Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-12
THE ANIERECA,s CUP.
Interesting Contest Promised by Candi
dates for the Honor of Competition.

Sume very interesting YdCGl ittIuS III
New FORK, Newport and Boston waters
the coming season, without reference to
the coming of She English cutter Galatea,
about watch there Is at present some lit
lie doubt. Newport will be the neutral
port at which the Boston and New York
crack yachts will meet for n test of sail
ing qualities. Before they sail to this
aristOcratic watering place. however, the
Boston yachts will have trials in Boston
harbor and MASSACHUSETTS bay, and the
New Gark craft VIII be tested
off Scotland lightship and along
the New Jersey and Long
Island coast. Although the New York
Yacht Club has The management OF the
international regatta and the custody OF
the Americas cup, II VIII be represented
only nominally Ia the race against the Ga
latea. Last year the iron sloop Priscilla
was the club representative, as ID was
owned by Commodore Bennett and Mr..
Douglass both prominent members OF tue
organization. The enterprise of these
gentlemen not having proved a success IN
the matter of building a successful sloop,
they have disposed Of the Priscilla to Com
mOdOre Garfield, OF the Seawanha6a
Yacht Club, and that gentleman, thinking
he sees merit in the craft after certain al
terations are made on her, has decided to
"a pCuu ECNtl al lubuoahN ADtldi , ~ AhehhO
her his ideal OF wh3ta racing slOop should
be. The Priscilla was designed by Mr.. A.
Cary Smith, who, until MIR. Edward Bur
CESS, designer OF che Puritan, became
known, was supposed 20 be the best pleas
ure-yacht designer in the country. The
Priscilla is constructed on scientific
principles, and MIR. Smith is to have the
entire charge of the work OF alterations on
her. The Atlantic, a wooden sloOp, now
Iii Ia ion of
Mumm's ward, in Brooklyn, was, until
two weeks ago, thought to be the coming
representative New York yacht, Being
| built by a syndicate of members OF the
Atlantic Yacht Club, she is not controlled
by the New Nork Club, only so far as may
be should she win the trial races
and be selected as the COM
petitOr OF tae Galatea, in which
case she is to be i'll charge Of the commit
/ tee during the tendency Of the races. Be-
/ tween the Priscilla and the Atlantic there
/ will be a great deal of rivalry, as mechan-
| ical and scientific questions are decided
/ between them, as well as the personal
| popularity OF the designers and club SUI
! premacy. Scientific yachtsmen turn up
! their noses at the Atlantic because she is
| built on the princip pie OF ''rule o thumbs"
/ and not from any results OF mathemati-
cal calculation. Her designer is Phil.
! I1llbWO III tns " tuC lhtilOuo NGN 4 VI lam
! lily Of oystermen ard coast sailors. There
Will be great deal Of sympathy for the
! Atlantic from the cOmmOnalty on
/ that account. Here in BOs-
ton there are indications of
sharp rivalry between the famous
sloop Puritan, and the new slOop which
! Leawley & Son are building for Gen.
! Charles J. Paine at South Boston. The
| Puritan is owned now by Commodore J.
I
/ Paine are considered tn be two Of the
most experienced Corinthian yachtsmen
in the East. They were part owners Of,
and had charge of the slOOp
Puritan last year. and were
also active hands in working
the boat at all times. Among their friends
it is known that there is a feeling OF
friendly rivalry existing between them.
and it would be a great big feather in the
cap of either to be successful over the
other. Both gentlemen drive fast trotting
horses during the sleighing season
and in this sport. also, they each
have a desire 10 surpass. However
the most friendly relations have always
existed, and although Gen. Paine mas a
commanding way about him, legacy
from his experience in the civil war,
Commodore Forbes does not allow this
| little eccentricity to disturb him. | Will
pened during the Puritan enesta races
last year to show how commanding and
determined the owner of The new slOop
| can be under excitement. 1t will be re-
membeIed that after the Puritan had won
one race from the Genesta oil Sandy
Hook, an accident or foul took place
which resulted in the judges award
ing the second race to the Genesta.
The blame of this accident has
the friends of the gentlemen who were
on board the Puritan at the time. The
captains OF the two yachts were ma
! nGuvring for an advantage at the start,
each endeaVOring to get TO windward OF
the other. The starting time had not
/ quite arrived, and the Puritan WAS ap-
/ preaching the lightship, as If to pass it at
right angles. By coming about at the
lightship, and being a little slow in STAYS.
! the Puritan cOuldhave STATED across the
line few seconds after the hour Of start
ing was signaled; but if she did come
about, it was possible for the Genesta,
which was coming down on her, 60 get
! to windward. The ordinary etiquette OF
I sailing would be to give way to the &C.
nesta; indeed, under the conditions of
/ sailing at the time, the Genesta had the
| right-Of-way. Capt. Croker, OF the Puri-
! tan. was about to bring the slOOp
I
up and peremptOrly ordered
him to keep on his course. 1t is just pos
sible that Gen. Paine hoped to clear the
Genesta, or expected the cutter to point
out Of her course, which she did not do,
the result being that the Englishman's
| bOwsprit went through the Puritan's
mainsail and was carried away. Capt.
Croker was exonerated from all blame
at the time, but the responsibility was
not placed. The designer Of the two East
ern slOOps feels sure that Gen. Paine's
new craft will defeat the Puritan, because
her lines are easier at vital points in the
model. Commodore Forbes is not quite
sure of this, however, and viii not
give up the hOnOrs earned by
the Puritan year ago without a
struggle. lie has decided to nave the IA
nous white sloOp put in thorough sailing
condition, and viii spare no effort 10
make her beat her rival. which has been
modelled by tue same designer aud built
AZ the same ward. There are many
yachtsmen here who do not think Mr..
Burgess can be so successful with the de-
signing OF the new sl0op as he was with
the Puritan. Every indication points to
great local rivalry IA yachting and COM
petition Of a national character between
the cities before the time for the interna-
tiOnal races arrive.
Fatally Burned.
From he acrjc4s qua Rsoordsr.
IuIa Harvey poIorqd a T0-vaar-old