The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23
TEE TRANSFORMERS.

Suioe number OF distinguished people had
gathered there before the men before the
mast began to assert their rights which
nave accrued to sailormen from time inn
head
x.Iieut.-G Tim Woodruff caught the
hrst blast: Chips, the carpenter. crawled
up behind the beautiful Brooklynite and
made a cross on the deck between his feet.
ruff. ~'' ~
II means any spare change you have
broad grin. Mr.. Woodruff Contributed
~, Sir 'fhomass friend j. c. Wilson gave
up, 81: Charles r. Flint, Mr. Davies and
Col. Neil paid their footing" in quick sue
cesslon thereafter Then Chips found n
desk drawer and made general collection
from everybody forward Of the masthead.
The Rev. DR.. Vincent s. Cooke saw the Earl
of Shaftesbury drop IS in the box, heard the
parrot yell Get busy" and at once parted
with the proceeds Of the last donation party
given to him by his congregation.
There was one OF the know-it-all persons
on the Erin who felt obliged 10 tell every one
within reach Of him all about everything in
sight. AS the yacht was passing South
Brooklyn he caught sight Of John Arbuckle's
hotel boat John Slammed, the pride OF the
coffee mans eye.
All. ladies'" said Johnny Know-It-All,
that is the floating hotel 1t was estab-
lished several years ago by H. o. Have
meyer. one OF our best and kindest phil
anthropists.
The gentleman who liz known to Sir
Thomas Upton as MIR, Ar-boockle" was
standing within two feet of the lecturer
when the announcement was made. He
turned and gave the lecturer one long,
searching look, snorted and retired to the
lower deck. But Johnny Know-It- All never
knew what he had done
One Of the students Of feminine manners
on racegoing yacht discovered yester-
day several interesting characteristics of
the fair who feel seasickness coming upon
them.
1T goes this way" he said: FIRST the girl
begins to talk very aggressively about any
painfully vivaoious' Meanwh Vile her 1Df face s
is getting gray and blue and brown in
streaks. Then she begins to get silent
and thoughtful. This stage ends with
complete silence with the head in the hands
Then the young woman glances around
the deck furtively and picks out some girl
almost as badly off IA she il herself She
makes dive for the girl she has spotted.
Why, my dearN she says. I never for
a minute noticed how i'll you were. Let
me take you down below right away.
can't forgive myself for having neglected
you 80 long.
1.-THE other girl usually comes up first
and looks rather puzzled as if she wondered
how she happened TO get down there, any
way
Commodore Berriman OF the Chicago
and Columbia Yacht clubs Of Lake Michi-
gan dropped into the music room of the
Erin just as Sir Thomas was finishing his
summing up of the day for the benefit of
his friends. Mr.. Berriman poured out
drink of Sir Thomass best Scotch and set
il aside. poured ont a second and handed
1t to Sir Thomas and said. cheerfully:
well, let's have drink Thought you
told me last time you were in Chicago all
you W anted was thirty-s mile wind and
you'd lick the earth? Not feeling so strong
these days, hey?"
Sir Thomas's genial face pever couded
for a moment
Isn't it very unusual he said quietly,
about in Chicago"
Commodore Berriman somehow seemed |
TO fade.
The mascots on the Erin had added to |
their number a full grown bald-headed |
eagle He sat in his box and suked veg
'erday until the whoop of whistles an |
nounced the Reliance crossing the line.
Then the bald head was lowered, the bill
opened and the eagle let out one scream |
hat was heard the length and breadth of !
he Erin.
Il don't know who wrote Life on the
Ocean Wave said Gen. Felix Agnus. after
Sir Thonas's elaborate luncheon,
but 1 bet he was jolly good fellow
md there's internal evidence that his
lame was Sir Thomas Upton"
There was ono sidewheeer that placidly
stood for many minutes in the very course
If the racers while they were beating to the
rindward mark. She is the Edmund Butler
md she was attending strictly to her BUSH
hess as fishing boat Her passengers
sept on fishing as she rolled at anchor
n the short swells. and, incidentally, had
. good and near view OF the yachts at their
)est.
In the rush Of the big craft OF the feet
or home, many small sailing boats and
It cam launches got into trouble. They
,nes and shipped more seas than they had
1t any time while out in the choppiness
III the Hook.
The cockpit of one little oop was flooded.
md the navigator and his assistant were
orced on deck. The narrow bowed launch
spartan dived so deeply into the swells
hat, for second or So Ii looked as il she
we're going to stick her bowsprit into the
bottom.
A report got around the Gresham that
Collector Stranahan had told this story
,propos of betting on the races but it is
only fair to the Collector to say that the
'eport ia as yet unconfirmed;
There was an English visitor to the
aces at an uptown hotel on Thursday
hight who suifers long and silently under
he badgcring OF his American friends,
Finally he put his back against the wall
md offered to bet E2OO to ESQ that the sham
'ock would win at least one race An ele-
'ator boy overi . ard him and took him M "
II believe that. said one honest auditor.
The elevator boys al that hotel have money
nouGh to own yachts"
Yes. the collector is said to have added.
The Englishman got OF at the severn
zenith floor
At any rate the collector told other
tories. He can't help it, and everybody
IL the Gresham had bully time.
deckhand sitting on the port rail of
he regatta committee tug Navigator lost I
is balance when the tug urched, at the
nish Of the race, and tlmbled into the
a., A eliminate threw him, "A lima mud |