The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-16
MIR. AsTOR's AMBAss.aDREss.
A Brush In New York water. and then .
Lively Winter In the TropIcs.

Two OF our largest and most beautiful
yachts are fitting out for winters cruise in
Southern waters. One is the Ambassadress.
owned by Mr.. William Astor. She lies at anchor
ut City Island. Her great topmnsts have been
put on end. and. with an immense mainboom,
cighty-fivo foet in length. a long flying jibhoom.
and clouds Of canvas snugly packed below. shc
looks rs though she was intended for duty more
arduous than winter cruising. Mr.. Aston will
sail from Liverpool on tho 18th. He ought
to bo In New York 10y the 22d. He will start for
tho South In December but previous to his sail.
ing he will desire To- try conclusions with some
OF our magnificent cralt-for example. the In
trepid. the Drcadnough, or the Rambler.
The Ambassadrrss Is II new yacht and tho
largrs, in this country. In the South last winter
she behaved WE'LL but rs her owner went to
Europ" this summer there has been no oppor.
tunity to match her nga nst tho superb crnit ~
our wntors and she has been out " commission
during his absence She H. IN round lgur"s.
of i3l tons old measurement, 1iG t""t over all
% feet BEAM nnd / | feet draught of wat"r, With
out ocntrc board. Her return trim to New York
las; spring. against n head wind and generally
up'avornblc weather, was made IN eight days.
Vhc cogstcrs that sailed Mt the same umo wore
tWico NJ long in making tho passage.
The Intrepid. owned 10y Lloyd Phrnix, IL MISC
Citing out for q wint'rs Southern crGis,ngg
behaved well on the August cruise Of the New
York Yacht Club. Her owner. Il blue YHter
sailor, WIS Formerly ia the United States Navy.
i IL sad that he desires to try conclusions with
Mr., Aston in n long ocean race in wcnther that
viii test the scaworthincss 81 both vessels. Tho
match between these two beautiful craft Is
viewed rs a iuregOna conclusion. Tho Intrepid
il smaller than the Amhassadrcss her tonnage
being go oil measure mcnt, and her length ZIG
feet over all. her breadth Of beam - feet. and
her draught ~ water II feet six inches. A. the
general complaint Il the owners of large
yachts is that tncy have not wind enough to test
their craft in tho dog Jays and lights Mr. As
tors plucky challenge for an ocean rucc when
the autumn brcrzcs pipc sweet music Ia rising
"a "a re- TftA 80
After the races the Ambassadrc-s and the In
trepid will spread their wings for the South.
Last winter the AmhHssadress spent most of
her time at Jacksonville. Balls were given on
board. and co.orod lanterns. swung IN the rig
giug, lighted her decks. Occasionally anchor
was weighed. and a dash was taken ont on the
Atlantic or up the 81. johns. Mr.. lnrllnrd
put a high rail ON the little Eva. and took her
south few years ago, and since Gen. Burd
Grub bought her she has been seen every year
in Florida waters. Tho Tidal Wave. under
Commodore voorhees, made "a nutahl" cruise IN
70. Waiting the principal ports I'm the West In
dies. The ldler. owned hy Commodore Colgate"
spent the winter OF 20 ~ in the south. and the
snne winter Mr. StillIuAn cruiscd there IN the
Wundercr.
Capt. Robert Center thinks nothing u taking
n dash in his Htau'h iron cutter NindcN To- tho
capes Of HattrruS and hcyoud. blow high or
low in November ami December. Commodore
james Gordon Bennett Put some guns and
plenty Of grape ON board the Henrietta, and
blockadcd Charleston in 1852 B.