New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
END OF THE YACHTING SEASON
WHAT WAS DONE DURING THE YEAR
SOME NOTABLE TYPES OF BOATS TEsTED-NEw
AKIN OLD IDEAS COMPARED.

~ ~. o,vhhonsos along the coast the flags have
been hauled down. and the houses themselves are
given over to solitude and the care OF ioneiy
custodian Some few yachts mostly steam yach's'
still remain in commission. their owners pe'hs 'oa'h
TO lose the beauty of he autumn seas. MOST OIL
the boats of that great fleet which for the recent
season has borne the American yacht ensign are.
however laid up in sheltered basihs. s'r'ppeu U,
their beauty and power and' cdreiuhy eo'eieu
win canvas are awaiting the revivifying hands of
the PAINTER. the calker ana rigser WHY" 's'''
bring them to a new existence mex. spii"e' me
official Yachting season In these waters Is supposed
10 end on the third Thursday IN OCTOBER Dut some
| times especially when the excitement oi an 'i.e.
| national yacht race Is FACTOR hahs' o' '
YACHTS GOING SOUTH NOW
| r.o ,,,o,,,r, season on the Gulf and along the
,aros ., Tho southern States is Of course not over.
Tor ,here winter never comes and seas are always
| Yachting Seas Thus the Southern hacht C'up. 'he
| savannah Yacht Club. the St Augustine iach'
| club and the yacht clubs scattereu aiho"s 'i'e
| West Indies are now beginning 10 hourish anu DC
| lively as the season OF quiescence comes over the
1870, -, ,ho North The Yacht clubs OF California,
| ton have a later season than those OF the lakes
and the North Atlantic seaboard
| The usual number OF American yacn's arc p'e
narne to go South this winter for cruise III 'ha'
! most delightful OF cruising grounds 'he west III,
| dies Nowhere else In the world Is there such
h..r,ifu cruising as among the Greater ana Lesser
| .r,i,,es The trade winds blow steadily ana one
floats on from island unto Island AT the ea'eway'
| NJ the day." The Mediterranean Is not 10 DC CUM
| nared with the West Indies as a place ior winter
cruising. ,,, s.,o so.son
Those Yacht clubs Of the Antilles whose season
! -, o,,,,ty &c inst coming are stations which
Yachts from the States should visit Always anu
generally do. No., por,,,d,
| Al Hamilton Bermuda, is the Royal bermuoa
Yacht Club. a pleasant place to stop at 0" ,ne
| thn
and at Kingston, Jamaica. Is the hosa' '"''"''"
Yacht Club
| HOSPITALITY TO VISITORS.
| ,. hovo houses which are open all win
49, and where hospitality to visiting yachtsmeh
reigns supreme. , .od %
| cruise in the Mediterranean are now conhs W..
| each wear to cruise in the West lndies anu '
| eeet Of yachts in the waters OF the Cur Oh MeA-
,oo ord tho Caribbean Sea gets larger SO the yacht
| ,no soason in the Western Hemisphere Is not en-
| tirely ended but for all pracucai PURPOSE I" -
| these northern waters. ,, ,...os,
| Tho season has been of remarkapie interest,"
on account Of the building and racing Vi 'ne iou
hiq s,oops Vgilant Jubilee. Pilgrim ana Coiohia anu
| 80 tho International va chit races in which Ehsiahu
| ra,,Iv contested for the Americas Cup Ihoush
| there were many regattas sailed the pr'hcip' III
forest centred in the four big sloops ana Ill 'ie III
| ternational races No class came 1orth 10
|
,ha as footer were produced but all the season was
preliminary to the final struggle for the cup. The
use OF the finkeel type In the buhdihs oi '''e -
grim and the Jubilee type never pei3 ht useI was
ae ovnariment which was watched with the great
| est interest by all yachtsmen. ana ny ho'' WIN
some degree Of Apprehension.
FAILURE OF AN EXPERIMENT.
Tho experiment was decided failure In the Pill
Grim and not a great success in tine Jubilee The
| Co,onia and VigiIant, yachts built on more con-
servative type proved faster than the Boston no.
| lions and all fear was removed that the finkee
early 'fSs% big sssv. sSoP ssra
Ss b bee made a her and she tried
in sails about Newport she was taken py do h tp
Phelps Carr oa to ahe Reef
and the Royal Victoria Yacht Cubs S6na Saa
rasanset Bay made privately ,Sn and t the S
vahoe not matched with any 0,ner could get
no Zine on her. but from the fact OF me ex'eh o
sve Sen red few times yachtsmen fear
ful from the first that she was not suvU tth n
awaited her racing on the 0'her S''e VIII" ''''e
| anxiety.
THE NAvAHoE'S ILL FORTUNE.
Their fears proved to be correct. The Navahoe
might be considered third Of the fleet OF big sloops
| against which she raced in English waters put
| the yalkyrie and the Britannia were easily her
| superiors She showed that she had remarkable
| speed in reaching, and that was about ALL
| To return to the exploits OF American boats at
| home. The four boats built cup defenders did
| not come together until the cruise OF the New-fork
| Yacht Club in August In the opening regatta OF
| the cruise. sailed off Glen Cove for the Commo
dore.s Guns one of the cup defenders sailed for the
carried her b9wsPr ear dy her IN 'n Having
| been repaired the Vigant retoined the meet az
The Jubilee nS en a aaa 10 two Of the
| cup defenders were for the first time Drought 'o
sehher nm IN w ra from New-London to Newport and
wind was nd s6 o The o Hsanh the t 'ne at
port then began series OF contests royes Ser s
four big Grs e weahe and was looked
p ppon as the boat to defend the cup. ,,..
Ea in the the Of VS. to he
Americas Cup against the Naikyrie anu 'hen re s
Comment In the general and deep interest taken
in the four big sloops built TO- defend the b amer eT
ploits of other boats which would in ordinary sea,
the Of things
schooner yachts Lasca and Ariel and the ''op
The Lasca is boat Of the year before Def but she
orS The aTe is IS a new boat though It was her
first season. she proved to be remarkably iast.
AN ENGLISH CENTREBOARD BOAT.
| The Queen Nab Is an English centreboard boat
brought over here by Percy Chubb. and she won
| nearly every race she was in. Her sail plan was
apparently small for these waters. and will De IN
creased this year.
The season was also notable for the arrival OF
several large steam yachts built, purchased or or
| chartered by Americans In England. or these the
| steam Yacht May was bought by Commodore
Morgan and b became anne s the ag yaebt q Wh ahe
| iadve was chartered by Ogden Goeet, and the
| Valiant. the largest steam yacht anoat was built
| nv " X Vanderbilt General Willoughby Weston
| brought over the steam yacht Barracuda All
these yachts transferred to the American nag
| The season closed in blaze OF glory with the
| races for the Americas Cup. and was altogether
| a most satisfactory one. Among the new trophies
| which were raced for the Aston cups. offered
| %v + I Aston and the Weld Cup offered In men,
| ory of Commodore Weld by his widow.