New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
YACHTS, WICKETS AND BATS.
urII THE GaLITEA GET THE CUPf
HER RECORD AND WHAT Is HOPED FOR
HER

,ru.T THE FAST AMERICAN YACHTS ARE DolNd-
MR.. STEWARDS CYTHERA.
rrominept yachtsman who returned from Ing
,ora n few davs ago says of the Galatea: " think
she Is n better boat than the Genssta. iunched
with Lieutenant Hem on board of her Just oeiore
I came away found him very horeiui Oh Virtor''
-, -ots latter 70 the owner of the Irex challeng
g.. him IN n serjes of races and saying that II the
Irox nroved the better boat he would retire the
c.latea IN her favor and let her come over 10 90
hattie for the cup. 1t was evident from what tne
,er of the Irex said in reply that there IS no nope
,.., tho Irex will he over heTc very soon. To win
hack the cup which the America won at Cewes IN
- ho. baen an ambition of Lieutenant HEM
since he was bog lie was muoh o'ssppoi"'ou
s,at Sir Richard Sutton got in ahead of him last
~ ''' 1ho G,Iatea is beautiful boat and will
hard fight for the cup. 1t is true she did not
a. ,,,,ob last year. but it is not 20 be expected
.,a. boat would get down to her lines the nrs'
.son II is not safe to Judge by what she dld iast
.or IN forscastiuc what she will 90 this season.
,ros surnris.d when saw her. She Is a beaut1ui
,,aort and as SAID before. think she Is oc'coi
boat than the Gencsta. $500 .,1orrs. 1oo
The dimensions of the Galatea are Us io'do" GO,
foet over nil st feet on the wafer Ilht q 10 ie'
.oo = feet inches IL depth, and l1 1eet ihches
in Jranrht Her first raoe last year was al ,o ~ 10
.,atta of the New Thames Yacht Cluh: whefe she
- ,be second prize At the regatta of the koy9l
tI.r,vich Climb the next day she finished third
81 irev and Nendur being ahead OF her IN her
,oxt race SHE was beaten by the Marjorie ana IIeA
Gn iune she again finished third and on June = "a au
,he rerotta of the New Thames she came ia III lIMu. M
A. tho Roval Thames Channel match on June D
She was fonrth She subsequently salIed otuei
,ares Int as not especially successful III any ol
fN@m In her vindward work she appeared 20 ue
oxeTSnarred She Is greatly improved TINS year,
bauever and will undoubtedly make Detoer
showing than she did last season even IL s'ie uocs
not take away the cup. wv W c,owor.
Tic vawl Cvthera which w. A. ". stewart
boncbt in Engl and and which arrived H9Ic " ~.
tf,re 20 Is cruising boat and mol racer; enc -
aI..te lerger than the GcneSta. In her MT stew
.rr crnised from England to the Madeira IsiahuS'
fs-, ce to the Bahamas and 30 home. MT stewart
80 oantain CAPTAIN Porter navigator ana -
Smith Lee the owner of the Orlva actee ~ mar
She proved TO be an excellent boat ior cruis'ns ''
poses -. A. coe- r-cok and
evorK one Is del el.ted with her. . =,
TIE Atlantic has bad her extra haliast put IN @ aI,u
has rot done so well as she did before: put tNeIs
nga VINO has seen her sail admits tna' Sic 10 Z"
wonderful boat a., militia ,,s not shovn
,raot sbe can do since Ter alterations ana lhtt ~
Ier recent sails about the bay and her pTsie VIZ
,be Atlantic she not pushed LOT an tilc!U t - ~
- Those who believe in her say she VIII YET
assOnish people: =, d, ;.o and 1achtsmrn
or. xjonsly waiting for her TO be brought ia COL
fs,t lth the other big slOops. ~, ill - al
Tic sflauti, NavhOwer and Priscilla VIII IN ~. an
nrohahilitv start III the regat tas OF tle r
Yacht Climb on June 15 the New-l OK laInt Va" a.
on June i and that OF the oea""n"1"" u"
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