Evening star., 1886-09-25

Lfcut- HEM Explains the DiHercace
Beawecu Them-Why He wants aa
Ocean Race

Lieut. HEM. the owner OF the Galatea was In
terviewed In Boston Thursday in relation 10 the
oeieat oi The Galatea- Speaking OF the coming
race between the Gaiatea and Mayfiower:
-ihis Is 10 be private match between Gen.
faine any myself for our own satisfaction"
SAID ne. He Is as anxious To race 1 am, and
We ooth want 10 have try in breeze Just 90 SEQ
now the boats viii act together in that weather.
arr perfectly satisfied myself that 1 have
% nS cnahce with the Mayfiower in any breez In
which she can carry her topsaii aud want 20
see what we can do with her when we come
down 10 the three lower sails
Il may say that did not have much hone of
oeatihg ,he Maynower In light weather, aud
little ~ renec.lon VIII show You why. The May
The May flower has only 10 tons OF disui.c.-
ment, while the Galatea dispaces l5a tons
Consequently 4 have only seven-ninths the
power and have 10 displace once and a half
times much water she does. -, A stands
TO reason that L cannot beat her in light
weather. i am perfectly convinced OF that
But what want 10 see IL what she will do i'm a
breeze. think that the Maynower will have To
shorten sail before the Galatca does aud thar
l can carry a working Jopsau when She Will
have 10 come down 10 her three lower sails
In that case We will be more an equality as
regards drawing power. Ii cannot win then
cannot win at ali. That is why 1 wanted 10
race 20 Bermuda. Your sloops are fine vessels
and are undoubtedly able ioats when Property
rugged. but do not think that they can carry
their enormous spread OF canvas I'm ocean cruis-
ING ing @ think that they would have 70 shorten
their spars- They would then be very able ves-
seis' and should be carrying the same canvas
they.
Would You carry your present racing spary
I'm a race To Bermuda, Iieutenani?'
on, yes indeed, We should have carried
thein across the Atlantic only for the wear ana
eet.i On our rigging. They are not so large as
your boats carry, but they are larger than any
thing on the other side. There is not a yaclt In
there" "'0'
Don't you think you viii have 10 build n
centerooard 10 gel the cup, lieutenant?, WAS
asked.
"w here would be the use. She would IN
no use at all TO an Engiishman, except for the
one race. People here don't ceneraily knovs
that no center-board yachts are allowed in tha
races IN England or Ina France. Tney don 4 build
them over there, unless IL might be smal, once
catooats and the like"
g. DO You think that the centcrooard will gain
IN iavor In England after these races:"
II can't say as To thai, you know" said the
lieutenant, with smile .lou have learned a
lot from US an the last few years. Ii one OF our
crack cutters had come over here quietly a year
before The Genesta came sue could have taken
the cup without doubt But there was =
years delay while the matter Was being talked
over, and before the Genesta came Sou md
bullt the Puritan. You got ideas from our rie and
method OF baiiasting, and hope 10 have gotten
some good ideas from your yachts. IL had
known that the Genesta would challenge ior li,e
cup, probably the Gaiatea would never nave
pecn quit. should moi have built a boat 20
much like the Genesta for the same purpose IL
were building one now 4 should make her two
81 am glad To see that Mr.. Bell has challenged
Tor the cup. Mr.. Bell Is a friend OF mine and a
nne yachisman. lie Ii a firm believer in IA al.
son, aud Watson will probably design the boat
shall watch her performance with a great deal
OF interest"
''shall you race the Galatea in England when
you return?'
81 have not decided what 1 shall do for the
luture You know Mrs. HEM and myself live
ABOARD our yacht. ltdoes not matter where We
are. But shall certainly not race in England
There rs no fun in IL, You know. Ii has becorne
almost profession, and one has 10 look after
every nttie point 10 win ihe races. Then there
are SO many OF them. The racing season begins
ABOUT the nrst oi June ana ends about the 2sth
OF August. The races are ali laid out before
nahu, ana In these three months there are
about iorty races, which all racing yachts are
expected To attend. Forty races In ninety
Ways Is rather too much, you know. Then
OUTSIDE s oi the races, the yachts have 10 sail
some seventeen hundred or eighteen hundred
miles from one port 10 another, 50 that IL is
nothing but work all the time. The owners are
never aboard, but take the train from one port
70 another, and some of them do not go ON their
yacht even in The races. Then you have 10 shin
racing crew, and they complain ii you miss
one race, as they think they lose a chance for
! their prize money. Altogether IL has como To
DC 100 much OF "A business, and "A few YACHT.
race nowadays. The Irex and Marjorie are
equally well tnis year. The Marjorie has won
nineteen prizes and the lrex twenty, IL / re-
member rightly"
There is one thing that should like" said
the Lieutenant, "and that is that one of Your
boats should come across and sail against some
oi our yachts. Centerboards are not allowed 10
SAN lh Tegatlas 10y our rules, but there are Tho
brentons Reel and Cape May challenge cups
Wnlcn are sailed Tor without time aiiowance
ana nave no doubt she would get plenty OF
chances 10 race. There Is no doubt that she
would be well received over there aud the
English yachtsmen would do ali In their
power TO make their trip pleasant one.
came over 10 take the cup IL could" said ne,
"and to learn someUning and have y good lime
al any rate. haven't got the cup, but think
have learned good deal aud know thai
nave had good time"