New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY SEPTEMBER s. 1900.
TIE PASSING THRONG.

Last winter IN Albany a magician gave
tertainment. Prominent among those seated near
the stage Timothy L. Wood
A JOKE rufT Lieutsnant-oovernor Of New
ON York In one OF his feats OF leger-
WOODRUFF. demain the magician required the
OF a pocket handkerchief and
appealed his audience supply the needed ar
tice. Into his pocket the Lieutenant-Governor
thrust his hand and when Il came out again It
evidently fresh from the laundry. srnilingly limo
sngg reeeived f. 70 While LIE the audience "S rscoe a
nlzing the leader, broke into applause The pres
term athe wfpef' by one corner and shook Fl out
and he did so Woodruf's face grew as long as il
Ferchief was as full Of holes as one Of the iega-
ton compounds at Peking. At first the Lieutenant
Governor sWors that a substitution had been made,
but his monogram in one corner concusively proved
his ownership. and since he has been vainly
trying 70 explain how ii was that any one so i'm
macuIate as he usually is should have possessed
and tried to palm OF tattered rag in place OF
a handkerchief.
Frederic Courtland Penheld who was Consul
General at Cairo. in Egypt during President CIeve-
lands second term, is enthusi-
THE MOD astic sportsman and especially in
ERN RACING terested in yachts and pleasure
MACHINE craft, with which he has expert
mented IN almost every quarter OF
the globe When seen at the Manhattan Club yes
terday, speaking OF some recent developments in
yachting, he said:
Il am aware Of the unpopuIarity Of any criti-
ctsm that possibly be construed as a kill
sport argument, but feel that many lovers OF
yachting detect unfortunate tendency in that
sport as represented by the present racing
As there have been practically no other trials Of
speed between matched boats, I have devoted a
contests among the HerreShofT N fo0-srs AZ w51h
recent cup challengeTs and defenders, from the
VaTabv 'ne nen i5ayg [Hs yard s2ethng mas IN
Mother Ocean not IN agreeable mood: something
Astor Cup race OF Newport ali four came npins
home 10 go at once 70 the repair yard. Tender as
egg smells, with rigging as delicate eobWebs,
these fragile toys have never been allowed 10 get
reS9 o. 'He eeaGn or the repair SHOP Daiy have We
and OF every other device practised by ship tnkers
The preamble Of nearly every yacht club in
America says il was formed for the encouragement
OF yacht building and naval architecture and the
cultivation Of naval science expressions 10 that
sJSa eaece' u Wngt nan9eE EouIa IKE 70 Know are
! to-day IN vogue?
Naval architecture and naval science are surely
receiving no benefit therefron. for the racing
chine Of the present day can teach
MERE but thing-what not TO build -
PLAY Mr.. PenheId continued. Fifty
THINGS years after her victory at Cowes
the world famous America IS yet a
yacht trim graceful and stanch. and viii be sea
worthy twenty years hence. She has passed
through all the vcissitudes OF occupation has been
/ this and that IN a business way. ranging. I be-
( Hever from oysterman to fruiter- The MayfOWer.
the Volunteer and the Vigtlant are to-day perfect
cruisers capable Of all reasonable speed. The De-
fender and the Columbia have no value beyond
! their breaking up possibilities and the Shamrock
was not worth the cost of getting her back 70
Another season viii finish the seventies as
racers. They will then be valueIess. absolutely,
. FOR they can never be used in business nor as
pleasure cruisers. for their abnormal depth shuts
their extravagant keeis render Il ira1osS5js -
put them 70 ornamental by pulling them out
upon green laWus painting them red and filling
them with Towering plants
The racing yacht OF to-day is the rich mans
( notwithstanding more. L contributes nothing
toward the knowledge Of perfection OF marine con
strucuon For eight years now this sport has been
retrograding."