New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
PREPARATIONS FOR YACHTING SEASON

Activity IN Yacht yards heralds coming pleas
ure as certainly as nocturnal rivetlng in navy
wards PROMISES trouble. From Portland, Me-,
to Portland Ore, among the inland lakes or
Minnesota. along the fresh-water seas to the
North and In the waters of Massachusetts and
Long Island Sound, there Is hurry and hustle
in the preparation Of yachts such as has never
been known before At present There Is no
such thing as an idle yacht yard, and, as III the
DAYS Of Horace, machines are drawing DOWN
the dry kees TO the sea-" Gayly colored Dur
gees are being run up with much ceremony anu
alco-vapor power TO the trucks of high nags'hHs
TO denote that yacht clubs have gone INTO coih-
mission, and the planked shad Is cruciheu ~
make n yachtsmans holiday.
International sport Is n great illumlnator ana
New-York which loves an actress. VIII, Ike her'
be delighted to stand in the centre or the Stage
and receive the limelghts from every direction.
Neither New-York nor It's favorite lady SAINT
bos evor received too much OF this, and after
England Canada. Germany and France nave
entoved their local CLEANS the number OF lights
that will be trained on this city next September
will be many, and will be found most pleasing
So much for the spectacular But the practi-
cal side of yachting that which deals Win the
private venture md pastime of myriad yachts
men, Is much more interesting In the long rum
and IL Is pleasing TO notice that one chery im-
portant contest is doing nothing to slackeh the
interest in the vast quantity OF other racing
which is already prepared for and scheduled
On the contrary, the general talk about IN" COM
ing five international struggles has served the
best interests OF yachting In seeming 10 give
every one a right about-face to the sea. Ola
hulks which have not felt a drop OF spray TOT
wears are being furnished up for dress parade.
Ancient schooner-yachts which have been con-
sjderjpg their possibilities in the clam business
for twelve wears are now having auxiliary
mower put into them. If they cannot sail they
can he pushed Small disused smoke-grinders
which have been lying in the salt meadows, FAR
ND the tidal creeks, are being patched with new
planklng. and the wheezy old engines will have
TO vheeze again or bust" There isn't any
kind OF craft. from the Dutch galliot of Spuyten
Duyvil TO the plate-glass toy OF the rich, that
won't be ready TO round out past SANDY HOOK
when the big race comes of
Among those who prepare their own boats TOT
the season 1t is thought that the best joys OF
yachting are almost entirely reserved for the
comparatively poor. When number of young
men cOmDlUe 10 pay lOl oit Shiah y"'h' my
generally do their own work. and enjoy every
lit of it. whereas the unfortunate millionaire
has TO employ others. or else seem TO descend
from a high monetary level. 1t has been said
that It is more difficult for the camel to pass
through the small door of the city gate than for
the rich man TO enter into the yachting joys OF
the comparatively poor. Anybody who owns
one-eighteenth part OF a catboat knows that this
IS true and that at its best yachting Is another
name for workout work made perfect. In
fact. II has often been realized, while the fresh
raint for the new season was being affection
ately stabbed on that the work on a yacht comes
very close TO Kipings ideas Of n better world.
which, slightly altered, are, In effect, as follows:
And those who were good shall be happy; they
shall sit In Bosn's chair,
And shall varnlsh q ten-mile masthead with
brushes OF comets hair;
They shall find real sailors 10 learn from-Far-
ragut. Nelson and Paul;
They shall work for age at a sitting and
never be tired at all
And only the Skipper shall praise us, and only
the Skipper shall blame
And no one shall work for money. and no one
shall work for fame
But each for the Joy of the working and urged
by the gladness within,
Shall produce the boat at her fttest, for Him
who wants fittest to win.