The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
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English waters, this cup "a, mo Into the
| nnssoasion or the Americas owners, VINO u
few yenrs later gave II III trHt ~ the
New York Yacht Club Ms n 1cfrNtNA
| challenge cup. Though ITO lcae Than throw
"deeds OF gift have boon drawn Wy 70
! define the terms by which racing Tor lhls
| cup should be govtrGncd, thcso leonuitl0 ha
have been subjected 10 Bitter CRITICISM,
and ut different periods havo eHeetuta :, l y
killed ali interest III challenging tor .uo
c,ip. Tho racing Of most coi,scu uencc
Tint tho squadron c,ii, has called forth
Inns boon that Of recent memory, furnish
cd by the sporting procllvties OF LORD
Dunrlvcn and Cir Thomas Upton.
g1hc little group OF scn-fnrins'' gentle.
ment In New York formed the first yac !
air.. fnnd the idcn soon grcwgin nopli-
lnrlty until now the Atlantic scnbonrd
&thro,ieh the North una Central states la
fnrly dotted with nourHhing and cnthu-
slnsiic clubs This IS rs 1t should be. the
moro unitarian steam yacht. because OF
its grcutcr expense, VIII, Of course, not "
ali tend 10 diminish the "a INV u, !.
growing number Of small SAILING cruz 0t =. :.
Smiling n pleasure bout is flne sport
which nothing is ever likely 70 rep'a.u =,
Moro than & that, yachting, US MI .L.
Stephens says Is IN stimulus ls ~ 4. - ~
vancemcnt OF naval archl .,... =, ~
| nrimc inheritance to n maritime M "a. .lo y!
and "a training school for sch li1 W. -
amateur and professional. :,
Afr stcnhens's work la so thorough ana
,yell done that 1t should BY all means
hnve shelf room In every yacnt ciu ~, I.
tho country however small. ~ VIZ ~,
addition be found interesting ana hee! y -
III any man who takes an intcllbe'i :, -
1 crest In yachting, whether an ow'l III -
club member or not. l t54 53 III 35 n
MILLIONS or MlsCH 4 . ~ RIA hcf puSe
1 j.njns Fl g., 81 Hkro No 8. ,
II ''s dnriSr ingenuity Of plot in thrItng;
climaxes and in the social AND po Ioo III
Importance Of TIE characters crime. Ills
GnncnheIm at. his best. We have .re ,tl
il With great cnthrallment ana I'VE i Gpi,.s
that few readers are SO ment =, j S o,,
9olaM sTei on throu usf % the he po.
Is ' 100 In involved TO permit us to give more
than hint OF It here. Ccrtant Me.'p tho
Prime ne Mnister's policy g be Dangerous E, ~
fortunes, pleasantly decide TO nave h III.
assassnated For THIS nlrpose' !, WY Nv
RIvington, convicted murderer. sen
fenced to hang within the next le ~ "a =.
Rlvlngton ostensibly accepts the comm nI
sion, but In reality being, eomRe to him
determines Ito devote his unlooked,,ito :,
DC Rod OF frceGom so far as his wntchtui
guardian made possible, to the lolio", ~
up Of small clue when MP poin rSo o. Primo mo
Minister chances to be temporal on me
Isle or Wight, whittier Rivington and
Harzog betake themselves: and there. ~
be The lovely and trusting Janet. who. OF
ali Rlvlngton' s friends, alone was con-
f1dent that he was innocent. From TINS
point the reader Is caugh. IN vor,sx ~ Q,
events, working out. after uni ea rd-of DIFF
ficulties. in the most satisfactory way in
the world. The scene at the dinner able.
where Rlvington Is booked - po,son is0 ,,n.
Aphlngton. IS OF a sort to glue ones eyes
to the page likewise thatlwhera ne
plucky Janet learns that the, County old
magistrate: before. whom she hnd lag l. h .d
other thnn that felonious young mans
father, sir Gideon Marske. To Sir Gideon
we had already been introduced as Inc
insrirer q the cabinet o9nspl,acysa a ms
moor Janet learned before she was
finally rescued from the clut ches o. TINS
wicked pair
"A highly dlvert'ns orignal ra ana , IN
great interest. Ss5 q
THE BEAUTIFUL LADY BY B s,2,'
T lips Co. R New 81 York Meo Beli Rich
An agreeable and charming jttls tale
is this, told in sort I, Of Ensl's, n, ~
suggestive OF the conversation OF conan
Doyle's Brigndier Gerard, OF wholss Is ~,
sentiment and graceful fancy. Mr.. Tark-
in the ranks OF modern American novel
lists. a remarkable book for a young man,
and n good book for. a man OF any aga
but aincc that time his progress parti,e e.
been steady and marked. Flo now writes
with all the deftness and sureness OF
touch Of master. And he has further
the optimism and high Ideals OF yon, ~
the fine sensiblitLes OF the artist. With
this equipment. he should give us In the
next few years a good deal that we shall
THE Beautiful Lady. is a dainty trlAe
in Franco-Italian setting, 1t tells how
II poor gentleman OF Naples was reduced
had 10 earn rs bread ~ exposing q
vile advertisement for al Paris e, game
nnd mock at; how the beautiful \. LADY =; !, {
enough to take pity on his suffering and
ashamed heart; and how through his
relations with n gay. but kind hearted
young American spendthrn. It later fell
to his lot to save the beautiful lady from
an unworthy ndorer and fortune-hunter
and to give her oyer to her true and do
zs'yns oYSr w OF the S s o s"is s peef
m nn and gl,stssnn,n1g; bald,ahaycd cd
that the Beautiful ladys soft eyes had
struck him; too, rather deep.
We like Mr.. Harrington well enough 10
wish hin, an industry and literary fe-
cundlty equal to certain popular clergy
we suppress In this connection. beca use
we understand such references to be dis
agreeable 10 him.
THE ETHICS OF FoRcD,-Byi II, e,
Warner Pr, 1o6. CHM and Com
pany Boston. , E0s
war Is Irrational. not merely. because
1t Is wrong or cruel or a clumsy, nm
economical and inept agency for settling
b ei eiho et .t nffa rescrt f e hn9V's
This sentence Is q fair summary Of