The sun., 1899-02-05
YACHTING NOTES.


A design that reaches the extreme In over
hangs for craft is that OF q schooner when mas
Just been completed by Hnnley. the designer OF
the Acushla and other fast yachts in this vicin-
ity She will be 81 feet over all. with water
line OF only 80 feet and beam OF 1S feet. lhe
model shows an unusually powerful craft that
will be very fast in reaching. Notwithstandlhe
this extreme beam and overall length. Chere
ls nothing OF the freak about her, and the long,
low ends have decidedly graceful appearance
She will have an enormous sail plan. and VIII
sail on a water line OF more than 90 feet when
she is heoed over in reaching or on the wind.
Hazen Morse one OF the most expert racing
corinthians along the Sound. has placed an
order with b. b. Crowninsheld for centro-
board knockabout. which he will race during
the coming season on Long Island Sound. The
model shows some improvement over that OF
the MonRoose last seasons champion. when
Capt. Morse sailed last summer for Simeon
Ford The new boat will carry 6OO square
feet OF sail.
H. @. wintrineham has completed the de-
signs for cruising schooner for member OF
the New York Yacht Club. which will be built
at one OF the yards on Long Island near thls
city. She Ia Of the centreboard type. w rect
inches over all. 4S feet on the water line. with
an extreme beam OF 10 feet & inches and
uTduRHJ Ol Z lteJ eNclublNo VI bON'N'
yacht will be in commission early In the
spring.
F.B. McQuesten's schooner yacht Gitana is
cruising in southern waters. She will visit the
Bahamas and several points OF interest In the
West Indies before returning North. letter
from ono OF the officers ~ the yacht reports
clean bill Of health
Members OF the Knickerbocker Yacht Club
have already begun preparations for the coming
season. which promises to be unusually busy
in the vicinity of College Point. Informal dis
cussions are held every Sunday regarding the
sport next summer and arrangements have
already been made for several races. providing
the club can obtain the dates from the Long
Island Association.
The inside courses OF the Atlantis Yacht Club
will not be altered during the coming season.
Notwithstanding various reports to the con-
The big auxiliary steam yacht Eleanor is
cruising in the vclnityof Florida. twas learned
yesterday that the craft will return to Charles;
Southern cruise to the West Indies and various
ports in, South America. This cruise is the
She purchascd the craft from William A. Slater.
for whom it was built. although the Eleanor
Einseon. Ei e % formerly Of f The Hermione. and Chief
Engineer Browning are In charge
The s0Op yacht T ny the TT
Rogers, The Lotawana Is SO feet over all, 81
beam and 9 feet draught.
Colgate HSyts steam yacht Tide i2IrIderiy Isd
redecorated red rG ted ' at seaburys works at Morris
Heights. Among other alterations. there will
be "a new mahogany deekhouse @ AFT; Nv curora
Brokaw, is being oyerhauled ID fitted with a
new bridge at the. Morris Heights basin. The
interior arrangements altered at tho same
place; The Flying Cloud IS owned by Capt.
LfHfhH T. EaGne d. eltSGfesN Of the has placed an
order for q 200. foot steel steam yacht with the
C1eseeg ship rudnE Gt EEabeth E4ob
will take the 4 Of the Columbia. which Capt.
Ladue sold to the Government as an auxiliary
Ool William Hester. the wel-known club
man Of Brooklyn. has given eommission 81, Tor a
ham. The new yacht will be built on the Della
Cl.. : , Mosher Is at work on plans for a
Charles r. Flint seth Of the New % YORK eGi Yacht Dub
ct has st Sen fSnsd By EdEFa
steam yaeht, which win b ,6uht ct motifs
and viii be i45 feet over all:
Gardner \ Cox are at work on designs for
GHS TRa new craft S is for Mr. Poor and viii be seen
in the various races along the Sound during
the coming summer;
Club will be held In the clubhouse. foot Of
West Ninety second street. tomorrow even
viii viii be the election Of officers for 1s9. and the
Nominating Committee has placed the follow
ing ticket In the field:
Thomas H. Hall; Rear. Commodore. John Dieden:
Secretary; A. g. Buqhholz IT, Treasurer. T, q Spencer
BsTs
by Commodore; Steward, John T. Hufnaeel: Fleet
serve three years Or. q; Z. Tallmap. Y. Freeman
= Z; Voelmy to serve two years. d. W. Chute. NJ
RauhOfer. John Kelly; to serve year. William III
Donaidson, P. j. brennan. James <. Grover q. A.
Steigleder.
secretary ,Buchholz hns also issued a notice
CONSULTATION ma and bylaws Of the club. D' " '"'
The new twin screw steel steamer Kanawha,
which ! is being BUILT et Morris Heights tS tor
other boat OF that name which was, sold to the
Governmnent. Is @ al plated and her decks are In
place. She s 22? feet over all and is guaran-
teed TO speed - knots an hour. Her machin-
cry Is well, advanced and her joiner work.
Mhichis to be very elaborate, has been started.
ton at the same works. She ia ali planked up
and will be delivered to her owner. Louis Bos:
sert of Brooklyn, during the latter part Of
May. She is designed to speed 19 miles an
hour.
Racing Association Of Long Island Sound has
received the application for mem bershp OF the
Corinthian Yacht Club OF Stamford; The new
nearly 100. and is completing arrangements
for handsome clubhouse.
" The > ncops97idatioa Of the Gortnthien Fleet Of
has not as yet been consummated. despite the
efforts OF a number OF mem bers OF each club.
The Corinthians are willing to adopt the name
Of the other organization. but want the !r flag to
be the burRee OF the amagamated club. which
the HUDSON Park club Is as yet unwilling to
ing the past week and another is scheduled for
next Wednesday night.