The record-union., 1898-01-26

He Lost 1t Through a Trick Played
on His Boat.

Joseph Holland, the comedian, who
IS playing the leading role in The
Mysterious Mr.. Bugle," is the godson Of
Joseph jefferson. Every summer Mr..
Holland spends his holidays near the
summer home of his godfather at Buz-
yards Bay. Holland is an enthusiastic
yachtsman, as are also all the Jefferson
boys-Charles. Thomas and young Jo-
seph-and they all own Cape Cod cat
boats.
Last spring Holland ordered a new
cadboat built by the celebrated blind
boat builder of Bristol, r. l., Here
shoff. AS soon as the season closed
Holland took the Madeline, as he called
his boat after the fair author Of ''The
Mysterious Mr.. Bugle," to BuZzard' 5
Bay. The first serious trial of the new
boat in competition with the boats be
longing TO the Jeffersons was to occur
on the Fourth Of July. Prizes had been
put up for the event by Joseph Jeffer-
son himself. President Cleveland, who,
as is we'll known, is a neighbor and
warm friend of the Jeffersons, was one
of the spectators Of the race. The day
before the race Holland had put the
finishing touches to his trim little craft,
and. as he expressed it. 'she was fit 20
race for kingdom
But after Holland had left the Made
line securely tied up in the private
boathouse owned by the Jeffersons
there was a mysterious gathering Of
the jefferson boys. The boys worked
like beavers for several hours, and be-
fore midnight they had succeeded in
attaching to the keel of the trim little
Madeline enough old rubbish to require
a gale Of wind to send her over course
at a greater speed than two knots an
hour.
1t was a glorious day for the race,
and a spanking breeze filled the sails
OF the little fleet which started in the
race at Buzzard's Bay. Hollands trim
little Madeline seemed a little sluggish
in her movements, but the sanguine
Joseph simply laughed and said as the
Jeffersons few past him in their boats:
Wait until the Madeline gets where
she can feel the full strength OF the
wind"
1t was a sorry day for Holland. The
Jeffersons had come home flying before
the breeze, and the trim little Made
line. with Holland at the helm, was still
laboring over the course like thor
oughbred racehorse harnessed to a coal
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end of the course, one hour and fifteen
minutes behind everybody else, the
jefferson boys gave him the laugh,
and Tommy jefferson said: ''I'H bet you
SO. Joe, 1 can bring her over that same
course in less than half the time. The
trouble isn't with the Madeline, but you
don't know how to handle her."
Thoroughly disheartened. Holland
agreed and jefferson took the yacht in
hand Before he hoisted sail he quiet
Iy severed the rope which held all the
rubbish attached TO the Madeline
keel. consequently when the word was
given the new boat sped away like a
bird freed from confinement. She went
over the course in quicker time than
that made by any boat ever owned in
that harbor, demonstrating that she
would have won the race handily in
the first instance.
When Holland saw young Jefferson
success with the Madeline he said:
.sWell. I thought I knew how to ham
die a catboat, but I see I've got to be-
gin all over again"
The story was too good to keep, how
ever. and in a few days Holland was