New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
THE FIN-KEEL'S WORK.
YACHTSMEN INTERESTED IN IT.
WATCHING THE WASP, GLoHIANNs RIVAL
SCHOONER-RACISG.

SCHOONER-RACING.
The season Of yacht races isnow and the in-keel
fourshcs previously from Sandy Hook TO Marbehed.
These boats are certaInly the most extraordinary
sailing craft which have been evolved from the genius
or imagination, tine alone will tell which. OF yacht
designers since the days Of the caamaran. 1t seems
rs II the HE OF the Hn-kel boat would be OF noces'
slty extremely limited one. In order 10 prevent
the irnMense leverage which the fn-kcel must exert
the hull u the boat, with constant tendency 10
rack the craft TO pieces, the boat mnst be Du''' III
order 10 endure for Omitted time, In the strongest
possible manner. An extra strength means extra
ccSt IN yacht building. The HerrcshoH boat III Cmco
has Certainly proved herself 90 bc extremely rist ana
her recent performances In New-Iork Bay h''c so'
yacht~men 10 work trying ~ cultivate. II p"No'e'
taste and liking for this kind OF boat. bu' IL Il
hard work. awfully hard work. speed the hh-Rcei'
II the FL Chico IL any crltcrln, certainly mas o''
what other good qualities does the type possess
seems uncomfortable that the nn-kcci. except In an
extremely modified FORM could be successfully appfd
TO large boats. Already there Is talk Of making
special class In regatas for hnkeel boats. under me
plea that they racing machines and should not D.
allowed 70 sail In the class as Other ynchlS any
than The ca,amnrnn should. However We
shall all know about the possibilities Of the MI
keel al the end Of The season.
Everybody row Is anxious for n meeting between
the Wasp and the Glorlana. As everybody Knows the
many people whose conndencr ia her ability to do 1t
Is so great that they are willing to argue the question
with larecsizcd Lets OF the coin OF The realm. ihefe
many more, however, and these among those WHO
have carefully watched In, recent performances oi
the Wasp, who believe that her relative value 10 the
ClOriana Is about as two 10 three az most. They
believe that In series Of fvc races the Wasp may
possibly win races from the GloTana but no more
The Wasp seems to make more fuss IN getting through
the water than the Glotana. She, Of course, COS
more smoothly, more easily and more rapidly than
any other beat except the wonderful 4foccr Of last
year. When the Goriana sailed through tumbiins
seas that mad, other boats prIngc until their jibs
wet half way up. their decits washed with the
flying waves and their Roadway stopped By the con
slant hammenng OF The ocean again, their bows, the
Glcrana white, swift, strong and beautiful, seemed 10
lift herself over the fOamine crcstS rs II her white
wings bore her along above the element which She
scarcely seemed TO touch.
No such phenomenal sainy has ben done by the
Wasp so far rs done by the GlOrana last year
from the very first day when she slipped ont from
amid the forest OF masiS OIL the Atlantic Yacht Club
house n year ago and sped down IA broad pathway OF
suut TO fame and victory The Wasp also, 1t
l. thonCht docs not carry her canvas rs easily rs
the Glorana. In the recent rcrtlaH she has carried
an extremely small WORDING Op-a and ha' not carried
1t with any than the Gloriana used to carry
her club topSai Mr.. HERE hon, however las full
cOntdcncp III tnc aDlui9 OF INC wasp I" bNhi i'''
Glorana. II may be TINT Tire tremendous and solemn
my story with which the building OF the Wasp and her
ownership were surrounded. from the time her keel
lad up 10 the time that she was launched, and
which stil. in a notified form, hover, with misty
puions above her. has prVcntcd her best points from
being visible 10 the naked eye
The Seawanhaka Corinthan Yacht Club. 81 oyster
Bay and Tlirty-sccoud st., seems to have been r..
mnrhably unfortunate in what has undertaken this
year. That Is. unfortunate from an outside point OF
view, and in The matter OF getting Itself dI.hh"l.
When the new clubhouse AT oyster BAY Wis opc''i.
tho Scawanhaka men naturally desired 70 rad I'm tie
newspaper, the next morning pleasant descriptions u
thcr Icautlul new house. aui 80. pcrchaIo, IT,
names Of thclr guests and II thcm-clvc, IN IA
pnpcrs. II was natural and pralSrworihy desire.
ITS pleasant TO ones name IN print and
Is pleasant TO read 1attcIing accounts OF ones nice
new clubhouse. Even the members Of tho scawan-
haiku Club mortal. anls have Aiilc hGmnn weak
ness, though this Is secret perhaps. which ought
not TO be given away" for the outside world has not
the fnincst idea OF anything Of The kind. Well the
the olub managed IN way - TO arrange It's
system Of Invitations 10 the Opening ~ III" clubhouse
as TO offend all The Yachting Por'cT, whom II In
yitod. and the pleasant notices were thing, which
might have been and never were. The offence was
probably unntcntiona bls it was direct. So palp-
able aud 80 almost o-tcntatlousy done. tlat IT
could not well be condon"d.
The next break Of the sravanhaln Yacht club
was to tx rs annual regatta tr the dat" ~ that
Of tho New-Eochellc Yacht Cub the New !Iochcil:
aIl The pnIters hav1ns Published II. Inc members 81
Tie New Rochelle CIilj were mutually offended. Cor
c-pDndence Of the most pAic nature followed bci|rc9
The two clubs. ne sen"an'aha P|pc "pooEh-i
aud the New Rochelle pcJli" accepted the apology.
The two .cGattas. however. WI iah" place on tn
day and each CLUB VIII Try 20 Ouiho lie otci III 'he
"r 3 @"k xxx NJ when SS% h scwnha c a @d d
gave one az hs datcs Ia The Marine ana fIrld SlID
FOR that club's annual rrga IA, the uhng was d",r
in manner which irritatcd TIE recipients Of The
vo Al Of uat S Who 'n' 2F ,ncG' I" n nli
he Sc.Iwanhaka Yacht tf1b ~ OE" Of the mos
amusing yachting institutions on ms sd o the water
In justice 10 tho Seawanhaki Yacht t'ub VI may De
aid that all these thing have been done. probably,
with the best Of nien Ons and without any ldr" 90
being at al offensive but On the contrary 81 beng
Courteous ana considerable. The CLUB Is Simply ul-
fortunate, that Is all
There is sure to be some good oncrraclng mi,
wear. The Marguerite and shamrock hay; selected
each other n. opponents for combat "a lOGtriur"
and neither Mr. NdXwcli nor Nr. P1lacf l. llhcN la
rdve M the fcht until all possibility of az, doubt q
shamrock was designed by Mr. Maxwell himself, h!ot
a. sl0op which n" won great iame ana repAta-
which he has set ont to wiz more came and r'putl
zion. far II looks a. II she we're the most sue
re. .fvl boat that has been seen In any water
which began ife as slcop aud after few year grew
into a schooner. Everybody predicted When Mr. MaA ,
well made schooner ou' OF tir rhamrock ;i%i ne nMt
spoil = fast sloop 20 make slow schooner bu' rn
the performances Of the Doe: III the last two @nftai
ii doesn't looS II he has done anything OF The kind
As 10 the Marguerite enough money has been spent on
her ard enough yacht designing genius lavishcd on her
10 mako her the fastest boat that ever spread sal
II is barely possihe that this II the why she
altered by Gardiner. stewart and Others. to Say
nothing Of amateur talent which ccasonay sncgcss
sgn"d schooner iIr Palmer however Is young.
enthusiastic and wealthy, triple aiance which Is