New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-26

THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM.
The steam yacht Felicia. owned by Colonel Z. W.
Bliss. Of the New-york Yacht Club. went in at Bay
Ridge yesterday with the owner on hoard
The centrebos-d sioop Imperis. owned by Henry
c. Emo If Wesport. Conn. Is nov cruising on the
Sound. and touched AT Oyster Bay yesterday.
A new yacht, which appeared to he thirty
footer. greatly admired at the last races at
oyster Bay The name on her stern. seen
through the glasses. Newasi, but no one on the
commttee-bcat knew anything about her: shn was
mtted that she was very handsome.
The forfy-sx- foot eloop Cero. from Buzzards
Bay. has been visiting diffe EN-; ports at this end
OF the Sound. She is owned BY W. +. c. Eusts.
The heuseboat sanbe!. owned ny Charles R.
Flint. has been laid up at Tebo's for the summer
months.
Howard Parkers new twenty five footer. the Car
toon. arrived at Msrbehesd last Tuesday I'm tow of
the schooner Iolanthe Of Gloucester. The Cartoon
lost her balance rudder off the Pollock Rip light
ship on the previous night. and drfted about until
she fell in with the Iolanthe. She Immediately
went on the ways at Stesrn's yard to have new
twenty-fve-foot class in which Captain James
Ths craft has lust been tSrned out Of Woods yard
AT CITY Island. She IL ~ the extreme modern rae
and sGtk inches drsueht Of He
line length Is about twenty-five feet. with an ex-
almost wholiv Of mahossny' and was designed by
Gardner & Cox. of NeW,-York She took he- first
Yacht Club. and won out so easily that she now
forms the chief topic Of conversation among Bos-
ton yachtsmen.
In the fifth regatta this season Of the Beverley
Yacht Club the new twenty-one footer Amanita,
lately finished for Joshua Crane. jr.. took first
place. with G. NJ Bakers Edith second.
In the race OF the special twenty -one-footers IN
the regatta Of the Corinthian Yacht Club sailed off
Marblehead. the two new Herreshof boats Sntram
and Typhoon contested. Young Eugene Thayer
sailed the Typhoon. having with him Captain
Nate" Watson as adviser. and won first place.
The two Purdon designs; Susanna and Tunipoo.
won second and third prizes Mr. r, Crowninshssld,
race, but only came in eighth Twelve Of the same
,. ass ypho1 Id me MIA N
Susanna. + Brewster: the Tunipoo. J. e. Brewer:
the Hazard r. NJ Sears; the chinook zinc 6 F.
W. $ r. Lathrog; the Mongoose II. a. D. Irving
me ssuy ~ - RI lyman; , me co ,S ns "
Turner. 'I'
A. j. Riggs. OF New-York City. has bought the
yawl Ane;o and has changed her name 10 Reba.
She was purchased from Mr.. Stearns
The steam yacht vergana owned by Frederick
H. Benedict or the New-York Yacht Club, came
into Oyster Bay yesterday while cruise.
Walter r. owen. a member Of the seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club. has charge Of the club
library and will gratefully receive contributions OF
books from members.
ele lately built for DR.. Roberts. has been sold TO
Douglas Cochrane
Mr.. Irvings raceabout, the Mongoose II. arrived
at Peach's Point Wednesday last. having been
ashore on the rocks at the point in the blow Of the
previous Wednesday. Luckily, the damage to her
was very slight.
The steam yacht Lorna owned by William J..
Stow of No 40 Wall-st.. left McGowans yards on
Saturday. sitter having received bow and
stern and boilers. together with a general over
hauling She will now rejOin the New-York Yacht
Club fleets.
The Bay Ridge yacht basin IL now being dredged
out for the reception OF large yachts BY the side
of the long pier south side there will be sew
enteen feet OF water at low tide. and the north
yachts there will be ten feet clear at the lowest
water.
From August % TO &C. inclusive. series OF match
fest races will be sailed az Oyster Bay between
seven Of the one-design twenty -one-foot knock
aoouts owned by members Of the Philadelphia
Yacht Club and seven OF the same class owned in
the eawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. This tour
namert which will begin Monday and end on
Friday is being looked forward to with great in
terest by the yachtsmen OF Long Island Sound. and
II will be the first OF the kind that has ever been
arranged in this neighborhood The feet from
PHILADELPHIA will arrive during the previous week
and the amateur shippers will take a few days 10
accustom themselves 10 the courses that VIII be
sailed During their sojourn they Will be the guests
OF the SeawanhaKa Corinthian Yacht Club