. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. X5\ 0^ i[$)-\r. SANFRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1883. YACHTING. Why the Annie Lost the Race. A good deal of talk has been going on among yachtsmen as to the failure of the Commodore to make a better show- ing than he did in the light winds prevailing during the re- cent regatta of the Pacific Yacht Club. "We are this week able to present to our readers the true reason. While off the front before the race the Commodore feeling a slight attack of indigestion, went below to take something to relieve it, and taking a bottle of medicine proceed to pour some p
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. X5\ 0^ i[$)-\r. SANFRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1883. YACHTING. Why the Annie Lost the Race. A good deal of talk has been going on among yachtsmen as to the failure of the Commodore to make a better show- ing than he did in the light winds prevailing during the re- cent regatta of the Pacific Yacht Club. "We are this week able to present to our readers the true reason. While off the front before the race the Commodore feeling a slight attack of indigestion, went below to take something to relieve it, and taking a bottle of medicine proceed to pour some pow- der into a glass, remarking as he did so to Captain Lytton, who was with him, "Don't you know, that's the best thing in the world for ; "What is it?" asked the Captain, who was unable to see the label, which was covered by the Commodore's hand, "Pepsin?" "Yes," responded the Com- modore, and after pouring out a big dose, and mixing it with a little water he gulped it down. Something in the taste alarmed him, and grabbing the bottle he turned pale and yelled, "Good God, Captain, I have taken flea powder; what shall I do?" Great consternation prevailed aboard the Flag- ship for a few minutes,, but Captain Lytton was the first to recover his presence of mind, and suggested a "Scotch ; "What do you call that?" demanded the victim of misplaced confidence. "Put your finger down your throat," gravely replied the self-appointed medico. The advice was carried out with beneficial results, but as the Commodore throughou t the race was engaged in a mental calculation on the bases of, "If one smell of flea powder will kill an insect, how much taken internally will it require to cause a full- grown man to succumb?" he of course had not much time to attend to the proper management of his yacht, and hence his defeat. ⦠Alexandrian Errors. It is very amusing to see the ludicrous mis
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