Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-29

and sound IN catbOats and 0the cratl
dear 10 the hearts of lads born with the
Web-fo instincts When not anoat ne
was usually found In some boat yard,
his fayorlte abiding place being the
ward of tom" Weber. Tom was an
able seaman. AZ well as builder OF
fast sailboats, and he took an interest,"
in the youngster who had sucn llhlns
for fast boats Naturally the youth
picked up not few handy pslnts i9r
use afoat through the friendship cf THIS
kindly builder
The one boat owned by the youth that
is now remembered was called Ger
rude aud she was fast enough TO give
him his first IDEAS Of the joys OF lead
ing the fleet no,
In the later 1O's. however. when 'Ol-
lie" as he was called, was In MS teens
he became owner and captain Of me
Nav Emma. a sand-bagger sloop, y
feet long on the water line. she had
been a catboat Of good ropute. but Tom
Weber rergged her as a sloop, ana
Iseln sailed forth looking for victories,
and finding them with a regularity that
made the May Emma the pride OF New
Rochelle,
There was a hotel on the Pelham road
I'm those days called the Nentune House
that was much frequcntcd by men VINO
liked fast boats as well as fast horse1,
and they offered prizes on Saturday ar
tornoons for races over tour-mte
course the turn OF which was near Fort
schayler. II is said that with lselIn
at the tiler the May Emma made wen,
nigh clean sweep in those races unUl
the year 1878. when lake smith, ram
Gus designer and builder living then
on Staten Island came TO the races IN
sloop he called Pluck aud Luck She
was soop to ~ her name (alas for
the peace Of "Onle's' mln1D and from
her advelt the May Emma was LETT TO
follow on
They say Builder Jake smll IN had an
eve to business when he built ana
named Pluck anl Luck. II So he won
ont on the line he was following, Tor
collie" and his brother Columbus
bought the boa that had wiped the eve
OF their May Emma.
Then another trait Of the Iselin char
acter as o yachtsman appeared The
Pluck and Luck was already good
enough 10 beat their MAY Emma. but
for several weeks "Ollle' sailed hts
NOV shin about the sound not only 10
tune her TO proper pitch, but 10 learn
all about her necularltles. For, as all
good sailor men know. a really good
racer Is as full OF freaks as a woman.
and almost as hard TO manage That Is
10 saw, that along with his courage In
an actual race. Iseln had the VIII to
make every preparation for his work
before he began II, II was harder 10
catch him mapping than one OF the
weasels that can vet be found among
the rocks OF that rugged coast.
"oLLIEs" AMBITION.
But when he had learned his ship,
collie" went hunting for races and
found them in n way that makes the
old heads OF that coast smile 10 this
day. For there was 2 man OF means
there named Walter F. Dayids, who had
built a boat so much 10 his liking that
he had given her his own name. And
she was a boat that had Justified his
pride too. by beating everything on the
coast whether sailing near or large.
They say that "Ollle" had his eye on
Inc waiter r. bNNluN llNil Alt ho1 Nv
bought the Pluck and Luck, and that
when he was sure Of his shin he man
aged to get into scrub races with his
intended victim In such fashion that
the victim was encouraged ana dstter-
ed into a loftIer pride than ever be-
fore.
Then day came when Mr., Daylds
wanted to make formal match, and
10 back his boat with a wager Of $500.
and the IselIn opportunity to win great
glory had come.
The course was laid from Echo bav
to Hog island buoy and return--lO miles
out and 10 back. The announcement OF
the coming rare had Travelled to Staten
Island. to tho jersey fats and the
shores Of the Hudson. The fame OF the
beats and Of tho men was great IN all
those waters and several hundred peo-
pe came 10 the starting point on the
day Of the race. while the local resi-