The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-29
room PROSPECTS FOR YACH11N6.
The Schooner Emeraid to Receive . New
Bow and tho vsikyIie to Hn nj Out.

The Schooner EmeraId to Receive . New
Bow and tho vsikyIie TO Hn nj Out.
Unless business improves within the nexs
three months there will be very little Yachting
done on this side OF the water next SUNNI or.
Down at Tebo's basin. South Brooklyn. where
the majority OF New York's great pleasure feet
sleep during the winter months. little or no
work is done on the yachts. and the men usually
employed to look after them have been dis
pensed with this winter for the first time In
years.
In spite OF Lord Dunraven's leaving the VAL
kyrie over here to race next year. II 10 ex-
tremeiy doubtful II a race can be arranged, as,
according to an officer OF the New York Yacht
Club. It is doubtful II any OF the American
81 footers will ne raced. The Pilgrim. as has
already been announced. has been sold and
will be turned into a ferryboat The ViRilant.
Colonia. and jubilee are all for sale. and IL IL
safe 10 say no reasonable offer would be re-
fused for any OF the big single-stickera In
spite OF all this. however, some OF the more en-
thusiastic of our yachtsmen have given orders
to their Captains to go ahead as usual. and
there may be some sport after all.
Mr.. Belknap's steam yacht Magnolia Was
among the first OF the Northern feet to start
on her way South. having left Isbo's dock,
Capt, Rowland. headed for Jacksonville. An
other piece OF news which vii interest yachts
D.
schooner yacht Emerald will shortly undergo
extensive alterations. So far she has been
anything hut success, and her owner who
cided to adopt heroic measures; To that end
the Emerald; which Is lying at wintripghap's
her and imm ediatey towed to HAWIsy's ship
yard at South Boston. Here she will be cut
away ton feet aft OF her foremost TO make WAY
for 4 new how. Additional ballast will also b
added to her keel. as she was none too stim
Henry VI. Flager = fine steam yacht Alicia,
which was having her sides pounded out at
the standard OIL ComnanEs docks was toyed
into Mannings south Brooklyn basin last
The new after deck house which yandsrveer
has been fitting on John A. Morrls's trim steam
yacht Cora is completed at last. and 10 really
a fine piece OF WORK.
Solheim ( Abrams the well-known South
BROOKLYN shtpwriRhts are busy on 2I-ioos
man. The boat is already in frame and prom
Uses 10 DO both fast and Able.
Capt. Roberts OF the steam yacht Forget-Ms-
Not, the owner OF the pretty little steam yacht
Ruby. which he has entirely rebuilt. even to .
new boiler Andl engine, during the past sum-
mer. had triAL rip IN MS little eIait last week
isfnctoTy. and was greatly enjoyed By . NUM-
Der Of wel-known Yacht skippers
Tebos new box dry dock. which IL said to be
Win p tSe o. excSPtoh Of the Valiant has been
moved 10 the head Of tie bulkhead at the foot
Of Twcnty-third street and Is now ready for
was pumped out in twenty minutes. As Lord
DunTRven's cutter Nalkyrie. which draws over
seventeen Get, VII 10 hauled haul 2pt In = tsw
pretty thorough test. The NAlkyrie as usual
Will be hidden from the vulgar gaze. and no pho
tographeT will be allowed within a mill OF her.
However, Il seems that, In spite Of all pTeeau-
tons. avery good photograph Of the NalkyTisis
hull was obtained at tho ETla Basin last fall
when she was hauled out for the cup races.