New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
MAKING READY FOR THE OCEAN.
STEAM YACHTS AND YACHTS WITH SAILS.
THE CLUBS SETTLING DOWN TO BUsINEss-ARMs ON
YACHIP

THE CLUBS SETTLING DOWN TO DUsINEss-ARMs on
YACHTS.
The yacht clubs have been getting down to work in
the past week and have been holding meetings and fix
ing dates. The American Yacht Club the first to
open the season formally which it did by reception
and excursion Jay Goulds tine steam yacht Atalan
to- An idea of the beauty of the interior decorate ms
of the Aalanta only be got by seeing them. but
idea of the size of her dining saloon may be had
from the fact that Thursdays excursion fifty people
sat down to dinner there. Tiffany * Co. are at work
on the $40 900 international challenge cup ordered
By the American Yacht Club. The cup is pretty
tain 70 stay this side of the water for though the
English build fast merchant they build slow
steam yachts. Horace Daniels who has bought Nor
nan l.. Munros steam yacht Norma, is about to start
trip to Fortress Monroe in her Tho IIerrshoffs
are building steam annch for Mr.. Munro and he has
several yacht designers work estimates for
steam yacht for him. The English steam yacht Amy,
which was chartered by L. ID. Morgan, IL for sale.
The Amy Il nearly 200 feet long and was built on
the Clyde in lsS0 Tho yacht Yosemite, which coat
about $50 600 Is now odered for sale tor fJO,OOO.
1t Is the proper thing in va htlng now for every
large yacht 10 be armed. In the armOry of the Alta
Ianta Springfield carbnes six beautiful cut
las-es with mlts and scabbarls of silver and six navy
revovers beautifully mounted N silver and motheroi
pearl. James Gordon Bennett on his yacht Nimouna
has completes Outht Tor forty marines. The guns
on tue htch OF large Ydcnt, WHc llef are
designed Tor sauting purposes only, are often OF
kind which might be effective in tight. Inc Alta
lanta has two Hotchkss rapid-hrc guns on her deck
and the Utawana, when she owned by W. +.
Connor, had a similar armament. When a yacht l. on
a cruise around the world intends to visit South
Paciic Islands the carrying of is not unneees
sary precauiion When John J. Phelps started
his cruise around the world in the schooner yacht
BrunhilIa he ordered lot of rifles to be TO IN
at .;aples. Tie failed to arrive before the
Brnhilda left Naples aud she proceeded without them
When in the Indian Oceans lie was chased all one
n ght by pirate.
Mr.. Betz. tho Philadelphia brewer has sailed for
Europe in hs sons steam yacht Sybila. Charles H.
OsgoOd is having new steam yacht butt for hi'n
The action of the sea wanhaka Club ~ oherihg a
ZOO the four big sloops Puritan Priscilla
MavhOwcr and Atlantic 10 compete for a the annual
regatta Of the club JGnc 10 will probably result in
bringing at least three OF them together. Tie offering
OF this cup too ii IN that the Seawanbaka Club is
recovering from the 81 up 1t recently eX-
pcIiencei. 49,
Among the members elected at the meeting of the
New-Y0rk Yacht Club last week Frederick Geb-
bard. 1t seems that Mr. GebhArd, having achieved a
reputation ON the turf Is abGuI to turn yachtsman
lie Larchmont Yacht Club will open its yachting
season juno with pennant regatta Inc
Payona Yacht Club will hold its opening regatta on
May 81.
The Atlantic will probably be raa y for trial trip
the latter part OF this week. Her sails will be bent on
tuesday.