The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26
THE TRANSFORMERS.

fame by urging Grover Cleveland not to
let trife like the Constitution stand In
the way Of their friendship, was early
| aboard the revenue cutter Algonquin fol
f! yesterdays yacht races.
| Just for the sail and to give my friends
a good time" he explained. AS for the
race itself, l don't think that Shamrock
boat n asn't any more show than have
! when I'm not running"
| There was a big crowd on board, but
| everybody was made comfortable and
those who couldn't find campstools were
provided with packing boxes. The mark
| lngs on these improvised seats Afforded
| considerable entertainment to q group
Of young men wearing yachting caps ,
! double-breasted blue serge coats. binoou-
lars and other things as advertised.
One blue-eyed, gold-toothed, carmine-
| checked young woman, who wore a Baby
lonian garden effect of black jet, was
seated on a box bearing. this inscription:
Keep in dry cool place.
Another woman, whose cherry-trimmed
| hat was constant temptation to those
whoihad neglected to bring lunch, viewed
! the race from a pedestal marked "Perish-
| able. Handle with care" She went below
soon after the first mark was reached.
. The crowd was quiet one. What en-
thusiasm there was was mostly centred
IN one elderly gentleman, who insisted
In cheering loudly for the Earring when
Sir Thomas's yacht was passed, and who
took 1t upon himself to announce 10 the
company all the ships OF Importance from
William the Grocer" which was met early
In the day to Frederick the Grocer. which
was passed on the return to st. George.
Deputy Police Commissioner Piper Ia
the discoverer of a mysterious interre-
lation between topics and acoustics. He
m 'de the discovery yesterday aboard the
Patrol while the Gresham was footing tho
excursion DO: is into place when the race
was about to begin.
During the footing process the Deputy
Commissioner fell to stucipR the Gresham's
smokestack earnestly through his binocu-
lars. Finally he turned to District Attorney
jerome with the expression Of a nascent
Newton.
Have you ever noticed how much nearer
the glasses bring the sound1" he inquired.
The Gresham caused Street Cleaning
Commissioner Woodbury. a great deal of
unnecessary anxiety yesterday by run
ming up series of signals which the Com
missioner couldn't fathom
The Commissioner was on the Patrol,
which trailed the Gresham out at the head
of the spectatorial fotilla. The cutter ran
up white and blue flag with yellow one
beneath it. The Commissioner made dive
for the PATROLS New York harbor signal
code.
Boat is lost he read out, and scanned
the wave anxiously.
The Gresham changed the lower yellow
Tag for a red and yellow one.
Boat is swamped, eh2" There must be
some mistake and the Commissioner
grabbed the New York Yacht Clubs private
code.
He'd hardly taken one glance at tho
Significance Of "A S" when he began
dancing about the cabin, waving the book
In the astonished pilots face.
Surgeon wantedl Surgeon wanted
he chortled. Great Scottl There's some
one sick"
trihe. 1t ran up the signal B P.
Return to anchorage" read out the
commissioner. 1T must be very serious.
Well'-as another signal flew clear-"this
can't be less than death"
Again he studied the book. A look of
beMllderment came over his face.
Why Whyl" he began and stopped.
over his shoulder set up shout:
Order me carriage immediatelyl'
Order mo key of beer" calculated the
Commissioner, as he threw the book into a
corner.
This story was told on one Of the yachts
yesterday. when Sir Thomas came over
here the first time he brought a lot OF hand
some silverware and other valuable thinrs
on the Erin. Almost everybody who
went to that yacht wa nted a souvenir
and took one. A young lady had to rrah
one hurriedly, and when she got home she
found she had a pair of BAHAMAS"
Sir Thomas Liptons tiniest pet is a little
green canary bird, which he calls Pat.
1t was given to him by an American woman.
and when he wants to cheer his sad mo-
ments toward the end Of the race he plavs
with the green canary. As soon as Sir
Thomas opens the door the little bird hops
out and yanks the cord OF a tiny bell which
Is mounted on the roof of the cage. When
the ell has been rung sufficiently. Sir |
Thomas puts a bit of broken hemp seed |
in tin bucket which hangs from the front |
Of the cage and the bird hauls II up. claw
over claw, and picks out the hemp.
"Pat = friend who is always glad TO see Il
me-" Sir Thomas said.
IF good wishes would make n boat |
go fast" said Sir Thomas yesterday, 1T
know my boat would be over the finish lima
before the other boat could fairly be H
started"
SHAMROCK MONEY HAULED IN