New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-30
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Huntington, l.. l.. July 2s-lhose VINO WIN"
nj sunrise to-day and put their heahs out VI 49,
"a gave A disappointed and sleepy gruht pe'o',
,on,,,y down again 10 their dark ana seciu"ri
,unks 70 bottle on more sleep. The Dig GOV" wac
90 c.i,o a. n saucer OF milk. Outside In the SCUM"
the trading vessels were lying motionless, hea'S'
bedraggled in the nights dews' some ", "
cborcd 10 save themselves from being carrier "'
ward by the ebbing tide when there was "o VIZ
for steerageway and the sails OF all OF NV"
looked as black the ace OF spades VINE" ""9
sIhouetted against the first palms OF the morning
sky. ,, =, ,,,co,-
Tho nrst observers therefore. retired 10 u'0'"
sc,ouslv await further developments. when on /"
Yachting cru!se. and especially wheh 'aN'"7 =.
regular watches. four hours on and -FOUR ho"'s va
II seldom seems possible to get enough steep ~"
men feel the need OF getting as much OF IL an
nosslble when occasion offers. even II only ior IN
hour This they call "bottling OF little seep
and malignant people have sometimes caiied II
"slcep,ng OF n little bottle" but no attention -
paid 10 them
Two hours later things were no better but ''"'
dd not interfere with the morning dive over ''
side and perhaps there is nothing more dehsn'iu'
on n yachting cruise than to just tumble up III
vour nigbtgown drop II on the deck and topic
over the bulwarks In "A header for Day Jones >
locker That's the time when the boys say "e''
Whit and sometimes 1t has been said that the
water Kisses as the mans head suddenly coos
itself In the lmpid depths. But that Is only wheh
there has been too much speech making on inc
nrevous night at a big yachting supper or din
ner at which celebrations the ebul.ons OF patriot
Ism are sometimes warm that the orator ias
10 fully cool off ill the morning Gee whz. into
the water.
At breakfast-time there wasn't wind enough to
stra,ghten the boats into line and they lay al
heading pOnt OF the com
pass.
THE WEATHER SHARP TRIES HIS HAND.
lust after the feet got a fair grip on It's ham
and eges and coffee the weather sharp woke up.
Having failed at every other kind OF business. ne
has turned his attention 10 the weather. ana
sometimes he propheses better at this than he did
! on Wall Street stocks. Having had two hours
more s.eep than the others. he was slightly more
inclined to promise good fortune
He gave the surrounding horizons his most earnest
consideration and then beamad hopefully as he as
serted with great caution that there would be a
| certain amount OF wind. This hazardous statement
was modified in different and 1t appeared that
the fleet would only enjoy this certain. or rnther
| uncertain amount OF wind the happening OF
| various contingencies. Those whose countenances
were rueful suggested that he go and get his break
fast which he cheerfully did The weather prophet
| Is always cheerful In dead calm. But In really
dirty weather he Is worse than lobster salad for
creating melancholy.
| This time. however. he was right. The only al
| tentative from a dead calm Is wind. And his gen
erai sagacty fully proved when light breeze
could be toward Ncw-Rochelle where the
Defenders mansa was Tapping In breeze as II
was hoIsted Those IN the watched the great
| cubtopsai rise up slowly and perch Itself over tho
4, yellow patch below. Through the glasses the flee
| from Larchmont could also be coming across
| the Sound
| The usual pomp and circumstance Of war greeted
| the Larchmont feet on its arrival and many salu
tatons from braSen mouths went up n smoke. bu