The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
RACE WITH TRAMP
ONE-SIDED At THE START. AND
MORE 50 Ar THE END.
Won for the Clipper by the ANTI
fouIing Paint which the Sea
Lawyer Recommended Turned
the TRAMP Steamer Into an lsia nd

Old Capt Smith and the usual number
Of retired sea captains were seated around
the stove in that little haven on South
street the other afternoon when Al QUIZ
slider very iunoceuuy ventured the remark
that tramp steamships were doing
an extraordinary business since the
close OF the war with Spain. Now,
above all things In the world,
the average osd-schOol SEA captain hates
a tramp steamship. Indeed. he hates
any kind OF steamship from an ocean
liner down, but his pet aversion Is the
tramp Consequently the outsiders remark
had much the ofe effect upon this circle
of ancient mariners around the stove That
a red rag Is supposed 20 have upon very
savage bail. old Capt. Smith. who. owing
ia rheumatism. was not IN the best or
huls,or anyway, was particularly agitated
lie Strengthened up IN his chair and uttered
A grows OF wrath, which Capt. Reeves aft
erHara declared shook the @oom from de7'k
10 keelson.
'AvaSt there" he roared, slaring across
the stove at the trembling object Of his
WRATH Don't come none % that talk
aronn' herr as Won't listen tot \
tramp's a tramp a.! the 9or.d over. waeth-
er he steals money from homes man on
land or whs ghr~ re steals trade from m
hnrcs' sailn' veseel on the ocean. There's
no difference. tell "a. 30 difference. SIX.
AMI the ira=clb.e Oh salt shook his cane
shr@atensugiy Yes. sir" be continued.
Them WIS the days FIR VA, when the
satin craft ruled the ocean. Taat was
the time To 30 81 sailor. Skipptn through
rha water Ike "a gall gsfn' up aloft IL
ga 70 reef AMI hearln' the wind pay
tunes an ;he rigEsn. An a.. waat 8o "a
CT rothsn bait an ole irca Tas, coalpis. -
donkey engines. and lgt ~ dirty black
smoke. Bah
TIE other captains cousae3 syTrpathetj-
rafv. Presently the old captain grew more
calm. aud under fhs softenlug Influence 81
his fragrant pipe dropped into 4 Teminis-
cont. or perhaps "A creative. mood
tsSreaklrs' u trarnps." ne said did
ever tea "a IRE trick ones sagve4 one %
en- ~ AS 80 long ago thai I ci<Te-
member some - The details. bat tals =
hos q vas
Il vas frs, mate - he clipper seas4ri
81 thA ffrre and w. wus sn Boston zeGtlu
ahasr4 "a cargo n some acw faagsa1 usa-
Gaines 20 weaving cotton Inter c-ofA 20
lake 10 Liverpool Jaeksnr w9s ne name
- The s%a9:ra's ~sspEseF--Aae Jackson.
Honest ABE ia kson. Tnaybsp ypsa'Fs heard
% BIN wsrek a. ATS sagla @e ~'lss
xettlu' thgs cargo aboard. asa we Wan't
lozsn' 10 :inse kis tel va " see 'e~re
ais 81 great caI fer those rsa ff1aa "a
England. They h@In' re~ lnNeottesas an
ve cslk3ate3 on nrirsia err ths fast cargo
AMI ke1easu fancy prices. AZ 'saes fhe
money ~ syas - 80 fur takln' che cargo
ever. Ne Nrus prugals*si 2 giFod percent Il
the machines sod 6sE1-
While ~~ wus ,ca1Ar' 8n. a tTAfnF. ere
- the fras 81 ~uu froal Tsostsa. eofDa IL
port az ~rysenew 90 Other the c&ufaln
bad .arFgt about ~. demand stsr ttss Eeay-
ing -zac1lusss oe ire ntEer side, ar 70
wer.t - fhe rsssgtaetarer ar go another
cxrsf-ack tes sk@ u8ru. Well - We
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