New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-04

LORD AND LADY MIMIC AND OTHERS ON
BOARD THE DOLPHIN.


The Governors party on board the dispatch boat
Dolphin started for the yacht races shortly after
o'clock The boat had been anchored in the East
River and the party was taken board by the
Dolphins launch from the pier at Twenty-siXth-st.
I'm the absence of Governor Roosevelt his military
secretary Colonel George Curtiss Treadwell acted
as host The occasion was in honor Of His Excel
loncy Lord Mimic Governor General Of Canada and
his VIE the Countess Of Mimic. The other guests
were Captain Lascalles aide-de-camp to Lord Aber-
deem; General Lloyd > Bryce. Captain ;. Dana
Greene Governor Wells OF Utah. Major Young OF
the Utah Battery, Governor Richards of Wy oming.
August Belmont. Douglas Robinson. brotlfer-in-iaw
Of Governor Roosevelt. Cecil Barring and George
Griswold. Tho ship was in command Of Captain
Southerner.
The run down the Bay with the tide and the wind
brought the Dolphin to the scene of the races
about 1l9l o clock. Although the race had started
and the excursion boats had crowded as far in as
the patrol allowed. the Dolphin well ham
died that she soon obtained an excellent view OF
the two yachts. When they first hove In sight no
one on board could tell which was which. Even
the oldest tar shook his head The racers were
coming In u straight line for the Dolphin but
stilI so far away that their hus law below the
water line The mountains of canvas the smooth
eXpanse Of sea- the forest of excursion boats which
borlered the bowy arena. and above all the un-
clOudcd sun presented spectacle which moved
the admiration Of all When one Of the yachts be-
gan % forge ahead and when at last she showed a
white stripe Of deck above water and the cry went
up The Columbia ahead" even the Canadian VS.
itors forgot and chccred with the rest 1t was I'M
possible 70 be- Indifferent al such time. The grace
and elegance of the Columbia were irresistible. 1t
the Columbia's race" said somebody, and there
was no contradiction. everybody took II for
granted When the American boat turned the
stakeboat two minutes IN the lead an considered
her victory certainty. and withdrew to the cabin,
where tea Was served by the japanese porters.
do md he l
lnent of those who had predicted the defeat Of the
Shamrock that cunning craft began to forge
ahead she knows when she's going home
said the skipper. as the boat broke INTO good
pace. Then the two yachts began again 10 argue
about the wind and in order that the controversy
should not prove TOO exciting the wind withdrew
altogether
at is too bad" exclaimed Lady Mimic. who had
been capturing some excellent views Of the racers
with her pet camera 1T is really too bad she
repeated. And indeed it was for now the flag Of
the Dolphin wound itself laziiy around the mast
the sr,ok. from tho various steamers round about
which cared little for the heaven above IS 70
smear il over with soft coal SCOT. rose per-
pcnd.cularly from the water 20 the sky, ana the
great white wings of the yachts Mapped as II they
b were halcyon birds settling 10 sleep upon the sea
sounded that the time was up most OF the party
harder however. suu maintained their watcn
on The rear deck They did not watch the Column
ba and the Shamrock, Tor they We're no" ec,psed
by the general scramble % all the passenger boats
IT'S ike IL show" said one Of the onlooIers AS
soon as ;le curtain comes down everybody makes
q rush for The exit At this Governor Richards
Of Wyoming, who had been to blame COR good
deal OF laughter an day, suddenly called out:
Say, do you know what this race makes me
There was a chorus OF "Oh. no. haven't the
wei Sir" continued the Governor. there was
once small boy who wanted to see "a horse race
AcCOrdingy hc started out one day to satisfy his
when ne was almost there he ran across a lemon
tr der ttt lt ed IA