The Ogden standard. [volume], August 15, 1914, 4 P.M. City Edition, MAGAZINE SECTION, Image 13

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I magazine section j THE OGDEN STANDARD iiCAiEiaioi1 -
Uil)K riTY. UTAH, SATURDAY, AUUl'ST 15, 1914. " " J
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Man will soon have to surrender
another of his activities according
to a member of one of the yachting
clubs, which Is backing an Ameri
can yacht to race Sir Thomas Lip-ton-
Woman Is gOlC to run the
hts in a few years ind send mere
mail ba 1; to the business office
lo make more money.
A tew years ago women did not
think of asking for admission to
yachting lubsy They did not think
of going sailing without men In
their eompany. Today women not
only are members of yacht clubs,
Kut they have their exclusive yacht
ing parties along th Atlantic Coast,
often going fsr OWt to sea alonr
and it Is the women of Philadelphia
an. New oVrk who are taklns the
keenest Interest In the success Of
America In the race to come off
soon with Sir Thomas Upton In the
t latest edition of the Shamrock.
Tt was n Ions time ago when
woman became the main pillar of
the church. Tn a majority of the
i it y churches men are so scarce
that special campaigns have been
inaugurated to hrln them to a
sense of their religious responsi
bilities. In the theater the same
condition cifts. Later they were
admitted when attended with men.
Next they were allowed to go
Chaperoned by an elderly woman.
Now they go alone, and if It were
not for the women patrons of the
theaters, .k tlnp would become a lost
art for la-k of i""?tr-'iuge.
The same thin Is true of the art
:rallcrics Formerly women urera
not supposed to know enough about
art to look at the best the world
prod need Today they are judges
and men simply acquiesce
Is the mc tiling happening in
sport ?
The woman of today plays tennis
and has played it for yean with
success. She is a good golfer,
swimmer and even polo player. Now
She is going In for yachting and it
i-s said around Newport that more
money is belns put up by women on
the outcome of the international
it yacht race than by the men at that
y same resort.
It Is njlhins unusual for an old
skipper to meet women of the Be a
far out of sight of land, tearing
nothing. The Viking? of today are
Vlqueens, said one old tar, coming
into port of New York after meet
ing with three yacht loads of
daughters of Neptune, the twentieth
century mermaids.
Among the most noted yacht
women is Mrs Robert Goelet of the
ill-fated Nahma. The Nahma is a
hI im-propelled craft as well as a
sail boat and is good for crossing
the ocean. The Nahma has crossed
the Atlantic several times and often
on those trans-Atlantic excursions
Mrs. Robert Goelet has been at the
helm, talcing her turns with those
she had employed to captain her
ship.
She is one of the most fesfrleas
sailors of the world. She Is a sallOr
without the superstitious fears of
the old-time tar. Shu has difficulty
now in ettinn nun to man her
raft whe-n going on a Ion;,- Vi
Hge, bul she has an Quay time tlnd
inx women to sail with her in tho
yacht of so man sad memories
It whs on the Nahma that Robert
:oeln died In 1899, ihe log of iv,
"ss- I re lies. Beatrice Goelet con-
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tracted measles aboard he) In H'Oi
and died when she reached shore
About that time sailors declared
the vessel had a hoodoo. They re
fused to ! oard her and Mrs. Goeli t,
who had learned yachting from her
husband, look command as captain
und sailej out with a group of 3eS-
'
iterate characters who didn't care
what did happen to them, BO Ion
BS they were paid.
The lbs pf the yaoht shows no
more disasters until 1912, Then the
elder Mrs. Ooelel became III while
the ,,oai vas cruising around the
t of Frame. she was rushed
UPPER left Mis. John R.
Drexel. Uppei right
Mrs. Robert Goelet. Lower
left Mrs. Y. K, Vander
bilt, Jr. Lower right Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt:
to Paris, where the physicians of
i hat city had charge of her case,
but she died shortly. Her bod was
taken aboard the Nahma and Mrs
Robert Goelet crossed the Atlantic
with the nody aboard.
Wis CHILDREN TO
1JF FIKST-t LAss PILOTS,
When Mrs. Goelet landed in New
York with tho body a report was
circulated she would abandon the
yacht and would prevent her chil
dren from boarding her She de
nied the report.' People couldn't
understand how she couid like the
sea, and a second report was circu
lated she was going to sell the
Nahma and forbid her children to
learn anything about sailing. She
had to deny that report, too. in
course of time The fact la she
wants her children to I" ne flrst-
lass pilot, and she Is teaching
them navigation herself.
She loves the sea and believes
her children can 'et more pleasure
from it than from anything else
Mrs W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, also are
competent helmswomen. Mrs. V
K Vanderbilt runs her own yacht
She also knows all the Intricacies
of a motor boat and runs one at
Palm Reich and Newport Mrs
K. Vanderl lit has had many excit
ing adventures In her yacht In
190.", In Long i island Sound, when
she and Yandcrbilts were abotrd
their yacht, the Tarantula, she col
lided with the Norman, belonging
to Frank H. Tllford. She passed
through the thrills of the collision
unperturbed and continued to
yacht as before, unafraid.
Mrs, Samuel Vaughan, who for
merly was Miss Ellen Gardner Lur
ing, comes from a lone line of aMc
sailors. Her father, Augustus Pea-
body ivirintr, was a skilful yachts
man, as WM 'lis father In fore hun.
'
Before her marriage Mrs. Vaughan
learned the art of achtinc from
her father Sho oficn went with
blm on his trips. When a little
girl she had mastered the art ol
steering. Loring did not believe in
giving all the sport of the day to
the hoys while the girls sat still
and looked pretty. Ills daughter
was given every chance, to enjoy
herself. As soon as she was mar
ried she demanded entrance into
a yabht club with her husband He
delphiaj la as much at home on tho
bounding main as at an afternoon
tea, and. according to social lead
ers of her home city, she certainly
is at home when presiding as hos
tess at a tea or any Other gather
ing Of the wom. n in the top notch
Of the social ; hii I. Talk to Mrs.
lrecl about all the latest authors
and their works ami she will be
pleased to talk in like manner of
them. If you want to barn about
the latest nicnes In all the latest
s
Indoor games, she can inform you. !
She is bored when you talk politics kHT
and will not discuss such matters "Bi
with you unless you can match her M
bank account with hers, but if you m
would talk topsails, splnmakers, til- Jril
lers. helms and the like, Mrs. th
Drexel will be right with you, no ul
matter what the size of your purse '"'B
Is She is a bug on yachting H
r?c r tt nmm icn.iv NcH
FAMOUS Y A lrrswOMAN. 1
Mrs. C Oliver Isclin Is the most ufl
famous of yachtswomen. She lives 'ifl
at New Rochelle, N. Y. She Is the nl
only woman who ever raced on an H
American Cup defender. She was iJ
aboard the Columbia in 1S99 and l
sailed on the Defender when that H
craft whipped the Yalkyrle in 1896. I
Her husband for several years was I
as well known in yachting news as I
Sir Thomas Upton. 1H
Much confusion has arisen since
the invention of steam navigation I
as to the name yacht Formerly 'I
yachts were purely sailing vessels. H
There are now steam boats called H
yacht. The name comes from the il
Dutch, meaning to nurry. tne
yachts are divided Into two classes. H
They are the raclnsr and the pleas-
ure yai htfl The rn :lng yachts are- M
BO constructed that everything is I
aai rlflced for speed :fl
The history of the yacht racing
is the history of yachting, inasmuch jM
as the racing Improved the yachts ,,H
Just as horse racing improved
horses. Horses are bred for speed
bi fuse of the stakes originally to
be won in horie racing. The old- ,,S
time barons did not think about iH
breeding horses for speed until fl
horse racing became popular. In- H
ventiona in speed yachts were not :fl
made rapidly until racing began. 'H
Then Inventions followed Backers
of a i ertain craft had It Improved InH
before the race. When a man wns 'H
. tted in a yacht race he spent
large sums on his craft studying
why he was beaten and improving
it Naturally the yachts of today H
ir better than ever. H
Before 100 years ago sailing ZM
bts belonged only to Imponanl H
porsonages Thej Were used chiefly I
to onvey royal chieftains. I
The first authentic record of a
racing club was in 1720, when the
Corlc Harbor Water Club waa 68- L
tabllshsd In Ireland. It Is now
known aa the Royal "ork Tacbt i I
Club 3 1-01 a silver cup was , I
given by "gentlemeh of leisure" of , I
London to 'he winner of yacht
races In tilt the i:oai Yacht 1
Club or London was organized and -
bood after that regular regattas
were held. r
Organized yacht racing did not f
. MMimciue 111 the I ntted States m.iii
hu, wh- a tfine 1 u lijt ownew 1
armed . club in New York. Poo--
ing in America became quite a sport. k
l)Ut women never were allowed to M
near the orafl " wasn't
a plai e '
n 851 Ihe Brai International lM .
. , , were run with Engl ind The
, 1 v, race waa on b) the Ami
ma In Ihe America, Shi
v. giy . n .. handleap of fifteen
minute.-, i.ut won the race bj Ight- M
een minutes, three more than need- M
ed to win without the handican.
America since thai time hs put
more winning yachts than any
,,n,rr count In the orid. jM
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