The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-18
COMING YACHTING SEASON
a GLANCE Ar NEW HAVEN YACHTS
MEMS PLANS and BOATS.

Notable Additions to the New Haven
Yacht Clubs Fleet--Lawyer Hamiiton's
New sloop Yacht.
Many of the local yachtsmen are al
ready discussing plans for the coming
esason, and 1t is the general opinion
that there will be more life in yachting
circles this summer than for several
years past.
Like everything else, yachting in this
vicinity felt the blighting effects of the
hard times that have prevailed for sew
eral years, and, as result, the local
fleet Of boats was smaller lats year than
1t was during the seasons preceding the
advent of business depression. Quite
number of yacht owners felt that the
condition of business did not warrant
them the luxury Of yachting, so their
boats did not go into commission.
Whether the change in the spirit OF the
yachtsmen already evident is due to the
Improvement in business or to the en-
thusiasm of the yachtsmen regardless
of the conditions of the times there are
many signs that the fleet will be quite
! large and imposing this summer.
| The members of the yacht club have
already begun to prepare for pleasant
summer, and about once week gather
at the club house at the foot OF Ham
ilton street to spin yarns and indulge
in nautical talk generally.
| One of the additions to the fleet will
be a fine 40-foot yawl recently pur-
chased by William w. Price. She has
been well known in New York waters
for several seasons. The yawl will also
be enrolled in the Pequot club, and will
probably anchor in the cove a good
share of the summer
The fast. schooner yacht Adrienne,
owned by Messrs. Graham and Kelsey,
and recently purchased by them, will
also fly the New Haven club flag for
the first time this summer. She Is 60
feet over all, and is magnificently fitted
up. She has won many prizes.
Two of the younger members of the
| yacht club have just purchased the
crack sloop Phyllis of New York. She
is considered the fastest racing cruiser
of her inches in eastern waters, and
will make notable addition to the
yacht club fleet. The Phyllis is prac-
tioally new boat, having been launch
"a last spring She is 43 feet over all,
80 feet on the water line. draws feet,
and has beam of 10 feet inches. The
boat has a complete inventory. She
will be brought to the anchorage off the
yacht club about May l.
The scheme devised by some of the
members of the club to purchase half
| a dozen small catboats and to hold
races once in two weeks or oftener over
the harbor course, will probably be put
into effect, and some great sport is an
ticipated for the summer.
The boating men of the Pequot club
are also tallsing up plans for the COM
ing summer, and will have some ex-
citing races. The Human prize cup
offered by Commodore f, W. Hinman
is still open to competition.
John N. Champion, owner of the cat
boat Nit, is the present holder of the
cup. He won it Pequot day from Pres.
iden Myron r. Durham. whose catboat
Monsoon, had won it for the first time
In the Fourth of July regatta. The Mi
is unquestionably the fastest catboat il
the harbor at the present time, bu
some new boats are expected in tht
spring to make a bid for the trophy
which is quite handsome and valuable
Yachtsmen agree that catboat race
will again be the fad on Long Islant
sound during the approaching summer
and small sloops will not be in demand
to any extent Several other member
of both the Pequot and New Havel
clubs are talking of purchasing dow
east catboats to participate in tn
races
Charles S. Hamilton, the well know
attorney, promises to launch a sloop
yacht in the spring that is expected t
cause a good deal OF surprise in yacht
ing circles Mr. Hamilton takes kee
interest in sailing, and has his ow
idea as to how a good boat should b
constructed He has done a good dea
of sailing in years past, and knows
boat from stem to stern.
Last year he had a small sloop bull
down east He drew the plans himself
and the boat was great success. Th
principal difference in the boat fror
the type of down east sloops or tn
sloops familiar to boatmen in this vici
nifty is in the construction of the cen
ter board. Mr.. Hamilton devised
board which takes up no room in tn
cabin whatever, but performs all tn
work Of the centerboard generally uset
The old style Of board usually divide
the cabin in two, but in Mr.. Hamilton
| boat there is no centerboard, we'll @
case, and TO all appearances the cabi
! is the same that of keel hOat
In building his boat he has made
| number of improvements in the boarC
| and is confident that he has succeede
| in making a portable centerboarC
, something that yachtsmen and inver
tors have been working on for yeal
without success. The principle diff
| Guilty always experienced in buildin
| such board has been in their weak