New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04
FIELD AND WATER SPORTS.
WHAT INTERESTS YACHTSNEN.
n1sCUssING THE FOUR BIG sLOOPs.

aosTOx AND NKw-YoRK DkFEND THEIR FANOIdIEs
-rHE NFwAkK REGATTA.
D,scusson OF the points and qualities OF the four
MIC sloops is still the whole duty OF yachismen'
A. Commodore Smith says, the uncertainty as 10
which - the crack Yacht and the varying result Oh
Abe recent races are the best possible thing for
vacbtIug interests he situation keeps every O0dv
mn 70 the arguing Dt and matches out lnnumer-
all theories as by the pet soop did OF dId not
win certain race The Boston men pour ioTth
their scorn and contempt on the New-forK lacht
Club cou. Sc and say that 1t is impossible TO nave
talr race over it. The New-York men laugh at the
little merry -go-round IN the Boston mul-pond
which the Eastern Yacht Club uses for a course,
and say that it is only ft for plag racing. The
heavy scientific salormen of the Hub" point the
finger of scorn at the rule-O-thumb Atlantic and
say that she Is dead failure. while the rude New
York yachtsmen crack jokes about the MayhOwei
OF Bostous nautical culture and MAINTAIN that only
In the minds that designed the Priscilla does the
true science of yscht-buIidiDg abide
The Atlantic has reached the second stage of her
cut-and-try DEVELOPMENT. Her new spars and
rigging are ID place and Captain Ellsworth will
have her Try the set of her sails early this
week some people who think they know say that
II the Old captain hal been let alone ID tue hrst
place the hollow -Oac kcd sIoop would have made a
much o. ter showing IN the recent trials Of speed
hey say that too MANY people tInkered VIII the
designs and Injected their IDEAS into them and
hence the disastrous result. II is pretty risky
thing, tlnkerlng with yachts rig The result IS
10 resemble the enect of the housewives eiorts
10 reform the family clock. The work that the
revised and improved Priscilla did III her hrst two
seemed TO show that that Job an
exception 10 the general rule. but some figures
connected with the Boston race show that She is
not even good AS she used to be IN working 10
wlndward.
CD that memorable occasion, in a stir breeze and
smooth sea the Puritan gained on the black sloop
minute Ia every mile of wIDdward work while
~ the famous from Beaver Tail Point 10 SOW
and Pigs Lightsnlr last summer. IN thcNJOelet Cup
races. the Priscilla. ith all her faults and " bile
thrashng about IN a heavy sea. only lost three
quarters OF d minute 10 the nile sailing close
hauled From these facts we observe a. Thy
Wathemaucal tutor says, that either the Priscilla
has not been improved her at all or that the
furtau has outstrpped IN the race Of develop
InenL Another instance OF improvements which
60 NOT Improve 10 Afforded 10y the schooner Oltana
which hsd her DOW heightened out and other
wise Lhkered with II the hope Of downing her
mated r'a- the Fortuna " hen she came 10 Ivy
conclusions ID tuesdays race. however, the saucy
iortnLa defeated her more completely than she did
her.
al. sulneld Will cruise 10 the eastward ia the
tiisclia before bringing her back 10 New York TO
TAX part IA The New OrK Yacht Club cru So. lie
1as Win nm Commodore Robert Center VINO is
Lo"n "ner yer Yachting iags ny the lOlliest Of
sea uogs lhe ComnIo lore has AL after Ill inner
-s"t vi warning bis trends against the al lurng
tt ns oil the mermaid. and then when he has
IT,. 80 "'N'ohHl PdialyIed with terror he sings
-. 'uo sOhg ABOUT Tie o.. -fateI ShID that sai led
ron,.n Ssiem Iowa. anu went three times
on " ~, ~ most Decnliar confusing manner
W 7i',ns scalJ maiden OF the sea Will comb
auu a glass IN her band
her. "e ~ " 1ose supposed wreck while on
last ssg,ng tie vest Ind - created much talk
l. ~ .'"s' "lli soon feturn to th-se She
w. a. I'epgfass's yard al Or, eupoiuL being
T n-@' ana deekod ont with her summer rig
thu Ie busy ali the bust ie NJ repairs abont
and S n SIN oil Tie Atlantic Club At Bay Ridge So
I1eh' ',umnl's shiDyard A nuIoher of Yachts are
linz sa"'a =! on shore being put IN condition for
tie sras raeee and cruises Among them are
ster Isg u" Leonora owned by Commodore
soOp Athon %''ofe barrOus rOuIfd. plump little
the scbo"psr Charles Flint. sloos saracen, and
A .r sop" S'i. piseoy, ow ned BY Henry Wood.
AND -, ,1 ~ informal crnisipg will be done on
x xiuo rl do the thing up ormaIv ", NsarIv lbe
day and crni,e nm ,na Ia DOWN 10 Sandy Hook yestor.
Two or three Of the ,' enb ' IsSb r
Fifth viii be es tIs sIslse to sewLondon The
srehmont Club. Yachts fron he ss;an.ic o. sno
"'fx esswanhaka, Eastern. Corinthsan auM