, 1881-08-07
YACHTS AND YACHTING.

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YACHTS AND YACHTING.
| What tho Chicago ye~scl~ Arc Doing
| Isacc OF the K1lcr un1 tikin%-Th0s
/ Countess OF Diffcrtzs.
The Ililer has g1,nc into tho slgy-dock to bee
| thoroughly oyerhautsi n.ld painted. the palrter
| having arrived frotu New York to superinteuI
the work
| Tho Viking IS bctne; rcpaintef from stem to-
stern outside: her decks have been Whiteicndeu
| aud ho!ystutr.d; her mahogany work oiled and
scr:l}t:t and she is in tuct having mild sort OF
| general OyGrEllIinS.
Mr.. Thomas M:nuns, Of Mannlngs Yncht
| Agency, WIS in town for lny the I'ast week Oh
| his way to Colorado. He has tpscr III yhchts Ut
all sizes on his list1 for safe among them such
| WHli-ku0Wil bouts eAS tho NAlluEFef. Itt@0lutc,4
! Alarm, Columbia, Madeleine, and many othors.
Mr. Bennett is su,illin4 |, steam yacht OF S00a
tons, and alb feet all, with bcnln.Of twen-
ty-stx feet, und II .lrnught Of thirteen and atx-*
| tenths feet. That wouiss Indicate that tho Poly
min will be for sale in tho fail. She IL very last,
drawing niue fret eight nndoue-half inches on
| u length OF 1d feet
The Cora has new s.iling- master. who halis'
| from l,,,lcllSbur., y. I. This sloop has been,
entirely rebuilt starbourd siue. spreads at
| new nluins:Il. .lntl hos had her mast cut down.
proved he. nppcara1lce; md sto ought to be-
| now an abie, hrst-class saoop-yacht
I The basin presents auitea pretty sight after
Moons, with the yachts ut anchor, colors flying
awnings spread. and every now and then QUO
| breaking anchorage and going out for Il sat-
The ldier Niking: COUNTESS; I2ra, frol.e, tna.
Harry Burke. Peri, oriel. and others nnVo their
t mOortnxS in the inner llarbor-
! Capt Cnoley, nr the IdIer, had tho high COM
| pi1nent puid him OF being invited to 20 Eust
| and sail tho yacht club chanpton aEntnst tho
master stands high rs rMctng Captain, az we'll
| us good sailor and Ecnta! gentleman.
The American Yacht List for ISL credits tho
| Chicago lacht Club with sixteen vessels In fts
| squadron. Halt Of this number nrc, however,
nf,thn: but s:boats under thirty feet in cnVth-
H,- ;,isprtns tho :. Harry Burke figures Us tho
| Many Iiurkc.' The Chicago Club has now q
good nucleus about which to form Il Hive, nctiSo,
und prosperous club.
| Some men in charge Of yachts have curious
ideas us to what constitutes ability to serve as
P: "n1ate" On one Of tho yachts In tho hurbor tho
! sailing -,nastcr discharged the mate. and then
/ called two Of tho forccastle hands att and set
them TO drawing straws Us to which should s 10
the ulutc Under the circumstances, tlu1t tnase
/ will not know more than bis superior olnce1.
The owner Of the Viking Is IN enthusiastic
! yacttsman, md even during the short time
| his boat has been in fresh water bis generous
hospitality bus given mn impetus to yachting and
encouraged many to turn thctr Atfcntion 70 LUIS.
tho noblcst and most henlthiti OF ~ ounosr .sp
| sport5. With I'LL able boat well banded, Lake
| Michigan is no more dangerous than other large
bodies OF water.
| The coming cruise Of tho Yacht Club Aug. g
| will depend upon the weather 'ts TO ~ letlstn.
viii not extend beyond South Chicago. II tho
| weather is fu!r tho bouts will! possibly Eo
further. Only tho small yachts will take part ~
il, aud it Is not likely to proye Of my general
interest 1t stllilicult to sec now IT viii stlmu-
| Into love Ut yachting or ntd IN tho CROWN ;ao
| prosperity OF tho tluE
| An American yacht cannot change her nnmo
unless she hns been duly cnrolletl and licensed.
| and her owner must pTcsetH II s"tru ccrtlilclto
fha5 she y ~ a Eyery yct Il rre to
have Il license, which Is given only 10 sesaels
:" entitled to lie enrolled US American vessels.
and without such license the vessel 's AaoFe to
seizure md forfeiture, and it il mo duty Of
the revenue officials to enforce that provision OF
| the net OF lS4S-
! The New York Yacht Club has accepted the
challenge sent by Capt. C1lthbert to en!l a8Niust
| his tH,nt for the Queens Cup. IL new vessel 10
| being buiit by the officers Ut tho yacht club to-
opste wstn some one Of as craek *
present squadron and II Ahe bels them Will 20
| the chos-.L champion to defend tho cup won "
| tho America. twenty-five yGAr3nKo. Itls noe7
generally known that the lditr nnd Hadelefoe'
sailed match to decide which should compete
| with tho I4isouia- The Madeleine won, aEu ~
probably to-day tho fastest bout OF ner cAss IN
| the world.
! The Countess OF Dunerin has been bought by
| Mr. William borden for $5,t00- Hex new owncr
| Is giving his boat Il thorough overhnuiing, Aad
Intends during the winter 10 haFts her lifted up
between decks Shy needs It nady. ios soe na9
! and looks tnOrc like Il tiehint- schooner thAh =
yacht l. liberal expenditure OF money Will
| sign. of Improvement with her boats Mt tho
| bnoIns tlugs flying. awnings set, ana a regular
crew OIL hoard sno bus n, nno or po,e o.. Pc I
stern. ut1d 1t Seems u little Singular tnat tno
! Ider shottl have been flne1i 1or otnt1t1uR to
have her port Of entry paintte1 on her storm aao
| tho English yaGht nc permitted u Bo AaA14u-
| lt-4s and unknown.
| Why not give n handsome prize md have
| muictl race between the schuoners: That would
| bt. an event worth seclnT- Tue lder IS knowa :
| tu bc very fast The Countess wis only beaten
| by IL few minutes In rnc.nR for the Queens Cup
| The Viking ms shown her ability TO bold her
own with tho others ana pernaps DO O little bet
| ter Have course Of ffty miles In length. un-
| der working cuslvus unly- There Is no dlsKrace
| tn an honorable defeat. Such race "ouhi at
pttus 10 yachting. Not that every yacht shollU
be II rnccr, that rAc1ng is necessity OF yncne
ownership But when "e have sucn nne noaes - u
ts natural to want see them once In Whilc on
their mcttlt, and 1t Is the easit*,t way 70 se11o
the disputed question % to which Is tho 1aseesf-
The Viking returned about ten days ago from
q cruise OF eighteen days around NucKtuac ana
| tle. upper end OF tho Lake. Col. lA,omls aud
wife uni two or three invited guests cousutuIeu
the purity, Aud all are loud IN their pra1ses o1 tAo
stiffness pf the s>1at and her wtntnerlf 1uaA-
1ics. Keturrltng home, the Viking and the 1aier
had a race nr about ~ miles, which WAS won
Ejcr .Inirns 10 huve star,t1 nine hours atcr, ,und
therefore to have won. Inc iacta appear ~ "
that the Viking lcfs .Mackinac Sunday night and
went into Little Traverse kuy. corninK ouI OF
t rho BAY Monday morning about -:A a. N. LIP
Illlcr was sighted about fiye miles to wind~aru
w. =.
Yacht. had their lower sails SET Standing OUT:
the ihler crossca tho Vikings stern. thcn taexeo
on weather quarter. at ~ II. m. tho yachts wero
close together, the Viking carrying hsE top
! sails, and both boats running about ~ tnaf'eea
1uitu5 an hour with heavy sen 4At
| noon tho Idler caAme within speaking dts
taace mud passed the Viking close to wind"aEt1'
She was .1verhauled and {,nss.sd axnn Ut o. na-
From that time the vessels altcrnatcd In leadlnY,
not being over SIX lengths apart and CARRYING
all their light cAnvns. tho idlet having brought
up and bent on her iibtopsatl- Both boats were
rlnnsnx ten miles nn hour- The idter. aiseE
h.Ihtu., tho lead for an hour. WIS finally passed
OF Waukegan. and the two boats came through
the bre7tkwares to their anchorage. with 20
Viking good fourth OF milo IN the lead Al
though the Viking left Mncktnac nine hours'
ahcnd OF the ld!er. the yachte started together
frs,m on Little Traverse. The run OF Is milee
was made In tweuty-thrce hours. The Viking
is developing more speed than she has been.
credited with possessing. although It is said that
both Ms. Sands and the owner Of the Colunhs
REGARDED her unco4ononty fast
Don 'Ephys!c, for it wcnkenS and destroys, boS
use Hon Est1ee2 that builds p,upi