New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12
American
Speciality Co.,
Fifth Ave. Hotel.
NEWS OF THE YACHTS.
ALL HANDS IN A RUSH TO GET INTO
COMMISSION.
WHERE THE BOATS ARE AND WHAT HAS BEEN
poNE-1oNG ISLAND YACHT RACING UNION
RULEs-INDIAN HARBOR CLUB
ANNOUNCEMENT


ANNOUNCEMENT.
Yachtsmen are hustling nowadays The little Il
footers and the big schooners and steam yachts are
being rapidly prepared to go into commission and
June 1 will the Bay Ridge anchorage assume
Its early season appearance. The steamer EN-
press. n. Y. Y c.. F. A. Schermerhorn. went into
commission Friday at Whitestone. where she
awaits her owners orders A. L. BARRIERS hand
some Sapphire is at Tebo's. South Brooklyn having
a coating OF ant-fouling paint put on her bottom
This speedy steamer will probably be put overheard
Tomorrow +. c. Fowler's l20-foot steam yacht
Huntress is Seaburys yard. and will be launched
in a short time, perhaps within two weeks. Jesse
Metcaif Of Providence. has bought the sylvia, a
steam yacht built by the seaburys In 1891 The
Sylvia Is 80 feet long. and has recently been
undergoing repairs. stateroom mas been aooed
and other work done below decks. mahogany
deckhouse adds to the yachts appearance ana does
not present that cumbersome appearance which TOO
much upper works. give to small vessel w.
b. Higgins will have his 65-foot steamer Charlietta
In commission by the middle OF this week. inc
steam yacht Nereid Charles F. Adee. will 90 into
commission shortly The Nereid has been iaid up
at seabury's yard for several years. She Is now IN
the hands OF the workmen and is being thoroughly
overhauled above and below and from stem to
stern Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr.s. %-footer l'derim
will arrive here to-day and be fitted out for the
summer As the smart craft il ready she
will 20 10 New-Haven and Join In the annual cruise
OF the Yale Yacht Club.
Yachtsmen now interested In match WHICH,
IL is hoped will be made between George II. sauh-
ders Of Bristol r. l., who built the sloop Ellie Tor
Commodore w. w. Holllngsworth. OF the Atlanuc
civ Yacht Club, and Charles +. Herreshon' VINO
owns the yaw Alice The Ellie Is as yet untried'
and her performance In The small slngle-sticker
class will be watched with attention. Mr.. HERES
non now holds the Tilden and Thurber Challenge
Cun which he won three years ago In regatta hed
in Bristol Harbor. and the builder OF tne H"e "
after It with the boat he designed
Tho Co,onia which Is the training ship. so to
sneak for the crew OF the Defender. Ia at Bristol.
with Captain Han In charge. The men VINO VIII
hand,a the Defender are all on board the Colonla.
a nd will have every opportunity to study ther ne"
"ship'' and Its pecularitles
Char,es Young, OF Calais. Me-. has purchased
,hs steam Yacht Nautilus. The yacht IL al New
Inndon. and will leave for Maine To-Day Inc
Nautilus has a speed OF only eight miles an hour
so her run will be long one over the "V mics
sh. will have to cover Theodore Hostetter mas
| so,d his little steam yacht Judy To w, H. various
| NJ Hartford. Tho Judy Is at New-iohuo" on "s'
wav TO Hartford. With hcr new boiler the Juny
should gain a considerable increase In speed WI
lard T. Wards schooner Shamrock. N, v T. u,
MAJ hauled out at New London yesterday and
| started for New-York. The sloop barbara, ~ T.
v r. Miles Standing owner, II be'ns put ~ tr'm
at New London. From there she VIII 40 10 nhe"e'
Island and hoist her pennant for 'ha season -
w Vanderbilt's handsome conqur'of WI" my w
anchor OF her owners new country place on 'he
Hudson during the summer, bu, teat she VIII
Wait Eastern waters cannot lr uuub'eu, , ....
IL Is safe TO predc, that mo America cup ,"'o ~
IN September VIII attract about eVery y"u.' ~. ~.
"romlncncc owned on The Eastern coat % ,n s
United states and many from np,oa" usu,,
o"cic,s White Ladyc, A., d. Dreserh M",n", ,or'
md lanes Gordon Hennntts Nnmounh Me w . To-.
s,rn waters bu, Il was rumofed yes,sa"ay tn sa'
M. nrst two mentioned would he mere !" "ep-
TENDER. ., ,,,.. ., AM. Isi.nd aound
has through Frank BOVINE Jones, secretary oi w., w
counciI III the union sent 10 the cha'Iinen W W.
regatta committees OF the different CLUBS nopcss
Of The racing rules time allowances soheun'es y.
racing events for the season ana the kenefnl Iur'
Of Inc Yacht Racing Union. The council " com
oosed of oliver ". Cromwell, FREDERICK Va bhrhrs,
E,uyycsant Wainwright Oscar ~ Chel,bory 10
Grand l.. Clark ". Hurton Har! ana MI. Johes
The rules, etc. mentioned are. br'eny stated w
'T,r"t-That all yachts be classified uniformly ac-
cord,ny TO their racing length, open yaen's ,a,n1
with nxed and with shftabe ballast sha'' pe cnsseu
separately. and crews shall he limited mn,form
| time allowance table In 70 he used anu ""'o'"
| ryslem OF starting signals adopted 49,, a.. 49,.
| In furtherance OF the above resolutions. the Coun'
| eli OF the Union, at meeting held on Apr'i d.
| adopted the following recommendations -,
! First-That the class limits be as follows. FOR
schooners Glass all over g feet; po,!oot class al
over Is feet and not over % feet 5000! CLASS AZ,
over rs feet and NJ feet; 1e-toot class, ~,
over g. feet and not over 70 feet; eo-foo' class 81"