The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-11
SHE NAMED THE OFFENDER.
And Little Constance was Very Sure
She Wouid Prove winner.
New York Herald.


New York Herald.
Up in a pretty house at No. So West
Seventy fifth street lives pretty little
girl who thought very nearly as much
about the victory of the Defender on
Saturday as the dignified members of
the syndicate who built her did. There
hasn't been a trial race, there hasn't
been anything that the beautiful big
yacht has ever done since she slid into
the water and was named the Defender
that this little girl has not known all
about. She is little bit of girl, too,
at the age when these tiny lassies think
great deal more about dirty and bed
ragged doll than anything else in crea-
ton. uae
But this little girl is already known TO
the Herald readers, because last April
she won the prize of 500 given by the
members of the syndicate who own the
Defender for having first named her.
The prize was given through the Herald,
and little Miss Constance @. Robertson
has talked of nothing else during the last
week except what the Defender was going
to do with her British rival. Now,
one point. She was as sure as she
was that she loved her mamma and papa
that the Defender was going to defend
the Americas Cup so well that no boat,
no matter how good she was, could pos
sibly get it away from US. She had
never seen a yacht race-in fact, she
hasn't seen the Defender yet, but she
knew all about what she hoped, and her
hopes were all patriotic.
Wanted to Know All About 1t.
When her papa came home from the
Produce Exchange, Of which he is a
member, on Saturday, Miss Constance
wanted to know all about the yacht
race, and who was ahead, and where
the Defender was, and why she hadn't
beat already, and why they didn't give
the race TO her anyway, as she was the
better boat, and why
But here her papa took her right up in
his arms and kissed her a lot of times,
and told her he would find out all about
it for her. So it was that Mr.. Robertson
wore deep track in the pavement of the
west side between his house aud the
nearest ticker. He went to and fro be-
tween the two. trying TO satisfy that
Unsuitable daughter OF his in regard to
the Defender, until he didn't know
whether he was pendulum or human
lied grasshopper.
When, however, he learned that the
Defender had won, and had won in a
way which left no question about her
ability to do it again, and he told it to
little Miss Constance, she just put up her
hands over her head and clappped them
aud gave cheer like regular old tar.
She was 80 glad she just didn't
know what to do, and when she did 60
to bed she actually stayed awake ten
whole minutes looking at the picture Of
the Defender which she cut out of mag
azine long ago and has had hanging over
her crib ever since.
A Good Mascot.
Little Miss Constance didn't go to the
YACHT race at ALL Just think of that, We
yachts men want to keep the cup in this
country, and who have been talking
about mascots and all that sort Of thing
ever since the yacht Defender has
been built Here is a genuine Simon
pure mascot, who, though she helped
to give the American champion its
name, has never been aboard of the De-
fender. In fact, little Miss Constance
has never seen the beautiful craft which
promises to continue her victories just
so long as she is able to float and cany
a nainsail and jib.
But, she and this IS for the bene-
fit of those persons who still have doubts
that the Defender is just the best,
prettiest, dearest and sweetest yacht
afioat, and she is sure to win all the
Americas Cup races, and not only tlose,
but all other races she ever goes in. So,
there You may believe it or not, but
that is what Miss Constance says, and
she says she knows all about it.