New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-18
MILLIONS IN YACHTS.
4 PHENOMENAL INCREASE IN TEN YEARS
40 rvctrSu ApMIRAL's OPINIONS OF THE
xrw.yoRK FLrEr-NoTEs OF YAcUTsMEN.

Az ENGLISH ADMIRAL'S OPIN IONS VI INN
xrv.yoRK Ft.rET-NoTEs OF YAcUTsMEN
Within the las, ten years yachting has in
creas.d in this country 10 degree of which few
are aware The humber of yachts, their size ana
mouctarv value. have reached proportions which
Tho most slugnine would not have dared 10
nrorbesv few ycnrs ago Some idea of the
rrorr,,ud. of the vested interests in yachts IN
This country may bc gained by contemplating the
,,ct tina, one agency has for sale steam yachts
rbnae aguregote value reaches the sum OF Sj,Voo-
600 The same agency has for sale sailing yach's
20 the value of 81. 100000 mop. his Is com
nptcd ON the asking price OF the yachts, ana Is
Tar below what the yachts originally cost. heA
II Is considered that this is only one agency III
one CIV aud that the yachts for sale III inc cou"
try are few compared with the yachts WiI'h are
not for sale. some idea may be reached OF the
&C, or,ornt of wealth invested IN yachting IN
This country
Tn. Golden Fleece which arrived here on tues
dov CONSIGNED 10 Frank Osborn, is an AUXILIARY
s,cor Yacht She was originally owned hS l1uI
Rolli. and has made TWO trips around the WORTH
when Mr.. Ralli sold her she was purchased 10y "a
Mfr Harrison whose widow. now Mrs. "ooua'e'
of Newton Hall las leased the yacht to Mr.. Us
born for five months with an option Of purchase
Two of the boats OF the GoldcU Fleece are "an'cS'
They cost Sl.I50 in England. when the Nacht
arrived on this side size had onc-hal her eoinpIc-
ment of coal still in her bunkcrs. rs soon as she
i mt in order Mr. Osborn will make trials oi the
yacht under sail and steam.
Manning's yacht agency has sold the iO-foo'cr
Gorilla TO William Kent She was formerly
owned and successfully sailed by Royal lh''Ps
Carroll The Gorilla was designed by y. cary
Smith. and was launched last year
Commodore Gerry has had tue woodwork around
the headlights in the after cabin OF the Eectr'
changed so That more light is admitted oho'I
each headlight is "A little rail of carved WOOD
in imitation of kno;ted rope The Commodore
had the rope tied by a sailorman, and from That
wood carver made the rails
Admiral Watson. Of the British, Navy, stood
ON tic deck Of his flagship Bcllcrophoh ahn
watched the fleet Of the New.lork lacht 'i Az
come into Newport from Nr"-ho,iuohh oort;fri
yachts Of sail and steam came sweGpihg UP n IH
the rocky cliir of jamestown the Admlr2l coni'
not control his ordinations OF qdmira'iIn Mtn
snrprise lie snid afterward " III was W"ut',
full grand | think it the finest yacht heet l
have ever seen. 1t was surprise ana Ievees
ton 10 me OF the great aud rapid growth Vi
American yachting.
IT is rumorcd that A. n McVclgh, the well
known Boston Yachting porter ana ucslIn'i
has plans under way for new ioriy-looter, W,Iicn
il % pcctpd TO beat the Minerva. Ills boats liricl
and Alice both forty -footers have reflected great
credit Oh the designer.
NJ Roosevelt Schuyler has returned from a
cruise q the eastward in his cutter Delvln lie
was caught in Il heavy s4ual In the middle OF
the Sound. IL was severe that many OF t0e
vessels out In II carried away sails or spars Oh,
the little Dclvin was put under staySall ana
weathered the storm in good style.
Commodore Gerry will return TO Newport in
the Electra with his family and lie i'll the harbor
for same time. A series OF dinners and receptions
will be given on board while the yacht remains