New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-25
COVETING THE AMERICPS cur
raosPEcTs or THE RACES IN sEpTENBrR-wp,,
YACHTS SHALL RF SELECTED,

PROSPECTS or THE RACES IN sEPTENBrR-yvu,,
YACHTS SHALL RE SELECTED
The gre at interest that being taken on this sa 80
the Atlantic to bring defender for the Am,ric,,
Cup indicates that yachting is not on the dtcl.n.
Present appearances 90 far to show that the coming
yachting season promises unusual interest from begin
ming to end with both sail and steam yachts There
will be the usual annual regattas most of the clubs
having already selected the days for them and also
the regular cruises up Long Island sound and
along the New England coast But there promises 20
be n greater number of entries in these regattas than
for several years
The races for the Americas Cup. in September
promise to be between the best competitors that
be found in the yachting world. The building Of the
Atlantic nv the Atlantic Yacht Club and the building
of other yachts Down East to be brought forward as
defenders of the prize. that has been co'etec by
England's yaohtsmen for 80 many years prove that
American yacht designers have not yet become con-
yered 10 the English cutter craze and that they have
some practically original ideas 10 depend npon ana
develop Whether the Atlantic or any OF the other
new yachts will prove themselves equally as speedy
and seaworthy the Puritan is yst matter OF specu
laton. but it Is cafe to presume that they VIII;
Lieutenant Hem, owner OF the EngIsh yacns
Gaaea has already sent his challenge 10 c0mtet Tor
the Cup but he proposed that there should be series
of five races instead Of three - lad down by those
who gave the Cup There Is one serious objection 20
such proposition and il Is which affects tie New
York Yacht Club treasury 80 seriously that the MEM
bers justified IN not asserting to ~ Lieutenant
Hem probably does not consider that each race ~
wolves an expenditure OF considerable amount OF
money to pay ioI fitting the defending yacht Tor tho
rac, the paving of a racing ", the expenses OF
Judges steamer and Of sakeboats, and for the enter
anment III various ways of every body connected with
the races All these things and some Others eonsld-
cred including the valuable time OF the business men,
the New-York Yacht Cub committee were justified in
declining the proposition to have five races instead Of
three If Lieutenant HEM Is satisfied with the best
two in three then it is PROBABLE that the competition
will take place
Many En- lish yarhtsmen have already expressed the
belief that the Galatea "a coming over here on :"
FOOLS Grand and they would prefer that the Trek
would come to try conclusions with the American
Yacht Ii is true that the Galatea sailed poorly iast
season but she is said to be much improved and tnat
she is better than the GeneSa, which WAS 80 w0eiaY
defeated by the Puritan. II is also true that the
Gaatea did not PROV safe rival to the Trek last year.
bur the mproy enens made upon her are said to tayc
made her superior vessel But whether II re inc
Galatca Trek any Other English boat tha' Is sent
here. she will probably find more than one American
Yacht capable of meeting ner.