The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01

The finely illustrated article on Sc
atties feet Of white wings which ap-
pears in this mornings Post-rntelligen-
Ger raises tho question why II In that
aquatic sports ana pleasures play COM
parativcly 80 small q part In the life
OF our people, We have. In the Elliott
Bay Yacht Club. an organization de-
voted to tho most delightful and whole
feet OF pleasure yachts 10 already OF
considerable size. and will grow larger
every year. But there are still scarcely
one-tenth as many Of these beautiful
craft owned In Seattle A. one might sx-
pect. And our people are missing more
than they know OF the glow OF health.
che sense Or freedom. the heaithful rise
sf physical strength and mental buoy
ancy that cope with the free rush of
winds past gliding sails ana the play
of bright waters about the gently int
ing prov.
~ not unfrequentiy happens. IL seems
~ II the very plcntitude OF opportunity.
Natures strong Invitation. had made us
needless OF what others dream OF
through years Of ungratiied desire. We
have unrivaled sailing grounds In the
glorious waters OF our inland sea. No
where upon the shores OF this continent
= there such u rendezvous for pleasure
yachts as on Puget Sound, For weeks
Or months one might IDLE away happy
Aonrs In exploring its recesses. penetras-
ing its lovely hidden bays. rounding its
innumersble headlands and dreaming
away the hours In its sheltered coves
There are Islands more beautiful than
those Of the ST. Lawrence amongst
which an imperial feet might play hid.
and seek ana meet oniy for distant
selute. There are great stretches OF
open waite FOR tests OF speed and boat
the mariner must look 20 his watch as
the blasts sweep through His hummlng
cordage. There are expeditions to wake
che blood ana stir the pulses Of the alb
original man within us when the Rel
Gods eali.''
In far inland oitles these possibilities
would be deemed beyond all purchase,
Many a one OF them takes miser's care
Of its little stretch Of lake or river and
organizes its competing yacht clubs ana
holds its seaeup rcgattss ana fevotes
every holiday Of the season 90 such
measure q this rara sport as may be
within It's reach We arc too little ap-
rreclative Win the sound on ono
quarter and our magnificent lake on the
other, no city IN tho country should be 50
alive 60 all aquatic pleasures a. Seattle.
The homes % splendid yacht ciubs
should rear their heads above the cm-
towering foliage on our shores There
should Re not one but many canoe cluba.
for the enthusiasts in that paStlrne ~
dex'eGiy. We ought % have two or
more rowing eiubs IN which should be
enrolled hundreds or cav young men.
keyed 70 a stlG rivalry ,a th.t manly
and universal aquatic sso-,
In every hour that car BE- sna,.hel
from business during these summer
months. on every glorious ATE afternoon
when the retiring sun sends aoods ot
giory from the ol m9ics upon the clear
waters ot our hay. The pleasure craft
shouiA swarm from their quarters oars
should plash In the rool water. straight
backs sway back ard for'h 20 the
rAythm CT that measured movement or
keep time wish the axcd beA, - the
ecxswain; canoes should skim like birds
the placid waters OF Lake Washington;
w should run the pennons OF the yacht
feet. away speed the flashing hulls %
the racers, ard a whole community
wearied ayd sodden with the cares ~
the day. festore and rejuvenate itself