The sun., 1893-10-06
viRY NAUTICAL And SEA WISE
Comments Heard Board the New Yor4
Yacht Club Bont.

| Cumments Heard Board the New YorA
Yacht Club Bont.
or all the crowds that witnessed this great
race. which was no race. the most nautical
and sea wise crowd was that on board tho
steamer St. Johns. This boat had been re-
served for the members Of the New York Yacht
Club and their friends. and from the moment
that she loft her pier until she crept wearily
up the bay at nightfal nothing was to be heard
on board except" splnnaker BOOM" storage
way" "starboard tack" and other nautical
expressions.
or pretty girls there was any number. And
the men who had seen other races and de-
lighted in telling about them were countless.
And what was most delightful Of all. nobody
was really seasiok. and everybody enjoyed the
wonderful water pageant.
There was a ubiquitous individual on board
who blossomed forth before the boat had left
her pier. He approached q group OF yachts
men and said:
Tho prettiest race l ever saw was on the
Thames In "A. There was difference OF only
three seconds. you know. when the boats fn-
ished. You see it was like this"
There was an interruption and the gentle
man was compelled to postpone his story. In
the m can timo the boat. with nearly 900 men
and women on board. was Fastening down the
BAY 1t was then quite toggy and only the
faintest breeze was stirring
"The race will be postponed" the experi-
enced yachtsmen said
DO yoa really think so'1 & asked sls some Snsr6 one
the s"a III Ehp sa soa wsy hs
added. The prettlest race ever , saw was o..
thr Thames IN - There was difference Of
Just then the St. Johns passed whole feet
OF excurs on boats. and everybody ran to the
the it, ,John''s went quite close to the yig;;
liant and the valkyrle and everybody on board
aa thsm an iR1 Thsn You should have heard the com
ments; The experienced yachtsn5enn n criticised tI
OF 10th vessels, The women
Aren't they lovely"
ho H"kyee Shes 10
oh. Jack, what do they call that stick that
stcks,oo out SOP The jibboom' What funny
One young woman, who could not have been
more than 20 years old surveyed both vessels
The Vigilant ought TO win. ! think her
lines arc q great deal better than the Val
kyrio's. And besides, I've always believed In
bo YOU know" said familiar ,Ss yoiss Is the The
In "A. There was difference OF only
The passengers Hocked to the starboard rail
""oh;, .pm So, glaed| cried dozen women.
Eut tho young woman who believed In cen.
trehoarders curled her lip and said;
"You forget tho time allowance"
s Was o 9aas
and ior II while the race was forgotten. Before
luncheon was over many Of the passengers
went on deck to take 2 look At things Itwss
about this I lme that the NiRiIant was 80 SUD.
denly heralmed, while the Valkyrie sailed
slowly ahead. When this became known be-
low there was great rush for the deck. Then
exclamations OF DISAPPOINTMENT were heard
OIL every side.
one woman said. In a half fearful voice
" / don't think the Nalkyrie'B fair" said an
other. 81 don't see why she should be sailing
when tho Yigilant is standing STILL
The men then came to the rescue and ex-
plaiDed all about the Nigilant taking In her
balloon Jih and losing tho wind. and all the
why and wherefore OF it.
1t was awiuIly clover. though" said one
- Yes; nut the prettest race ever saw was
o. the Thames In ~. There Was differ
'Hurrah! The Yigilant is moving now"
Then for long time eyerybody watched tho
apparent that neither Of the, vessels could
cover the distance within the siS hours there
was great rejoicing Everybody Was sorry. Of
course that the race had not been finished.
but there WAS a great daa OF satisfaction In
tho fact that the Nigilant had not lost. And
many bottles were opened upon the strength
On the homeward way nearly everybody sat
on deck silently watching the beautiful spec