New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-04
EXAMINING THE RIVAL YACHTS.
THE GALATEA AND MAYFLOWER IN DOCK.

WILL LIEUTENANT uENNs BERMUDA CHALLENGE
BE ACCEPTED
The English yacht Galatea went up the East
River in tow yesterday and at IL O'Clock the work OF
taking her OF water the sectional dock at Rut'
gcrs-st begun. As the yacht was high and
dry the superintendent OF the dock set gang OF mon AZ
work cleaning her. Then j. BeavorWcbb appeared ana
told stop work He wanted tho sailors to do the
cleaning Mr.. Clark, the dock superintendent said that
Captain Bradford the sailing master Of the Gala
tea, had told him to have mon ready to 90
to work tho boa, but that ne wouid
Immediately tell Thorn to stop. He ala so
and tho Gaatea's crew wero turned out with pals
scrapers and brooms to go to work. 1t was nearly
O'Clock before the crew hogan work. large number
Of people admrng the yacht aud speculatlng on
the chances OF her winning tho cup. Lieutenant and
Mrs HEM wers aboard. Lieutenant Henn's pet
monkey was tied to the starboard shrouds and kept
walking I'D down the sail In evident excitement ~
seeing SO many people. Just below the monkey stood
j. Beaver Webb smoking . pipe and looking serenely
confident OF the doings OF the yacht OF his design
The Galatea considering the short time she has been
in the water was In an extremely bad condition. Great
botobes of rust and patches OF seaweed dsfgured her
shapey hull. AS soon as she Is cleaned she VIII DO
painted aud coat OF potlead put on over the paint
She will go of the dock on Monday The painting ana
poteading Mr. Clark said, would be done by the labor
ers of the dock. Lieutenant HEM was officially in
formed last Saturday that the Maynower had been Sc
lected to sail against the Galatea.
At 1890 o'clock yesterday the Mayhower was taken
nm on the drydock Courtst Brooklyn. The tide was
then about two-thrds high She was fouled very little
and the potead on her comparatively smooth ana
glossy She Will be thoroughly scraped, however, and
fresh coat OF potead put All the spars and ropes OF
the Mayfower have been tested, aud aside from setting
up her rigging more taut nothing VIII be done TO the
American champion above the water line. number
OF people made dsagreeable Journey TO the foot OF
Colrt-si to see tho wonderful yacht
The ruinor that Caldwell Colt was ready 10 accept
Lieutenant Henns challenge TO sail around
Bermuda was laughed at by yachtsmen
Yesterday. Mr. Henn's challenge was for any Ameri-
CAP single sick mat Is sloop, and the question as 70
whether any soop Will accept the challenge VIII not be
made known until the special meeting OF the New
YORK Yacht Club on Monday night. Tue Dauntlcss was
nut AGAINST Geuesta I'm the BrentOns Reef aud Cape
May races for the express purpose OF heinz beaten
she never sopd ghost OF show osavlng the cups,
aud it understood by every one IL
"a not at all likely that Lieutenant Honn
would consider the proposition to sail against the
Dauntess His idea is TO test the relative seagong
oualitles OF English and American sloops. race be-
tween the Gllaea anc tho Dauutless around Bermuda
would be farce
While john j. Phclps's schooner yacht Brnnhde was
IN the of san Francisco przo was offered by the
Grand Army OF the Republic for the best decorated
Yacht In the bsrbOr. The Brnnhllle won the prize.
A. f. Batemans steam yacht Meteor has been char
tered to Professor Il Ogden DOremus, and Mr. Baeman
has chartered tne schooner yacht Rambler l.. WINS
low las purchased the schooner yacht Clio.