New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-27
RETIRING THEIR YACHTS.
LOOKING BACK AT THE SEASON.
WHAT OWNERS HAVE sTRIvES FOR AND WHAT
THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

W
THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
The yachting season may be cons'oeIeu 20 =, :.
closnA and over. The clubholses arc Sun "lo' ~
true and the Larchmont's clambake WINCH c"P'.'N
nth large eaptals the end Of each years Sae"A"s
80 - n,aoo mt still the season Is over
rho match races and regattas OF 1900 have passed
yachting history and the subject OF winter quarter 0
the boats is Il theme OF interest the season 'u,I POI
has been emphatically 0footer se"son' Nv I w.,
crrcs OF American yachtsmen have oeei P''''
dircctcd toward beating the Minerva 10 hei ms"
standard yacht designers have aspHcu' @Nu ~o a.,
reen, has been the production ny Burgess OF the ""
80, roseoor Tho Gossoon IS owned by the Adams
ho,hcre "a BOSTON than whom no better yachIr"rrs
.ail the seas The contests between inc 'i''e>" '"
t;os,oon were frequent and close All C'e '' =,
finally eliminated In series OF ma''h r'cS VI, 49,
blehead IN which the GOSSoon was INC Nlr'"''
ott.r mart OF tho season another FIJI" 4otoo,er ''''
LOW 49,, rncI,nd tho Jessica and although poorly
u., ora In No condition Tor racing af"r nor ''ii''
atlantic VOYAGE she did remarkably we'll I'i' s'VN
things are expected OF her next season. '"c ,'''
universal adoption Of the partial taNa'I"h vi "a"
nc an element in determining RACING HAF'" "'N w.
classification by sailing length adopted hy h'S' VI ~,
Climb, har also marked the yachting >'a''h '"-' "
.. one ~ practical advancement III the 'cioh'c VI
Yacht racing. ..a,
Thor, have been no large and successful r'sat'a''
x.h,,nring the water with swiftly blown sails Oh AL
sorts of craft. nor hav" there been any s'V"' INV
national races In the result "i winch wv" " H.
deeply interested. Ict the fleet Whl'h hN'.""'' =,
To,rI ,,d,n llar,or under the naS Of the New N'r"
x., fluh mi. year waS the largest ever '.~'eNh'"
for "A cruise In American waters. ana 'n' "u''', "'"
,oyniucence Of great steam yachts proved T'c'a"'
IN many who had not realized how ninch money VI '''
wears has been invested IN yachts III A''e''N
wer,. some good th" cr1i'c ana ti'
Yacht Club was fortunate III IT, rcHaUh "c" "" '
York and the one sailed OH Newport IN al u' ~
tt,s Of the wear il was tho 50 foot ca~ thar he" '
in,orc.t: the contests In tie other cia-'"' "''c
c.s,r,es Tho season. whil~ not brilliant liA bcsl
IN. n, great value from educational p"lih "i Nc"
and of steady advancement III truc Ha"'"e' -
c.,cr,,r sc.,,n I, not AWAY, the one Of most rial
v,lpe Tho Corinthian spirit which OF late years "'N
,,.or s.eadrv growing Was in full swing the last
sea.on and In all the rcHsttAe and n'a''h ru''' NV
-. ,notn-,r NJ the boats had amateurs at IN" h"Iu
ro, NJ ho cannot handle his own b'ai ara fain" h"T
we'll can take no standing "wadaJs III the '" ''''s
vbrId Tho last year has been sgnai'"i "h""s "'io'
.h,nss bv the growth OF inorcst In small t"Su sNns
and the succes.fu Organization Of a'so'au"' 'o' us
promotion. , ,,,,
TN. Scw.York Yacht Racing Association t"nh"co
"a, r.or before, ha. sen Itself grow thi' year I'M"
ercat and hourishing body ~ yAchtsreh' IL NV" va
hrac~s all the important and small ""' 'I"'" !" ~
,rnund New. York Its feet made successful 'ruV' %
AGO., oue hundred Yachts sailed In ns annual regatta
(Crtutnlan
vach.s and those interested In Their handling hA0 o
founded us object is the propagation "i H.o" "Ss'
rcr,,dInc the handling Of small boats ana "' NV
Cn,n,han ART generally. II f. successful ana h,F'"
inc The Importance Of th~@e ORGANIZATIONS f ''c "
cnnraccmcnt Of small-boat sailing CANNOT Ue wv
estimated The small boat Is the nursery oi Wv
,ach,anan In the small boat he learns ducRhes' "
v. md Judgment self reliance aud sR'll VI u" 'Fi''
n,,c ~ sails md the handling OF the lcr IN SHOT, A.
,.o. ,ual,leS which 20 10 MAKO MP the sh'''"'i''
Corlnthian. Il,
To return 10 the subject OF tr larger CLUBS ana wv
larger ynrht, II looked at the beginning Oh u'
.oosn, - ~ there werr Chance Oi an in"rhauohh
COCO Ian, t,n New. York Yacht Club held to IL last do'
NJ sin and the negotiations fell through Inv PiUP,,,
Sitio hy fslr owlers Of fur big sVpTN mat raul a1l
n ,,d Intnraycn come here with their vac nus a'
| race run or no cup, all an in>uih'rht lure u
, tht.c gentlemen and their fiat cutters Sips7 ~
ocean In fact the gst OF their reply wa, 200
yon Come over here Meantime the i'rchGl9 IT,
| .od (.nn- Nav cups which were carried on 10y u"
c:nresta remain on the Other bdc, AID Ii" one SWIM
| Inclined 10 10 over aftor them -. ..,,.
| This wear has the ADDITION 70 INC Nhe,' d.
voI h nee. of several large, costly ana ciceaiI >cn
| ;nrits IL has seen also the coming lhb) ia'ot 10
cm,i.nr nnrposes Of this auxiliary steam yacht tnr
long zine popular In England 1t IS likely tlF.' ,rN
e w sec several new Fife boats IN These whicr'
III along with them productions o Gardhcr aitd Hhl
| r,.s designed 10 beat them. but 10" W." u ~"
| war.s on LarchmOnt and by KlhEc sun W. d
nrchor roodly fleets Of yachts, but every nN now tri
"unI.rc viii be dec tcL,llg aud before long W" ~
aars viii come down from their LOFTY pOics ana Sarh'
and clubs ~ into winter quarters