New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
NOTES AMONG THE FLhlEr.


wetmoros forty-fooer, building at Ray Ridge. VIII
be commanded this season BY Tom sloane OF Belfast
who sailed tho crack British cutter Olga.
Lawley at Boston, put over the sloops Chiquita.
owned by Augustus Hemenwsy. and Aiga, owned by
Charles F. LongfeTlow, last weok The Chiquita we'll
known at the Lafchmont Club, win go into commission
at once.
The steam yacht Clean Is now the Lawley rail-
way made clear by the launching Of the Chiqua aud
Alga. The Clean was found TO have foh bottom,
and IS being scraped. She VIII have new scfow
The sachem and the 0ayIing, old rivals, are side BY
side In the Atlantic Yacht Club Basin. Bay Ridge Both
are nearly ready for sea- and look as graceful as ever
The Yachts crows are at work aboard squadron CT
smaller craft
MIR. whnlocks Kathleen was launched at Ayres''
yard last Monday night There were plenty Oh per
sons to predict all kinds Of evil for her. but She slid OIL
without an accident
yacht Norma to Andrew Robertson for $4,000. The
Norma was sormerly owned by Theodore n. van. OK
tho New-York Yacht Club, and is keel schooner l@s
feet over all
The Cary Smith torty-footer at PoIllOns yard is
being rushed to the finish. She begins to look Ike
winner to one who has seen othors on the forty"
feet
Tho expected visit this year Of Lieutenant Henn'
according to Forest and Stream must be foregone
The Galatea will spend the summer around reia s
and Scotland, and viii be fitted out In the TAI ior
q cruise 10 the West Indies
L. NJ .Padelford has sold the cutter Udia to r. W.
Weston OF the Corinthan Yacht Club. Mr.. Padelford
himself will ft out the cutter Ileen, owned by mis-
brother
Lawley now has room In his yard and has begun
work on the Burgess forty -fye,' for C. B. Owens,
of Providence. The new yacht will be put in the
| she'd recently occupied by the Verena.
The great sloOp Atlantic VIII be taken to Bayliss
yards at Port Jefferson. There she viii be furnished
sion. She may be sailed In some Of the summer s
| races.
Tho schooner-yacht Meteor, owned by Trenor l..
Park, Of the Ncw-York Yacht Club, is fitting out at
Cohassst She Is nearly ready, and VIII probably
| sail for this port next week.
| f. C. Bencdict's steam-y yacht Oneida has departed
on a cruise to the West Indies. She is one OF the
PROTEST steam yachts in this hsrbor, and VIII be
| missed IN the Centennial Naval Parade
| schoOner.yacht Harbnger, owned by Henry G..
Russell, OF Providence is fitting out at Fsirhayen'
She win DO with the New-York Yacht Cub feet this
| summer, a. usual
The stesm-yacht Marguerite, which was sunk at
milestone last fan, and was subsequently raised
was launched at Hawldns's yard, City Island, on
olsen, Of the New York Yacht club took charge Of
| her, and had her lowed TO Tebos.
| The Scandinavian Sailors Temperance Home,
Hamllton-avc., Brooklyn, is meeting with we'll
deserved success Superintendent Andersen reports a
/ lively demand for sober and INDUSTRIOUS SacnI
| sailors.
Captain Barr has his crew ready fitting out tho
i cutter Clara, az IOmphnSVllei .. L. III De'A"",
her owner Is ambitious TO have HIS crack cuueS
| beat her former records, and Captain Bars skill
and energy viii do great deal to further that emu.
The cutter Hesper is in Boston, and VIII go on
| the railway at New Bedford. Commodore Foroese
yachts at Naushon arc being Htted for the summer.
with the exception OF the steam-yacht eheS'"SOor
and the slOop Puritan
| Ex-CommOdore James D. Smith has mailed to the
Earl of Dunraven the official letter of acceptance OF
the Americas Cup challenge. The same mail carried
an official notification TO the secretary OF the hoX a.
CLYDE Yacht Club Of the details reached oy inc
EAmerica's Cup committee
| The New-Rochelle Yacht Club held meeting AZ
the Grand Union Hotel for the purpose OF discussing
amendments to the bylaws The principal amen y,
ment was the one on sailing rules, propoSlng u'
adoption of tho New-York Yacht Club time aHoWAnoo'
| The members Of the Newark Yacht CLUB are making
arrangements for two weeks cruise on Long Island
sound Commodore Murray has the assurance tnat al
least ten of the sloopS viii take part
| r F. Downing Of the American Yacht Club, is
going to spread his yachting inclpstions this year
| Hs will sail his sloop and in addition, proposes TO
buy a seam-yacht, II he can find ono 10 sult Nun
| The great Morgan steel schooner CONSERVATION,
designed BY Burgess, and building at Plepgrass VIII
have a mainmast o. feet long, 51-foot topmast "a
feet OF manboom and As feet OF gan. her cIuo'
tousayard will make the distance from deck 10 cIno-
| tonsail-yard end over $50 feet She VIII carry
balIooon-ilb nearly $50 feet tho hoist