New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-05
YACHTING AND YACHTSMEN
THE AMERICAS CUP QUESTION.

Lu1L IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE RACE
THE TIME ALLOWANCE - THE
BEDoUIN AN EARLY ENTRY.
Tho situation regarding the Americas Cup races OF
ehis year does not seem to be crystaui1ing WIN any
degree Of energy, though IL cannot be douoteo tha'
supersstursted with good intentions lhe suriseo VI
Affairs present absolutely calm. except wheh some
ripple OF discussion sends its eddies abroad ny anal
CIV n must be expected that everything that Is to be
done will be done q. soon as any beginning
made at all and tho vague rumors now ~ large iof
they are but vague, may 10 looked upon as ndcaun%
that something positive is impending. Since the
challenge OF Lord Dunraven has been answered there
has been nothing done beyond the discussion Of the
defender question and the authorities on yachting mat
tiers arc divided to-day much they Who'll Dun
ravens offer first was given to the public
To all reasoning minds the action of the committee
IN announcing trial races open TO all classes leaves
little doubt as to the selection Of the Volunteer, she
Is sailed and the only benefit that accrue TO the
numerous advocates Of seventyfoot defender is that
they may by their arguments keep the Volunteer out
Of the trialrsces altogether. good many OF those
who in favor first Of sailing the fastest yacht
Of the American feet are concluding, after
moro mature deliberahOn, that such action
would be unnecessary on the ground that the
VaIkyre can be beaten by either q sewnty-footcr
now in existence one that can be buIt Inc
rumors that are heard are harmonious m announcing
chat new seventy footers orriercd or building,
while no rumOr yet tells OF an offer 10 General
Paine for oharterng the champion sloop. All ue
owners of the seventy foot yachts now in the neet
have any amount of confidence in their craft ana aio
ready TO sail against the British cutter
James D. Smith, the chairman of the America s Cup
Committee has not yet heard from the Earl OF Duh-
raven as TO additional arrangements for the races
nv Of
tho committee has placed any credence In the Story
OF Dunrsvens objections to some OF the committee
conditions As has been said in The Tribune there Is
only one clause which the challenger couiu possibly
object namely, the one on Tune allowance
Lord punraven asked that the be sailed under
q time allowance computed on the mean OF 'he
English Yacht Racing Association ana he Ne"-iorh
Yacht Club rules and the demand had to be reiusea
Though 1t does not seem plausloc bha' th7 ehsh'
difference which the refusal represents Wouid DC
thought Of sufficient Importance to stop The inter-
national races, there seems to be way OF LOOMING
Mt the matter which makes It appear not so absurd
after all
few weeks ago The Tribune published an e'ab-
orue history If allowance rules and their ehec'S
OH the New-York Yacht Club. The period covered
was forty five years, and dozen diiieeh' sSS-
TENS were discussed. None of the methods was
found IN he satisfactory and the latest develop
ment the rule now In use with the Ncw-iOrk acht
Club, though 81 Is fairly acceptable when appIeu 10
several boats In one GLASS, has been founu idIurc
when yachts of different classes were to be hald.-
capped This Committee on Time Allowance OF the
Ncw.York Yacht Club, consisting of General Paine,
Vice-C commodore Latham a. Fish, Measurcr John
Hyslop Designer A. Cary Smith, aud T.. H. Willard,
in their last report say expressly that the present
system Of time allowance is inadequate to compensate
for any difference In between yachts IN dlnefehI
classes, When this is considered, no one can blame
the Earl of for refusing To sail against the
az
which the club Itself, that holds the trophy, de-
clares at fault. There IS another argument In uis
phase for the Of seventy fO0tcr and the conee
Quent avoidance, materially, Of the time allowance
question
As to the building of new seventy footcrS, nOthIn|
definite is known, though the chairman Of the CuI
Committee has declared upon good authority that two
new yachts of thai class have a'tually been Orcrtd
He goes far a. give their dimensions over all a,
"a feet and VI feet respectively, tho water line being
60 feet 8 inches. Where and by whom these yachts
were building Commodore smith was unable to say but
he insisted that work had begun From Commodore
A. T.. Bateman and Mr.. pcarsall nothing more has
been heard and it Is not probable that they Will build
Mr. Batcnau's original offer. ndOrsed BY Mr. Pcareal
was qualified by the condition that the volunteer be
barred from the competition. and justly Both %
these yachsrnen have craft of their which afford
them all the sport they want, and they will not
throw away money Oh yacht which would have no
chance at winning in the trials.
And in CONNECTION with this, again, 1t may be sug,
gestcd that American yachtSmcn will not build fof
competition with the Volunteer In trials. and yet
pect the Nalkyrte 10 compete with tho great sloOp'
Icsgus for seventy -iOoicr, getting thicA. Burgess
II has two rady Lawor. of Philadelphia. one. and Jetcr
n son Borden. al,n Of the Hub another. III New
York no completed designs have been Announced but
A. Cary smith has his ideas of winner well foImu
lated AMI John Harvey and Mr. Gardner are also ready
At moments notice TO pIt plans on paper nea>Nt
Webb Is said 10 have flushed the me, Oh sef etN
he left for Europe. :
The only entry thus far Of an existing yacht for the
trial races has been that of the Bedouin. This yacht
has proved herself be remarkably fast ssiler OF her
sh i IN her p%Vers she Was built at
yards. Gree1pont, in 1882 from designs OF John ~
racing yachts in Great Britain The cutter is 20 feet
beam and IL feet draush She has about so tons Of
ballast 50 tons of lead on her keel and about Is
tons inside she IS now at Marvel Cos snip sarl,
W. Pituck. Her spars ars being scraped several new
sails will be bent and her bottom Is being got mn
wlthstanding other changes viii be- male In her
Rogers thinks her rsny int 1T o % an Hsv o Ssr
designer Mr.. Harvey. said that " me ballast INSIDE
w. esrry new spar. plan with feet ad-
dItional sail With good tuning uD this would MAKE
her even a moro formidable racer than she Is now
There is no probability OF the change being made
however.
The New.York Yacht Club feet Is tn receive a
valuable addition tho British schooner LAZY Evelyn
which left Cowes. the Isle OF wight Asl Inursaa nl
this mort The schooner has good racing rrFol III
Great britain and inst been thor"urhN over,
baued Cowes besides being t sn IN sG@ h wT Fife
Sons AT Fairlie Scotland. from designs nt "" tle 81
Her Dimensions are Load water ne va w. MAKING he,
feet inches. and dcuth 10 feet ,ncheS fr s anG
cl.ssbcatlo9 With tse Gana hnn9bf last winter by
Sir frederick Cameron. now q resident OF Ne"'i''"'
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