New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
THE DYING YACHTING DAY.
BOATS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING
ALREADY THE TALK Is OF NEXT SEASON.
VARIOUS NOTES

| ALREADY THE TALK Is OF NEXT SEASON.
VARIOUS NOTES
The yachting IS fallen into the spre and Vs.
low leaf and those yachtsmen who make their season
short have already put their boats ont OF commission
and laid them up in sheltered basins where for 90
much week. the careaker will look grnly at them
every day during the winter and See that nobody runs
OF with the bmsswork. Such yachts as remained
in commission in the harbor took part in the nayal
parade October IL, and that was the end I'm.
doubtedly yachts will fit out for cruises to the
West Indies the Mediterranean later but mt presen,
the prospect for a large fleet OF American yachts in
southern waters this does not seem encourag.
| ing. Meantime, the talk of the coming season has
started in with unusual vgor. The 20 be sailed
this side Of the and the to be sailed on
the other side already matters 10 which the yacht,
| ing world Is alive. Mingled with the discussion Of
! the coming and the that shake the New
York Yacht Club over the challenge OF Lord Dunaven
lot of Renaissance Of the last season, and the ex.
perts are drawing the lesson from it and vowing
to amend their yachting lives From all the new
yachts of the last something has been leaned
except from that weird class OF splashers and in.
keel which sprang up along the Massachusetts coast
and were taken to by the yachsmen OF the East
| what a. their ancestors took Salem wichcrf Ths
Wasp was SURPRISE he Alcaea and Laska rather dis.
appointments. schooner racing had more attention.
|
classes excited great nteres in all their The
Yachting world gave up its IDOL the Glorana, reuc-
family and though the Wasp proved beyond question
her superiority she never excited iota Of the en-
| thusasm which called forth by the performances
Of the Glorlana the year before. In the summer OF
! 1891 wherever the Goriana went crowds came from
the surrounding country from farm and village and
city, 20 get glimpse OF the wonderful White boat.
Last season the Wasp moved about from port to port
| m NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. black, mighty ana unlOvon.
Wasp Is not such n good name to coniurc with AZ
CAoriana.
ROYAL Phelps Carroll who is going over next year
n bring back the Cape May and Brenton's Reef cups
i, one of the CAROLS Carrolon, and is known over
| the world as a sportsman. He has been mighty
hunter OF big game the equator and In the Arctic
His reputation as elephant hunter in Africa Is We'll
known and no less remarkable, though less known
have been his exploits in pursuit OF the polar bear on
the north coast Of Alaska and Siberia Mr. Carroll has
always been fond of yachting and always DESTROYS OF
owning a fas. yacht. Now he has given an order to
erresbod and avowed his intention Of going and
bringing back the Cape May and Brentons Reef cups
won by the Genesta sailing against the Dauntless and
carried away by her consolation cups after she had
los the great prize for which she came over. The
ponton,s Reef cup has already reverted to the New
York Yacht Club by the conditions governing IT, winch
nrovde that II foreign yacht holding 1t shall be sold
, NJ ROYAL Yacht club the cup shall not 90 with H.
hut 70 be sent pack the New York Yacht Club The
cutter Irex which the cup from me uehes'a was
sold and consequently the cup reverted. no Steps
have been taken. however, by the New-forh iacn'
club TO claim the cup. The Cape May cup Is heo oy
r T. C. Vests yawl Wendus and it Is for this cup Ger
,ainlv possibly for the other, that Mr. Carron VIII
roco Tho Fngsh course which has always been
sailed for these cups and the one over which MI car
roll will probably have TO sail is from Co"es aouno n'
Cborbourg breakwater and back, a distance OF La
, miles.
There IS A growing impression in yachting crcies'
which impression will soon become changeo m'o
an agitation that there ought TO be In THIS country
something corresponding TO the Na'lonn iS'''
Racnc Association Of Great Britain. AS II Is now
zach Yacht club makes It's own rules OF MEASUREMENT
for time allowance and CLASHES as IL PleaSe''
ome,imes according to racing length and sometimes
according TO the digestion of the chairman oi 'ne
regatta committee. There being no UNIFORM r"ie
Yacht designers have 10 build 20 as 10 s'ilNe an
| average. Now in England there Is one unoi"
Inv which law is the law OF the fH'nt h"'-e
,ocio,ion and Yachts are built under H. III
.,rv r.vs tbo formation OF superior body WHICH
| should harmonic all the systems under "nen 'ae
disorent Yacht clubs OF the country sail wouid ps
nj the greatest benefit. The Ne"-iorh '"
Facing Association. which Is formed lot Tue so'in
mont Of the regattas OF the smaller ciups aoou'
Xoyryorz has been such decided success tnat
| ,hers should be no hesancy among the hrset
lib e., tanning an American Yacht Racing Associauoh'
cluo' !" io No., A.. c,,rco n, the time allowance
| Then might all the s'"ioc VI - .o,,o .
sag.s be concentrated. ana OUT OF II """u ~
| -, uhicb while II would probably please no.
sSs'''' -. 90 al
| body, would DE- vi oe"e"' " w
-.
Tho Yacht Racing Association Of England Il SUD
Inc i"'"' '7 49,. -, a., vachtsnen who
| jected TO CONSIDERABLE Pr's'uie W ms - =, ,ros.
want the rating rule" which is the system Oh mess
.na,ant for time allowance. changed. The present
uie'" M -, ,,as,ro,,ent is AZ follows Length
! English system "i meas"i." - =, - a,,,,oA hv
on load waterline multiplied py san area u''ua :,
1000 The result is the rating OF the Yacht Ihers
~. ,,.ososct tbo, there will he any change made
Is NIUE P'oSp - hro,ar Tho nresent rule
| In the system OF r"uhs' n'"''''' =.
| I ldODfpd announced as perElduene