New-York tribune., 1885-09-17
BUSINESS MEN ENTHUSIASTIC.
scENEs oN BOAhD The STEAMER THOMAS A.
MnRGAN AND IIIE pOLICE BOAT PATRnL.

SCENES on BOARD The STEAMER THOMAS a.
MORGAN AND TIE PoLIcE BOAT PATROL.
@Yel! sou laEdlabbers! why don't you
ycllF" cried a crowd Of men on board tho PhOmas A..
Morgan TO OF Passing vessel who they thought
did not show proper amount OF enthusiasm after tie
race was over The steamer carried about 500 passcn
GERS and started from the foot of Wbitehals, at D.
large Ipart OF the company was comTosc OF dowE-
town buelne4s mea and clerks The Produce and sock
Exchanges were cIrcscntcd, aud there were also 4
number VI ladies' on board. There was a crowd rushing
for the boat at tho Last mnutc people learned that
the boats hal started and the soudng clouds and steady
breeze promised a race. The sail chilly ore and
come who had forgotten their Overeoats put newspapers
under their waistcoats 20 help Keep themselves
Genesa stock booming In the ruu down. and many
bets moradum books. some even and
some at slight odds In iayOr OF the English yacht.
As the steamer swung out into hs ocean and headed
for the Scotland Lghtship field glasses telescopes yard
long and somc opera glasses whipped ont and lev
eed toward the eastern horizon AT length tbe sharpes
eye the longest glass aboard sang out There they
are, and instantly 500 people were on their feet The
Old fishing listed over to one .side as men and
women rushed 10 SIDE, cambered on tho rails
mounted the benches AMI stools swarmcd the hurricane
de,k and pilot house ana In various graceful or nnco-
Portable attitudes posed or hung rs they gazed at the
Oflng
Suddenly In the horizon two white sals stately and
majestic appeared rs faint, then gro wing distinct
and behind them could be deserted the convoy OF nearly
twenty vessels OF al dcscrptOnsOcean steamers. ex-
euesion boats steam yachts sailing vessels and tugs
The cry went up, The Genesta leais' ana instantly
faces grew Ong but the yachts changed thfr course
II c0ud be that the vessels we're very close and e
Puritan, being TO windward, had the best OF H. It's
an awuly close race" cried pretty young lady, as she
put down her glass. all, .,,
." hope the uencsta &c s IN nrst sald an ola nlan
There was "A chorus of What|
because | want to sec them race again" no sadi
like this sort OF thing every day"
The steamer had been pat about 50 as to Eeep pace
with the yachts ON came the fot!lla. splendid spec
tacle IKE Venetian water carnival Ana before them en-,
sky luminous pink Shading to lavender anu along the
dividing line OF the horizon new the white conrets WIN
10 see People laughed, yelled ana shook hands, ara
as the Puritan gded past the Shshp an easy winner
wien the Genesta crossed a moment later The brass
"a the whistles and the dOg parks or Tue
yaoht cannon swclled the din. Then followed the
trumphal procession home when every vessel sauted
every other aud all the people waved their handEer
beans was the slogan shouted from boat 70 boat.
on tho police boat Patrol were Commissioners French,
McClave and voorhis MIS- MsClase maorh % IS, brom a
several other Headquarters clerks, Inspector Byraes
Captain Williams and number of men VINO were guests
directed the movements or the bta which was kept wcl
to tho front the feet until the skeboat was reached
Mr. French and Captain Williams were looked upon as
the best Judges OF racing because thoy were old salts
and their frequent prophecies that tue fntitah w0ul
win cheeced inc nearis oi one,s o .aebo,t o Mr.
French said the English yacht led on account OF better
win the race Halt hour after the yachts had turned
the staeboat tho Patrol parted company Win the Meet
and went at moderate rate OF speed Directly toward
the Scotland Lghtshp keeping the yachts In view Dut
being IN advance them most OF the way. At the con-
olusiOn OF the race Captain Williams swung MS nat anu
declared that finer contest had ever been witnessed
Mr. French said no never exported such exct
ing finish agn,and his pleasant lace shone with deight
His call for three cheers met w'th Teady response a
the seam whistle OF the Patrol contributed its full share
20 the nOiso