New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
YACHTS AND THEIR OWNERS.
YACHTS AND THEIN q" ''H1''7'
s,-MoRs ABOUT THE DEFENDER AND VAIN ME
ur-rHE CARS NEW cRAFr-soME OF
TIE NEW BOATS

uI-THE CARS NEW cRAFr-SoNE 'r
TIE NEW BOATS
The Staten Island Yach, cub. which was organ
tied in 1891 will become an incorporated oo"' 49,
the laws Of the state o. New-fork. Inc io"o"'"s
members will be the incorpora'ors; vim" a.
Iud.um. Matthew Taylor tT. = W s.",, 49,
Ado.nh pan,ck. William E. Horn. Charles h. h'!e''
C,arios !. Van puser Harry c. Van DuseT' Ch"rie'
,y,nsch Frank Inuer. J. F. II. I.IHderman: Saar'e9
F. Hicks Edward s segune; Ms'tneT re"t NSn Ssc"f 3
ss,s5 e,r.s cNafic scsutz Roger H. MOODY and Mark
DeJonSe.
The rumor Is again current that Lord DunraVeh
vii, be elected commodore OF the Royai ~ "eo'se
Yacht Club When the report was @ mrs. 'i aS mat
about one month ago. an Engish PapsI S"' W
mere was no foundation for the statement
Tho D.fender will have to play alone II she re-
mains In American waters this season. l"e'e va
be no doubt 10 Judge from the preparations ""'Vn
are going on at w-Roche.le that the cup winner
will be nut In commission. but with the Nig!iant "u
Jubilee out O. commission and the Coonia changen
into schooner. she VII be alone Nothi'iY P'''''e
can be said until Mr.. Isen returns from f'uf''e aS
10 what will be done with the famous ooa'. Ma"'
yachtsmen are anxious to have the peie"usi ''"e
part in the Mediterranean races in the spring OF
1897 A visit from the Defender IS looked Tor with
much pleasure BY a large circle OF Eng!'sh yach's-
nen recent telegram from Gourock Scotland
saws: III she does come she will get tae hann, hic
soonest reception ever given yacht as n, n'' - ,hs
Defender coming across. there is strong talk here
that vakyre III viii be nted out ard follow oil; ssi her TO TO
race her in al regaitas he member OF & the
cuh. The writer Of the dspaeh probably 10 i9rso. sbs
Vaikyr.. and may have closed the contIac' y ohs W
before the Defender would leave mere Een rare ne
did not sell the Valkyr!e. II would take TWO 10 laCe
ana he question H. would Mr. lselln be wii'iig 10
race with Dunraven!
The Gar OF Russiss pleasure yacht s'anuaiu'
now bel,g built at the yards OF Buermeister q
Vein. Copenhagen. will be the largest pleasure ooa'
ERE go SsDtS feet shs s"sS viii
." Ss,le5 l' by twin screws. and her measg1ement
f3si tons. and indicated horsss.?owera !. r.a,lv
though a pleasure craft. the Standard Is reaiy
powerful cruiser.
Among the new steam yachts being built on this
side Charles Flaschmann's Hiawatha Is one OF 'ne
0nest The Hawatha Will be 1876 feet long, ana VIII
be fitted in the most modern ana gcT'eGa Her axner
ws view r.ye to speth the aS Se Complete early
Tho Anr,l number OF ''Th- Rudder' publishes the
Knockaoout Associations dehnition and limitations
n, the knockabout class A knockabout Is described
o, sea ,rihy kee, boat-not to include nm kees-
decked or half-decked. OF fair accommodations
r,p1ed simply, without bowsprits and with only
r,,insa and one headsail The load water-llne must
ro. exceed twenty-one feet ard the peam d. '"e
,o.1 vater-line shall BE- at least seven ahc not
more than eight feet according TO the prescriped
Limitations. The freeboard shall be not less man nan
twenty inches The forward eide OF mast at tnr tne
deck shall be less than ve feet from tne 'Gr
ward end OF the load water-line. the piankins, IN
Guiding deck shall be not !rss than rsa be not
less AZ than one jncn square. and spaced not more more
than tweive inches on centres Ine deaawoou % Sns s
he 0,led In The rudder shan DE hung on sten so
The outside ballast shall be not less 'han 80"
pounds.
A Van s,anvoord's naphtha launch Saranac Is on
nor xay to New-York from Charleston. s. {.
Soma change. Will probably be made In the racing
schedule at the meeting Of the Counch OF the 'acn,
Racing Union OF Long Island sounn' wncn WI"
take p.o. th evening The msefns H Yacht s
ciub NadIson-ave. and Twenty -seventa-sI
The .loop Yacht Active formerly owned ny e. w
Hurst OF the New-York Yacht Club. mas pee"
sold 10 Captain John F. Phillips. OF Great NecH.
I.onx Island. Che Is 50 feet over az ana 10 york
beam The Active will be enrolled IN the Ee"-i''"'
Knicke,bocxer and Douglaston Yacht clubs'
One OF the new yachts which will attract a'ten.
ton Is the one now being built for r. H. "h''e. oi
Boston. from designs by Charles r. Henscom' she
will be single screw vessel LOO feet over an, 20.
feet on the waterne q feet beam ~ ieet inch hIs
deep and 10 feet draught MI Wh'te nus na'e' "''
new yacht Peregrine.
7TH REGIMENT ATHLETIC GAMES
The entries for the 7th Regiment Athletic Associa-
tion games close to-day. Among the company dole
gates are Schuyler. Mazette. Holland wilson
Rooney. Norton and Irving. The list promises TO
be an unusually large one. Many new athlefes VIII
compete in tho games, which will he held on Satan i,