New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16
HOW THE YACHTS BEHAVED.
PoINrS BROUGHT OUT IN THE NETWORK
YACHT CLUBS CRUISE
FOR ONE THING DEFECT IN THE GLoRIANA
WAS MADE EVIDENT - GENERAL
YACHTING MEN

YACHTING NEWS.
The cruise Of the Yew-York Yacht squadron is
ended, and though it began in mist and ram III All
uufrcquened hsrbor IL ended in sunlight ana Deaus
where flying yachts swept over the blue wasers on
Newport 1t is not probable that the ancient custom
of assembling the yachts Of the acct at Glen Cove
preparatory to the annual cruise VIII be again adheeu
TO- IT done this season to give Long issn1
Sound one more chance. The SOUND as II angry ~ i'o
LONG neglect as yachting ground, gave TO the nee.
an east wind that cut like knife sea that lous"'
each foot the yachts made and rain and mist galore
1t was not. however, the long and weary beat against
head and winds that was SO lnuch opJecVeu 10 i'
such weather tests yacht and those VINO san "oi'
but IL the general maccessioihty o. oieh ooVo
and Huntington from the land and the long strctch
Of water that lies between Eatons Point and New
London that made the old rendezvous disliked. Ineh
too at the season Of the year when ue anpusi On''
of the New York Yacht Club begins, large nunoer
Of yachts are at Newport New-London. and their
captains do not fancy the idea OF running 10 oieh
Cove for the unrpose of sailing back again. Experience
mazda wIopdon the natural place of meeting, ana
~ Is not at all probable that when next year Commodore
Gerry assumes command OF the feet it Will DC as
sembied in any other place
The cruise has developed weakness in the Glordana.
Since she first sailed that wonderful boat mas ac-
complishcd so much she has so burst as "lsioh
of swifness on the yachting world and tnro"h 10
the winds all oonventonaltes and all preccaceived
ideas that she has become in few months an IDOL
and IL seems almost sacrege TO deny TO nef All a.if
bues but the fact remains that on the cruise she mas
shown herself deficient in running. several uihes
have other boats showed that they were superior to
her when the wind aft and spinnaKers were
drawing There seems to be no assgnable reason LOT
this but IL is so, and doubtless before this Mr.
Herrcshof has discovered where the defect Is and
has planned second Gloriana in which the fault WILT
be overcome.
The work of E. d. Morgan's schooner yacht Con-
stelation on the cruise has been so good that IL
shows what she might do If she were properly riGsed
for racing Mr. Morgan never liked the Constellation
and this year she wonld not have been out II he
had not been elected vice-commodore Some OF ms
friends urged that the vce-cOmmodee ought 10 nave
schooner to fly his flag, so the Consideration was
NIT In commission. That she is under-r1gged for
racing cannot be denied Among other things she
wants considerably main boom. stan she has done
we'll ON the cruise and might be made TO do much
better. With the Constellation, Merlin volunteer
Iroouos and Marguerite in the held there might DO
next wear a revival Of schooner racing, form Of
Yachting which OF late years has been almost entirely
neglected
The Volunteer as a schooner is fast boat, there
&c no doubt about that but she is not to schoonerS
what the old Volunteer to the big sloops-alone
and unapproachabe. 1t is pity that the three great
cupdefenders Puritan, Maynower and Volunteer could
not always have been kept as the Puritan is, IN
their original rig and used for purposes of pleasure
only In racing they each accomplished purpose
and did it grandS They should have been retired
as they There is something unpleasant TO read
about the Maynower and Volunteer being beaten III
a race, and as racing schooners they frequently are
beaten.
Such success as young Mr. Palmer has achieved with
his schooner Marguerite this year is due entirely to
his enthusiasm and perseverance. He is of an age
when enthusiasm is natural and perseverance shows
itself in men of good stock. Therefore has he worked
hard to make the Marguerite successful racing
schooner and has reaped something Of reward on this
last cruise.
1t is q graceful and touching thing which, since
the death Of Captain Coffin that unapproachable writer
Of sea stories and that most excellent yachting reporter
has taken place at the close Of each cruise IN
tie cabin Of the Electra. 1t is the last luncheon
OF the year. at which the commodore and the yachting
reporters accompanying tho feet assemble and at us
Close standing and in silence all drink to the memory
of the sailoI-wrter, whose place In the newspaper
world and in the hearts of his associates can never
seems now, be filed.
Commodore Gerry has tried several experiments with
the arrangement Of rc electric lights of his flagship
This year the band of light which runs from the bow
spirit up over the tOpmast heads and so on down to
the stern Of the yacht Is bright red at night few
of the lights in the band have refused 10 work ever
the flagship anchored in Huntington Bay. and the
Commodore declares that the mosquitoes which
about the yacht that night ate the Insulation
Off of the WIRE and responsible for the breaks In
the line of red fire which overarches the Electra at
night The searchlight the Electra is of greater
candle power than the searchghts on the vessels OF
the White Squadron, but it has old-fashOned lens
which does not give 1t the full effect obtanable 1t is.
however most useful when runs races are finished
after dark for in its glare the yachts be recog
nized and timed well as if it daylight. 1t is
rather spectral and uncanny at the finishes in the night
to a faint ghost Of sail suddenly running into
the white and binding glaze OF the search-Dght and
fhpn sam as guddeulV the night,
Too much praise cannot be given to August Bel
mont for the spirit he has displayed in regard TO the
Mlneoa. Such series of accidents as has happened
10 her would be enough 10 discourage most but
lie has fought against fate with calm determination
that in the end must surely succeed. No word of vex-
alton and word Of blame has escaped him in all his
trials and tribulations with the Mineola. Whatever
happened he has gone TO work Immediately to get her
ready for the next race. When she went aground in
Woods HoIl, and hauled off by a tug late at
night he towed to New-Bedford and started in the
race to Newport the next morning. When she arrived
at Newport diver examined her bottom, and the next
morning Mr.. Belmont sailed her in the special OF
the 6-f0otes.
There is nothing so good for boat as to have an
owner who loves her. The Iroquos. schooner yacht.
had reputation a deepwater cruiser long ago. and
her seaworthy qualities were severely tested when sho
weathered the great blizzard. This she has
out as a racer and her present owner, Ralph ~ Ellis
has brought her TO the front OF her class. Her per-
formsnces have been rather surprise TO those who
knew her as a cruiser but never suspected that she
was a racer. She came within twenty seconds of TAX
ing the Goelet Cup away from the Volunteer. and
close WAS the race that until the Volunteer
ured it was supposed that she had the cup.
In closely contested races the measuring OF boat is
an important factor and many yaehtsmen do not com
prehend the importance Of 1t. They will send for the
measurer to their boats when the tanks are full
OF water the stores board and the yacht is in
the trim she would be for a long cruise. Now this
will frequently make an appreclable difference IN the
water.lne length Every yacht is entitled TO be meas
uned for a race IN the trim in which she races. II is
fading no unfair advantage when she is so measured.
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