The New York herald., 1869-08-03

the world, yet few men can honestly state 10 the
but truth is better than ctlon We hope to see the
Meteor make Q brilliant career. Her owner deserves
lard but snu vessel which he intenaed should be sec
0nd to none IN the world. HIS splendid effort has
been marked by neither success nor iailure' since since
The lines Of the Meteor have been strongly comment
ed upon the principal reason being because they are
BY all means let the Meteor shed a new light IN
Yachting circles and II possible make new ana
Improved era In the architectural construction OF
The Meteor was placed on the screw dock last Sat
urday week for the purpose OF receiving lead keel
which has been adjusted near the centre or the
yacht possible the weight being about eight TONS
She has been thoroughly scraped and has just re-
thing Is complete, while provisions for thirty days
have been carefully slowed away In preparation
more mo ' than 0'o one-tSird ' viii Be consumed ere
the Meteor will have anchored IN BRUSH
Ts oae the sai sss yacns in
The trouble, expense and anxiety OF her owner 1uly
warrant him q triumph. The Meteor will leave the
with her new keel perhaps hundred miles or 80
beyond Sandy Hook. should the cruise prove salts
The onicers are:-Commander. George Lorllard;
Captain, w. W. Tuthill; IL. w. Rcndae, Sailing
crew 81 anS eosge sesen oseaber with
quartermasters steward and cooks. Mr.. LOrlllard
will probably have SIX guests on the trip.
The annual regatta OF the Shrewsbury Yacht CluO
Will be held on the 18th OF August. This promising
club has been largely augmented since last year and
the forthcoming display Is anticipated with much
pleasure. Several new yacnts have been added &c
the list OF those belonging TO the club, which, by the
way, Is perhaps the most popular and hosptaDle
within circumference OF many miles. Tie course
VIII be from a stakeboat OF the club house to ked
Bank and return, distance OF about twenty miles.
large number or entries are expected. Tie officers
Of the club are-Commodore, Charles O. Martndaie;
Vice Commodore, IL. CrppIn; secretary, Q. Summons,
and treasurer, Thomas d. Miller. The club house..
which has been newly decorated anu eleganrr>tted
up, was formally opened last month.
The Race Between the Sadie and Elaine.
The report OF the race between the yachts Sadie
and Elaine, taken from the Fall River evening paper,
although deficient those details necessary form
an accurate estimate OF the qualities OF the two
vessels is nevertheless of considerable interest TO
yachtmen, for the high reputation for speed and
weatherly qualities which the former vessel had
established for herself in several recent regatta as
well as from the fact that to a certain extent
it was contest between the two nauti-
cal thrones as to the superiority OF "beam"
over "balast" or the canvas. Inc question as to
which Of the two principles means Of accom-
plishlng the highest speed stability and weatnerly
qualities should prep0nderate In our pleasure navy,
has been an open one since the days Of our cee-
brated builder Mr. George steers, who was the first,
especially In keel vessels, to depart from the pre-
vi0us ideas that subject and give In his nautical
structures q decided preponderance to oeaIn. In
the lighter draught centre-Doard vessels ballast
has heretofore oeen generally regarded more
as q necessity, or as merely auxiliary to beam.
The Sadie and Elaine are. however, both centre
board vessels. They differ in SIZE some lve OF SIX
tons, the former being lOrty-two tons, the latter
thirty seven. But the Elaine mas two Ieet more
beam and two feet less depth OF hold and draugnt Of
smaller vessel by tonnage measurement tnan the
Sadie, yet by the rules vi the New iork facnt Club
sse See nas sss owua to tne derenee @
their area measurements, the Sadie being
only TAB feet area Whine the Elaine Is sso. yet WIN
the larger vessel or increase OF size Is regarded as
increase OF p0wer 1t would seem taking the report
Of the contest correct, that that occasion and
under the circumstances wnd and tide attending.
ballast could not mold Its way with beam. AS to the
manner IN wDcn tue Two vessels were handled, and
| winch ls Of paramount Importance In all such con-
| tests, the established reputation OF the herrshons
in that respect warrants CONCLUSION that nothing
| was wanting to develop the Sadie's best qualities.
This nautical contest is OF stli further interest
from Its apparent vlndicauon or the area rules OF
| measurement adopted ny the New York acht Club,
| and now In process Oh experimental Application.
Here we one instance wnere tue really smaller
vessel owing TO her greater area measurement gives
tlthes OF time to the larger and by dispensing with
q certain portion OF ballast or dead weight and de-
pending mere upon pom oeS sr aor ean
| even more time than at piesent allowed IN the
scale Of allowances adopted Dy the club And
we have very little doubt tnat the same result would
follow In any International contest with the heavily
ballasted yachts Of yachting frends across the
water and our more beany type Of vessels, espe-
cially SO If the contest caue OH In our own waters
| and over our usual racing grounds.
| Should Rear Commodore douglass. now following
In the wake Of the Dauntless, with the beam Of his
| yacht Sapph0 virtually increased by bilge and in
creased Of bearings. return by cable favorable q
| report as that already teiegrapned regarding
his predecessor we snall have another
| satisfactory evidence of the superiority or
the American type of vessel, ana our yacht
men and naval architects viii De stllI inrtner
encouraged to venture more boldly In carrying out
the principle than has obtained since the palmy
Yachting days or the Steven5es and their cele-
brated yacht Maria and OF steers and his world
nOwned Amerlca-the one pr0minenG type Of the
light draught and almost, comparatively speaking,
balastless ntrebOard the Otner that of the keel
boat, With beam, however, anu ballast as an auxlll
AIRY to 1t.
Mt Douglass has good reason for con9ratuating
himself on being the possessOr Of type OF vessel as
satisfactory the late performance as she Is credita
BILE to the conception and mechanical skill displayed
In her construction and the recent improvements.