New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21
INTEREST IN THE NEW BOATS.
THERE IS MUCH TO TALK ABOUT on BOTH siDH'
OF THE ATLANTIC.

THERE rs MICH TO TALK ABOUT ON BOTH sipn'
OF THE ATLANTIC.
Yachting in the last week was 'I'e"' -,,.,,
for the information, more or less uua,Moi'"'' ,
has been obtained about the boats WHICH arr :" ps
= nor, in the International contests on oo'h S'u''
~ the water this year. Though the interest," -
about the America Cup and the contests ".' ~.
met ~ necessity always remain paramount ue
oces FOR the cup offered by the Royal victoria i"oH'
C,ub and for the Cape May and Brentohs h"ei ups
which will take place on the other 'l'e' wan -
n large share Of international interest. nc s"'"'
ing spirit of Royal Phelps Carroll in bulhhs oa.
% % over and bring back the two last-named cups
has brought them into prominence when 'hes '"''
never enjoyed before international tophes' I'm
modore penctt offered them many years ago as
oman ems with the intention of promoting Ius' sucn
A spirit as that which has called ioith TIE nav
but they have rather Jagged supernuons vi ' 20
stage" until now and have been rather useu N ~
saii in with" The primary object OF Mr.. CARROLL
was to bring back from England these TWO ups
The challenge for the Royal Victoria cup was %nT
according to the record. by the yawl Wcndur Ta s
The Brenon's Reef Cup Is held by the lreN. which
won IL from the Genesa in 1856. Both thef cups
were carried to ENGLAND by the IR,a bsr $780,
and the Trek subsequently won tnem iro" "'''
Last week was launched the Rogers syndicate
cup defender Colonia from the yards OF the iameo
Herreshoas at Bristol She is the first of the four
Is approximately i26 feet over all and SO feet on tho
water lIne She Is said to be slightly larger In beam
than the Navahoe. and draws about sixteen ieet'
The Providence Journal pronounces her the largest
and deepest keel sloOp ever built In this country
The bow OF the boat is, OF course, slightly
modified Glorinna bow. Not only has the Coiohia
fu bows but few hollow lines perceptibc in her.
She is steel boat and will carry great spread OF
canvas-greatcr, probably, than the Navahoe. Al
the boats built for International racing this year Will
have large sail areas THIS Is true OF tie NOW boats
on both sides of the water The idea OF power In the
build OF the bulls seems to have been prominent
The tendency recently has been , toward "s q
have been a return to the idea of liberal use OF
Ts If the s qS Of e IS nSs nd tey s
are building boats TO beat the Americans, and that
The ey rm 10 s ore 50 "2" OS only ie Net ri
ever won over the americans Were won by the little
Madgc and the Minerva. IN neither OF which boats
did the idea OF power play an important part
The Britannia, the boat built for the Prince Of
Wales, to defend the Royal Victoria and Cape May
and Brenion's Reef cups. had trial spin last week
on the Firth OF Clyde. Those who : her reported
that she seemed tender compared with the Caluna,
evidently lighter order OF boat. Her power
Is said TO rest largely her big mainsail.
he has q long lowermast and a comparatively
short topmast. Her headsails small. and She has
a short bowsprt. She has the largest sail plan Of
the three boats built to meet The Navahoe The cable
reports say that she Is hard 10 steer and carries Q
strong weather helm. The Britannia ran down from
Glasgow to southampton and II any defects in her
were discovered on this trial trip they have not
been made public. There Is no doubt that Watson
has done his best for his Prince and his patron In
the designing OF the Britannia and that he has done
his best also for Lord Dunrayen in the designing Of
the Valkyrie For British designer TO he placed
between the Heir Apparent and the House OF Peers
In the designing OF boats is indeed narrowing sua-
ton. suppose Watson suddenly struck with
bright idea the two boats I'm progress OF
construction. Wcsld the idea belong the Princes
boat the other boat II Is great thing to bulld
boat for prince 10 defend the Royal Victorias
golden but II is greater thing design boat for
lord TO capture the America Cup. and poor Watson
must have passed many sleepless nights the
situation.
There Is an effort foot to revive the 40-f0ot
class OF racing yachts for the season OF 1904. OF
course this International racing will be the
only thing thought Of and racing classes will hardly
be seriously considered, but there other
coming. and the revival OF the l0foot class would
certainly be a great and good thing. There Is no
class which affords much opportunity for expert
ment. combined with cruising and racing p0ssb ltles.
4O-foot boat Is inst about the right size for every.
thing. One can 90 across the ocean, II he wants
to, In 4O-f0oter. The Minerva the best 40-fo0ter
ever seen on either side OF the water came Oyeo
here on her own bottom without trouble.