New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
YACHT YARDS ARE BUSY.
A CENTREBoARD ATTRACTING ATTENTION.
HOPING FOR AN AMERICAS CUP CHALLENGE

MANY BOATS BUILDING.
The fact that Watson is building at Glasgow Q
centreboard i0rater has given hope to those who not
long ago despared Of seeing in day and generation
another challenge for the Americas Cup that she Is 10
challenge for the trophy There is no reason for this
hope: yet all things possible On yachting and II
may be that the new boat is to challenge. 1t is
hardly probable that she will do this year. how
ever According the reports Of her progress
toward completion IL Is likely that she Will not oe
ready for her trip before the latter part OF APRIL
The new deed of gift requires that the club chaeg
Ing shall give ten months notice in writing. naming
the days OF the proposed Eces and that no races
shall .e sailed between November l and May l.
This would efectually prevent the new
boat from racing for the cup this season.
The secrecy which has been thrown around the build
ing OF the boat. and the fact that she has 6
centreboarl seem 10 be the only things which have
given rise " the sumiSe that she + 10 compete for
the cup secrecy Is, however, something which yacht
designers and yacht builders grievously given
10 I'm these days. one rumor has il that the owner
Of the new yacht is the of Colonel North.
the Nitrate King The new yacht Is
being built. II IL said under the English rating rule
and will race I'm her class in England before coming
over here. Now II she building for the express
purpose OF coming here 10 for the cup 1t Is
likely that she would be built TO sail under the
American rule which places less tax on sail
Again her size Is rather small for challenging yacht
The limit OF size for single Sticker under the decd
OF gift Is 90 feet and this dimension would probably
be built up TO in boat built especially TO for
the cup.
Aside from all possibility of the new boat chaeng-
Ing for the cup she IS OF great interest I'm that she
IL ccntreboari The English have. since their last
three defeats for the cup regarded the centre
board rs an appliance Of mysterious possibilities.
Their scofings OF other years have been changed 10
reverenal curiosity and they have been experiment.
ing handling the thing ingery at first, but getting
bold they became more familiar. Last year Wat
son had out the Dora, a 10-rSter. and ogmsay, -
ratcr centrcboari build and each boat cham
plon in class. His with these small boats
was so great that he is To launch the new 40
ratcr which will be what would be called on this
side OF the water a GOfooter II large a centre
board built under the rating rule + success may
look for Il great Increase in the number OF like vessels
IN England II is tre singular that this desire for
the cenreboard should spring up In England at a time
when the sliding keel7 is growing less and less IN
favor this side Of the water. The boat build
ii; at Glasgow has another popularity which shows
the influence Of American yacht architecture. She hiss
GOliana bows.
The shiphouses of the IIereshoGs at Bristol are
busy now and work is being pushed with a force Of
extra men upon the many boats building there. AmoIg
other boats building at the llcrresholrs' IS steel
schooner for Mrs. Ellen Newbury. OF Detroit Mch
III Is DCat lol feet long ana VIII be lifted up In the
most expensive manner. There will be a mahogany
eating saloon on deck. Otherwise the decks will w
flush. The schooner will be used for cruising on tho
coast and on the Lakes. She is built for speed,
but Is not. or the other hand, intended TO be slow.
The yacht will be lighted By electricity and will carry
Il steam launch. She will be- ready for her trial trip
about the middle OF the Among other yachts
now building at llerreShcis is 2ifoot yawl after the
style OF the Gannett. for Providence yachtsman and
30 foot nn-heel cutter ana A ~ .fooer for
two Boston yachtSmen. At Woods yard at
City Island and in fact at most Of the
yards this is the busy season. AZ Lawley's yar Ia
Boston, the new steel Gardner schooner is being
rapidly completed. This Is the first steel boat Lawcy
ever built and the work on her is said be excellent
1t is probable that Lawey recognizes the injury
done to his reputation "A builder by the persistent
and annoying habit Of coming to pieces which some
Of his 46footers got into last season and will look to
1t that hereafter boats coming from his yard shall have
no excuse to contract such habits.
The Pavonia Yacht Club did n wise thing when Il
secured the site and built it, clubhouse at Atlantic
Highlands. 1t Is the only yacht clubhouse below tho
Narrows, and Is Just far enough away that IL Is u
Peasant sail for small boat to run down there OF
an aft ,Inoon Larger yachts frequently anchor In the
Horseshoe Just over against the clubhouse, and thelo
Is no reason why the place, II properly conducted,
should not become most popular rendezvous Tor
lachtsihei The site Is good one and me new
pier which the railroad company Is building viii
form a brcakwater TO the club anchorage. That t,.e
club Is alive 10 the possibilities of the situation ~ tho
clubhouse Is evidenced by the fact shat at inc
l.St meeting $500 was appropriated TO put new
space for good sleeping rooms The contract for the
work has already been given, and By tho time tns
season Is fairly on the improvements win be oo3