New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
TALK ABOUT TIE CrP DEFENDERS.

THE UFRRFeuOFF BOATS DOING GOOD DEAL
OF woRK-GENER.L YACHTING NOTES
While there ha, been great deal published about
the two RoS'or cup defenders. Pilgrim ana jubilee
little has been hoard abnnt The Nv" ll"r"h'h o'''
| coronIa and Yidlnni Those two Hri-t" boat haN"
been doing good deal Of work nevertheless ahd no'
q dav passc, but they sail about the waters Of Mar
ropan.ett Rav There 10 be- general inprrS
sion that on The trial The hn.hcclS VIII prov"
the nster bosi. but there T. also genera" hope 'hh
they will not. wonld De- source Of greater satS
faction 10 American yachtsmen 10 beat III" \al"Nn"
with the Collonia Nigilani. II mas be- ih"' "''
fin keel l. TOO startling innovation To meet popular
favor but nevertheless. ld"n prevail, that " J. h"'
= ,yue capable Of expansion on thr lines which would
maucnc. the. science 81 naval architecture Ia III"
world whether II were applied 10 Yachts W'i'"''
men or warslp, Americans. with full c"nndrnr. ~
ihr genius If li"iTe-hOn bcli'N" That h' can u''"
,oo mn, a fin Keel which will defeat the NahNrl" and
have. a fear Of what viii >nfr, com" u on" oI 'n'
boston I'm k"rl, Is chosen 10 defend tn" cup-tr 'lA'
80 ,b. British that they were defeated bN racing
machine However. what Collonin and Nisiani ar"
doing no one knows. Everybody do"s hi"" mai ia"
VigiIant Will have good crew on board oI her Tor
th, crew ha- been before the public th" cr'w "f III"
roquos while serving III board ID" schooner ''"'"'
The successful trip of TIA" Navahoc acro'' I'd" NJ
InntIc gives promise that Sh" VIII accomplish ,"n"
thing on the other side she carried more -Hli on h'r
ilou by a Yacht crossing the North Atlantic, ana she
moved herself Yacht of umdoubt"d cruising powers.
whatever she NAV do - racer. In 'i' llSh' ~
som. Of her performances Oh her eastward trp now
ever IT Is absolutely certain that sh" VIII prove
herself no mean antagonist Of the britannia. even II
she does not beat that yacht. Til" britannia II
specified because II 10 be- the general opinion
in England that that bOn Is 10 h" th" one selected
10 meet the Vakyric The yachtSmrn north of III"
Tweed howeycr-many Of whom have AN allcgianc"
10 the Mctnllnm Moore more potent than I" Inc
Prince Of Walrs-are tremendously anxious that the
Cnlluna tl- boat named after their muohloN"
heather should the defender OF the Royal Victoria
cup and II I, rimored That changes being made
I'm the scottish boat similar, IN general way, To
to,. mndr In the Navaloc bcor" she started Oh her
European mug hunting expedition.
TIE, revival Of the 40foo class a racing class
I'm This country wond IL. II good thing for yachting.
\ 40 foot boat l. lnrg. enough 10 cruise in ana U.s.
II properly built Just br thing To In. Yachting
I, expensive. and Ia, 10 return such ~ IS Afforded
ynoh IN proper condition ia II rae" could not be-
covered Ia any regatta hy any FIRST prfr whMn
She might win In ordinary r-gaiu. A. /, thr shr
% IT, ,o race hir Lnnts and rae. them sue
&C.. -fuy. The 40 oa>, has afforded Of the
lust racing In the world. ana II onglil 10 h. revived.
racing class In America th, year which viii attract
general attention. Interest IS too much centred on
prize, This side aud on ia" other - allo" racing
ia, her" 10 bromr great or PROMINENT. IT Is a
fact. however. that the IGi OOisrs found TOO
large and That the reaction 10 the SO-cullri - Ii"rs
is not entirely satisfactory from racing point VI
view.
The houscboa, seems to have bccom" mose pop
ular this tnn II has been before. II l.
hard consider IN" boEs"-bOat H. \ Yacht. vet II
probably ha, certain claim and team a. Per
ch"ro:, might be- considered Of interest To man
whose he TN" shaped track after tn"
flashing colcr of jochryS urging on ia" speed 81
thornugllTcd-. may b0ais L. consid,rcd lN
yaclitsm"n. II i something to De- lrrat even IN u
boat. IT f. u ri marn' gypsyiu@ bni ON"
fwhO has seen The perfect LOrliarl host hIili hst
for ia" Florida riVcr~, the wrllknOvn studio or
the new Hall Moon bull this year hy William Kent of
This city, can but hive tender feeling for The craft,
and sing
'oh III" days when went gypsyng.