The herald., 1896-03-01

! ti>- " ~ sar.a no nitp 10 scmethina aioan.
to the limit to explain this and many
other rude criticisms.
| It has already been arranged that the
prince is to be the guest Of the EN-.
peror at the Riviera regatta. Ger.
many's ruler has chartered the big
bsrk-rigged auxiliary steam yacht
White Heather for the races. It was
originally his intention to use his psla-
tial Yacht Hohenzollern,w which is almost
as big as q modern battleship, but he
changed his mind for the democratic
purpose of using hired craft. The
stay Of Wales in the White Heather
will not be particularly pleasant, be-
cause it is we'll known that he never
has anything to do with the emperor
when he can help it. In fact none Of
the princes Of royal English blood
have liking for the eccentric kaiser,
although they endeavor to conceal
their feelings from the knowledge of
the public.
Lord Dunraven will be one of the
interesting men who annually visit the
Riviera for the sole purpose of yacht
racing. 1t is. eaid that his attention
will be confined to 20-raters, class of
yachts which correspond to the 50-foot
class in American waters. The Valkyrie
Ill, which raced against the Defender
last summer with such unfortunate re-
suits, it is understood will be sold to
any American yachtsman who will pay
one-quarter of the sum she cost the
Irish carl. At any rate she win not be
brought into English waters unless
some Englishman buys her and takes
her over.
The Satanita, owned by Mr.. Rose
who challenged for the Americas cup
at the time of the Dunraven rumpus
and then withdrew, will be one of the
racers. She will meet old rivals, the
Britannia and the Ailsa. The Britain
mia has been completely overhauled in
the yards of her Glasgow builders and
the prince is as confident ae ever of
her carrying off the prizes.
The cutter Ailsa has had her spars
and canvas reduced, which probably
means her lead keel lightened. Since
britannia has had no important altera-
tions made, the change made on Ailsa
does not seem likely to be an advan-
tage, unless bringing her rating down
to Britannia's. Satanita has also had
her spars and canvas reduced and her
lead keel has been altered. Her stern
post has had some of the rake taken
out of it to lessen the strong-weather
helm the cutter carried. A bronze
rudder has been hung instead of her
wooden one, but it is not explained
how this will affect her steering.
Much interest will be displayed by
the yschtsmen in the twenty-rater class
because it will show for the first time
the new boat just finished for Ogden
Goelet, the New York millionaire. She
was only launched recently, but the
work has been pushed rapid
ly. Captain Parker of Itchen Ferry,
who sailed the Herreshoff twenty-rster
Isolde last year, has been engaged az
captain by Mr.. Goelst. That the latter
means to race in earnest is shown by
the fact that he has also engaged, as an
to George Parker, Ben Park. |
or, also of Itchen Ferry, who made a
reputation long ago as one OF the
cleverest yacht skippers in England.
Sibbick of Oowes ia the builder of a !
new boat, and it is claimed she will |
prove herself q marvel. It is hoped |
that Howard Gould will order Captain
John Barr to tit up the Niagara and
enter her in the approaching races. AS
the Niagara was built by the Herres-
hoffs and swept everything before her
last year in English waters, race BE-