New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-10
CROWDS AT THE BULLETIN BOARDS.
Many WATCHERS IN THE STREETS-MR. CLEwS
= - on HOW TO BUILD boats.

Many WATCHERS IN THE sTREETS-MR. CLEwS
on HOW TO BUILD BOATS.
The unlucky people who obliged. for one
reason another. to stay at home yesterday found
comfort and knowledge in watching the bulletin
boards. There nearly large crowd in
Park Row before the newspaper bulletins about
The time Of the start there on the evening
81 the last Presidential election There not
much cheering. but 1T was patriotic crowd Now
sad then Englishman Anglomanac might
- The sidewalk in front of the Postofhce
J, Park Row uncomfortably crowded In the
crowd stood young Englishman He wore a gor-
g.o1s checked suit heavy English walking shoes.
tn1 yachting cap. and his shoulder there was
a strap from which hung pair OF marine glasses
Se had missed the excursion boat from which he
lad intended TO view the race. He was determined.
iovcver to watch the progress of the race as II was
Shown on newspaper bulletn-board by moving
wo paper yachts. one was blue. the other was red
The blue one represented the Nigilant. The young
Enrlishman stood there all through the race care
tly watching the two paper yachts through his
marine glasses
"Dem beastly shame v know" he remarked as
the blue paper boat passed the red one Blawsted
Excursion boats again. ! fawncy'
An old gentleman who stood near the Englishman
tave a shout of iov when the words 'Nisilant wins
appeared He turned to the Enelishman and sad
"a game pie of crow would he a good thing for
Dome ravens dinner tonight"
Good enough for Punch If il were only on the
other foot" was the Englishman's answer.
Bulletins were posted frequently during the after
neon in the office of Henry Clews Co. in the Mills
building In Broad-st Every one there talked know
,nrIy about centreboards and keels. gray-haire:
elderly man. whom every calls Pop. finally
Gouted:
s'Wait till we put centreboards in our ocean
Neamers, and how we'll la" out the English
hen
Mr. Clews Is. under and all conditions an
Enthusiast He Is a centreboari enthusiast now.
yesterday afternoon. just before the news OF the
Irish was received. Mr.. Clews explained to
Tribune reporter his theory concerning the efhcaHV
" the centreboard.
'.Now." said Mr.. Clews. ''n making n boat the
,earer YOU get nature the more successful you
will b. when you try to get up speed Mr.. Cews
lere produced pad of paper and ii finely sharpened
,encil Few people know that Mr. Clews is an
Htist but he is and believer In the impression
II school at that He made few skful strokes
tuck" said Mr.. Clevs. "You will observe that
ne duck which manages TO move swiftly in the
water has a slight keel. The duck legs act as
Ventreboard. Besides being used as a means OF
Propulsion. they also used just as a centre
BOARD Is" 49, ,,.
MIR Clews then drew line from the ducks
{reast TO a point supposed TO he two or three
inches below the body. and another 1ne from ON
ne tall so as to meet the hrs' ihe oe'o" inc
Nov" he continued that is Nakyrie keel;
suppose duck was built that way co urn
I make kind of time in the water? guess
lot" 49,
In an office building near Wall-st. one OF the
passenger elevators was not running yesterua!.
lad gone to the that one elevator was Suih-
Dent to accommodate the travel