Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04

that wind always comes when one whistles
predicted all the disasters along the beach
10 the poor, misguided racer, and took
aboard fresh cargoes of waterfront rum as
a sort or l-told-you-so habit when the De-
render met accidents, until on August %
of the year in which she was launched, she
met with her eleventh and ran agro md
near the southwest end of Hog Island at
the entrance to Bristol Bay. AS a lucky
craft since that time, nearly four years
ago, the Defender has been remarkable
she grounded at New Rochelle a few times
since then, but won from the Nalkyrie III
as she liked, and if there be anything in
sailor superstition no unlucky boat could
nave done that, no matter how great her
speed.
Another boat put down in the book of
superstltlons as an unlucky racer was the
schooner Columbia, the first of that name
10 make bid for Americas cup honors.
All the predictions on the list of untimely
endlngS were put down for her in 1871
when she belonged to Mr. Franklin Os-
good She and the Sappho were known to
be the two fastest schooners in the world
put ): l1lVonia didn't think so and chal
lenged for the Americas cup. The Column
Dla sailed like witch in those days, but if
there was sandbar or other obstruction
"ltnin mailing distance she was sure to
cultivate It's acquaintance Racing sailors
gave her d wide berth and predicted sud
den and possibly unprovided death for her
crew when she finally was chosen to meet
the Llvonia for the, blue ribbon of the sea.
Inc Columbia won the first two races with
ease, put on the third BECAME disabled and
mad to finish under head sails, the Livonia
winning. The Sappho, which was owned
ny w. +. douglass stepRed In, 1t being i'm
possible to repair,Jthe Columbia in time
ana made even shorter work of the En-
glshman than Osgdpd' s. schooner had done
Lester Wallack ACQUIRED the Columbia af-
tive years without, paying marine doctors
penny for any 'uhlucky'' exploits.
merchant
snlps ana yachts, the galley yarn of 'un-
lucky at birth, uHluckF at DEATH" has
Deen knocked in the head The White Star
Line steamer Britannia has no rival in the
Worlo at money making unless 1t be her
Brltannic was IN tpepbls. at her launching
S She had an encouater with her mate, the
Geitlc, since knowR4as The America. of the
IhinsVala Line, In May, 1887, when they
came together in a dense fog $50 miles
| east OF Sandy Hook, but she made up for
into port, and during her time the Bril-
tannic has made 800 where more lucky"
| SHIPS have not realized 81. On January 13,
/ io9o, story was printed showing the Bri-
| fannie to be wonderful ship, and an ex-
| animation of this article shows that up to
| saloon and 165 500 steerage passengers and
Iouo,ooo tons of freight. with total in
| earnings of more than $14 100000
| Inc Britannia commenced running in the
| Liverpool and New York service of the
! company in 1874, and travelled 100000
| miles without a renewal of engines or boil
| ers; was under steam ia 900 hours and
| under way 106 800 hours; burned $4,000
tons OF coal. and her engines up to that
time had made. 100000 revolutions.
Pretty good for a ship originally pro-
neunced unlucky. and so good that the rec