New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-08
THE GLENCAIRN APPEAR&.
CHALLENGER FOR THE HALT'
RArER CUP AN OBJECT OF INTEREST
SHE SEEMS BUILT FOR LIGHT AlRs-f A.
w,nrNrR.s JOSEPHINE HERE.

she SEEMS BUILT FOR LIGHT hhs-F' ~
wIpENER's JOSEPHINE HERE.
An object OF general interest at the seawanhaKa
corinthian Yacht Clubs float yesterday In oyster
Bay Long Island was the newly arrived SAnau'A"
challenger for the half-rater cup. Ills cup
tained by the Ethelwynn last year from N'""'
Brands Spruce ", and almost instantly e"n.
challenge from the Royal st. Lawrence iae"' 49,
NJ Toronto. Canada, from George H. Dussan' .
,-or,rsr, member yacht designer and modes
cortnth.an sailor The boat now In oyster pay T"
IN. outcome OF that challenge from the Sahao'a"
aida Hsr name IL the Gencairn. and she mas .
.turdv stubborn cannie look about her. when oea"
out the aptness Of the name she wears.
Mr.. Dusgan accompanied by nv fiend anu CIV
= d she.rwood arrived at Oyster Bay late on
Monday night having had the little boat on "h'e"
,hsv have built their hopes t0wed up from motifs
Do.L ye.terday both men were busy gettins he'
rigging IN place, ard quite early In the tore"oo'
,hev made a trial run out into the Bay wa'cnee
CLOSELY BY the critics on shore. The crane ofo'hes
v.r. there with FL Her,e. and young MT hoy' wa
on hand with the Paprika which mas oeeom. :
.or, ~ sailing mate for the American Detendel;;
SVrt OF ns nrSi,mnary outing could not be looked
upon as offering any criterion OF tne IOis'oiits
risar that she Is expected do her best wosx
in light airs Tn!s is incontestaSly proved BY 'as
formI na nchss over all feet and inches bea
drausnt with cen,rebOara up ~ inenes drsus :ns
with Il sso" a0 tset IN Might while the throat
hoist OF her mainsai is feet ABOVE ,ne re. xives
the peak hoist feet above .ne 81 u ,hs wind while
Sosr SVT %S.n rs S s1 dsaa at With AZ
md vet the latter has shown herself to be BY -
means a slow drfter In quiet waters
The Glencairn sits dangeouny hSnt ~ Inc ,S ~st o.
server q the late trial in the Sound OF oys~
Bay would hasten to the conclusion tnat ne NJ NJ
model Ia exactly the In both: but the Cansdan
has greater beam and higher rreeooani anS ., IN
is painted black whereas the sesper w Mn,s, ne
Gencairn has single dagger cenireooard OF So ~
and steel rudder blade She Is built with roex e en
for frames amS zee. white -, S dssNns
Mr.. Duggan. who designed her. spoke very moo ses
ssy Of the hopes he cher.shes for her IN the h
built in Canada: In fact the half-rater exci.emsx
had ruined the season for the big boats They III
number Of races as preliminary ,n nj, .s m,nSs that
the Glencsirn was 70 represent them Sne prnw,i 81
for James Ross. the commodore OF the Royar, nv
paSsan ana ana ps By PAR Mr.
the ofnciAi measurer OF the Toronto org,n Hee
The boat built BY Hohson. OF Ioront n:cause
calls attracted general attention YESTERDAY ~ are
OF the lghtness OF the material Of when nv ney
constructed They seemed mace OF .S.,nyc,,on 70
drawn muslin They were IN rs sharp witch took
Paprka In the inner bay in the nj, Of sin
sails which she will be tuned INTO os'o's "@
day. when the first race Is called.
p. A. B. widener's big steam yacht Jo ss"s,s
reached New-York on Monday rom ,".,.r osp
under tho command OF Captain Miller; ies a. u
tain Of the Red Line. and later A ~, 'WSues~ =
Colombian NAVY. For the present M H., .Sout To
bound for the Sound Ss y sS" w BE-
around the world. she carries Gre" " ~ a
men &S81