New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
THE AMERICAS CUP QUESTION
LORD DUNRAvEN's WORTHY EFFORTS.

EARNEST ENDEANOkS 10 HAVE hAOC-OA""'@
YACHTING NEWS.
Lord Dunraven IS said 10 have replied 10 query
whether ne expected to win the Americas cup II he
came over here /" | have a wholesome regard ior 'ne
genius OF IIerresho" There to be little douo'
that Herreshon Will buid the boat to defend the cup
II formal challenge Is received, and there seefis
every prospect at present that challenge VIII DC re
celvcd and that shortly. The action OF the comm'''ec
appOnsed by the New York Yacht Club to arrange
race for the cup with Lord Dunraven has so far been
sud-! as to Indicate that 1t really wants race ana
wants on terms which none can consider as other
wise than fair This Is all the more gratifying rs the
composition OF the committee did not at first inspire
great hopes that would be brought about 1--we
first communication sent 70 L" cNmmItts really rot
down to business II showed that IL ne7iht laur'
Lord Dunraven certainly deserves credit LOT MS PrL
sisiency A man nf less brs adth OF character would
not after MS first experience In trying to get race
for the cup have made second trial But Lord Pun ,
self we'll informed OF the yachting sentiment ol ths
country and Of the New-iork Yacht Cub; 80 there u
Everybody will sing How sweet to the tie that binds
except Dixon Kemp, and precedent VIII pe ,s,n ror
Shed which will the last deed OF GIT Oh It's power
for evil.
II Is announced that Mrs. Langtry, having been
successful on the turf, is going In for yachting
and has purchased from Lord Ashburton the steam
yacht Lady Mabel. The advent OF Mrs. Lah9'ry iho
the Yachting world recalls other women who have De-
come we'll known sailers of the sea one Of the
most picturesque yachting women In the Mediter-
rancan some years ago used to be the Princess Jose
p!lnc Bonapartc, italian princess who cr'iised
uhout TO nttle-vl,ited Islands, secured the coast OF
Africa and the Levant and came back TO Naples with
her yacht Just loaded With bncabrnc, which she SOFA
at a considerable profit The Princess commanded her
own yacht and could handle her In the Widest
mistral that blew over The mediterranean MIS-
HEM the wife OF Lieutenant Hem, Is ynchtswoman
.Io oil ana 81
WIS laid up In Nice Mrs lI,nn went down there.
supcrntend'd the sitting ont Of the yacht hlreu
crew and then elegrapned 10 thc Lieutenant mat ~.
ready FOR n cruise down the McdltcrIahean. iie
Joined her and away they sailed. Now, woman VIM
lnand a frgate. In England 1t Is quito the tning
for women to know how TO handle yacht large
number OF women OF social position ana rank IN inc
recrage half rnter which they race every yesr on
lie CLYDE the Slcnt and these races are incidents
In the yachting season over there. TO iar american
women have not gone In for yachting In tne same
manner their English cousins but there arc 'yn!p
toms that they arc about to do 50 ana there Is no
reason why they should not.
one Of the most picturesque vessels Of modern
times tho yacht lIalcyon. IS In temporary dlncuues
being held Vancouver for violation Of the revenue
laws. The Ialcyon formerly a respectable yacht
Of considerable nccinoss OF wing enrolled In the san
Francisco Yacht Club Then she was sold ont Of the
club and became a rover Of the sea. whose adventures
have ,nrpa anything that Stevenson ever dreamed
o. even when he wrote his story Of "Ihe Wr"ckers
Tie way she ha, smugcd Cinnamon and opium INTO
tl.a.. Tinted State, her narrow escape, from capture
AID the daring and ability displayed 10y her crew have
been from tlue 20 time" recorded In the papers. From
romantic view point the Ialcyon has been entirely de
lirhtnh isit now ,icrn law hns her IN It's clutches.
After 30 long .luGlng the American authorities. she has
been seized by the CANADIANS. The ihlcyOh mas hnd
unuy owners since she became the outlaw boat she Is
and for each set Of owners she has made fortune
40 Is schooner itgsci. and one OF The nerte sainS
vessel, on the Pacific The number Of voyages she
iY. ua hrtVl OF tAiun ana tue coast
o California II i' mpo sibc 10 compute Tor those VINO
-. flc luf.rutil, ure not anxious 10 make Il
+,,, ~" ~, 80" ~ - I..,' man bnvnycr and the
aarsocs she carried these trips were valuable "a
those of TIE spanls' s'onS @urys TIn1 =, i,1 a
Incas and The MonteLuna>.
1t IS TO De hoped that Ia" great mystery With which
builder, on the clyde surround yacht. the soaprd
windows ~ Tho house IN which II is building and all
the impcnctrable gloom which surrounds IN" name OF
the owner wifi not gain favor on this side Of the
water The lIerreshoIs strange TO say seem To In
cline n this Of thing but Il win not be- popular
because II finds no favor among real American yachts
mcn There the greatest amount Of mystery
thrown abound the building OF the Wasp. The fact
that she was building for Archibald Rogers was ms
saudiplsly concealed II Mr.. Rogers were committing
crime which would ltOIardlLe Ms PERSONAL hTrrs,
Instead Of building fast yacht When WORK on Koyhl
Phelps CAROLS boat was begun III Bristol an
attempt made to throw an air Of mystery about
her acd her ownership reporter. tired OF Deau1s
about the buSh and finding the oraclcs mystcously
dumb. went To Mr.. Carroll and said Would you
mind stating whether not vou the owner OF the
now boat building NJ lIoIrcshOns y certainly not
said Mr. Cared am having her built There Is no |
mystery about her. | should be pleased 10 give you
all tho Information 1 can about her. That ended
that NONSENSE
There Is no talk OF racing class next year us
vet II Is probable that there will be none II looks
MS II most Of the interest next aside from the
race for the cup would centre In the contests OF
srhooners The Alcnea and the Lasca not In |
propcr shape last year schooner cannot be tuned
m" as readily a. slOOp and II takes nj least |
seasons racing to get two master in shape With |
the Lascn Acacn Marguerite and Shamrock In the |
field there ought to be good schooner racing next
elmmcr n nothing else. The 40-iO0t class seems TO
l,nve br,n done for by the Gloriana and the Wasp
OVERHEARD AT THE FOOTBALL GAME.