New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17

by a system OF handicaps whereby the slower inc
boat tho more time she would be allowed. But this
Is hardly practicable It would haze nes fnd tbn.
that yachtsman can do with slow boat is 10 ge'
rid Of her.
1t is generally conceded that Captain Terry, OF
the Grayling, is worth great many tons OF lead IN
her keel to Commodore Fish, Of the Grayling.
What superb judgment he displayed in getting away
ahead Of tho whole feet in the Atlantic regatta
His seamanshlp is never at fault. Commodore
Fish IS, as everybody knows. as smart yachts.
man rs there is aioat But Cary smith says IL -
not always the good yachtsman that Is the most
successful at racing
Commodore Gerry as everybody knows. is most
amabio gentleman But there is Just one thing tha a..
makes him furious. II IS TO boat that isn't In
When that thing happens Commodore Gerry dOesno
drop any big Ds because in the first place no never
worth two of that Iie appeals TO the reporters to-
show her up" sor he knows that II some paper does
show her up other yachtsmen VIII make THINGS SO
unpleasant for the bunger by the process known as
rubbing 1t in' that he Will never repeat the offence
There are some astonishing things about tho Electra,
Turn little button at night and she Is all a6laze from
lights Promptitudo Is carried TO tho utmost possible
limit That not the fraction OF a second may be lost
charged by pressing electrical button from tho
bridge But despite these and other wOndrons things,
all yachtsmen who have been on the Electra ara
agreed that the most astonishing thing board is
what it pleases Commodore Gerry 70 call +" the plain
and frugal fare OF the Electra" How on earth no.
manages to get such fine dinners prepared on boards
his yacht Is n mystery which many yachtsmen have
in vain tried 10 solve.
One doesn't hear much about the now deed of
gift which so much criticism has been Aimed but tho
following opinion about Il, related by old yachts
man, IS worth repeating. Said this veteran, whose
namo must not be mentioned he would find himself
I'm hot water Tho Englishmen arc afraid 10 state
their real for kicking against it, and the rcvscrS
afraid TO state their real reason for revising
Tho fact Is the latter afraid of that second class
cutter which Sweet had intended to challenge with Il
they had got notion. altogether wrong, think but 5i
due to the success of the cutter Clara, that
second class cutter might beat second class centre
board They had Idea of meeting her with n
smaller boat. But they Oyorhaued the deed and fixed
up that In the English cutter captured tho
cup they would send 115-fOot schooner, force
a without time allowance and simply walk away
with the cup. What bothers the Engshmcn IS tho
knowledge that they can't build big schooner thar
would stand chance against one Of ours. They
know It, but they amt going to say and so they
kick on other grounds. This IS the true lnwardnes5
Of the whole bIsiness.' This might be headed I'M
portant II True"
Talking about schooners said another yachtsman,
It IS rather curious that all crack schooners havo
recently adopted the British rigshOrt foremost. long
maInmast and maSts well forward. 1t was tho
Mranda's rig ten years ago. We always beat
the BritIshers and yet seem always to be getting
idea they don't seed to know how to work 1t for ALI
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