The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-20

FLEMING UP THE YAcH1s.
A Nsnber OF Crack Boats Getting Ready
for the Saiilnx Season.

mo yacht yards present quite BUSY APP
pearahce Just now. All through the winter
the boats have been laid np stripped OF all
their spars and carefully covered with can.
vas. Now the mates Of many OF them have
their crews at work getting everything in
ship-shape for the coming season. AT Tcbo s
yard. In South Brooklyn. n large number OF
them are being fitted out.
The Namoose. Mr.. Heurst's steam flyer. had
her canvas cover stripped off yesterday and
decks painted. Chief Engineer Hebron says
that he can have the boat ready in about four
days. and that he ia putting things in shape
becauseN Mr.. Hearst has come East again and
may want 10 take u spin down the bay. The
Namoose's engine is in fine condition. 1t has
been covered with vaseine throughout tho
winter. and now few hours work with cotton
waste Will make II as bright and clean as 1t
ever was.
Comm odore Gerry's flagship Electra will 20
into commission early next month. she Is be-
ing thoroughly overhau.d.
j. Iierrepont Morgan's new steamer Corsair
only received her Just before. the Close ot last
season and she has been In Tebo yard all the
ntS scp avn sHnG d her men ARE
ing She has been supplied with a new fore
". W. Harriman's steamer Marguerite is re-
ceiving a general overhaulinE under the SUI
petintendcnce Of Capt: e. f. Bailey. her skip
pc. Among other things shc is having new
Fred ". Vanderbilt. before he rnr;;ha;scl tho
new hotter put in. She will DO ready early
&C. Worthington's staamr r Coze.tc left yes.
terday morning for New London. where she
j., Burke Wolf. steamer Radna viii be ready
early next month. The crew began work on
Capt. Mex Dand is hurryinT things on J.
G. HoaGand's steamer Stranger The deck
I'm tn..r t.aI laPd n0 hrtt md NIL
the joiner work sandpapered. and she is now
ready and her owner s viii tsse short eraise
to the South before the season opens in these
4. l.. BARRIERS steamer Sapphire is almost
ready for business. She will 60 into commits
sion on May 1. The pilot house has been ex-
tended further Aft, and the extension fitted up
s ssFl handsomely as a private room for him
Capt. stanswood has been getting his narh;
take spin down the LAY the ilrst line day. -
g., among the sailjnE yachts that are being ilt,
and f. "1s @ Sa%Io ohican "an'A
AT Poillon's yard. South Brooklyn. Inspector
Wiliams,s yacht Eleanor has had her centre;
board taken out. She has icon transformed
Designer s s William viii Gardner will go TO Boston
eR no is s sh r
It Is expected she viii be iaunchei May 5 ''''
at Woods. City Island. is almost ready for
boiler put in Eeforc she is put overheard, "'N
sr S' y, 80 SS 20 pu ~, y. o. 49, ILL.,
be launched in a few days.
George Charles Garnet. writing Of yachting
at Kingston. Ireland for the London FuaL SAYS
that a m on r. fha e chts nrepar;ur ia tbo nm ia
hnarI loon Try"ot Wv ~ II rt;r, 'A II,
Iva sioop ! u'sl'. ~" -! % in'lu-. ~
says she was designed ny Air; steers. VINO built
deal to do with her. In 1852 Truaut was tried
In American waters mud sent over A. n new
Ida tn IJvarnooI From there sha went ~
Ein~stor ~ ottr, "a n,uh ~, mtia ~ ~, ~
hlnkston hnu attfactu Inu,,..ii attention IN the
regatta OF the Royal Irish Yacht tlub. sam
Nugent next owned her ard she is now, after
forty years Of service as sound as ever. She
is the pronsrfv AZ Mr. Fry who has inst had
va pawjr AZ, o az ''t' A''' ""o h"' 'us' iad
"'A H'"' ueSheo.
<& shot.
The team match which has he. n I'm nrop-.ss n. Jim,
'@ NA me-" n.en nos oee. ~ ''ok'e's Ut Hin'
merS gallery 80 First avenue. during the past few
days cam. to q conclusion on Monday night The
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ra" o' 'he "asu'hs'oh company 'e3mah'Aher,can
Shooting Society. won the first gold medal Tie
ditiou. were. Teams of tys from any ory,p,,sd
" " ~ Guy ''s"'''ea
tho"ung society," at nTe targets OF ten shots onhand.
tn, Union Hin target. which has twenty-five one
eighth Of an inch rings tho b.., ve shot. Of each man
TO count The prizes consisted OF SIX handsom. gold
medals A snecinl medal va, a,so awarded To m.
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