The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-22
YACHTING.
Graft to Show Co!ors in Mar
ragansett Bay.

Never since that memorable August in
1851, when the schooner yacht America
won the English cup on the other side, has
there been as much interest taken in In
ternational yachting as now. The coming
season is awaited with eager expectancy
cas- pride, the Vigilant, is soon to go
abroad and perform, it is hoped, much
greater feats ana surprise our English
cousins even more than they were AZ years
ago. Vigilant will be raced against all
four big cutters that afforded so much
sport last year season. Mr.. George Gould
Is anxious that Captain "Hank" Half,
who is to sail Vigilant in all her
races on the other side, should
get to England as soon as possible so that
he may acquire information concerning
sailing in English waters, which is alto
gether different than off Sandy Hook.
Captain Half will cross the Atlantic in
the Atalanta and be ready to meet Vigi-
liant and fit her out with her immense
racing spars, the like of which
were never seen in England. These spars
and racing canvas will go by steamer to the
Clyde, where they are destined to create
sensation among yachtmen. Captain Lc-
Haff's native place, Islip, i. l., will
navigate Vigilant across the ocean.
He is an experienced deep water
sailor and has commanded q num-
Der of well known schooner yachts. There
will be about so men, all told, in the ships
company when the Vigilant leaves this
country.
Vigilant will be fitted as yawl just to
be taken abroad with, and upon her arri-
val there will be refitted as sloop.
Is the Bristol designer going to be with
the Goulds this summer? The New York
Record says In persuading Nat HERE.
l<1H 20. hA ttftatt m a m
lend him hand to vanquish the Brit
ishers,- George Gould did wisely.
Herreshoff comes high, but on the
deck of Vigilant he will be worth his
weight in good red gold. 1t was his art
full brain that created her, and it was he
that steered her on to victory in her
famous races. Ever since he was knee
high to duck he has been boating.
There isn't a device of the sea jockeys that
he is not acquainted with.
Owing to the illness OF his father, Frank
Budlong will not put his yacht Millie OF
the Rhode Island Yacht Club into COM
mission until late in the season. Captain
Henry Randall will be sailing master OF
Mile this season as usual.
Mr.. III. II. Richmond has presented the
Rhode Island Yacht Club with hand
some pair of marine glasses which are to
he kept at the club house at Pawtuxet for
the use OF members.
The feet OF yacht OF the Rhode Island
Club that are now in commission consist
OF Louise, Windward, Jottie, Rocho,
Rustlcr, Mignon, Grace Darling, Whistler,
Eagle, Annie, Diamond, Bertha May
Trphone and Fortuna; steam launches,
Chinook, Endora and Madeline and Cato
Sanciphone, Jessie and Edna, also yawl
Hadassah.
Chairman Charles e. Smith OF the race
committee OF the Rhode Island Yacht
Club is dosirous OF having all yacht owners
in the club communicate to him their
ideas as to the best courses to be selected
for the coming racing season.
The cat Sea Gull is beached in the bend
inside OF the Rhode Island Yacht Club
house having sprang a leak week ago.
Her owner and n party OF friends were
out in blow when q couple OF butts were
started.
The members of the Rhode Island Yacht
Club propose raising money among the
members TO purchase weather vane and
barometer. The janitor at the club house
in Pawtuxet has chargc Of the subscrip-
tion paper.
Mr.. Flint will, in all probability, dis
pose OF his new steam yacht, Half Moon,
as she draws too much water to be kept
off his summer residence at Edgewood.
The Wasp, which has been in winter
quarters at Port jefferson, N. v, left
there Tuesday and is sexpected TO arrive in
this city Thursday. She will be taken to
the Dry dock upon her arrival here and
overhauled before going into commission.
Charles Fletcher's steam yacht Sentinel
has arrived fvom the metropolis,