The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-22
YACHTING.

The sloop Yacht Cora, Building for Mr..
X. e. Barker, OF Detroit, Mtch.-Hcr
Dimensions and Intended Accommoda-
tIOns.
Mr.. P. Mcclellan, OF Pamrapo, N. j., has in
process OF construction, at his shpyard. q sioop
yacht for Mr. X. G. Barker, OF Detroit, Mich. This
gentleman, who for years has been leader In oil
gentlemanly SPORTS inaugurated and carried to It's
present prosperous state the exhilarating pastlme
OF yachting on the lakes and within year or so,
owned the boat that repeatedly carried or the
first prize in the International Regatta-Canada
and the United Substantially sailed on Putin
Bay. Stn desiring to further the sport and AWAKEN
stl greater interest in It's development in his
ton of the West, Mr. Barker conceived the idea Of
building the craft now on the stocks at Mr..
McGiehan's yard The contract calls for Its COM
pleton and delivery at Detroit in time for the next
international race, which takes place as above in
the month of September.
This yacht will be well built in every particular.
The best Of materials Will be used and superior
workmanship noted in her every part. She will
be SIS feet length OF keel, 81 feet in length on
water line and So feet over all. Her beam will be
draught OF water, feet, and OF about sixty tons
burden. Her frame will be OF hackmatack, the
panking of white oak and yellow pine and the deck
OF white pine.
The accommodations OF this craft which will be
named the Cora, are to be very ample and pleas
antly arranged. The cabin will be fitted In hard
wood throughout ana the spaces between the
brd's-eye maple panels, with black walnut trim
mings, are to be finished with unique designs in
gold and white; the ceiling viii also be finished in
gold and white, and the statero0ms, which are
designed to be quite roomy, viii be elegantly ap-
retiring rooms will be nicely arranged; and, in
fact everything below, when finished, will mark
the hand OF taste and lberality.
The Cora will soon be In frame, and the work Of
construction Is to be despatched with all possible
haste consistent with the end in view-an elegant
and last sailing pleasure craft.
Yachting Notes.
The sl00p yacht Kaiser William, Mr.. II. A. Mott.
Bye left the railway at McGiehan's yard Pam
rapo, N. j., on Monday. 1t is now the intention Of
her owner to keep her in these waters until after
the annual regatta OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club,
Thursday, June IL.
The Spring regatta on the Delaware at Phiadel.
pha on Monday resulted, In part, very unsatisfac-
torily. The cabin boats entered for the race were
the Eliza, Elsenohr, william Tell, Fawn, John p.
slaven, Georgiana and Columbia. The entries
In the first class boats Of fifteen feet
and over were twenty-five in number, and
in the second class nineteen drew up in line at the
starting point. The start and sail down the river
was very spirited, but, returning, the wind died
remaining almost mottOnless Tor two hours,
despite the means adopted to move them. The
dppers, scoops, str hats, rods &C. for padding,
wnlle occasionally others did little sculing with
rndders, &c. The judges observing these violations
OF the sailing rules declared the race of-so far as
the ffteen-leet boats were concerned. The first
prize OF the cabin yachts was awarded the Geor-
g1ana by time allowance and the second prize to
the John p. Slaven, which rounded the home buoy
in advance OF the fleet.
The sloop yacht Meta, Mr.. George A. Beling, B.
Y. c., has been heightened eight feet aft, by Mr..
p. Mcclellan, OF Pamrapo, N. j., and Will be put
overheard this afternoon, about five O'Clock.
The Meta is now n feet ten inches In length over
ALL and has an overhang of 10 feet Her interior
arrangements have not been changed.
The Crescent Yacht Club, OF san Francisco, CAL,
held an election for officers May 7, with the follow
ing result:-President f. V. Bell; Vice President,
John DE Witt; Secretary, Benjamin Pendeton
Treasurer, John A. Cameron; Commodore, G. j..
Brumey; Trustees John w. 4. Plat II. 5. Church
ana w. II. Hardy.
The race between the sloop yacht Idle Hour %
feet long owned by Tommy Taylor, and Mr..
Prague's new sloOp 20 feet long, built by Frank
Bates, will come of at GreenvIlle, N. j., May 20.
The start is to take place at O'Clock, and sail
ten miles TO wlndward and return.
Mr.. Roswell W. Holmes, OF Orange, N. j., and
member OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club, has ordered
from Smith, Of Nyack the Hudson, sloop to be
finished next Spring. She will be 90 feet long and
II feet beam.
The schooner Tidal Wave, N.Y.Y.C., is in readi-
for the season with the same rig as last year.
At the end OF the Summer campaign her owner,
Mr.. william VOOrhis, 1t Is rumOred contemplated
new canvas, when, with his family, he will cruise
about the West India islands during the Winter.
The schooner Madeline Commodore Vo0rhis,
Bye. and Idler, Mr.. 8. J. Colgate, NY.Y.C., had
brush down the Bay from HObOken and back to
anchorage on Tuesday afternoon, the Madeline
received alterations and are ready for the season.
The members OF the Williamsburg Yacht Club are
making extensive arrangements Tor their Summer
regatta, which will take place early in June.