New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29
TIME TO GO IN COMMISSION
NEWS OF THE YACHTS.
OWNERS REALIZE THAT THE SEASON FOR THEIR
SPORT is APPROACHING.

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OWNERS REALIZE THAT THE SEASON FOR THEIR
SPORT Is APPROACHING.
The springllke weather Of the last week has made
yaehtowIers think OF getting their boats ready to go
In commission but so far II has been OF thoughts
and the feet o. the are still stripped OF
rigging and shrouded in old canvas and the gloom OF
lavingup basins. Many yachtsmen prefer To Law mp
their yachts at some port the Sound or mp the 1iud
son for two reasons First. 1t Is generally cheaper
and secondly they do no. have IN he 50 completely
stripped of The standing rigging There Is an acid IN
the air about New York which eats into hefnpcn rig
gng in a manner which is surprising This is sup
posed to be due to the exaaton from the thou
sands Of MANUFACTURES which on ard around Man
haitian Island.
There is a mysterious yacht building in the yard OF
Fife Of Fairlie on the CLYDE, which is supposed 10 b.
for an American owner. 1t was supposed That no
American order being filed either by Fife or wat
SON and so closely has the secret Of the twenty raer
in question been kept that IT has only recently leaked
out and II is not yet an established fact that the
Yacht Is for an American The putative owner OF the
new Yacht is Charles H. Tweed. admiral Of the CORN
THAN Yacht Club Of New-YorlJ. She is being built IN
the thorough manner TO be classed for twenty
years AT LORDS Her fOrcfoot i cut away that She
has almost no frcfoot ALL and the prophets say that
she will sail around the Clara Minerva and JesSca
II the new Yacht is indeed for Mr. Tweed. her advent
in these va ers the coming will put new life
into the seasons Yachting.
The Boston Globe" speaking Of steamyacht racing
saws: II has been suggested that in the present dull
state Of racing among sailing yachts, contests between
steam yachts built purely with reference to speed would
I'll part Of the gap left vacant by the decrease in
racing among sail yachts.
Races such a those held by the American Yacht
Club prove nothing, and add little to the knowledge
Of the elements Of speed. ANY attempts to race
steam yachts designed primarily as cruisers will neces
sary be frritcss Everything which goes 10 make
UP the comfort Of a steam yacht dlmnishes her speed
Full lines, which give large accommodation, small
engines and machinery space. which also aid accono
daton. wclchtv construction. furnishings and equip
meut which add to the comfort and safety OF cruiser
all these things are directly opposed t. speed.
Much he learned however. from contests Of
steam craft designed purely for speed Such yachts
yonld need 10 be small as it would be too "OPENS vc
TO build large vessels which would be unified for
cruising"
Now. this doctrine has Just enough truth In IT to be
dangerous. II must be admitted that races between
yachts IN which everything was sacrificed 10 roomy
comfort would not be Of the highest value but they
would be far greater vaue than between steam
yachts built merely as racing machines. The best
Yacht whether steam sail Is the mode Of propulsion,
is the yacht which combines the greatest seaworthi-
ness the most and the greatest speed. II Is the
province OF the naval architect to accomplish this 1t H.
hi, combination which the problem he has solve.
\ great floating which moves about from point
to point in PLEASANT weather with Grand piano
hoard il NOT Yacht in the acceptance " The term
Neither catamaran. In the case OF steam yachts
the problem Of the engines enters in, but must 90
a lG"' advice IaS nT' stea% Yachting '
to have races between large yacht, and
not between small steam racing machines. II not
from study Of the topcdoboat That the swift cruisers
Of the Navy and the fast trans Atlantic liners were
evolved. Give races between modern hrstclass
steam yachts and We shall learn somethne These
are races the American Stcam-l Yacht Club tries to
dive aud it is hoped that the coming season Will see
speaking Of the American Steam Yacht Club, what
that Institution need, IS more young men in It. little
more pepper and salt and enthusiasm. Most OF It's
csie take M most Of their time who are Of that
age that when they do throw or the cares Of business
for II lime they don't wish to take up the cares Of
YACHT club. the beautiful house Of the club AT Milton
Point site almost unequalled on the sound Is not
psronizcd 1t should be-not Ike the Larchmont
The Easter Yacht Club viii spend $1,000 in re
Latham A. Fisk will put hi schooner yacht Crawling
in commission early this season. The crew are already
Captain John Carter. who sailed the Genesta in her
against the Puritan for the Amercas cup VIII be
j. 4 InEIls in the yard Of Fife Of FaIrlie vor.,r
NcsIe iSay are San * ioT r. he
is 10 be 80 feet over all - feet beam and VIII nave
steam Yacht Corsair, VIII ch he will probably sell when
he gets hi, larger yacht: The new yacht Is To be
ready for launching On July er engines ing cSc are III
make 100 revolutions a minute
The llcucShOh Company at Bristol, Il. l., are buid
ing forty six foot cutter. which rmOr says Is for
f. d. Morgan. Of New York The yacht is 4j feet 3
inches over all. - feet beam and 10 feet Inches
draught. II H. time since the genius OF tho
Icrrcslohs has been put forth 10 prOlnce racing
Yacht, and the appearance Of this boat will be watched
with interest The Shadow, the only boat that sue
cceded in defeating the cutter Madge II will he remem
bered wa, a lerrcshOff boat and English yachtsinen
sin remember the HcrrcshOn catboat clean. which
Frederick Allen Cover took there and asonished
the natives with ago. II may be that with the
Icrrcshof boat Mr. Morgan will get what he has been
for some time seeking. fast yacht. Mr.. Morgan
already owns the BIG steam Yacht Catarina which he
purchased from the Duke Of sutherland last wear. the
Schooner yacht Constellation and the cutter Mocca>in
Through ManninGs Agency the sloop Yacht Vivid
has been sold 10 John Curtin. the schooner Yacht
Ranger 10 d. > Van Nostand the sloop Yacht Rival
to James = Manning and the Newport catboat Hum
ming Bird to Captain Clarke, Of Cold spring
The ,lOOp yachts Fanny. E,pcrito and Argo are
among the yachts fitting ont at Port Jefferson.
w y. Pagc has been elected commodore OF the
Royal Victoria Yacht Club in place Of the Mar0nis Of
Exeter who has resigned. Mr. Pacct is having
Syty-ton yawl built for him hv Fav & Co., OF South
ampton She will be called the Columbne.
G. c. Noting the Of the lannon's English
racing yacht DeerhOund, is cruising in the Mediter
W. H. Butler has purchased the sloop yacht Berthe