New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
TALES ABOUT YACHTING MEN.
THE ROYAL SQUADRON AND ITS PAINFUL Elk
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTES.

THE ROYAL SQUADRON AND ITS PAINFUL Elk
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTES.
The british ROYAL Yacht squadron IS probably inc
Oldest yacht club in the world and han It's pesnne
whom tbs merry Charles raced his brother, the Duke
NJ Yor,, one bright morning on the Thames' each
royal gentleman holding the filler OF MS Such" pu.
the moss of conventionasm has clothed INC ahoeh'
institution. and the ivy Of social dlstlncuoh mas
$3.50 ot ,ts hotter life Other clubs have sprung
nm which have been born of the wants OF yachsmen
and the only use the Royal Yacht Squadron serves
NOW I'm the Yachting world is to put certain
hallmark on socially ambitious yachtSheIi' Di'o"'
sion Of the ROYAL Yacht Squadron mas oeeh
general lately on both sides Of the Atlahuc'
owing TO the blackbalng Of Gilbert ol Ill'd
forep who knocked for admission ut It's gaVes, O'o
noble lord IS said to have remarked WIN SnuNu '
that If the members were not careful uiey "ouiu
have that fellow Irving applying ioi
next"
The rejection of Mr. Gilbert recalls the story OF
how Mr. Ashbury, that well-known yachsmah VINO
twice tried TO capture the Americas Cup was ho'
elected to the Royal Yacht Squadron MI A'"ou'
had got a friend to propose his name anu was ~ oi
fdent Of being elected that on the day Oh ie eo"e
for the election Of new members ne ran up on
his yacht the white ensign, the haNai mas
Of England which the law allows no yacht 10 hy en-
cent those belonging to the Royal Yacht squadron n
man-of-war which was lying near sent podt "
demand by what authority Mr. Ashbury flew the wi'e
ensign The officer who came on board was miofh'cu
that the owner had that day been elected mehOcr VI
the ROYAL Yacht Squadron. Mr.. Ashbury was at that
time a leader among british yachtsmcn ana hiu ho
doubt Of his election but alas in the afternoon 'ac
telegram to him saying that he had been backballed'
and down came the white ensign and up went the
blue.
A new yacht club has been formed In England
called the Ocean Yacht Squadron. The Duke OF
Edinburgh is commodore Lord Charles Berestoru ana
Lord Brassey vicecommOdores. The idea OF the cIuo
IS 70 exclude all fcatherbcd and kid glove" yachts
men and any one can become member who sails MS
own yacht 900 miles to sea ana return from some
point of the United Kingdom. This is the true prh-
clpc TO build a yacht club on. yacht club should
not be a social club In any sense OF the "oru' III
Yachting the best sailor is the best man.
W X Vanderbllt's yacht Alva was reported the
other day at Gibraltar. The crew Of the Alva con-
sists Of sixty-twO men all told
The changing Of the Volunteer into schooner leaves
only the Puritan OF the three famous Burgess cup de-
tenders I'm her original rig. IL Is not probable that
the Volunteer will distinguish herself as a schooner.
so far no fast sloop altered into schooner mas
amounted to much after the alteration. The May
flower makes fairly feet schooner, but her speed Is
only faint reflection Of that which she showed a.
soop The Natural fate Of all soops of the size of the
Mayhower and Volunteer is. however, TO become
schooners. No one wants sloOp ninety feet long.
II takes too big 10 handle her and for cruising
purposes nineyfoot schooner is superior to ninety
foot sloOp. The English get around the big sloop
question by applying the yawl rig. big English
cutter has frequently two sets Of spars. When her
owner wants to cruise he rigs ner as a yawl When
he wants TO race he rigs her a slnglestick.
The changing of the Volunteer into slOop shows
pretty concluslvely that General Paine does not be
Iieve there is any probability OF challenge for the
Americas Cup this season.
Lieutenant Hem. who is cruising In Southern waters
in the Gaatea, recently dropped anchor of Jupiter
Inlet The party on the yacht wanted to land, but
such a heavy sea was running that the yachts boats
could not be used. The of lifesavlng station
on the beach came OF and put the party ashore in
a lfc-boat. Lieutenant Hem then took the yacht
up to St Augustine
one enthusiastic yachtsman lost his life while in
duging in his favOrite sport last month M'Laren,
Of hedale owner Of the English yacht SampIire, was
returning from trip to Holland when the yacht was
driven ashore at stone Point on the English coast
The crew escaped. but the owner drowned. His
body servant found his masters body on the beach
the morning after the wreck.
The Earl Of Dunra, en- Is about to put his little rae
ing cutter Alivida in commission and go mug hunt
Of gift we shonid have Lord Dunravcn over here after
the Americas Cup. AS long as the New YORK ldchl
Club StubbOmly adhcres to the document drawn up by
Mr.. Bird and called the third deed OF glit however,
there is little probability thai challenge from Lord
Dunrayen or anybody else Will be received 10 Keep
the cup by regulations and restrictions which prevent
challenges IS a simple, effective and inexpensive
method some ilnatured people say 1t is not sports
nanlike-but that Is another story.
Something Of 1utter caused among yachtsmcn
nv the passage OF act OF Congress relative TO the
marling Of vessels. The act provided that all docl
mented vessels should be marked upon the stern and
on both sides OF the bow with the vessels name, and
that the name Of the home port must appear on its
Stern In fancy yachtsmen their boats distgured
with lettering and Commodore Gerry wrote 10 Assis-
tant Secretary NettetOn on the subject. In reply Mr.
Nettleton informed the Commodore that yachts were
sspdcgHy exempted from the operations Of the
statute. which applied only 10 merchant vessels; and
yachtsmen smiled once more.
Among the titled sailors about TO take the sea on
the other side is the Earl OF Pembroke I'm his yacht
Pack Pearl. Lord AshbuTtOn in his new steam yacht
Lady Mabel and Baron Schroeder In a new steam
yacht built for him by White d Sons, Of Cowes