New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
WHERE YACHT SAILS CLEAN
THE WHITE CANVAS EVERYWHERE.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEASON ABOUT CON

PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEASON ABOUT COM
PLErED-vAMoUs NOTES.
The process of preparation is almost entirely over
and the white sails Of yachts CLEAN upon the sea-
The swift black bulls Of steam yachts glide through
the ripping waters, and towering pyramids Oh leaning
canvas add beauty 10 the marine view as they ghde
along by the green shores Of Bay Ridge ana staten
Island.
The boat whose advent in race all yachtsmen
are now watching for and whose coming performances
they are all wondering about is the Herreshoh 40
footer Gloriana Herreshof never turned out Dan
model, and most OF them have been OF remarhaoio
speed The Gloriana is not type Of boat In one
particular that ought IL seems, to be encouraged
That tremendous overang is not exactly In accoruahce
with received IDEAS of what yacht should be, even
IL the Gloriana succeeds in carrying 1t all rght.
When under way the yacht must, 1t would SEEM get
the advantage of a portion Of It. 1t must De SIP
perry time allowance indeed which can get inc ao
vantage Of "Nat' HerreshoH.
The full bows Of the Gloriana a feature which
Is likely TO prove successful. 1t is one wnch inc
Herreshofs have experimental with and found TO Work
well.
Not only in the dominant racing class Of sailing
vessels but in steam yachts the Bristol builders
have set out this year to eclipse everything else ana
have launched q new steam yacht for w. b. hears.
which, il Is predicted is 10 be the fastest steam yac
anoat The contract calls for speed OF twenty nVe
miles an hour. She will have Thornycroft ooerS
and quadruple expansion engines. Her smoke-slach
will be Of brass, and her interior fittings paiana'
She will be- in fact, both beautiful and swift Joy
,orover or until some one Is able to build handsomer
and feeter one.
Burgess will have the advantage In the 4e-foot
class this year in that he will have so many boats In
It, If one fails another may succeed.
Fife will hardly be fairly represented, as two OF his
boats the Jessica and Uvira, not new. The Bar
bara designed by Fife and built by Lawley, is the only
one of this years productions Of the great scottish
designer which is likely to meet the new boats this
season. Still, Fife is great man and his boats are
wonders.
The Uvira is now at Newport She was originally
built for the Commodore of the Royal Nova scoua
Yacht Club and sold by him to Mr.. Sands her pres
ent owner.
Tho Golden Fleece went down to Gravesend Bay
last week and swung ship" to adjust her compasSes
On Wednesday afternoon she steamed UP to ABOVE
Fort Wadsworth and ran up her flag, formally going
into commission. As soon as she was IN commission
she saluted the United States gunboat Concord winch
was lying nearby. Mr.. Osborn has spent no emu Oh
money IN overhauing the Golden Fleece and decoraI
Ing her cabin this last winter. and now has got her
exactly to his liking.
AT Mannng,s Basin the sloop yacht Nirvana Is
ready to go into commission
The schooner yacht Albatross, which in old times
used to be the Restless is also about ready to hoist
her flag for the season.
Commodore Gerry will have to keep sharp out
look this year or the fame Of the Electra Will be
eclpsed by that Of the Golden Rod. Commodore Watt
has entered the field and sworn by the bobsay that the
Wiltshire hams woodcock pates and perfectly trapped
champagne the memory Of which fingers long afer the
summer has departed, with those fortunate enough TO
be guests on board Electra shall be equalled not
exceeded by the good things which will comprise the
plain and simple fare of the Golden Rod.
Mr.. Turner, the owner Of the new 46foot Oweene,
has lust been elected vice-Commodore Of the Mas
sachusetts Yacht Club.
The crew Of the Oweene will be made up 1t is stated,
NJ men from the old crews OF the Clara and Minerva.
With Captain Charles Barr at the tller and crew OF
such men the Oweene ought not to fail, II she does
fail. for want Of being properly handled.
Frederick W. Vanderbts recent English purchase,
the steam yacht Conqueror will soon sail from South
ampton for this country.
The old yacht Mohawk, now belonging to the Gov
emment and called the Eagre, never looked so we'll
as she does this spring She seems to have an eternal
lease of fe and is to-day almost as sound as the day