The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-03

have differed with him openly and honestly, and
have presumed upon IT to consgn this 10 your
hands, to divide Tor publication in such way as you
secons letter to y the Sp or ne Tines Devoted
Yacbtsnan so fur forgot The rules OF epstolary
grossly insult and misrepresent me. AS would be
required to DID my pen In the ooze OF the cutters
@ 9s a sumo the om Tp %
Yachtsman'sn ora opponents when similarly Harry
plastered Win mud win slence whicn must
for person who throws dirt and stones from be-
hind the protection OF mask. am, slr, yours
Letter Originally Intended for 'Sprit"part No. IL
-Overhanaing sterns.
The first vessel ever built with an overhanglng
stern In England, with the lines carried aft OF the
stern-post was bunt by Ratsey OF Oowes, from
model presented him by Mr. Grinnel, of this city,
and made by Robert Fish, Mr.. Fish made MN two
models, which were cut about two years after the
1ruant was sent out to Engand-0ne for q
schooner and one for sloop The English yacht
UuAa was the schooner Mr.. Ra,sey constructed from
M. Fish's model. She once beat the American
yacht Stlvie in race In English waters. The sterus
Of these models were round. The rule for sailing
me vessels built upon them was the length on the
water line for measurement. Can Mr.. I'D. Y.n
After this Information, again assail the American
originator Of overhanging sterns and maintain that
he copies from the Engllsh9 II the gentleman ever
visits the flight little island" and finds there any
thing that Is an advantage In the way CT improving
either the speed OF yachts horses sincerely hope
be will adopt it, but for this would never dream Of
saying he was ''Engshlzed,n which he accuses our
modellers Of being. These overhan2ing sterns are
not novelties to us. The fast and famous schooner
T. T. Blodgett built by Mr.. Fish over fourteen years
Ago. had an overhanging stern OF twenty.eight feet
6he was 100 feet on the keel, la feet over all and
thirty "
Tong and twelve feet vice. Her carrying capacity
was $50 tons, and you can judge OF her bulk. her
cabin was aft OF the sternpost She Is now running,
Or was ct last accounts, between China and South
America About three years ago mad converse
uon with gentleman to whom this vessel was
familiar and he pronounced her model OF speed
end weatherly qualities.
The slo0p yacht ANNIE Of brilliant record, also
rom the same modeller. had an overhanging stern,
md how passing strange for our yachting prophet
70 think the Enchantress and Wanderer are the first
yachts constructed here with this, my eye, great
Improvement, when their mOdeller has sent from
bis workshop at least sixty or seventy, large and
small, on this plan, within the last fifteen years
Forgive me for daring to remind you OF these little
matters bat the fact Is love dearly to stir you up
and my heart yearns to see some OF those IDEAS re-
sembling 'yelovJackets in hornets nest" as you
say they do, gushing forth, rich and golden, to aid
IN my ueSuuCtous AHu PVUI 'Aom Sk1ukAC' duu
"Hackmatack' and "JOsephus' and The rest of your
caiumniators, my dear boy, must they be stung to
ytaggering too The ancient and athletic AJAX dc.
ned tue lightning, which was supposed TO be q brave
and brazen act. Shall we be equally auoaclous to
In his letter of April the gentleman makes the
following nquiry:-"whO, with nautical eye to
grace. style, symmetry or unity, would think Of
the stern OF the Sappho or Dreaduaugut, with the
view OF disparagng the latter twor
s1ushp ae ay Be- to
signify and possessed OF great utility" as the
Devo'eSd nuol terms land as mos; slerps ars
ss = hs s0ar her creates, az
completed now nngainly her present stern viii
look But, oil course, II the great American OBJ
Putabe ideas OF naval architectural beauty, con.
aemns the plan the Vice Commodore Of the New
Would the lnfallibe unknown not ike TO be con-
suited upon this and every other proposed altera.
would that undoctofed disease OF hls--"modes.y'-
which he confesses VIII one OF these days make
e or deny sm tine
call IL .'modesty,n or selr-eonceta
In his letter OF March II our indomitable Scribe
rattles away about some challenge ne says he mas
heard or III which Captain samues .'Onered 10
match the Dreadnaught against the Enchantress
the Dreadnaught TO be rugged the stocks and the
race sailed the Gay she was launched, which said
Now my dear Mr.. "D. "" have too good an
opinion Of Captain Samuels' good sense to think he
ever made such an Oner Tor this amount of money.
When he tells me so himself the owner of the En-
chantress, then will believe IT, but cannot on your
word. That some one dd rumor that some kind Of
absurd challenge bearing similarity to this was
conveyed TO the owner Of the Enchantress aid
bear, but not one word reached my ears about the
$1,000 am sorry II such q challenge was given IL
was not accepted, for the atters sake. also heard
she challenge was declined, for the very good
that the Enchantress was farther advanced In her
construction than the Dreadnaught, and as the
owner had made his plans and invited his guests
Sor ocean trip II was impossible TO delay 1t for
such great length Of time as 1t would take 10 COM
plete the Dreadnaught. Again. heard and know
that challenge was offered 10 sail the Enchantress
70 windward and back In an egnt-knot breeze. and
for any amount OF money. Don't let our friend OF
pluck and prattllng be uncasy. II Captain Samuels
wanted so much to match the Dreadnaught tnen,
doubtless he Will be just as anxious to test her good
Bualiues with the Enchantress after he Is fully satls
pcd with her trial trips, OF which J believe ne IS
baving many Then We can sec fair play, each yacht
in racing trim, and I'D. Y" betting heavily on his
lavorlte; for oil course ne Is willing to back mis-
opinion with ''thy lucre." Yes, hit was devoted
fachtmans" desire 10 write up the merits OF this
vcssel OF famous nomenclature In the shape OF an
advertisement, and she Is really up for Market ne
ponld have chosen no better medium than the
columns OF the lspirtL Their circulation is vast
Ind. as our prophetic friend says in one OF letters
1.-THE Ureadnaught mas been run over with perfect
swarm or visitors for the past two weekso we were
oil led to believe some whiteWinged pben0me-
non, some paragon OF yachting perfection, was
about TO take her seaward flight, and and
pot known that the Spttt Of the Times was Aentle-
mans newspaper and averse TO all such clab.rap
end Helmboldiah manGuvres, | would nave been
Wiling 70 swear the Duus concerning this max