New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
THE YAMPAs FINE PERFORMANCE.
SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN OVER BRITISH
sCHooNERs PLAINLY sHowN-A COMMIT
TEE THAT OBEYs THE RULES.

SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN OVER BRITISH
sCHooNERs PLAINLY sHowN-A COMMIT
TEE THAT OBEYs THE RULES.
During the last week yachtsmen have been
pleased to find that in the international contests
at Cowes America has made good showing The
interest has been chiefly centred in the schooner
races. and the victory OF the American yacht, the
Yampa. has done much to show the correctness OF
remarks lately made by The Tribune concerning
the superiority of the United States schooner
yachts.
There Is no undue self-gratulat!on about this
does it contain any stranng OF the facts 1t Is
only a simple and justifabe pride that calls at
tenton to the peculiarly large number of American
schooner yachts which have equal In England.
The Yampa Is by no means representative OF
Americas fastest schooners. While she may be
regarded as in the front rank as a good. heavy
weather round the-world cruiser, she Is certainly
not in the front rank point OF speed. Indeed. In
her last race of NewYork she had her hands
pretty nearly full in beating the Marguerite.
schooner formerly possessed by the fampas pres
ent owner Richard Suydam Palmer ANA the
Marguerite only sails among the thrd-ciass schooh-
ers. Her net Custom House tonnage Is 65S3'
against the Yampa's 1870. The latter boats
waterline length is 10 feet even. While Marguer-
ties "a only 992 and the Yampa can be said TO be
not much better than a good American eighty-foot-
err In spite of her thirty feet OF extra Ree lehs'.
And vet she has beaten the apparently fastest
English schooner. the Amphitrite, by over ioui '''"
minutes and the Cetonia by over tweh'y-three
minutes. exclusive Of time allowance.
If the Yampa do this. the whole Meet Vi
American schooner yachts can do the same. a
few of those ranked in Glass l OF the Ne"-horh
Yacht Clubs list may be mentioned whose "aii'es
occur at the moment: Constellation Ramona
Dauntlcss Brunhilde, and all he schooners "ncn
have lately competed in the New-York iacht Ciup
cruising races in Class ii 65 to IS feet, the Acaea'
Merlin Iasca Mayhower and Emerald; also. three
exceedingly smart ones. which raced IN Ciass III
G5 TO s. feet. the Ariel. Marguerite anu lIoq"oS'
Others which lately raced in Glass Nv TO 10 20 leep
the Amorita Elsemare and Shamrock. would also
Certainly win II sailed with English schoone's "a
their own class And perhaps the Amorita. TINS
year produced by Gould Brokaw would not IN ngn y
winds have to ask for time allowance rom ma any
seyenty-footer II the race were run IN easy
weather good American dollars woH Oh r De
planked on her coming in first irrespective OF time
Besides these there are many more Whose names S
last races. such Speranza Sachem; sea a f1 he
sae enough when matched with English schOOners
of their own respective classes. o.,oo,, Sohooner
yachts and it has been much regretted In Eneland
that Mr. Palmer was not enabled to bring back WIN
MIN MIN IN o9e ,bs race at Cowes The Sailing Committee
.@ NO against SgSn in the sh Sampa Carrying
larger number of men than the governing T baes
allow good many Of Mr. pamers III fren naS mere be
MIL on hoard before the beginning OF the race.
tncauSa II, the case OF so experienced and able a
vachtsman as he is, this could only result from
A. the same time. 1t is well worth noting that
the English sailing committees consider themselves YES
nointed TO enforce. and in spite, Of any personal
wishes in the matter The Royal Yacht. Squadroin,
has expressed the desire that American yachts snal
come lust as the Yampa did, 10 take part IN smch
races to all ef ana tes Sa s r
sret at having perform such an unweceme dsy
a. wacbt which won so WELL At the present
uncture here. it is pleasing to find that saii ing
Committees still exist which propose 10 ooeS 'Ho
racing rules of their own club.