The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
STORIES THE YACHTsMEN TELL.
Seag ding Yarns OF the Men Who Sail
From This Port.

| Bishop Thomas F. Gailor Of Tennessee
| has recently become very much interested
| in Yachting and has gone to several re-
pattas in company with Ex-Commodore
Hoyt of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club
| At a regatta recently, when on board Vice
| Commodore Clarkson Cowl's yacht, he told
this story on himself:
| He was making tour OF his diocese, and
one evening arrived at the home of promi-
nent churchman with whom he was to stay
over night. He was received by his hostess,
who informed him that her husband had I'M
fortunately been called away on business,
but would be home soon.
She said that knowing the Bishop would
be hot and tired she had mixed mint julep
and that she would serve 1t at once. Being
good Southerner, a julep appealed TO the
Bishop, and when it was ready he slipped
It delicatey. The julep had q taste that
was peculiar. and the Bishop took another
sip and then made face.
lis anything the matter with the julep7"
FRANKLY replied the Bishop. athis Is
| the worst julep I have ever tasted Then,
trying It again, he added: 1T tastes to me
something like quinn and strychnin.
face. and she asked If she might taste the
drink herself. When she had done 80 she
said:
my husband has not been at all well
lately, and the doctor has given him tonic.
Now, I know Just what has happened. He
keeps that tonic In closet with his whisky.
It's in the julep.'
To 20 to ones yacht in real style ia one
Of the things that yaohtsman prides him.
II on. On stepping into his gig the owner
picks up the tiller lines, takes his seat in the
stern and then gives his orders in this WY s.
sGive way.
The men shove the boat on from the
float, peak their oars in the air, let them
fall into the water, and then row. On
reaching the side Of the yacht the orders
are way enough and -in oars The
sailors know we'll enough when they have
man who understands his business and
when he does not they take particular
delight in letting every one see that ne
A we'll known member OF the New York
Yacht Club was standing on float few
and Watched sS go on in
the first time l owned yacht, l had not
looked into little details like that. 1 was
on the float at Newport, about to take a
party of friends to my vessel, All got in
| the gig, and took my seat in the stern and
then waited. The men sat perfectly still.
L
steward after he has palmed of his dupl.
cate bills. I waited and they waited, and
hen got nervous. Some friends were
on the float. and they, too. were Watching
to see US 60 Of; ! knew new something ,nSa was
and finally shouted ia desperation to the
men to get out Of there ana they did In their
| own fashion.
.As soon as got on board went to the
sailing master and said: I've just made
a 'obster Of myself and asked what l
| should have done. He explained to me
the orders and for fear l should forget
them ! wrote them on my cuff. had to
wear hat shirt for week
The famous old schooner yacht Miranda
Is to he seen lying off Whitestone these days
She Ia owned by c. T. Nelson and is every
bit as good as she was when she was launched
in 1870. The Miranda was built by John
Harvey at Wivenhoe, England She reT re.
sents the old tyre Of English yacht, deer
and narrow. AT the time she was one Of the
cracks the American type was the shoa