The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-24
CARROLL 5 BOAT NAVAH(E
Is the Most Interesting Boat in Amer
lean Yachting.
LAST PRACTICE SPIN SATURDAY.
Her Performance the Best Yet shown
Work on Cup Defenders Progressing
at Bristol - Notes OF Interest to
Yachtsmen-A Boston BED.


The Navahoe went out Sa turday for
practice spin under weather conditions
better suited to give her good test than
any she had before met, and as "A result
her performance was by far the best yet
shown. There was strong southwest
breeze in the bay, with rough easterly
swell, and under her three lower sails
the boat beat from Herreshoff's yard. at
Bristol, to Fort Dumping, at the en-
trance to Newport harbor, distance OF
between fourteen and fifteen miles, In an
hour and "a half.
On hoard were Captain Nat HERE
shoff, Mr.. Wilson, the Boston sailmaker;
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll and II. B. Duryea,
who is stopping with the CAROLS. All
seemed well pleased with the boat. The
sails showed the good qualities their
makers claimed for the new Sea Island
duck, and what little stretching was
shown was in the right place, no hard
spots being developed in The mainsaii at
least.
In the sea that was on, the yacht
showed those weatherly qualities that
made Gloriana famous, taking to the
seas like duck and keeping her head
way without sign OF checking. There
was an absence OF that tenderness which
was at first apparent.
She anchored at Newport over night,
and yesterday went outside. She Is com
ing TO Providence this week or next TO
haul out, and while here will have lead
put on her keel. Her owner was in Bos-
ton last Wednesday. and visited Lawley's
yard for the purpose OF ordering hollow
boom and gait. Her present solid Doom
is too large In diamete-, aud there is
some talk Of cutting 1t down.
The Navaho.'s bottom is painted
green, but none OF IL shows above water,
and IL looks as IL she was an inch below
her lines as she now floats.
Pending the launching OF the cup de-
tenders, the Navahoe is the most inter
esting craft in American yachting, for
she is to carry abroad the flag of the
country which no. holds. the blue rib
bon OF the sea-" AMI il TO meet the best
boats which the British designers can
produce.
II is plain that she is a
Trim, Cleanly Rugged,
fine modelled snd handsome craft, and
one which no Ame .ican yachtsman need
blush to see put alongside anything
which can be produced on the other side
Of the water
Whether or not she will carry her sail
in strong breezes seems to be the only
question about-her which remains un-
answered, ana on this there is col fcting
testimony. The balance is. however, in
favor OF the carrying OF her sail aud of
being in excellent lripi by the time she
goes abroad. Just how much ballast has
been put in her since her trial trip proba-
bly, no one knows exactly except her de-
| sigpers, but that she is below her painted
waterline Is apparent TO any Que who
takes n close look at her.
Mr.. Carroll says only three and a half
| tons Of additional ballast have been put
| In To trim her aft, and 1t would seem as
| though he ought to know whereof he
speaks. With the three and half tons
| centreboard in place, a drop or somtt
thing less ,han an inch more may be ex-
pected.
But it should be remembered i'm all
this bringing OF the boat down that her
model is sucn that "A few inc es more or
less Of immersion make little difference
In her ability to yet throu IN tn water,
aud that the increased displacement OF
additional ballast will not seriously al
feet her
Everything points to her final success,
aud yacht smen may be assured that wnen
she does at last cross he water sne will
be tit representative OF American pro.
gress in VA ainting.
IT. shou be noted that MIR. Carroll Is
yacht Is nota
Racer Pure and Simple.
but will have the interior fl ting and
accom- modations necessary for comfort
able cruising. The owner of the boa
takes her abroad in he style hat befiS Ss a
wealthy American gentleman. aud Is
willing to pay whatever cost Of extra
weight OF fittings Is needed to that d.
HIS attitude in the matter OF buiidi Z
aud racing his boat Is very well set forth
In recent interview. In this 1t il S I'D
Mr.. Carroll takes his yacht To Europe
for seasons sport in English waters.
He does not propose to represent her as n
world beater' nor yet as the representa-
tive yacht OF America. He does b 'ps To
have a good seasons racing In English
waters, and to give a good account OF
himself, his fav, the yacht builders and
designers of this country when placed In
competition in Eaelish waters with the
best England can produce. He does not
expect To eat all England. but. he does in
. tend to sail his boat in any races TO which
he rs admitted. From his experience
with Englishmen an fro " what CORES
pondeucs he has had with the yacht
clubs on the other side he IL satisfied that
he will be . treated fairly and given u
sporting chance To win IL the Navanoe is
as good a boat as Is hoped fol"
Mrs. Carroll will not cross the Allan
tic in the yacht, ~ reported in some
quarters, but she will meet her husb and
m England. While abroad Mrs. Carroll
will occupy her house at Cove.
Mr.. Carro's GU ists on board Nava hoe
will be Woodbury. Kane and Ralph n.
Ellis