The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-28

In the Point o. Woods Y. o. races. held on
Emile B. in the Glass oatboat event and the
Col. Bryan in Glass catboats.
The Windward Yacht Club was to have held
committee decided to postpone the event until
later in the season. when more members will
have returned from the seashore and country
sair OF the New York Yacht Club With Com
modore ]. Pierpont Morgan on board. camo
into this port this morning. The yacht is
All the Erin hands are under articles to sail
Yachtin0 World. SO that altogether nearly
them all"
The Parkers. the well known yacht. sklppers
line Of shamroci Chances throuSh the Meteor
to this side In the late autumn"
Y. g.. sailed BY Edward Brody,, and the, Josie
T. Of the Jamaica Bay Y. G.. sailed by Charles
over a triangular course. The Josie P. led al
the way and won by 1s minutes. wager Of
$50 was mado on the result
owned the steam yacht Giralda. has given SSa az
order to Messrs, Ramage d Ferguson. OF
80 VAR
and specifications prepared by Cox Il King.
London. the vessel to be completed and deliv-
Model yacht races for ths NsilsSn end Biz,
Miniature Yacht CLUB Of Bay Ridge yesterday.
GFSSys The Dot tive won the for shs
Storm snd A,rea ais eoanett TIE the
sF ss siGn dTspey M Iian
The German Emparor's racing yawl. Meteor,
sailed her last match this season at sonthsea
AS h ns se to
| flags flying. The next day the Meteor was
towed into the docks at Southam pton. where
F Fepry '0s '"f' Oh ""'' 0f0'n'f' i''h'n
- POM WAsHIsoEos, Aug. 27-zena, owned by
race Tor dories sailed on the trianeuisr course
OF the Manhasset Boy Yacht Club this after.
T The. course was three and 9ne
dory races. the yacht making the best showing
E By tns Wallace Ins Hsns
| other contestants were, Dud, william Cory
oas s Ssy GSs
| II N. Francis.
| "A discussion lie still going on In America al
to the relative strengths Of q wooden mast and
trnssed. says the Erid "Ths e dls e an %
course. arose in consequence of the Colum bia'i
ago that hollow Iron spars were used years aec
in this country and condemned, and It is quite
| sailing ships have steel masts and yards chos
| en- more for cheApness than anything else
| but the spars of a square rugged ship are no
subject to the same kind OF strain that tn,
spars OF a large cutter are. though many suci
vessels have been dismasted,"
| The season OF 1899 Is nearly over now. anc
although II cannot be said to have proved a b
normally exciting, vet the racing has beer
good I'm the B6-fect and 52-feet casses al
through. while the first class has atoned, sine,
the reappearance OF Meteor and Britannia 10
much of the tameness in the duels between
Rainbow and Bona during the early weeks O
the summer" says the ldChtsndn VIVA
might have been, however is quite
different picture-a class made up, /
for week, only, OF Valkyrie. Meteor
Sa,anitn. and Bona Never in the annals q q
Yachting would a weeks racing such as tina
have been Witnessed, The lessons to he earnsI
IRON 1t by far transcend such as the America
Cup races can teach. OF course. all that il
mere vain regret; hut can nothing be done I,
achieve an even better result in the future
Next year will be the last season ofthe &c injury
and as the sport OF yacht racing may fairly b,
said TO have originated in this century som,
great yachting event might appropriated m arl
its close. The circumstances favor such
scheme. as it happens. for not only will tn
splendid fleet named above be available blu
MIR, Z, ID. Rose s new Watson cutter Tor yaWl
will be Il re forcen eat. Why too should De
| fender and Columbia not mud proRramm
attractive enough to bring them across tn
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