New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
BURGESS'S LIFE WORK.
PRAISE FOR THE GREAT YACHT BUILDER.
THE INTEREST IN HoUsE-BoATs-AFFAIRs OF
YAcuTsAfFy IN GENERAL.

THE INTEREST IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
YAcHTsMES IN GENERAL.
It is perhaps too soon for the American maritime
world fully TO appreciate what Edward Burgess dh ZOE
it. HIS influence reached beyond the domain Oh
yachts. What he did there spread out beyond and hso
more less influence on all American naval aTcu-
lecture besides this. he was Just beginning TO Apply
In positive manner 20 the building Of merchant Ves
sells the Of his wonderful genius lie sprne
into fame at a single leap and his career was pne-
nomenaly brilliant. so much that men were begin
ming to feel toward him as the Athenans felt at mar
ing Arisdes always called the just" Yet, had ne
lived in that broader field in which he bad entered
the building Of merchant vessels he babe fair TO make
great impress he had In the Geld OF American
yachting To the people at large he vas endeareu Us
the designer Of those three great sloOps which trle
upon the defeated the English champions ana keP'
the Americas Cup OH this side the water. THIS ap-
pealed 10 patriotism. and his methods were no.hhs'
The majority Of those who admired could not aP-
precate He had built yachts, aud centreboard yachts
which could not be beaten by the English But lew
could appreciate how. ham cred By popular pre- ugcS
and bounded all sides By an intense Conservatism
which turned Its face to tile Lights OF the past siu
would see by them only, he Yet succeeded III AIS
aTduOus task
A man Of less brains than Edward Burgess and with
his training would have built imitation Of an Eng
sh yacht with which TO meet the challengers. II he
had won his victory would have been only half salts
factory, and he had been defeated his career would
have been closed forever. Of less ability would
have reverted 10 the old types a have gone forth to
defeat bearing aloft the old idols As II was Burgess
seized on and combined certain qualities Of the TWO
types, putting into the combination his brilliant genius
and producing the results Of which the world knows
II is doubtful if Burgess himself ever believed in the
Puritan type a complete type Of boat. But great
object accomplished. The walls Of prejudice were
undermined and are now pretty well overthrow Tue
deep drauglt and narrow beam the outside ballast OF
the lead keel the long topmast and the spit bhese
things were familariZed TO American yachtSmen ana
ceased TO be regarded inventions Of the evil one
II was an easy transition from the Puritan, the Nay
flower and the Volunteer 10 the keel bouts of the PRES
ent day-sO easy that people outside the yachCih5
world scarcely realize that the transition has TAKEN
Mace When Edward burgess built the Puritan the
American yacht fleet was OF obsolete type ana wrapped
In the impenetrable gloom OF uneducated egoush is
death leaves il the equal IN point OF excellence Of any
IN the world. with al barriers to progress swept ave.
and great future Just beginnng ~ meedgd grel'
genius 10 accomplish this and Burgess was tine genus
There seems to be strong feeling now In all parts
CT the country that If there is ever another challenge
received for the Americas Cup the HeEreshofs are the
people to build the American champion. NOT only
the wonderful neetness Of the Glorana, but the
SPLENDID workmanship which put into her. IS
likely TO remove the centre OF yacht building from
BOSTON to Bristol The craze for BOston-DuIt yacht33
which has pIeyalled LOT the l.3D lev csiInt worl,
thai is done by New YORK yacht builders There are sew
ePal firms in NeW-IOrk which GiAnOJ DC eACehS0 III
thOrOughness Of construction.
The houseboat is becoming every year more pop
ular For fishing along the shores Of Long Island
sound or for shooting in southern rivers and asoons
nothing can be better On houseboat one can have
all the comforts Of home" Paul Rail-, the well
known English yachtsman. has a new houseboat OF
extensive proportions this year, in which he and
companion have crossed 10 the French Coast. They
carry two small racing yachts with them, and when
other forms of amusement fall they sail yacht races
The hOuseboat recently ordered by Pierre Lor1llari
Will probably be the most complete thing OF its kind
ever built 1t will have steel hull and In 1t VIII be
a bathroom. a library and all sorts Of other rooms.
There Is considerable number OF households already
on the waters around New York A. Carey smith has
turned ont several fine ones. In England, where the
hnri,eboat i, "A common institution, one has TO have
n license 10 have one on the Thames. Colonel North,
the Nitrate King, had fine one on the Thames ist
year, but this season. it Is said license was refused
place on his boar last year and disturbed the quiet and
peace Of other hOusebOat jewellers on the same river
Governor Hill and ex President Cleveland were both
Yachting last week, one in the Fra Dlavoio and the
other in the oneida. Mr.. Cleveland had rather the
better OF II in the matter Of yachts, the Oneida being
large fne yacht, TO which the Fra Diavola IS not 10
be compared. Last year when Governor Hill mado
his annual cruise in the Fra Davolo he lay IN the
hsrbor Of NewLondou when the fleet Of the New-fork
Yacht Club assembled there and he boosted the nag
II the state Of Ncv-York over Mr.. Stoles's yacht.
Commodore Gerry after carefully considering as 70
whether he should call officially on Governor Hill de-
cdei for certain reasons not % do The Governor
followed the feet to Newport, but receiving no rcDsh
ton from the club he weighed anchor and steamed
Sway. This year all such awkward incidents were
avoided by the Governors making MS cruise before Tue
New York Yacht Club fleet set OUT
1t IS understood that Frederick W. VanderoAO Will
appeal from the decision requiring his yacht Conqueror
aerr1f of aODeal
be awaited with interest by all yachtsEnen II the ruling
Of the Treasury Department IS sustained 1t VIII maze
it almost impossible for yachts among them the
Minerva, the Jessca the Clara, the Uvira' ana inc
Miranda 10 cruise or on this side OF the Auantc:
II would, if strictly eniOrced 90 away WIN ohv VI
The most intnresn and important features Of Yachting,
tbe contests between American and foreign DuI1 NO.