The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-23
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must be truly gratifying To those who, for some
years past have iabored disntercstedy 10 improve
the standard OF our pleasure navy. And there
many such gentlemen In the New York Yacht Club
and like organizations who, at considerable ex-
pense and by uuceasing experiment, have already
done much TO Dring the architectural con-
structon OF yachts ~ near perfection pos
siDle. few. however, satisfied with the
wen known elegance seaworthineas and speed
OF most of onr vessels until recently content
'let wen enough alonen But the progressive move
ment has been unanimous, aud ere long the spirit,
determination and perseverance OF American
yachlInen 10 be foremost In the field VIII assurediy
be amply repaid.
TO De sure, the feet has been annually augmented,
but the increase IN the number OF yachts, enc0ur-
aging In Its way, has not been sufficiently great,
have the models been new in design IA TO war
rant tnose bright anticipa;tOns OF swiitness ana
aDiiiy which now hopefully begin TO loom up. SO
iar as the really Important features concerned.
the season now almost closed has signay ecipsed all
Its predecessors aud favorabiy compares with any
otner elsewhere, even in that country where yacht
ing Is one OF It's gre ltest institutions
whatever may be thought Of the British yacht-and
opinions are not much divided on the subject OF her
capacitles-her advent has Deen fruitful In its
results. Her defeats have not tended to promote a
AoSsAAb Va O lLu part Oi our
men, nor has the established superiority OF American
yachts given rise to indifference. On the contrary
victories of our craIs both ut Newport ana outside
the Hook have rather stimulated their owners 70 an
honorable emulousness to excel In coming years all
the exhibitions that have already taken place. To
that end important alterations even in some OF the
fastest yachts, are contemplated Tor next season.
while the Meet Itself VIII be much larger than here
tof0re by the addition OF several new yachts.
There are now beng built al the sapyard OF 5. II.
Pine, Greenpoins
TWO sCuooNEns
the one Keel boat, Tor Mr. George Lorillard, and
the other centrc-board, Tor Mr.. Louis Loriard
The former vessel was commenced nearly six weeks
sInco, and will be ready for sea about Two months
hence. Her frame Is up, ana the carpenters are busy
upon tue work She IL 1903 icet on the water llne "a
feet beam anu l2a feet hold. The keel Is ~ leet
The dimensions OF her spars are:-Foremast So feet;
mainnast, 80 ieet; main boom, 70 .leet; foretop.
mast, Al feet; maintopmast, 40 leeE tore gan SO
Teet: mann gam s., feet; bowsprit ana bboom 81 feet.
squaresall yard 80 feet; squaresall boom, 40 She
Will pc 200 tons Her midshIp section VIII be dIer
ent from most oi the other yachts. Her overhang IL
very great, peculiarly which il is claimed will
make the vessel, when hove down, quick IN stays.
iull bge and q hollow door are also apparent
Mr.. George LorliIard intends 10 start Tor Havana
IN ms new vessel on the LIST OF January aud Will sub
sequenty cruise up the Mediterranean Mr. I.oril-
lard, n VIII be remembered, owned the ill-lal ell
Meteor, oil whose capacities so much had been SAID
ana written Better luck, II IL earnestly hoped VIII
reward MS enterprise III connection with his new
craft.
The centreboard schooner yacht being built Tor
Mr. Louis billiard. the keel OF whica just been
laid, Will be ll6 ieet long over all, 100 feet on the
water line, % feet beam and between seven and
eight feet depth OF mold. She Will have the same
KIND OF maerla in her frame as the other, haekma-
tack, oak and locust. The copper has just been put
In the wake OF the trunk. she will be about 200
TONS New YORK Yacht Cub measurement she will
nave the same peculiar oyerhang or sixteen feet az
the keel boat. The outside of the vessel shows u
fair line rom the pankshear down to the bottom
Of The keel Her rabbit Is carried forward
80 to give fastening Tor the plank The
Keel and stem forward are formed ofOgs, above
tue otler aud the same way alt. Her ballast goes
down ana rests OH top OF the keel ana Doited TO
the keelson. Both vessels viii have bulwarks about
two ana hall feet nigh. The stem each, when
Is very round, IL formed OF three logs bolted to-
gether ana warped into shape, and these logs
form the top OF the deck inside.
Another peculiarly presents itself in the manner
IN which both have been laid down, as tile lines are
all ended ON the bottom OF the keel Instead the
rabDit. The TWO vessels are being Dult ON models
by Mr.. Robert Fish. they are expected 10 combine
ability and speed and To encounter all sorts OF
weather The interior arrangements, 1t Is SAID, will
The keel or the schooner yacht now being bull
for Captain Samuc!s at the snipyard oil Messrs. pol
! lion, mas created much comment.
CAPTAIN sAMuEIs
INTENDS 70 nave yacht THAT VIII beat anything il
the world" anu to that end nothing is being spared
IN order that the hopes entertained IN reyar,
! TO her qualifications shall be realized She will bt
40 tons burden ana what Is known a. Il ..dee,
rocker keel Doatr She measures 1903 feee on M,
water line 10 ieeJ over ALL "a feet beau ana III
Jeet mold.
From her model, which IL novel in design. IL IL
swift yacht. Her Keel, which is OF White oak is
fastened together by one inch and an elgith potts
lcet TWO apart One Of the great features OF the vessel
Will 90 her strength on bottom. she has large floor
and flush deck, pretty good shear and high bul-
warks. she viii have little more ovcrhang than
II usually given To schooner yachts Preparations
were beng made yesterday for the setting up OF the
frame, and Captain Samues, VINO IL daily giving the
benefit oil MS knowledge and experience 10 those
engaged In the construction Of his new vessel ex-
poets TO launch her about the LIST OF March next.
IL VIII DC seen that even now before the season
has actually terminated, eneryelc efforts are being
made for next season To increase the beet not only
in numbers, but TO add to the fame 1t has already
established.
A Reply 10 Mr.. yoorhis, of The Tidal Wave
NEW YORK, Oct. u, 1870.
TO TUE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
In your issue OF the 18th nsl. appears q communi
cation IRON the owner OF the yacht Tidal Wave. te
which desire to take few ~xceptions. Plain Iact
VIII sustain me- believe.
As one OF the committee on the 2sth of septem
berthe occasion to which Mr.. Voorhis alludes-
race for the Ashbury and Douglas cups-I rccollcc
distinctly that the WIND was so light on the second
day appointed for the regatta that the members Of
the committee were unanimously Of tie opinion that
no start could take place. IL appearing well
nigh impossible for the yachts to make the
required dlstance-twenty miles to wind
ward and back-insidc the allotted eight
half-past eleven O'Clock, when very faint breeze
sprung up. just sufficient clear The contest of the
imputation OF drift, and at 1147 A. NJ we started
the fleet, the Tidal Wave crossing the line at IL "a
A. NJ. As Mr.. VOORHEES, claims that he made dead
beat to windward on that day, and made the twenty
niles to the outer mark-boat in quicker time than
any yacht has made the same distance this summer,
simply desire to prove that 1t was not strictly q
beat to wlndward and that 1t Is not fair to attempt
TO detract from the merits OF other yachts when
their performances were made Under totally differ
ent circumstances, by instiiulng any such compar
son as It has been Mr.. yoorhis' pleasure to do
Tho wind at the start was southeast, and the tug
steamed out twenty miles In that direction. Until
1:25 O'Clock 7. M. the breeze remained steady but
very light. Up to this time 1t was IL dead beat
to windwafd. But when at 1:25 z. NJ. the wind
shifted TO south 1t certainly favored the yachts the
0Dlectivc point being southeast and again a, about
100 r. NJ. IL vecred round to southwest, making it
still more favorable for the Yachts and coming