New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-12
WOMEN WHO SAIL YACHTS.
MRs. GOBLET, MRS. PARKER AND MRS.
GOULD TO TAKE EXAMINATIONS
FOR FULL MASTERS LICENSE.

AIRS. Robert Goelet. Mrs. Charles Thorndyke
Parker. formerly Miss Susan De Forest Day, and
Mrs Howard Gould all planning appear be-
fore the United States Government inspectors in
the fall TO take the examinations required for full
masters license These women. no longer content
10 be mere passengers on their own yachts. In
tend TO be able, upon occasion, 10 take full com
mand OF them. All have been graduated from a
nautical school. Mrs. Parker, who is known 70
her officers and Captain" Parker, sup
pIemented her school course with private tuition.
She has navigated her yacht. the Scythan, around
the West Indies. her sailing master, Richard
sOR, who accompanied her. declared that she was
kesner ia all matters Of navigation than he, and
that she strictly mathematical. The Scythian,
which injured by fire recently. is being re-
paired in Boston. and Will probably be ready for
the usual winter trip TO the West Indies
Mrs Goelet is now in Mediterranean waters with
her yacht, the MAMMA.
Mrs. Gould, with her husband. is in Scandinavian
waters with the Niagara
The fun curriculum which these women have
completed comprises navigation and seamanship
and II regular work IS done. occupies about three
months. Navigation is purely matter of book
knowledge and includes three courses
For the study OF seamanship practical training is
required. 1t embraces the handling the ship in
TIE OF making lsettngD the sails: reehng and
fuFling the sails; the handling OF the sheets hall
yards, 5untlines, ciewlines, gaskets etc. and also
the marlinspike work. 1t was in the latter that
Mrs.. Gould was especially adept. This compre-
hended the making of the many kinds of knots
that are used board ships the splicing
together OF ropes and the manipulation Of all
kinds Of rigging, both in rope and wire. For
the coarser and rougher work leather gloves
we're employed by the students Ex-
perience with the various parts of vessels Is OBJ
tanned from large working models of catboats
sioops. yaWis schooners. briggs, banks and ships
The deKtereus handling of the wheel and sails by
women who make Up the crews on ladies' days in
the yacht clubs has engendered among them so
great love OF the sport that they are DESTROYS 10
acquire deeper knowledge and to be able to trim
the course OF their boats without recourse to the
paid deck departments. Among Inc women who
Oliver Iselin " ~ '' Is MI .
A good many summer girls at seaside resorts
Ael only o|n their ssilboats but can manage
faem as vel as real old salts. one OF these A
graceful. blue eyed slip of girl, was heard 10 say
The other day to her picked crew. which was made
II ~ me summer men of the neighboring hotels:
~ shset or else go ashore? You no good even
The Gag members Of the New-York Yacht Club
az &c. MIS-, GoeleJ, Mrs Parker, Miss Eleise l..
nege, Of Pittsburg. Penn. who recently sold the
h1.lnsehess and Is DOW building the Nancy, and
Marjorie is in Management Bay Miss Breese i
Yacht Club % me 9eH"alii" IA
There many women who have followed the
Sea with fathers or husbands until they have he
come so familiar with the details of sailing that
10 Time of need they have proven as competent az
experienced seamen. Miss L. Thons whose father
was captain OF one Of the finest clippers that piled
between this city and San Francisco during tbs
SOLD fever Of 1879 one Of the most famous Of
these. She had been with her father from,
A-f earliest childhood, AMI the art of navigation
mus acquired stood her in good stead IN IszO
14ilhs voyage 10 lie Golden Gate in that wear
eneh only lew days out OF New York her father
~ ~ sex win serious illness and shortly after
liif Hf't mate received blow on his bead
iFotn falling block and brain fever ensi,ed trHts
lrIt me Fesfe! without navigator, as the second
a nate Nas unqualified % MI that place Miss
mems seeing no other course open took Command
90 ne snip, ana divided the watches between her-
sell ana the second mate. In her watch she CAV.
orders Tor the making and setting OF the sails az
ven as Tor the genera! management OF he Shin
~ aadltloh 10 these duties she personally nari.
Saisa IL around Cape Horn and into San Francisco
1faFo9T- making a good passage. For saving Tr1s
ssssei from the loss which must have fallen upon
AfiH 9Gi Tor her The underwriters presented her
with a service Of silver which was her uride mill
her death. about years ago. -F'
Airs. Bartlett Of Toms River Y ! was tnasts,
many years after his des IN. " 'Ot