New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
THE SEASON FOR SPORTS.
pryTyyG YACHTS IN COMMISSION
FORMER RACES FOR THE AMERICAS CUP.

orD CRAFT OvHRHAULED AND NEW BUILT
CHANCES OF THE GALArEA.
For thirty-fve years the Americas Cup has
,sen defended In o spoI tsmanlike manner ana TIE
defence THIS will be no exception TO the ruie
Certainly never did English yacht come over ueio
hunting :or the trophy with four such foniaoe ooS
waiting to receive her as are gcttins redeA Iol .no
f,aatea The alterations in the Puritan anu rrscia
are practically completed; the Atlantic ana asho"ei
nre in the water. and work on them Is Dens rapidly
rnshed to completion. that in short time tue es'
sor sloops in the world will be spreading ther "h1e
wins TO the Is doaota the iour CRACK
on. will bc brought together before the trial races
,sonrA committee is trying to arrange meetins Inc
,,-,,.u and NARROWER WILL however at an early date
have = chance to their respective powers in tne
Down Last seas. and 1t - prooaoie 'ha' inc '0"
will accompany the New York Yacht Ciuo on its i''"
.,pse and NEE, one or both of the NEW Ehe''uu o~n
80 A. Newport The Priscilla will probably nave
- chances 10 catch the Atlantic disporng Itself IN
a.. ,rer Ray and get idea OF what she can 40
of l,e wears tn, Cup has been fought for Oy single
suek, but formerly it schooners that 'aeu ioi A
rg races tor tie Americas cup have been as iol0"n
eI5 Br';@ .sbt fesa ssaaarOn. America s2 ga
taiaOra oAm,s y saa aaS Ging apsGo sSoaur0' is7
aount.ss Of Duiern- e, Maeeiaine ISL
cenes1s Puritan 100
IT. Americas Gun is an expensive piece OF silver TO
oxn To defend Il against even the ATLANTA cost
and the amount eNpeuucu 4Ao bS -''n
Ycr Ya,nt uo an the hae officers TO keep sir Richard
sa,t,n from carrying the Cup away. must have beon
aouhle mat amount Two of the former defenders OF
Tie cnr the schooner yacht Madeleine anu Tue soop
t.ciel will be soon seen The Bay, as they are beng
overaanei preparatory to icing put into COMMISSION
The Madeleine is still OF the fastest OF schooners
thoush ner. owner, ex-Commodore Dickerson, seldom
rae, Eer 1t j. to be hoped that the Montauk that
beautiful aad fleet schooner, Will oe put Ii racing Trim
ts .,sar Last year she did nothing. and atsratous
.ta-
iusicious II sue does rot come ont with her old time
Ierfeot.on this the honors must fall 10 tue
Drawing which Is only awaiting the return II Jm
C.lforI IA OF owner l. a Fish. To- take the seas
TAc veteran cruiser N0kOnS haVhs f.turueo lrO Aer
winter ip the West Indies Is being thoroughly over
haued oI the seasons work. Considerable Is expected
oi the new slOop Cinderella Whcl gas luhchct tne
otaer Day from the yaId of Henry IiePgrass at Geen
point Sas is owned by william T. t'eIin d. @ and was was
nj. and spreads IL plain san alone 800 square yarus
V comSo ,re Gerry OF the New York Yacht Club, has
hi aag ship Electra IL oomnission ahd that peauuI
Nsrrovs al most any fiup day now When the Priscilla
arrives here she wiz nY the ComnoI9re nag OF ;ne
been thoroughly overhauiei went INTO commission last
week. Already good sized fleet OF yachts IL anchored
In froui o. the Atlantic Yacht Clubs house at Bay Ridge
Amoue yachts recently put into commission are Tie
soop- Elephant. Regina Outye' keie t,yche' Comet
and " lite Wing. Among tie yacnts about Iea0y 10 90
INTO commission cir Roderick " Camerons schooner
mans Fleetwing, and j. l. Nnltneys sIoop
-. week new steam vach was added to the feet OF
the New York Yacht Cuo 10y the Launching OF the
Teaalma q boat built for +. ~ Brown. formerly Rear
Conn olore d the club She i 100 feet over ALL ~ feet
Oh her water line, aud draws feet Of water. Sic Is
expected a speed OF sixteen knots an hour lie
Tdal Wave having been sold l" the commodore Oi the
Newark Yacht club. Will he pnt commission az soon
as She i thoroughly overhauei She Is ll9 feet long
and hul IN 1870
rhe-c mas Deen some talk among yachtsmen recently OF
the formation of National Yacht Racing Association,
similar Ia The one existing England. This assOcla
ton II formed will make rules tor the government OF
M yact races sailed yachts belonging TO clubs which
are members association. AS i now, each cup
Las its own set racing rules and it, own system OF
time allowance II woulc undoubtedly stunu ate inter
club races such association were formed, ana IL
would be 4 .DOd thing for yachting generally.
Tie English sporting papers which originally were
NOT n al sausune re. rdag what tAe Galtra would 30
on this side the water la 5e recently plucked M
and IL klug a. II tIey believed that
lie crp which the America carried away Cowes
would be broug ht back by the Galatea.