Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-12-23


for ice yachting nyN- "a, p~oglhkpepsie
and "no o' rlr lr-r ajurrifl'> t- Jacob T..
BachAuut. i.~i arr aud builder of many
of the -aI.-' ." yachts I'm commission
For tau ... .n wears there have ieru few
iMfuri1l. .e> from what Is known AS
tLr I->.IrN... WIvutH., was introduced,
sud ,rrr. uul,r extraordinary rouGi-
tiuus -jur Wf fifty miles an hour. il
seemed ASH .rr 'atiyrpNCcllruCr had been
reached. T tyiief proved Uutoundel,
such % Li-i r.t'ut speed required uuu,l.
ally .,ruU. sIIl~, aIl 80 the ~ model,
saij,agetu-. ,- lt wa. over the OH ryIes,
Ind moi -f. 'ar desired rate "t speed IN an
ordinary a i8l. which j. tine one great es,
senr.al g.. 81, .'-- Ia club racing.
Recogualla- this fuDt our designers turn
ed their aItsUllpn ~ reducing the weight
tstrucJ Ig,l, ~ the same time retaining the
maNimUa uHHuut " Resistance or stiff.
ness. TIL. wrlil give the greatest speed
with a ten kHHJ ur,rze rather than with a
fair siLpl sale The advantage of the
chang i best demonstrated 10y two skat.
er--our with rAr Wind behind him breaks
the record. and then meeting another nan
Oh q circular track J. beaten hy him and
Sonders Why IL j.. Many have been the
,evice, tried. snu'e blades have lrru ground
different frpu thguld straight edged blade,
aud the Iu.rr surface has been ground
'hollow' VITA "a view of diminishing the
ierway IN reaching, which uf course in-
crea,es tHe speed 10y just 80 much. Not
here, however. do the improvements stop.
Hitherto the .lpop rig has been deemed the
fatest AID most satisfactory 10y Ice yacht
experts. b4t this year there ! promise of a
new rig O. brtsirl which will awaken great
interest in ice Yachting circle,
4 well kGuEa llubman. during a visit u
the south Cd. spain, noted the phenomena.
speed ui the igiUsrl. with lheir iltern
rig. H. rlry piie.! along ia. Mediterranean
coast, AMI uJU-,,ycl tHe idplDi adapting
this rig whit, immense. tIprring sail. to
the Zee Yacht 10. rIgr-e Uuril il f, prlr.
tira.iy GpalpH. rItel uD one cau tell what
tnc glglat,-c- mas Dr. but on paper il
look .i,.l uu- .Ulr Improvement II 50,
IL WILL -1.' l-HB tHr lHaN.Juy.i EeIl "
the sa.. u..a .sH down. JUS above the
hall, which b, uEpIhcr adaptation UI the
theorr cd Hl.G Constitute. rao advantage
Ia speed uI % -,usl over 4 cutter,
The Late rI- consists % u stout taper
ing mast, the saII being spread ou /. huge
gaif or boom which extends Ia au are from
the bow of the yacht up 70 tie top u tue
mast and far beyond, the sail covering III,
whole space from stem 10 stern. Tia. h.
considered the fastest modern rig. and i
will sail closer To the wind than a cl, boat.
Opinions on the subject are conflicting Mr..
Buckhout adhering 20 the slpop rig. Which,
he says, pound for pound aud foot for foot,
in an average wind, will hold its OWL
against any other in the world.
Another novelty likely u be seen on tho
Hudson is "A very light boat. aalf boat
half t~oboggan, which will be- on ruuuers
and have two large bicycle wheels at the
back. These wheels will be fitted With
spikes instead Of the rubber tire. aud OBJ
Grated by the small engine of a naphths
launch. The idea sounds feasible, the
question Of badly disposed weight and
great lightness Of structure beilg Ia the
writer's opinion the only obvious draw.
backs, Wilt +. PJSD