The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-21
rACH1s BUILDING ABROAD.
Bright Prospects for Raeing In English
Waters Next season.

The prospects for yacht racing next season
are brighter in Great Britain than they are
here A successful season Of yachting Is al
ways foretold by activity in tho yards ut this
timc Of year. and abroad tho sGns OF good
racing ire unmistakable The designers have
their hands full. and builders arc not able to
push work fast enough to please the owners
of new craft George J.. Watson OF glasgow
designer OF tho Thistle, heads the list of for
eign designers. with twenty-five orders for
new yachts on his books. besides a large
amount OF repairing. rcmodclling. and chang
ina Of sail plans 10 lie attended 10. Mr.. Watson
will lie represented il about every racing class
ly new boat. Chief in interest is a centre
hoard 4O-ratcr building at the yard OF u. 4 J.
Henderson OF Glasgow There is u mystery
nhoat this yacht which makes her building all
tho more important. In the Ills, place Mr.
Watson will tell nothing about her. and he re-
fuses to divuige the nam" of the owner. She
is 20 loo a ceNtie bolri boat abou. sixty feet
long on the water line. with 1000 square feet
NJ canvas. The nerroshofr 4G.footcr Clio
rlana Is for'y-Ivc feet on tho watec line. and
spreads 4. loo square feet of sail. tho diff
ferenc" h"iwtrm tho new io-rnter and an
American yarh; may hc imagined.
The new boat l. II have ov"rhanGs at either
end. ~" bows hrirt mo-" extended than for
forward. 1hr yacht IS not to tie an enlarged
Dora, as has hrcn said. hut l. to b" narrower
Dora S M Ga t" n%r Hnr III 1Hsrr The
year. Sho has II heavy C"ntrcrlitc Ia aid her
IN gnding t" w!nIw2r t,0 aN tn" %YEGrimen,
ccn;rchoa:d"r cat ot his most conspicuous
yacht this year
!, Is said on tho other side that the now
craft IS for I. H. {, W"st. late owner Of the
yawI Mnndur but the rnmor has, not been yer
iiiad. That the boat is to h" handled carcfully is
Indicated hy the engagement OF Ron Parker.
one 81 the most Noted skipicrs OF Engiand. for
>, Wilson haS ,lcssncda second ,4o-ra,cr for
r"nsi"rnhI., LrauSht o, water and kesl
have NOR" canvas thar usual fora boat or her
,nlas-. aud have her mast stcrped fur
,SSs "FTrH these any s % nSr w EaHaS
n, irsi&T for SrsnT fGnT IT,
Belfast. On" ., .rntrr is 10 t." l,it nj shanghai
China, AnG'hcr is, 'orl. n0d ltnh"rt Ir. Of 4 las
"gen. one ;,-foot"r is 10 lr race! Is ii"bci,
owned hya Sir. ruili. Of Glasgow and the II
ion,cr is for D. Il. Richard -on. owner OF tie -,
luEe.r Ehndcrspa,rh
Arthur Payne Of nouthnmpt"n lie has de-
torsair. That yacht may meet tho Clyde
forins before the season is on'. She. is to be
zion 2',-rater Babe. and formerly with tn.
bloodhound. when Zen Harris was skipper.
i WD .'-fN,tr~ are buiIllnE NJ SOUTHAMPTON
from Payne designs. one is FOR Lord Dun,
raycn, OF Naikyrie,3Amcti"H'1 cup !;.me. and
ay m In. ;Sr 9T nS nes s
y the next lower class. the > ;-ra: ors Pavne
named. They arc Che raroosr. owned ty Paul
!; fIt a'T E% vi the md Sar} Nina; GTnsh
owned by a. H. nck; %@"S S Of t IT," e:
"s one e" sr Eva n;sass Of 'fs5G 'hs3e
ono far hn
Hon. q. Covl" and on" for an unknown
Fayne has DESIGNED a ,-ra,er for Miss Maud
Eileen last year. and al, 50 's-rater Tor an un-
known, stenmcr Yacht, named Eleanor; for
n"mod nn iS "f c. WS,son '" and boat ' 70:
Wmdermerc complete rHyn.,,s list.
wt.I M . Of ya rRr Ii cs H the tn nyd
sirusted a, 4 r., T?i.@,, f}r = , ni,k 4 ma;
$5.ta",sr. Iuiia: a; Eoc i Build "'ss
at,homH Fife h4s = l1-Tater tor l. Grett"n. il;
The ;r }vannc: ana 1o II" T Tor
Andrew coates. Besides these. it is reported.
he has order- fer tw2 '-rAters two 2's-ratcrs,
CanrerI NichGlson Of Gosport are fulfilling
4 Orator for Fl. L. l.augri.ho named racn;
a. ..ratcr i"r ,Elwatd jcssor of Tie ""wi
Fl9rrdn, and lIrater. ,n. mel Areu!a. for II.
Fay { c.. Of Sou;hamptan have in hand
2'sr"ter for the Earl Of Desart that has at
tfacteu considerable attention. IL Is u centre
board boat. and was designed by J. SoIcr. who
has tuned out u number Of successful yachts.
A412-ton steam yacht is bulldn. from de-
sign by Dixon Kemp for NJ Eugene Anatoie
P@risnon. she is 10 he named Fnuvctta the
NAM" the same owner gay" to. steam yacht
built for him in 1882 Tho original Fauyettn
WAS the iir-t private yacht t. pass through tho
su"z n,n. 1t was in November. 1855. Tho
Trouch imi crial yacht led the way. followed hy
the Tanvcjt". with James Ashi,nry's schooner
Cambria in tow. The now yacht Is to hu hui!t
TO !l"yds highest rating. and t" have two
boilers. with triple expansion engines. the
cylinders Of which NJ" to he Is. 81. and 4si
inches in diameter by ~ inches stroke.
Alexander Richardson has designed II IS.
foo, steam Yacht for George W. ,Anrr.on Of
Liverpool. and Mcssrs. William White Sons
o! cowes are building II lOO-foot steam yacht
for 4. Il. and J. VI. MADDEN Of Windermcrc.
From an Amer an STANDPOINT the most in
tcrcsti ing yacht building on thu other sid" is
the Watson c"ntrrnOari iO-rHtnr. Concerning
her. the London FtH said recently:
The >rrracy which has ATTENDED III. order for aud
the building Of tn" 4Orater cent?" hDar Part
ick has given rise thu, If similar success
attends her racing IL" Keel fOrtirs that Dora
startled tn" clyde WITH sh" may he probable rhHl.
l,ng"re~r the ,L"r'as cup Bat uutii n" gray" DIM
cuti,s attending challenge aside by the New
NnfSidcht cub challenge is moi Ia ely on
That III" VIII be- deep enough To- cross the Atlantic with
cut usng."r Crntrchoar ri there is no d,u5t.