Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1895, Page 13

, THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1895—-TWENTY PAGES. VIGILANT. THE CUP DEFENDERS The Distinctive American Ideas De- veloped in Yacht Building. THE THREE EPOCHS IN DESIGNING English Builders Have Been Com- pelled to Imitate Our Boats. THE MODERN BOAT Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. ACHTING HAS been a very popular recreation in Eng- land and the United States for many years. While at first American builders followed the lead of the mother country, they soon began to develop ideas distinc- tively their own, Be- ginning with the America, In 1851—the first marked depart- ure from existing traditions—our designers have invented one new feature after another, until we have, in the Vigilant, our last cup defender, a yacht combining in a most eminent degree speed, weatherly qual- ittes, comfort and seaworthiness, «The America was built in 1851 by Mr. George Steers, and was In many respects a most remarkable vessel. Her model was so excellent that In 1876, twenty-five years after she was built, she was nearly as fast as the Madeleine, the fastest boat in the New York Yacht Club. The history of the America’s career in English waters is so well known that it is not necessary to de- tail it here. She crossed the Atlantic in the summer of 1851—something which had never been dune by a pleasure vessel be- fore—and won the cup which made her famous. One of the earliest boats bullt in this country with the sole object of attaining America. the highest possible speed was the Maria, a large sloop built in 1844, and a mere rac- ing machine. Utterly unfit for rough water or violent winds, her speed under the condi- tions for which she was designed was something marvelous, and is said to have been, on one occasion, as high as seventeen knots an hour—not a bad record for a mod- ern steam yacht. On the other hand, the Maria was so entirely unsuited for other than fair weather that she was once badly beaten in a race over a choppy sea by the Coquette, which, though of a better sea- going model than her antagonist, was but little more than half as long. Sappho. year 1864 the Sappho, a keel schooner of unusually fine model, was launched. The Sappho was at first almost a@ failure, cwing to her being too narrow to carry the sail she required to make her @ fast vessel. Beirg widened, however, she immediately developed unusual speed, and as thus Improved she assisted in suc- In the cessfully defending the cup against the Livonia in 1871, besides winning many vic- tories both in this country and abroad. After the Livonia’s defeat the interest 1 Paritan. taken in yachting became very consider- able. Many new boats were built and old ones improyed. Among those which be- came ¢ y prominent at about that time ar vcle, Vixen, Fanny, Shadow, Mischief, Intrepid, Dauntless, Mohawk, Vis- fon aad Dreadnought, while the Vesta, Sap- pho and Magic earned new laurels for themselves. There hav> been three distinct epochs in American yacht designing, represented by the America (to which reference has al- ready been made), the Puritan and the Gloriana. ‘The Puritan was built in 1885, and was the first of the famous “Burgess” school of designing. Her distinguishing features were the combination of centerboard, keel Priscilla. and outside lead ballast, as well as the “cutter” rig. The cutter was the representative Eng- lish one-masted keel ,vessel, very narrow for its length, and Aépending for its ‘sta- bility upon a largy’quaiXity of lead bolted to the keel. i very much like our sloop, save/that the \ails were much lower for thgfr_ area thah those of the sloop, which Were high and lofty. S of this type had been vigor- ously advocated by a few yachtsmen in ——- = Gloriana, this country since about 1878, but they were for the most part regarded as “cranks,” and treated as such. But a prac~ tical demorstration of the theories con- tended for was given in the decided suc~ cess of the Bedouin and the Oriva, both clese copies of the English model, and when Sir Richard Sutton, in 1884, an- nounced his intention of competing for the cup with the Genesta, a cutter of known ability, our more progressive yachtsmen began to wonder if it would not be wise to investigate some of the claims of the “cranks,” inasmuch as the pure center- board yacht, or “skimming-dish,” ‘had reached a stage where little or no improve- ment was being made. Following out this idea, the late Edward Burgess designed Valkyrie UI. a yacht, which, in addition to the center- board, had a moderate-sized keel, to the bottom of which was attached twenty- seven tons of lead, while the rig was prac- tically that of the cutter. This yacht was the Puritan, and she justified the hopes of those who brought about her construction by defeating not only the Priscilla, a rival for the title of cup defender, but, later, the Genesta as well. The Priscilla was a close copy of the Mischief, which had defeated the Canadian Atalanta, and, although by no means a failure, she was no match for the Puritan. The Puritan was such a marked success that our yacht Gesigners at once turned their attention to her type; and some of our finest racing and cruising craft were built on the principles she embodied. Of these the Mayflower, Sachem, Sea Fox and Volunteer are perhaps the best known. The Gloriana, representing the third epoch of American yachting, was the im- mediate forerunner of the fin-keel type, and was very similar to it. She differed radically from all previously built yachts in several respects. In the first place, the keel (she had no centerboard) was’ cut away very much both at bow and ster the bow, besides being very long, and ove: hanging the water considerably, was ex- ceedingly round and full, almost to blunt- ness, instead of sharp and hollow, as in the America and all boats since her ‘time; and the ballast consisted solely in a large -| quantity of lead attached to the bottom of the deep keel. The effect of this construc- tion was, in a measure, to make the yacht ride over {nstead of through the water, vhile the keel, with its weight of lead at- tached, act as a powerful lever to keep the boat upright, thus enabling it to carry a much larger sail spread than if the bal- lJast had been tucked away inside. The fin-keei type, as it was called, is a development of the Gloriana and her suc- cessor, the Wasp. Its peculiarity is that instead of the keel being a part of the boat, it is an independent plate of metal, very thin, and nearly square in shape—in fact, very similar to a centerboard, except that it cannot be raised. This plate is bolted to the bottom of the bull, and all the lead ballast is attached to its lower edge. The fin-keel has done very well in the smaller classes, but so far has not been so successful when enlarged, as instanced by the failure of the Pilgrim, one of the four cup defenders of 1893, of which the Vigilant was the essful one. It has been suggested that the Gloriana the “third eroch of American but her influence has not been confined to the United States alone. The chief features of the Gloriana are repre- sented in every successful English yacht of today, while in the United States the phe- nomenal performances of the Vigilant and other Herreshoff yachts are too fresh in the public mind to be detailed here. Our present champion, the Defender, is still, In a measure, untried; but her per- formances on her “trial trip,” while in an unfinished condition, prove that she is ex- ceptionally fast, and abundantly able to carry her tremendous sail-spread. The De- fender is about four feet longer on the water-line than the Vigilant, and carries some 700 square feet of sail more than the latter. The Vigilant’s keel was straight on the bottom, and she had a_center-board; the Defender has a curved keel, with no center-board. It is, of course, expected that when the Defender is entirely completed and “tuned up” she will be much faster than she is now; and already she has badly beaten the Colonia, which in 1893 proved nearly as fast as the Vigilant. On the other hand, Valkyrie III, which is about to start on her voyage across the Aulantic, is considered to be by all odds the best yacht ‘ever launched in English wat- ers. She has defeated the Britannia and the Ailsa, and is of practically the same type as the Defender. In fact, Mr. Watson has closely copied the principles exemplified — The Defender Under Sail. by Mr. Herreshoft’s yacht Gloriana. ‘Taking all the circumstances into consid- eration, the next race for the cup will un- doubtedly be the most interesting and con-_ elusive one that has ever taken place, as both of the yachts are of the very highest class and the work of the most able de- signers of the two countries. : In conclusion, it is interesting to note that the America’s cup, the emblem of the yachting supremacy of the world, has been held in this country uninterruptedly for forty-four years; that out of nineteen races for it, the American champion has only once been defeated; and that so mark- ed has been the improvement made in this country that the most eminent design- er in England has been compelled to imi- tate the work of an American in the hope of winning back the cup, which the Amer- ica triumphantly bore across. the ocean in 1851. ’ —__——_ THE ELEMENT OF LUCK, Instances Where It Hus Proved a Factor in Human Affairs, From the Philadelphia Times, There is scarce ’an intelligent human be- ing who does not recognize the element called “luck” in shaping our destinies. There is a: family in Philadelphia that has been rich since 1830, and the third generation is now basking in luxuries won for them by a “fluke” as pronounced as winning in the lottery. There was a firm here of three partners, doing a large west- ern business; two of them were excellent business men, the other a mere dead weight and his partners resolved to get rid of him. So they dissolved the firm and taking the cash and bills receivable made-him take his share in 100 acres of land in the northern part of the town site of Cincinnati. He kicked, but was bullied into compliance. So they made a new partnership, went on get- ting richer and richer, while the other part- ner was making a poor living trucking on his city land. Then times changed. Lots in Cincinnati began to sell; the rich part- ners failed and died poor, while their vic- tim grew into a millionaire. No fore- thought or sagacity could have under the circumstances brought about such a result. Mathematicians have for a century striven to make a law governing chances, but such illustrations as the following beat them: The writer was once present at the fol- lowing trial. A gentleman picked up a Louisiana lottery list containing the win- ning numbers, some 3,600 out of 100,000. He invited two others to put up $10 each, write a number and if it came on the list it would take the $30, One man wrote these three successive combinations, 227, 7,261 and 18,418. Each of these groups was found on the list, so he won 390. He put it all into $1 tickets and drew all blanks. Cer- tainly no human prescience nor sagacity could order these things or change them, — AT NIAGARA FALLS. A New Story of the Over-Gouging and Purse-Depleting Hackman. From the Buffalo Express. Here is a somewhat new story of the Niagara Falls hackman: Two tourists, a lady and a gentleman, stopped off at the falls between trains. A hackman engaged them for a brief tour of sight-szeing. The time actually consumed was fifty-five minutes. The hackman said he must have $10. The gentleman remarked that it was an outrage. The driver ex- plained that he had been of great assist- ance in peinting out the places of interest and stood firm. The gentleman prepared to pay under protest. Unforturately for himself, he handed the man oa 320 bill. “Do you pay for the lady also?” asked the hackman, promptly. “Do I pay for the lady also?” repeated his fare, in astonishment. “Of course I do. What do you mean?” “Then, there will be no change,” replied the hackman. “My charge of $10 {ts for one person; $20 for two persons. The amount you have handed me is exactly cor~ rect. Thank you, sir.” Ne Opinion Formed. From the Burlington (lowa) Journal. Twynn—“You were a week in Chicago, you say?” Triplett—“Yes.” “What did you think of the table man- ners there?” “I saw none.” —_—_—__+e+____ He Was Forgiven. From Life. She—‘‘Have you ever loved another?” He—“Yes, of course. Did you think I’d practice on a nice girl like you?” Hansom drivers are not always handsome 4rivers.—Truth, FOND OF ‘SWIMMING The Average Small Boy and His Tendency Toward the Water. SOMETIMES HE PORGERS THE LAW What-an Expert Has to Say About "the Art of Swimming. NEED OF CONFIDENCE —— HERE IS JOY IN the heart of the small boy these days. It is the height of > the swimming sea-+| Bon, and ,every day the river in the vicinity of the wharves and the ; bathing beach is fair- ly alive with the boys. Of course, the bathing beach, with its many advantages, such as nice swim- ming trunks, towels and a house in which to dress, is the most popular place, and thus far the beach has exceeded its best record. But the beach does not get all the boys. There is a class, rugged, hearty youngsters, who could not passibly enjoy any sport without an element of danger in it. They prefer to take their chances along the wharves, and scorn a life-saver in a boat. Then what great places they find to dive from! From the wharf they climb to the tops of the wharf poles, and this is counted the third degree. When they are able to dive from wood piles they are well up in the favor of their crowd, end when fgr up in the rigging of an ice boat they give a cheer and dive headlong, they are voted masters, and at once be- come the envy ef the others. The river along the wharves is deep, and the only danger is that they will not strike the —— fairly or else slip before making the ve. Almost any evening they can be seen. When Old Sol begins to sink towards the horizon they get ready, and before the sun- set gun at the arsenal has boomed forth and the echoes have ceased to reverberate behind the hills of old Virginia they are cverboard. They Elude the Police. Some daring youngsters prefer to take the extra risk for the honor of being first in and beat the gun. But the law provides that it is unlawful to bathe with- out being properly clad between sunrise and sunset. It would be like putting a saddle and bridle on a wild horse to clad these boys with swimming trunks. They refuse to be handicapped in any way. Now that school has closed the boys are be- ccming daring. They stand and gaze at the water, until driven to desperation they quickly undress, and, hiding their clothes where “de cops” cannot find them, are overboard in a jiffy. If one of Major Moore’s finest should happen along the boys swim far out and, putting their fin- gers to their nose, bid defiance to the guar- dian of the peace. Then commences a hunt on the part of the policeman for Johnny’s clothes. Some- times he is successful, but he don’t get Johnny. Oh, no. He has made prepara- tions for just such a contingency, and when the shadows deepen into evening the poor little fellow, pinched and blue from his long stay in the water, meets his pal and puts on his other suit. What does he care for the clothes? As one of them was recently overheard to say: “De clothes ain’t no good anyway, but my old woman will git ’em back jest de same.” And this is always the case. * ‘The boy comes home and tells his story with all the zest of a youngster, and the mother can’t help but admire his spunk. Then she journeys to the police station and informs the Meutenant how her boy. Johnny went in swimming against her wishes, and how the policeman captured his clothes. The officers warns her that he will arrest the boy next time, and she gets the clothes. All the boys within a pretty large radius of the wharves know how to swim. How and when they learn is a mystery. Some of the youngsters are barely seven when they learn, and it is a remarkable fact that drowning among them Is rarely heard of. There is a strong bond of friendship between these swimmers, and there is not one of them but would willingly risk his life to save a chum. How They Learn. They seem to take to the water naturally and require no teacher to impart knowledge of the art. Across the Long bridge on the “Point” is where a majority of the boys learn to swim. It is that part of Alexan- der Island almost diametricajly opposite the wharves. Here the water ts shallow even at high tide, and the channel is far away over the unreclaimed flats. This is the way they learn to swim. When they are large enough to go with the big boys they are taken to the Point. Here they watch the others sport about, and soon have a hankering to go in themselves. Self-preservation is always uppermost in their minds, and for the first few days they content themselves with watching the swimmers and paddling near the shore. One of the boys volunteers to teach him the stroke. He is shown how to use his legs and it is impressed upon him that when he draws his legs in he must draw his arms in and then extend both at the same time. This is hard to do at first, but the idea when once caught is never forgotten. The great difficulty with boys learning to swim is to get them to breathe properly. When they iearn that they can support them- selves in the water, they waat to swim a mile right away. This is wrong. Dis- tance swimming can only be accomplish- ed by constant practice, and the boy who undertakes to outdo others only injures his stroke, and never becomes a good swimmer. Gradually increasing the distance, as a homing pigeon is taught to fly, brings as a result good, steady swimmers, capable of great endurance. As stated above, the breathing is the all important factor after the stroke is learned. The head should be thrown well back between the shoulders and the lungs inflated slowly and the air expelled gradually. Breathe through the hose and expel the air by the mouth. Few swimmers do this, but when it is once tried they never abandon it. An Expert on Swimming. There has been any number of articles written on how to learn to swim. The practical experience of over fifteen years of one who Is a first-class swimmer, and who has taught a large number the art, should make his ideas on the subject at least worthy of consideration. This is what he told a Star reporter: “Every man, woman and child should know how to swim. No one disputes that. It is a healthful exercise, and a wonderful means of developing the human body. It is true that during my life I have. taught a large number of people to swim. The great majority has been boys. They seem to take to {ft more naturally than girls, and then they have more confidence. And that word confidence is the keystone of the arch over thich all who learn to swim must pass. ‘t_ may be gained in several ways. “With a life preserver a person may read- ily acquire the stroke, and after a time un- buckle the cork jacket and only rest the bedy upon ft. Then, as confidence takes the place of uncertainty, it is thrown aside, and the swimmer strikes out in the new element as confident as though he were walking. I have heard of another way, somewhat similar to the one I have just de- scribed. “Tt is to take a rubber belt full of air and attach it to the body of the novice just back of the armpits. Gradually, as the be- ginner gains confidence, the quantity of air is reduced, until the pupil can support him- self, and away he goes. For myself, I don’t like either one of these methods. When a youngster comes to me and expresses a de- Sire to learn, I first gain his confidence. Gain that and your task is a pleasure, Otherwise it is just about the hardest work you would care to undertake. * With a Timid Pupil. “There are some boys you cannot scare. They are the quickest to learn. But take @ timid little fellow, who has been carefully reared, and he has a special aversion to water. Tell him, when you have assured him there is no danger, to duck his head. At first he succeeds after several efforts in getting his face wet. Take hold of his hand, and suggest that you both duck to- gether. Down you go. suspicious, and don’t go under. He opens his eyes and sees you still under, That is an object lesson he never forgets. “The next time you suggest a duck, he will try to imitate you. By this time he is assured you mean him no harm, and will not duck him. Lead him out until the water is about up to his abdomen. Then explain thatryou want him to stretch out while you show him the stroke. Place your hand well up on his chest, and make him stretch his full length. Then tell: him to place the palms of his hands together in front of his chest, and draw his legs up like a frog, with the heels close together and the toes pointed out. Now you are ready for the stroke. “At a signal the legs are swiftly pushed out, and brought together, while the arms are rapidly sent forward. Then the palms are turned outward and the arms describ- ing a semicircle, the stroke is completed. The hands are brought to their first posi- tion, and the Jegs follow naturally. When the stroke is mastered, you can gradually relieve the pressure of your hand, until he begins to swim alone. “My other system, and one which has been equally successful, is to place a belt about the pupil's chest, well down toward the abdomen, and attach a long string to the back of it. The free end of the string is securely fastened to a long pole, and with this the first lessan commences. The pupil is assured there is no danger, and after wading out waist deep, is directed to throw himself forward on his abdomen. When he finds that he is supported by the pole and string, he soon gets composed, and follows the directions you give him. In Two Lessons. “After teaching the stroke, walk along the bank supporting” him with the string and bid him strike out. After a Jittle while he finds that he fs going {t alone, for, with- out his knowledge, you have gradually slacked up on the string, until he is swim- ming by himself. And that’s all there is to It.°Give me a boy who has confidence in me and I will guarantee to teach him to swim in two lessons. “It has not been so very long ago that I volunteered to teach a handsome little fel- low to swim. Unfortunately his father made the mistake of ducking the boy the first time he got him in the water. That ducking he never forgot. It seemed to change his very nature, and it was only after the most patient attention.that I was able to undo the damage the father had wrought. When I gained his confidence, he aid exactly as I told him and was swim- ming in a little while. “I remember the first time he swam alone. He took about a dozen strokes and was so surprised with himself that he grabbed hold of me and declared that he had lost his breath. I asked him where he had lost it, and suggested the advisability of hunt- ing for tt right away. Shortly afterward I heard him calling to me that he had found his breath under the float, and there he was swimming like a duck. But, Bi to say, I could never get him to dive. He would try it now and then; but never enjoyed it. He confided to me the reason once. he: ‘You see, if I should lose my breath under there I couldn't get it again.’” ———+e+_____ Young Woman’s Hair Turned White. From the Portland Transcript. A Portland young lady received, a few days ago, a letter from a friend who ap- pealed for ald in finding something to re- store the blackness of her hair. The friend had suffered almost unendurably from neu- Talgila in the head and had tried many vaunted remedies. Finally she was advised to have her hair shaved or cut extremely close and adopted this desperate measure. The result of the experiment has been that in its renewed growth the hair fs appear- ing perfectly white, though it had been previously very dark, and the wearer is terribly chagrined at the unexpected ce - The effect upon the neuralgia was favorable, —__+-e-+____ Too Inquisitive. From Tid-Bits. Young Rural (in a local hotel, showing off before his girl)—“Waiter, bring us a bottle of champagne.” Waiter—‘Yes, sir; dry?” Young rural (hotly)}—“It’s none of -your business whether we are dry or not. Just you bring it.” —_—_+ e+____ A Story Without Words. From Fliegende Blatter. £ course, he ts. Seater ae 13 POTOMAC REGATTA Arrangements Made for the Coming - Annual Contest, THE OPPER.OR THE LOWER COURSE About the Crews From the Three Local Clubs. IN BOATING CIRCLES — Though the much wanted and long wish- ed for Potomac river navy is not yet a fact, still the local oarsmen for some years past have not lacked for a chance to display their skill before the enthusiasts in aqua- tics of Washington. Last year committees from the three rowing clubs,the Columbias, Potomacs and Analostans, were appointed, and they arranged a very respectable regat- ta, the representation from outside clubs including some good oarsmen. It is hoped and expected that this year the regatta will be on a much larger scale, and the chances are that the number of crews en- tered will be considerably more than in the one of "04. Last week the Potomacs appointed their committee, and since then the personnel of the other two have been completed. The cemmittee is composed as follows: Ana- legtans, Capt. Frank Moore, Louis A. Fischer and H. A. Benner; Potomacs, Capt. Offiey and Lieuts. Nolan and Oliver,-and the Columbias, President Alexander Grant, Capt. Lewis S. Wells and Lieut. Charley Baker. Probably next week these commit- tees will formally organize, and then the real work of preparing for the regatta will be started. The prizes are expected to-be of greater value than those of last year, the crews will be stronger, and from these reasons it is confidently expected that the entries will be more numerous from other cities than heretofore. As the local clubs have not beén put to any expense this season incident to the sending away of crews to other regattas, more money will be availa- ble for work on the home river, and on this account the committees are confidently counting on making the Potomac river re- gatta of 1895 an affair to be remembered. As to the Course. f Probably the most important question to be discussed by the joint regatta commit- tee will be that of the course. Last year ‘the races were rowed over a course begin- ning about half a mile beyond the Long bridge on its western side, and ending off the foot of Anafostan Island. This racing ground possesses some desirable features, as may be supposed, but then again veteran oarsmen have pointed out seme marked dis- advantages in it. Its strongest point is that it is a wide course, with an abundance of room for the turn in the four-oared events, and its weak spot is that it is located in such a way that spectators are compelled to use boats to view it satisfactorily, and thus there is said to be crowding at the finish line. od The upper course, as it is called, is from a point off the Analostan boat house to the Three Sisters. This course possesses an ad- vantage in which its rival is lacking, and that is that nearly the entire distance is visible, and easily so, from ‘any of the boat houses and from the Aqueduct bridge. From the bridge down the river is of sufficient width, but from the bridge to the Sisters its opponents claim that it is too narrow to allow of an easy turn. The fact that the Aqueduct bridge spans the course is regarded as something of an advantage, as it is claimed that the cox- swains of the eight-oared shells would have marks decidedly better than flags in the Piers of the structure. The chances are, however, in favor of the upper course being used, and in order that it may be put to a thorough test before a final decision is reached the annual club regatta of the Co- lumbia Athletic Club is to be rowed over ‘this course. The Colambia Regatta. This affair will take place next Wednes- day afternoon, and with it will be combined the dance at the boat house, which the Columbias were to have given last Wed- nesday evening. By changing the date of this latter event to that on which the Co- lumbias row their own regatta it is ex- pected more lady spectators will be in evidence, and if the boys don’t bring out the best that is in them then Lieut. Charley Baker misses his guess. The races are to start at 6 o'clock and will be over some time before night fall. ‘The captain of the Analostans, Mr. Frank Moore, is to act as starter, and the same official of the Potomacs, Mr. William M. Offiey, is to fill the position of referee. The numbers on the program include a four-oared race, an eight-oared and a single scull, besides which the winning junior four will be pitted against an eight. The make up of the crews will be as fol- lows, barring possible changes at the Jast minute: Boat No. 1—Carter, bow; Shoe- maker, No. 2; Nolan, No.-3, and Jaquette, stroke. Boat No, 2—Craig, bow; Shields, No. 2; Talmadge, No. 3, and Clark, stroke. Boat No. 3—Moore, bow; Martin, No. 2; Clapp, No. 3, and Coburn, stroke. Boat No. 4—Hecox, bow; Mooney, No. 2; Luns- ford, No. 3, and Welch, stroke. The senior eight-oared is as follows: McGee, stroke; Mann, No, 7; Eaton, No. 6; Blunt, No. 5: Lewis, No. 4; Fred Ward, No. 3; Carr, No. 2, and Elder, bow. The junior eight per- sonnel is: Clark, stroke; Carter, No. 7; Shields, No. + Boyle, No.4 Wells, No. 3; Jaquette, No. 2, and Craig, bow. It will be noticed that the make up of the crew has been changed at No. 4, Wells taking the place of Talmadge, who has been compelled to forego active train- ing on account of the exacting nature of his employment. The Potomaca. The Potomacs have not been making much noise this- year, even though they did defeat the Naval Academy, but that is not saying they are not putting in some excellent licks in’ the way of training. ‘With the aid of the experience and ability of Captain Offley they will make a game struggle for first honors in nearly all the events. Of course, the principal entry will be the junicr eight-oared shell, and Capt. Offey has been busy the past week or so in coaching candidates. The eight will not be the same as the one that rowed as a crew the first of this year, but will be selected from among the following men: Messrs, John Oliver, U. 8. Roulette, John Nolan, Bauby, Archer, C. Oliver, Cockrill, Ball, Mackall, May, F, Flynn and F. Bal A four-oared shell will also be selected, and George Von Dachenhausen is expected to take part in the junior singles, The Analostans, The Analostans will show of what stuff their men are made this evening in their club regatta. They have a crew on which they will pin their faith In one event" in the coming regatta, and that fs the senior four-oared. This is composed of Moore, bow; Leet, No. 2; Howard, No. 3, and Mills, stroke. They have pulled as a crew in this form about three weeks, and are row- ing as seniors ought. The crew is some- what light, averaging only 135 pounds, but they pull a stroke of about thirty-eight to the minute that Is very telling. There will be also a junior eight and.a junior four, all of which are under the direction of Capt. Moore. a A Shorthand Joke. From Tid-Bits, Lawley (expert shorthand reporter)—“I say, James, the boy from the newspaper office has called for the report of that lec- ture. Is it finished?” James (a novice)—“All but a short sen- tence in the middle of it, and I can't for the life of me make out from my notes what it is.’ ~ Lawley— and let it James acts on the suggestion, and the lecture is sent for publication with the doc- tored part reading: “Friends, I will detain you but a few moments longer. (Great Ap- plause.)” ‘Oh, Just put in ‘great applause’ She Was Lucky. From Life. “He is eternally comparing me to his first wife, to my disadvantage.” “You don't know how well off you are. Wait till you are married to a man who compares ou not only to his first, but to his second and third.’ BATHING “ACCIDENTS The Sylvester Method of Treating Persons Rescued From the Water. What to Do While Waiting for « Doctor and How to Do It—Im- portant Directions, Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. The fact that there have already been two deaths by drowning at the bathing beach, and the possibility of further acci- dents wherever boys go in swimming, sug- Best the propriety of some directions on that cid but not generally understood subject, the proper treatment of a person taken out of the water in an insenstble conditicn. Valuable time is often lost by delay, and much enegy wasted on improperly carried out treatment. As soon as the body is taken out of the water efforts at resuscitation should be commenced; no time should be lost by re- moving the body from the scene of the ac- cident or ‘by taking off wet clothes, as but a few minutes may be of ‘vital importence in starting the suspended respiration. In speaking of the treatment let it be sup- pcsed that a boy has been brought ashore, unconscious and without respiration. The first thing to do is to try to clear the threat and trachea (or windpipe) of water; this may be done in one of two ways; first, by rolling a coat, blanket or anything of that sort into a wad, placing the patient Sylvester Method No. 1. face down on it, with the pad under the pit of the stomach and pressing firmly and sharply on the back over it several times. Another way is to lay the patient on his belly, stand.astride him facing the h shp your hands under him, just below the breast bone, clasp them together, lift him up until head and feet hang down, and give one or two sharp jerks. Next lay the pa- tient on his back, with the head dowa the slope of the beach, and commence artificial respiration; this is the most important part of the treatment first, last and all the time, and should be resorted to immediately after ~ the procedure described without delay in ere clothing if there be any on the y. \ There are several methods, but that known as “Sylvester's” is most satisfac- tory and efficient; its object, of course, is to empty and fill the lungs with alr, and if properly done, it is sometimes difficult to tell if the patient be breathing of his own will or if it-be the result of the outsi aid. The ration is performed as fol lows: Kn at the patient's head, grasp each arm at the bend of the elbow and draw the hands steadily outward and up- ward until they almost meet above the pa- tient’s head (see fig. 1); this is the inspira. tion or the taking of air into the lungs: pause a moment and then bring the arms down to the side and press the elbows hard against the ribs to force out again the air taken in by the first motion (see fig. 2). The principal fault in artificial respira- ‘ion is the rapidity’ with which it is per- formed, the excitement of those perform- ing it and their anxiety to do all that they can, running the respiratory movements up to forty or fifty per minute.- The nor- mal respirations vary from sixteen to twenty per minute, and ufider no considera- tion should artificlal respiration be more rapid than this; a steady, regular motion sixteen times in a minute will do all that can be done, and a more rapid rate 1s prac- tically useless. The movements may be performed by two people instead of one, each one taking an arm and working in unison. If a small, Ught boy is the pa- tent, some one shoyld grasp the feet and hold them steadily so that the body is not —e by the arm motions and“their effect lost. The tongue should be'drawn well forward out of the mouth, as ‘t hinders the en- trance of air to the lungs if it drop back toward the throat; the jaws if clenched should be forced open and the tongue selzed by a handkerchief between the thumb and fingers; if it cannot be held in this way a piece of wire, a safety pin, or hatr pin should be thrust through the tip and the tongue pulled out by that, the slight wound made being of no conse- quence In comparison with free entrance of air to the lungs. The legs may be rub- bed, toward the trunk always, to assist the return circulation. If the patient coughs or makes any sign of life there may be @ stop in the artificial respiration long enough to see if he will breathe himself, holding everything in readiness, however, to start again if necessary. If the breath- ing improve time may be taken to tear away the wet clothes and cover the pa- tient with something dry, not moving him, however, until the breathing ts fairly strong. Of course a physician has been sent for and 4f there is no sign of life the respira- tion should be kept up until the paysician comes and-assumes charge of the case or until at least three-quarters of en hour bave passed and no sign of life shown. To sum up tho treatment: First. Clear the throat of water. Second. Artificial respiration steadily and persistenly kept up and never mcre than twenty times a minute. Keep the body steady by holding the feet. Third. Draw out the tongue. Fourth, Rubbing with the hands to im- prove the circulation. If these directions are carried out in a cool, intelligent manner, everything will haye been done in the power of ordinary helpers and there need be no regrets over what “might have been done if we had known.” The mest important of all,though, is the respiration, and on this must be pinred most of our faith. Ss = The Schoot Ma’am, From the Boston Courier. Yacation’s come; she leaves behind Responsibility and care, And to the mountain hastes to find Repose and healih-restoring air. — « With sturdy steps she climbs the peaks To view the scenes that round ber lie, Health's roses glowing in her cheeks, And pleasure sparkiiug in her eye. ‘The cataract’s thunder in the glen She hears; and, listening to the acise, She fancies she's at home again In school, aniong the little bors, —_——__+ e+ Wedding Presents Were Usetal. From the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette. At a wedding In a little New England town the other day the village doctor, who Is the village joker, contributed to the hilarity of the occasion in his wedding present. It was a bottle containing 1,000 two-grain quinine tablets, with the advice to the bride to take two when tempted to scold her husbend, the desire being, it was asserted, a sure sign of ma’ s Unfor- snately, no prophylactie for the distem should It attack the husband, was prov —an obviously most unfair distinction. iat of presents as published in the village paper further inclided: “One breakfast caster, five pairs of linen towels, 5 two yards bleached cotton cloth, a painted fire screen in three sections, a set of sliver but- tens for shirtwaist and sleeves, two em- broidered table covers, table mats, pin- cushions, stocking bag, dust shovel, gem tins and various other afticles.”