New-York tribune., 1895-07-01
WHAT TIE YACIITSMEN ARE DOING.

A POSSIBILITY THAT THE DEFENDER MAY NOT
BE READY FOR THE TRIAL RACES.
The hitch In the launching OF the Defender on
Saturday is not encouraging to those who "er
loo,ng forward 10 see the new boat take part III
the preliminary trial races outside which are 10
take place on July TO-
A, Tho las, regular meeting OF the Neptune Yacht
club II was decided that all recognized ynch' 0iuDs
ahou,d havo the privileges OF the anchorag" ana
roat OF the organization. The Neptunes VIII hoi
their forty-nfth annual opening at the o'i'h"uSs
on July l. The nag Will be raised ana dinner serVe'
AZ | o'clock ON the arrival Of Trains from New
York AT Shrewsbury River launches Will be IN
waiting AZ Swifts. The president OF the neptune
Yacht club IS George Chase. Jere. fahgou'" ~
the secretary and J W. Jacobus treasurer
The fourth annual open regatta OF the Ihppan
Zee Yacht club will be sailed on Saturday July D.
The house and grounds of the Tappan Zee 'iun are
n, Grand View on Hudson. Clubs In the w-forK
Yscb, Racing Association and the Long Island Rae
Ing Union particularly invited to compete" me
start IL TO be made as 10 1880 n. m. as posi-
bic All entries must be made 10 Orient g i1hcR-
ney secretary Of the Tappan Zee iacht ''""' ny
tomorrow. In this regatta yachts may carry Crows
az follows: Cabin yachts one man Tor every h'e
feet OF sailing measurement. or fraction thcr"o'
In addition 10 the helmsman; open yachts one man
10 every three feet OF sailing measurement or frac-
ton thereof in addition to the h"lnsman
A two months season OF almost uninterrupted
Yachting will be opened by the regatta which Is to
be sailed on July 10 The conclusion TO the almost
daiiv spectacle Of the flying yachts VIII be the
splendid climax OF the race for the Americas cup
which NAV be one OF the greatest internatohhl
struggles that have yet been In Glass or fhis
regatta for sloops there VIII be the great single
stIckers the Vigant and the Colona. IL is TO be
regretted but the best authorities do not now be-
licve that the Defender will he ready In time for
her first trial agains, these known good ones st'll
there II always a chance to hope that things may
go faster and that the new boat Will he "A con-
testant on July 10.
Among the best-known yachts that may be count
ell on TO dispute the prize offered for Class 2 for
soops are Percy Chubb's Queen Mab the Hide
garde belonging 10 James C. Bergen. and the kn-
trina George Work. There likely 10 be other
good ones In before the entries are closed. Clnss
g. for sloops. will probably have In Il such con-
testants as r. p. Sands Avira. H. W. Bucknaus
Minerva +. NJ Hoyts Narota. and II. NJ G..s's
Gloriana. OF course. the schooner classes will not
possess the Interest Of tho classes for sloops still
there ought to be some good races seen here
Among the fast schooners Tint will probably COM
pete are the Iroquos, belonging TO f. y. Ellis the
Ramourn. II. VI. Gilg; J. II. Msxwelrs Emerald.
G. H. u. H,ls Ariel. the Ccronet. Marguerite Al
cacea. Lasca, Clyue Dagmar. B Frank Sutton 8
the Elsemare. One OF the larger boats OF the
Iron Steamboat Company has been chartered by
the New-York Yacht Club for the conveyance OF It's
members and fr,ends to the races
II Is said that ex Secretary William c. Whitney
has leased the Ladew brothers schooner-rigged