New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-11
YACHTING.
PREPARING COLONEL oLiNh
PAYNE's APHRODITE FOR \ CRUISE
TEST SATISFACTORY.

II was stated at Tebo's yards yesterday that the
steam yacht Aphrodite, which has just beeh co"'-
petod at Bath. Ne, for Colonel Olivcr -. f"S"''
OF tho Ncw-York Yacht Club. Will come AT once 10
New-York to take stores for "A long ocean cru'SV
one OF the well-known purveyors for yachts mas
received a large order for the Aphrodite' ana ms
Instructions leave doubt, II is said that the VS.
sci will leave NewYork at an carly day
The first trial trips Of the new yacht took place
on Thursday afternoon from the mouth OF tho Men
nebec 70 Woods Island. when Captain l. W. oc'''
who has sIperintcndcd the building OF the Nessel
from tho cnching OF her rivet found her able
10 travel at considerably better speed than was re-
CURED in tho In the first hour the Apno
dte nut seventeen nautical miles between her anu
the starting point. ard afterward slowed down 10
sixteen knots The last half Of the contract iour-
hour run was made In n binding snowstorm that
compelled easier going for safety. but even with
this reduction the vessel completed her course at
an average speed much ahead OF the contract re-
guirements. Captain Scott. who represented Colo
mel Payne at tho trials. at the wheel through
out and he was well satisfied that no VIII not
ask the Bath Iron Works people to put the yacht
through any further test The designer. Charles X
Hanscom superintendent at the works, was on
board with Charles r. Hyde the chief engineer OF
The course was run under natural drausht all the
way the engines developing $500 horsepower, and
IL is thought that allowing for the large reducuVlS
in speed which made for the purpose or saVlIg
incl during long ocean cruises the Aphrodite VIII
s,sfv maintain 4 fOurtoen-knot gait Chief Onlcer
fohuston OF the Eleanor. formerly commandeI by
Captain scott. said that the Eleanor came 10 NV"
York via the Azores average speed or thirteen
knots an hour. The AphrOditc. being ~ feet longer
over all could he said. be safely relied on 10 30
at least knot better I'm the hour wnen on cruise
the two boats being by the same designer ana Oh
almost the model.
The further work to be done on the boat at New ~
York will not take more than ten days, ana tne
stores have been ordered for start about April l.
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
Mr. and Mrs Alexander Van Rensselaer, and
their party OF guests arrived yesterday at Havana
on the steam yacht May.
T. B. McQuesten. OF the Eastern Yacht Club. VINO
is now cruising on his recently purchased schooner
yacht. the Gitana, has sailed for St Vincent from
the Barbados.
The steam yacht Sycamore owned by john H.
Hanan. Of tho New-York Yacht Club, arrived yes
terday at Havana from Nassau.
James Sibey Watson, Of tho New-York facht
club will cruise from Nassau. In the island or
New Providence. on his schooner yacht the Lasca,
which arrived at Nassau from Network on March
/. Tho party will make tour or the west Indies'
The steam yacht barracuda. owned by Edward
Kelly Of the New-York Yacht Club arrived at
Jacksonville, Fla, yesterday from Savannah.
Mrs. ]. W. NJ. Cardeza- OF the Atlantic Yacht
Club has arrived at Nassau. ~ p. on board the
auxiliary bark Eleanor Her latest port Mi
ami Captain Atkinson Is in charge.