New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
THE YACHTING OUTLOOK.
POSSIBILITY OF TEN IDEM CLASSES FOR
1898
A FLEET OF SMALL scuooSERs FOR NEXT YEARS

A FLEET OF SMALL scuooHERs FOR NEXT YEARS
RAcES-poRIEs AND KNocTlABoUTs-A REvo-
LUTON IN THE AIMS OF OWNERS.
Years ago few people thought the yachting editor
OF Forest and Stream was correct when ne as
serted that an Americas Cup race did not promote
the best interests OF yacht-racng in the United
States The utterance was historical. and 1t con-
tanod some shock. but subsequent events nave
proved how true 1t The greater the lapse OF
time after International race the more wide
srroad the interest in personal practical yachting
has become Facts have shown that 1t isn't good
thing to have the rank and file Of yachtsmen made
TO feel insignificant, and II human natures desire
to be noticed be calculated in all pastlmes. 1t
is certainly now admitted that a big international
contest has the effect OF dwarlng any other grade
Of yacht-racing
In view OF the really enormous amount Of yacht
ing that is coming next year, these Items be-
come worthy of notice. The man who cannot grow
enthusiastic his own yacht and It's racing
when his thoughts are monopolized by great Ma
tional struggle Is in evidence once more lie II
in 1t for pure sport. lie does not boast OF
new and victorious model, of an expensive racing
machine that will enjoy "clnch" hut he has
boat that Is exactly the same as twenty, thirty or
perhaps thIrty-lve others racing In the same class
The odtime yachtsman ba ,ked hs boat when j..
thought he had reason TO know that in his model OF
In some other point she was easily superior. 10
start In a race in which all the boats were bull
and rugged exactly the same would hopeieSsy pre-
clude the inward chucke
Now there are ten fleets OF one-dcsIgn craft! TIL
number has been growing gradual! greater. Az
last and greatest is the idem class or schooners
a. Cary Smith has produced fine design for the
new two-mas ed feet the plans for which were ex-
hihltcd last week at his Office. He proposes to
turn out an able vessel that will not be confined 10
the waters in which she anchor but just a.
safely lay her course for Cannes or Cowes She
VII be made centreboard boat In order tha'
sufficiently small draught may be retained TO per
NIT her TO enter the shallower harbors, namely.
about seven feet. with the board up. With the bal
last as low as this craft OF hfty-foot water
line ZENITH. and with the sxteen-foot beam that is
proposed. a powerful craft Will be produced.
II is expected that several OF the owners OF the
special thlrtes who were lately proposing 10 nave
a one-deslgn class Of hf;y-one-foot cutters IKE
tho Sycc will Join In the schooner movement
as their own proposal did not come to A head. All
these men have good deal OF money. and Il the.
take nod" now. the fines, feet Of small schoon
ers ever seen will be decorating the New-York
va ers IN the races OF 1855 The picturesque ef-
fects 81 large schooner fleets have been greatly
missed by yachtsmen FOR many years With the
exception OF the cruising runs OF one club. the
delightful marine pictures which many racing
sehooners present have been unknown. Latteriy
It was considered a gala day when three schoon-
ers tocd the mark The Colona. the Emerald and
the Amorita sometimes appeared together. Of;ener
only two appeared. and at other times me i8She!y
Of able vessels have been completely ousted from
NE racing cH"fs Sa e e,i1eiv s9oed the best
and most majestic sport that America ever knew
w!ng. The Magic. the paurtiess the Madeleine and
a whole lot more Of historic name. the schooner
that turned out were the Just cause OF a Nations
pride. Nothing IKE them was ever seen before or
aNra ND a
noe, in the new idea Of the idem class. not only
bn all lovers OF ns RsaTesaW VIII VI" be-
called in which the possibilities are 10 be consid-
Il has been hinted that this proposal Of the
schooner class IS not going 20 help the t"eny
scheme mrs, brought forward by stuyyesan, VAIN
wright. OF The American Yacht Club. some OF The
idea OF the two-fnasted "a -ers ana lots or en-
great. those who hesitate cannot be blamed, and
he ss GAM fS Hole S o6 one man
the Cro.ninshIed desisn has been selected and a
number Of srSn' 81 II asesa on 0y yn thG GS
why hey should delay unless they are considering
a possibly hotter proposal.
The outlook for 1888. therefore. seems 10 contain
about 'e1 or more idem classes. The sSawannaka
Corinthlal Yacht clubs meet Of thlrty -nVc twenty
Ss,ecn dorcs OF mo Riverside Yacht club. the
Pentaqu!t- Corinth.an feet. the Cohasse, facht
wsnhsks.Corinthian collection. the dozen or more
ordered by the Philadelphia Yacht club the htty-
tw"uty-nvc-foo, class started ia the American
yech, club the special nfty-one fOoters. not yet
decided and several other idem classes In the
-' Frank Wood. Of city Island, has submitted an
estimate IN regard 10 tho building OF the twenty
nve-fo knocksbout class. He offers 10 supply
,he boat with all her sails and completely rgHcd
Tor 81 40 THIS Is about $50 more than the sum
originally limited az when the hrst meeting was
called wood agrees 10 have ;u".yc boats ready
by April Is The above price does not include
stove table crockery. galley utensils. glass, cusn-
ions or blankets The one man VINO signed inc
contract at tho last meeting was J. Rogers Max
van