The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-10
QUEEN NAB SAFE IN PORT.
THE NOTED ENGLISH Rx CING CUTTER
ROUGHLY USED ON THE OCEAN

She Encounters u Wurricnne, rs Thrown on
Her Benm End-, and Nearly sinhs-Mate
Hnn-en's Description OF the voynEe-
To Rnce grin-t the Cup Defenders.
The celebrated English racing cutter Queen
NAB consigned to Percy Chubb OF this city.
arrived In Tebo's dock. Brooklyn. yesterday
morning from Bermuda. In tow OF the tug
Triton. She was almost total wreck above
decks from the>en counter with hurricane on
the morning OF June 20. and II will take some
time to repair her. Cruising along the coast or
up the Sound oh yacht is very good sport In
its way. but crossing the Atlantic In modern
flush.deck racing cutter Ia quito different
matter, Judging by the experience OF the
Queen Mabs crew. Mate Hansen, In the alb
sence OF Capt. schlosshsuer. told Sun re-
porter the following story OF the Queen Mab's
trip across the Atlantic:
We left Falmouth. England. on May %.
bound for New York. Capt. schlosshauer de-
cided to make southerly trip. We made slow
progress, as we had nothing but southerly or
southwesterly winds. All went we'll until June
TO- when we ran into hurricane. The ba-
rometer fell to $50. and We made everything
as snug as possible. For while we made very
good time Of It. sailing under the tail end Of q
balance reef mainsail with no head sails at all
The wind at first came In from the southwest,
veered to north northwest, and then went back
to west.
About o'clock on the morning Of juno 20.
In latitude 80 north. longitude 20 west about
240 miles east OF Bermuda. the full force OF
the gale struck us. but we managed to weather
It pretty we'll After the hurricane had pHssed
we had tremendous sea to contend wit
suddenly rose on the top Of wave. and before
she sank again another wave broke on her
ID ha dra threw her S Ss esE n
CAPTAIN. who was In the cabin. were thrown
mast. and two boats. which were fastened on
the deck. were carried ny the board. as was
TishtSd. her sixty-to s' lead lead Keel keel IrinSns
With rater a All e Of ' *" serambled
board as she r,ghted. with the exception Of one
sy ns him.
The tremendous. force Of the waves can be
imagined from a glance at her cabin: The
Jennings and hurled against the door lead
Ing e tn pantry on the 5oiEt side brsek
closets and lockers into bits: Four big zinc
water tanks. which, were needed for the long
ersbly. All Of the joiner WORK WORK and cabin fur
rs ruined To spa n4 the y vail @he sSs
eabins.and It first the crew thought she had
started under. jury rig for Bermuda.
We made Bermuda Light on June "a. Pilot
Smith came aboard and anchored the vessel In
Five Fathom Hole on Sunday morning. June
rs. Mr.; Chubb sent the tug Triton down after
her. and we left bermuda on July S. arriving
here at IL 30 o'clock this morning She will
probably be hauled out at Tebo's this week for
repairs. Her owner is anxious to get the boat
ready for the August cruise. and also expects
to race her against the cup defenders in the
race for the Goelet Cups"
In spite Of the fact that the Queen Nab Is a
centre. board yacht she has never used the APP
pendage in race. and on the voyage over IL was
hauled close up: In fact. it might lust as well
not be there. as 1t is practically unslunG and is
flush with the keel.
Tho Queen Nab. which was designed last
year by G.. l.. Watson for T. b. c. West ia what
is known on the other side forty -rater. that
is. about sixty feet on the water line. She was
considered the fastest boRt atoat in her class.
and. according to the, Field. can beat any OF
the new forty-raters built this year. Out OF
forty-siX starts last year she won twenty.four
flrsts, eleven seconds. and one third. including
one Queens Cup The value OF her prizes was