New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-09

CAPTAIN HENRY HUFF.
Her dimensions are now "A matter OF public lnforma-
ton and are given for the benefit Of those VINO
are no, fomilla, with them. She Is - feet on Ia"
water line, l2f feet over ALL % feet bcanl l. I''t
inches depth OF hold, and her tonnage l. gwen III
her Government rcG'try as 1890 tons gross anu
lO7 "A tons net Her mast Is % feet long ana IL
inches In diameter Her boom Is 90 feet long ana
her mansail has a hoist Of little less than 90 feet'
She has 81. foot gan and her bo~sprit EXTENDS Az
feet beyond her bow. Her ccnrcboard. which Is a
steel plate IA inches thick. 10 feet inches ioHs
and feet wide weigh, nearly four tons. II Is 'A'
pcc,ed that she Will sail for England about May l.
SIN another cup has been offered for competition
among the new class OF o1-loot so"f'' -
IN. meeting of IA, >ciwlnhaHa-c orInthldn Yacht
club. which was held lat week at the clnblon'" IN
East Thirty So ond.,t. President franrS II. weeks
announced that III, clAb would OTTER a silver cup
valued at 81 90 for special rae" between ~" cup
defenders This confess VIII tax" place IN LINZ
Island Souni oil tie club, sumner home M ''S''r
Bay some tine In August. Inc exact u"'' '"' "'
vet been decided upon AMI VIII b. i''t o?h u" sui
TO convenience Of tho owner, Of tae ne" H''''''
II was said at the meeting last week tnat 'h' ''''
+, several Of the big boat, practically assured
and that the club expected to La"" all fpuF "t NV
,up defender, IN -" The course pr"o'", "'''
be a triangular ono OF forty or hr' miles, one ""
vil-1 will be lal ou n possible dead 20 "'"AN"i''
one Of the m,,, radical changes wen nave "''''
,od. IN yachtins regulations ard traditions ms "p,''
So. ,ha, which H.. member, OF tao >cd"anh'A"'
co,r,hi,n Yorh, club decided upon At their mccuhS
,,g, ,,eck Hereafter women who own ~ 'hiI'''
vec.t, may b. admitted - n,-o'a'' m'hl'''9"P go
This cab upon the invitation OF Inc n'ird :" D'' wa
Ih,s membership however. !, ONLY a t'"'l'h' am
,.u,o,ol ono g.. the fair SIX " vii not b" per
ff fI.lf %
voice IN thu management q III" o.sanI'a''oA. Inc,
IN hovcvc- be allowed to carry the c.n0 Ha' ann
80 mo tic cubhou,e Al oyster Bay. II Is siii 'H''
.or,c OF tho members have friends ~ we" WIZ ""'''
T., ELIGIBLE =, aesociat" membership uIHi"' '".> ~"
lave and tAa, Lcforc the present season j. '"' "'
vnnc.d there Will b. a number oil He" "'S' a." " III
hers.
Tho fir, syndIcat" cupccfonfc-. more frequently
f.,r.d 10 as the Ko-crs boat, probably Will De au'i
This week. The new -jf)o"r l. now almost ''mp'''''
~, ,h ucrrc.hors yards In Bristol. and her hull prob
ahy will Slide gracefully into IN" water n"ioi" a"oe'
,,c., has pissed Captain Henry. better known A.
u,nk- Uar who will be the Rogers boat II
s,tliu, master f. considered one Of tn" cl'Ner't
va-,i handlers Of the day. Ini ms seas. i h' WIS
r h. cn,ploy Of Genera! Panc and acted q, sailing
MASTER of the Volunteer. II was h" VINO sailed 'H''
famous American yacht In l"r successful races aT"iia'
tho Thisilc for The Americas cup in 1907. lie /,
.ixty.two wears ago. For five Yeas Captain Ian
managed the ,loop Fannie and In four yeas 81 tins Tim"
IN. Fannie won nine fist prizes In eleven races III
$50 he was sailing master of the May In her
rial races and cup contests, sine" th'n ne mas
MANAGED the Volunteer and throughout her racing
,ar.er under his command She lost but one race.
When Lord Dunravcn's challenge Tor the Americas
cum was accepted last fail by the New York Yacht
Club General Paine released Captain Han 80 that Nr
Rogers could his services To manage the cup
defender which his syndicate about to build. Gen
cral Paine then engaged Captain John Barr Tor the
Volunteer, and since he decided TO build IA cup
defender himself will probably put Barr this boat.
The annual election Of the NcwJerscv Yacht Club
which Wa, held last week provoked contest among
the members. Last years Commodore. John ortlicb.
hal many friend, who wanted 10 seq HIN reelected.
but there were still moro who wcr" opposed TO him.
Another ticket nominated and Wa carried hr ugh
,rcces ,filly The following the new officers OF
the club: Commodore. Frank .. k"tcham. Sloop
Charm: vice c,mulod,r, Alfr'd Wcnze ,loop Wan
dcrrr treasurer. +. ". Kctch,m; pointing
Iury Joul, Wundrr: hnaucial secretary. Brnlamin
Dcetjcn recording secretary. Frank ii. Benjamin;
mcasurcr Henry l.. >chn idcr; trustees. Edwin \.
Steven. f. " Krcham. Thcophilu, Butts. Alfred
wenz,l and John orricb; Regatta Committee. Il. W.
Kctcham Lonis Wnndcr ana Jane, 6. C.arke dole
N v5$dS H. Benjamin. 'rY g. ''''''"' ana h'''
At tho CITY Island shiryards everything is bust,
and preparation Tor the coming Sca,on. and the WORK
Il getting the yncftS into condition Cor launchin:
prc paraiory iher hrne PAT into commission T. nd.
vaicinc rapidly. TIL" lianiI. VIII ch WIS f0rine |,
owned by G. oliver I'cn, has been entirely Irmodc,l d
aud rcrirarl. She las had IA new i'lorianp bow
added nd will sill THIS year riEErd as schooner.
formerly OWNED the soop Adelaide. and S shc
viii lie remained tho Dagmar. The Hcdou!n.
which las been purchased by C. ". Wetmorr
has been overlaulrd and will Into commission ary
this season. Oswald s'rd"rsons PyNic has been over
raled and her owner expects 10 get morc -pocd out
Of her hi, year than last. Dp:rns oil Othrr boats
have also been put through Il # renovation
~ ciy Island dnring the last few months. ana early
IN Nay almc~t all will 20 into commission.