The morning times., 1896-04-05
PUTTING YACHTS IN SUMMER DRESS

building a boat large enough for use at
bay when The races were going on.
glimpse at sthc towering sides OF Ogden
Geelet's WHite Ladye, or OF the massive
hull of W. Xailde rbiit S Valiant, decided
themDo ttok kattenptrto own yachtyet.
And just re 1t is well to understand
thatdil spoffsmea, arc notnecessariIy yacht
o owners. Manyof4he finest, most thorough
sport tsnlen fndbc country do not pc sscss
sci OF whitc'sails OF their owD. Their taste
in yachting Is .hum0red by trips in hired
yachts, by safls upon boats that belong to
their yachting club, and by living where
they can watch the white sails and Judge
their merits as well as though aboard.
But ths.ycar yachts have come down to
within the rCachOf the man who T. sa SpCrts-
man 10 the extent OF giving up his other
! pleasures aud putting ali3D one fine yacht.
In the shipyarls of Al certain very famous
bDilder of yachts, whose name viii readily
spring 10 the tongue, there are now being
built exactly thirty yachts. Many OF these
are completed and are standing in the wa Us
waiting to be launched. Others must have
their rigging shipped. On many tie sails
arc flying. Others are just in the hands
of the carpenters. Every one OF this lot
| will be ready by the 30th Of May, which is
Decoration Day, and the recognized open
ing OF The yachting season,
This number of yachts, in any previous
aires. But this year it does not Itmeans
only that this designer of yachts is as
clever in expedient in one direction as
| another. He knew how many people
wanted fine boats and how few could get
them.
Early last fall he drew up a pattern
for a model yacht. 1t was light enough
for the shore, yet heavy enough for as
many days out as the owners would care
TO go. II was as swift as a racing cutter,
| yet reliable enough for pleasure parties.
The plan was submitted to yachts
men for their Endorsement. With this OBJ
tanned, this yacht builder began to take
orders. His prices and his plan made the
new yacht popular. He took thirty Or
ders for this particular style of yacht
| and these are the boats now being turned
out. The immensity of this order can
| he calculated by figuring that each yacht
| Is like an elaborate house, and the objection
| to these in the eyes of the Tabid sportsman
is that all are precisely alike A low price
could only be set upon these boats because
all were of the same pattern. The parts
| could be made by machinery all at once,
! after a given pattern. They are machine
made yachts. as it were, yet put together
| with the best workmanship.
Thirty OF the most genuine sportsmen
| will sail the ocean blue in these beautiful
| yachts this year, and will feel no less pleas
| similar to at least tweuty-nine other
| yachts. Different flags, different clubs,
| different colors and different management
make them look different, and to the land
| lubber there VIII be no disagreea BILE
| resemblance.
| George 9eulds boats are being thor
| oughly overhauled this year. The Alta
| Iauta is getting a coat of paint, and her
J masts have been scraped and cleaned until
| they arenew, Mr.. Gould is most particular
! about the fitting up Of his boats This
| boat, which is the pleasure craft of him.
! self and family, and their chosen ship for
| crossing the ocean, will be rigged from her
| truck to her keel, and new mainmast, a
! complete suit of new sails, new running
spar, new booms and gaffs added. She
! will be ready to go i'll commission by the 1st
| of May.
One of the greatest of pleasure craft
| is F. w. Vanderbilt's Conquerer. This
boat is househoat within a yacht. 1t
! has the essentials of family living with
! out the oddity of the houseboat. The
| Conuuerer this year has new pIanking
| Her woodwork is newly oiled and polished,
and her masts will be taken on board then
| scraped and made ready for the great
sails.
1t takes q small army of workmen and
sailors to get yacht of the size and
elegance OF the Conquerer ready to go into
commission. Workmen OF all trades are
employed. In boat like this, used ex-
clusively for family sailing, and taken
| out for months at q time without more
than touching land for supplies, as much
Iattention must be bestowed upon it as
upon the Glweling-place of family.
Upholsterers are called in to refit the
drawing-room and staterooms, furnishers
bring in new bedsteads and chairs. Couches
upholstered seats, divans, wicker ware and
tables are set around in convenient array
| all ready for the season. Nothing that
was used last year is brought into commits
sion this year, and the old musty, salty
smell is -banished from the old boat until
| it is like new. And the same way with
other craft used exclusively for pleasure
| purposes. sz,t :s....,.-,...,. - "a
The shipyards all present a very busy
scene now. The ways. are full of boats
Machinery and boilers are being overhauled