The sun., 1893-04-02
THE EYACHTING SEASON HERE.
WoRKMEN BUsY ON NEW TORK's
GREAT PLEASURE FLEET


| iyr and bay Ridge Yacht Bnsips- SHOW
| Three New Caters and n STEAM Yacht
BuildinE nt wintringhsm's Yard.
One certain sign OF spring Is when the
yachts begin to 20 into commission. 4 tour
OF the various South Brooklyn and Bay Ridge
ship yards yesterday revealed the fact that the
yachting season was near ut hand. as not
only were a number Of new yachts being built
but hundreds Of workmen were hard at work
getting New Yorks great pleasure fleet In
spick and span order for the summer cam
paien. Anumber OF yachts have already gone
in commission. and scores Of more will follow
their example in few weeks.
Down at Tebos dock. at the foot OF Twenty
third street. South Brooklyn. where all the big
steam yachts lie and whore something like
S5O00.o00 worth OF property is tied up during
the winter season. scores Of workmen are at
work scrapinR. painting. and rigging some Of
the tea kettles" as the steam yachts are ia
miliarly called. NJ. G. d. Borden's fast little
steam yacht yedette is being thoroughly over
hauled. She has had her deck recalked. and
is now being scraped and painted. A. L. Bar
ber's steam yacht Sapphire is being rentted.
and will shortly come out in n now suit OF
white. Last year she was painted black.
The famous old schooner yacht Fleetwing.
owned by J. q. Chapman Of st. Louis. lays
hard by. She is also having her decks re-
calked. and is being rented and painted.
| The steam yacht Avenel. which was entirely
| rebuilt at Poillon's yard after her collision on
| the Sound last summer. attracted good deal
OF attention yesterday. There are few pret-
| tier steam yachts In the harbor. Workmen
eSs sSs be f ms to sis
In the naval celebration. Orders have been
t. m oSS O sSa Shes M r. sp
T Ss{ SS the rat SSst 5Ss
| ic hoi Cd nd
viii Ndn,ta make way for one OF the waiting steam
Just across the gan from Tebo's lies C. & II.
have, been. built. The frst Coat to catch the
Phelpss son went around the world: She has
overhanging stern which alters her appear
ence completely. Her crew were busy yestcr-
chs Bsy Is s Is
Rietod she Will leave for Hampton ioads.
Shch tRe 'ss m fs Is Ssdns Sr
Z. sutton Of the Brooklyn Yacht Club. This
tbs sh t ss e ny Is so
than match for Frederick Grinnelis
everything before her in tho BO-foot class. |
Coronet which defeated the Dauntless in q
ss.sd With larger sHars and a. nn ii sn!irs h new rIs
sa nsa Wifi & Se SoE Ps
Sssth sGfs lies Luninss 81 schocpsr " "%!o y%ahs
Alert; which returned the other day from q
at work dismantIine his craft. Everything is
being bel I PLACED M In storage: and the yacht Is being
So soRe@ HSrams yard al ps, tie foot Of
Twenty y-ffth street. South brooklyn. lies Mr..
lS Sf Is
hanging stern. The, firm havo also finished
some pHnKb yasb in thS 9w %be M
Next door is Manning's basin; here work:
Of the Emu hard M york panas
been entirely rebuilt since last year. and
sf fS cabin H6e ks afa
Lorna from Port Jefferson. both boats will
Across ths dock from Msplns's at the foot of
shop new tWeny an a honr
steam launch for Dr; zahriskie Of Flatbush.
do oa nas BY sSe is
with Roberts boiler and has one Of Kings
tspie eRGnssd
being entirely rebuilt; She is having double
skin put on her: INSIDE plankinG of cedar and
are being used. brass screws taking their
place New frames have been put in, spaced
drive her through the water at a thirty nile an
times per- per minute @ ~" tubular 'n"S boiler viii i de-
veIop stenm. and King will construct the en-
In Bliyin's basin tho schooner yacht Clio is
having, her masts scraped and undergoing n
seSoenet gaess wGHx NE hs
wS eG shcb sT the I'm
wifi, the old Robarts boiier which was e in the
Dandy MF 80 JB,ivin It is said has received an
w BE- ,or atom at once each on ""ie WORK
ses, ay Sss yfa vt SoRstS tRs foot Si
Ginstssd Of Brookiyn and steam h yacht r. from m
G; Gielow's board One Of the cutters;
a5s aIs now being made; ThSP second rboat. q
+ r1 HIsts Dsndes eaESss ass
thoss coats " sSs a4mes nsf SCs whts %
pax natural crook, one and quarter
.freaks f Of Yellow f Dine and s the rurboard LOT Of
sk Up in ths shed on the h the third and
ooter pankc T With maRorsny Rep and IeSae eyiasnty R
@ for be- saas shs nsS II 20 The sss sa
,acht is we'll along. partly planked, and, should
'.Ss Sa tSs Wsys hsEo * e the eel last SS
s fitting out. and. as, soon as she F"
$ cleaned and painted. win go in il
eady to 1T out here IS the schooner Trinculo i
md the sloop Null. The firm has Just finished a
schooner yacht Lancer and will rerla"o tho !!
chooner yacht iroquoiss cruising ,spnrs with o
Ter racing ones In n few days. L. n. Ellis. her Il
ends to go across with Royal Phelps Carroll 4
~ the Navahoe and rage on her abroad. O
The steam yacht Halcyon LETT the basin n
ew days ago to. 1T out at the foot OF North \
'enth street and will go In commission at n
nee MIR. Puliyer's steam yacht Emily which :,
,as burned here few days ago Is still on tho L
rays. She is a total wreck. and will probably d
e sold for kinding wood. h
In the Atlantic Basin a number OF yachts a
ave taken off their winter overcoats OF cloth n
nd wood. and In a few days their owners will n
egin to get them ready for the seasons sport n
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