Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-06
GREAT YACHTING AHEAD.
The Puritan to Challenge the Genesta
I'm British Waters-A New Rival for
the Galatea.

From the N. Y. Herald
Every year American yachtsmen show q dis
position more favorable toward off.shore cruis
Ing There are three yachts of the New York
yacht club ready, or nearly ready, to sail fol
the West Indies, which cruising ground at this
season of the year is the most delightful one fol
yacht sailing that can be imagined. The
schooner Nirvana has sailed for Nassau The
schooner Montauk, in charge of Captain Jesse
Clock, will leave this port next week for the
same place, to be followed by her owner and
guests, who will make the trip by steamer
The schooner Carmelita will be Immediately
ntted out at Pollion's yard for a winters cruise
IN tne caribbean sea, and she will probably sal
by the middle of January. Now that the Gala
Yea challenge for the American cup has been
look tor an interesting racing season is promis
ing, though the chances of the long-legged keel
craft carving away the trophy are already dis
counted freely by experts in this vicinity.
THE PURITAN TO GO ABROAD.
The late sale of the Puritan to Mr.. j. NJ. 70 rbes
Boston, Mass, is not without interest to New
York yachtsmen, for it was rumOred yesterday
In this city that Mr.. Forbes has become the
ing her over to England in the coming spring
and challenging for the BrentOn's Reef cup
mat the Genesta took away from this country
MI FORBES, 1t is said, has penchant for this
particular piece OF silver. his father has held
II, and successfully defended it years ago with
the old schooner Rambler. According to rumor
OF the Eastern Yacht club, and will visit Eng
iand In that capacity. He will be accompanied
Dy the present commodore of the club, H. s.
Hovey, of the schooner Fortuna, and it is said
The schooner and the ''sloop' will make the
voyage across the Atlantic in company. The
iirentons Reef cup can be challenged for imme'
diately upon the Puritan's arrival in British
waters, and according to the deed OF gift the
race must be sailed within two weeks time.
Mr.. Forbes is an enthusiastic yachtsman, with
youth, health and wealth.
BOsTON'S NEXT DEFENDER OF THE CUP.
n contract has been signed for the construc-
ton of a new yacht for Gen. Z. ]. Paine. 1t is
proposed to make her more speedy, If possible,
than t the Puritan and it is likely that an effort
defender against the Galatea in the interna-
tlOnal contest next summer. She is designed
by Edward Burgess, the designer Of the Puri-
tan. and while her weatherly qualities will not
be disregarded, her model will be shaped with
particular regard for speed Her beam will be
about 22.3O feet, the same as the Puritan, and
she will have about the same outside ballast as
the Puritan-abOut twenty-seven tons. Her
length over all will be ninety-eight feet, and
she will be eighty-five feet on the water line.
She will be nine feet in depth Of hold, and $50
feet draft, or about the same as the Puritan.
1t seems likely at the present time that Gen.
Paines new sloop may have to meet the iron
soop Priscilla, in order to determine which is
the better craft, and If the Priscilla should be
imprOved-as many people think she can be
by some trifiing alterations to her rig, there
promises to be some exciting trial contests
next season, and such contests If sailed will be
naval architecture than any races sailed with
crafts like the Galatea possibly can be.
MORE BOATS Likely TO BE BUILT.
1t is likely, too, that one or more ''big sloOps'
will be brought out next year. besides the Bos-
ton craft, to contest for the honor of defending
the cup. The building of these yachts will be
decided upon soon rs the New York Yacht
club appoints its committee to take charge OF
the races. Several models are already made in
this city for this special purpose, and at least
two well known yachtsmen have signif1ed their
intention OF entering the lists with yachts de-
signed and built by practical men. The stimu-
lus that the sport of yacht racing has received
in this country by the visit last year of the cut
ter Genesta will be seen and felt in many differ.
ent ways and shapes before the close of next
years yachting season.