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up the Basin under full sail. Soon she was abreast the wharf, 

 giving all a view of her exquisite proportions, and, passing slowly 

 up where the York merges itself in the waters of the Bay, grace- 

 fully swung into position and dropped anchor. She was the 

 " Palmer," well known in both this country and Europe for her 

 victory over the " Cambria," and famous as well for being the winner 

 of numerous other races. Soon we received a call from her owner, 

 Mr. Rutherfurd Stuyvesant, who was to have the York the rest of 

 the season. A little later we met the rest of his party, and were 

 invited to pass the evening on board the yacht. The ladies had 

 braved a ten days' voyage from New York, and part of it in very 

 rough weather, off what sailors 

 call the "nastiest of coasts," and 

 were to brave the mosquitoes and 

 black flies as well, — hoping to 

 rival the Countess Dufferin, who 

 had a few weeks before thrown a 

 fly, hooked and played to gaff a 

 large fish upon the St. John. 



We returned home by the "Se- 

 cret," leisurely stopping at various 

 points, as our fancy dictated. While 

 at a certain place, the steamer 



THE COUNTESS OF DUKFERIN POOL, ST. JOHN KIVLK. 



