Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-04
THE GALATEA FIXING FOR WORK.
j. Beaver Webb On Hand To Oversee
The Rigging Of The Yacht

The Rigging Of The Yacht
MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Aug. 81 Beaver
Webb, designer of the Galatea, arrived from
New York this morning and is watching the
work of rigging the Galatea. He says that
| his personal effects have not come across yet
and some of the important papers are yet
| with his heavy baggage. Mr.. Webb has
| taken up permanent residence in New York
| and will not return to England for at least six
years. He will return to New York and will
| then ascertain just when it is most desirable
for the Galatea to meet the fleets about New
port. The Galatea may meet the cruisers at
Newport or New Bedford or Vineyard Haven
Mr.. Webb gave the following facts to-day to
the United Press reporter: 1.-THE displace-
ment of the Galatea is 1853 tons. She has
solid lead keel which contains all her bal
last. It is hollow, steel plate, half circle,
as it might be termed. From the sides of
this the cardboard plates start and are riveted
on. In this hollow keel, as it were, there
are eighty-two tons, filling it solid to near
the tops. There are but five tons of movable
ballast. All of our ballast is thus in the
keel"
edo you do all the work of reftting on
board?' WAS asked. Eyes it is our English
custom in all our yachts. The sailors will do
it ALL Now they setting up the shrouds
and rigging and replacing everything that is
chafed. We used old rigging coming over,
but we shall have put in new, except the
peak and throat halyards and running gear.
That bowsprit is the Genesta's, making twice
that it has come across. The spars and sails
nSa n
and the racing spars and sails
will be down to-day on a tug. We
go to Newport if we possibly can. We hoped
to have the Galatea ready by Saturday. I
think she will be ready for painting on
Thursday. She will have to be painted and
put in shape SO that it may be Monday or
Tuesday before she gets off. The Galatea
will join the squadron if possible at New
port, otherwise at New Bedford or Vineyard |
Haven. Lieutenant Hem and myself go to |
Newport on Saturday to attend a meeting |
of the Americas cup committee. Where |
is the MayfoWer? We wanted to see |
her. Has she had her spars cut over?"
When told that the Mayfower would not be
in Marblehead waters for some time he ex-
pressed regret. (Which do we wish for a
competitor, the Mayfower or the Puritan.
Well I rather hang to the old boat" de-
clared Mr. Webb. "I think it will be the
Puritan and hope Croker will sail her. He
is very fair man and l like him. We had
much rather sail against him than any man l
know of. hope it will be Croker"
Mr.. Webb appeared much pleased with the
condition of the cutter, and while he did not
make any comparison with the Genesta, it
was evident he hoped for more from the Gal
atsa than the Genesta was able to do. Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Hem received a number of |
visitors this morning, several of
the ladies being guests at the
Hotel Nanepashemet. No date has
teen fixed upon for the reception of Lienten-
ant and Mrs. Hem by the members of the
Eastern Yacht club and the reception will
not take place until the return of the cruisers
from Newport. The Galatea will return i'm
after the cruise is over and will
make this her harbor until it is time to go to
New York to race for the Americas cup.
snow i'm New York State.
ROME, N. Y, August AT 4:45 this
morning snow began falling here, the fall
lasting for about five minutes. The weather
is extremely cold for this season of the year.