New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
AMONG THE YACHTSMEN.

AMONG THE YACHTSMEN.
A WEEK OF RACING PROPOSED AT THE
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB.
THE czARs NEW ELECTRIC IAuNcH-A hN0H
WEEK AT K1EI-sIx SMALL BOATS FOR
ONE cRAFT-woRK TO BE BEGUN
ON THE FIRST ALL-AMER-
1cAN TORPEDO BOAT.
His ImperIal Majesty the Czar of Russia VIII.
soon be able 70 enjoy :ho use OF one Oh 'ne Ni'.
little boats anoat. The electric iauhc" ~ ~''ee
ordered by him from the Electric Latino" OV','P" ~
Is fast approaching completion me Sonu .,"'', r,'
hogany planklng Is finished. having pee" ,,-
10 conner fastened All the nall and riVe' no''
have been pIugged with mahogany. which mas oee'
stuo;tn,.i ch ana 4 piano nnIsh "'S Nv" II.
the sides She has little overhahe' ''e ", ,,,
length being thirty-lve feet ana the oNe'"' ~
being thirty-seven feet. Her beam IL seVe" i w,
inches and at the lowest part OF her shee' '
hoyo a aldo ot OF water OF two feet four lhc"e''
She Is double skinned, the plankinG peihs j" wv
pieces each haf-inch thick. & T. ii"' ''o",
resenting the company said yes'eru"y '""' ,r,
| Guaranteed speed was ten miles an hour. Inc
floors will be covered with velvet carpe''F n""
,ha cushions Will be covered with DARK pIue
| RUSSIA leather Hard-rubbcr cells Will hoid 'le
chemicals. which will generate cufie"' o -, ~
volts These Will he entirely out OF slght, anu nm a.,
lever one way or the other Noiseless sm9KeIss. tre
smut.ess entirely free from smels, u,hists HOS
from da nger as swift and as easy as tnlSte I
! som on a summer breeze this boat Is the ic"''~''
dream OF earlier years
The big schooner Ramona. belonging to Henry
! NJ Gilllg of the Larchmont Yacht Ciup mas p'e"
! removed from Mumms yard TO Manning sLpS'
| The Afty-one-footer Vencedor also owned Dy MI
/ ri, -faVs from her
wintcr ouorters TO lie alongside the Ramona The
Vencclor wanted more water under her anu " Ilc,. @
noating lines at low :ide. She had to be guyed 10
| prevent her topping over.
The proposal to hold a week Of racing In the At
ra,tic yacht Club instead Of having the usual an
| nuol cruise seems to be gaining IN iaVor ro' "'
smaller boats IT presents decided adVah'"s''' ""
the host ygor Of the sport Will certainly W S"pp
| throughout the coming season by the Si'1,
The race week Of the larchmont iach' C'uD 'r 10,
hoon = success for two or three seasons. Al l"''
-. .,,.. understand the value Of focusing 'h'
snort on one point and they don't lose themselves
in trying to entertain the whole coaS., h,,siDcss
and white burgee hoatS 0VTn v@r sT' enioyed the ad-
,.onfagc of possessing seven chapld III, ty N has
how to put their club to the front Experlshce cn
mrNvri ihrvond peradventure that no clup ca, h
hold first place in the practical yach iaCe r - fron
~ T, York For those who remain at nome tnc
interest in the distant racing seems V 10 wbo hop.
the & GesTnn Afn,ic Yacht Club viii cenraize its ef
forts this year.
1-,dor the patronage Of the German Emperor
there will be a race week at Kie this year oes"-
r,,f, on June "a and ending on July l. Inc uceP
sea race from iel to Swnemq%nde % on XVII Iy I II is
said thai the big cutter the Meteor DeionsimS , ~ ~
| Fmperor William will come in and contest uhuer
Il handicap
The huge steel yacht now being built by Archi-
| ,.ar1a ~ he
ing and Foundry Company will be especially wen
nrovidcd with small boats Besides the long cedlr
gig. built on the premises ana i wnir" eSe Ha viii
| manned by six rowers ana coKSWail, snG "r,, wa
carry two naphtha launches. one steam iuiicn Gi'e
lifeboat and dingy or these Ine ond ons nnph
tha launch are now completed and ready for de-
! livery at the yards OF the Seabury Company.
A. A. Pope of Hartford. the Columbia bicycle
man. is having a sixty-foot steam yacht built Tor
him at Morris Heights This is a mahogany boat,
The interior will be hands9meiy Iciy h''eu up Inc
guaranteed speed Is thirteen knots
+ w Vanderblts steam yacht the Conqueror.
the Atalanta. belonging to George Gou.d. ana the
big steamer Sycamore. owned by John H. Hahah'
arc among those which show no indication OF
getting ready for the Mediterranean. They lie In
the Erie Basin. and close by is J. Pierpont Morgan
the Corsiar. wrapped In swaddlng clothes. Inc
two large auxiliary schooners the Hidesarde ana
tho Alyonauin are therefore In good company
while they disregard the fashionable meet in Eu-
rope. The IIdegarde belongs to benjamin r. W mt
lock oi tne Hta"Ic la LINES : Wntson OF Rochester
%l'9Y IS owned '' '''"'' D ''''''
Tho Gas Engine and Power Company has bud
ing wards on the Harlem River that cover over
eleven acres. with quarter OF 4 mile or water
front. Hundreds OF boats lie In their huge build
ings-naphtha. gas vapor. electric and steam pow
er They finished as finely as II turned out for
a Worlds Fair exhibit While walking through
the many buildings finds launches bearing the
names OF well-known yachts, some In hand for re-
panS or hSin"f hk ibronrh anp the wor,shops aows
good glimpse Of the boats OF the coming season.
pared for F. D. Gorbctt. Of the Red cross Steam
ship Line. which goes to Halifax. The one next to
it goes 10 Florida It is for f. W. Hooker. Of Hart
ford. who VIII use 1T in southern waters. She IS
an auxiliary sloop that can sail ten miles an hour
f@deG There Is one for the Gar and another for
Baron Nathanial de Rothschild
A. J. Adams has purchased the steam yacht
Sirene for use in the yukon. She will be sent by
rail to Seattle and thence on the deck Of steamer
to s.. Michaels. Tho slrene is new boat, bull, In
1875. at Nyack, for W. b. Higgins.
The famous yacht Isolde is now preparing for tho
racing in the Mediterranean after rest Of three
years in the yards Of the Flies This forty-rater
has great record, seventy-six first prizes and
twenty other prizes Of l&5 The total
value of her winnings is just five pounds short Of
5000.
The first all-American torpedo-boat Is to be begun
at the Seabury yards and her contract time Is be
thirty-two knots for threo consecutive hours She
will be 2l0 feet long with little or no ovcrhangs and
her beam will be twenty feet She will have triple
expansion engines. and every part Of her except the
dynamo for lighting purposes VIII be made on tho
premises This is the reasonable boast of the com
pany. that they make everything boat requires.
For yachts the bedding. upholstery, jOincr's work
and all the other ct ccteras are prepared within the
yards The torpcdO-boA in question is one Of three
TO be constructed Harlan H3lllnssworth or
/ be built on the Pacific Coast.