New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04
YACHTING.
CREW OF THE SHAMROCK sELheAH'
FROM THE SAILORS OF BRIGHT
IINGSEA

o,..,, r.ocor,b who s 10 command the chal-
lenrer Shamrock. has selected the men ""o a. -,
COMPRISE the racing crew OF the Fire poa'' im
rn carefully trained and experienced yacht salo'o
from the small town OF Brightlngsea' on tue ~, ~
co,re in Essex Brightingsea Wivenhoe ana NJ"
hadga are all on the Colne, and their inhao'a"'S
aro nearly all yacht sailors and nave pee" so
father to son. for generations, Inc Tow" Vi
chester further up the Cone, Is also 'he ho','e "
rnorv Yacht sailors. After the summers yac"'iA'e
closes these men ipy themselves win o''
dredoins and sea fishing about the sandpanks d. inc
mouth OF the Thames, or go to sea In mercna"'',N
ers or sailing vessels. At southampton roi'''
and Gosport there are many yacht sahois' W.
with the men from Colne. man tile pleasure hee.'
- ENGLAND They are a peculiar class, cahhish
IA nreiudiced and strangers do not get on WIN
thor, Mixed crews Of English yacht sailors ana
those from the Clyde have been trieo Oh 'ai'0's
Yachts but they won't work together
THE skipper himself belongs to Port Bannatyne'
an the Clyde and has gained good reputation do
a racing captain chiefly In the continued VICTORIES
with the famous Fife S5-footer Isolde His manu-
ling of this and other boats has, been descrloeu
os fauItIess by English newspapers. No DOUBT Zap
tain Hoearth is about as good as can be sent over
but as England has never produced skipper W.
In the handling OF light sails. could be compare "
Hank Han there is no special reason W oe"e
that poRarth will be any better than the o'he'o
The mate OF the Shamrock has been appoin'eu
for a neculiar reason. The Brightlingsea sailors
en- ermlv believe that they hold all the yachting
talent among themselves that, parity 10 huno'
them Sir Thomas Upton has taken WIi"Be De-
cause his home is at Brightngsea or COURSE
this is not the only reason. because Wrihse 10
good man on a boat and when he got charge OIL
FYfe.s Ailsa he did better than the other shippers
with her and instead OF getting beaten by the
Britannia finished the season by prihsihs WI
walkers cutter in with the best average op
ing OF the OF cup challengers, IL IL pIesas
with the working OF the themselyss but only ny
y W,tf tns crews in better ranns than Epg
land But when her IL a1 TO o he st race and
h he sina his sf baooner s' the Vn
miles o.ns II the isSGed ead By
maker through not using stops In the nos.lns, r.
to be ID it, 1t hsi as smPpMT
next time Cranaeld came over with vaik sS h
he s ssG' cost SR hf the s Price ss Of q her
i.ssn method tS %aa ps MS
hf Speaking of What the Shamrock will have to do
ea the ysani the 9ashns 1ssS
1 rhe Vgants eastward made in "A days Gs
H. hC %est@ anq run rom souhsmon days
Her best days was 30 miles II TOOK kaK TS
~ rad the eastward run in II days The Genesta
crossed westward in q days and was d tne and
the Navahoe made the eastward run In u SayS
valkyrie III ", went nj d Westward !" % '"'''
! THE YANKEE DOMINION CHALLENGE RACE
The first international race Of the season is now
| about TO come off at Lake ST. Louis near montreal
This will be sailed between the sloop Yankee OF the
White Bear Yacht Club and the 2o-footer Domln
ion designed by Herrick Dusgan. of the Royai S'
| Lawrence Yacht Club at Montreal The Dominion
! Is the boat that won the Seawanhaka Challenge
/ Cup at Lake St. Louis In three "straishts last
August, and there was much discussion as to the
admisslbility Of her design. But the yachtsmen OF
| White Bear Lake have objections on that score
and propose 10 race her for the Ross Cup, no mat
ter what her design may be. A letter was received
Yesterday from Commodore j. w. Taylor. date al
St Paul June l. In which he says: THE date OF
the race at Montreal has not been altered since
YOU published It for IL. some months ago. ana
the later announcements mentioning June 10 are IN
correct Our boys leave here on the 9Th In a spe-
cial car for Montreal and before the race series
begins there will be plenty OF time tor the crew &c
sail over the course and get accustomed 10 the
Lake st. Louis waters , will. D.,
The sIoop Yankee. for which the White Beai
Yacht Club challenged the Canadian poat Do.nrn
BEAM feet 10 inches load Watering pearn alu ne
| hull draws six inches Of water With the poarsS
down she draws six feet she mas tne Se y, t aOt
ferryboat bow and her waterline length Is II feet
inches being much like the Skate and AL Anka, o
the seawanhaka Club. Her sail area is about o.
square feet her mainsail being long on .ne ooE
and the gaff peaked high. She left ST Paui ma MA
long over all with a beam Of feet inches an
a waterline length OF II feet inches Her DECK !
l arched higher than usual to provide sumeieh
9 denth for the centreboard box and on top she
not unlike the Akabo but underneath, her pottor
is curved upward In the centre so az SO 10 S
stern This popularity OF design led to the chars