New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
AUNCHING OF THE ATLANTIC.
HUNDREDS CHEERING THE NEW YACHT.
DIMENSIONS OF THE wOUID-BE DEFENDER OF THE
AMERICAS CUP.

DIMENSIONS OF THE WoOID-bE DFrhNDEh VI i"h
AMERICAS CUP.
| The sloor yacht Atlantic slipped of the ways
into the Bay at John Mumm's shipyard. Bay Ridge, at
37 O'Clock yesterday afternoon amid the booming OF
cannon the shr1eking of whistles and TIL Obs "
and Abs!" of tho multitude Captain Philip Ellsworth
her designer heaved deep sigh OF relief he saw how
upright she stood in the water and the solid men Of the
Atlantic Yacht Club who put up their money FOR hor con-
struction ubiant when the beauty separated from
her cradle fulfilled all that expected OF her at
present.
That the great boom given to yachting by the lnri-
Genesta last year has not died ont WAS assured
by the large and enthusiastic crowd that gathered to see
the launching There more than five hundred pcr
present, including many ladies' There were many
that kDe all about yachts and they datcd at great
ongth upon the strong and weak point OF the new boat
There we've many that knew nothing whatever ahont
yachts and they listened with manifest wonder at the
apparent knowledge of their friends Then there were
old sea captains there. They didn't express any Jrn
IONS whatevor. Experience bad made them wise After
the Atlantic has made few trials against some oi the
crack they will then opinion that will
be worth something. In one opinion all aEds agreed
however and that that it one of the prcttcst
launches witnessed.
The Yacht has been ready foI launching for some time
the tide has served. AS time and tide wait for
no man. so the con structors decided that they woud
not wait for the tide and the basin at the yard WAS
drcged so that ght be further delay 1t was
high tide yesterday about y. m, and a little after
O'Clock Mr.. Mumms began preparing for slipping
the into the water AT 800 eX Commodore Frank
In Beems of the Atlantic Yacht Club thought that the
critical had and he Jumped upon an immense
horse that stood at the boats bow aud fastened with
ed white md blue ribbons gilded horseshoe with the
words good luck upon it to the bob-stay He need
not have been IN such hurry for the yacht still stood
motionless upon the ways. few minutes later wee
Commodore Swan carried his four-year Old daughter,
Ethel on board The little to do the Christening
At :35 the workmen began knocking away the blocks
minute later the stnrs were rcoN e er u was Gn ard
splash the smooth surface Darted the cradle sepa
chanracne that little Ethel broke bow n the
christening, trickling down her sides ,,.u.....
freshly iuttered the Tag OF the club which wa; ,as
in hel stem and the american ems elsisn holstGo ts,
ming little by The stern. Those VINO had gathered
heI launched seemed never 10 tire OF LOOKING
at her. First they would walk down tho dock on one
side and then on the other almirng her beauty: ana
when night began to close in many were sun tmeie
OF the Atblone; Commodore H. ii; 10
S on the asa i inG of the
Yacht Club; Vlce-Commodore f. {. swan, OF the A.
snc Yacht Club L. Maeegs, ownsI OF wa1 s s,e'a 4
Toughy, owner of the Comet; Roger Maxwell owner OF
D:strctiAttorney EiGsway j j. Acxander, George An
bott. eX-Commodore Franklin Beems frankllh Burg
g. 6ra G. owner Of the croeode captain j. " ssnn
ders. Captain f. Gregory. Commodore ID. L. Brain and
The soop beeu built 10 contest for the honor Of de-
Tending the Americas cup and If she ials TO prove
| suucrority the four others tnat VIII
also strive that honor she will bring anguish to the
heart OF many devoted yachtsman The principal
owners are the nag officers of the Atlantic Yacht Club.
who nave unhOunded faith in her designer, Captain Els
worth Her dimensions are 80 feet Z Inches III
length over all and 81 feet on the w.ter line,
23 feet inches extreme beam; 10 feet inches depth
of hold and feet inches draught The main mast IS
80 feet with gan of ~ feet and boom OF 10 feet d
inches The spread Of the mainsa is 1000 square feet
ub, l15O square feet; the club topSaiI spre ads LOCO
square feet balloon jib topsa 4lOO square feet
The spinnaker-bOom is - feet long. the saL area
square Her racing suit OF sails NUMBER H.
teen IN ALL This Is the first large sOOp that Captain
Ellsworth ever designed. and he is perfectly salshcd
with her Now she IS in the water, he sald Eat ne
did not think he would alter her III any
particular going to build her anew that per
mans she ight fastest sloop aiOat, bus that
he diI not believe Puritan couI beat her, although
the Maynower which Is being blit at Boston, and
which IL larger boat mi ght do Captain Saunders.
VINO took the Gcnestd home last fall, SAID that
she WAS beauty and that he would wager almost any
thing that she beat the English yacht Galaea II 1t
! should fail to her lot to defend the cup.