New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-08
Tcr poATJyG ON THE HUDSON

AokANp rn'1 o[barating and novel W infer snort
ih", "ia i,.poating Is about to ons,neuc, in real
&c. ,a.V Our readers will rememoe the great J,ov
- chou last Winter the cel era,od ico-boat cxpedi
con was made 10 Albany - the Haze Munehaha and
sno, Flake The repore6f that famous expedition was
ooped throughout ne United States and the leading pa
pers Of EUROPE and even found lie way into Homo
hu paper Since then numerous letters have heen re'
eeved by the Commodore OF the Poughkeepae lceBo"'
Association frosa all quarters Of the globe |hFe ice
abounds relative TO the construction Of an iceoo 10 m
of which the necessary answers nave peer @ "a, deck
The hull 81 an icchOat Is triangular IA tldItf ~ e
being ouly four five inches from inc su, W be
Under the forward part are two shon dr The stern
As "a movable runner called the rudder inc IN ~ wire
the vessel is rigged exactly Ike SoO NWereculated
L.. 10 have two sets Of runners, one i1 ,i, ~ tie
th' ioi rooSn ~ charcoal wire The shoes ON the
n, PSI average three feet IN length WIN - VI ~ ''
Ierpoang tin within year or Two P, ,, es ctn,
hss INDUCED in any great extent 49, Wi to tbe
80 - ,gt ,t1tsen0ut does not exist Next 70 Wy
, d ~ wives ir,boats have made the quickest ume
on record. He who rides III on vi M " Sndn ,urea
49, w ' V If tise crafts delights 10 step on board
of MS vessel when Si"cas Won Viii find his feet en-
sased i'm heavy boots and the bools eI'"Sio 49,, -
firTped fnoccasins. lie Will nave on Lo@ ~
yoIcV nnAeclothing heavy pantaloons ana vest tne
latter covered with heavy WOODEN hlii si rcrita-
s@1 t l' rcat Ills ears will be covered with the
natenf Inufers and his head VIII rest cue h
,git inst enough frOntpieCe 70 can IL Nu'ii'
%Sn 70 He above comforts huge buffalo robes one TO
Ne down upon, and The other TO cover ,ey for fift
and i,aS ei ia 1se winSwar n0 '''
iN4' - IN 1IsTofY OF rHE HUDSON RIVER ICT-BoTs. m
,e f,f icebont of ans note on the Hudson was built
A. tAe wear ls83 POughkeepsie, 10y Edward
me ISL WAS Of the present style, triangular in FORM
bat about half the size OF those OF the present uay' 4
runner used were common satcrnners' ana inc ooat
ttse was constructed Of rough, cOuth boards IN io4o
ednou wheeler also of Poughkeepsie CONSTRUCTED an c
heal after the manner OF Mr. Southwiek craft uSs poe
IaeaI Runners Tho vessel itself was little larger man
that IN Ar S0uthwicks In tho mean Time, INC toss
Bnobers also OF Pougkeepse, had c0nstlHeie ao5uGr
enc with II had made trip to tondout ana e i
hour. That trip created as nnch eAc iI,
the at that time as dld rue famous zupSnS ~ a.
ton last Winter and ceDOats Immediately came lnio oc
msnd. James Henry Eytnge OF New-Paz huLiiea onS
1876 II was Immediately placed upon the ICE whel MI
Eytnge and Mr. innis-te lattcf INC PSsSnt hG5o ~
fougkeepsie-got into II TO take lloe, AtcL DIE ~
a sb0y4 time sudden flaw Of wind sIeck the craft ulN-
ing her ahead like lightning Inc heiSS When tbe
tTn her m her course, put the hen uoNtl N Hi N N
vessel vhred about with such violence as 10 huh M
lnuis from deck out to the ice great Instance
The Mayor remembers that that was his last ceoo
ride. .,-,,... -, oios
zoe little town "a miles north Of this city, on the west
bank Of the Hudson, also constructed an ceDoaI W1Ch
termed after by Morton 4 Edmonds and William stIana-
han OF Athens opposite Hudson TO be sure there Were
iceboats existing an this time at other points along the
Hudson, but they were only in primitive sISe-lhe
came as can now be seen at sRgsg Feek9aii l,idg
town, and other places. All OF the above DOdts were
roughly constructed, the owners never entertaining INC
idea of holding TO them for future amusement. we
o. H. Booth and Aaron Ins owned by the latter
being made of the deckbOars OF the sOop John Cocks
together with scOw-shaped icebOat owned by Mr FL
nendor formerly Captain OF the steamboat santa Cs
THE cELERRtTED PoUGHIEEEErsIE FLEET. o,,0od
BY the PoNghkeepse IeeBoat Association the first OF
which 20 create sensation the Icice This vessel
was purchased by John Roosevelt ESQ., at Glascoe, ON the
28th of November, 1851 from Daniel Delaney, WITHOUT
calls s2 and put the ice at Poughkeepse the
10Th day of January 1860 This the first boat Of its
class launched at POughkeepse The sidetmDes are All
that remain Of the old boat in the present Icce year
alterations
Tho same Winter the Arctic made and launched 10y
and named the Una. The fourth was brought from
&aseoe and was owned by ~ Bo3 aa ana and SI I wi
the Restless. The sixth was owned by EDWARD INNS
The seventh was the Die, built by Daniel b. Oyerton
The eIgkth owned by Daniel Turner IhGn followed
the Mnneha-ha, purchased ut Athens by T. Johnston
William Collingwood and the Crook Brothers. the Snow
Flake owned by Thomas Parish; the Haze, owned by
63rnneA Of New-Hamburg. Three boats also owned
81 Iewsburg on the opposite side OF the ryer making III
Iceboats cost from SIS to $500 each When we mention
xhe sl5 boats refer 20 those Of Our scooboy days
built OF refuse boards with three shilling skate runners
using bent nails thrown away by carpenters For san
we had the sheets and piowcaSes ~ home,
always returning them however dirty they mig.t get
The 500 oeboat is the one of the present day. built III
@cldngs vine rigging. No. duck for sails brass elects
and blocks, fun sets Of eolors, splendid spars boOns,
Zach boat weighs from to 1000 pounds and all ice
boats are e 10 beat two points closer to the wind than
The Pong6FeSpse Ice Boat Assccationis composed Of
gentlemen Of wealth and standing and III TesiQss 81
HsasgTgp The Se'S Go@ ES s q H. Boo esq
Eeninsn of much influence and an ardent admirer Of
81 tue vessel. belonging to The Ass.s ss and tlsy
ss%s Com G Booth SSfas JoS S1s
tcSg S Snow Fs[e rs soG Panh
IS n R 2Sns a hGs ipo aaron lHS nnis
Vesper..... Edward Ims Flying loudIrying Grinnen
THE QUICKEST TINE.
The quickest time yet recorded by any OF the above
named vessels or any other vessel OF the kind in the
world was made by the Snow Flake last Winter going
vessel running at that time itie miles az eigt minutes!
WHAT BEEN DONE.
during the existence OF feet aside from the
lightning time recorded above the expedition of the
ter On that occasion cheer after cheer greeted the Voy
ayers they dashed by towns and villages with more
Capital by the Beaverwyck Club the Inequalities ten
aered them Dy private etzes we comments OF ne press
history.
This Winter the sport IS to assume q more snhstantal
wasdetemned that day 70 be decided upon this
week all the vessels owned by the Association shall enter
into contest for superiority. The prize will be costly
and elegant service Of silver appropriately engraved
The distance "a be 20mile dash and return. Whoever
least twice before the is ended At the conclusion
o. the inst race grand dinner to be partaken OF on the
sce at which al the decacies of the viii appear
and 20 which numerous distinguished public TO
be invited.
THE SAFETY OF ICE BOATS
We have eDdeavOrcd In the above 20 give truthful
statement OF all matters pertaining To this sport.
ride any OF the craft fills the vOyager with intensely
exciting emotions and those who have witnessed
the vessels under fun sail would be amply repaid for their
trouble in visiting POughkeepe where they bc
Many would suppose that great danger exists III
sequence Of the vessels going with such lightning velocity
such is not the case as nothing but extreme earelessnes
on the part Of the helmsman results IN injuries With
light breeze the vessels Will not carry three each
70 advantage. In heavy blow, however they viii hold
dx or eight In fact, during tho prevalence Of heavy
tne vessel down on the ice What Is meant by keeping
the down that unless sufficient weight rests forward
the DOW under which two runners WILL when
the vessel IS struck by sudden and heavy flaw
wind rse nigh I'm air tho stern only resting upon