New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-13
LiRGFR KNocKiBorTS PROPOSED.
MELTING or YAcHrsMEN TO CONSIDER THE
BUILDING OF \ FLEET

4 MELTING or YACHrsME% TO CONSIDER THE
BUILDING OF FLEET
\ meeting VIII bc held a. the Grand Union Hotel
oa October 3 20 discuss tho building 81 new feet
O. yachts. The American Yacht club, OF Milton
Point Iyc has tak'n the matter up and the
chairman OF H. Regatta Committee. Stuy'esant
WalsWrrh- D.. .orre -pondrg % regard TO the
ARRANGEMENTS The now fleet VIII be Of tho
"knochabou,' class. nu' of larger dimensions than
tDnt lately proposed bY tae Seawanhaka Corn-
THAN Yacht cub. The latter institution held a
meeting OF yach'smcn 81 u.s. oyster Bay clubhouse
% the carl} part 81 last month. 40 which Il was
proposed % build number Of Few knorkaoouts
On wlfcr-Iiue lcugih ~ twenty -one ic"t mo
men ~ the American tcht CLUB. however. think
too small p boat. and their idea - 10 build on a
twenty foot ~nt"fnr, "lih an oN,r-it .emS,h
,arnt will Al-o has" nine feet az beam and nve-
foot draueht ~ water Mthougn 'afh WI. uhGe!
approach the sklmming-dlsh type. bur VIII be Well
u the water and. suhlr!,h, .''H@' 'n rs "Ii
foot draugh'. MAJ B." expected - "' it".N'''y
urahl" 70 capaiz". n,, ,t,, ,
e,f, To a small cruising craft and AT % the com
= and hail go, ons ne l9gtMn .t oF,tha ,
allows % forccasur - GI" coini'rianl" S'zei 'ln
im" i,ct%.rn Sven hundred and ,lght hundred
49,, ~ .,ura. Will be- carried. witch Will bee all on
bo,rd ,hns.. boats carrying 10 howspri ana Sctung
m ,bcir forestry 81 tho ST. mhoai while there Is no
ere.t extension OF boom ar OF m" counter
II ~ a. - thouch perhaps this Item may meet
NIX Reconsideration before hnal arrans"inents. a.
art 20 ho a chronic invalid under heavy MI.
Mcssrs Iawlcy Coz oi ,o 25,op GarIncr
COX and Hancy 4 'rovnioshi'li have all sub
'" TIC |cT,serd price ~ hardly worth mentioning
when the oNt.a advantage II tho largcr boat are
considered and WHOM me ,n''lu,H ~ ~ ,b ,ho
suggested by the American Yacht 'uD ~ VIII te
seen that I'M" two arc hardy 10 pr Sppkcu -, ~,
iks instance.
dcs.n FOR r. T. Jacobs. oi the iiu club she IL
"ud - lttlc DER nv' fcrt draught. Here is u boat
that Is markedly smaller I'm almost every direction.
not hit easier - handle and necessarily slower
ho,t hv reason Of her shorter wator-llne length.
But thcrs are others OF shaowcr hull on the
twonty-one-fo watcr-line. Tho Crowninsheld
jiazard turned out by tho IIcrrcshoGs FOR Herbert
NJ Sears. ". q. GAYS boat th" ny. Lawrence
ana rho craft obtained by Mr. Eaton from the
ihese wcrc a few Of tho fleet OF knockahouts pro-
ducod this year tor i!o.lon ana the E'9,'rh wIt,rs'
built .or Jacobs. and al suffering from on" defect.
A. Tho present TIM The intention Of the American
Yacht rluh seems TO he to have All the craft buni
turned ont exactly alike rs to bad canvas. timber
and model THIS Wis the way IN which IN" special
for the baker dozen Of crack amateurs VINO az
put in their orders together ana then drew lots FOR
would he his showed implicit confidence that TIN"
lu l.T J
and tho fact is that one yet knows which -
Tho faster boat. even after Two seasons OF hard
racing The best sailor and the best-siting can
,as urnc,trcd the most victories. aud tins premium
Cr GOD handling slccecued IN making IN" special
tSlrfie. the most interesting fleet that was ever
turned out ,,
nm not every one viii agree to this. Men delight
tn acquire an advantage through their own or
eonebodv else's ingenuity. But tho special thir-
,ics accommodated much that was valuable III
eybihittnr the superior sport 10 be- obtained I'm 4
reet l,ul under their conditions that the present
,ronosri has a much greater chance OF success
MN !, could have enjoyed three years ago
onc concentration probably To be arrived At by
tive nov knockabout will DE the gradual emlna
lion Of the caiboat This easily capslzabe fraud.
vim is one .ail and shallow draught viii now be
rnplacnl hy craft Just A. cheap. quite As handy.
n,in times comfortable. and Ten Times safe.
The intention ~ the American Yacht Club in It's
nfe.ent propnsil f. not - prepare u boat which.
Xix. he .cial thir'cs. could only be taken up by
no rirh bui - provide cra: within the reach
~ nod,ratc means. The intention Is ~ study out
,he srtuaI REQUISITES and keep down tho contract
nrice ~ the lowest possible notch. Those who are
,binkinp over both the late proposals Will there
sor. n, Vel 10 walt until the proposed contract
,rice ~ the twenty foot waerlinc l. announced
III night an official Of one o. he north shore
i,hs Jrllvcred himself follows: 1t IL beyond
ali argument that Wainwright Is proposing the
i"s, hoat and the oyster Bay Club can't afford
to get up rcgattas i0r y small hummer OF Sniiil
boats that nave no lolo"ihS