New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-08
SLOOPS TO SAL FOR a STAKE
THE oracle AND TIE FANNY TO RACE-YAcHTS-
MEN DIVIDED AS TO THEIR MERITS.

THE oracle AND THE FANNY TO RACE-YACHTS-
MEN DIVIDED AS TO THEIR MERITS.
Nothing this season has attracted so much
attention among those who take an interest in such
things the coming between the soOpyachs Oracle
and Fanny These flyers will sail race to-mor-
row twenty miles to from the Point of the Hook and
return. The for 81 900 side and there are said
to be outside bets that will bring the total amount of
money dependent the result OF the race no TO
about $4,000. Each has a big reputation
and both are thoroughly representative Ameri-
can centreboard sloops The Oracle was built at
Nyack In 1868 but there Is not plank In her that
part OF the original vessel, aud her lines have been
altered She 10 feet 10 inches all and 60 feet
inches on the line Her extreme beam Is 81 feet
6lnches For her head sails she carries foresa, jib
and jbtOpsa, whereas her antagonist the Fanny car
ries only lib and JbtOpsaiL She is good
sea boat and does better in heavy weather than
In light When John r. Waller was Commo-
dore OF the NewYOrk Yacht Club he owned the Oracle
and she was for while his flagship "'Twere long
tell OF tie the Oracle wOn but from the
OF her launching until now she mas probably sailed
more races aud taken prizes than any other Amer
can yacht afOat. Certainly no yacht is more cele.
brated In these waters.
1t is curious fact that the yachting word-hat is the
American yachting worlds divided into TWO factions
called Oracle men" and "non.G racis men" The
Oracle men believe that with fair field no favor
men" deny the slOOp every attribute glory" the
course OF her fifteen years Of life the Oracle has met
many different foes that have risen TO contest tue
supremacy OF the waters with her. The year before last
the between the Oracle and the Mischief. Last
year tn Fanny forward and the Mischief dropped
iutO the background. This year 10 rumored that
the Mischief mad been subjected to some mysterious
aeraton5ln regard to her rig and metaphOrica would
sweep the Gra"le off the face OF the ocean She was
pleasant afternoons sklnmng down toward the
Hook aud everybody said, "Theres the Mischief trying
hor new sails and getting ready gObb up the Oracle"
But somehow Mr. BUSH did not put his yacht forward
with that keen scent for the conflict and delight IN the
fray that he did when he competed IN patriotic q
manner OR the honor OF defending the Queens Cup in
the fall OF 1881.
The Fanny bultln 1874 at Mystic and IA nomnally
owned BY the firm OF Price Whitley but really u 8
sald by william r Travers who backs her In the
ing race. sue Is II feet 22 inches all aud % feet
34 inches extreme DEAN. She Is remarkably swift
yacht, and II the wind is light stands good chance Of
winning in the race tuesday. EA-COmm OdOre
Stewart Of the Scwanhaka Yacht Club will represent
the Oracle on board tue Fannie aud Ernest staples Will
be tire Fauny's representative on board the Oracle.
Commodore smith of the New.YOrK Yacht CluD Will
referee The JUDGES will be W. A W. Stewart Tor
the Oracle and g. ". j. Hurst Tor the Fanny.