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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

To bring out the speed under all con-
ditions the course has been arranged
with and against the wind under the
regulations governing the international
cup. On the first day the Shamrock
and Columbia will start from the Sandy
Hook lightship, sailing d straight
course for fifteen miles, returning the
same way On the second day the yes
sells will sail triangular course Inc
triangle will be laid starting from of
the Sandy Hook lightship ten miles on
one leg, ten miles on the second leg,
and ten miles on the third leg. making
a full course of thirty miles. This tri
angular course will test the speed OF
the vessels sailing under every condl-
ton. with the wind and against the
wind
Hundreds of thousands of visitors
will pour into New York from the
neighboring cities, spending vast sums
for railroad fares and hotel entertain
ment Hundreds and perhaps thou-
sands will come all the way from Eu-
rope. Business will be almost sus-
pended And for what?
To see two beautiful specimens OF the
best things in International ship Dluiu-
ing battle for an old weather-beaten
silver cup that isn't even a cup, for 1t
has no bottom. 1t is hollow all the way
through, a fact that was discovered
when the jolly members of the New
York Yacht club tried to toast the
original champion, the schooner yacht
America, which won the trophy in 1851
on the other side. The EqIS.- that was
poured into the cup at the top ran out
at the bottom. But the fact that the
cup is hollow, and wouldn't fetch 500
in the open market, only adds to the
zest of the battle for its possession.
1t is the embodiment of true sport.
The Old America.
SO far as it is possible to find out,
there is but one survivor today of the
original crew that sailed across the
ocean in the old yacht America in 1851
and returned with the international
trophy.
Captain Henry Hoffman. therefore, is
the only one who can tell us from
reminiscent standpoint about the firs3
of those races which have now come
TO be historical events. He was the
Youngest member of the crew, being
only 10 years old, but a smart sailor
at that, for he had run away to, sea
from his home in DantZig, Prussia,
four years previous. and had his train
ing before the mast.
At 63 years of age Captain Hoffman
is a typical old salt. Keen of eye, firm of
chin, square shouldered, and SO tond OF
the wind and weather that his eyes
snap when you ask him if he would not
like to help sail the Columbia in her
coming race.
THAT / would" he assured the
writer. I'D join the crew tomorrow If
1 could get away from business" The
captain has, for a long time, been
identified with a large coal company,
which has offices on lower Broadway,
his duty being o.look after the towing
department. AS a Brooklynite, he be-
longs to the Parkway Driving club, and
is celebrated for his fast trotters. Like
all seafaring men, he is brief of speech.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

ing a family of seven sons and two
daughters. two of whom, James Il. and
Nat c.. are the organizers of the fam
Gus shipbuilding company. Never was
there a family more positively touched
with genius. John B. Herreshoff, the
president of the company, who has
been blind now for more than forty
years, developed in his early boyhood
genius for invention Some of the
older residents of Bristol tell today
about the wonderful Herreshoff churn,
which converted the milk on the Her
reshoff farm at Providence island into
butter. 1t was the invention of John
E. Captain Nat" as he is called in
Bristol. built boats from the time he
was a mere boy. At one time he con-
structed a catamaran, with which he
cruised up and down the harbor. II
was an odd looking wide craft. with
abnormaIly large sails. and when he
first appeared he was the butt of much
good-natured raillery. Forthwith he
began TO issue challenges to race. and,
much to the establishment of every
body, he won all the races. And final
~. TO show what he could do, he sailed
down the harbor from Newport.
watched for one Of the big sound
steamers bound up from New York.
and, veering into line, beat the steamer
into Providence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

and this is particularly so in talking of
the old America. His peculiar loyalty
to his friends and si1ipmates is almost
pathetic. His love for the yacht they
sailed has never waved, and he speaks
of her as of a boyhood sweetheart.
a Veritable Water Witch.
''She was a witch in any breeze" he
will tell you, land every one of US fell
in love with her the minute we stepped
on her deck. 1t took a dozen men to
handle her, not counting Captain
Brown. our skipper. and two mates. We
were picked from many locker, but
every man knew how to sail a boat.
Most of US had been, at sea, and the
others were old hands at navigating the
pilot boats about New York harbor.
Captain Brown himself had this berth
for many years, and he could sail a
yacht with any of these later cracks
He was a good Yankee and it was due
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

picked experts, from the captain down.
These men must be quartered outside
of the vessel herself, for, like all racers,
the Columbia has absolutely no accom-
mediation below deck. She is simply a
huge shell 80 feet long and about eigh-
teen feet deep. Standing on the plat
form which serves for her deck, one
can see through the hatchway right
down to her bottom. Inside there is
nothing except u series Of steel girders
and braces. When the races are over,
and if her owners choose, the Columbia
may be fitted up with cabins But
even if this is the case, ali such cabin
work, flooring, etc, would be ripped
out again as soon as she was ready
TO enter another race.
Unable to find room on the yacht,
her crew are, therefore, duartered
aboard steam tender which accom-
panies the Columbia wherever she
goes. To maintain this tender and to
feed the crew alone costs somewhere
in the neighborhood OF $4,000. The
Defender likewise is equipped with q
tender for her crew, the cost of which
is little less than that Of the Columbia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

that such vessels as. the Columbia be-
come flyers as compared with the 9TH
ers. 1t is then that their lines count,
and it is for this that the designers and
builders have spent years and years in
experimenting, and the owners have
spent millions of money in building. 1t
is for work of this class that the YES
sells are made to draw so much water.
Sailing against the wind, or lacking"
involves a peculiar principle of mechan-
les. Here the wind is pushing one way,
and in order to overcome this force and
to prevent the vessel from being driven
backward, proportionately large sur
face must be presented underneath
against which the water must push the
other way. Under these opposing
forces the vessel glides. and it is here
that the fine line in which yachtsmen
delight count. The finer the lines the
greater the speed with which the yes
sci glides ont from the opposing forces.
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Captain Brown hN said, by way of
joke. Il believe you have u propeller
astern.'
This was caught up and passed
along until the English sailors heard
it. and asked if it was true. They would
not be convinced otherwise, and after
the race spread this report ashore.
Then we were boarded by greater
crowds than ever, and were not cleared
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

ish. Evidence of this is furnished by
the news cabled recently from the other
side to the effect that Emperor William
of Germany has detailed the skipper
of his racing yacht. the Meteor, to aid
the skipper of the Shamrock on the oc-
casion of the international races.
Almost as strong an attraction as
the patriotism that the yacht races en-
body, is the fact that in those contests
there is absolutely no faint OF com
mercialiSm. There is no idea of gain,
no gambling.
What the Race Will Cost.
The races Will cost the promoters
over half a million dollars. For this
enormous outlay there is absolutely no
return except the satisfaction of pro-
noting the great sport. 1t is all out
lay and no income. There is no gate"
no purse, no side bet" no anything:
it is just sport for sports sake. On the
American side the cost of the contest
is borne principally by ]. Pierpont
Morgan, the great banker, and the COM
modOre of the New York Yacht club.
Associated with him are C. Oliver Ise-
lin and William Butler Duncan. Mr..
Iselin is member of the millionaire
family and has spent hundreds of
thousands Of dollars for yachting. He
ranks as the managing owner of the
AOluIDD4d. anu UdS lull ClldISt Ol AtE
operations. Mr.. Duncan inherited his
fortune from the estate of A. T. Stew
art, and has spent his income lavishly
in the pursuit of yacht racing honors.
He is the managing owner of the De-
fender, which defended the information
al cup against the Nalkyrie III. The
Defender has been mOderniZed and fit
ted up to serve as a pace-maker in the
preliminary trial races arranged 10 test
10 Co11lu1 nia * Snaa6
To remodel the Defender, put her in
commission and handle her viii cost
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Duncan and the
other gentlemen who are interested IN
the venture something in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. a pretty fair item
for a trial boat" As a matter of
fact, the Defender is almost as fast as
the Columbia herself, and, according
to the record made on the other side
by the Shamrock, the pacemaker might
safely be trusted to hold on TO the cup
son her own account.
The cost of the Columbia and her
maintenance until after the last race
has been sailed will, in round numbers,
be about $4,000, according to experts
on the subject To begin with the boat
cost 70 build about $4,000. She carries
a crew of thirty men, all high-priced,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

1t is supposed, to begin with, that
the reader knows that the extreme for
ward tip of a yacht is called the stem.
that the forward portion is called the
bow, that the rear end is called the
stern. and that the sides of the boat
are the beams. Every one also kaows
that the keel of yacht is the portion
which cuts deepest into the water. and
it is in the construction of the keel
that the greatest changes and proS-
ress have been made in yachting. Every
one who reads the papers knows or the
discussions which have gone on for
years as to the comparative value OF
the center board keel-a board which
let's down sidewise from the interior or
the boat through the bottom, the lin
keel, which is a deep. sharp, fin-like
projection on the bottom of the boat.
the bulb fin and the ordinary cutter
keel.
How a Yacht Is Rugged
So much for the hull of the boat.
The backbone of a slooD's rigging is
the mainmast, marked ID in the dia-
gram This is usually made of the
very best and straightest spruce tim
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
.B.HEseEsHoTr IA NJ HEaeEsaoFF
The Herreshof Brothers.

Another of the blind Herreshoffs.
Lewis, is an expert swimmer, as well
as something of a literary man.
saw him not many days ago wading
out into the bay with a flock OF little
girls. Two of them held to his Shout
ders and he swan out to a float an
chored twenty yards away, and there
he taught them to dive. Still another
of the blind brothers has become an
accomplished musician. and gives les
sons in Providence. Two others are
experimental chemists. and one lives
on the old homestead of the family on
the quaint-named Papasquash point,
across the harbOr from Bristol.
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boarded by nearly every small boat in
the harbor. Captain Brown had called
us all aft before making port, and eau
toned us against talking. You needn't
say anything about our centerboard.
nor what we draw, he said, adding
that Mr.. Stevens had offered to sail
anything in England. and there would
be a race. Not a day passed that the
deck did not swarm with visitors, and
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to the pleasure of watching a vessel
under sail.
Mother of Herreshoffs.
Across the street from the Herreshoff
shipyards in Bristol, where the De-
fender and the Columbia were built.
there stands an old country house with
generous New England "stoop." In
front of 1t there is. a row of magnificent
trees. and it looks out upon the Bay of
Bristol. Sometimes in pleasant weather
a little old woman in black comes out
and sits for awhile with one of her
daughters and watches the stately
yachts come up the harbor from New
port and Fall River. She is the mother
of all the Herreshoffs. Last February
she celebrated her eighty-ninth birth
day. and she was yet hale enough to
take pride in the Columbia as she was
building in the shops. She is descend
ant of the famous family of Lewises of
Boston, merchants and shipmen, and
she brings to the present branch of the
family much of its skill as ship de-
signers and builders
Her husband. Charles Frederick Her
reshoff, died thirteen years ago, leay-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Mother of Herreshoffs.

to the pleasure of watching a vessel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Americas Weather.

when the breeze got fresh we simply
walked away from everything in sight
The English yachts seemed to be stand
ing still. AS we passed the leader at a
steamboat speed, the pilot made a re-
mark which afterwards caused trouble
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"on putting in at Cowes, we were
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25
Notice in Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United States
for the fourth judicial aist.is. "a +fs terri
tory OF Arizona, In Bankruptcy.
Emil{s t. 4 IS ssSasssr. ss In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Emile A. Schuster. of
Holbrook, in the county of Navajo and dis
trict aforesaid, a bankrupt
This is to give notice that on the 4th day
of February 1899, at Prescott, in said dis
trict, Emile A. Schuster, was on her own
petition, adjudged a bankI upt, and that the
first meeting of the creditors of the said
bankrupt for the purpose of filing and
establishing their claims, for choosing a
trustee of their estate, for examining the
said bankrupt by oath, and for the trans
action of such other business as can legally
come before such meeting, will be held be-
fore the undersigned referee at his office in
the town of Winslow, Territory of Arizona,
On the 11th day of March, 1899, at o'clock
p. m.
Claims duly proved as provided by section
81 of the law of 1898, may be mailed to or,
filed with the undersigned prior to said
meeting.
Dated at Winslow, Navajo county, Ari-
zona, this 23d day of February, 1899.
FRED W. NELSON,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
T. W. JOHNSTON,
RoBT. E. MORRISON.
Attorneys for Bankrupt.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

The late Bill Nye once adver-
tised a COW for sale as follows:
"OWing to i'll health, [ will sell
at my residence in township 19,
range Is, according to- govern
memo survey, one plush. rasp-
berry-COlOred COW, aged s years.
She is a good mixer, and is not
afraid of the cars or anything
else. She is of undaunted cour-
age and gives milk frequently.
To a man who does not fear
death in any form she would be
a great boon. She is very much
attached to the house at pres
enl, by means of a stay cain,
but she will be sold to any one
who will use her right. She is
one fourth short-hOrn and three
fourths hyena. I will also
thrown in double barreled shot
gun which goes with her. In
May she generally goes away
for d week or two and returns
with tall, red calf with wab-
bly, legs. Her name is Rose. [
would rather sell her to a non
resident.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25
Notice In Bankruptcy.
T. W. JOHNSTON,
ROBT. E. MORRISON.
Attorneys for Bankrupt.

In the District Court of the United States
for tho fourth judicial district of the Ter
ritory of Arizona. In bankruptcy.
In the matter of
B. sshnstsr s6ns.%ni. : Co.. In BANKRUPTCY.
To the creditors of B. Schuster & Co.:
This is to give notice that on the 4th of
February 1899, at Prescott, in said district,
the firm of b Schustsr & Co. and the indi-
Schuster and Bernard Schuster. were, on
their own petition, adjudged bankrupts~
and that the first meeting of the creditors
of said bankrupts, for the purpose of filing
and establishing their claims, for choosing
a trustee of thier estate, for examining
said bankrupts by oath, and for the TRIMS
action of such other business as can legally
come before such meeting, will be held be-
fole the undersigned referee at his Office in
the town of Winsow, Territory of Arizona,
on the 11th day of March, 1899, at O'Clock
p. m.
Claims duly proved as provided by section
81 Of the law of 1898 may be mailed to or
filled with the undersigned prior to said
meeting.
Dated at Winslow, Navajo county, Ari-
zona, this 23d day of February, 1899.
FRED w. NELSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
T. W. JOHNSTON,
RoBT. E. MORRISON.
Attorneys for Bankrupts
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25
An Editors Life Saved by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

During the early part Of Octo-
Der, 1896, I contracted a bad
cold which settled on my lungs
and was neglected until I feared
that consumption had appeared
in an iucipient state. 1 was
constantly coughing and trying
to expel something which ]
could not. | became alarmed
and after giving the local doc
tor trial bought a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and the result was immediate
Improvement, and after [ had
used three bottles my lungs
were restored to their healthy
state.-B. S. Edwards, Publish
er of The Review, Wyant, Ill.
For sale by W. r. Campbell,
druggist.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

The body of August Gobriel
was found Tuesday morning at
bridge 392 on the Santa F'e Pa
cific, one and a half miles east
of Winslow. Judge johnson
was notified and as ox-officio
coroner empaneled a jury and
went to the scene. The body
was brought to Winslow and
the inquest held. From the tes-
timony it appears that deceased
and a companion came to Wins
low from the camp of the bridge
gang at the Little Colorado on
a railroad volocipede. After
drinking all night Gobrlel start
ed back to camp alone about 4
a. m. From the wrecked velOc-
ipede lying near his body when
found and the fact that engine
.1O8. which arrived at Winslow
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of Frank Hart, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned.
administrators of the estate of Frank Hart,
de leased, to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said deceased to
exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within ten Q0) months after the first publi-
catioh of his notice to said ADMINISTRATIVE
at hor residence on Railroad avenue, in the
town of Winslow, Navajo county, Al izona,
the same being the place for the transac-
tion of the business of said estate in said
county of Navajo. MARGARET H. HART,
Administrators of the estate of Frank
Hart, dece ased.
Dated, Winslow, Arizona, this 18th day of
February, 1899.
First published February 25th, 1899.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

No. 8 runs Tuesday and Saturday only. Due
NO. runs Wednesday and Saturdays only.
Due at winslow Mt z: Asa. m.
Through Pullman Palace and Tourist
Sleeping cars daily between San Francisco
anil Chicago and Los Angeles and Chicago. :,
No. 3 leaves Chicago p. m. "Wednesday and
SATURDAYS: passes Albubuerque 12:O5 p, m.
Fridays and Mondays; Barstow :55 p: m.
Tuesdays and Saturdays. arriving at Los
Angeles ID, m. same days.
No. leaves Los Angeles at a; m Tuesdays
and Fridays passing Barstow 40 p. m. and
s:5s D. m. wedn sdays and Saturdays, arriv-
ing at Chicago 9:43 a. m. Fridays and Mon
days.
Only hrst cl IS tickets sold at full rates
are honored on the Limited trains.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado can be
reached only by this line.
Ask for beautifully illustrated book
which will be mailed free.
JOHN ], BYRNE.
General Passenger Agent,
Los Angeles, Cal.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

Alois Henrichsen, who has
been employed in the round
house at this place for some
time, attempted suicide last
Saturday night in the saloon of
Messrs. Park & Todd by shoot
ing himself in the head with a
38-calibre pistol and came near
succeeding. He is still confined
to his bed from the wnund and
is not entirely out of danger,
though strong hopes of his re-
Covery are entertained.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

At regular meeting of Wins
low lodge No. Z K. of P. last
Monday night the following
officers were elected for the en-
suing six months: F. G. Ripley,
G, c.; G.. r. Bauerbach, V. c.;
Sherman Thompson, Prel.; T,
J. Hesser, M. of E.; G. A. Davis,
M. of F. and K. of r. S.; J. F.
Wallace, M. at A.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

Il think I would go crazy
with pain we're it not for Cham
berlain S Pain Balm, writes Mr..
w. Fl: Stapleton, Herminie, Pa.
II have been afflicted with
rheumatism for several years
and have tried remedies with
out number, but Pain Balm is
the best medicine [ have got
hold Of" One application re-
lieves the pain. For sale by w.
R. Campbell, druggist.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

It will soon be time for tree
planting There is nothing that
adds more to the beauty of a
town than shade trees, either in
wards or on the side of streets.
All who own their own houses
should plant trees in front of
their yards, and those who own
tenement houses should do the
same. It would enhance the
value of their property 25 to so
ner cent. The tenement houses
would rent more readily and
their occupants would be better
satisfied. Plant trees.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

The ball given by the Wins
low band on the 22d instant,
was decidedly the most brilliant
affair of the kind that has taken
place in our city for a number
of years. The band furnished
the music, which was most ex-
cellent, and everybody and 1.-The
rest of mankind, enjoyed them
selves to their hearts content.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

Methodist Episcopal Church,
the Rev. Norman Howard Bart
lett, pastor. Sunday services
Sunday School, 10a. M, preach
ing II a. m, Epworth League
6:45 p. m, preaching 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meetings, Tuesday and
Thursday evenings. Strangers
will always find a welcome
awaiting them.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

After a woman has had baby.
she looks pityingly at all the old
bachelors she knows; after she
has had three or four, she begins
to wonder if they aren't looking
pityingly at her,
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

1.-TWO Married Men" was pro-
duced in a very happy manner
to a crowded house. Some of
the characters were fairly we'll
sustained. while we can't say
as much for some of the others.
But, on the whole, the perform
anCe was passable.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

Fred Dimock, we'll known to
old timers in our city, has open
ed a barbershop, one door south
of Monaghan, Murphy & Go. S
mercantile establishment.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25

County Recorder MCAllister
came down from the county
seat on Wednesday to attend
the ball of the Winslow band.
The old gentleman looked as if
the honors of his office rested
lightly on his shoulders and
the atmosphere of Holbrook
agreed with him.