The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-24

natcn, he was sharpening MS pocket
knife and anon would test the edge
tenderly on the back of his hand. Pres
entity, he disappeared below and re-
turned in about half an hour with
smooth face and a smile that told of
a great accomplishment. Yes we are
a very clean shaver lot tonight and
the newly arrived trade winds can not
find single stray whisker to blow
through.
THE WIND FALLS LIGHT.
Sunday, July Flat. q deg. 81 min.
NJ. long. 1876 deg. SO min. w. Distance
161 miles.
In the language OF the vernacular--
"Stung again" Last night everything
was as merry as chime of wedding
bells and the light of hope rekindled
burned brightly in our hearts. But
today eheu, that light has gone out
and we have been wallowing in the
doldrums of dun despair.
The wind petered out shortly after
midnight and the smooth sea and light
breeze were just made to order for our
three rivals. Eight days out and not
half way home. In all those days
there have not been twelve consecutive
hours or healthy breeze and II now
seems certain that the other light
weather yachts will slip easily in ahead
of us. Tonight It is breezing up again
and the log is Keeling Off Q knots every
hour but the sky is leaden and loggy
and all signs point to more disappolnt-
ment tomorrow.
l wonder what can be the matter
with the trade winds? Instead of the
clear sky and steady strain of wind
1 expected, we have dull, cloudy skies
and wind that comes. either in gentle
rephyrs. or miserable little attempts
at squalls that would not deceive a
land lubber. This then for the trade
winds:
AS 1T SHOULD BE.
The TrilI of the Tireless Trades:
From the dreary north to the sunny
south
Meath blue and cloudless sky
We ruffle in glee the ripping sea
AS merrily we fly;
All sailors hail our favoring gale
And cheer as we pass them by"
AS 1T Is.
The Troll of the Trlfing Trades:
with a leaden. sultry sky above
And sleepy sea below,
No trouble We'll take, only half awake,
To get out of bed and blow.
Those yachtsmen all may whistle and
call
To a very hot place they can CO."
PRAISE FOR THE COOK.
How he does it don't know, but
that man Hamilton certainly can lay
out bill of fare that would fade Joe
Reichl to a shadow If he ever saw 1t.
Cooking aboard small yacht has, to
say the least, its limitations; but our
| CHEEKY steward is not troubled by this
and hands us out a course in gastron-
omics that is bringing all belts to the
last notch.
| Every other day he bakes bread and
that bread is of the lightest and most
delicious variety. Also he makes cake
and plum duff. for both of which he is
justly famous. He has a knack OF
serving the most ordinary canned stuff
to look and taste like an extract from
q seven-course dinner at Rectors. To-
day for instance: Breakfast-mush
bacon and fried eggs, boiled potatoes
hot cakes, cocoa, stewed prunes, honey
or jam and Graham bread.
Dinner: Clam chowder (and that
chowder elbows, believe mel, lobster
beef ragout, potatoes, green peas
shrimp and potato salad. peaches
plum pudding sauce Hamilton and tea
Supper: Lobster, cold ham, sardines
peaches, prunes, honey, jam and tea
Each day ne varies the menu so that
there is no chance of sameness. He
is an artist and a tireless one at that
He even goes so far as to leave q
| good supply on the table after supper
so that the watch on deck can always
duck below and get a bite. At the
other end of the table as write are
big apple pie, the remains of the
| plum pudding, pruness corned beef,
cheese, bread and butter. All carefully
covered with cloth and forming as
appetising an array as cold lunch on
q millionaire's side board.
He is a wonderful man, this Hamil-
ton. with his cheerful, smiling face
and his peerless cooking. Long may he
| live to pleasure the palates of hungry
yachtsmen and enjoy ripe old age
with some other culinary expert to
minister to his appetite.
| THE HAWAII PROVES EASY TIC
JIBE.
Monday, July 13.-Lat. 26 deg. IS min
N, long 1879 deg. "a min. w. Distance
15S miles.
Considering that the wind has beer
dead aft all day and quite light, also
that there has been a mean sea to jog
! gle her round and make her yaw, we
have not done so badly. The moor
changes tonight and it looks as though
this were going to bring us more wind
| Tonight the sky has broken up and
the moon peers in between rapidly
moving clouds.
We have had quite little excite.
ment tonight. Just after eight bells
Is p. m.) had struck. the captain gave
the order to take in the foresail and
foretopsail and set the lee side of the
square sail. No sooner was this dont
than all hands were called on deck fol
a jibe. Then 1t was that appre
ciated physically what I have alread,
stated theoretically, that the Hawai-
can be jibed quickly and with a mini
mum OF work.
While the others were hauling on
the square sail, Sam and shifted thu