New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
THE YACHTING OUTLOOK.
AN OLD STORY, TOLD, DENIED AND REAY:
FIRMED
BALMAcEDAs EFFORTS TO GET TWO WELL
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BALMAcEDAS EFFORTS 10 GET TWO WELL
KNOWN YACHT5-GENERAL NOTES.
At nrst sight it may not seem as II the enormouA
grain crops OF this year would play important part
In yachting, but they do. The grain pouring out
to the ready markets Of Europe, and the effect upon
yachting will be felt next and especially
the season after. The money has TO go out TO the
farmers OF the West first. Then 1t comes back whea
they pay of their obligations, and ready money in the
Lands OF Eastern will be plentiful. SO Il
will come back in the shape OF Increased earnings for
the railroads which have carried the grain, and In
corresponding rise In value of stocks. Now who
Is short OF ready money does not buy yacht, but
who finds the valne OF his securities Increased makes
lucky strike in Wall Street, gets returns for money
Invested in Western mortgages, does buy yacht.
1t is one OF the first things he thinks Of he has any
taste for the water whatever These fluctuations Of
crops and monetary values and National prosperity
are as carefully watched by those whose business u
the building, fitting out, selling designing OF yachts
as they are by any people. The yachting doct Of
America represents the vested interests Of millions Of
money, to say nothing of the hundreds Of Thousands
represented by the yacht club houses and this vested
interest Is increased diminished other great In
terests are and by the same things. 1t viii be Q
Little too early whom the yachting season opens
next year for the effects OF the causes mcn-
toned to be felt in yachting circles In the build
Ing OF new yachts OF large size, for this 10
a question Of time. 1t will be felt, however. In the
number OF yachts chartered and bought, and In the
building Of yachts Of smaller classes Yachtsmen look
forward to two season Of yachting BOOM" and II
We could only get challenge for the cup the Seasons
would be the most brilliant In the history Of Amer
iran yachting But the last deed Of gift casts ID
shadow all.
II the battle of Vino del Mar had been fought .
week later America would have lost two of her argest
steam yachts and the Atalanta and Nourmahal would
have sailed the under the nag Of Chill, and Of
the Dictator Balmaceda. When it was reported that
letter from Lazcano, Balmaceda's Minister in WASH
ington, was found recently in Chilli saying that
he had been in negotiation with Jay Gould and william
Aston for the purchase Of these boats regarded
as rather good joke, and few took II seriously As
matter OF fact though. 1t strictly trueand the
downfall Of the Dictator had been only little longer
delayed the bargains for the sale of the big steam
yachts would, in all human probability. have been
closed. The negotiations would have been conducted
through wellknown mercantile house In this city
which acted as the agent Of Balmseeda.
Neither Mr.. Gould nor Mr.. Astor knew until the pro-
minaries Of the sale had been arranged who 10
that had offered such big price for their yachts.
When the negotiations had reached point near con-
cluslon they informed that the contract would DO
signed by the GILLIAN Minister at Washington. Tho
plan to and equip the Atalanta and Nourmahal
gunboats in this city, and send them to Chill where
Hotchkiss rapid-fre revolving cannon and Calling
guns their decks would have made things lively for
such Of the ships Of the Junta as were unarmed.
Tho speed Of gaDboats ana Of men-of-war is an I'm
portant factor naval tactics and the speed Of the
Atalanta and Nourmahal would have been OF great
advantage had they ever been brought into contact
with the fleets Of the Junta 1t is rather romantic
thing that in this prosaic two OF the most finely
equipped voluptuous yachts Of the American yacht
ao>4.o oarJv mad ula vin mi
in the struggle for the supremacy of nation, but ii
becomes more than romantic-it becomes solid fact
brought to every Americanwhen IL Is considered that
out of the yachting fleet of America large feet Of
swift cruisers might at slight warning be prepared
The new 35-footer with which z. d. Morgan II
coming out next is being rapidly completed NJ
Herreshof's yard. The Dilemma built and ex'
perimented with by the Herreshoffs for the express
purpose OF getting ideas for the construction OF this
new boat. The Hereshofs never try experiments on
their customers. They experiment themselves ana
give the benefit Of thr experiments to those who order
boats of them. The 35footer will have like the
Dilemma, q steel Ihn plate with lead Its lower
edge. Her frames are steamboat. and are all OF
wood. She has hard bllge and great initial sabil-
lty. She has long overhangs like the Glorfana. Her
bows resemble those OF q seine boat, only they
more nicely curved. Her beam will be about feet.
She is rather taking sort Of a boat and her per-
formances will be watched with interest That steel
pin plate Is certainly most remarkable sort Of thing
she is intended for pleasure cruising permanently,
but will in all probability be In several before
the next season closes
The designs for the 12 rater which the Heres
hos are to send to Scotland completed and work
will be begun on her. These designs have not
been made public property, and in fact nave been
jealousy guarded. Upon them, however, the HERES
hOf genius has been lavished and In their prepar-
alton a special regard has been paid to the conditions
Of yacht racing which exist on the other side When
the HerreshOtS send boat to scotland IL Is safe 20
say that they send her there to win. The new Do
folter for Mr. Williams, of Philadelphia Is completed
Things are beginning to stir in the shipyards OF Tho
yacht-bulders Boston, but it will be many long
year before there will be such times there as there
from the city Of the three hills feet OF boats which
had no peers. At Lawleys yard Two steam yachts
are building besides all the smaller boats which the
connection with this yard, which turned out the Pur-
@ died dn aawey formed may Ii %
terests into stock company At that time no repH
aGe was Inc 81 the business into sock
company popular thing, and there was no dm-
Guilty In disposing OF the stock.
The panking is nearly all on the "new Gloriana' at
OPINION Sn at the Tor
OF the New-Yo Yacht Club. Mr.. Rogers went in for
e Sssss built on Ss Se the
Alsndc. He was Just becoming a frst-clnss sailor
when he up yachting and devoted himself TO dogs
hunting and literature. His accounts OF big game
hunting in the Rocky Mountains, recently published,
were written with spirit and finish which surprised
had the gift of authorship. II the boat building
by the Hereshons is indeed for Mr. Rogers, 1t sign
the sports, to that pasume orr nated BY kings, and
the purest and most ennobling OF all sports it
will be grcatful 10 all yachtsmen to see Archibald
Rogers ut TIE helm Of his own yacht again In race.
The new 46-footer which is building at the Her
r,shoif's yard and which Is intended to beat the
Clorana Is said to have lower and heavier we1ghe
Of outside ballast than the wonder-boat Of last year.
Though longer than the Gloriana and having more
weight in her keel she does not weigh any more which
Is owing 10 the fact thai all unnecessary deadwoo1
las been cut away. The new boat combines. It 10
thought lghtness and thoroughness OF construction.
The one Quality Is not sacrificed TO TIE other. Her
Yale sirak is Of oak and her double panking Is held