The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-23

made easter tame twenty miles To windward than
ans other yacht and, ~ he does IN this weeks
SPIRIT ofhte Times. that ''tle TIDAL Wave has made
the quickest time on the record twenty miles 70
windwards' In the very race he cites as the one
In which the Tidal Wave displayed such superior
sailing qualities. TWO large keel boals beat her even
sailing mean. OF course. time allowance out OF
the question for Mr.. Douglas cup over her own
ground, W., smooth water, ana IN her own wind.
W., moderate breeze. really last ccntreboard
on that day. The Alarm, which has never
bcen considered particularly swiIt-winged In light
prceZes and gentle zephyrs, rounded she outer
stakeboat AT fifteen seconds past four O'Clock. and
reached nome at twenty-seyen minutes past SIX,
thus making quicker home run by nearly seven
minutes than the Tidal Wave. There is the record,
plain Tor all folk to see." This H. OF course, lrfele
want 70 the point at issue. nut merely relate II AZ
an Interesting episode IN that days history.
Now, let W. turn to the Cambria and Sappho
MATCH Ia which Nh. Voorhls finds 80 much ground
on which to base ms assertion that ne has beaten
the poor Sappho. When these vessels sailed their
race they had really 10 beat dead windward amer
turning the outer stakeboat The wina was strong
and steady then, and did not veer about as 1t aid on
september %. IL Increased 40 much IN strength as
70 Cause very ugly choppy sea, and tho yachwcre
calculated the distance yachts nave To make In
going twenty miles to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. objective
pont-in u ten-KnOt breeze Tor, as II was III this
most OF the time after leaving the outer stake
boat, half gale OF wlndl and q heavy sea II a
yacnt Is sailed within 1--WE points OF the wind
she Will have TO sail little over thirty six miles: II
within I'VE and hall points. tribe over sixty -four
miles, and II within SIX points, about seyenty-two
miles, Now how close md the SapphO lay to the
wind when she raced the Cambria l have not
suited her owner and do not definitely know bur
inc wind was very strong and The sea very turbtl-
lent. and therefore, offered greater resistance, do
not believe she Ivy closer than so 1--we and lialf
points and made much Roadway, say II was u dead
beat the entire twenty miles. Lying thus close she
would have been Obliged TO sail forty-two and four
tenths niles. Let Me-. VOORHEES, calculate 1t. But rs
we VIII deduct five miles and give her thirty seven
miles TO sail She made this distance in tour hours
ana ni.een minutes at The rate q about eight miles
an nour. NOW, to do this close hauled ana against
an ugly, turbulent sea, strong enough to wash her
yaWi clean out OF her cockpit it seems
TO me q yacht have to walk
the waters" rapidly. Considering ali things.
Is II not splendid performances Aud can a
comparison be lilly Instituted between IL and the
Tidal waves performance on September ~, to the
discontinue OF the formery Permit me in my turn
comparison. II In tue light breeze that preyared
In The race for the Douglas Cup the Tidal Wave was
longer going over the course (Which have proven
BY the onical ngnres OF the commilteel Than the
twelve feet of water each-and that III weather pecn
llary favorable to centreboard boats, all yacht
men VIII allow-what sort Of q cnance would she
have stood With either OF them such race as the
one referred TO, when was peculiarly adaptable 10
Weatherly keel boatsS Would she have made the
race IN as short time IA the SapphO, or even the
CambriaY opine not; and am sure Mr.. NoorhIs
Is too 5000 gentleman and knows too wen the adj
vantage large, able boat has "A small one IN
rough weather. TO assert It, How Them can Mr.. Voor-
his originate comparison or say thar his yacht has
made the fastest time on cord this summer heating
twenty miles 10 windward2 If he considers his
yacht would have gone as well and quickly to the
front against that strong WIND and rugged sea q
VIII grant Tune allowance to be entertained too) as
the Dauntess and Sappho coud aud us the latter
dd, then he virtually assumes his yachts weatherly
qualities to be not inferior TO either or these mag
hiieent seaboats-a doctrine 10 which he VIII have
Il say II IN all courtesy, ! imagine, few con-
vertS. The Tidal Wave Is good boat, but IL seems
TO iae she can be improved, and next season have
no doubt she Will be ADLER and faster do not wish
10 detract from her merits, but, In all fairness Mr..
Voorhis IN his letter should have mentioned the dif
feren circumstances under which the several races
he alluded to were sailed. II looks little us II he
were casting dscredt on the performances OF those
TWO magnificent yachts the Dauntless and the sap
pho and yet this can scarcely he said Ol one VINO
Is SO enthusiastic sailor and mas done So much ol,
behalf OF yachting az the owner Of the Tidal wave.
Very truly, yours, s. M. 4.