The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-28
TOPICS FOR YACHTSMEN.
TIE ANNUAL CRUISE OF TEE NEW
FORK YACHT CLUE.

TIA Most Important YaehtinG Events OF
Oh. season TO Commence Next Week
Wopday-New Workers. Arrayea Against
Hos,on In y Contest for Supremacy.
yacb,smen are preparing this week for the
VIVA, important yachting event OF the year
,ha Nav York Yacht Clubs forty-seventh an
nual cruise. The feet will rendezvous next
Monday Mt Glen Cove. and after q meeting
., captains aboard Commodore derry's steam
Yacht Electra will get under way Tor Hunt.
instop, tho first port to be made.
In going back to first principles and starting
Nv. cruise at this end OF the Sound the New
YORK Yacht Club has done great deal for the
snort IL so ably represents Tho gathering OF
IN, clubs feet near Now York will givo tho
thousands Of lovers OF yachting who cannot
tatc por. in tho cruise an opportunity OF see-
,nc he rendezvous md tho first run. and will
tend 10 keep alive their interest In the annual
disnlay OF which this city may well feel proud.
II is often said that New York shows lees
patriotism in yachting than in any othsr
branch OF snort AMI in u measure tEis II I'M
fortunately truo. To hesure. when great oc-
cnsion like nn International race arises, New
York nus he. best foot forward ana shows
more n,Eusiasm over the contest than coulu
any other city In tho country but when yacht
rae. do not bring into question the ownership
of tho Americas Cup interest is confined
largely TO yachting enthusiasts.
This s. ate OF a.uirs is indeed unjustifled by
tho snort itself. New lurkcrs have 81 eat
deal moro money invested in pleasure craft
than all 9th ar cities in tho country combined.
They own fee. u yachts such as has never
been seen before. and III the course OF the last
three years there havc been some OF the most
,,ci;iur races ever known in the history OF the
;,... ip, a
wanting, attention has been spread over the
enurs fleet, instead OF being centred in one
class. and The s,snt.ar! OF excellence has been
STEADILY m sod The smaller ella. ses have been
,,nut nm. and greater speed has been shown
ali through til, list. Advances which have
been maus make 1t an assured fact that
Tho speed # the Volunteer can be surpassed IN
n 9o.'ootcr. Tie average speed Of steam
yachts has Increased without sacrificing COM
Tort in any married. degree. aud steam and
napt;ha laur, ,s have been greatly improved.
tho latter huvrs cv,ne into general ua'.
Tho strides sasIS In yachting from year to
year nre SHOWN when tho Nuw York Yacht
Clubs fec. roac, together for its ANNUAL
cruise. As they III other time. ThS yachts
from the larGea. Gamer down to the, smhl.est
o. op look the r b. 81, and even nj Rnrao make
a s rht worth gong miles To seq. lhs tear
New iorkers VII. haNe chance TO So them
the Iirorno DON tLN,s will DO a day Of e.oIt AZ
exciting, AS picturesque. ard as varied ~ one
It was So =. La:ry thought starting tho cruise
At this en- | IL the sound. !. muy be that by
dsp.Iyins The public of chance to seo the
lights st", me Iiun has been In par; re- pom,
yachting circles There are few members
II he rs S, there are II Eyey fIHo
but. fortuuatcy tor, yachting, they do not cut
much OF n figure. TAG mem who now form the
bacLbor o. iho ciuhs yachting side are iu for
tho sport. ana are al WAYS giad to lind an out.
side I'M crest in their do!ngs.
Commodore Gerry. Cor instance, In order to
hive the cruise reported. invites as guests
aboard the Electra IRON port TO port the ropre-
sentati'es Of the leading PAYERS which give
space 10 yac,,:inc, and US for the Official times
cruise. OK. Coln modore 8. Nicholson Knne is
ever ready to tax" no end Of trouble TO ser that
facts. Commodore Kane is Chairman OF tie
!tsGata Committee. and q more popular man
has never held the position. Always dignined.
wonders toward .wpine out the. charges OF
.nooblshnoss which were once freely made
The coming cruise promises to possess un-
usually Interesting features. Bost is com:
Ing on with her much talked about Beatrix and
tt-footer Gloriana, and decide the perplexing
S Sis ions which Boston has been ,aHitating
schooner on hand TO try Conclusions with. the
ether 9o.foor schooners. These races alone
sssisSire q ssshss%sn : here ss' e ssni sis
ss h. .ssy With Il Boston FIJI h.y o sr
.oreihsr against" against New York. t6eir Minds " AZ
anon: them u man 10 succeed the late Edward
%h nr and i ;ngs appears that men here
m nv. III ,p,n%rtunl,y OF pushing New iorks
rlll not do this to any great extent Building
G"atc Ian. ara running RACES Tr II defeated build.
BIN ont. Will ac, onrlish q srsai deal more.
Whi'o some LIB members have been harpng
s So,. rules. Boston has been building win ming
ac e. plrcd Ia tue i'urtnn year.
The snr,ess OF Yachting here, the next few
Sp.;sosw WIN ix de end Utmost Nos entirely upon tEs
make saIi n. ont Of the death OF q splendid
nan Ike ldwari burgess Is on its face de-
tige which his heuth takes from Boston and
Ewes 70 designer hore is Inevitable. 1t Is
Pr ISr"bnhe " the ,wealthiest men will go to
orders which rNn CIV. to some oil tho intell-
s sssns IesifnSrs IN this ely fair chance TO
rontes! Of various designers for superiority
helps IN giving interest TO new boats. Boston
aGdst tap- Charles barr to her list Of OK:
OF meaning. and we'll worth bearing Ia mind.
~ ani the ia;ein ymrhtsmen would have ropel
Txesd had nc: hcl his eyes open md engaged
him as sooD ah lc learned that Capt Uarr was
~ DO released lev r. J. q. Barr on.
AS Tor "oNt yrEr's PROSPECTS II will be impos-
Z. ls ,o'e what hoy AFRO until after tho New
rroIK hhcNt ti.n cruise. Judging by the New
.orA theory that tho EeatriX and Oweene can
hot beat % SaYunara rs badly as did the
nI2rIaD'- i LOOKS as though yachtsmen were
Golht; t. hhyo the G!ori na problem before
tnem noXt tab n this cuSe there will hu,dly
Uofoom Tor doubt about her ability to beat
sHtnlny Of her size aiiOat. SO there will be
HoihlnG Len 10 10 hut to build new boats, aud
new l"'k designers ought. by reason OF their
experience. TO have, tho cali. II they don't,
ussi lessons teach tina. Now York yachtsmon
are simriy going o get licked
an neE err new boats nre already being maprei
Mnnnn, Gardner expects rLreo orders. and
t,uofniy n-oG". ana ono o hose will lie shall
toT tglmmn g dish. designed expressly for
Hsnt mrs ;!nh smooth set Mr.. Gardner says no
" hot soiur TO ts caught without n boat OF
MS lYps II ~ IAN holD II. Thomas Chaplain
p.onIsrs TO Or, ne out u boat OF tho Boliicsr
W.e 10 coninete IN this class, and II. j. Geriow
s,no OK ects nH cr'cr for one 30 that there
Snn,.e tlfee sk tnring dishes besides the keel
o9In's DESIGNED by Nr. Garduer.
1, non"'e he"bnry ID. Lnwton Of the At
r ro', Il lacat C'uJ ceye- that IN thu average
Tyon.,h,'lons OF wind and wca her on The Sound
~; ~ ,ts summer II shall ow centreboard boat is
me best Tor racing. According 10 Gom,nndoro
, ,.rsnn mlnd-and ho Is one o. the most OK
}e',ehcsd yachtsm"n In tbs counry-the At
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