New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-28
OUTLOOK FOR BIG YACHTS.
SOME HOPE THAT COMMODORE MORGAN
WILL MAP OUT REAL OCEAN RACING.
RUMoRs OF ALTERATIONS IN THE vIoiLANi-HI"
OWNER SUPPOSED TO BE PLANNING TO MEET
THE NAvAHoE AND TO HEAD OFF
SMALLER coMPETroRs-PRos-
pECrs OF OTHER BOATS.

PECTs OF OTHER BOATS.
The owners Of the big racing yachts are not %
far expecting much excitement In the season VI
1885, The slight alterations In the schooner FINER
add being merely a shortening or mastheaos ""u
some other unimportant economies cannot DC eN
nected IN alter her record with the Colona, ana
last wears sailing showed that she was outcasseo
by the HerreshoH boat. except in light ana hukey
airs The prospects of W. Gould brokaw
schooner the Amorita are said to be unproms'hs
whenever the greyhound Quissetta Is In the he'o
though some think she has a chance III h."'
winds and that her fate is not entirety se''eu
Some OF the best racing among the Dig yachts
nav be Looked for in the contests between the
Nayahoe belonging 70 r. P. Carroll and fercy
Chubb's cutter the VGilant. member OF the
New-York Yach: Club said yesterday thae ~ ""'
possibly Mr. Chubb's intention to make a'erA
lions In the vigilant by cutting away seven OF
eight tons Of her lead mine. so as to let the BOAT
SIT higher In the water and at or near the no.a''o
line which the Herreshoffs first intended Tor her.
.~You will remember" said he, that the Nighant
was found too cranky in her Enghsh rac''e GU
that after her return to these waters her insioo
ballast was taken cut and cast to 60 on the oo'-
tom OF her keel together with lot more ea'
then nut in the same place. In addiuon u ''''
lot Of heavy cabin fixtures were placed IN her 10.
r..tar comfort az a cruising yacht. All this had
the effect Of sinking the boat down further IMAM
her designers intended. and the idea now Is 10
tighten her up" 4 Is not stated as ee'.
that this will be done. but the matter mas e'iuc"'S
been discussed by Mr.. Chubb with some ciuo az
quaintances. ,,
The member who mentioned the matter gave iu'i
expression to his opinion that the ''s"a"'
WAS nv long odds better boat In her present con-
dtion that she ever before and ne dio not
hesitate to say that her splendid performance WI"
the Defender to large extent que 10 hei
alteration and addition OF ballast prior 10 inc last
Leila uras
q racing machine to sail light and skinned clean
=, all h.avv cabin fixtures and It cannot be ex-
nected that she will do her best possible work
while CARRYING around tons OF dead weight whcn are
in the wrong place But even with these cao'"
fixtures she is a relia Bile boat than wheh sne
met Valkyrie II and the Britannia owing 10 her
being now ballasted In way thai enaoles he'
fairly well 10 stand UP 10 her work
One suggestion tina. has been made Is that the
alterations in the viglant will be with view to
defeating II possible, the Carroll cutter Navahoe
in the race for the $500 Astor Cup 10 be sailed Tor
of Newport during the summer cruise OF the New
York Yacht Club. This conclusion presents itsei
a, first because the Navahoe Is tho only enemy IN
sight that is OF the vigilants size. and her win
ming Of the Goelet Cup by good sailing enforced
recognition Of her abilities which no one had pre-
viousy dreamed Of To say nothing OF the special
1900 prize won or a technica!y. the Navahoc was
the surprise party OF the years racing, and strange
as It seemed to every one 20 find her beating the
vigilant in an up-and-up half gale race OH New
port, she nevertheless compelled conviction as 10
her mer!ts--at leas, in heavy weather
The yachtsman who mentioned these facts SAID:
'I suppose the next thing will be that Carroll VIII
commence cutting off lead from the Navahoe when
he hears Of the Vigilant Tightening up her feet he
has been cutting of lead since her first altera-
III a st. s s nynf hs n asd
found cranky; then she was loaded down WITH ieas
em ihs away bega It me
these boats are about as good as they can be mace.
s feT N the any tne in drift and when
it blows hard the Navahoe,s power Is bound 10 40
good n woTk IN the seaway o0n' mink 'nA'
The conditions Of the Gosls, cyp for single e.
same In the racing for the Aston Cup. allow smaller
Sss ri ~ SSaS s a ss 8BHssa
Nab. cutter Of much smaller size. Fiers like the
sg yss baSs the MsP woner IN
sometimes led the entire feet miles ahead IN cats
Eigilant MIS- is about to declare as an
craft @ best Bn from se ee 0e to
The best chance Of ali for really hrst-class yacht
Morgan's prizes. When last year he offered prizes
TO the value Of 5000 in order to get large at
tendance in ocean race. II was hoped that the
yachts would be sent seward out Of soundings
i wnd a ae hem ali the w iSe nd tie
rather tame. In fact. windward racing was
almost unknown throughout the entlre cruise
Those who have waited for many years to see
real ocean racing are still hoping that the Commo-
dore will this year send the yachts around tho
Bermudas and back, or IN some direction which
will insure deep-water sailing and wndward work
II not arranged personally conducted tour. the
grand old craft that have lately been discounted
by the ght-weather fers will once more appear
to sail for their chance in stin breezes, when
yacht that is yacht makes no demand for the
presence of steam tugs. Great craft like the
Coronet and the Lasca and many others do not
require assistance In a little trip seward, and II
the boats built exclusively for millpond sailing
don't like the prospect they are at liberty to stay
Mt home and give the real yachts q chance for a
trophy that has fu-sized honor In It.
Philip T. Dodge, who is having one Of the idem
class fifty-foot schooners built and Is also the
owner OF the Gossoon. the Eos and the ASHORE
being asked his opinion regarding a which
would include turn OF the Bermudas said: per
sonay would prefer to be sent straight out to
sea- and not along the rocky and dangerous coast
Of Maine. like the idea Of the Bermuda course, IL
In some way made triangular. and you at lib
erty to say that my little schooner will be In the
fight no matter how long the ocean may be-"
KING LEOPOLDS MAYFLOwER