New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM

THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
Governor Paulilng. IT.. ot the New-York Attn
lett, club has bought tho racing catboat Scat.
J. Nelson Gould has bought the l5-footer Trilby
from Commodore George @. Tyson. OF tho Riverside
Yacht club
The Larchmont Yacht Club may hold small race
Independence Day.
f NJ Randall did not keep his Boston 25-foot
nior long He had her sailed 10 New-York last
month. raced her at tho Atlantic Yacht Club, and
has now sold her TO yachtsman who viii race her
or Great South Bay.
coils T. Huntington has bought a new i2foot
.,.t,t, launch She is a twelve horse power
cal n cruisar. with saloon. toilet and galley
Tie Donrlaston Yacht club will have a regatta
on August y. In which yachts OF all the smaller
sizes will sail Special attention VIII he given to
~. races Of ia. knOckabout and dOry classes. Inc
race scheduled tor tomorrow has been abandoneu'
George H. Watson's new steam yacht the Caya-
delta has gone into commission at New-London
with Captain Il NJ Chester In charge. The Caya-
dct,a has jus, been finished by Palmer OF Noank
any be- - cd nv Mr. son in place OF the shenecos
set. which proved too small Tor his purposes
CAPTAIN William Hansen. formerly Of the cup de-
fender Vigilant. has been fitting out the schooner
Yacht Ariel for the use OF Mr.. Iselin. The Ariel
belongs to George - HI, and Is now at Mcoiowan's
Basin. South Brooklyn
+. T.. Osgood. OF the New-York Yacht club. has
had his steam yacht Fcdalma fitted ont for the sea-
son at New-London. She Is expected to be in COM
mission tomorrow
At Davldson's yards. New-London. Captain Nash
has prepared 'or the season the steam yacht Ava
owned by Walter Ferguson Of the New-York Yacht
club.
james A. stniman has sold his ao-footer the
Wawa 10 Reginald Brooks.
CAPTAIN Frank B Smith took julius Flesch-
mapn's steam yacht the lIiawatha out OF the Sea
bury yards yesterday and went to Communipaw.
The schoors~ yacht Elscmarle owned by J. Berre
King. OF the New-York Yacht Club. Will receive
n thorough overhaullng at Herreshons yards
Harry slocum. OF Bristol. is building a new racing
catboat for Mark A. de W. Howe sho has the
long modern overhang.. and Is built o. Mexican
cedar
The Philadelphia Yacht Club will begin It's annual
cruise on July l. The fleet will sail TO Chesapeake
Bay and will return on July p
Tho twin-screw yacht saranac has been cut IN
two and fifteen feet added To her length. She Is
now a so-footer She was built for A. Van SAINT
voord and was afterward owned by George w.
Quintard. % the New-York Yacht club
J. Beaver Webb is the designer OF the new craft for
Commodore Morgan. He also designed the former
Corsair The coming flagship OF the New-York
Yacht CLUB will he fifty feet longer than the Cor
sair and ninety-two feet longer than the present
r. ianan she viii be 262 feet long on the water
line. with drausht OF "A feet and a beam OF 80
feat She will be constructed OF steel
The measurements OF the new yacht Sappho are:
Overall length. 20 feet: waterne length. % feet;
draught Of water. 80 inches. Captain Wallace Ell
Tampa. and here he Is the skipper OF the Polly In
the summer months. both Yachts being owned by
Mr.. Chaplin. Of the NewYork Yacht Club.
The 2-footer building at Lawiey's on Cronin-
shields design has been frequently referred to as
the Crane boat" because 1t was ordered by Joshua
Crane, Boston yachtsman.