The Republican journal., 1895-09-26
Yachts and Boats.

Inc Bath Iron Works have received a
contract from a Boston man to build 100
foot steam yacht. The hull will be Of steel
and the finishings Of mahogany and quarter
ed oak. Work will begin Immediately. The
name of the owner is not vet made public.
The publication of the correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Iselin and Lord Dunraven shows
that it was entirely because of the latter 8
refusal that the second race was not resail-
ed. Evidently Lord Dunraven had lost
heart and did not want to sail again, and SO
took refuge in very slender technicality
There were six starters in the Cape Ann
yacht race at Gloucester Sept. 18th, but
only two finished. The race was over a
triangular course of fifteen miles with a
time limit of four hours and as the Yachts
did not finish within that time the race was
declared off. The F. c. b., Geo. W. Patter-
son, was in the race.
The Vinalhaven yachts Ethel and Asteron
sailed an exciting race Sept 10th, the former
winning by one second. The owner of the
Ethel presented five dollar bill to each of
the party on board of his yacht-Clarence
Hall, Lafayette Tolman, Robert Young and
Eugene Myrick. l.. A. Coombs went over
the course in the Acme, as a spectator, and
made good time
The London Times prints letter from
Admiral Penrose Fitzgerald on the dispute
relative to the Americas cup. In it the ad-
miral says: "When the whole affair is view
ed from the international aspect there is
little doubt that the judgment of history
will be against England. Lord Dunraven' .
action will not stand we'll as compa red with
that Of Mr.. Iselin'
! Watson is no match for Herreshoff, nor
do we believe there is British designer to-
day who can build boat of the same d.
m ensions of the Defender that can beat her
IT IS to be hoped that with the defeat of the
Valkyrie we shall hear no more Of British
pre-emlnence in yacht building or any
other craft that sails or steams in and wa
tiers, Tor there is not any craft that floats
bearing the British flag that an American
cannot better in design and construction.
| The Marine Journal
| serious accident happened to the sloop
Ra. phi Sunday afternoon. Her owner, Will
lard E. Page, had just brought her up to her
mooring when puff of wind swung her
against the mooring spar, which struck her
endwise in the cardboard and broke through
making hole inches square and breaking
one timber She was lowed in at Hollis
and beached, but it required quick work
with bucket to keep her afoat until she
reached the shore.
CENTRE ISLAND, l.. l., Sept %, The Eth.
elwynn, the 15-foot defender of the Seawan.
haka Yacht Clubs international challenge
trophy for small boats, to-day defeated the
Spruce w., England's half rater and the
nrst challenger for the cup, in II mile lee
ward and windward rec, by seven minutes
forty -One seconds.
The first race was to have been sailed
Saturday, but there was no wind and il
was postponed until Monday The cup goes
to the winner of three out of five races
Tuesday the yachts did not finish within the
time limit and it was declared no race.
We are indebted to the Hazard Mfg Com
pany, manufacturers Of wire rope, 81 Liberty
street, New York, for beautifully illustrat
ed pamphlet entitled, 1.-THE souvenir Of the
Americas Cup Races, 1896" There are va.
rious pictures Of the Defender and Valkyrie
their owners, commanders, crews, etc, a
chart OF the courses, code of signals, private
signals, ETC.; picture of the America, Of
the cup she won and the story of her vic
tory; history of the succeeding cup con
tests; revised nautical dictionary. aud
much else of interest and value to Yachts
| men,