New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26

the fact that he or his sen will build cup defender
and the successful launching OF the Navahoe and the
permission given to its owner by the New York Yacht
Club to contest for the Royal Victoria International
Gold Cup other international next
II now appears from the details given out regarding
| the Navahoe, which launched in private at the
lereshoIs yards In Bristol last saturday. that many
iasc have been industIfousIy circulated about
this boat. II was announced that she would be
launched on Monday, and tlat ceremony took place
| saturday II said tha; she would be named the
| TyphOOn while different name given TO her at
| her christening; and many of her dimensions
also greatly msrcprescnted. IL has now been declared
positively that She Is Sd feet the load water line
and 1916 feet over all 80 feet beam and II feet
: Inches dTangh In model she Is an improved Wasp,
with rather more displacement In proportion to her
size and less depth OF Keel. She has the same long
ovcrhang the lIcrrcsholi,' famous i6fooer while
| her bow Is slightly sharper. The NavahOe's keel is
about IS feet long with her steel ccntrehoard well
forward. This. by the way. viii not be raised by
hydraulic power as has been previously announced but
| with the aid OF u winch.
While the result Of the special meeting Of the New
York Yacht club. which held last Monday, has
proved highly satisfactory yachtSmen general and
members Of the club in particular an Interesting
| situation NAV come about through the for the
| ROYAL Victoria y = Cub, cup 1t has been known
for some time that English yach,mcn would Ike to
| tlath w" Anfil'd ; up ONlls 10 oppO-
| itlon 10 the new deed II 1i and the for the
other international cup may give them an excellent
| opportunity 10 do 50. should the Carroll boat be
defeated In her for this trophy aud the Nalkyre
be successful the question Of supremacy for the year
will Of course be- settled 1t would II the American
| yacht, victorious In both races. Should the
! Englishmcn succeed In defeating the Navahoc, how
ever, even though Lord Dunraven IS beaten for the
Americas Cup. the may be raised by our
foreign cousins that the Vakyrle not the fastest
| English boat American yachtsmen would be bound
| TO make another attempt 10 win the Royal Vicoria's
gold cup and the Enrishmen might try to place more
| importance that than on the Americas trophy.
II Is not unusual that In preparing for such
| important contest that anticipated next fall
| fake rumorS should be circulated To buDi dozen
boats to defend the Americas Cup would be utterly
foolish, and yet at different times reports have been
circulated that nearly that number were building
were about to be built. The Carroll boat has been
launched the two New York syndicate boats In
OF construction mt the lcrreshohs yards, while
Tawley Is reported to have begun work the Paine
cup defender Another syndicate In Boston Is said to be
struggling enough money together TO build fifth
boan while 1t was last week reported that third
syndicate had been formed In this city which would
also build from plans by \. Cary smith 4 prominent
New.York yachtsman recently said to the writer that
he knew OF three other s5oocrS being planned which
would sail in the trial races next September. The
latest reports received say the Boston syndicate
Is sin In the same position, having made little prog
res, Mr.. smith has denied that he has received
order fN an s5-footcr that no could design
I'm time for the coming season II he did get such
order while Of the three boat, referred TO by the
guine commodore has Is yet mateIialzed In any
way.
AT the New ak Yacht Club house Is said that
the Navahoc will return to America in time to take
part In the trial races and that she will set sail for
EnGlsh waters early In April. A challenge has been
forwarded to the secretary Of the Royal Victoria Yacht
Club for their International gold trophy. and Mr.
CAROLS will also sail for the Cape May, BrentOn
Reef and any other trophie, which may be In sight
while he Is abroad Captain Charles Barr will be In
command OF the Navahoe sailing master. Barr was
born I'm Gourouch scotland, in 1854, and has been
familiar with sailing vessels since he old
enough to stand. With his brother, Captain John
Barr, who viii sail the Paine boat next season. he
got his first experience in yacht-Iacing the English
yacht Uerin, which ne was employed for two
seasons lie came to this country with the Clara and
sailed her I'm many races In American waters. A.
sailing master of Shonn the Minerva. the Oweene
the Wasp. Captain Barr also added greatly to his
reputation rs a skilfu handler ol the ter. He Is
experimenting the work OF rigging the Navahoc at
Bristol and Will sail with her wncn She starts for
England In April With such sldful man at her
helm. the Navahoc, fresh from the yards Of OF
the successful yacht builders in the world, should
give a good account Of herself next summer.
That the designer and of the Volunteer does
not fear open competition In his attempt to
statement which recently came from Boston that the
Paine cup defender will be- built openly the
Volunteer Puritan and Mayhower 20 much secrecy
wao maintained by the lqrcshocs while building the
Carroll boat that Ii is not surprising that hcr dimen-
sons were given incorrectly before her launching.
The shed in which the Navahoe was constructed was
co,,y guarded by eenlrlt>. the windows were painted.
vented. 1t Is, however. too late now for any aera
lions to b. made In the plans Tor the Two New. York
syndicate boats which the Herreslof's are building
and General lane need not fear that any OF the
built at Lawleys yards. will be stolen by. rival
designers 1t h considered extremely doubtful by
fooiers besides those already under way win be built
this season.
Tie officers and members Of the Atlantic Yacht
Club are much chagrlned at the recent attempts Of
the staten Island Transit Company to the slip
a, whltehnllst.. which is used for the
Bay Ridge ferry Should these attempts prove success
full severe blow will be dealt to that nourishIng
anc Ban are pracey by Sny other
route than the ferry TO Bay Ridge. During the yacht
from New.York and conveys the members and their
friends 10 the clubhouse. Should this ferry be
members o, the Crescent Athletic Cub and other
organizations IN south Brooklyn. VII have 70 resort
10 the much dreaded trolley" and this It is thought
viii greatly injure the membership OF these prosperous
organizations
This IL the season when many wealthy yachtsmen |
make their ANIMAL Southern cruises. Large steam |
Yachts seem 10 be In demand and many parties are |
avoiding usual disagreeabe weather OF early spring
IN Ncw.York by making their annual pilgrimage to |
the southern waters William G. whitney, ex-seere-
f"rv OF The Navy with his brothernlaw. his daughter
and two sons Joined H. VI. Hanna. the Cleveland |
iron baron At Jacksonville last week and has
started with him on a six weeks cruise on his hand
some steam yacht the Comanche. II Is expected that
they will visit the West Indies, me bananas ana
Martinique. Barbados. Trinidad ana Granada ne
Comnncie l. most luxurious and seaworihy Yacht.
she was built In 1891. Is 1so fsei over all. WIN %
( -, beam and II feet Inches dranght
Travel to Chicago by the famous Limited OF the