New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14
MANY YACHTS WAITING.
iHE WHITE WINGS SOON TO BE SPREAD
GOSSIP ABOUT THE AMERICAS CUP RACE
AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS

AND orHER INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS
WHO WILL DEFEND THE TRoPHIEsi
The committee appointed by the New-York yacht
,h N Arrange the details of the international race,
after the challenge was accepted, has taken seuon'
n has issued an invitation for trial races TO all yacn
owners who desire to compete, the wording VI 'n0i
decision being as follows:
The Americas Cup Committee request tn1so nra
ers who are desirous that their vesseis snouo epaD
sent the Now.YorE Yacht Club in the eSmins cSn s
test WITH the vsss s. iO %bo 'n propose 10 build yes
seis with that intention, so notify the commtee
ss s onc on the the list shall be subject selection by the
COMMITTEES as the representative OF me .ra,,as
nv rirt n forming their own Judgment as to fitness
for The purpose In view, Irrespective OF the result VI
Ear Ss purposes of this contest it has been deemed
advisable by the committee to conhne the seiecaon
sp,sses T. n and III Ncw-York Yacht Club classified
tion namely all over Jy-one feet long on fe load
wsher-iine. ANY yacht or othor vessel propelled ~
SAT- only coming within the foregoing requirements,
win be considered eligible, whether belonging 20 a
For the purpose Of forming Judgment the committee
VIII avail Itself of the result OF races curing mo
- thew nav deem desirable. due notice Of which will
DO given. Entries and all other communications
should be addressed to the chairman OF me con'oo'
James D. Smith, No. 90 Broad-st., New-forR CITY,
YAcHrsMEN SOMEWHAT DIVIDED.
Those who are directly Interested 1t has been stated
repeatedly are divided into the faction that favors
the sailing Of the Volunteer and the faction favorns
new yacht. The friends Of the Volunteer are, OF
course unanimous in the belief fiat the British would
not have the slightest chance Of winning against
Americas champion. The seventy-fooier party on
the other hand are divided into numerous factions
The owner Of each Of tho three crack sloops'
Katrina, Shamrock and Tltanls. Is confident that
his craft would prove winner Inc
designers such as Burgess A. Cary Smith, Lawior ana
Others feel that they can produce boats better han
any now existing, and there seems to DO no oouo'
that they Will find patrons to indorse their views oy
material investment. The trial races themselves
therefore, always supposing that the Volunteer VIII DO
IN commission this year. will be as interesting as 'ne
international conclusions, and any careful observer
will be able to place his bets accurately when inc
defender he's finally been selected
There is little doubt now that Burgess IS at work on
tho lines OF yacht somewhat similar to the moderh
Burgess forties-a yacht which will be produced IN the
substance with rush. The CT thusiast who oruereu
this Yacht profers 70 keep his from the public
for present. Beaver Webb it is stated generally
has the lines ready for now yacht seventy rect on
the wate-line, and contracted for by the syndicate
that offers a new international challenge cup. a.
Cary Smith has his ideal seventy footer planned and
thinks II VIII be as successful against Burgess new
ones as the Banshee was against the PapooSe and
Baboon last year. Iawor, of Boston, has stated that
he Is ready TO present the plans for seventyfooter
which Will beat the Valkyrie There are olher
designers ready, and the decision OF tho Americas
Cup Committee will certainly awake to Willingness
the men who arc able to supply the funds for building
READY TO BUILD A SEVENTY -FOOTER.
Ex-CommOdore A. E. Bateman, whose views on the
subject were published in The Tribune week ago, has
followed up his expression Of opinion with material
promise lie declared yesterday that he was ready 10
build seventylooter and that Thomas ". Pearsan,
the owner of the Banshee, would share the expense
The success of the Banshee has undoubtedly convinced
Io-;. A Cory Statfh
knows something of the speed elements of yacht, and
I'm case the two yachtsmen decide TO build defender,
Mr. Smith will undoubtedly have use for the plans
that he has his mind. The early forty fooer'
races wiz so great way toward formulating pubic
opinion to what Is wanted
The members of the syndicate OF American yachts
men already referred to are busy perfecang their
arrangements for International race or series OF
races, limited 10 seventy-footers Some months ago,
when IL first became known OH this side that Lord
Dunrayen was building racingyacht and intended
sending It to America party OF yachtsmen, principally
from Boston, anticipated the result which mas no"
uaterialized namely, discussion Of the question
whether the challenger should be met by the volunteer
or a vessel OF her own dimensions. The members OF
tho subsequent syndicate also realized that
race between the Volunteer, or any other
ncstelass sys SlSCp desirable amount Of interest
This, and desire to remove the scene OF ln,oF ne
uonnl races TO waters intermediary DetHeeh TUG
Hmertcan yacbiing centres Boston and New-York,
led tbe syndicate 10 mako full preparations for an In
dependent international ehaiehgo'
GENERAL PAINE's NEXT VENTURE:
At the heaa OF the now organization, II 1t may
thus be termed is General Paine. the owner OF the
Volunteer and this fact, In measure. explains his
intention not TO put the Volunteer In commission
Deayor webb, on behalf OF the syndicate, wrote
Iord DInrayen and asked him whether he would
be- willing TO sail for the cup. The challenge
has been accepted with the proviso that the races
for the new cup viii not interfere with the AmGricas
Gun contests. This condition. of course, VIII MOI
stand In the way of the syndicate races ana ~ may
be assumed that there VIII be this year from SIX
10 eight international cup races In American waierS
That implies Of course, that whatever ihe resuls
of the trial OF the Americas Cup may DO M
seventy .)otens buff for those trials VIII
have other purposes besides. Tho yacht no"
being designed by Burgess. Il would DC jar guess
Pesyor-W ebb is non-commttal on this point as he
e on many The races however, will probably taRe
rIace ct Newport over courses extending into vine
sA,o Over at piepgrass yard, in City Island, two OF
the present seyeny fooers are D"nS ntted oSo tSr
ss NAVY bards arc busy with yacht outfta The
Tftania In which many hopes are centred, VIII hsse
LONGER @ ses s h ho year sandpaTerd and is being
mt nto the finest possible shape for sliding through
the brine. OF the other yachts. the Adelaide was
.tv n the sernoon A. Cary Smiths yswi is ready
'or The great third-class schooner Crawling IN al
new steel tcpmast bscEsays Tho celebrated cutter
Clara is also getting new gang OF Steel Inc sni.n
nd toyynfdabe rs ever All in all. the yachting
d,msment Is growing brighter and brighter with nc"
stars and recO,shed old ones
CHAT AMONG YACHTSMEN.
While the larger yacht-cubs are busying them
selves with discussing tho international race the
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