New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
THOSE VALKYRIE MODELS.
THE LARCHMONT CLUB TELLS HOW 1T GOT
THEM AMERICAN STEEL TO GO INTO
EMPEROR WILLIAMS BOAT-OTHER
YACHTING NEWS

The Larchmont Yacht Club has received from
Lord Dunraven models Of Valkyrie ii and NalKyrie
III for the model-room which has been audeu
to the club Inasmuch as no explanation was mace
by the Larchmont Club officials. II was taken LOT
granted that the gift to the club was a slight to
the New-York Yacht Club. Several papers put that
construction on the transaction and published ar
ticles on April at which the members OF the
Larchmont Club have taken umbrage John r.
Lovejoy chairman Of the Regatta Committee says
in explanation that the club requested permission
from Lord Dunraven. long before any controversy
took place to have models Of the two Nalkyries
made Lord Dunraven answered that ne wouid b De
e club to receive them as gift from him: The
archmont people think that n justice w TO ip hs
Tribune did not publish the statement TO which Cd
lection made
Much interest is shown In the electric yacht now
being built for Colonel John Jacob Astor from de-
signs by Mosher. She will be built on the most I'M
proved plans and will have many novel features
Colonel Aston intends TO use the craft at Newport
70 feet length over ALL IL feet BEAM draugh' iee'
inches.
The following officers have been elected in ths
Penatoquit Corinthian Yacht Club. OF Bay Shore.
Long island Commodore. Harry NJ. Brewster.
s,oop Avocet: vice commodore. william T. Cushing
steamer Lotus: rear eomm0dors Adae' sfsaer
Sss secretary N rqe napSSa ych
Jewell, SquaW, j. Is. BrOlZer, Sioop NiduyS' ID
H. s. Raven, sloop May Belle.
The latest reports from Glasgow about the Ger
man Emperors yacht put her sail area at 1900"
square feet and her length over all at 10 feet In
asmuch as the reports the subject have varied so
naterially IL Is safe to that much or what mas
beer printed founded in rumor. American steel
will be used 1t IS said in the construction; and the
woodwork above the water-line Will be mahogany
Allison V. Armour's steam yacht 1tuna has been
reftted and overhauled at Port Jefferson and will
90 in commission this week
The schooner yacht Coronet made the trip TO San
Francisco from her berth In South Brooklyn In III
days The Coronet is the property OF Arthur Curtis
| James and d. Willis James. Of the New-York Yacht
| Club At San Francisco number of scientists OF
Amherst College will be taken board their desti-
nation being the Japanese island Yesso. where an
eclipse Of the sun VIII be observed on august
| on the way Among those on board are Mr.; and
Mrs: Arthur C. James and Professor and Mrs David
| p. Todd.
The Herreshors will have six so-footers completed
by June and others will be turned ont later IN the
| season Much interest is being shown in these
boats. and great work Is expected from them
When the came from Europe that Ogden
| Goclet had resigned from the Union des Yachtsmen
| des Cannes The Tribune said that 1t would be
| found that there good reason for the STEP and
that some aff-ont had undoubtedly been offered Mr.
| C,oelet which he could resent In no other way.
| "The Yachting World" Of March q tells the story
| II appears that the day when Lord Woiverton's
| Douschk and NJ Picon's Chechette were racing.
| Gerald Pagets Caprice and Ogden Goelets May
were accused by the jury Of following the races In
such a manner to hinder one OF the competitors.
| They posted the following notice:
| The Jury for the censure the yachts Caprice
| and May who kept continually between the yachts
Douschk and Chechette: ostensibly following the
race ISe tS snd seeking 10 n''oe"'e the ''ee' '
| They have queer way of doing things on the
Mediterranean Mr.. Paget demonstrated with a
| member Of the jury. who tried 10 straighten mat
| ters by taking pencil from his pocket and erasins
| the Caprice's name from the notice. This put the
| whole blame on Mr. Goelet but Lord WovertoF
made statement that he never saw the Nay u" u.
| was borne out by Lord Valleort:
th MTs' THAI Mr. Goeet and Mr. Paget were tuses
in sending their designations TO the club when a,
lowed the notice to be posted before making any
| inquiry.
Rutherford stuyvesant has been elected mem
Of the Union dss Yachts prsssss lie wal
| "Neneen the well-known Herreshof 2ls-rater.'
| saws The Yachtsman" on March 26. that wa'
| brought ove- three seasons ago for Harde Jackson
and was sold last year TO Cross Channei owner ,s
has again changed hands. She Is at present lyinl
at Fsy's. southampton and her new owner Is Her
| bert Johnson. OF AnooVer.
The directors OF the New-Rochelle Yacht Club a
| a meeting held In the Grand Union Hotel resolved
| 10 change the date OF the regatta from June q L
| July g. -. ., A.. A.,
! NJ its regatta to July s. These changes were al
| made with "iew TO having no ciashihs III '"'
| matter of racing dates.
The Homemade sceptic.-"Gunpowder wa
! knowed in the Bible days" said the home-mad
sceptic How do l know? Look at the case o
Elijah. That there fiery chariot business WASH
! nothing but a case Of gtt'n blowed up by a powde
explosion, an all the preachers from here to Texa