The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-30
YACHTS FOR NEXT SEASON.
NEW sCHOONERs. Shops, and CUTTERS,
AND LOTS or LEAD.

Yachtsmen have stopped spinning short
yarns With the ongtheniug days. and are busy
preparing for the coming yachting season.
which bids fair TO be moro lively than usual.
number Of new schooners sioore. and cuttors
have been built. and several od-time cracks
arc getting a-taunto TO once more fly their
racing colors. That peculiar craft. tho aharpie.
indigenous to New Haven. and said to be ablc
TO sail wherever thick dew hos fallen. has had
quito run. and no less than five arc being
built at Roslyn. Tho largest IL IS feet long.
and the smallest under 20 feet From their
light draught they can 60 anywhere. and
more different craft from the sub cellar cutter.
with its immense load mine for ballast. cannot
DO imagined. The meeting between these two
opposite types OF model In sorles Of races will
be interesting.
Down on the Delaware. Mr.. William Aston Is
building the largest steam yacht In the world.
and several flne ones will be added to the steam
yacht feet. which will bc led by Commodore
bennett in the Namouna this summer. Per-
ling Hiidsxsrds CRUSADER. Madeleine. Bsdeain.
,sss a snS ss s:s s sssfsi vi
are o. matches ON Ana
i've foot mainmast and eighty. three: foot fore
4aa F FSs
old sloop Julia is st CITY isand icing altered ssi
oysrhans has been nut on her stern. her cock;
pit has been removed. and her deck raised and
mad. nnsh The schooner hoo, EestMinS , mas 6 0sen
six aft. The centre-b board sloop Kelrie has
mention: The fast BEstSn s2or Thistle l has
come to these waters to race with second class
slo9ps She is % fret long over al x b ieet
ford ore in 1850. but lost on time allowance,
II Is noticeable that II near, nearly All the new "
SrovSea for. q over at P"iilons hammer ads.
chisel. and mallet make merry music on a
Of new one 81 1 He
62 feet 8 Inches over oil. 5l.5 water line, 10
and aasSFh ss lead Ssas
sehooner.rleged steam yacht Norma, built for
beam m u feet 6 inches depth OF hold. feet
inches draught. She will have the regular
Sa ike ali Feens
has three water tight buikheads. and to de-
scribe hs, M Sn nd h aass S
to rival other yacht owners In that respect.
Down In South Brooklyn; q, different !. Go .
full. One Of. the new craft is a ssntre;hoard
racing sloop for DIR. J. G; Barron She is 81 feet
III a.ds o Tsfi ns sol s
Somad. fG5 Sommodors II H e: wl Ii ;.s;
over an 50 feet water line ls feet beam an fee!
Il The Mr. Gs Ss4a has She fs s sS
SssT %, ssa Iss iS ssi
on her feet when racing. Mum has also about
completed the, steam yacht Lagonda for IN Mr.
She is 1870 feet oyer all. lls feet on water line
10 feet inches beam. 10 feet depth OF hold. .
s Sy snsnsdi
tasks Mum for the light draught centre board
Ths ystsran I fS mo Us l. building a cutter
named Merlin for George H. Ripley of the At.
Sea% SsG ssa
up with tons lead ballast wallin and German
have also done considerable in yacht building:
yachtsm a She Is Is feet Inch inches over ali.
feet beam. and her peculiarly is that she has
h sors
has also M 1000 rounds more moulded t9 Mt
raens s,so Gsoiss Mshsr t Of
the Knickerbocxer Yacht Club 10 having. a
racing 36.ioot contre-board sloop built OF the
In Jersey. Can't Pat Mcclellan has been keep
ing his hand In on small craft during the win
oe 81 ana Seam sSS
Force has done nothing except turn out q cou-
ssna S,sss ss b S5 Cart ss .,e ss WITH
a couple OF tons Of lead ballast.
Schmidt 4 Panick Of Staten Island recently
9. feet beam. She is copper fastened. with
plenty OF extra woods such as Domingo ma
an Wits sh fept p Srsht AND
ynniyed Air chambers which will Goat her when
hoist SAIL al The Steam yacht Eeetra for EiSrdse
Ssr T SnGsy r sis nSRes
Inches deep; and feet Is adraqSas sho
ders. 2G.inch stroke. and two cylindrical steel
boilers. Scotch pattern. 10 feet inches diam
e'Sf I shp Ao sss Smith has beon,auot His
only craft Is a centre board sloop. Suntapogne.
b. shs Is + ss o only
inches. being intended for cruising In Great
At Pottery Beach John Driscoll has turned
She Is % feet u inches over oil. feet 8 Inches
| OF lead outside. Small sand bageers and steam
| launches have also been turned out by the
score. particularly steam launches. by reason
Reports. vague In their nature. como from,
the other side as to challenges for the Queens
son, owner Of the cutter SsmGna. has laid the
keel Of another cutter. and contracted for the
| enormous mass OF SoNouty-tWO IONS OI ltAu
Another cutter will have sixty-fve tons on hcr
keel. But these lead mi mes probably will not
| cross the Atlantic to race in these waters. 1t IL
said. however. that another small cutter like
| the Mndge is coming over in ship. Her name
| Is the Daisy.
The largest schooner yacht being constructed
H. one at Noank. Conn. for H. d. Burnham
She is beauty. rs feet Iona, over all. 100 feet
| water limo. % feet beam. and 10 feet depth OF
hold. She Is copper fastened. with keel stem
| and sternpost OF oak She will have a main
mast 81 feet, ioremast So. feet. and swing a
| 70-foot main boom.
At Boston. Can't. ]. NJ. Forbes is having q
schooner built strong enough to 20 on North
double plank system On the frame is yellow
pine panking. one inch thick. calked and
coated. and on top of that n two-inch oal
Elanking She is IS feet over all G5 feet watel
drnught. Her centre board and floor timber.
are Of iron. The cutter Ron,ina is also einl
built ut Boston for DIR. W. +. Whitney. She !,
80 feet over all so feet inches water line,
feet beam. 3 feet inches depth OF hold, and
feet drau.ht.
The sIoop Thetis Of the Gracie cass Is ais,
being com pieted by Mr.. Henry Bryant. She Il
centre, board. 70 feet over all. GA feet wate
lead outside her keel and the centre -boa rd W il