The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11

LONDON, Aug 10.-[Copyrighted, by
Associated Pressl-The gathering OF
the yachts and yachtsmen at Cowes
this week-the famed "Cowes week =
has not been as large or brilliant as
is customary. There are two reasons
put forward in explanation of this. In
the first place, there is nc doubt that
the inclement weather has a great
deal 20 do with making the yacht meet
unsuccessful and dampening the bril-
lfaucy Of the various fetes at and
about Cowes. But it is probable that
the real reason for the lack of bright
color at Cowes this week was the fact
that the assemblage Of aquatic en-
thusiaSts there last year was so great
on account of the presence of Mr..
George Gould's sloop Vigilant as a
competitor against the Prince of
Wales cutter Britannia, that the gath
ering just ended lost by comparison.
Then, again. there were not many
Americans present at the races of
CoweS this week, and there is no de-
nying that the visiting Americans are
fast becoming one of the features OF
every important public function IN
England. This is having a good eff
Englishmen to appreciate Americans
and showing those islanders that war
paint and feathers are not necessarily
a part OF the costume of citizen OF
the United States, and it is giving
Americans an insight into English Gus
toms and character which they could
not otherwise obtain. Summed up
briefly, it may be said that those who
complain of the admiration" which
some Americans are said 70 manifest
toward a lord, can console themselves
with the thought that the distin-
guished American citizen IS now looked
upon with far more respeC and is re-
ceived with much more real sympathy
than the average lord over here. Thus
it is that the absence of Americans
from Cowes has thrown a wet blanket
over the proceedings and everybody
Us hoping to see a. crack Single-sticker
over here next year, hunting for the
Americas cup, which Valkyrie III is
still expected to capture in spite Of
the repeated victories of the Defender
over the Vigilant, the conqueror Of
Valkyrie II. Incidentally it may be
added that there is a rumor in cir
culation here that IL the Defender is
not successful in retaining the Amer
tca'S cup, a Yankee schooner will be
eEt over here 10 recapture it. This
has caused quite a commotion in
yachting circles, for the performance
of N. r. S. Palmer's Yampa in these
waters this year and the accomplish
ments of Mr.. John E. Brooks Lasca
over here last year, have clearly dem
onstrated that EngliShmen have a
great deal to learn from Americans in
building, rigging and sailing a schooner.
Therefore, the yacht designers here
have already put on their thinking
caps and are figuring on American
schooners and their ways.
A Floating Palace.
It is more than probable that his
imperial majesty of Germany. Kaiser
William, has enjoyed himself more
than any dozen persons at Cowes this
week. His floating palace, the i'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern, was the
usual attraction of all, and the en-
peror, beaming with good health and
spirits, Drowned by the sun and fuE
of energy, went here and there and
was observed by every body and was
admired by even the most dyspeptic.
It is difficult TO feel anything but ad-
miration for the handsome young
ruler Of the German empire, who seems
TO slip into different personalities with
the ease that he changes clothes. One
day he is q general, posted on all the
tricks Of war; the next day he is
German admiral, a British dra COON or
Il y
engineer. a boat-builder or a warship
constructor, a canal builder or a song
writer, an author or a musician
everything; but always perfect in his
part, well posted on everything. In
deed 1t would seem that the kaiser en-
jOyed this years visit to CoweS more
than any previous visit. His comings
and goings during the past week have
been of a less formal character than
those of other years. Consequently his
ma eSty has been able TO devote a
great deal more time to ys citing and
TO private visits 20 the var.cuS yachts
men at COweS and he has become
more popular than ever before. The
first time impressions formed here of
Emperor William were that he was
very much stuck up young man, of
little or no real ability. Now people
are beginning to see that the German
err eror is, when the occasion requires
it, favored in the extreme, keenly in
terested in every happening, a student
of almost everything under the sun,
and a hail fellow, well met" when
necessary. But although Emperor
William hiss been enjoying himself i'm
mensely at Cowes, he has at proper
OK s-vals been as hard at work as ever
dicate airs Of state, nothing apparently
as to .ng that untiring mind.
the a Private Cable.
plemediat ely after his arrival off
'IIltre, he had a private cable laid be-
Iheen the HohenZollern and the post
as ice at COwes, the latter in turn be-
ceg connected with London and the
1rable to Germany. So his majesty
lfas able to keep himself constantly
veil informed upon state affairs and
the messages exchanged between
himself and his representatives in
Germany were forwarded and received
as promptly and as safely as if the
emperor had been at PotSdam, instead
of at Cowes.
The tea party which the emperor
gave on Thursday on board the Ho-
henzollern, arranged by himself, was
to have been a NOSE charming func- !
ton, but, like many others, ii was
marred by the rain. His majesty in |
Vited the elite of yachting society to |
his afternoon tea on the promenade |
deck of the imperial yacht.
The deck was carpeted for the oc- |
aasion and dotted with tea tables, |
while the whole vessel was fragrant |
with the nerfume of rich profusion |
Us choice flowers sent by Queen Vic |
tdsia from the Conservatives of Os- |
hofne. The fire band of the Hohen- |
zollefn played only as that band can /
play. sand everything possible was /
done t0 make the reception brilliant |
and memorable.
His majesty personally received his
guests at the Hohenzollern gangway
ard they included the Prince and
Princess oe Wales. the Duke of York,
tt,o T7ripoees Taoi1ise and her husband