New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-04
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAM THEM.

The catamaran-lke racer that Herrick Duggsn
has brought out lately. and which has beaten AL
the trial fleet at Montreal, is 10 be called the Do
minlon She was built and designed for Commo-
dore James Ross Of the Royal ST Lawrence Yacht
Club who is now in London There is another %
footcr now in course Of construction for Comno-
dors Ross but as the Dominion seems TO fill all
wants. the work on the last boat has been stopped
The cruising feet Of the Hartford Yacht Club
is passing through the Sound on its summer outing.
The first cruising was from Saybrook TO New
London
J. ]. Amory. Of Morris Heights. is now-cruising
down the Sound In his twn-screw yacht Margaret.
which was built by Seabury. at Nyack. in 1894 The
Margaret is rs feet long, and is a fast vessel
Francis 7. Holder Of the New-York Yacht Club
has arrived at Newport in hts steam yacht Wachu-
set The zars steam sh'y a SSned By ana F q.
Varuns II. G. Dominick, entered the same port
later In the day
The use Of the New-york Yacht Club house has
been rendered 10 the officers OF the battle-ship
Texas.
in Montreal yesterday. and the first trial Of
the new boat from Ogdensburg will probably
take place tomorrow. The z0footer Seawanhaka,
which chosen by the Regatta Commi1ee OF
the Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht Club TO repre-
sent the club the challenge races. is one OF the
two but another craft has just been completed oy
the Spaldng St Lawrence Company on Mr.. Cranes
mans which may be the boat TO sail the challenge
races There was time 10 send this craft TO
oyster Bay to be tested with the others. ana the
crane era, S cPeS a nSs While at Lake ST. Louis and
select the faster of the TWO. according 10 the
sure about This The challenge races begin August
"a The last craft from Ogdenshurg Is like the Sea-
longtudinally and is expected to avoid the Sea-
wanhakas habit Of rising high az the bows when
detract from the Seawanhakas speed. but under
these conditions she was nearly hair out or water
Among the yachts which visited Newport last
week were the schooner Ariel. chartered to W. E.
Iselin: the soop Swannona, owned by Stephen
Io,ne, Of the New-York Yacht Club: vice-Commo-
dore Harrison B. Moore's steam yacht Marietta
Of the Atlantic Yacht Club; the steam yacht
oys5 shs yseS, yss s
the Elreba n. c. Darlington and the Peregrin,
r. r. White.
The Hampstead Bay Yacht Club feet is at Centre
Noriches on the annual cruise. which was started
On MONDAY The fleet is under command Of Rear
Commodore Floyd W. weekes and william F.
Cloves fleet captain. The Quo Vadis has been the
leading boat thus far IN the cruise 2thef oos1s
Tenor the Wenona the Henrietta. the Wanda. the
Mystery the vieilant and nSmber OF yachts which
v W be e' the next stopping place OF the feet. and
the principal races will take place there
Thoma, H. Barrett local Inspector OF steam ves-
sells for the port OF New-fork. was guest on the
sacher, Yesterday He Is the man who put blade
on the propeller OF the City OF Picking at Yokohama
in 1875. while the shaft was fourteen feet under
wafer II was done with the assistance OF JAP
n.a d,vers This was feat never before accom-.
pshed When the ship arrived and was dScked e
S inn. A. that time he a shipmate with Com
modore Frederick T. Adams
The Great South Bay Yacht Club. at sayvfn%
Long Island is composed Of people who meet IN
thai locality to spend the summer. and they give
III, ora regatta In the year. The this year
viii be sailed on Labor bay. About thirty yachts
will compete