The Yale expositor., 1910-05-06


81 in one sense at least, though
calling for less physical labor,
then the digging of the Pana-
ma canal They are making a new
sea. Already the work is practically
completed and the new American sea.
or as 1t might better be called, the
American Mediterranean, is as clear
ly defined as body of water bounded
in part by another body of water can
be.
Seas entirely surrounded by water
are not unknown, as for example the
Caribbean sea, which with the coming
Of the new one, of which 1t is part,
will achieve the distinction of being
a sea within a sea within sea. The
new sea which Americans have pre-
empted will. however, have more def
mite limits than the Caribbean. 1t
reaches from the lily-felded Bermudas
on the north. from which come every
Easter millions of blossoms, to the
northern coast of South America on
the south, and from the coast of the
United States and Mexico on the
west to the eastern boundary of the
West Indies on the east. That in
brief is the extent Of the American
in area that of it's European prede-
cessor. whose popularity, among
Americans at least, 1t is rapidly
usHrping.
The parallel, indeed, is striking.
Just as the Mediterranean is Europe's
winter playground. so is the new sea
that of America. Like the Mediter-
ranean, its waters are warm and blue.
The civilization of it's islands is both
ancient and modern. And correspond
ing to the Riviera is the Florida coast.
In many respects the new sea far sur
passes its older rival. It's innumerable
islands make II most alluring cruis.
ing ground, while the attractions for
the sportsman are unsurpassed. Ro-
nance, too, is everywhere.
The making, or pre-empting, of this
new sea has not, of course. come by
way of treaty or seizure. It's accom-
plishment has been largely social.
Whether or not Cuba is ever actually
annexed to the United States, the fact
remains that socially speaking the
whole of the West Indies has already
been annexed and pre-empted. In this
annexation was laid the beginning OF
the movement which, through the en-
thusiasm of yachtsmen, tourists and
permanent winter visitors. has re-
suited In the creation of the new sea.
For its achievement a large share
of credit must naturally go to yachts
men, since they in the the role OF Ar
gonauts first appreciated the attrac-
tions offered. Ten or a dozen years
ago nine out OF every ten persons
owning yachts big enough to make
the passage made a European win
ter cruise. Now four-fifths at least
90 to the new American Mediterrane-
an, and while II is an almost daily
occurrence to read that Mr.. SO and
So has sailed on his yacht with
party of friends for a cruise In these
waters, the report OF clearance for
Europe is rapidly becoming rarity.
The annual race of power boats from
New York TO Bermuda has had a
marked effect on the trend Of winter
cruising.
At any rate II is estimated on good
authority that more than ten million
dollars is spent every winter in such
cruises by New York yacht owners
alone. OF course not every one can
visit the new sea in his own private
yacht, since the cost OF such cruise
may vary from $4,000 to $4,000 or
$4,000, depending on the size OF the
boat and the length OF the cruise, for
of all costly luxuries the steam yacht
is certainly entitled to FIRST place.
AS a result has come a new and
novel development which has been
called the cooperative" yacht, by
means of which a person who neither
owns a yacht himself nor is acquaint-
ed with anyone who does can mako