New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
HERREsHOFFs NEW FLEET.
QUOTED AS SAYING THAT HE WILL NOT BUILD
ANY MORE cup DEFENDERS.

ANY MORE CUP DEFENDERS
The following yachtsmen have ordered 70-foot
yachts to be built at the Herreshoh yards: Penn
broke Jones Henry Payne Whitney. Rear Com
modore August Belmont and former Commodore f.
D Morgan This feet is to be raced chiefly
of Newport next summer but the intending owners
will Join also In tho races OF the Eastern Yacht
Club and in the best regattas Of the Massachusetts
waters, we'll as al New-York Additions TO this
feet are expected before next spring. The present
intending owners are all members OF the New-York
Yacht Club and the boats now about TO be built
Will be thoroughly up 10 date. though Of substan-
tial build and we'll able To cruise the coast from
end TO end ". O. Gay. a well known yachtsman
Of Boston. has just received vessel OF this size
from the Herreshons in which he is now cruising
II was owing TO the large amount OF space which
will be taken uD IN the Hcrreshoff yards FOR the
building of this fleet and for the filing Of other
orders that Nathaniel Herreshor has said that
his firm cannot undertake the construction of any
meN, Gun defender that NAV be- required this win
for the racing of next season. AGcordlng 10 re-
port Mr.. Herreshof says that the long continued
strain OF preparing cup defender this year mas
been too great 20 undertake the same again i ana
the rumor Is that he viii decline any turther ltslsI
ing for the defence OF the Americas Gun. II
would indeed be strange to ma any one else III tnf
cup defending business; ana attcr vel taiil,I
rest Mr. Herrcshoff will, II Is thought and hoped
change his mind on this point. He has allowed
himself without contradiction to he quoted as say.
ing: Il can beat the columbia with new boat
a speech which. If made, shows that another de-
mand on his energies has not been wholly uncon-
sidered.
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
E G. Dnninny tr. of the New-York Yacht Club
has had his screw steam yacht Oneonta put in
winter quarters at Mannings slips. In the Erie
Basin.
The well known raceabout spindrft. which gath
cred in so many good prizes last summer is now
laid up at South Brooklyn by the order Of her
owner. ; G. Plrle.
NJ C. D. Borden's steam yacht Vedette which
flies the burgee Of the New-York Yacht Club. is Al
tho Erie Basin moored beside the screw schooner
Lagonda owned by II. Austin. jr. Of the same
club
Frederick W Vanderbilt's Conqueror has come to
the Erie Basin 10 he dismantled. Astern OF her is
the steam yacht Lorna. owned by William L. Stow,
OF the New-York Yacht CUB
The new lno-foot composite schooner built Mt
Iav,leys on the design Of Clinton Crane for O. J..
Day OF the New-York Yacht Club. has two decks
below The upper Of these just below the main
deck IS laid out for staterooms. saloon. galley
pantry etc. while below places for storing
sails clothing. chains and a machine for making
shin and the interior accommodations vii, II Is
said owing to the introduction Of the double deck,
be more extensive than IN any 3ther American
Yacht Of the same water line length
new schooner Of 3 feet water line has been
started al Embrees yards at Quincy Point. FOR !.
l.. ana J.. H. SlHltF"i''' ''' - az ''''''' -
~ the Cartoon type with blunt bow. fiat floor,
easily rounded Digc and straight top sides She is
g. feet long over all. with 10 feet OF beam. in her
fin a casting weighing two tons. centreboard VIII
work This will drop about three feet ana VIII
VIZ. s61 nouuds Of lead with the conrcboard
M Inc draught will be- about five feet
t'rowninshlold has recently turned out 2o-footer
for John Parkinson, 10 be used IN Buz]ards bay
q 2o foo,er for " r. Ward. to ne raced in the In
,orlake Yachr Association regattas, 3O-footer for
Long Island Sound. another of the same size ior
r 4 Fuller and q 25-foo;er for Henry NheelrI
Tbe two racers sent 90 Wihorg. In Finland. nave
carried All before them. beating Filos productions
In TINT lOcalliy.