New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-21
PATERSON TEAM A.
YACHTING.
NOTES ABOUT YACHTS AND YACHTSMEN'

NOTES ABOUT YACHTS AND YACHTSMEN-
Commodore J. Perpont Morgan's steam yacht
the Corsair the flagship OF the New-York fach'
Club has left Newport on cruise 10 Bar iaroo'
The steam yacht Electra. belonging TO Eioridec
r Gerry of the New-York Yacht Club. arrived
in New-York from Newport on FRIDAY with "e'
owner and a party Of friends on board
A private sounding OF the waters In when the
Shamrock took the ground at Southampton
England found a depth Of twenty-three feet. rms
gives q good idea of her great draught IL Is said
she carries 100 tons of lead on her Keel put now
low she carries II Is wholly unknown IN tnls So W.
Try except TO some OF those now on poaiu ''e
vessel.
The fleet Of the Hampstead Harbor Yacht CLUB
returned from It's annual cruise on Friday. Inc
flagship Nobel owned by Commodore Charles H.
Southland led the feet Among oTnerS aso the
Mayfower the WenOnah, the Fellowcrait 'he
Mardi the Archer and the Ellen.
An afternoon paper quotes an American yachts
man who saw the alleged trials between the
Shamrock and the Britannia. He says that these
trials were a farce. the Shamrock simply "fooling
along" ard that with her full canvas the chal-
lenger can give the Britannia thirty minutes In
thirty miles she Is not a handsome boat 10
look at but the slick manner In which she gets
through the water is surprising. and she sits up
to the breeze as stf as coal schooner ms ms
man is quoted saying that II the Columola
improves about twenty minutes on her present
form she may successfully delehu the cup ou'
not otherwise.
Philip T. Dodge. OF the New-York Yacht Club
has sold the one design schooner yacht Clorita'
which he had built for him last RUNNER, 10
George ~ Gooderham Of Toronto The schooner
was sailed through the Gulf OF St Lawrence ana
arrived off the Royal Canadian Yacht Club last
Tuesday She entered a race on the following
day and finished third. being beaten by the Merry
thought and the vreda Mr. Dodge wi, wants by,,a a
cchn ptt
another vessel which will be not less than IL
feet longer.
member Of the Larchmont Yacht Club has
stated that Mr. Iselin has promised the Regatta
Committee that the Columbia will sail for the
Larchmont cups In the first week OF September.
The Atlantic Yacht Club also hopes to have the
two big 9O-footers meet on their courses, the race
10 Immediately succeed !he Larcnmont contests
Regis H. Post is said TO be preparing the de-
signs Of a 2o-footer that IL intended to sail for
the Seawanhaka Cornthan Challenge Cup next
year Mr.. Post and his brother owned the Con-
stance which lately contested for this cup at
MEntrea Is not EnoWn Sheyngr te for
next year. but II not Mr.. Post can challenge
through the Penataquit Corinthian Yacht Club.
of which he Is member.
J. Adolph Moenhauer has been cruising to Bay
Shore on his steam yacht Presto with the follow
ing guests on board: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey NJ.
Hoyt. Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Thompson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Barber. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Canda and
Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ. Mollenhauer.
It is said at Bristol that the repairs 10 the Co.
lumbia's hollow mast. which broken lately.
will cost between $4,000 and 5000
After a two weeks cruise on the Sound Frank
NJ Green and NJ. Mason brought the steam yacht
Elaine 10 anchor OF the Hudson River Yacht
Club yesterday
Captain Jackson has returned the steam yacht
Gralda from a prolonged cruise in southern
waters.
Preparations being made at Robins yard
for the docking of the Shamrock. 1t was said yes
terday that the steam yacht Erin would first be
docked and cleaned and that the Shamrock would
come into the Erie Basin Immediately afterward:
MIR Barrie Sir Thomas Liptons agent here, said
that the racing sails OF the Shamrock made by
NeW- York