New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-27
THE HOPES OF YACHTSMEN.
PLANS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEA
SON
TALK ABOUT GENERAL rAINE-TnE NEw-yoEs
YACHT CLUB ELEcTIoN--A DON.
vENrroN THIS WEEK


YACHT CLUB ELEcrIoN-A DON.
vENTIoN THIS WEEK.
The fact that yachtsmen are rushing the season.
becomes more evident from day to dag. Prom all
sides come the most encouraging reports on the
prospects OF the coming the fleets are growing
simply enormous and the contests as wen IS tie
classes wiz be almost doubled IN interest and number
significant sign OF this condition Of things is tbs
fact that sensational reports Of sales and OF strange
new craft becoming numerous. IhaF IS always
the when there is a certainty of public ems
thusiasm interest and, inverseIy, the appearance
OF such startling runors may be looked upon as ac
ceptablc evidence that the public is, the yachting
public is worked up to intense degree Of pleasure
ablo anticipation. Yachting In 1889, as sport Tor
those who live anywhere near a salt or fresh
water pond, is going to have an unprecedented boom.
At the beginning of last week, the yachting ira
ternity heard with surprise that General Paine was
intending retire and had sold the only volunteer
to a member Of the seawanhaka Corinthian. Theirs
was, of course, another burst Of JOY In New-fors
similar to that experienced when the great schooner
sachem came here. The next thing to occur was
most positive dental Of the sale by General Paine
himself attended by howl Of disgust by the Eastern
yachtsmen Not only is General Paine not going 70
retire from the sport' said they, but he has crack
schooner on the stocks which will show her stern
to some of the flyers next season" In
spite of all, however, there are plenty
of New-Yorkers who stin regard the sale Of
the Volunteer an established facI
Rumor has 1t among them that Archibald Rogers who
is getting tired Of the cutter Bedoun either has bought
the Volunteer already, is negotiating for the pur'
chase of tho CUP defender
The election fight in the New-York Yacht Club 10
waxing hot, though of course 1t never breaks through
Its covering of the proper club FORM 1t is a nice,
smooth oily fight, with which can find fault,
especially because 1t is all open and aboveboard The
Independents" talking with great deal Of con-
hdence. and seem positive that Vice-Commander Con-
will ave another term. The conserv asive element
in the club that u.s. those who habitIaly follow the
committee IN nominations, the quiet ones, and
Will certainly put in appearance when the time comes
Those who ought TO know insist that In spite Of the
u Bird win be hard 20 beat, and that In all
Probability he will be reelected, even though Latham
A. Fish should be defeated
The coming week will be important one for al
the clubs Of the North and Hudson Rivers. The con-
ventlon Of delegates from all the yachting organiza-
tons that side OF the city and on both banks OF the
tho rivers win occur at the Gilsey House next Friday
evening, and permanent yachting association u
North River clubs viii then, in all probability, be orr
ganIzed and plan made for the yachting contests OF
the season. The scheme has been commented On here
before, and certainly recommends itself highly Be-
sides the advantages already enumerated, there Is fhs
that the importance OF the races Will DO enhanced
FRI sporting point of view by the creator field fot
prizes will undoubtedly be valuable infrsnsicsy
as wen as relatively, and will bring into eompetiocs
yachts for which hitherto there was no attraction IN
the pegattas Of the smaller clubs
The new Newport Yacht Club is now spoken of 40
thing Of certainty. Tho club is to be an ideal one,
Il such thing IS possible. The requirements for adj
mission have not as yet been determined By the charter
members, but they are going TO be exclusive
beyond a doubt The Newport feet, IL may be eD
peeted, will consist of vessels Of the size of mem
of-war and spendor and nautical pre- eminence wiz
vie with each other The orignators Of the plan
are ali of the class whose social and financial stand
ing is beyond question, and all presidents will b
oversbadowed In an approach TO perfection. Thu
club will start out with magnificent ciuDhous "a
reted RIA. the s}te and he plans are the same
ones which were offered 70 the newborn facbl
by that organization
The Harlem Yacht Club had kind of house
warming last Thursday evening, the occasion being
its first monthly sociabie evening" The club IL
In highly aourishing condition, and VIII have Ia
proportion as much and as good sport as any OF
its colleagues Tho club feet numbers forty sail,
nearly ali cabin sloops from twenty feet TO forty
load waterlne, and these stickers sailed
by the club men themselves The new winter quar-
tiers, at No $40 East OnehuDdred and twenty hrst-
ward Club. and are exceedingly comfortable The
club has twenty city. lots the river adjoining the
clubhouse and therefore possesses desirable frontage
which will DO of advantage during the season.
Pierre Iorillard win hereafter make his winter
headquarters at Charleston, s. @.
Captain william f. Weld, Of the Eastern Yacht Club.
will sail this winter IN the Gltans for the Medter-
ranean. number Of his friends will accompany him.
Lieutenant HEM. the amiable skipper Of tho Gala
tea, intends, IL he mako the necessary arrange
uents, TO cruise with the New-York Yacht Club the
coming season.
Captain r. B. Forbes the Boston sailIngmsste has
published interesting pamphlet ON tho advantages
OF his stay-san schoonerrg over the usual gaffng.
The electric launch viscouness Bury, built by I'M
misch Of England has been launched. and has de-
yeloped speed of thirteen knots without noise or
vibration.
Joseph sticlmey Is going TO try new patent pro-
peller wheel on his stean-yscht susquehsnna The
champion stranger of the American. may therefore 30
careful of her lauiels.
Riley & Cowley Of South Brooklyn, are building
compound yacht-engne for DR.. Church. Of Brooklyn.
Tho steam-yacht Pamela. bought OF Ward Hopkins.
Of Mount Csar Mich, By Captain J. H. Winchester, Of
New-York, is preparing for Southern cruise, which
win be made In her by George O. Rand, Wall Street
broker The yachts name has been changed to Larna.
H. c. Benedict and J. II. F1agler are having built,
at Bay Ridge, L. l., two naphtha launches, ono each
for the steam yachts Oneida and Isolene
C. w. Wetmore and August Belmont, OF this city.
are each having fortyfooter built from designs 6x
Burgess
Tho forty footer designed by Dolly MONEY!, the
Boston yachting reporter, is progressing at Frisbies
Yard IN saem Mass, and Is getting to look something
like o boat 1
A. Cary smith, the Now-York designer, is putting
nil his ability into the lines Of sxyfve foot centre
board schooner yacht, similar to the Harbinger.
John e. T. Bartlett recently OF the Delamaier Iron
Works. Is designing steam yacht for q Syracuse
The latter Is hard 70 please, for speed
Of twenty knots is Of the conditions of tho
tract
The new Morgan Cup, one Of the Volunteers many
trophies was received by General Paine last week.
sIetcaif and Owen, formerly owners Of the Sachem.
and Archibald Rogers Of the Bedouln, have received
tho cups they last summer
The queer iron yacht, with movable stem and
STERN which Is building for Dr. II. Seward Webb, by
Harlan & Hollingsworth OF Wilmington Dell,