The sun., 1893-02-19
MIR. CARROLL'S NEW YACHT
She Takes Her Maiden Plunge from He
reshon's Yard.

BRISTOL. II. l.. Fob. 1S-The first American
yacht Of tho season Of '93 was launched to-day
at Herreshoffs yards and although she is not
to be cup defender" in the popular use OF
tho word. sho is expected to give American
yachting interests a big boom on the other
side Of the wator.
1t was Royal Phelps CarrolPs yacht which
took her maiden plunge day. and the whole
yachting world has been as anxious to learn
something about her rs about tho two syndi-
cate boats which Hcrreshofr is designing to
defend the Yankee title to the America Cup.
The boat has been named the Navahoe. Just
why Mr.. Carroll gave that name to his racer is
not explained or. II it must be named after
the feet-footed Indians OF that name. why the
correct spelling. Navajoe. was not retained.
But that Is OF minor consideration II the yacht
is fast enough to outsailt the British and Scotch
yachts.
The launching was most successful. and tho
yacht took to the water in Il most graceful
manner. When started on the ways she
moved slowly. and then gradually increased
her speed. until with plunge she cleared the
ways and darted into the water Of Bristol
Harbor. The launch is q notable event in
yachting circles. as the boat is to cross tho
ocean to England to race for the Cape May.
Brenton's Reef. and Royal Victoria cups.
Another fact that makes the launch remark.
able is that the Navahoe is the first boat to go
to England since 1851. when the America
went over and won the Squadron Cup which
afterward was called the America Cup.
1t was thought that the launch would not
take place to-day Oh account Of the storm. but
the Herreshofrs wished to get the Carroll
Yacht out Of the sheds to make pa room for the
to launch the yacht ut $3.50 o'clock. but Mr..
Herresho II received TELEPHONE message from
present at the stipulated hour on account OF
the storm. Therefore it was decided not to
At ten minutes past o'clock the wedges
were Knocked out and the boat was started Off
Bottle Ett Of cbsmpasne was lacking. The ab-
sence OF Mr.. Carroll and his special guests was
ne by his father the
Hon. J. l. Carroll. his sister. Miss Helen Car,
roll and Philip ,s Schuyler q ~ New York reached
Ing. and went at once to the NarraGansett Ho-
tei. whore rooms had been enessGed for them.
depot der IN time to catch tho $50 O'CLOCK train to
have lett for. Bristol at 7:45 o'clock. but il did
sl sa carro
t. t. the depot telephone By message from the
They told him that they could not hold tho
there would not be water enough for launch
R Win Brsto At tie least q mnses rde away
and the train going slowly. the chances that the
py yGs hs hi suns Wss ss4
Miss Carroll seemed to feel the. dIsappoint-
ment the most keenly OF any OF tho party. for
she was to have christened the boat and had
come from Washincton. accompaned p by her
the party took the matter more philosophi-
caly. and Mr.. Carroll; sr;. remarked that there
her owner could not be present at her launch-
n
the Bristol cars were Side; tracked while the
SSa1 WSsn SHon hs ss s the
tol cars must wait for an engine to come from
Proydence to take them to their desttirstSn
tol was Can't Charley Barr. who will sail the
at not OF being @ able to see The
~ missed tho launch Of the oweene by
own. ana missed that oi tho Wash. Now /
miss this one because Of the snow storm"
HHsrTSsshoT; TjSs kss,hsTlnS s e. HSsrIss;hGa Ss John
Herreshoff and sons, Charles Young. secretary
e ths Hsrrsshof[ Company. and Gouvsrnsuf
The new yachts general form will be recog-
h2ed nSe by yaehtsm11ea men when It Is sald that she
pearance. She has the same long overhanG.
With 2 somewhat more pronounced curve to
the stern. She is finely curved. and has a
handsome. rakish- looking sheer She Is paint
ed black above the water line. and has green
bottom, The only orn smentation is O. gilt line
under the bulwarks. Mr.. Carroll said he was
very much pleased with the yachts appear
ance
There VIII be No Secret Aboat the Building
OF the Paine Boat.
BosroS. Feb lathe Paine cup defender
will not be built In closed shed with painted
windows and sentries. but in the open. as the
Puritan. the Mayfower. and the Volunteer
were in front Of all the builders II they care to
watch its rise. This decision has been arrived
at after fully considering all the phases Of the
subject and 1t only confirms the plucky char
ac.er OF young Paine. The builders OF the
other defenders Of the old races in the open at-
traced no attention. for then there was no COM
to take the Journey to view the boat This
year. however. there arg two Boston boats In
6Tet boat Started. Il 10 ceEtAin his oompafitora