New-York tribune., 1885-07-05
ALL VARIETIES OF SPORTS.
HOW WORK ADVANCES ON THE NEW
YACHTS-WHO OWNS THE PRISCILLA

YACHTS-WHO OWNS THE PRIsCILLAf
Yachting people have no thoughts for any
ching beyond the two new soops and the approaching
Srial contests The week just closed has contanea no
conspiouous incident nor will this week OFFER any
marked yachting attraction All eyes are fixed OIL the
Priscilla and the Puritan and the idea that the iae VI
the great trophy oyachng supremacy depends on these
two boats becoming and more fixed tmay DC sao
at once In order quiet all the conflicting runors
that the trial will certainly not take place po"ro
the latter part next week. No day has yet pech Ae
and be until the great yachts are ready ihoy
have much still to do The Puritan is In more uo'
yanced state than her NewYork rival She has all her
sails trimmed, and has undergone all desired changes
and prcparation She is now training her crow. "ork
of mast Importance and requiring much time anu
patience The Priscilla Is being cared ior wi'ho"' o
gard for public camor to see what her heeis c@ W.
Captain Gibson is going to have everything 10 MS sa'
faction II it takes all this month All her sas nave
been stretched but several may be reset Her paast
will probably need further disposition In view o
the fact that bottom has now been Cleaned "heh
n was placed before she was badly clogged Her crew
has received no training at all.
Wednesday and Thursday she was all cleaned up ana
made tidy after experiments OF sa.stretching sne
was repainted her hull being black, and red below the
water line. Friday she went up to Larchmont ana yes
terday she sailed In the Larchmont Clubs annual re-
gatta Yesterday afternoon she took trip down tne
Sound with the Mischief TO try her sails again. IN the
arrangement Of her canvas her captain Will De largely
guided by the observations made on this trip IL is
almost safe to lay down rule that what Is WISE or
the Mischief desirable for the Priscilla, for the iron
boat may be y described but enlarged edition OF
Mr. Busks beautiful yacht There no especial attempt
at s,ay ofspccd. All this week the Priscilla VIII tram
her crew. She will sail every day and Will work IN every
wind she catch. She cannot possibly DC ready ior
the u ia contest within ten days -
is laid upon good authority that the only contest
ants trial will be these two new boats Wnc
the committee OF the NewYUrk Yacht Club has Deeh ap
paie, liberal in its terms ana has thrown open inc
specify. OF rig il nevertheless reserves the right to
select the champion yacht to the cuo IN e nc
decisive races boat prefer, without regard 10
the result OF trials The committee takes tiis posi-
on because means to make Thoroughly or
cutter. 1t wants and means To nave olstlhcuVey
Ams S1p 0u & rgesn y stye Ia It means to
afford practical test this time OF nteTnatonal nPIc,n
facts hone of the yachOwners cares to enter the tria
race Neither Mr.. Travers, Commodore Rogers, MI
expense Of the ia II his boat being is nev
to be The a G sie eapta
interesting bit o sosp nSG @ Mn rs de
sisneI and ordered it was given out that James
Gordon Bennett and William r Douglas were ,neI ner
the Impression that his interest was controng before
Mr. Bennett away last spring he said the poat was
that she should be named the sybi after his daughter
This for long time considered conclusive ana se
Yet just before she was ehristened along came gable
gram from Bennett directing perenptoy tEat ene
should he called the Prisca-and she was. The excite
mont caused by this CZar-like exhibition OF authority
had scarey subsidized before another disturbance arose
about choice of her coOrs At first they were 10 e
the reverse Mischcrs blue and red separated
BY a white cross-bar. Then 1t was ordered
that red star should be put IN thc
white cross bar and this signal s gwen In the idch
list But recently sort OF amalgamated ens Sn com
bining the Bennett with the Douglas coors has been
Hown. top of these changes comes the story that
ing his own private ensign, red, white ana blue
diamond to be used II this done 1t will have to be
that Mr. Bennetts is the major voice IN
controlling the Priscla's destin!es
To-day the Scawanbaka Corinthian Clubs annual
cruise from LarchmOnt takes place II will he the only
iuportant incident the week The Harlem Clubs PEN
nant race July IL The Boston Clubs races for
the champions cup takes place day later, ana It's
regatta July 10. This day will be OF
marked importance also the date OF the At
antic Clubs annual exercise The great regatta and
cruIse of the American Yacht Club begu July l5 This
will be an imposing The clubs fleet Will be com
posed nearly seventyvc steam vessels Inc regatta
will occur the first day OF the cruise over the regular
course from Iarchmont to NewLondon. After the race
series of rowing matches will occur between crews OF
the various yachts. On July l6 the squadron VIII pro-
ceed down the Sound Shelter Island. Here there Will
be other races with brilliant display OF fireworks In
the evening and a reception In the Prospect House.
MANY of the clubs guests will return thence by rail TO
this city, and others Will take their places The follow
Ing day Ia OF the cruise Commodore De Cor
dova the squadron to Newport where IL VIII Dc
dismissed. An iron steamboat VIII accompany the
yachts on the cruise.