New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
YACHTING SEASON BEGUN
CLUBS GO INTO COMMISSION.
THE NEW FoRTY-sIx sIx-FooTERs-wHAT HAS BEEN
LEARNED.


LEARNED.
The yachting season may fairly be said to have
begun for yesterday three yacht clubs formally went
into commission The Larchmont, New Rochelle ana
Knickerbocker Yacht Club each ran up its nag ana
ssuted it, the white sails cleaned upon the waters
and the season of 1901 ushered in with music anu
festvity. On Memorial Day will come the opening
sails OF the other clubs and from then until the mellow
light OF autumn days shines over the seas the yacbs
Of America will cruise and sail and race.
Tho last season a season OF education anu not
Of any great incident in the yachting world Bur IL
perhaps more valuable to American ysch'smeh
than many in which great international races
have taken place. A between foreign yaeht ana
American yacht for the possession OF the America
Cup attracts the attention and excites the h'eress
Of everybody but in the popular furor the esoteFlc
principles of yachting are too likely to be lost sight
of. In season like that Of last year the only OBJECT
TO be striven for was one OF knowledge from '"o
experience Of last year in the races OF the 4Oooe'
the new class of 46 footers has been evolved ana
when the feet is assembled, as 1t VIII DC 'us
year in great race, yachting In America VIII
take long step forward.
1t heresy to 1t, but the only international
yacht race which ever taught the world anything was
the IN which the America won the cup beioio
that IT had been the Gods head and mackereis laii
for the model and the belyng sail for the propusNe
force That race taught the world the advantage OF
Of sails fat like boards. Since that memorable day
when the Queen saw from the battements Of the Royal
Yacht squadron's castle the scepre OF the yachune
seas pass from England America every international
has been matter Of expediency, but mas SHOWN
the immense facility of the American minds and the
possibilities which rest there The sadly unfortunate
manner in which certain persons not mbued with
the true spirit Of yachting have surrounded the
Americas Cup with deed Of gift which prevents
challenges from foreign yachts cannot alter inc on
ward march Of the sport and the day must surely come
when the web woven by weIl-known divorce court
lawyer around this celebrated trophy viii be removed
and 1t will again stand forth free challenge to all
the world.
The American Yacht Club has a young and enter
prslng man Of wealth at its head this year and the
season promises to be the most productive that the
club has had Commodore Watt flies his flag on the
steam yacht Golden Rod She was formerly the yacht
Meteor and before that experimental steamer which
the in less time than It takes think
about It, She did not do tho latter. In fact she
never tried and conhdng investors have long since
ceased gnashng their teeth. As a yacht she was
fairly successful but developed any remarkable
speed. Now Commander Watt has bought her and has
put into her engines built after his own design. The
trial trips which she has made have proved so sue
cessful that the commander thinks she win take
front rank among fast steam yachts AS the new
commodore is reputed to be worth ,OO0 and
his principal delight Is in the investigation and
designing Of steam engines for yachts, it is probable
that the Golden Rod will eventually be great In
structor in the development Of steam yachting.
On Memorial Day the American Yacht Club will
have its opening day The yachts will rendezvous of
One-hundred- and twenty ourth-st. North River and
steam TO Milton Point where Is the beautiful house of
the club There will be trials Of speed the mp,
and the assembling Of the feet off the Point. fleet
tactics win be INDUCED in. There will be ball
shore at the clubhouse and fireworks board the
vessels of the feet. 1t is expected that fifty yachts
at least will be present at the opening and all of them
frst-cass steam yachts.
News from the 46-footers shows that they are
nearly all Of them ready to take the seas Captain
" Hank" Haft and his board August
BelmOnts Mneola and she Is ready for her trial
spin In the waters of Boston HarbOr
The Thayer 46-footer sayonarra, which has
been launched about two weeks, IS rapidly getting in
condition, and work her is being pushed Hec crew
are already on board.
On board the Vanderbilt 46-footer Iserim. which
the lightning. things advancing
slowly. 1t is thought, however. that In spite Of
the fact that Mr.. Vanderbilt will spend the
mer in Europe. the yacht will be put IN commission
this and strive for honor and victory with the
ether boats of he's class.
The Fife boat Barbara and the Paine boat Alborack
have not yet been put into the water. but work on
them is being pushed
Last year the Scottish cutter Jesslca appeared in
these waters. She was 4G-footer and the fcst
Of her class to appeal here. she wretchedly
sailed but she showed such qualities that the idea OF
4G-icOt class Immediately gTasped by all
progressive yachtsmen. Hence the fleet which
JsIcs the seas t.s summer. The Je-sica Will be on
hand with a sdlnc master She has been thor
Oughy Oyerllaulcd. and hes received cOppering.
T. d. s0rgan's 4G-foOter Gloriana had a
trial trip Naragansgtt Bay last week, and Is re-
ported to have developed remarkable speed; The Clio
cabin IS finished in buttenut wood, and she has all
cruising ace mmO1at0pa.
the most Gorgeous aoa this far her cabin
is concerned firm Of NewY rk decorators is at
cabin which will be finished in ivory and gold. The
bulkheads will be panelcd In mirrors and hapaisted
tapestry.
OF Quintc Yacht Club been revived. Eos the last
two years the club has been practically dead. II was
this adventurous and amh ous Yacht club which sent
down the lOOp Atalanta TO for the Americas Cup
She came through the canals. AID the NewYork Yacht
Club deputed Engi-hman. Mr.. BuslI of Dusk d
JevOns. The representatives, Of the great Enrsh firm
Of LampOtt Holt. n sail his YACHT Mischief against
her. lie did successfully. The Mischief sub
sequently purchased for George Work by his father.
NJ Wo-k sailed the Yacht for one season but she has
since been laid up ~ Eigar;Ovn.
English crews for yachts are beginning b. arrive.
A o. Brlgtncsoa men VIII man the cutter
Bedouin, and Scottish crew VII handle me Minerva, cry
shore station. This recalls the time when W. A. ".
Stewart, whose bones are tossing about in hollow
oceln favcras offered 70 give the club shore station
at staten Island. and tho offer rejected.
Tho American NaChiSman' IS cut again for the
season and Is illustrated with half dozen cuts OF
news not ali Of il rmq'lSshly fresh reularlally
accurate when. or Instance. II announced that me
Thistle had been sold T. German coz COUNT The Tae
perpaetic and versai" voung Emperor VIII be peased
TO learn of his promotion backward.
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