Eves chatted with the genial Irishman during the few minutes in which Templeton was making his final preparations.  These completed, Templeton ran the machine out into the roadway.  It was a strange-looking object. The body was little more than a skeleton framework, affording seating accommodation for three, and the necessary protection for the working parts.  The drive was on the front wheels; the steering gear connected with the back wheels.  A strong single mast was stayed just behind the driver’s seat.  A bowsprit projected some five feet beyond the radiator. There were two sails, mainsail and jib.  As Templeton unfurled these, Eves noticed that the former had been recently patched.