The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-24
UTDE-lWARE r4CHTsMEN.
Preparing for n Bri,nant season over the
Buiow.-New aud Ola Yachts.

open winter prcSagr@ M curry BEGINNING ol INC
yachting season. which promises to be brilliant
with exciting matches and club rc.attas. Sew
eral new cracks are to be- tried for the first timc
md runor says they will hurry up. If not
eclipse famous old highnyor~. Among the big
fellows Of the New York Yacht Club welcome
addition TO the noct will he Lloyd rhuniN :
now schooner. being built by poillon Brothers.
She Is a large, dccp-draught, powerful boat
and will prove n dangerous customer of sound
ings Her principal dimensions are: Length
1l3 feet 81 inches over all beam. ~ feet | d,
inches depth Of hold. II feet d, inches: draft
OF water II feet inches tonnage. old measure
mcnt, 2GO G7-l00. She has n sharp bow. over
hanging stern high hulwarks flush deck and
will bc heavily spared, She is 10 bc painted
black. and will be launched and christened. in
al. probability next Wednesday.
MIR. Phillips Phoenix l. having built NJ Now
'hurgh large nni magnificent steam yacht. 10
ibe called the Nedcttc. She also il intended tof
long. Is 10 feet beam. . $40 feet depth of hold
tonnage lgl $1,000. She will be Spared for
culinrity of n deck ant which goes ny to the Top
of the rail in quarter deck fashion. making a
roomy cabin below.
yacht for jacob Lorillurd. 103 feet long over ALL
10 feet beam, feet deep.
Mr.. J. Il. l{usk il having designed n powerful
iron sioop, IOieet long, which Is intended To-
hurry up such famous era Is, ~ the Arrow.
oracle. and Vision. She viii have cockpit
rail, plumb stem. and overhanging stern.
The Tidal Wave has been purchasr,l hy Daniel
Cook. wealthy Pacific soprr. who II spending
$2O.Qvp metallic currency To make her "a racer.
Joe Ellsworth Is bossing the extensive altora-
tons. and will sail her This summer She will
nave longer spars, one long howsprit for all
headsails likethc Manderer and "a larger centre
board To help her when 10y the wind. With lifted
en TGc s now T shSao %9T " r Tooks
having cabin put In at stanford, and viii
with j. j.. Smths crack Estelc is going loo
the famed Comets scalp this season. Unfortu-
natcly Mr. W. H. Langley. The. Comets owner
has returned the Bennett challenge cup to tho
club. and announces that he will not race this
season but only 20 along. ,. s,
being heightened twenty feet amidShips, and
Will be When Completed a powerful boat, The
pretty Addie N09e9Ehies Is being altered TO a
Mr. Pierre Lorillard has returned To- his old
love- Yachting again and has purchased the
large schooner next season.
The schooner Faustine il being altered into n
steam yacht. and the Ermengnrde will not be
cnnng9d INTO steamer as reported.
Mr. j. b. Asten has bought u half interest in
tuhe pretty schooner Clio. owned 10y Mr.. John i.
Clock Is liking her all a-taunto for either cruise
or,Tegata
Fashion and sell the Wandcrcr and build a
large steam Yacht.
John Mumm is building q cabin sloop for DR.
May on the exact lines Of the famous sioop
Comet. built eighteen yenr- ago by Archy
Smith. except that she will be deeper. She viii
bonn 1 feet depth Of hold. - -'0'
Cornelius German Is building n pretty cabin
eloop for Mr.. Pearce Of the Atlantic Club She
is 40 feet lng - feet 3 inches beam. feet 2
INCHES depth Of hold. with counter stern.
. Mr.. a; Cary is designing vessel of the same
size and style M the Madcap. except she will
have araking stem.
Mr.. Robert Center's fine iron cutter vindex
VIII not 60 into commission TINS season. but he
will probably cruise in the Hitchcock Bros
snug LITTLE cutter Volante.
The Madcap is having her mast shortened
1ett III lies, ana the mNll-nll cut of | foot :
Inches on the boom. in consequence Of the
moval of a big shoe on her Keel, which was
Jas Lennox Is building n handsome cabin
yacht for Jas. Buchanan Henry OF the y. Y \.
inches depth of hold, and built roomy for cruis-
ing She is 10 be called the Cruiser. She was
t. have been rugged yaw fashion. English
style but will have the unauthorized North
The schooner Nettie is fitting up for Euro
The schooner Ariel has sailed for San Fran
cisco. having been ~oll a. parties there.
Mr.. Ncrmilye will, u r. said. take his nne
schooner Atalanta 10 tie coast OF Labrador
The owners II thu Ambassadress. Idler. and
two q three other large craft talk ot going a.
the Paris ENposiiion regatta hut as the sor.
mostly in Betty Martins eye it is not probable
The sails of many 81 our flyers Will whlten the
Allaniir this summer beyond soundings.
= The Dauntlcss still remains IN Commodore
J. q. BcnnctL- hands not having been sold a.
report I'd. Th Thu ol Tier large sghooncrs and
paired, but Will have no important alterations
AMONG THE SMALL FRY.
Small open boats are becoming every year
more the rage and the fleet will he aug
mented TINS year by over twenty built es-
The pitrAnqlng, given to a catamaran last
ties in those double-harr.lled craft best repre-
eented by the algehraic y. mas reduced their
popularity. and there appears 10 be greater
desire - -rll than 10 buy or build
Geo. kpahr Is building "A 3u-foOt ono. and
Jake schmidt talks Of Investing Mr.. s,hmi'lt
T. parties in New Orleans Cart Miller -nys
he will not race his famous Susie : this season.
AS these boats scared ofl everything i'm their
Tesperive classes last summer. their absence
Will give a chance TO over MY cracks. including
those now building, whose speed, though al
yet dou 'tiul quantity.
TIL Kr.ppaipalw 2n,,n boats nnillng are 9s fol-
- inch boat for eX- Commodore Joseph Mobiles.
columbia c.. 70 bo called the Nctilc. and she
Is to teckle anythingi also 25,io9t open sloop
for Church Of the Atlantic club; 2l,to6t
square stem boat for pleasure sailing ia New
JerseJ a 22-foot racer for Frank L. Towle; a
II foot eat for Harlem parties. John Mumm
4 building four, ranging from Is 10 20 feet. for
different clubs in Brooklyn which are ordered
g be fast with racing rig Ja-. Lennox has the
tlmbers ont Tor 3u-ioot crack FOR Wright Of the
Atlantic cub.
Frank Bates has nenrly score q dainty craft
On the ways IN different stages u alteration and
tepar Among these are the Emma I Com
podore Baker, which Is, having her sails cut
,t'Nh tllfl VIII W. ptlUl-il nN'k. l ne IN'N'lllH,
Capt Baker, winner Of the Centennial regatta
In her class. will have a new figure head and
new suit Of sails. The fast Maggie b.. owned
by Gen. Tom Thumb. has been sold to parties
IN tlorlin, aud is heng fitted out for The cruise
70 JACK sonvllle. The small steam Yacht Bur
goss. Capt. Day Will be launched by Commo-
GQre Bat this week.
Mr. Henry Rush, former owner Of the cele-
brat1d Comet, H. building now ls-foot boat
which re VIII back in all races this season
Joseph Nprthrup il building on Pottery Beach
q 25-iogt crack 10 fly his coor- ia the Williams
burgh Yacht Club In the same place 27-ioOt
boat, for John heegan. Will be started this
=, Tho Andrew Brush Fleming. and Conway Of
tne W lllamsburgh club have been sold out.
. jas. LennoX is building 32-iOOt steam yacht |
Tor DlcXlcan waters.
Cornelius German has Iusi finished and de- |
spttchcd 3I-ioot pink stem pllOt-rlg schooner |
t. Central America
John Mumm has on the WAYS two cabin soops. |
one ~ icei the other 80. which are for sale.
. steve II lyman VI Jersey CITY is building 29-
loot boat on the model Of the old Rachel with |
which hn Hwears he Will boat m" Susie ;.
. Bell liun'e Il Go. of Hohokon are laying |
thenselv"s out on "a foot o inch boat to be
MIR. Dllwnrh Of the New Jersey Yacht Club |
has bought Mr. lselin's last ~lupp Dare D"vil.
Frank IOWlc Of the New Rochelle Club Is re-
pudding his last sloop Thistle, She will also
have new spurs and canvas
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