New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
THE PASSING or T1CHTING TRADITIONS
TRUTHS INFECTED TO COME OUT OF TIE sHAD-
OWS OF THIS SEASON.

TRUTHS EXPECTED TO COME OUT OF THE SHAD-
owS OF THIS SEASON.
| Though no startling phenomenon is likely To burst
on the yachting word this season as the Gloiiana
did last, ana that brat did 10 d" tell u.s. n'
A. Cary smith said when he first saw her SAIL tha'
did not know ALL" yet there will be plenty OF
good sport Wife yachts sail there will always DC
good sport. The Cl)riaua last year thoroughly
demonstrated how, even In what Is supposed 10 be an
exact science. the shadows OF tradition vanish before
! the Hight Of facts. This is the only reason WHICH
gives any seriousness to the strange fleet OF Il ootcrN
which has sprung up in Boston and Its nelglb ,rn'.
cities ont OF all this heterogeneous assortment 'i
boats in which so-callcd principles have been applied
some truth may come. There IS this about It, now
ever: what ght work successfully in rs small boat
| as a 21-looter might fail utterly in larger BOAT
Tho naval arcl fleets say not The principle, are hNca
and if The theory IS borne ont In the sailing OF small
boats larger boat cmbodylng the same principles
will be equally successful oar models. they say
are small boats IN which We have cmb 1died inc
principle, We intend 10 carry out. We can tel ny
the sailing Of the mode, what trc yacht will do.
IIcrrcshof also. they say. never introduced rani
cal idea in;o Of hi, yachts without having ifs'
tried IL on a smaller boat. The full bows 81 'hc
Gl3riana were tried on a smaller boat before MY
were put on the white champion. and Tie b'I'i'"i''
WINS IuIt a, n ~tr,er7 before he began on his I'm
/ reels MI OF tll7 Is 80, but h''''''N''
remain, that IN exact reproduction OF u
rt boat macnined to IN 20 foot boat would III
all human probability be decided failure IL J"
not however. the idea OF those who seek allT III
,ght among the II foot museum Of Boston - 'aNc
1 ,hc boats -, whole and simply enlarge thc'" II
they are successful. but Ia If certain ideas EN-
bodied in these boats are practical and will stand
being adapted t. boat, Of a larger buih. IN 'mA
way the Boston fleet ought to lie successful hinder
gartcn.
The principal thing of Interest in the June races will
Ii, ..,,q AWAY, and Of course the race, 81 She Il
f,ocrs tle contests between the Wasp. that new
creation Of IcIc,hohs built 10 beat the "I"f"h ho'
self The Gloriana in the hands OF Charlie barr
ought 10 be- sailed for all there Is IN her ana the "h'p
Is "A boat in which it Is believed BY many even D
The Ucrrc,hOils Themselves, that model mas bc'l
found which is superior that Of thc victor Of last
year II was not the intention Of the new owner "i
the Gloraua 10 race the boat until August bat 80
much pressure has been brought t. bear on MN u"'
,he viii in all probability appear In the June ra"'s'
II i, thought that 10th boats Will not only race here nj
Newport and ~ the annual cruise 81 "a" ~" TOT"
Yacht cub bat win also be seen IN ia" races 81 III"
Eastern Yacht Club on Boston. There Will probably
be- no talk when the Wasp first sail, Of her elnlne hcr
victories II she gains them. 10y reason Of an Increase
in her vuterlinc when she heel, over. When the
Goriaua came ont lat year all the "i>eac'' 'nu' INC
writer among the number that boat Of su' Hbu"'mAi
overhaug must Of necessity Increase her length when
she lay over 10 the wind, and would pucucaly sail
AS boat considerably larger than IN" class In which
She was entered. rs matter Of fact the "lofinna
/ had uo substantial gain from her long 0vcFnns In
effective length. The air has been singul"ry clear
Of thc,re, what The Wasp viii DO ana oilu'l'n'
a, t. her build In fact she has attracted COMPARE
ty.y little interest in spite Of the absurd theatrical
uysterv which WIS At first thrown about her building
and her ownership.
-,
II is to lie hoped that the sale If the Glpnlna by
f. D. Morgan does not mark his retirement from the
fed Of yacht racing Mr.. Morgan tried and inca
again to get a fa-t yacht and at last he succeeded
lie pcr-evcred when other would have given up
In despair finally h. got the boat which a,'nI-hei
the world lie raced her for one season and then SOIL
her ii 1t WAS merely perseverance on MI. N"r-''n b
Iari which led him tlrou All his yachting NicI'tnd''
10 the deck Of the Gloiana. then, Ia object being
accomplished, hi retirement is probably for good.
II it wa. a true yachting prt he will continue to use
h, great personal influence aud the resources afforded
him by h, great fortune for the Advancement Of the
spor. with which he has become identified 1t Is to
be hoped that the music Of the wind through the trees
LOT Whcatly will not make him entirely forget the
Whi-tlng Of the wind IN the ,trihIing c"idit'. a.
Mr. Morgan retire. however Mr.. Kp,cf- capprars.
lie had tie largest cutter In the country when he wa
Yachting prominently before. me cutter ie'"ulp.
II he had the ambition 10 have the fastest boat In her
ca~, he gave 1t up and went IN for shooting got IN
tcrc,tcd iu hi fine kennel II dog, and 80 oa'"d To
plav much 81 - part in the Yachting wUlL NOW
he rcappcar, with the Wasp returning to his lrt love
among yachting.
There l. likely 10 be considerable rivalry TINS season
between the ~r;lWanlaka and the l%irchmOnt Narht
clubs In the matter 81 their cubhou>c-. The beauties
Of Iaichmoni and the facilitc, Afforded b. IT. club
hon~c are known to all Nnchisin"n IN" club has
started out ih year - make tllc >cn~on more pro-
D. rcu, for TIE clh than cNc before and yachts which
have got into a habit 81 dropping iuiO LarchmOnt
IarbOr whcn on u crIi-c hp the sound would 60 there
II no hand the filler ON the south side Of
rhe sound. however. the >eaWanhaka club has set up
IL, fine house ard prOpV~c- II possible 10 MAX"
oyster Bay the popular stopping plac" for all yacht
bound up or down the sound The club has pln'd
i.r colony of summer home around the cluj house
and going 70 make supreme effort To have il-
place popular The American Yacht tlu. further 10
ibe fWarr ~ Milton Point. should not L. left out
OF the calculations hy either club, for Commodore
Lawrence /, fun of plans (" make that club house
place Of popular resort among yacht smcn TIL, year
and make II attractive that Yacht h..
Altogether yachts cruising on Long Island Sound will
find plenty Of good club houses of which anchor.