The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-21
WH4T FOVR 4DWYR4LS THINK.
A Good American Opinion From the New
York Nacht clubs Guests.

York Yacht CLUBS Guests.
The cheerfulness and enthusiasm under
difficulties of the New York Yacht Club
members and their guests on board the
Monmouth deserved better reward than
the "no race" signal Rain. scasickness,
a fight among the walters, the smashing of
coat room couldn't disturb the serenity
of the 200 men and women on the Mon
mouth. the boat that has been chartered
bv the club for the series
There were lot of naval officers aboard,
including four Reer Admiras, Sigsbce,
Clark, Forsythe and Gherardi. The Rear
Adnirals were standing together in a
group on the hurricane deck on the run
back to New York. and we're asked what
they thought of the attempt at race.
We'll. it was certainly Shamrock's dav
in most evervbody's opinion at the start
replied Admiral Sigsbce; $50 think that
the result has demonstrated the American
boats superiority That first tack told
the story. One very noticeable thing was
that when she dips the Reliance doesn't
spill the wind out OF her sails as the Sham
rock does.
That seemed to be the opinion OF all
the other naval officers and Of the yachts
men aboard the Monmouth They Gale d
1t a Shamrock day SO far IA weather conui-
tions were concerned and were all iubilant
over the fact that the defender reached
the mark 40 far ahead Of the challenger
"A member Of the club, said George A.
freeman, "asked Fife what kind of a dav
he wanted and he replied that he wanted
n day in which he would finish in about
4. nd ptr- A,,., F,t 4
means day of light winds and that's what
we have had to-day"
Commander Alexander BoutaSoif Naval
Attach6 Of the Russian Embassy mt
Washington, was aboard as the guest of
c. T. Petersen and was az enthusiastic
as any American aboard when the Reliance
got the lead.
Count Hoyos OF the Austrian Legation
was the guest of Chairman Freeman of
the steamer committee.
Among the other guests aboard the
Monmouth were Francis and Frederick
Herreshon, nephews Of Nat HerreshofY
the designer OF the Reliance and Street
Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury..
The Monmouth is a great roller when
lying 10 broadside Of the swell, and at
luncheon glasses and dishes were swept
onto tho floor and smashed with
almost every roll. One roll spilled
all the coats and straw hats on of
the numbered shelves onto the floor OF the
parcel room so that every man with coat
check had TO pull over the heap OF clothes
to find his own property.
Everybody on the Monmouth was dressed
In proper sea clothes except Gen. MoCoskry
Butt, who wore the only derby hat on
board. One rain squat followed another.
but the General didn't lose the curl of his
mustache.
There was ono dcserter from the club
no. Ly,
the Monmouth rs she could with a lively
stag party on board. They hailed their
friends on the Monmouth and told them
through a megaphone that they weren't
drinking the right brand Of wine. They
dared Morton W Smith to leave the MOI
mouth and come aboard the lille. He
accepted the challenge and made the trip
in the Titles small boat.
The side-wheeler Taurus took down a
gay and good-looking party OF 7s2 men
and women from the Atlantic Yacht and
Crescent Athletic clubs.