New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-27
YACHTING.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF
COLONEL PAYNE'S NEW YACHT

COLONEL IA NE NEW 1ACh1.
The only facts that have been published hitherto
about Colonel Oliver II. Payne's yacht the
Aphrodite from the builders at Bath. Me. AS
her interior furnishings not that time
aboard the boat the facts given
On her arrival from Bath the yacht entered Man
ning's slips, at Erie Basin. From a distance OF
nearly half a mile the visitor, he approaches,
can see the great seventy-two-foot yards. silver
banded webbed with steel and stretched across the
southern sky. A most imposing vessel she is found
TO be on close approach. her forecast,e deck tow
ering above the high wharf and the lines OF her
long. lean speedy bows sweeping aft toward the
waist in the longest OF curves. What with bin
nacles. bell searchght. wheel. rails. stairs and
handrails there is a great show OF brasswork
The yacht is imposing. Watson's Mayfower and
Nahma will hold no place in comparison with Colo
mel Payne's boat. partly because these yachts only
had two masts the main being much shorter than
the fore as If there were not enough sticks 10
round and the main only jury. Seventeen
thousand square feet Of creamy canvas will soon
be spread on the far-reaching spars Of the Aphro
dte.
In the interior Colonel Payne has not wasted his
spaces For instance the guests room. the
berth deck. would be considered large even in
hrs,-cass hotel and every guest VIII nave aye his own
he can have hot or cold baths OF either sea water
or Tesh has Each large T closet for hanging clothes
large double bed bureau and glass 10 match. and
The owners rooms are the main deck. where
they look out over the decks at the stern Of the
cred with inlaid satinwood and silk panels though
al the two after corners there will be oil paintings
rSs dining room is 45x2O All the steel deckbeams
are essq ID. R
on canvas. There will be a high old-fa shioned
fireplace under Which gas logs b viii pdn6 or On osa n
played by electricity Above the dining-rSGofn, a.
sT Iashed rS smidsSDs sea are two of Walker
per With galvanized iron chains attached ed s T%o
long brass torch rods work In swlvels az me ,s
mr. upTieht in the water they light themselves ana
viii burn brightly for many hours IN any w sar1
;hie c HSr and these two cost 500 ..,.
On the square-rigged fore ana man ms fact
.6st sreaiy INCREASES the shippy" look Of the
vessel These ordered by TaP of The ships
Construction Sto }or Colonel Payne
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEN
The Larchmont Yacht Club has selected 'ne io'-
lowing dates for its regattas in the coming season
Spring regatta. Saturday, June Il; annual 50
Tuesday Julv 4. race week from Saturday July TO-
TO Saturday July e. inclusive: special races sAtu'
day September q fall regatta Monday seP.e nIsb
T. special race Saturday September ,; n &c NJ
opening with the usual ceremonies. VIII be on N.Y.
q. The following members OF ths rorJ ,,,ee. John
F. Ioveiov " chairman: Howard W. Coates ana
Frank Hardy
John H. Hanan's steam yacht Sycamore "h'ch
has Just returned from a cruise In southern Ws''
90 bs,,ns 800 ,ork done on her at the Erie Basin
She is under the command OF Captain D, N WI VII
lock and she flies the burgee OF the Nc"
Yacht Club.
The Rev. DR. Thomas Dixon. OF New orK. has
brought up from Virginia large yacht Oh t,'
Chesapeake Bay rig otherwise known as inc -
eye rig 1t has two large headsails anc ne These
mast is ten feet longer than her mammal ,,rons
are both pole mssts, and rake arr 10 ood deal
angle She is g. feet long over ali, with soou ue"'