New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
NAMES OF THE cur Defenders.
WHAT THEY MEAN AND WHENCE THEY COMP
YACHTING NOTES.

YACHTING NOTE
c,r TINT Tho fleets OF Internal ional cup defenders
-, hath sios Of the water have been launched IL -
Interesting 10 look their names, some vi Mn'"
will surely go down In yachting ha'o'S' Nv,
PHELPS Carrolls boat Navahoe. WHOM mas as"'' '"i'
for the other side TO hunt for the Royal victoria anu
,ho Cor,e Nav and Ircnton's Reef cups. Is named
after tribe Of Indians In the Southwest Inc lha'anS
are Navajo and so called BY TIE Spi'''sh s,'
Tiers INT as the "Ir IN Spanish IS pronounced IKE
~h- the name has become corrupted by the Aheio
Saxon into Nnvahoe. The true pronuncmuoh VI III"
word gives cultural an with inc accent vi
IN. second SYLLABLE. bnt the corruption ms maui IL
- Navyhoe- with the accent on the nrst sylapie'
OF the boats she may be called upon To meet on tie
other sid, the Prince Of Wal-s's boat Is Bntahnh
n word which does not require expinhauoh' as every
one has rnd that Britannia rules the waves M
Inn, ,hc namc Of the Fife boat built 10 meet the
Nayahoe means heather, and The yhcht Is Thoroughly
scottish IN name. crew. designer ana builder DAT
anita the name Of the Third boat buht to meet lhe
Navahoc means n little devil but 40 far sh" mas
n,, nrov.d herself Saiania Of which the Navahoe
neci be afraid Valkyne. the nam" OF the boat WHICH
T., canning over here arer the treTca's cup i ifom
sconlnovan mythology. The NaTlyIles verr maidTn'
whom Odn sent 10 cv"ry battchcM to select tlo-'
,cho .houd fail and TO decide the victory. The
yakyrics also waited upon the heroes In the nails o
yalhalla OF the American boats built to defend the
IN, the mime Of tl. stewart ana Hinney boat, I'll
rrtm 1. n continuation Of the idea which cau'h thc
selection OF the Puritan and Mayhow1r as names lot
cum offender General Pa,rc l. said to have selected
Jubilee rs the OF his Nm KEEL cup DEFENDER Tor
The ea,on that this + tn" jubilee year Of this coun
Try celebrating tho discovery Of America. The Rogers
syndicate boat /, called Colonla the Latin FOR colony
and The Morgan syndicate boat ' named Nigilnn''
which It Is hoped she may be- In defending the emp
IN spite Of the il-uck which has attended the
Navahoc so far there Is growing impression that
her chances on the other Side rstcr good after
ALL The alterations which were made 10 her after
her launching rather destroyed public confidence, ana
many thought that Pa" had turihd out failure.
II Is probably a fact that the IcrTeshobs studied her
most Thoroughly after her trial. and better than they
coud have studied her Willie she In Tire ways.
They Wen. determined not to LEI her leave these
shores until she WIS rs nearly perfect they could
have her, no matter how many alterations had to
De- made. II Is one thing TO build yacht TO rlce IN
home water and another 10 build yacht TO Cross
the seas and ruce. The speed which the NaNahc
was making when she cam" In collision with IN"
pilothoat Of the south Shosl lehtship shows that
she I, an unu-uall, fast boat and gives good ground
for hopes regarding her II, inter enduring ~"
strain OF an ocean voyag" and the shock 81 a
tn To-. a good boat. tn. Britannia and tbs Calluna
are boats not 70 be- irned with. ana >aanlta although
80 far she has not di-'insuishcd herself compared
With The other two named. Is Il i"at IN which many
good Judge, have the utmost confidence.
II T. probable TINT attempt Will b. made 10
chang. tie ruiz 81 the New York Yacht club whi'h
prohibits yachts under charter from entering I'm r."
rntta. 81 the ,iuh. When the rule was made II wns
not such common t.ng on I'll, 'ldc Of the water
for Yacht owners to charter their boats for III"
season io uthnr-. ~ the practic" began to grow
II was looked upon with di,hvor. and the trainers
~ the rule - prohibition alluded 10 sought To dis
courage u by barring chartered yachts ont OF club
rrgnt'iS The prl .ic" of Chlrf"rug yachts Kept on
growing. however. and now tO bar yacht ont of a
rlc- simply h.cnu,r %. !, under charter j. likely
To- work harm Ia Yacht raing. Attention was
poini.-lly called 10 this mlc NJ the recent regatta az
a." New Norh Yacht Club when tl" lroquos waS not
allowed "a enter. though owned by member "f ia"
club and und charter to another member. Ev'rI
b,dy wanted the lroqum, I'm the race against
the fa.c and Emerald Though lie ,ail-l over IN"
course r. was not the same as n she had been
regularly entered The lrupuols !, too good y boat
10 De- barred ont n ANY races whore her speed 'an
form - basis upon which 10 iudc' now >ohooa'r-
II may b. argued that the I~quos. 10y going over
the ~ IN" N"wN ork Yacht club REGATTA served
show the rrlliv" spo'd 81 herself and the newer
boats. Int # J. often that boat VII sail over the
cour..' ju~ 10 ohisr people In rae" which she l.
no, allowed Ia enter II / not at all improbable that
the rule will De- changed.