New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
PAST MASTERS IN YACHTING
FAMILIAR WITH EVERY DETAIL.

MEMDeRs OF PROMINENT CLUBS WHO AXE hArfih''
WHEN SEA.
Tho most prominent of American yachtsmen who
do not own yachts Is probably j. Frederick rams
The palm for the best amateur yachtsman lies
bet ween hun and &. NTH Lee. There Is nothing
about yacht from k'e to truck that Mt. rams
does not know. aad ION he Is at the wheel yacht
is sure to be sailed for all there is in her
He was the agent of James Gordon Bennett
in the building of the Priscilla and has
been supervising the completion OF William
K vandsrblt's magnificent steam yacht
Mr.. Tams is man of some means. but Is
not one of the millionaire yachtsmen lie Is a
member of all the principal yacht clubs In the civ
and OF the Uuiou elmo. ana is popular in them all.
hs is tall. th spare ADD mucular frame, AMI
wears full beard. Formerly no was with Com
mauder Gorringe in the Inflated American Ship
building Company.
No ono cal dodtt Mr. Tamss ability as yachts
man aud thouz a want of tact ga,nel him SOM
unpleasant notorietv last in reg lrd to his
manage mont Of the in lgef boat all who know him
well II 80 hin. He JtKs| an tbSprbl"g interest ~
yachts and in everything pertaining TO tue sport
aud is pro ably the best-iuformcd man in the
country. H. IS you1g ma; dDInt thlr y-twp
years OF age. AMI has w,r his reputation III
yachting circles bv sheer ABILITY.
rHEOWSER Of rHE PRT 5cILLA.
a. !.
yaohtsm4n of much skill AMI iu tg nent who has
lately come into prominence H. IS qnlet retiring
m IN of about thrty-ive, graduate of Prir cotpn.
and races his yacht nm Ter tho eolor2 Of his alma
mater At first Mr.. Garfield pinned his faith to
GATORS an l!u, i,ile al hal bnt tho cutter Iris
When the Priscilla failed to hOll her own against
the Puritan last year he still believed IN the hoat
when she was offered for sale he bought her.
From the IRIS TO % Priscilla was a long lnmp. an !
Mr.. Garfield droppeI from the roll OF cutter
men But thu Improvements ms ma lie IN ms new
purchase ani the spirit with which II has raced
uer have gained bn distinction as VacnJsilan Oh
ability and plnck.
JOSEPH p. EARLE AND TIE oracle.
Before the challenge Of the Genes:a stirred up tue
latent energies of insricln designers the soop
Oracle was. etardel by larg, nber Of Yachts
men as the fastest boat in these waters. Yachts
men will never forget when poor Jack W sller
as they regretfuily call hun since hi, I'D deith in
Iexas was Co n nO lore of the New-fork Yacht
Club and the Oracle was his dagsnip Thea she
vas queen OF the beet and when she came into the
possession of two of the yOun sest and most
energetic yachts nan Of tho New York Yicht Clup
Joseph F. Earle AMI Charles K Flint. they did
everything that coui b, lone to enable hsr to
hold her DO siton. The cups sue won ADD the races
she sailed FOR heavy stakes wonid take volume
to record ~ 4 n'rc IN yacht svsr IN tlntinei an
active career Of success for a ion ger time than tho
Oracle and this W., due I'd her owners ~ nah ~
to the boat. A good boat in lad hands never
amounts l., anyth NJ. but in THIS case It vas a gool
boat in 20 Il hands. AMI the consequence was a
pleno non duratlon Of supre n ICY About two
wears az, dr Flint 50 d to Mr.. Earle his interest in
the Gr.o.o Since Mr.. Earle ha, hal sole possession
of IT, sloop he has hal her SO remodrlled and
bitt vnat no one wOail recognize ia hor the Ol
favorite. TIE Oracle still refuses to yield
precedence to an ything except the big slooDs aud
there Is notnIag Mr.. Earl. - pons ~ believes IN as
his ability 60 beat the Bedouin AM Fanny With
these two Yachts he is always spOllng for a
night" Mr. Earle is a business IN IN ut handsome
foI tudo an keeps up the 'iric,e IN me style irr
cabin is exceptionally elegant an her ipsDitl0le
table is never sprsa that Nr Earle does not gather
around 1T coiapany of agree bic friends me
owner OF the Oracle is New EnglanGer nv birth
ant educ itioa. an nas all the ca N. sei-posse'Ss
determination OF his race He is an accomplished
host. a generally popular man and thoroughly
devoted yachtsman.
LEADER OF TIE co R1NTHIAN5.
w. A. w. Stewart is wel-known as one of the
foremost cutter of the countr7 He believes
in the type not because It is English bnt because
his ong experience has led him to the opinion that
it is the best type Of boat. Another thing which
he firmly believes in is Corinthan Yachting In hi S
mind yacht-owner should never be mere pas
senger board of hi, own boat For years he has
made study Of nautical matters. and few pro
fessonals can excel him ~ the handling of yacht.
lie formerly owned the schooner Nokomis and III
her did large amount of cruising Lately he
bou9 .t In Ensanl the yaw Cy thera and brought
her over hero She is the first English yawl bon9h
by an American and has attracted much attention
during the past season aud gwen good account
of herself Mr. Stewart has done great deal for
the advancement of American yachting and Sill
yet do more. He aud his friends this year founded
the Corinthian Yacht Club Of NewYorK. an organi-
zation with higher aims than any Of the existing
clubs in regard to Corinthian yachting Mr.
Stewart lawyer aud man of fortune. His
yacht is kept up in handsome style, but not ex-
travagintly.
La his cruises and 10 nis races there generally
be seen on the decks of the Cvtbera two little boys
In sailors costume who laugh with glee at the
flying spray through WHICH the Cythers plu9ses
inherited al their fathers love Of the sea- They
are the you INCEST Corinthians in the country. Mr..
Stewart Is xtremeiy popular with ali VINO Know
him. and his friends ar all who have met him.
FROM MANoF.wAR TO THE DELvIN.
Roosevelt Schuyler Is another advocate OF the
cutter and owns the Devin probably the fastest
cutter of her size in these waters lie is
descendant of the Montgomerys. the Roosevelts and
the Schuylers aud was educated at the Naval
Academy. He served for some time in the Navy
and then resigned. Since ho ha, been in civ life
he has devoted much attention To yachting. he
first American cutter ever built his little
Yolande which he designed himself lie is "a good
COrintbIan yacbtsnaD and IL fond OF sailing DIS
own yacht HIS views the cutter question are
decided and he backs them up ny strong
arguments. Tall. hne-looking and young. always
agreeable and Tree from all ahectati0n, lie Is IN
huental and well liked IN yachting circles and out
OF them.
THE Wills or FRANCES
From Lonton Sooety.