New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-15
DULL TIMES IN YACHTING.
MANY OF THE VESSELS ARE CRUISING
GOOD RACING EXPECTED IN THE STEAM YACHT

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GOOD RACING EXPECTED IN THE STEAM YACHT
| cLAss-CRACK SAILING sLooPs To MEET
There IS lull In yacht racing at present Cruising
IS now the order OF the day. The Seawanhaka Co"n-
THAN squadron Is down East somewhere The Atlanuc
Yacht Club started its annual cruise yesterday.
The great cruise of the year, that OF the New
Yacht Club, begins August g. That Involves much
interesting racing notably that for the ''ouet cups
of Newport lien The fall races, Which are apt
to be conclusive than the spring races, because
the yachts in better trim, those sailing them nav
ing had abundance OF time to get acquainted Win
their little peculiantes The regatta Of the American
Yacht Club takes place next Saturday Tbs Is tho
steam yacht club that recently opened the finest yacht
clubhouse in tho world, at Milton Point on the SOUND
Racing between steam yachts never be as exciting as
| racing between sailing yachts but It helps settle
rvarics that otherwise might be the subject Of endless
discussion. and gives the members of the club an
opportunity to indulge in a good time generally
The course Is eighty knots. The starting line is
off the clubhouse steam yachts between fifty and
eghtyfve feet the vaterne Will be started at 80
m, those between elghtyfve and $50 feet In all get
the signal go noon Several prizes are offered.
The Commodore's Cup will go to the yacht which makes
the shortest time the course, without reference to
time allowance The Ataantas Challenge Cup, offered
! In 1887 by jay Could, may be competed for by any
sea-going cruising yacht 100 feet on the water
line, belonging to any organized yacht club In tho
United states 1t must be two successive years by
the yacht before It becomes the property of tho
holder For this cup there IS no time allowance. a
cup is offered for each the classes already specified,
under what IS known the Emery scale OF time al
lowance. Then there is another cup to be competed
for under the time allowance scale arranged by Charles
II. Hasweu Here IS surely abundance of mugs,
and as no yacht will be entitled to claim, in addition
TO the Ataantas Challenge Cup, more than one prize
nearly every yacht entered may hope get something
But the trouble is steam yacht owners are too rich to
care much for mugs even as trophies.
On the Saturday following July %. there Will DO
rowing regatta, OFF the clubhouse for gigs cutters
and dngeys belonging to steam yachts enrolled in the
club The course will be mile. with a turn. In
connection with the cutter race, there will be special
prize, the Bateman Challenge Cup. presented by A. E.
Bateman, held by Captain F. y. Field, Of the
Manda II Will become the property Of the owner OF
the yacht, II his succeeds in winning 1t for
three seasons in succession There will also be races
for naphtha and steam launches The absence Of Jay
! Goulds Aalana, which Is laid up this season, will be
regretted, but may lead to the entry of other steam
yachts which, IL the ATLANTA competing would
stand no chance of capturing the prize ia her class.
A prominent member Of the club IS anxious to get
up race for sailing yachts, in connection with
| the annual regatta, with the condition that
tho competing yachts in cruising
trim, and he IS willing to provide prize for that pur-
pose. Tho proposition VIII be submitted to the
regatta committee. Races for sailing yachts would
be a new departure in the club, which would not be
made without due consideration Although sailing
yachts arc enrolled In the club, It IS intended that the
club should be disnctlvely steam yacht club. Tho
clubhouse IS becoming popular resort for ladies
Saturdays when the band plays in the afternoon and
evening; and, Of course this makes the place more
attractive 10 the members OF the club. Women may
be In the way in sailing yachts when sharp manoeuv-
ring has to be done but there always room for them
in steam yacht the club does wisely TO make Itself
popular with the ladies'
Harry Willard, the energetic chairman of the Larch
mont Regatta Committee, and his able assistants, E. j.
Grcacen and +. VI Scott are doing their best to get
NJ between the Katrina, Shamrock and Titanla
with encouraging prospects Of success No race
would attract attention or give moro delight to
yachtsmer They all practically the same length.
seventy foot the water line, and evenly matched
The Katrina IS Cary Smiths design. new this season.
but heretofore she has met nothing test her abilities
The Ttanla Is a Burgess sloop. and the shamrock is
J. Roger MaxwelPs own design. She and the Titania
net Frequently last season bit + was never decsive
won most races bur still many yachtsmen are Of the
opinion that the Titanla is the fastest boat. The
may be put In commission by september l. Her
owner c. Oliver lseln is in Europe. She would be
the Cinderella. che fastest soop in her ahoa
but which he sold al the beginning Of the season to a
the race VIII come OF rather late IN the fall but II viii
be race that Will be worth waiting for. 1t viii be
| sailed over the LarchmOnt course
Almost equally. II not, indeed, quite interesting
will be the between the forty fooers cutters and
soops which the Larchmont Club will get up after the
finish OF the NewYork Club. There will be Burgess
soops two Burgess cutters, Cary Smith sloop. and
possibly English forty cutter in the race The lat
ter is designed By Fife, and said to be fitting for
her voyage the Atlantic in charge Of Captain
Charles Barr she is beamy cutter. English de-
signers having entirely abandoned the toothpick'
Idea This class has become exceedingly popular this
season. In the matches thus far the keel boat has
had rather the better OF IT, but conclusive has
that ccnrcboard does not confer tho advantage in
small boat that 1t does in ninetyf singlestcker
Every year the distinction between a cruising yacht
and racing yacht is becoming more sharply defined.
It Is difficult to combine the two. 1t IS not mprOb-
| able that In the near future the yachtsman who
! wishes to enjoy the excitement Of racing and the
| delights Of cruising VIII keep two boats. a big one
for cruising, and a fOrty-f0Oer for racing However
this may be- for its activity in getting up races the
Larchmont Cub deserves great credit 1t IS pleasant
II has nearly reached lis membership limit of 600, and
has increased It's initiation fee to 800.
The quarrel between Aleck Taylor and his
clates. Gouverncur Kortrght and stephen Peabody
! in the New-York Yacht Club Regatta Committee, IS
likely TO be patched up. Friends have been at work
with both sides. The matter viii up at
meeting of the club, be held at Delmoncos down
town place, on Thursday. Mr.. Taylor's resignation
will probably he tabled, and he will probably he
with Mr.. Kortrght and Mr. Peabody. They viii
declare that they never intended 10 slight him. and
tension SION EvSrrthng will then be lovely again
| This, least is the present programme that has
been arranged.
HELPLESS PETS.