New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
pREENING THEwHlTE WINGS
YAcHrsMES BUSY MAKING READY.

snr;ng may be bong time coming but come ~
must a nj then from their hiding places wherc thev
have bean snurv hibcrnaring during tine win'er
th. x.,,e-viorcd Yachts will como forth. spread
thai, calls 10 the breezo aud go spashing. splash
fnv. a,icios through the waters yachts no longer
skin.p for the skimmug-dish has gone out OF
faahton: while the gallant yachtsnep, who despise
slothfnl case will indulge in scornful reflections
cooeeruine "iand-iabbers" who don't know tho
difference b.twesn a s2innaker boom and bobstay
Yachting this year will lack the impetus which
n aderjved from prospec,,va international contest
That ia now ont of the question Our British
cousins have grown Nesryaof trying to capture the
America's Cup with big cutters; the new deed OF
riff holds out scant inducemen5 for smaller cutter
90 compete and so thev have decided not 10 try at
I'll. but content themselves with applying bad
names to the dscument which was not devised for
the expren purpose Of pleasing them.
tis pity, because there is great deal Of sport
and pro6t in an international yacht race and it
cenneuts friendly feeling. for the more we beat
John Bull the better We like him. Lacking tho IN
centive of an intern atonal race. no new competitor
for frst-elass honors will appear this season.
Nothing less than patriotism Will PROMPT man 10
build iirst-class sloop. They costa pile OF money
to start with aad moro to keep them going because
Of the number of msn necessary 70 handle them.
st les. expense and with less danger out OF a
smaller boat
LITTLE INTEREST IN THE BIG sLooPs.
Among the big sioops the contests will be rather
devoid OF interest, because the results can be pre-
dicted: Volunteer. first: Mayfow@. second tpro-
vided sh6S IS well handled; Puritan. third, and
Atlantic not bad fourth. There will be only fonr
big flyers" this year. Tho Priscilla is dnder-
soiue Transformation into a Schooner and with i'm
provenents in her hull expects TO mako things
interesting for that other pride of Boston the
Sachem 1t would not be a matter OF inuch Surprise
IT, sooner or later especially if no chaliecge Tor
the cup comes from biz cutter, some OF the otner
big sloop. follow the example of the Priscilla and
bscoms two .tickcrs" instead Of single stick
ers.r As schooners they won't sail "a fast, but
they will REQUIRE fewer msn to handle taem will
be moro comfortable. and among themselves can
get quite as much excitement on of racing.
Amoug second class sloops chief interest will at
tach to the performance OF the new sIoop designed
By A. Cary Smith which Pepgrassis building Tor hr.
Auchincioss. She VIII be 20 feet long on the water
linc with long overhang at both ends ~ ieet
4 inche. extreme beam and feet inches draft.
Her pct opponent will be this ritanla, Burgesss
second class sIoop. II $40 bcass the ritania Mr
Smith will feel gcd for the defeats which tho
Priscilla suffered from the Burgess hrst-cass
sloops But one must hope it isn't true. Ii is re-
ported that Mr.. Isein the owner OF the Iitania is
gong abroad this soasoa aud that his beautiful
yacht will not race In that case the chief rivalry
will he between the now sloop and the Shamrock.
which yach tsmsn regard as fully the equai OF
ths Iitauia ne stanch and fast old cntter BED
ouin will also afford the new sioop an opportunity
0ftestlng her speed.
THs CINDERELLA AND CLARA.
The Cinderella has been sold to DR.. William
Barton Hopkins of philadelphia, and 1t is reported
that he doesn't intend to her. Ii that be true.
contests between thira-class sloops will lack
strohe element Of interest. for the Cinderella is I'M
doubtsaly the fastest sloop of that class, and 1t
was only last year that she was got in % sach form
a on abled her to show what speed she was really
capable Of Then her chief com oetitor the narrow
beaued cutter Clara, the pride and soiacs OF the
cutter men l. all their aficrions went out Of form
ana declined to meet the Cinderella. whom she had
worsted in the 'S8 season. There are many yachts-
man now, however who would back the Clnder-
ella against tho Clara Ia any weather. It is 70 oe
boped that somo time they may meet again anu
settle outstanding accounts. But what the CARA
will do this season is likewise merriam. She was
offered for sale last year but pas Eot yel osen soiu
for he America's Cup last year with second-ciass
ontter. but was " knocked out" by the new deed
OF gitt sails for England next week aud II Is un-
CERTAIN whether he will return, as hs Is only
Temporarily engaged in business mere. II ~
is to be hoped tnat -; ne, ne .oain @i'
He would be much missed in Yachting circles, as
he u thorough sailor AMI an agreeable geotlenan'
EXPECTING SPORT FROM THE scnooNERs.
The ivelicst sport may be expected among the
schooners and there ar. Indications that they VIII
again become the favortc two. among the bigger
boats. Tho Sachem, that easily carr ed OIL the
honors last year, IS not likely 10 have things 80
much her own way this year and. anticipating the
dcmana that will be mads upon her, her owner has
ivoot and lor rfpA Aing
made for her. She will have TO meet the Grayling.
which has been "Barg.ssed" sncs las year. AID
she will surely nave 10 try conclusions With tho
transformed and renodelled Priscilla, WHICH as
schooner NAV DO great things men ,1 a,ons
models and also the courage OF his conyict,ons Is
having schooner built from his own designs Oh
steel.
If she proves a success great will be the praise
bestowed upon hi,n, but it she turns out failure
be will he severely ceusnred for not entrustlng me
fob to professional desiglcr Harlan a. hoillngs-
worth the builders, at Wilmington. Del. expect
that she VIII be ready for launching IN lew
weeks BY tas lst OF MAY at the s,est heI 1en- 3ss
over all, % 8 test extreme bean. ii fee: draugnt
with a email centreboard. She Will be provided
with trough keel and have fifty tons OF lead
plated with angle iron frames OF 2l2 by ~ lncnes
These schoHners are likely to afford liveer r icing
than can al present be foreseen in any other class
and will compensate for much that may be lack
ing in ot hor quarers.
Like Banqufs ghost the ce,trebosrd and keel
controversy will not down. bTt there are no indi-
cations If hing ike c1':et boom here, at
least among ,arae boats 6ut tho ulJra-cutter meu
have entirely recovered from tae effects OF me
thrcshing which the Volunteer ad III listercd to the
Thistle and are as caipper a. can be. Whenever
they can gct into prot thew nrc actually engaged
In scotnq the Brtlshcrs tor The disposition they
show TO accept tho result OF that conclusive
evidence that IN windwardSTork, with boats OF the
FIRST class at least, the centreooard Will DeaI the
keel,
gGcIxG on TIVE BfITIsRgRs
They want the Brtishers to try it again and yet
sxsin they tell them they slow anil stupid and
don't know how 10 build keel boat anyhow, and
predict that some day some ingenious Yam