The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19

The steam yacht Fedalma, owned by F. L. osgood.
n. Y. Y. c.. ID being fitted out at New London.
Commodore Samuel L. SWEET. Corinthian fleet. will
the VolAnte.
f. H Dickinson has about made arrangements for
cruise to Labrador on board his schooner AltamA.
Tho yacht is being fitted out under the supervision Of
Capt. Joseph l.. Scott.
The schooner Intrepid Is being fitted out for the
season at Tebo's yard. south Brooklyn; Lloyd
going n number OF alterations.
An ocean race for the large sloops enrolled in the
Jamaios Bay Yacht Club is scheduled for to-day.
around Scotland LightShip and return.
Theodore Hostettor's steam yacht Du9uesne is
out for the winter mouths at Washington.
The German Emperor and Empress will Join the
royal yacht HohenEollern at CuxhGven on june 20.
for Heligoland and Kiel. TO witness the arrival OF tho
Miss Eloiso Breese. a flag member OF the New York
Yacht Club: has chartered her steam yacht Elsa to .
Philadelphia yachtsman for the season. The Elsa has
been equipped with new boilers and thoroughly over.
hauled this spring.
Percy Chubb, n. Y. Y. c., has decided not to place the
ViRtlant In commission this Sc ason owing TO the CON-
dillon OF the various harbors along the coast. Ho hA.
ThAyer for the summer.
J. Rogers MaIwell's racing schooner Emerald has
she will be fitted out for the summer. sho has been
equipped with new sails. and. should the harbor reg.
uIations along the coast permit. she will be placed
in commission.
Capt. Hansen. who is host known in these waters a.
schooner Ariel. which has been chartered by G, oliver
Iselin for the season. The Ariel IL on tho balance
dock at Tebo's. being thoroughly overhRuled before
being placed In commission.
Charles Mclaughlin of the Larchmont Y. c.. owner
Of the fast steam yacht Half Moon, has his craft IN
full commission and has already made q short cruise
as far East as New London. The Half Moon Is now OF
LRrchmont. but will probably again cruise eastward
IN time TO see the college rowing races at New Lon
don next week.
This launching on Thursday at City Island OF the
cabin cat Duilt hy George ". Byles for Rear COmmo.
dore c. 7. Pierce of the Riverside Yacht Club was
successful. Tho yacht was covered with bunting,
and as she went into the water Miss Alice @. Rogers
OF Boston stood at the bow aud scattered flowers on
the deck and saidt 81 name thee Dot"
That English yachLSmen are still In search OF Q
novelty that will permit OF an equitable time allow
Ancs formula Is shown by the following extract from
the London FfEld OF Jun" I: "A novel method OF
bandlcapping has been lately adopted by tho Thames
United Sailing Club. aud tried In Its WhitsuntidS
matches with satisfactory results, Each boat receives
a h~Andica? number, which is obtained from calcula-
tious based on its previous performances. The time
taken by tho leading boat to complete the courses Is
multiplied by this number and then divided by 100.
and the result (, that particular boats handicap. The
idea 10 that the longer the leading boat takes to com.
plete the course. tho more allowance the smaller craft
ought to receive. and vice versa. and this result is to
some extent obtained under this shifting handicap,
which up to the present has been found to answer
reasonably enough"