The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30
THE OCEAN YACHT RACE TO-DAY.

THE OCEAN YACHT RACE lU-uAv.
THO vesta and L'Hirondciie- Description
of Both vessels-Their Models, Buiid and ln-
side Decorations.
The nrsI,mnares on the grand contest between
the yachts yesta and Hrondelle have been arranged
TODAY forenoon wind and weather permitting, both
vessels viii start from the ghshp on Sandy Hook and
try their respectiye capabilities in sail twenty miles TO
,vindward and back There will be without an
eight-knot breeze blowing at the time.
Owing TO the recent trlumphs OF the vesta
tcbronicled in the HERALD much interest is
manifested in this match The friends OF each
boat confident of an easy victory for their
favorite have at their tongues end every noteworthy
point in their construction therefore prepared
10 give a reason for their faith For the Information OF
our who professional, but who take an
interest aquatic sports, publish below full descrip
tions of each vessel
The workman who constructed the Rest
less and heightened the Henrietta had the honor Of
building the famous yacht vesta Mr. David Carll
besides being the person who the putting to-
gether of the tmbers the architect of the vessel and
both architect and builder he is certainly deserving
of great deal Of praise
The yesta was bull, the yard OF Mr carll at City
Island, the Sound She was launched the 10Th day
of May, 1886. =
DIMENSIONS VISTA
The vesta measures exacty hundred and tons;
length of keel ninety eight feet length deck,
hundred and eight The nelson's and side nelson's
are tbiuy-two inches wide and wentysix inches deep
and scaled with two and half inch white oak. The
four bge sreaks four inches in thickness The first
streak clamp is four inches Thick the other three
and half inches Her manmast is eighty.fouv feet
long and twenty-one and half inches in the part
ners; foremost eighty-three feet ng and twenty two
inches in partners; bowsprit thfry-seven feet long
and twenty inches in the bed bboom twenty clear
of the caps, and twelve inches in the cap: boom
sixtyfve feet thirteen inches main gait feet
in length; fore ga thiryhre feet fore boom thrtyf
four feet The trunk deck is forty feet long. This
vessel Is built Of white oak white chestnut
and locust She Is double-kneed in the wake Of the
trunk deck besides being iron strapped support the
manmast She q thoroughly fastened throughout with
galvanized iron, copper and locust trunnels The sky
lights, companion ways, cockpit and all combngs are
composed Of Cuban mahogany The steering apparatus is
double geared and has brass purchase Attached to
the mainmas brass saddle and WINCH those tho
foremost are galvanized.
The cabin OF the Vesta Is very neatly fitted up, and
what il lost In magnifcence gained in compactness and
comfort Her staerooms, Of which there four,
large airy and elegantly furnished She is fitted with
bathroom and water closets containing all modern i'm
provements.
The Vesta Ia the property Of Pierre Lorard who is
justly proud Of his beautiful vessel and is strongly
Of the opinion that the right Of weather she
will the fastest craft in the New York yacht squad
ron Z
PAST HISTORY.
I. is hardly six months since the vesta, SO to
speak, started ON her career and she has already dsn
gushed herself In three separate with Of the
crack boats Of tho feet While the yacht fleet lay in
Newport harbor In August last, Mr. Lorard DESTROYS Of
testing the qualities OF vessel succeeded get
ting up match with the Of the wdgcon rsputed
TO be Of the fastest sailing yachts in the squadron
The distance sailed was fory-four miles, from Fort
Adams Block Island back In this race the vesta
sixteen minutes ahead Of her opponent having
accomplished the trip in three hours and thirtyone
minutes; but owing to her larger accord
ing to the rules Of the New York Yacht Cub she TO
allow the Wdgeon margin OF seventeen minutes and
forty seconds and therefore fairly beaten by
minute and forty seconds From the qualities exhibited
oy the vesss on this occasion her stock rose rapidly
and she became ranked among tho fast
Of the feet. This first OF the veata
commanded good deal Of attention and became the
subject Of considerable comment Several OF the Eng
lsh nobility and other distinguished foreigners who
witnessed the contest themselves surprised
not only at the sailing qualities shown, but also at tho
skful and daring manner in which the vessels were
handled In heavy sea. One Of these strangers, a
member of the Royal Yacht Club Of England confessed
that he thought very doubtful If there vessel
In the fleet TO which he belonged that would have any
Is the Vcsta provided she was handled well as she
was that occasion The next contest In which the
vesta was engaged Is fresh in the minds Of the public
We refer to the grand ocean match the other day with
the Henrietta
In this contest Of the most brilliant on the record
OF aquatic sporting in this country the vesa greatly
distinguished herself and established beyond further
dispute the adaptaby Of centre board ocean
sailing well for quiet cruising rivers and mild
inland This grand TRIAL resulted in victory for
the vesta, she beating her opponent handsomely by
In few days her successful ocean contes, with
che Henrietta we find the vesta again in the
casting her gauntlet deaantly at all comers
The match which took place the 23d inst. between
tho vesta and Hacyon had been one OF long standing
having been madc by the respective when both
the vessels were on the stocks and before idea OF
their sailing abilities could be arrived at.
This third contest the readers Of the HERALD
tho goal one hour one minute and bali before her ga
liant opponent, and deductng the allowance Of time
yacht club beating her by just fourteen minutes The
participants in this last race had oxceent opportun
lty OF observing the kind Of wind and weather which
their respective vessels would perform to the best advan.
tagc For instance, the start, from till some
time after sundown, there a smooth and light
airs both yachts sailing free before fair wind During
the prevalence Of this Of weather dsmonsira-
ted beyond doubt that the Hacyon could easily ousail
her opponent she was for some time a. FAR in advance as
Ave miles but just before the lehtship was reached,
and when the wind began to freshen bit, the vcsa,
from her greater weight, cleaner model forward. and
greater capacity for carrying sail gained her rival
rapidly. The Hacyon IN light airs, skinned along like
the bird after which she named but the moment that
sue BVt intV hroush sea anu stu vino tno utups on
her bows would bury themselves In the and greatly
impede her progress. The Halcyon has by means SO
neat model forward at all events that possessed by
the veets The latter again, much too heavy below
the counters AFT for speed and beauty and In this par
ticuiar might be greatly improved upon rhe vesta will
have 10 look after her laurels to-day she Ia 10 be
matched against one OF tho most beautiful pieces Of
naval architecture In the world
DESCRIPTION OF THr LHRoSprLLE
The l. Hrondelle Is new and beautiful yacht and Is
said 10 be- both for the beauty Of her model and the
gance OF her inside and outside decorations the
magnificent pleasure boat not only this country but
In the world.
Captain Richard Brown, the sailing master OF the IA
nous yacht America when she made her trip the
Atlantic, and who had charge OF her during the
the Isc of Wight when she took the Queens Cup
from tho fastest yacht In England, he has never
anything 10 compare with the LHirondelle both
for beauty OF model and sailing qualities
This beautiful vessel was bult nj Mystic Bridge, Conn
by MessrS Forsyth Morgan the builders Of the yachts