New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16

ever attempted by an American sailing yacht;
starting as follows: sixteen thousand miles to San
Francisco: 5000 niles 10 Yezo 1900 Of this being on
the due course to catch the Pacific trades; 91o
back TO San Francisco ca the due course and 5000
miles back to New York: total; 500 miles, say;
this admirable vessel. which has proved herself
SON. Of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
The boat T VII be hnd 2 At IN the ~ yarns
other voyage to the Mediterranean.
Colgate Hoyt OF the Seawanhaka Cornthan
Yacht Club has bought the steam yacht Aga
from Mr.. Busch. OF the New-York Yacht Club Mr..
IIoyt did charter the Vision this year. but con-
tented himself with . naphtho launch. lie vii
and very commodous The Aga will be used for
another month. when Captain Conk will lay her up
at the Seabury yards.
Commodore J. Perpont Morgan has put the Sag
arore flagship OF the NewYork Yacht Club, out
OF commission for the winter The vessel is now
laid up at the Erie Basin. South Brooklyn.
II is said that the new ways being built the
IIerreshoH yards Will $1,000 These will be
used to haul out the yacht Defender, to be re-
built.
The steam yacht Aquio. owned by Rear-Commo-
dorc Henry A. Van LEV. Of the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club is st in commission. and
cruising down the Sound Arthur F. White. of the
yesterday in his sloop Lotowana.
The Pavonla Yacht Club. of Jersey city has
elected O. " Carnes to be commodore and Thomas
Wilson to be vice-commodore. Owing 10 in
ternal dispute the Jersey City Yacht Club Is said
to have disbanded and to have joined the Pavonia
Yacht club in body.
William c. Whitney. ex-secretary OF the Navy.
has chartered the steam yacht Augusta. Of Bristol
Island. for the rest or the yachting season The
Augusta has arrived at Glen Cove.
Chester H. Knott. Of Brooklyn Is to have a new
sixty-foot yacht built for him at Ravenswood. by
Walden. She will be a thoroughly up.to-date racer
| ord will be ready for delivery on Memorial Day
of next year.
W. II. Johnson. a New-York yachtsman has
bought the Fife-designed cutter Minerva from
Joseph L. Fletcher, of Bristol, r. l.. member Of
the New York Yacht Club. The Minerva Is cele-
brated boat. and when she first came to this coun-
Try did more than any ether Imported craft to
make the keel yacht popular in America.
The House Committee of the Seawanhaka Cor
inthian Yacht Club consisting 81 u. Leroy Dresser,
Clinton II. Crane, +. s. Rollins and Walter r.
dations for members at the town house. No 70
East Twenty-second-st, for the coming winter
season.
new yachting organization is called the West
Hoboken Yacht Club, ard the Intentions are to
make specially Of the racing Of small yachts.
The cutter satanita. which Is now sailing as
yawl. is still perhaps the fastest runner in Eng
land in spite of her age. when the wind blows hard
Lar End to Valencia distance Of two hun
a fun gale was blowing. she was allowed to travel
with a whole mainsail, her huge stick being equal
to this strain.
Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Kingwel have left Oak Point
on their steam launch White Rose. bound for
six weeks cruise down the coast. w. H. Creigh-
ton. of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. Belfast. Ire
land, and John Mckenzie. Of the Dublin Bay Sailing
club, Ireland. are on board.
fatcar loaded with castings has arrived
Bristol for the HerreshoTs. It contains a number
Of wheel castings about fifteen inches In diameter
and Hanged Al the outer edges. giving a width be-
tween the projections Of about three inches The
wheels will he attached TO a heavy cradle. made TO
1un. on the rails into the south shop; The yacht
Defender. which will soon so TO Bristol TO be re-
built, will be hauled on; on steel railway leading
and the new p Ways which Capian Ferry is super
intending. will be ready in about ten days ana It
is understood that The yacht will be taken to Bris-
/ toll as the preparations are completed.
c. NJ Pratt Of the New-York Yacht CLUB, has
pu. Of commission his steam yacht Allegro.
and the steam yacht Lorna owned By ". l.. Stow,
of the NewYork Yacht Club has been hauled out
I in OF the Harlem River yards for the winter
At Walkers Cove the following yachts have
been laid up for the winter; L. r. Lippts Velfia,
George Brownells Frey. 8. Fl Tilinghast's Ada.
f. c. Holiness Amorita. and the Sharon, owned by
Dr. Church.
Sir Thomas j. Upton intends appear at the
New-York international races In fine steam
yacht He Is now negotiating for the purchase OF
the Maria. vessel designed by George l.. Watson.
Despite the fact that the Due d'Ahruzzi will be
| an Arctic expedition Tor ABOUT Two years.
he will he represented ut the Riviera racing next
spring by fve-ton racer. which Is being built for
him IN Italy. and viii defend the Italian cup at
| Genoa The Bona is for sale. but the Duke will
| have Watson prepare n ninety footer for him.
No class OF boat that has appeared in America
this season has given more "a lsfaction than that
OF the one-design schooners. Mr.. Dodge likes his
corta immensely and now Mr. Buchanan a re, re,
hours and half This was s from MaIbiehsad to
| n and
c. W Glover the owner OF the sloop yacht Fire
hy, has put his boat of commission a, Glen
Cove The sloop yacht Jennie has gone to the Erie
Basin for the winter, by the orders Of John Robin
son, owner
The cutter Kestrel owned by John B. Mills Of
the New-York Yacht Club. has gone to her old
quarters ut Frank Woods. City Island. to be
hauled out.
| George l.. Watson has designed q fve-hundred-
ton schooner yacht for James Coats. This yacht
! will visit New-York waters next year. and she will
be in racing trim In special races are proposed
at Larchmont or elsewhere. At present there IL no
schooner in America that could hope to hold her
! own with Il water-lIne length such az this yacht
| viii have. The only schooner with regard TO which
racing with Mr. Ccats's schooner could be dis
cussed is the English Rainbow. which IL 16s feet
long over ali and Ii5 feet the wster-linr. and
,eave a doubt as 10 the issue The Rainbow viii
II is said also to America next summer,
so that an opportunity may be had or witnessing
the racing OF the two finest schooners IN the world
CAPTAIN Rudbach has laid up the soop Susie at
Cilenwood n. Y. The Susie belongs 20 Judge Cor
nelius Furgueson OF the Gravesend bay iacht
Club
LLOYD Phoenix OF the New-York Yacht Club Will
probably take long cruise to Southern waters this
winter HIS yacht the Intrepid. has just returned
from voyage eastward and Is now anchored Oft
BAY Ridge. with Captain Kerr In charge
,;s~ Acassiz. n son OF Professor Agassiz has
beeu cruising down the Sound In the soop yacht
Zeguinn.
The American Yacht Club Of Rye n. Y, went
out Of commission october J.
The keel yacht Spalpeen. Of the Corinthlan Yacht
Club Of Philadelphia, recently made n record run
from Bar Harbor TO Halifax ~ 3. her time
being forty hours
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