New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18


appears lust like an ocean liner, and she s'eahis
very fast without apparently making any e au,av
The Mamma. owned by Robert Goelet' Is now ~ ~
cruising She IL almost sister snip 10 tng .a!
flower from the same designer. George l. watson,
and is about the size as the xessei aDou' 10
be brought out by Colonel Payne 40 ieet 49, ,,
The ssitaaa. a three masted auxiliary, oWneG ny
John r. Drexe is still away, having left Ne W.
York for the Mediterranean last DecenbeT 6ut tIe
Narada owned by Henry Walters. OF the Sew OK ,
p pHq S.'' p'o'"0'' '''''s O''''' ''''-' ~
At the racing In the Mediterranean. where there
is fashionable rendezvous for all Europe IN me
month OF March. all these boats represented Amer-
can Yachting. together with the t~In screw rev S va
York Yacht Club and now sold to the King Of the
hsaR' B1 the And Of o yafn pMHeq
turus owned by Rutherfurd stuyvesant, and sew
But the steam yachting OF America Is not by any
means, 10 be described merely by an account OF
us DIGEST Doas re heart ana the 60 OF me sport
are IN the smaller classes ana these nave not been
much affected by the fact that the country was at
war People have to get out Of the broiing cities in
the summer time War or no war. those who stife in
Offices must seek breath OF fresh air wherever
lhey can get It, and here The small steam yacht
can only spare two or three hours day. IL gives
immediate relief In many cases he has not tine 10
can SO aboard his boat. but he rattle down 10
ne battery and get away on small steamer inside
VI h4'eeh minutes
DASH DOWN TO SANDY HOOK ON THE
VAMOOSE.
That Is the way have to do and that is one
reason for my preferring fast vessel ! want -
get away. and get away quickly The little Va
moose takes MY friends and myself from the Bat
terry 70 Sandy Hook IN about an hour. | can leave
the city at o'clock and have over an hour on the
open ocean and be back by o'clock Some people
don't call that yachting. and say II is too hurried
man VINO has weeks OF time on his hands the ad
vantage Is perhaps not with me, but 1t is the only
KIND that and good many more can allow our
selves when business requires daily attention
Ihere is not much cabin accommodatlon on the
go like all possessed; 81 what's the of grum-
bling? The waters round New-York are much liable
many of my friends VINO stick 10 the canvas yacht
are totally unable to use their craft on days Of
perhaps have TO be towed in evening comes on;
but a fast steam yacht makes breeze enough Tor
anybody as she passes along. and even In tire
worst of the Gains we never suffer from want Of
air. OF course. every one 10 his taste. but in my
canvas for her going is not adapted for New-York
and further away the daily 6feeae is prey
ar. ana that Is good pace FOR the canvas: but
That the love for steam yachting in America Is
constantly on the Increase is proved by the vast
the builders Naphha launches. sas-engine boats
aco,vapor craft are being turned out by the thou
the whole continent forms an enjoyable cruising
ground for these little vessels and the distance
Roome of the NcwYoTk Yacht ' CUB has Just An
ished trip which in former days would have been
tracted little attention. He skrted the Atlantic
Coast. chiefly along the inside passages from
NewYOrk TO Florida. entered the Mississippi at
wOrleans. and went north 10 the Great Lakes
He passed along the fresh water Inland seas. some
times entering rivers and canals until he arrived
back in New York. All these thousands Of miles
%}e seG SPEEDY dI ot na ,b annG
hold the naphtha launch record
RACING OUT OF FASHION
The racing of steam yachts, which ut orc time
promised to become popular pastime. has quite
gone out Of fashion, except TO satisfy an opinion
or for a small wager The American Yacht Club
was first organized with view to having races OF
this kind. and when Mr. Hearst owned the
Vamoose this club undertook TO manage tho con-
test which was 10 come or between her and the
Norwood. then owned by the late Norman l.. Munro.
Norwood the committee OF ihe American Yacht
Club washed its hands Of the whole affair. That.
steam yachts in this ncghborhood. except when
put up challenge cup for an eighty-knot race sew
eral years ago. At that time Captain Theodore
Hebron, who has been with the Vnmoose
since she built. took her over the course alone
the other boats which were to compete not APP
pearlng
The big cup that was put up by the American
Yacht Club and intended to encourage the racing
of big steam yachts Is stu lying at the American
Yacht Club idle ana 1t seems doubtful II 1t VIII
lately FOR very short distance Is the Ellide
She taied TO give number Of OF Spec
Hudson. and although she was able to show
for mile she broke down so often in running
this mile that people grew tired OF going TO see
tired Of the Norwood.
LIVELY SEASON FOR 1899
Among the steam yachts the summer that is
now passing has been the dullest known to the
present generation. The New-York Yacht Club
held no cruise. and the big NEE; OF the year for
steam yachts did not come off There little
Inducement to bring the boats out into commission
But the lf-hearted pleasuring Of 1895 Will prob
ably be forgotten by the spring Of 1889 when
the challenge sailing races for the America 3
Cup will bring every yacht into commission. II
may seem strange at first TO those who DO not own
yachts. but the fact is that the sailing for the
Americas Cup helps the steam yachting more than
Il helps Its own canvas yachts only the steam
craft can follow the racers satisfactorily. The
canvas yacht only see the contest occasion
ally and most Of the time has TO sail long way
off, 50 a avoid the rush OF all kinds OF craft
that follows on each side Of the wake OF the
racers This Is the best outing that the steam
yachts Of America enjoy. From the palace steamer
down 10 the steam drelge, every one goes out 10
see an international II Is the aquatic holiday
Of the continent and then. and then only. can one
gain an idea OF the enormous extent 20 which
steam Yachting IL practsed In the United States.
The is literally covered with pleasure craft.
their brssses all shining. their mahogany deck
houses polished up to distraction, their flags flying
their crews in uniform and their guests standing In
excited groups the decks. That is the time to
learn things about the American steam yacht, FOR
that day the story OF II is painted better than IN
words and the gayety. the color and the dash Of II
never be forgotten.