PHOTOGRAPHED FROM – – THE CROSS-TREES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIII, Issue III, 15 July 1899, Page 71

PHOTOGRAPHED FROM - - THE CROSS-TREES.

ON THE SCHOONER GREYHOUND. The cross-trees of a ship is a somewhat unique position from which to take photographs of the vessel, which presents a very peculiar appearance when viewed from that attitude. It looks peculiar, however, only to the eyes of the landsman accustomed to look at ships and no greater height than the bridge. To the sailor, whose calling takes him aloft, the sight which the photographs present is one with which he is quite familiar. The present writer, speaking from a small experience he once had in mid-Atlan-tic, can imagine nothing more calculated to impress one with the utter loneliness of the ocean and a sense of the extreme frailty of even the largest steamer in that wild waste of waters. The photographs were taken on board the auxiliary schooner Greyhound on the occasion of her trial trip in the Auckland harbour. At the invitation of Messrs. J. A. Subritzky and Sons and Messrs W. A. Ryan and Co., a large number of gentlemen interested in shipping matters assembled this morning on board the auxiliary schooner Grey-

hound, on the occasion of her trial trip. The following gentlemen were invited :—Messrs. Dunnett (Henderson and Macfarlane), Cuff, Bodell (Loan and Mercantile Co., Auckland), Johnston (Wellington), Jas. Philson (Hunter and Nolan). Gorrie (A. Buckland and Sons), J. J. Craig. C. V. Houghton (manager N.Z. Shipping Co.), Alison Bros.. Smith. Wm. Fraser, Geo. Fraser, T. Henderson (manager U.S.S. Co.). Collector ( astoms, Jobson, Blackwood. H. Brett, Wilson and Horton, Geddis, Coutts (Engineer-in-Chief, Northern S.S.Co.). Kronfeld, Taylor, Frank Jagger, Wm. Jagger. L. Nathan, Benjamin, Arthur Nathan, Frank Henderson, Stewart, Campbell, Col. Banks. A. Heather, Napier, Niccol. Leys, Kidd. Stichbu.ry, Thorne. Julian, Mackie, W. Philson. J. H. Witheford, Grey, Laird (Secretary Harbour Board). Rev. Mac Murray. Clayton. Duder. Anderson. Captains Coyle. McKenzie. Worsp, Frater. Sainty. McGregor, Marshall. Messrs. Ranson, Duthie. Walker, Mowbray. Lawson, A. B. Donald, Russell, Bold. Biss (2). G. Niccol. Hanna. Harve -. Smith, Smythe. Gouke. Kenrick. MeLelland, Griffiths, Sorrenson. Owen, Logan (sen.), Logan Bros., C. Bailey. Goldie, Brown, Hunt, Harris, Chambers & Son, Burns & Co.. T. & S. Morrin. E. Porter and Co.. Jno. Batger, Edwd. Mitchelson. H. Norton. R. E. Isaacs. T. Brassev. S. T. George. W. A. Rvan. Stafford. Walker. A. P. Wilson. Tom Morrin. Trevithick, De Renzie. Holgate, Reid Bros.. Parker. Biddick.

Jno. Reid, Bruce Lloyd, Rees George. Dillingham (American Consul). H. Gilfillan, J. Gilfillan. Myers, Moss Davis, Murdock, Captains Tilly. Colbeck. Whitney, Major George. Colonel Burton, Professor Brown. The Greyhound was built at Whangaroa by Messrs Laue and Brown, and measures 100 tons. She has been fitted with a fifty-horse power oil engine of the latest pattern by Messrs W. A. Ryan and Co., agents for the Union Gas Engine Co., of San Francisco, and the trip was held in order to test this engine. On the run the speed maintained was five and a half knots, giving an average with and against the tide of seven and a quarter knots per hour. The engine was run at the rate of 200 revolutions per minute, about threequarter speed. Everything worked well and smoothly, and the owners expressed themselves as being perfectly satisfied Imth with the vessel and her engine. It was the surprise of all present to see the instantaneous way in which the engine was started, stop]>ed and reversed, apparently by simply opening a valve. The health of the owners, Messrs J. A. Subritzky and Sons, was projmsed by Major George, and speeches made by Mr W. T. Bell, Mr Subritzky. Mr Robert Whitson and Mr Mitford.