New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-11
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM

a.
another regatta in which the Alfred Roosevelt
Memorial Cup will be raced for
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
The sloop knight Temp!ar. owned b. J. II. NAL
lock- has been on the ways at North Beach Long
Island. and l. now cruising eastward. the owner
being ACCOMPANIED by y. F. Stearns. Of Boston
and some Brooklyn friends
Tho year book OF the New-York Yacht Club shows
m increase In size. This years issue. which Is
bound in white with gold lettering, is being
distributed by Secretary J. V S. Oddie
The performance Of the new Watson schooner
Rainbow has been closely watched here. because
she t. schooner Of The exact length to chal-
10 IIcrol"nd waa not. however. an ira'ructiFc one
TIL" cours" was o0iy 20 knots in length, yet the
aam~ 9~ mn n h,rm G ror h [ tho iatona ave
and hall hour the 'astdnct seven and nalf
eleven and half hours and the Egret twelve and
half hours. Practically ths WAS giv."S some
race. she oitran the Iatona two hours and thirty
five minutes 10 lIcllgoand and IN The effort TO get
llt',c. Ter nrsf race pith the Meteor il looked
forward to with interest. a. there is little , doubt
that all-around defeat OF the Meteor VIII mean
a schooner cha. .nge for tho big cup
g : Young OF the Seawanhaka-C orinthian Yacht
club has bought the cabin catboat Alcyone from
r. y Bruin.
Frank Bovine Jones. of the Indian TIarbor Yacht
club has bough, the ~, footer Asthore from Philip
r. Dodge. OF the New-York Yacht club.
scheme Ia foot whereby people ca en-
jov yachting on the terms they have
hitherto been able to indulge In coaching. The idea
was proposed recently. and took root at once. Be
days outing on yacht coach vii! run every
morning rom ono Of the hotels 20 the wharf. con
turn. AZ ?. IN. the coach will be used again.
owing TO difficulties with the centreboard. Mr.
Baird's new f3-tooter has not been OF her best
in nor first races. and the fact that The 2-foo.
Aroatok Vas able to lead her around the course on
both occasions does not mean much IN" liussar
has more than seventy feet OF sal 10 each foot OF
w'i'I.Ine Tngtn proYottiln i.aoh sr,"IeT man
The yacht looks much Ike the Surprsf only hama
so'n"r and bigger. Sh" - paln'ed "ni'e. WIN "
bright mahogany sheer STRIP ana SoId fIoboh.
l. J Merritts steam yacht Carrie has been pre-
pared 10 go into commission ~ rotionville. staten
Island. and is now almOs; ready.
George J.. Watson. the designer. has invented
and patented what he calls an hydraulic lifeboat
The hull Is Of galvanized s'eal and IS Atted with
~ horsc-po engines. The craft can travel az
the rate Of eleven miles an hour AID It's object is
To reduce the work OF coast lifesavers. Near the
stern there IS an open cockpit capable OF holding
foriy-avc persons This ana the deck are both
N. tcat resembles a huge torpedo. II - ntted with
ltilc mast that carries small ieg-o'-mutton
:sl. which may somctine' be carried 70 steady the
'sS"l ana prevent rolling. Tho propeller ~ pro-
tc-tcd on all sides In an extension framework TO
kce? II from being damaged In shodl water and
when IA" liiehoat is beside other craft The height
the sea b. OF consequence to II. and the gen
sial contour IL almost exactly the same az In two
American vessels that were constructed for sub
marin" diving
The schooner Vigil. lately launched FOR A. "
Chandler. OF Philadelphia IS It's way Atlantic
City. where u Is booked for a with the
schooner Helene. owned by Mr.. Brown. OF Ph.la-
de phd.
Walter Ferguson's twenty -rvc-foot racing cat
boat - IN commission and with the fleet OF
The Stanford Yacht club
The thirty-eight-foot naphtha launch Falcon
owned by John Il. Phillips Of the Stamford Yacht
club has been prepared ;Cr the season and
launched from winter quarters.
The steam yacht Columbia. owned by Albert l..
Pope. OF Hartford Conn. has gone ashore near
the Government pier IN the Connecticut River
By some miscaculai!on the boat run on tho
rocks at haif-i!dc ana AT low water she
pretty high out The party OF guests landed IN
small boats and II is thought that no serious In
jury Will be done 10 the Columbia
The yacht Larsari,a. which is said to have been
sold to Leopold Klng OF the Belgans belongs to the
fleets OF the NewYork Yacht club. and is a twin
steamer which Anthony J. DreXel her
owner. lately completed cruise In the Mcditer-
Since th"n she taken to Glasgow for
some extensive alterations She designed by
George l.. Watson and built by the Ailsa Ship
building Company in 1896 She IS 20 feet long
all 33i1 feet wide. and draws more than fifteen
feet
The Board OF Governors OF the Ncw-Rochelle
Yacht club Will meet tonight