The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-12

OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ENGLlSA 1ACAiS-
PROSPECTS or THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
THE VESSELS.
LONDON, June l, 1876
There are some heavy clouds on the horizon Of our
English yachting this year. and i is much to be
feared that OF the classes AZ least the racing
will be less interesting bright as 1t has been.
Several Of the finest schooncrs can boast OF are
unlikely TO fly their racing flags and few VIII only be
seen at the resattas occasionally. There arc, however,
two vessels built and some OF the old ones
have been altered that amer ALL there may be less
reason Tor gloomy iorebodngs than We anticipate
Among the large
CUTTERS,
pnc OF the most celebrated IS certain to be absent
altogether another Will but li,tle and there
new vessels TO take their places The other class,
however are IN healthy, satisfactory condition, and
the additions Than compensate Tor the abscnces
During the long winter months yachtsmen have
been dlein fact they have shown amount OF energy
and activity which must have astonishcd themselves,
Tor generally they appear to to sleep like dormicc
during the non.yachtng season, and only wakcn up
when the time arrives Tor fitting out For many years
there has been outcry for
RULES.
and attempts have been made to supply the want but
until last year without any success. However,
1t the close Of last season. few influential
racing yachtsmen combined, anu by the
exercise of good deal OF perseverance
Ind energy, succeeded forming 'sYacht Racing
Association" This association has for It's object the
formation OF universal code OF racing laws, and was
iso founded with the intention OF being kind OF
Superior Court which OF dispute arising
oil yacht racing could be referred IN the manner
as similar disputes on the turf are decided by tho
Jockey Club. After much consdcrato on, set of rules
drawn up by tho committee formed for that pur-
pose, which submitted 10 the members OF tho
ASSOCIATION and approved Of by them These rules in
most respects gave satisfaction TO the majority OF
yacht clubs; but, unfortunately the
MEASUREMENT,
decidedly tho important OF ALL has given great
dissatisfaction in various quarters. There
probably few bold rash enough to
scrt that method OF measuring yachts
G., the ROYAL Thames Yacht Ciuo rule-is
perfect or even Just one but the association while
broadly adopting that rule has added certain absurd
:nuscs TO IL which increase the confusion already
sting among the classes, and have been the cause OF
several clubs refusing adopt the rules The result is
hat, instead OF having that uniformity which is de-
sraD.e, we have yet another rule Of measurement
'ddcd to our list and Ear regards measurement,
&c are N worse position than However, Rome
not built IN day, and scarcely DO expected
that the new association should give complete salts
faction the outset It's rules necessarily like
the laws OF the Modes and Persans, md with some
alterations ana notifications they would probably
nhd general favor. There are so many
RKGArTAs AND MATCHES
TO be sailed in the British waters during the summer
that there is but little chance any our racing
vessels crossing the Atlantic 10 compete at the Gen.
tenna regatas. Nor IS the challenge issued by The
owner OF the
AMERICAN YACHT EScuAXTREss
more likely to bring about mcetng OF American and
English yachts. We can boast OF bul one schooner Of
BOO tons with pretensons to racing and she, the
Iuincvcrc has for long relinquished racing ana
IS not IN proper condition tor such contest II Mr..
loubat seriously wishes to test the relative merits OF
the Enchantress WITH those OF English yachts no bias
plenty OF opportunities OF dong 50, without any
necessity FOR making private match Nearly every
schooncrs race oi importance is HIM, aud
nothing would please English yachtsmcn better than
TO see his inc vessel competing in them. On tie two
occasions 1874. when the Enchantress raced
here she WAS unucky, and therefore nothing but
III the race from Havre TO Southsea she showed Won
dariui speed of The wind and there can be no doubt
as to her being last vessel, but IL Is not quito
certain that she could give time for to
OF our schooners over course With an average amount
pf turning 80 windward. A few matches have been
THE RACING SEASON
may be said TO begin with the cutters matches OF the
metropolitan clubs winch commence on the LIST Of
June, and excud over three days There Is generally
short blank IN the racing between the cutters ana
schooncrs matches on the Thames. but tins year tins
has been judiciously illed up with the
harwch and the regatta OF the Royal Harwich Yacht
Club The time thus FULLY occupied until the end of
August when the season finishes. The great match
Of the year viii DO one Tor prizes amounting
to 1900 in value, which IS 10 be sailed
Yacht Club The money to be dvidoa into three
prizes, one for each ris the hrs vessel viii receive
ESop and tbs Of different rigs will take slO0
each. As there Is also Queens Cup TO be sailed for
tho Clyde the feet OF racing yachts assembled there
duly should be the largest in these
MOVEMENTS
II is Extraordinary thing that such fast
the cetonia, probably the very built in
England, should not hnd racing owner but such is
the fact and although fitted out and ready Tor sea,
pci.r Another absentee which will be sadly
iissed Is the Sea Belle which gong to cruise only
unring The summer. Then the Gwcndolin has gone
lDr a uies 10 IL, lax ma M in
Iacne during the nrst part of the a, least.
siby however, she may return in time Tor che Isle
OF Wish. matches In August
81 wvenhoc Harvey has built new racing
fchooner OF Isl tons called tho Miranda which is
tended TO be an Improvement on the Sea Belle. She is
10 reach and run iaster. but viii not be quite SO
y Is believed, viii make her greater cup
uscr. fifc Of Fasriie, has bull. very hand
Is likely be fast, which SAID will race a, the
oca. rcga ,as only The schooner Mr y. 0. Wilkinson
bait at tho end OF last season called the Phantom. is
being coppered and 50, ready Tor the tray. She does
not please the eye much but "h.ndsomc IS that hand
kone does, and II she should happen TO be success,
doubt there will be plenty admirers ready TO pro-
nounce her tho handsomest vessel ahoat- Once again
been altered this time by havins the hollow her
bows hllcd in, and 10y getting new nlanmast and
hill 10 vis, this earth again, he would
have some difficulty in recognizing his own
Der left IN her by this time, but there can be no doubt
the alterations have greatly improved her and both in
speed and appearance she very superior vessel to
the Egeria whicE was launched at Poole in 1865
THE cELEBHArKp rANroxfME,
which in 1878 headed the winning list With over So 500
IN prize money has been greatly altered Her quarters
have been ightcncd and more lead has been bocd
outside - that she WILL come out again better than
she and may give her old antagonist. the
Esera, as much trouble she did formerly The
olga with her lead keel more art aud the Australia
heightened nteen fee; and with lead instead Of iron
ballast complete the list OF altered schoonerS The
Cornnc which did so well last season. heading the
winnin- list. not, perhaps much this sum-
which ~ TO be regretted, she Is wonderfully
vessel especially high, wads and smooth water
There s only important addition 10 the yawi rig,
Tut there likely to oe any aDscnccs so that
sh's class Will be better rcprcsepte ed than ever Tho
yawl is the Ada las she Will probably DO nsnctl,
vessel OF the florlnaa type but few tons larger,
being $50 tons. Built by the Gospor, hrm Camper
Nicholson shc j. strong. handsome vessel a. like the
famous Florida possible. and has every racing APP
plancc MIR. Barclay, her owner, intends TO give her