Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-10
FROm SCOTLAND.

Journal. Jersey city. NJ.

AdttN WAthOut NCliAAlH vi bliC EGSNtti
n which was held not long ago BY III
It Royal Northern Yacht Club /
IS Rothesey Bay. The Prince of Vale
: is the patron of this club and il
r members own some of the fines
e yachts in the world. Upon the da,
Q set apart for the regatta the weathe
b was most favorable f,r sailing an,
' many boats were entered for tn
|. races. Having some friends VIII,
t are members of this club, we wer
invited on board the steamer chart
, cred by them to follow the yachts
! AT the firing of cannon from th'
Admiral's boat, all the yachts ent
: cred for the opening race drew to
gether, and presented a most beauti
full sight, with their clean, white
sails firmly set and their little rae
ing flags fiuttering in the breeze. A
second shot was fired, and the race
began between three of the largest
known yachts-the Latowa, Miriam.
da and the Sam@na. We Were
greatly excited as they sailed out,
but our attention was directed to 4
second race, which Immediately
followed. In this we had a person
al interest, for one of the boats be-
longed to a gentleman friend, and
had already taken five prizes this
summer. We watched them round
ing the flag boat, and their sail
down the bay like beautiful swans.
Suddenly our friends boat, the An
nasona, shot ahead of the Others and
took the lead. The Marquis of ALL
sa's Sleuthhound and Mr.. A. B.
Stewards May were in the race, but
although both are noted racers the
Annasona came in first at the signal
! and so secured the prize. We felt
like taking off our hats and giving
"three times threen in unison with
the jolly sailors. Darling in and
out among the yachts was queer
little caft called the "Savantu-
lOr, "and said to be from New York.
This boat gave rise to many con-
lectures among the ScOtchmen, by
whom we were surrounded. Even
! the ladies manifest considerable in
terest 'in the foreigners" build,
and consider it properly named,
since it looked like a great spider
spinning over the water. IAN
American invention, that" remark
ed a gentleman near us, ''and built
for speed. Why, the fellow on
board actually wished to enter the
races with her against these splen-
did so and 190-tonners," Oh, these
darling Americans Is there any
thing they won't attempt? / was
glad, anyway, to see one boat from
over the Atlantic. There were
! 70 hax
which did not race at all. The IA
nous Vanduana, owned by Mr..
Goats, the well known thread man.
facturer; Sir William browns
pleasure yacht, and second one
belonging to A. b. Stewart, which
was superb a yacht, built and
fitted up by the Marquis of Ailsa's
own hands, attracted much atten-
ton. This gentleman is great au-
thority upon all yachting questions
and is passionately fond of his
boats. We can appreciate this taste
of his, for we have spent delightful
days in the Vidette, cruising in the
Scottish waters, and know how
very pleasant it is to be on boats.
After the races were over the yachts
anchored in the bay and gave us
brilliant illumination which was
well worth seeing, but i'm the night
they dropped away silently, and
when morning came only few re-
mained to tell us of the glorious
company of yesterday. We too,
must drop down the bay and so ON
to that queen of all old cities, Edin-
burgh.
Entering it by Princess street and
driving its length, one sees mag
nificent, white city, unsurpassed by
any in Europe. 1t is properly call
ed the "MOdern Athens" for its
architecture is wonderful. The town
is divided into two sections by a
deep ravine, which has been con-
verted into lovely gardens, and is
called according to buildings, "the
old and new town." On a great,
rocky mound overlooking the city,
stands the castle, so famous in Scot
tish history, and which by the treaty
between England and Scotland, is
constantly kept garrisoned. The
crown jewels are kept here, and it
was here that we'saw first the pict-
utesque dress of the Highland sol
diers. This consists of a white waist
and short scarlet plaid knit, just |
reaching to the knees. While gay
stocking and white covered shoes |
complete the uniform. They wear
either little Glengary cap, or an
immense furry hat, called the "Bus
by" and in the most coquettish
manner possible. When they are |
marching, one is impressed by their
splendid figures and martial bear
ing. Returning to the Castle, how
ever, we can see here i;he rooms oc-
cupied by Mary Queen of Scots, at
the time of her sojourn here. In
one of these, her Son, James vi, |
was born. 1t is q curious, rough, /
old room, with the sides and cell
ings decorated with wood carvings |
and Illuminated letters. And on the
wall next to the town, and jutting
over Il frightful precipice, is the tiny
window from which the Queen low
cred her little son, when he was but
nine days old, preferring to risk the
chances of his fall rather than trust
him to the mercies of her turbulent
subjects. In the room next to this
are some portraits of the beautiful,
but unfortunate Mary. One of these
was painted when she was but II,
and Dauphine of France. 1t is
fair girlish face, of exquisite beauty
with no shadow of the cruel fate
so soon to meet her, in the lovely
eyes. From the Castle we go by
natural transition to HolyroOd Pal
ace, and are surrounded here by
and mementoeS of her
still. We are in her reception
room; we see her bed chamber,
with its ancient furniture, hangings
and ornaments; we enter her pri-
vate room, with its winding stair,
up which her handsome lover, Riz-
zio, came, and also the little door
by which he entered. We are
shown the room in which he lay af-
ter being murdered, with its blood
stained floor. and the dark stairway
down which the body was thrown.
on this spot, We felt as
though it were hallowed by great
if not a pure love, and no trace of a
came to weaken our be-
lief in this passionate romance in
the life of queen.
Adjoining the palace are the ruins
of an ancient chapel, which are said
to be the finest specimens of Gothic
in existence. Leaving
Holyrood, we drove to the old
church of st. Giles. This is well
worth visiting. If for nothing else