New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
YACHTING.
FOR A DEFENDER FROM CITY ISLAND
GARDNER & cox LIKELY TO ENLARGE ON
THE CARTOON II THERE IS A CHAL-
LENGE NEXT YEAR.


THE CARTOON IF THERE IS cHAL-
LENGE NEXT YEAR.
There is something in the wind az City Island
and the time is not yet ripe for the publication OF
the news In fact the whole OF It depends upon
contingency. There is 10 getting al the bottom OF
the runor. but there are satisfactory grounds Tor
saving that II a certain thing happens some news
will be given out that will be OF great interest 70
vachtsmen generally There has been guess MADE
al city Island (aud It may be only guess tha'
~ a challenge comes now for an America cup
race next year. Gardner Cox VIII design
,,e, footer 10 contest In the trial races Gardner
& cox employ Frank Wood, OF city Island 10
h,,rd ,beir hest boats and for many years THIS
trio has carried off everything that Their racers
sau.d for irS their respective classes. There was
the Norota which for years was the prett!est thihs
on the Sound. well az the iaSSss be fyo2e foot
known. Then came the syce, IN ,-le "a 'SsoDt1tioys
class and she has been an almost Colitl ~ 80
WalaSii II vbich was Hauley's failure OF Iasl
wear Their Cartoon has been the l5steht "a ,bis
Sisss over known. When quesuphtu aoou. -. Si,.'
ee,sr5av Wood declined 10 tax on me su,geC'
and moi word could be got OUT OF MN, IN gnass
was az alt0h - ~ Gardner & Cox are commissioned 70
nut up defending yacht I9f d MA beca,,se his
% UiIv % 10 the other champions left nothing 10 us ue
siyeG and Gardner knows JUST Whete he 10 "''1'
he is al rS 200 sry Of last sumner and all through
last winter there was senett"l - H. f,r Tbe fraI
res His phenomenal successes with ths coed ca
which was practically ,entv my loot classes gave
great prestige IN Eastern waters Hls CaitooA %
,ot only beat the racers o! heF own SlasJ, ~ ,eTe
no 1 W. hiSS yachts OF the class above, wmch were
the Dib & Tarutes previously. She came IN before
MI ~ them and she was the D." olli ~, fi,,,o 5,5
az az o ,rs THE Boston Herald ana Ihe lrlouhe ui9
% 80 vas poss5e 10 suggest that Gardner wou!d
make Il interesting IN the las. ~ - bost has
WIZ VIZ tysey 70 be the fastest IN existence ana
tbere Ues every reason 70 DelleEe la ~ ~ 49, 49,
n.y. siscottntsd the Columbia type IN her Own
.oid do 40 I'm sny class that was larger / ne
-. doubt was as whether d M carry rs -
requisite ballast could be auaiRepu % 20 20 M f 70 remain
i1S I Mace az That doubt has been good deal dissi-
pated since and II may oe 1sI @ s sefe1der she
that II Gardner now 1eslsHS "a "a ,bs, Fra nt Wood
win be an enlarged cartoon ana ,liat ,, To-
will build her. The cartocn a. - and sbe draws
oniv i9 inches Of water exclusive OF per IN MatH{
OF those who know her teel certain dh5o a. s rock
9ooir Ike thirty cents In fact this boat has oeeh
so much hoped for IN the cup racing that me poe
sr,fi-ies of her appearing next season, III case oI
'c5sile,,ge arriving viii be read with great In
terest.
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM.
Commodore George G. Tyson's S-focter the
vorant II has been rolled up In old sails at
uewkins's ward. OF City Island, where she lies
beside the 5i-footer the Nencedor belonging 20
Harry NJ Gnllr formerly commodore OF tn tne Lareh a.
mont Yacht club QwiLg 10 M1' @ it'e =, commisslon
this season After floating one year al al ss ina az
Uawkns's yards about year ago
Tho schooner yacht Lydia. owned by IL T. GUM
ette Wev. Of the Larchmont Yacht Club. is now at
Robinson's yards city Island where she WI, W., re-
ceve some repairs before Dehs '"u"0"eu "5"'''
n y Burnham. OF the seawanhaka corinthian
Yacht Club. did not put his fast cutter Norota
in commission last summer. and this elegant 10