New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-28
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL. THEM.

ago 10 the officers OF the Long Island Sound hac"'
Racing Association
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
Among tho yachts anchored yesterday IN oyster
Raw were the Imper!a belonging to Henry G. Emo
OF the seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht club ana the
schooner Irouuois owned by Commodore Henry -
Rouse. d b Burnham's Noroia was SAILING OUT
eide. In the sound
The Wave Crest Model Yacht Club % Brooklyn
has received and accepted challenge from me
New-York Model Yacht Club for speciai race
some dissatisfaction having been felt at the result
OF the race for the challenge cup last week me
Wave Crest club has named the Viking for the De
fence The Viking is owned by Alfred Cline. Inc
snbad owned by John Weber. will represent the
New-York club The race will be sailed IN three
heats and will take place off Bay Ridge III aoou'
ten days
The big steam yacht Anita. which was chartered
70 act A. a dispatch boat for a New-York news
nsnsr has arrived at Tebo's from Cuban waters.
for repairs The crew Of the vessel say she could
not continue at her work In the South as siie -n
built TO burn hard coal and only soit coai Is piU
durable in that region Captain Stanwood IS SIN
in charge OF the Anita.
Tho Kestral owned by John 3. Mills. OF the New
York Yacht Club will not be fitted out this year
There will he no racing in the 5lfoot sloop class
this year
The Intrepid IS being put in commission by her
owner Lloyd Phoenix, Of the Network "'h'
vss,erdaY and GapSin David Kerr VIII ha, her
ready TO out tomorrow.
Frederick W. Lockwood has bought the eN'oot
schooner Ne@ra from Henry X. McIiarE Of the
Stamford Yacht Club, who VIII now race snAii'r
craft.
1t is said at Tebo's that the Govern
bought the steam yacht Wapiti which
rived from Saginaw
The schooner Saxon which was formerly use
a a pnot-boat is now being fitted out as peas
ure yacht at South Brooklyn
The steam yacht Emilia. owned by John 7. VII
Jams. OF the seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
left Stamford Harbor yesterday for New YORK. she
will cruise to PASSPORT. on the Maine coast ""'"'
the middle Of next month
Captain A. Johnson. OF the steam yacht Invicta.
which IS now lying at Tebos said yesterday that
the vessel would not be put in commission this
year The steam yacht spindrift owned oy Maui iT,
rice S. Vormser. Of the Atlantic iacht OIuo' VIII
evidently share the same fate.
Nelson Taylor Is about receive a S7-foot naph-
tina yacht from the Gas Engine Company al MOT
ris Heights.
The @-foot naphtha yacht Falcon. owned by John
B. Phillips. has been on shore at the STANFORD
Yacht Club all winter. and will now be launched
Commodore Howard c. Smith will have his flag
july july /, INC ~
The schooner Viking owned by ex-Commodore
James D. Smith Of the New-York Yacht Club, is
expected be H. commission and at her moorings az
Stamford
Henry K McHarg Of the Stamford Yacht Club.
has got a new 25-foot racing catboat. the NAL
which will be entered In the regattas
Frank NJ Randall has sold the 25-foot Boston
yacht Muriel lately purchased by him. TO Vice
Commander Camp. of the Penataquit-C orinthian
Yacht Club.
The steam yacht Armorica owned by J. W Hav-
Hand Is at Tebo's basin. awaiting orders
The launching OF the Hussar. a new soop will
of h1il q
Weber In New-Rochelle. next Saturday at high
tide with the usual exercises The Hussar Is
owned by James Baird. OF Philadelphia for whom
Mr. Weber built the Surprise. which captured
more than $500 in prizes. The new boat is 80
feet over all. Is feet BEAM feet inches deep
and has all the points TO insure fast sailing. She
will be rugged as a pole-mast sloop, and VII carry
2aO feet OF sail She Is fitted up inside In Spanish
cedar and mahogany. has large cabin. three state
rooms and quarters forward for -FOUR men. Inc
boat will cost about $500
The steam yacht Admiral. owned by Richard w
Comstock. OF the New-York. Eastern and Rhode
Island Yacht clubs. is at Tebo's and will sail
for Savannah to.norrSw or We S,I Sne Is
pears at the bow, while the name Admiral appears
on the stern.
The auxiliary topsan schooner Black Pearl.
owned by Edwin E. Sheldon, OF the New York
Yacht Club has not been fitted out this
and remains under winter coverings at South
Brooklyn.
The steam yacht Athea. owned by Charles sooy-
smith. of Green Farms. Conn. in now In commits
sion and waiting orders at Brooklyn In charge Of
Captain James Stafford.
Rear-Commodore Herbert Ballentine's steam
yacht Juana came in Saturday from New
London. This smart craft is of the Atlantic Yacht
Club feet.
Theodore r. Hostetter's steam yacht the Du-
Quesne, arrived from Washington on Saturday.
where she has been partly fitted out Work on her
is still going on She will Join the NewYork Yacht
Club fleet In about week. Captain Pagel brought
her up by the inside passage
Captain and Mrs. George 7. Lowe are living on
the steam yacht Sapphire al present. Mrs. Lowe
said on Saturday that nothing more had been
heard Of any sale OF the yacht 10 the Government.
Philip 7. Dodge has not sold the 4o-footer Cos
soon rs reported. He says he thought he had the
Yacht sold 10 a named Rosengarten. in Fhila-
dephia but the historic cd racer is stll On his
hands.
The combined weight OF the four who will
eail the Seawanhaka boat at Montreal comes just
within the limit Of go pounds. The amateurs are
Clinton H. Crane. Henry VI. Crane. J. Louis Stack
pole and Sherman Hoyt The first two nave sailed
In the challenge races for two succeeding years.
Mr. Stackpole sailed in the crew al Montreal last
wear Mr. Hoyt is the owner OF the Shark which
last year lost In the trials. but won many other
contests.
AH1TEITR ATHTETTCS