New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-06
AGILITY IN YACHTING CIRCLES.

LIVELY CONTESTS ANTICIPATED-THL REGATTA SEA-
son To De OPENED on DECORATION DAY.
The last week has been one of active prepaIa-
ton in yachting circles The fleets Of the New-York,
seawanhaka Atlantic Larch mont and Of the halfdozen
smaller yacht clubs OF these waters have been putting
on their appearance and the graceful huls ana
white sails Of yachts now frequently to be seen In
the harbOr II is doubtful IL any American yacht has
attained wider favorable reputation than the
centre-bOard slOOp Oracle belonging to Charles X Flnt
and Joseph 4. Earle. of this city. In the yachting
season OF 1881 there was great rivalry between j. X
Buss iron sloop Mischief and the Oracle Last season
the Mischief was in commission and the soop fanny
was the Graces only formidable rival This year the MIS-
chief will go into commission and some lively contests
may Deexpected between these three crack yachts The
Oracle Is now at Nyack being put in trim, but Will Do
here in day or two Some alterations have been made
in her which will it is expected. make her even faster
than she has been Her galley formerly forward, mas
been moved amIdships this will be OF advantage IN
cruising the constantly varying weight OF the Ice
chest will be where It will be least felt. New head
sails haze been made for the Oracle and some slight
alterations made in her standing rigging. The Oracle
Is the largcss soopyacht belonging TO the New-Nork
Yacht Club feet being 70 feet 10 inches all and Fl
rect q inches beam. The Fanny, thOugh not a new
Yacht IS remarkably fast She formerly belonged
90 the Eastern Yacht club fleet and was built by Mallory
at Mystic Conn She Is OF similar model to the smaller
everything OF her class. The Haswel was rebuilt
few years ago. preserving her model and isnow the fast
est Yacht on Narngansctt Bay She Is now the prop
erty OF c. T.. Bloomer. Of Pawtuckct. r. l.
The steam yacht Venture, which was recently
launched from the yard of Samuel H. Pine, of Green
point IL the property OF Joseph Alexandra OF the firm
of Alexandra Sons owners OF the Havana and Mexican
Steamship Line Her dimensions were given IN The
TRIBUNE OF Thursday She has warranted speed of
seventeen hour and is perfect beauty 10 look
at one feature OF her construction is that she has
no piO-hOuse. She Is extremely raksh IN appearance
and has two masts acknowledged Her interior fit
tugs are OF mahogany and embossed leather and her
cabin windows OF stained glass. The cabin ia l6
feet long by II feet wide with double and single
.tae-roo opening from IT, In the cabin will be four
sofas an extension dining table and all the other acces
srcs az luxurou. Measure boat She will ready
be put in commission in few weeks and VIII be used
PRINCIPALLY 10 cary tho AleXandres between their home
an st,fen Island and pier No 3 in this city They will
build pier 80 feet long for landing their grounds
near Fort WadsVOrth and u large boat-hOuse. jacob
Iorillard who designed the Venture, wants t0 wager
$3.50 that she will beat any am-yacht he has ever
built The large steamyaCht stranger, formerly the
property Of the late GEORGE A. O>good will be sold on
Nav % she Is a sister vessel J. Pierpont MOrgans
Ccfsair and is5 feet long over all % feet on the
water-ne and has % feet inches breadth OF beam.
Her depth of hold IL II feet and she draws 10 feet
inches OF water. Inher one might circumnavigate the
one OF the best OF the smaller yacht clubs Of this city
IS the Columbia. Last year this club held no regattas
the members devoting Themselves 10 paying on the debt
which was contracted in building tue pier and club
house Al the foot West one hundred and-tonthst
This year however the club Will prOha bly, De In salts
factory financial condition and take active part In
yachting. 10. . 49,,
on Decoration bay regatas will be held by the Allan
tie SeawBnhnka, knckerbocker and Jersey city clubs
and from that time forward the season vi! he larry
open There is possibility that the yacht races TINS
year will be sailed undcrnew regula ions for certain men
from the principal yacht clubs have been sitting IN
30! nm coucllve week m the rooms OF the New
York Yacht Club and the nights blk with the tate of
vncht club. and Of yachts light shines from the upper
ndow. OF club FAR into the -sma hours. ana
Sells Olsen aud Eugene mount suprd win Ked oayo
nets the lower hall. Il T. hopefully believed tha the
result OF all toying with logarthms and daying
with integral calculus will be the fpal settlement ot the
yc1ed questions Of measurement and time allowances.