New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
TWO NOTEWORTHY RACERS
ONE LIKE THE DEFENDER. THE OTHER
A NOVELTY.
THE WORK OF BOTH WILL BE WATCHED WITH IN
rr~prsr nv vAcursNEN- IN THE
vrGIIANr's BALLAST COMPLETED
c.r-xrp,ry YACHTING NE'


John d Parker's new yacht is a beauty. onc Is
AL thanked now. yellow pine 70 the wa;er-.ine ana
cedar above The deck beams are just goihs H.
TWENTY-FIVE OF chem being OF steel anu Vi0s''9 -
boat from the ru1Cer-pOst 10 forward Oh '''7 ~
The Yacht Is OF composite construction t"eh'! Nv"
of the frames being also OF Steel ana s''"P' -
Lneed With steel Although said 10 be comD'li-
ton ~ tho svce and Norota. she is as Ike si'''
Defender as two peas In pod Gardner CoN az
the designers and FRANK Wood OF Ci'y is'""D' -
the builder Every plank is screwed up 70 ''o 80
r,hs ,r,th Tobn bronze screw bolts the outside
heads of these being sunk In the Woo1' an" ~
holes plugged with cedar and af'er"ard s'"oo'', .
off This boat will be &c feet in overall iets'n,
with water-ine length OF 80 feet. fier "c"i" ''
he Q feet inches. and she Will d'a" le'' my
OF water. Mr.. Wood has nothing 10 40 VIZ" ~
can..as which will be made elsewhere. and the spars
aro hoi,c antsh.d IN Boston. He does not kno"
what area will go into her sail plan out THINKS she
will proba bly, work out al about thir's-e'e", 80 ~
racing length. -Four passengers cum 49,
the main cabin. and men forward. uhder 'ne
,,,,l ,on ehe will have SIX feet OF head room ana
the cabin will be twelve feet long bes'ues ''s ~
will nave goodsized closets. stove and refrigerator
with a storage aft for sails and gear Inc "e's"'
NJ lead In the keel is about seven thousaiu po''S'
and the price OF the boat VIII prooapS ioo' .p ~
about 5000 Mr. Parker Is also the owner OF 'ne
large sloop Paralos. which IS no" hau'eu ny "'
Woods Yards under winter cover 49,
.no.ber lrnporant racing craft is being puil' at
Woods yards Mr.. Wood received the otaei io'
her construction within tho last month ana S'' boat
par Of nfT has 2 3eei PiongsRe is decided IN
nova,ion being he first 70 carly Inc me large dmen,
eions Practical yachtsmen Will unders'an,dd i tba
" well her rdss sne'.t Elongated and enlarged
Snsween the 2o-footer Skate and the cnht tS
Crane design 9;, Gl Cox. stili believe in their
Skate of last yssr though mere fn are erryboai front
Of ne skate and it Is more refined thah a ina U
the AAnq Th ns se ssg by CHARLES Davis Tor
me trial races OF 1896 Il is certainly ne" 1ns
30 wa"ar Her waier-ine length is % feet ana te
extTeme beam is feet II inches tHe ""''' w
beam Ths O SDa Of John PaTk Es and 1S
f9r her sTts being almost wholly of mahogany,
she is OF the fnkeei type ana me nn Win the
sd bSib on it. so that knows at the yards
what the dimensions of these will be- me naKen
aoorng is boed through 10 the keeison 20 gDg
greater strength TO the nat craS ao irr nianking
OF ne he M m cear and the outer will be OF mahoeany
The yellow pine deck piankingS U %,h Canvas The
Gnck beams will be diasonay strapped win doDi
bTSnze straps when a3a vii III be eG bat high allow
room underneath, Will have mr. I'LL hs biilt
along the sides probably to be used as PEGS Ss
the craft will have sail,oekeI, sSs viii carry
o. Mole mast with a simple mainsail- and-o rig ana
her % Sa ye fat slightly raking stern the board
SIie bch has been prepared from hne piece o.
TWO am in the smaller types this boat Will prop,
ably bang as hard any OF mem ~ ~ no. class
tbst has pushed the evasions Of a measurement RUE
10 such extremes.
tom, Webber. % New-Rochelle. Is building q
smart craft said to be for member Oh 'ne i'''
mon, club She has mahogany COCKPIT o"''"
house slides and matches. over "A'e'-"iie e"e'
-. ., foe, she has a deck length OF - feet ana
7, cabin accommodation rhe differences between
this boat and the shallow Parker crait arc VIZ
marked The Weber boat will have 'n sssy AND
rooms; comfortable CABIN u'e'"' e'
room for three men for"aru'
r,o cossb,n Of the New-Rochelle Yacht Club the
utter Banshee. owned by Commodore Henry
1oscber &c being prepared 10 go into commission
a. the Piepgras yards. City Island Ter masIs ar
being scraped. and some in'erhai "o'N - '''"S
done.
The alterations 10 the cup-defender Nls"a"'
,o,as. have been successfully attended 10 by Johh
w t1avkins Designer II. C. Wintringham having
been consulted by the owner Eight or mn, liz 'o''
THE peg,,,a Committee OF the Atlantic facht
Cub has prepared an attractive racing programme
The first regatta will be for the Gould cups on june
II 7, will be sailed over the OUTSIDE courses anu
will he open 10 all clubs. The prizes are as ioi-
lows. For schooners 500. for soops. $500 0'loo'
eve s15o and s25 rnainsail yachts 500 and $50 The
annual regatta Will be open 20 all CLUBS ana WI"
no sailed on June IA. the large yachts taxing me
outside courses and the small classes sailing INSIDE
tho Raw Special prizes are TO be awarded TOT Ile
,oces ~ the 3O-footers and knocka0outs. Inc
Guns presented by Commodore Frederick J. Adams
limited 10 club boats will be sailed TOT on june &C.
ON the inside courses The prizes for sioops are
s,,o and s25. for 30-footers $50 and go; main
I, hoats 500 and sl5: knockabouts. $50 and $40
The club cruise will begin on July . ! ne ieIuen
vous will be announced hereafter by '"e 'o'''''N
dore
All tho frames except those IN the stern are in
,aco IN the new one-design schooner for {. T.
Ip,cbanan The frames are double In most places
beinc three and one-half inches by TWO ilches
s,ded The tirnbers in the keel ana stem anu III ''e
deadwood in the neieAborhood OF the ruddfr anu
af,er-overlang are exceptionally strong. lhere Is
no unnecessary overhang at the bow the curve
So, eooevchat Ike that in the bow OF the schooner
Tasca so that there will not be much water Pouhu
ing while at the same time there VIII DE p'en'y ~
uftinc power forward The fat sternpiece IS no" III
,,ace and y-aen the after-frames get IN the piahh
10 u,l soon be completed AT present there are the
on,l,res Of a hardy. buoyant craft that must be
great carrier Of canvas and cannot heip oeihs
Zoe. The draught Of water is moderate, not more
,hor six and a half feet. and the ballast Is also
rnderate being only eleven tons. ten outside on
,be keel and one inside for trimming; j ne ihten
goes 70 no extremes of any kind bur vii serve
for cruising well as rncng Ot so ,ne ~ To,fen
yiile one Is being bull, little shaliower: for use
couf waters in winter II If TOT
inr Of philadelphia. The other for Philip T. Dodge
has been a little delayed through materai pro.iis
unsatisfactory but is now being pushed 10 compile
tion.
About the first yacht TO so into commission Is
Cord Meyers sloop. the Borcas. This craft with
nor skipper living board Is now lying at anchor
of CITY Island having been launched week ago
.t.or hoirg bult last year by Piepgras this boat
was sold in the autumn TO Cord Meyer. OF Brooklyn
who bought her for his nephew by whom hon she
iii he raced this year. The Boreas Is ~ feet over
wi n',b 9s-fnot vater-line and 10 feet OF beam
Che is n centreboard craft Of the same dimenslons
os tho fnkeel Of John +. Carroll. Whlch flepgras
has lust completed for his own use