September 27 Friday – Joe Twichell wrote to Sam, answering his invitation to join the cruise to view the “No. 3” boat race:

Dear Old Mark: / It is mighty kind and thoughtful of you to plan me such a pleasure, and I am going to take it in if it is a possible thing. I’ll watch the paper and see when the third race comes and run down the night before. If I put up at the Murray Hill Hotel it will be because I shall arrive late; also to have my handbag handy when I take the train home. But I will report to you at the Grosvenor betimes in the morning.

If you hear when No 3 will take place scratch me a line.

You were no end of a good fellow to write twice to me during your breathing-spell. The reason why I haven’t answered is that I haven’t had any breathing spell at all since I got home [MTP].

Note: Murray Hill Hotel was close and convenient to Grand Central Station. In the right margin Sam wrote “He can’t report once at this hotel [Grosvenor] because we remove to Riverdale Tuesday morning; whereas No. 3 will come off Thursday, I guess.” Sam forwarded Joe’s letter with an added note to H.H. Rogers on Sept. 29. See entry. “No. 3” was the third of three races in the America’s Cup.