New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06
HANDSOME PRIZES FOR YACHTS.
THE COLLECTION ON EXHIBITION IN THE WIN
DOws OF TIFFANY & CO.

THE COLLECTION ON EXIT BTTON IN THE WIN
Dows OF TIFFANY & co.
one of the largest and costest sets Of prizes ever
offered by any club is now exhibition in the win
dow Of Tiffany d Co.. at Union square. The collec-
,ion consists of the prizes offered by the New YORK
Yacht Club for the season Of 1881. Each przc was
expressly designed rs TO be appropriate bOth III
form and decoration for the Class In which 1t was OF
,errcd The prizes are in the forms Of bowls love
cups pitchers tankards. beer mugs, vases and cigar
holders I'm all there are thirty-six pieces.
AZ Newport. on August 49, the GlOriana won the
erst prize for sIoops. cutters and yawls. That Is
the most valuable piece. being worth 5000 III Is a
,ovecup u IA inches in height. : IL inches III
diameter and weighs 100 ounces. 1t IS OF strictly
nautical tyne The body is decorated with two grace
tt and beautifully modelled mermalds. forming the
handles and IS supported by one arm claSplhg the
unner edge while the other is extended. the hand
boldinr the laurel wreath of victory. The mar
l. interaced with strings of pearls, ana mas
the appearance Of being blown about by inc
wind blending gracefully into the intersection OF te
hody and neck around Which Is INSCRIBED lhe ""ius
Won nv the GIorana" letters of seaweed, while tie
remainder Of the inscription IS on the body The base
= conosed of border Of scroll-llke shells and sea
weed growing from the fo3t and terminating In grace
h,l lines around the lower part of the BODY
The prize next in value and beauty also was won oy
Tho cIoriana AT the fot sixth annual regatta, held on
lime Is Ii Is beautiful pitcher standing l"e'e
inches high on the front Is the picture of Neptune
rising ont OF the sea and browning mermaid WIN the
laurI wreath of victory. Under the lip OF the pitcher
& etched the name Of the winner The Jessca ran
secopd TO the Glorana In that and won the second
nr;ze which is beautiful love-cup etched with mer-
maid Using out # the sea.
The special prize for schOOners, which was won by
the Mavfpwer on August TO- is highly pohsheo TANK
ard The gracefully curved body terminates at the
base I'm broad scallops The inscription Is on the
front within a wreath Of shells and seaweed Inc spe-
cal prize for soops cutters and yawls, won by the
pedouin is tankard with border Of raised shells III
the meshes of seaweed and kep. The lnscHpllSh Is
etched In relief on the front
Here Is a list Of the prizes won AT the forty-sx
annual regatta June Is, for sl0Ops cuefs anu SdWls
Clas, g. the first prize won by the Katrina fOr tne
same Glass g. the first prize won by the Giorlina
tLe Jessica ran second. The following sehOoners
won prizes during the squadron runs ~ August
The Constellation. the Quicksep, the Maynower, the
Marguerite the Fortuna the Merlin, the lDquos the
Volunteer, the Palmer and the OenOhe. Inc ioiigw
ing slOOps won prizes during the same runs lne
Uldegarde the Clara. the sayOnarai the hatrlha ne
Iiris the GossOon the Cinderella, the Oweenc, tns
Mineoa. the Huron. the Mischief the Beaonhi anu
the Nautilus. special prizes won at Martina VINE
yard August To- Glasses i, and j., schOohers, VOL
Nv the MAY flower all Glasses, keel scbooher won "
The OenOne; Glass 3, Shops cutters ana ya"ls, WI
lie Tho Bedouin Glasses and D. the same, won ..
he Cinderella; Glass q. the same won by me say
Snecjal prizes won ut Newport, August 10: tlaSs ~
sio0ps cutters and yawls, first prize Won Dy Wv
CIoriana. second prize won by the sayOnaga' thHu
nrize won by the Uvira