New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-11
PRESENT YACHTING PROBLEMS
SPEED AS OVERRIDING QUALITY.


WHAT CLASS WILL BE POPULAR NEXT YEAR
THE OLD TINE ALLOWANCE QUESTION.
The yachting season which opened with the wonder
ful feetness Of the Glorana and the 4Gfooters Is
closing with astonishing performances by swift steam
yachts. Speed both by steam and SAL seems 10 nave
reached point this season which 1t has never reached
before, and already designers at work on plans
which are intended to Guido next year the perform
ances Of this II would seem II the limit OF spped
had been reached but then Ii always does seem so
after every surprising performance Of yacht There
is however great danger In all this sort OF thing ana
that is that in yacht building the element Oh speea
ls likely TO Ovcrshadow the more important considera
lions OF construction and weatherly quaiueS IL
might be we'll to call halt In the rush OF speed HeAt
season and wait until the other qualities pertaining
of necessity to perfect yacht have evoiVed w "
the speed llne-then TO go ahead again.
Certainly the dsgraceful way In which some OF
tho A oers came TO pieces this last season Is lesson
which ought not TO be soon forgotten so iar as 'he
question of construction Is concerned. IhiS lesson
was emphasized by the fact that the yacht OF the
dominant class the GlOrana, which was the neetese
was also the best sea boat and the best consuucte
Tins showing that all these good quahtles may DC
combined in one yacht and that permanent success
can never rest where any one Of the three qualities
Eae ia sacrificed for the sake Of the other yacht
ShO ID
Of music. DiscOrds should be execrateo.
In steam yachting II is 10 be feared that speed mas
this season outrun everything else. The Vamoose
has developed remarkable speed. but MI Hearst ID
wondering how he is to get her around 10 san iran
cisco The Norwood has shown flight OF speed ike
the wind but Mr.. Munro says she is not for rough
vater That the elements Of speed seaworthness anu
strength OF construction con be combined IN snali
steam Yacht there can be doubt The torpedo Doal
Cushing has made marvellous speed. but she Is oui'
rs soldly rs rock and is not afraid OF rough "a1er'
Torpedo boats OF high speed have crossed the ocea
whole fleet Of them being sent over for the de1ehce
Of Halifax. II this be done in the ouholhE OF
torpedo boats it certainly can be In the ouaihG Vi
small hgh-speed yachts. The Idea OF hrSt tahirs
high speed and then building boat around IL is ike
huudinr a barrel around bunghole The bunS-
hole is good thing TO have in barrel but hardly tie
proper point from which 10 begin construction HOW
ever. next year will probably see great Improve
ment over this in the matter Of hghspeed steam
yachts. No greater records may be made than have
been this year, but the boats VIII DO better Doa1s'
Gardner IL Mosher ut work now on plans lor
high-speed steam yacht $50 feet long which Will
probably be built this winter. and also hlghspeeo
7Gfoot steam yacht which will be launched on Apr!
/ What the IerresbOffs will turn ont Is uncernlh,
but it is safe 10 say that at east Two sees Vi pn,
for higl-speed steam yachts are completed or nealH
so in their Office which will take the seas next summer
Several orders have been received already for boats
OF the 25-fOOt class, class made deservedy popuE'
this season by the performances OF the Uaroher -
fcoters, Nameless. Needle and smugger. Thcse ooau
ere lust the thing for a man who wants TO go sailing
or 10 race in a boat handled by himself and couple
Of friends This class has come 10 be called the 20
raters to distinguish them from the ordinary 2ofoo
boat and while the term applied 10 them Is III
application of an English term which mHhs sometn;
entirely different yet perhaps IL Is as Mandy way d
any other to speak Of thcm. They are really OOau
classified as of twenty-five feet by corrected saAhs
length These boats have outside ballast which add
~ course greatly to their cost They moreover
strongly built. They cannot be capslzed and have
not vet been drowned out. One might go from herr
IN BOSTON in one OF them In perfect safety. In th'
recent race ut Larchmont the 25footer entered made
hotter weather OF It than the Down East catooa
and beat them badly. The type Is one TO De en-
couraged and it IS gratifying to know that the nee
OF these boats will be probably more than doubled mex
season. To william Gardner certainly belongs TN
credit Of introducing this type In these waters
Mr. Gardner is at work on n 53foot yacht 70
George Bullock Of the SeawanhaEa Corinthlan Cluo
Herreshof has orders for boat which Will DC o'
| feet sailing length or As feet the ov ner has no
vet decided which, but is waiting TO see If the ca,
y, he eooter is over and that Of the 53ooter come
Inst wear IL was the 4Ofooter this year the 46foote
and there is at least possibility that next year VII
see n feet OF 53foOers. What yachtsmen are lOoKfn
for Is class which shall be good both for racing an
cruising not too big for the or too small for Tn
other II goes without saying that a 53footer WI
afford more cruising accommodations than 46ootei
She wOuld not on the other hand be too big Tor racn
| purposes. one could go in comfort In oSfoote
when 1t would be unpleasant to cruise in 40footer
The new SO footer for Mr. Bullock will have doubl
tateroom for guests owners stateroom, main saIoor
steerace galley captains sslteroom forecastle an
stateroom for steward. This will afford excellent &C
COMMUNICATION for considerable party for an extende
crulse-to the West indies, say II her owner wante
70 take her there 1t is q little early yet to kno'
whether the fifty -threefOot movement Will amount I
anything or not but there is certainly sach moVemeI
! In yachting circles.
! An addition TO the feet Of steam yachts was mao
last week when j. PieIpont Morgan's new steam yacl
Corsar came into the harbor from Philadelphia, wher
sbo was bullt. The new Corsalr Is fitted up with a
that wealth and taste could suggest. she takes ne
place among the biggest Of American steam yachts !
! The following dimensions VIII show:
h IN fses ia fes5
Alya ao2 80
Atalanta .--------- - 1890 oi9 2T3
COrSar 1893 --------------
NOuTnahal 30
NamOuna 00l 3t7
lConqucrOr go
UtoWanna iC1
Stranger --------'-'------------------ ia 81
Electra 10 a"
These Dimensions are the length over all and c!
IRENE beam Of some OF the largest steam yacht
Every year the feet Of great steam yachts IS ncreasr
i'm size and magndcence. No country IN the "of
except England can show such heet
MI. Ia oras+or ~ taxntion for time allowance III