New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-24
SAFE or THE PURITAN.
BOUGHT BY HER u, SOONER FOR $4,000 FOR 4
II ,srON MNv-rHE BIDDING SLOW.

/ BOUGHT by HER u SOONER FOR SIO,JOD FOX \
BrsrON MAV-rHE BIDDING SLOW
The auction sale of tho sloop Puritan, which
took place yesterday. chiefly remarkable FOR the
immense number Of ators anI tho small If
bidders present. Han hour before noon. the adj
vcriiscd ot sale, the aryc alcion-Ioom Of John H.
Draper Goa which cover, the ontro top floor OF nos -
aud - TrOut-st, bean TO I'll, aud by noon II
was crowded ON the wall was wooden model OF the
famous sl0op and beside that water-color print show
ing her under fuIl sail Scattered about The crowded
floor wcrc number ~ yachting mcn-I L. En'k owner
~ tho Mischief; eN-Conmodprr and eN-IaN Commits
soner T. H. A,tcn Captain 7amae!s. secretary Charles
A Minton. OF "a, New York Yacht Cub; CJmmoiurn
~ H. Dlworth. OF tho Now-Jcr'cy Yacht Club; Captain
Vicente Mestrc, formerly OF tho spanish Navy
J. NJ Wilson. the Official molsurcr OF tho clab .
L. A. Fish, owner % the fast schooner Grayluc Chester
Griswuld William kreh-. Captain HutOusof dfJ dock
fame: william Lclth. owner OF the Norma: Mr. Fay,
Treasurer j q rToudnt. OF tie sew Non Yacht Club.
AMI Edward burgess.
Promptly ., o'clock NJ. Diapers broad shoulder
appearrd behind the at,iioucos desk. and bchud lin
tho sH.ht airo ard bcauir- smile 81 MI Burgess
.Grutlrmou. said Tho Queer. oder Sou for sno
tho .oop yacht Puritan don't think g. Is necessary TO
dcscr.hc her The ncw-pIPcr' have done that. want
10 say that sho Will absolutely be sold
II she DOESN'T bring 81, Tletc has been private sale
whatever our trriu- 5000 down ana thr hn nncr
ou or before next Friday Then Do iulroiaccd air Bur
ge-, AZ The designer ot h' yh,h t''lt !" "H'ueI Hhl
questions about her ana 10 taAo orders Tor dozen
NOR. ike her,"
Mr. Blrsss, smiled hopefully upon tho sca % up
turned t,rr ana then - no. Questions were 10 thc9ia
trr then cd up hts voice anl bc'odsht his hearers to
fiy. thousand dollar. 10 PIT her IN Central Purh"
cal the voice OF Jp.epn J. Obunohuc from the
rear ranA aud o'ery body smiled nHt,9J WIN n1rn
n-ur.s were slowly i9tc up to $1,000, Slu,"Op,
$1,000 and then 20 7l4'pp mere tho bldd!ug hung
mo "Th, il uo ~ .cc ~ al. gentlemen cTpostula.d
Inc actipucer The fort ~ lead In her Will
alone bring - 600 Thi.i, hardly fair starting bid"
lid If Itl L..
behind NJ glasses aud looked grave. After prolcnRed
reorr 900 wa. reached amid che urgent eSpostuia
tons ~ tho nuctiuueer who told Ina IN conf
depoc that she ought 10 bring every cent OF SIOOOo
Then somebody made % Sl@25O. and Ar burgess went
HIM $50 better Here dead calm rested upon the
bidding. ana after dwelling long anl Lovingly upon hs
"Y.ce. twice. three times Auctionc,r DTp'r knocked
tlo boat down to M Burgess al $1,000 after ten min
A innrnmr aud something almost approaching
q hiss went around TIC room when
the result Of the sale was announced "Ihn's cncoung
TX FOR American Nb,hI!ng sd'd ui,Sushu unil.,r'
no s,urted In search u The short. u way out Mr.
Draper said that the whole affair fe h.uer Than any
other Obsrquics NJ which he hAd over Omclht"d' ne
thought that tho laenc's Of tho season nni
the soop with her crew 81 twenty men were
the main reasons Tor the low price brought.
81. one Inc pro ucrd suaIIncnoraudum OF brstO tho
following edrct: $50 "a $50 that the Puritan will sell
les, lhIn $4,000 Also. 30 70 $50 that tho Purl'
tan viii sell for los, than S-jOOO'
Mr. Burgess started for Boston IN the afternoon
TrlBUSL reporter. 81 acting for rinS person.
but do not caro- to mention Ms name a. ye' for Day
RIG Will hc retained but she viii not race the Goucsta
again thi. year. She will Dc laid mp IN BOSTON"
Commodore DlgOrth captured tho water-c"lor print
of the Yankee soop and after getting Mr. burgess to
put his autograph upon H.. carried II on In triumph 10
ilr Club huu3r OF the Ncw.Jer-cy Yacht Club.
70 giyr some i!ca Of tho OUTFIT required by full
ncigoI rhcHg yacht. tho Puritdns inventory I, ap-
pcndc: 2miiusals j - 80. J., and ., forcstays9il
and balloon lb, working gail tOp-IllH,
, CLUB top-aIls spirit topsal, sizes
III topsal balloon b topSAl, HpmIHh'r, anchors.
= bo,ts AMI duyitS for the same bnuaclo and compass,
handsome pillows and cushions for the cabin, covered
with tapestry, full OF linen, blankets. etc, neat set
uf cabin china and cutlery. inc brass
can lanp- aud bras. lamps FOR rtItrrOOms. She las
alc cabin an with two bcrthS and sofas two connect
ing statcrOous The sarbolrd side, ditto port, Two
water tanks under the cabin platform. capacity 200
gallons AID galley with lee chest nnd run set OF cook
g utensils, In the fOreoHsto twelve sWns.GB bed
frame, with mattresses and blankets.