Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-25
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN YACMTA
Ltena Heaa Explains she DfHercacs
besween Them-Why ne wants ~
Ocean Race.

Lieut. HEM. the owner OF the Galatea. was In
reviewed In Boston Thursday In relation 10 the
oeieat OF the Galaiea- Speaking OF the coming
race between the Galatea and Mayfiower:
ihis Is 10 be private match between Gen.
raine any myself for our own satisfaction
saio ne. He Is as anxious 10 race as am, and
We both want to have try in a breeze Just 60 see
now the boats will ACT Together in that weather.
iati perfectly satisfied myself that I have
hsn, nc, VITA the Mayfiower In any breeze I'm
Which sue can carry her topsaiL and l want %
see what We eau do with her when we come
down 70 the three lower sails,
Il may say that did not have much hone of
beating the Mayfiower In light weather and a
little reflection will show You why The Nav
The May flower has only ITO tons of ,iisoiac.-
ment, while the Galatea displaces lS4 tons
Consequently have only seyen-ninths the
power and have 10 displace once and n half
times as much water she does SO A stands
10 reason that I cannot beat her In Iight
weather. i am perfectly convinced OF that.
But what want 10 see is what she will do In a
breeze. 1 think that the Man flower will have 10
shorten sail before the Gaiatea does, aud that
can carry working topsaii when she will
nave To come down 10 her three lower sails
In that case we will be more on an equality as
cannot win at all. That Is why 1 wanted TO
race 10 Bermuda Your sloops are fine vessels
and are undoubtedly able hoats when properly
rugged, but do not think that they can carry
their enormous spread OF canvas In ocean cruis-
ing; think that they would have 10 shorten
their spars- They would then be very able ves-
sells aud should be carrying the same canvas
as they
J., Would you carry your present racing spars
AN -. race 10 bermuda, lieuienan?"
''oh, yes indeed. We should have carried
them across the Atlantic only for the wear ana
year, yea, o., our rsging They are not SO large
s,a poa.s carry, out they are larger than any
thing on the other side. There Is not a yacht in
E.ngaaha that carries a spar like the Galatea's
main boom. III Is considered tremendous over
there"
don't you think you viii have 10 build n
centerooard 10 gel tue cup, lieutenant" WAS
Nv here would be the user She woula IN
no Use at all TO an Englishman, except for the
one race. People here don't generaily know
that no center-board yachts are allowed In tha
races in England or Ia France. Tney don Z buiid
them over there, unless IL mig ht be SIN ll anesN
catooats aud the like"
''Do you think that the centerboard will gain
In iavor In England after these races"
II can say as 10 that, you KNOW said thu
lieutenant, with smile. lyon have learned a
lot from us IN the last few years Ii one of our
crack cutters had come over here quietly "A wear
before the Genesta came She coulu have taken
The cup without a doubt But there was a
years delay while the matter was being talked
over, and before the Genesta came you had
built the Puritan. You got ideas from our rlc and
method of balasting, and hope To have gotten
some good ideas nom your yachts. Ii 1 had
known that the Genesta would challenge Tor the
cup, probably the Gaiatea would never nave
been built should not have built a boat 20
much like the Genesta for the same purpose IN
were building one now should make her two
feet and Six inches wider than the tiaIatean
Il am glad 70 see that Mr.. Bell has challenged
Tor the cup. Mr.. Bell Is friend OF mine and a
nne yacn.sman. lie is a firm believer ia Vat
son, aud Watson will probably design the boat.
oil in teresi."
Shall You race the Galatea in England when
you return?"
81 have not decided what shall do for the
future. You know Mrs. HEM aud MYSELF live
aboard our yacht. 1t does not matter where We
Thsra =; Va smaa cef'ainiy not race In England.
almost profession, and one has TO look after
every llttie point To win the races. Then there
are SO many OF them. The racing season begins
ABOUT the first OF June ana ends about the 18th
Oh August The races are ali laid out before.
naha, and In these three months there are
ABOUT iorty races, which all racing yachts are
expected TO attend. Forty races Ia ninety
Gays Is rather too much you know. Then
outside OF the races, the yachts have 10 sail
some seventeen hundred or eig hteen hundred
miles rom one port to another, 10 that IL is
nothing but work all the time. the owners are
never ABOARD, but take the train from one port
10 another, and some of them do not 90 ON their
yacht even in the races. Then YOU have 10 shin
Racing crew, and they complain II you miss
one race, AS they think they lose "A chance Tor
their prize money. Altogether IL has come 10
DC 100 much OF a business, and "a few yacht,
race nowadays. The Irex and MarJorie are
about the only ones, and they have done about
equally well tnts year. The Marjorie has won
n,ne,een prizes and the Trek twenty. IL re-
There rs one thing that should like" said
Tue lieutenant, land that is that one OF Your
oi our yachts Centerboards are not allowed TO
SAN Ia regatt,s by our rules, but there are the
brentons Heel and Cape May challenge cups
whicu are sailed Tor wlthouI time allowance
ana nave no doubt she would get plenty OF
Chances 10 race. There Is no doubt that she
Wouiu oe Wei received over there, aud the
English yachtsmen would do ail in their
power 10 make their trip a pleasant one. (
came over to take the cup IL / cnuld." SAID he
~ano 10 learn something and have u good time
az any rate. haven't got the cup, but think
have learned a good deal and know thai
have had q good time"
Saturday 6mileA.