An autobiography / by Edward Livingston Trudeau.

  • Edward Livingston Trudeau
Date:
1916
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Credit: An autobiography / by Edward Livingston Trudeau. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the bay was too shallow; but we young people had some good trips on her when Miss Maxwell would ask my girl cousins and Miss Beare, as well as her inevitable young man, on sailing trips. To me, who loved every rope in a good boat, every minute on such a grand yacht as the “Sappho” was a keen joy. I remember during one of Dr. Clark’s lectures in my last year at college when, having already listened to four lectures that day, life seemed rather wearisome, I was handed a brief note from Willie Douglas, and life suddenly became any¬ thing but wearisome. The note read as follows: “The 'Sappho’ is to race with the rest of the Yacht Club tomorrow against the English yacht 'Cambria’ to defend the America’s Cup in the International Race. Would you like to go? If so, be at Forty-second Street, North River, at 8:oo p.m. where a boat will meet you.” Would I like to go? I thought Dr. Clark’s lecture never would end, but it did finally and at 7:00 p.m. I was on the deck of the “Sappho” at anchor in the Horseshoe. We had a pleasant evening, and the next morning before daylight I was up on deck conversing with the captain. The challenging English yacht ''Cambria” and all the boats of the Yacht Club that were to take part in the race were anchored about us, and one by one I saw them trip their anchors, make sail and drop down the bay to the starting-point off the light-ship. I began to be impatient, and
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