New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-03

isct of oratifed remark and who u now about 70
sxpend nearly 100000 in the construction OF an
excellent steam vessel for health and pleasure
seeking Others are in construction NJ Ne"onrg.
Concerning the smaller class OF steam yachts Oh
which there are many building III and around New
York it is said by the builders that u the laws IN
regard IN the inspection Of boilers could be altered
l.; 1avor of this class of steam launches. 40 called
there would be great many more oi .heh coli
strucfed There il some cOmIHalnt tnat sn"i !
steam yacht not large enough to carry I'VE toms VI
freight has 10 pay go a year ana lncldenIai FA-
penses anonntng oi'eR 10 ~ W 81, J, hsides
for boiler inspection. A large steamboat wpuiu
have to pay larger fee. The popularity oi mo
steam yacht especially for river and aFe use Is IN
creasng immensely. and one or two coinpanrs i'u
already doing hOurlShng business IN coust &
engines for this class "f vessels Some "l te "N,
in the interior of thus state now swarm VIII, So"
Yachts where five years ago there was iiut o' ="
be seen i'm the production Of these heantfui o3alS
the NewYork builders have az present o,tF ,%e"
ahead of all the rest of the field. ana many oi uen
are now sending their boats not only 70 Ilie ci"a
lakes and rivers. hut to places as lar away ~
Among the steam yachts which new. this year
hcreahouts is the Bessie, built on si'Asn isan' nr
George Clark. of Newark, AT cost orT0'uou Sne
il 10 feet long 10 feet on the beam ana % ioe'
The Iessie has Just been completed AZ Newark for
: t,rrorru Of Perth Ambov. The hull was con-
sructsd ON staten Island and is 50 feet long hy II
broad and 81, deep Her joiner work and encincs
were fitted at Newark. The vessel costs about
Another steam yacht was gotten ont on staten
Island this past winter. ana sent 70 Racquet Laee
to he framed and finished al the timncIS VIZ
mouded here, and then loaded upon the cars nan =
dozen men being sput with them 10 hulid 'l'
vessel This boat will be- 80 feet long aud have
beam Of 10 feet and hold OF Zig she VIII oe IN
Another steam yacht has been Completed for a
| Newark owner. Mr.. Hart. go feet long Il i'et
a. poiilnI's ward in brooklyn large schooner
yacht the Norscinan has been launched rc3ehtN
for Ogden Gocct of tins clty. she i @"k outl' ri
frames and banking being loih ot mat lh'''''l;
Her stauchinns are Of locust and the cc!lhG nI
yellow pine The dimensions arr ~ feet over Aii
lO7 feet keel - feet beam; = feet d.p,h VI
hold: masts So aud - feet; topmaStS. - ir't ;
boouls 32l and - feet gals. 80 ana 50 I'''
bowsprit outbuard, 20 feet; gbb0om. =" i'rt
cabin Is bv 20 feet and 81. IN the clear making II
oue ~ the tinr,t cabins in the NewYork hcct. The
Nurscnan will carry an immense spread "l sA'', ~,
suit of canvas c"inprl>nf III az. anon, '''TI
will be finished with mahogany ana hi'n/'N' ~
many respects this vessel VII d. lh1 g'u I' 'u '
New-York fleet. The Yacht liILc has been SOFA Nv
MIR Goclet to Henry Osgond of Norwich, Conn ior
$1,000
A great many enlarJrnrnts. alterations and re-
pairs are taking place among the old vessels ~ the
New-York tlcet. The pretty harbor brt"c'n the hl'
at Port Jefferson L. l.. has been full ot yachs from
this city awaiting or undergoing repairs lh'''
are many more at Northport, and IN fact All along
the Sound work is IN progress for the Ncw-i"rN
Yachts Since the decay of shipbuliding IN those
once busy harbors and since the strikes III TINS CITY
which have tended continually to drive work away
from thi, port the yachts Of Ncw-forH and Bro"kIyn
have been the principal source of livelihood for
large nu,nbe r. of shpcarprntrr> salmdkcrS rggcrs
and ackSuith~ al more than dolru port on Long
Island Sound. They keen alive communities when
have already shown symptoms ot appropriation.
General Buffers early cruise IN the Amt nca inns
sprug has revived gossip ~ yachting circles az III
the America and the julia tie Nv" IaclitS Nnl'h
won George Steers his best celebrity. b"iH "l lH'~
vessels have beer repaired AMI rebuilt 50 often ihi
there is probably nothing st all ci ~ 'ithcI "I ''h
that was put M by the original bhlltrt. In Aa'hlH
aS i'm trading vessels. once M a while one y i"uhh
whose lines 81 good and Whose slaitihe j. 80
perfect, that no improvement could he na"" ~ h,i
A vessel al that kind the owner never lets 70" re
repairs and rrhulld~ her again and again. II W""lu
astouish those not familiar with these matters 10 see
the large bills whirh the owner oi IN" 'HIih' INV
owned in Massachusetts, has hah !" pay 81 H,iI,i"
vhrrr her r-rtIIS lave iattrtly been made. has
long been the legend that the Julia no" schooner
riggedi Wa never beaten ~ NI"op' inns - ''"'''
The Manrrsinc built in sjN 10y David Kirby, tn"
boat builder at Milton. near Rye, y p. - rrl l"hR
by III. feet beam and feet deep. - sad I" hAN"
beaten thu julia three tunes. one" III rhcr "n u'
allowance aud twice III chance meeting on shore
let wern Newport and \cW-kcdi"Id. Ihls r"uiui~-
ccncc seems To have been forgotten. The Mhn"f'ms
was a famous boat IA her day.
In the races Ia waters hrrrahouts this wear nd
hitting of cnlnlrttion between cdt-rlglrd b'di-
fine appearance Of "A number oi ucw craft from the
Jersey coast may be expected. EirH .iit "I
tbr,,. arr now in pruccss of construction They are
dreper than the New York built boats and have a
certain advantage in the lghtnc>s OF thur tiulrr
They are almost entirely made ~ cr'ldt. Inc
fra mes are not strained and bent. bat are fashioned
ont of naturally curved wood. obtained from the
roots of cedar trees Ihe-, roots are very valuable.
and "A stump of good material for frames Vii bring
as high price - ! 10 sometimes. Then II VIII cost
about "a dollar more To get II sawed ~ the NiWinill
| and many days Of hard work are then necessary
before the roofs are i"sh"nrd I'M" snap" /" 20 mo
the boat The rcsuiI. thOugh often costly Is hcu"-
fcial for the boat strong and light. The ownr-N
of these craft are looking forward to pIlAcs to be-
won this SUMMER.