New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-17
THE JUBILEE IN A BASHFUL MOOD
. RELIEF THAT SHE MAY BE ONE OF THE CON
rrsr.xTs FOR PLACE AS cup DE-


FENDER LITER ALL"
THO Jrh,,oe "a a dificrlt boat TO get n line on,
and in all the battles OF the yachts General Paine
nae shown himself 10 be nm oldtime warrior Ihe
h,s ~ information which Boston inauirers ex-
tract from General Paine regarding the chances
OF any boat Of his are almost TOO minute ior 'he
microscope He does not require music 10 lie qu.e'
as Mark Twain said OF the clam
General Paines published decision that the
IuhIee shall not take part in the preliminary
reeattas nj New-York Saturday and Monday
next IL interesting. and has a BACKGROUND me
Yachting public is smillnsly asking why the Juo''ce
was lately enlightened several feet. why her mast
was stepped three and half feet further forward
and why her sails. rigging and top'hamper were
cons deraby altered this year.
II can hardly be that all this was done 80 that
General Paine might have n charming boa' 10
cruise around with during the summer mon'hs
on July 70 It published that the abilities OF
the Jubilee were secretly tested on the previous
night of Marblchead. A prompt denial OF this
made by General Paine himself was published on
July a. He 1. reported have added that he had
no idea O, putting the Jubilee into the trial races
that she is In no condition for racing. ana that
she has not even had a club-topsail on her This
This. no doubt is all literally true. But II the
V,cilont beats the Defender on Saturday ana Mon
day. many people expect to see the Jub'iee put
into tho real trial races August 10 ana IL II II
well known that the man who on TWO occhs'ohs
was the most prominent figure among American
yachtsmen dsapprovcs keeping cats which catch
no mice When there Is no Na,kyrio approaching
from the other side OF the horizon. the jubilee
passes the summer laid up and out OF commission
This year a heavy expense Is Incurred IN lcng'heh
ing and altering Miss Jubilee. In order appar
entity that she may 20 out and sail around all by
herself In the waters OF Boston.
This may be fun. but II Is not the common es-
innate OF General Panes aims In the yachting
world. Some Bos,onans stu believe that the
Jubles is a faster boat than the Nigilnrt II Is
thought In some paris Of Boston that the previous
trials held h''ore ne coming o, Nalkyri. II %
peroriiy, and II must be said that the jubilee hai
al that time 20 endure good deal OF hard Iuck n
breakases. on the bottom OF her hnli, Which 4.
T nSn mshn ns' er f o
small cenireboard. Then comes her central AMI
cenircboari may be lowered. An Of this here
is stu another IN. 10 which The rutIcr-?osi IL
her suggest that I'm ie -lacle means siHclc lie m
but tho man who SAL this was not a Partisan.
OWING TO tho secrecy which har been observed
IN the recent alterations the Jubilee q ls no. at
presen, possible 10 say whether attempts have been
made 10 MI up The intervening spaces between
thee nrs and centreboards. bu: !, vas formerly
TO make her split the water three Tines insfead
81 once. and II Is not unlikely that General Paine
has, it,y consGcTel th's mater IN me cha' rs
this boat would do FAR better with less freak
age" and more kce, But no one knows her p0f
sbll!ues better than her veteran owner II The
Vrllant defeats does well. with the le-
fender In tho fra, TRIMS. II j. possible that the
jubilee will hunt. ~ 'opsail somcwhere and Till
% cours. ana In spite OF her GOV ard 6ashful rei
ccace DO her best 10 b. selected TO defend IN. cup.