The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-08

Nos required IN these piping times Of pssos 70 axns the
battles Of Qoeen and incapable fndolsscs, he ievoss
portion Of h leisure ana wealth ~ toaenng race Of
ignorant fishermen TO build boats In which pesd and
safety w0sderfuiy combined. Instead q crawling
about their OWE shores 10 sks equally dangerous
and neceus they now yearly seek tbs fer ds'Aut He
brides In pureut OF the treasures OF the deep rnis gal
liant yachsman resides 10 lovey villa close to hamlet
occupied such squac drzeus where his benevo enos
has made him universally bsoyed rpe plan no pursaes
ID his BE buos boat about the ezsof OF me nsh
ing bosss by the villagers, bat Of improved m,tei,
the fishermen with hin, sad gradually,
With better boats he builds new one of large sss and
sviftsr model Several suco boa's has be built and a.
tered 1t considerable EXPENSE TILL at length he hes sa'sed
lection that there is hardly nsbng smack you could not
make clipper yacht Of oy putting counter on her and
many Monday morning have seen my worthy friend
hove TO- with his foretheel 10 wlndsard wstog for the
ees Of hermen a. they returned TO their weeks work.
After psssing sunsay nth their ismines preuy sight
u To see some thirty forty zoe vessels, OF fifteen or
twenty tons, beanog 70 wndvGd 10 . narrow chaanel,
With fresh breeze Half dozen be allows pass
These be than match for bat the crack boat OF
her year draws nigh twice the or hts little craft and
ihen Jon see the spxiey with which the hero Of many
carefully keeping the weather sage-for with eli sailors
simplicity and generosity In the important Affairs Of fe
solitary hsud let draw the foreshset, and as the Usher
mAns bo. breasts his lee rigging, he nh and lets biz
beautiful boat glide through the water style other
boat ever built or worked by mortal hands can
Then are orders soto given 70 bis TO 90 weSor
ward and lie dosp the ballast for platforms buk
be spared Though his lest boat may DO some twelve
tons Dot yssuge OF cabin has he II he fnfs hts op-
ponent iorereaohne on him tnen be gradually calls 70 his
man to creep aft and II that does do then be begins
10 shin bslIsst n that won't do, then he tries TO
LEAD bus opponent into ticeway, or on . lee
weather land. BY some means or other rs
always, or nearly always, victor When ne puts
home the s ss se
or ten miles, and 10 sauted by parting cheer, believe
be prouder man than wnen be paced the deck If the
my were trembling ut his proads1e This is yachting
70 come PURPOSE, benenng the public while pursuing in
diycual amusement
Another peculiarly Of English yachtsmen 10 that mol
only during the schsng they engaged in the
sport bu, summer winter nnds them less on
board their craft rhey also have great number Of re
estfas During the year 1888, for instance there
sailed no less than hundred regsss the season com
nepciDs In Nay and ending October The prizes tbsn
amounted In cash 70 Is $780, $looo which sum the
roy a clubs contributed f2,tl6 Four yachts the Mos
quito, vigsnt rulworth and Ursune won up ~srds OF
80 225 and besides III than seventy others won
prizes more or less valuable
The Queen also encourages the Eogsh yachts mon by
her personal example Not only does she Of the
most beautiful yachts in the kingdom, the Fairy, but
she delights the invgosng pastime, understands tho
bearings Of the compass the Of the sextsnt and g
and, II said, can read of the ships signals they aost
In the air win the accuracy Of accomplished sailx
All these things taken togesner have oondacsd 70 estab
lsh the system in England upon ts presep, high basis,
and to create spirit for the sport which ia worthy Of
oar emulation.
YACHTING IN THE UNITED STATES.
Having thus sdverted at some length to the subjso, Of
yachting In England, where 10 has become national
sport, We turn our attention homewsrd, where, II We
have not been able 10 equal British brethren Ia punt
Of wealth or numbers, have left them far 10 leewArd
both % regards perfection Of model and capacity for
speed. From nrst 10 lest the water No have always
been their superior and whether testing our power With
The Tying privaseers Of half century ago. the stasly
clippers Of the present day, the fairy Ike craft 70
have sent across the 10 engage in contest for the
victory, we have ever maintained the supremacy OF
American art.
Al IN Amusement, there are records which enable
10 70 trace the history OF yachtngn this country pre-
nous 10 the year 1900 but every child familiar with
he triumphs Of our Baltimore clipper schooner our pr-
vaieers and vesseh of que, which long before this
late were identified with events OF the time that have
made them celebrated In history for speed and daring
The nrt yasht pleasure bost OF which We have any
account 10 the famous little "Dver," built 10 the year
1909 By the aae John G Stevens This gentleman may
bereoro be regarded the father of American yacht
ng Subsequently he consirucsed other yachts
larger tonnage, among which the trouble" ana
he "wave," doubtless yet remembered by some OF our
'der yachunen. the latter boa, being without
competitor In hsr time. Following these wns the
)nksh,e, which his FIRST attempt shxrp bow and
lean rum but iis only partial and soon a.
erwsrds adapted pilot boat and sold into the
lavy.
Two three other boats were built by him afssr ts
npcpg others the Gmcrack but unqaestou ably the mss
erpsece Of Mr.. Stevens architecture b the uurvsied
Acht Maria lnow on the stocks. in process Of change
rom sloop 70 q scnooner) which II 10 conceded h one
the fastest OF her tonnage In either the Ola or New
World.
The late George Steers, BY bis spsndd boats, also gave
rsai impetus 70 the sprn Of slussc competition
'hich had been aroused 10 1889, ., the ass of six
seo, he built ssi boat seventeen fest loog, named
iartn Van buren, which beat the Gladiator three miles IN
race Of twenty four, and q the time created immense
ssonshment In 1871 no built the rswbc.. John s,e
ems, thirty feet long which, With full crew on board,
rev only four inches Of water and weighed bu, 40
ounds. Upon Examination, wAs found tsss shs wss
ot only The hghtes, but In all probability The ss<ss boat
the world. He tnen laid the keel Of ths veil knos IN
'os boat hayy Taylor or pilot boats nothing
more nor lees than yachts made prac cay usea % an
'ary conceived principle, which be carried out in every
resse be buils, based upon the sSuupoou that for
resell 70 sa easily. steadily and rapidly The dspaos
ncnt Of water must be nearly unfform along the liner
md engaged In advance TO make fssssr, drier and
,esdxr cram than had ever e tho port OF yes York In
bis he succeeded beyond biz sanguiae expectations
In lsA2 be built the puos boat VIM HAsssan for the
ersey pilots, and w~ said her speed % great a to
xc,s against Mr. Steers the snmosity Of the New York
css, vhose crst she passed win the greatest ease;
ut this y not 10, bscAuss our pnots are not
class I, be anecsed IN this way. fney "psk
heir nn,s and try again" Then followed
be yachts syren and sybu, built for the New
fork Yacht Club; the Corneis, . schooner yacht of
o tons; the worid-iamef America, OF 2ls TONS 70
vhch We shall hereafter refer; the Sylvia Of 100 tsas
'hch also went 70 England but did prove a. success
III her predecessor; the julia, LEspsrancs wdgsou
snet, and number OF other sailing and steam cram
sieprssed Tor speed and beauty Auoag them may 30
leo mentioned the Pride Of the sess trading schooner
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