitted with two berths, 
transoms, a desk, sideboard and lockers. The 
owner’s stateroom is forward of the saloon on 
the starboard side, and on the port side will be 
a toilet room and a small stateroom for the 
sailing master. Forward again will be the 
galley and the forecastle with berths for two 
men. The yacht will have a flush deck, which is 
rather uncommon in vessels of her size. She is 
being strongly built, and will have a small pole 
mast rig. Mr. Pearson expects to cruise on 
Long Island Sound and off the Massachusetts 
coast during the summer. This craft will take 
the place of the 45-foot power boat Elsana now 
owned by Mr. Pearson. 
Indian River Y. C. 
Several yachtsmen on the Delaware, among 
whom were R. G. Houston, C. L. Moore, C. 
Cullen, W. Martin and R. P. Davis, have organ¬ 
ized a new club which already has a fleet of 
about seventy power boats. The new club is 
to be known as the Indian River Y. C. The 
new club will attend particularly to the strict 
enforcement of the United States laws regard¬ 
ing power boats and will have the Indian River 
and bay and Rehoboth Bay charted and buoyed. 
Milsboro, Delaware will be the headquarters of 
the club, and a house is to be built on the river 
front. Officers will be elected at the next 
meeting. 
