New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-03
YACHTS AND YACHTSMEN.
WILL THERE BE AN INTERNATIONAL
RACE i-PREPARING FOR THE SEASON.

~ great
for The America Cup. They inclined to believe that
IL the cup Is not to the this the credit
OF keeping the American side will belong this
craft The Boston Herald says: "They are inst begin
ming to realize in NewYork that there is after all little
merit In the design Of the Americas Cup defender which
Lawloy son building City Point, ana that the
sloop may be good enough show heels the New
York boats" New-York yachtsmen not greatly
moved by such prophecies. When they hear them or
read them they smile and say nothing. John HyslOp,
the treasurer OF the ganhaka Club returned recently
from Boston, where he looked the Yankee sloop.
According to him. the difference between her model and
that OF the sibyl. which is building at Wilmington
for the same purpose. Is extremely slight The Boston
boat Is moro hollow in the lines forward close to
the STEM and also thinner at the gar boards in the mid
section than her rival There also other minor points
Of difference The most marked difference between the
two yachts lies in the distribution of their ballast The
Boston boat will have thirty OF lead outside, while
the Sbyl will carry all her ballast inside. Tbs Boston
ians have given additional proof of their
for things ancient In their choice OF a for tho
yacht which Is to sustain their reputation. She is to be
called the Puritan and II she proves be the successful
defender OF the cup. the fact will probably be quoted
next Fore fathers Day. at many New-Engand dinner,
= more victory for . Puritan principles"
Meanwhile the diplomatic correspondence" between
the chaengers and the challenged goes It is under
stood that the essential points Of the had been
satisfactorily agreed upon. and only minor details
remain unsettled meeting OF the Cup Committee OF
the Hew-York Yacht Club held April 81 and
reply to che last letter of J. Beaver Webb who repre-
sents both challenging parties, drafted. The war
rumOrs are causing alarm 10 those who look for
ward with pleasure to coming 1t is feared that
In the event OF Lieutenant Henne the owner OF the
Galatea, will for ncve service and i'm that
yacht least will certainly be taken out OF the
IT, however. the Genesta determines to brave the
danger Of capture by Russian and prvateers
Tho unrf ia I'M
will take part Ia the New Thames Yacht Club Regatta
May 30. The of the is from South End to
Harwich.
IL IA not yet definitely known what yachts will take
part I'm the preliminary regatta in Jane There ia some
tPlk to tine effect that L. A. Fs will enter his schooner
GrayllnG. 1t is probable that Mr. Traverss sloor
Fanny. Mr.. Earle's soop Gracie, J. r. Busks slOOp
Mischief aud Archibald Rogers cutter Bedouin will all
be entered.
Although the international regatta is the topic OF all
absorbing interest among yachtsnen. they are not for
getu OF their individual interests and Pleasures and at
various yards The work OF preparation for the coming
season goes briskly. Comparatively few boats arc
yet commission however. The hardness OF the spring
has delayed the work OF fitting out Among those whose
coors already flying the schooner wanderer q.
W. Wed's Ogden Goelets schooner Norsenan. Alexan-
der Leth's schooner Norma. tho schooner Mohican,
Henry D. Burnham's the cutter ISIS A. Cass Canfelds;
John T. Busk's iron sloOp Mischief. and the keel slooT
Keple James " winslow's. all OF the NewYork Yacht
Club; W. J.. Yields schooner Gitaua. OF the Eastern
Yacht Club: the Haze Hogan Brothers, OF the
Atlantic Club and the Surf Messrs Tarega
and Rathbone, or the Knlckerbocker Yacht Club
In the Atlantic Club basin at Bay Ridge. work Is going
on rapidly Hero the famous English cutter Madge,
which Mr. Sheldon bought recently from Mr. Coates. is
assuming her summer dress. Tho Seawanhaka basin
also presents lively appearance. The schooner Loona
Il there The Dolphin has her sails bont. and r. b.
Hartshoes beautiful sloOp EsperitO Is ready for her
flag About four-fiths OF the yachts OF the Atlantic
squadron waiting for fine weather. Down at Port
Jefferson. W. H. Tbomas's schooner, the Rambler, Is
assuming her outfit. and the schooner Columbia, H. ~
Flager. Is In the at Northport
About seventy yachts arc already known TO be
under way in various shpyaris Of the country: Tho
small steam yacht building by John T. SMITH OF south
st: samuel VI. Robinss handsome stoam yacht eighty
a Pine OF BROOKLYN; r. ID. vAndeveers open cat9at.
~ cnty-seyeu feet long. by Poilon from rmP MS
dreu by sylvester Wall. OF Babylon. Beedes these
Keel cabin siooG 20 NE 'I,et rsger o D m
sUop. thirty ALL by Sellers * Son. at Canarse,
So Sr ny S Elmer OF gy mddeo%n Gonn 70 be
thlrty-hyo feet water-iiue, for Henry Billiard are
Any amount Of gossip to the purposes and plans
OF individual yachismen IA circulating among tue CLUBS
Racers are somewhat DISTURBED az :. smith &c un
partGrc Eurofe In May. The Orivas racing nag VIII
is said that Size may b. sold Tue salc OF the Monauk
which will be di-posed OF at auction on May .; IN
exciting widespread interest THIS fine schooner cost
$4,000. She has been successful prize winner from
with u three-days cyclone during her cruise To the
Beruda. In winter OF lssi thoroughly tested her
seaworthness She draws feet Of water Ia lO3 fret
102 Inches long all 81 feet s inches on the water
line. and 81 feet 37s Inches beam. ,,...-
Ex-CominodOre ". A. W. stewart. OF the seawonhaka
Club, who formerly owned the Regna and now owns
| the cruising schooner NOkomis. has purchased the
English racing cutter Maggie which he expects to sail
ing the sail area Of Mr. Ksiths Scrma and is giving
IA sailing suit She built Tor Mr.. IOutOt IN 1879,
and rugged for deepsea cruising II Is expected hat
she will develop into a slippery boat. EX-ConmodoTe
John \ Dickersons handsome sen ooncr Madeleine will
be Tilted at Green ort where she has been WIN
tofing. She will cruise around the Sound ports Green
Ech Thimblo Islands, New-Londou and Shelter island
She tho America Cup against the Canadian yacht
Countess Of Dunerin and yachtsnen are ANXIOUS that
be put racing trim again II Is believed That race
between her aud the queeny Montauk would be close
one. , a, 49,.
Oswald Jackson's trim little slooP lola ia fitting out
at stonington and will soon take her commission H.
H. Waless famous Eclipse will not appear till some tins
In June, preparing for an early shooting
excursion in the AdroDdacks Oscar Smiths s00p
yacht Curew Is lying at Port Jefferson, and us shd
that she will he this season. The tte koel
soop Varuua, owned hy Edward TuIton. Is being ltted
out by Halfway with new sails Harry Stnnneid nas
sold his keel schooner Periwnke TO James franels ana
race for mugs. Tho BedOun, Archibald k0getss Ianu-
some cutter, IL at Ward stanton Co.'S docR III new
burg She is fitted cut with English skipper ana an
English crew Two lannon's boats ae now IN Long isth
waters. preparing Tn each other Ihese are Ine
Which lies at Ro.lyn, and W r. Travers's Fanny, At
Islip New salts were put her last year and II is
expected that their wear viii give them snug III ana
make her far more formidable.
Bay Ridge Is musical with tue sounds OF scraping ana
hammering and cauking and j. +. Mum surveys win
pride the yachts which lie IN his basin awaiting the eon
pleon OF their annual overhanling and within mont9
graceful craft will he rnnnng ar the coors OF
their clubs and firing the which announce Dnciay
the yachting world that they have gone into commits
for the In Munns south basin are many
yachts OF the Atlantic Club. Haulod upon the ways sue
by side ara tho well known Regina aud Fred Gallalns
Berthe both ieitIng for the summer AZ the western
end OF tho basin lie the schooner Haze, belonging TO te
Mesrs. Hogan. the schooner Agnes the nlSsip or the
Atlantic squadron owned by Commodore H. hOgins,
ana h. A. FisFs schooner Crawling Among the yaouts
are Mr. Marcelnss sloop STELLA stephen Louess Emella
4. C.swans Rover G.. B. Moiatts Enterprise, anu the
steam yacht Sentinel. On April ~ Mr. Mum lamucheu
a sloop the Ariadne which he has built for Thomas
Howe. che measures 40 feet all, and IL Is SAID