The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-10
GOULD CHRISTMAS AT SEA.
HOWARD AND HIS WIFE SAIL TO.
DAY on A TRIP TO EUROPE.
GOING on Their Yacht Down the Metiiter.
ranean and Won't he Home TIL April
Trip Up the Nile Incidental TO the
VOyaEe-DOnr Mind a storm or Two.

Howard Gould's steam yacht Niagara
will sail to-day with her owner and a party
OF friends for cruise in the Mediterranean
which will include visit to Egypt and a
trip up the Nile. The party will be away d
lule less than four months, but not quite
three months Of this will he spent on the
yacht.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould take a long cruise
every year in their yacht. usually starting
in the spring They have made cruises
lasting six and seven months. The cruise
on which they will start to-day IL one OF
the shortest European cruises they have
taken. They will have At their guests
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Perry OF this city
Miss katherine Noble % Baltimore and
Alonzo Clark Robinson The guests ea.
pect 10 hoard the yacht at the New York
Yacht Club anchorage. ana the Niagara
after adjusting her compasses of Sandy
Hook, will probably start on her voyage
before nightfall
The Niagara ~ill take an extreme south
erly route in crossing TO the other side
This L. the first time she has taken IA party
across at this season of the year. when
the Atlantic IL storm-tos-ed, but a. she
il one of the largest steam yachts afoat
and compares fa>orably in size with some
of the smaller ocean s,"amerh none of the
party anticipates any discomfort from tn.
TIP. All are good sailors.
When the Niagara was built four years
ago TWO striking innovations were EN-
bodied in her hull. for rough weather
sailing Thes. are two bilge keel, 40 fee,
long and II inches deep 10 prevent rolling
| Nd evice tor Protecting the outer)oard
OF her twin screws, the hull being carried
| put so a. to inclose the ,hafts I.er linee
| al" fashioned closely after those of al
| atlantic liner
The yacht will 60 by way of Bermuda
ard the Madsiras to Gibraltar. and thence
20 Algiers, arriving at Cairo about Jan
IS Mr.. Gould has chartered a da, .abeaf
for the trip up the Nile. This trip will last
a MOI &. at tn" end of which the part
| will re Join the Niagara az Port said
From Port Said tn" yacht will 40 west
| by easy stages, touching at the ports alon .
| the nOrth.ru coast o. tie Neoite RAJ can
So VA COrie .iu,rc ny way 81 tH. Nss'
| indies, reaching here, it is expected, before
| April /
The NIAGARA has been overhaulod for
the trim The last of her stores were put
aboard yesterday. She il htted with a
complete Photographic apparatus which
= "A model OF its kind, 10th Mr. and Mrs
Gould being extremely fond Of photo graphy
Nht carries crew OF Nlhty"leit men
under Capt Shackford, who commanded
jay Goulds old Atlanta. The servants
axe all Japanese
Goir & away al busy time 81 year Mr.
Gould has arranged 10 transact his bust
! es- on his Yacht He has AL offic. under
the spar deck AID takes mis- secretary wit q.
him
By Christmas the Mia will be in calm
attitudes Many Christmas presents have
been seft aboard her. Ono of the yacht
fittings il al orCheStrion equal 10 band OF
eight pieces. in the social hail. 70 that az
a Place for "A Christmas part the yacht l.
all that could Ice desired