Her curious name was given her by Willis from the short chemise of Burns's witch, Nannie, who form ed her figure-head, beautifully caryed by Hellyer, of Blackwall, Under Woodget's fearless hand, the Cutty Sark took all the hard driving he gave her, and it is recorded that in all his ten years of command he never have her to. Mr. Lubbock, in his book, says that Captain Woodget got the last ounce out of is officers and men because he would never ask a man to do what not himself, and his apadored him. Though had an inquiring mind, which delighted by turns in conundrums,—dog-breeding, photography, and the theory of exchange. He kept prize-bred erllies on hoard, which won many prizes at Australian shows.
In 1895, on returning in 84 days from Brisbane to the Start, Captain Woodget learned to his. great Aéseust that Willis intended to sell the Cutty Sark to a Portuguese owner. He was given command of the Coldinghame, also in the Australian trade, but this was his last ship. He retired from the sea and bought a farm on the Norfolk coast, where he delighted in his pigs, chickens, turkeys, geese, and other live stock. He still kept a boat for sailing and fishing and sometimes won a race at the local regattas, Tt was a great day for the old skipper when in August, 1924, he was the chief guest at dinner of the Seven Seas Club..
By that time,. Captain W. If. Dowiman had bought the Cutty Sark back again to be a lasting memorial" of the days when such ships were commanded by men like Captain Woodget. She was berthet at Falmouth, and once again Captain Woodget tock command of her and took her on a visit to Fowey to be flagship at a regatta, Captain Woodget was twice married, and had three sons, who all went to sea and commanded fine steamers in the East.
'A Dramatic Incident Various stories of the Captain are told i the press. One of the most dramatic thing" in the whole history of "wind-jammers," now almost at an end, occurred on that summer afternoon four years azo when the veteran Captain Woodret came forth from his retirement bring his obi ship from Falmouth
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