New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-16


THE YANKEE.
| Duggan boat. has elected the approval Of the
| yachtsmen Of New-York and Boston. because 1t
| felt that this Western club had had hard treat
! ment In having It's prompt challenge for the Sea-
! wanhaka Cup turned down so that a very late
| challenge from the Seawanhaka Club might he
| accepted In Montreal But the yachtsmen who
hold the cup in the Royal st. Lawrence Yacht club
at that time desired show that previous
! difficulties caused by the Seawanhaka Club were
| fully smoothed over by It's letter Of explanation.
and they accepted the Seawanhaka request for n
| fourth consecutive match for their own cup in
order to avoid the appearance Of harboring ami
mostly. and not for the special purpose of giving
! the Oyster Bay club a fourth trial. This accept
| ance had. however. the necessary result of pre-
venting a young. wealthy and ambitious club from
| appearing IN an international match-a result so
! distasteful to many members Of the Royal 81.
| Lawrence Yacht Club and others that the present
spirited challenge of the same Western yachtsmen
| is regarded with pleasure. only in Montreal but
| all along the Atlantic coast II is felt that the
| opportunity Of meeting a boat which. according
! TO the latest number OF Outing" has threatened
| 10 revoutonize yacht-racing will establish meth
| DDS OF comparing fast fleets which now widely
separated and introduce more frequent contests
|
having valuable results. especially to the club
which is the pioneer in such far-seeng enterprise.
The description and dimensions of the Yankee. as
forwarded by Commodore Taylor leave doubt
that the White Bear craft is fast She has peculiar
resemblances to the two freak boats Of the Sea-
| wanhaka Club called the Skate and the Al Anka.
the former being designed by Gardner & Cox and
the latter by Clinton Crane both Of which sailed
In the Oyster Bay trials of 1880 The Yankee has
the same rounded ferryboat bow and similar
| abnormal forward overhang. Her overall length
is than twice her length on the water-line.
the deck measurement being b feet and the water
line being only II feet inches Her beam Is I
feet S inches but she Is heavy boat, as com
and the Challenger the Dominion. ana
she draws seven inches without her crew aboard.
Her sail is five hundred square feet, and she
seems be another of those boats that 90 swiftly
| until they are close damned a wind with more
scientific model like the Paprika. the Keneu. the
Skate the Akabo and others which have been trl"d
ont IN dozens OF races at oyster Bay. and which
Crane has out-designed for three consecutive years
But for the same time Crane has been 0ut-designed
each year by the Canadian amateur. Herrick Dug
with the Dominion; and though it is thus hardly
Cranes victor. still the Yankee will go to her
match bearing the best wishes Of the entire yacht
Ing community. because she goes in the right spirit
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
II has been reported that the auxiliary steam
zach. Hildegarde has been sold by Benjamin Nor
ris Whtlock vice-commodore OF the Atlantic Yacht
] a
account given by the captain Of the vessel VINO
said that Mr. WhitlOck himself was going 10 cruise
when her htting-out was completed Ihe y4Gh h mas
ton East Twenty sixth-st.. since she left Teoos,
few days ago.
The Riveryif chit Club has sustained consid-
cradle damag, I'm ice-shove. which carried
away the new stone piers of the veranda and the
landing-staSe
The sloop yacht Vorant II will not be fitted out
this summer unless she is taken in hand by a new
purchaser. Her owner, George G. Tyson. Gomrno-
+ new racer from the Herreshofs
c. H. Fuller who recently purchased the steam
yacht The Senator. from William II. Crane the
actor has arrived Norfolk cruise and Will
sail the James River.
Twelve one-desgn racers have been ordered from
H. NJ Abram Of Walkers Cove. Bristol These
viii be II feet ALL with feet inches beam.
ana inches draught. exclusive of board. They
Will carry 80 pounds Of ballast and have free
board Of . inches he meoerS S o 'ng
craft of the same class from Socum. another Brs-
to builder.
The Williamsburg Yacht Club has completed its
plans for the year and the club Will be formally
opened for the season on May !. The spring re-
gatta will take place on Memorial Day. The an
nual cruise will July l. and Will continue
through July T. In June and July class races will
be sailed by members. Chowders and ladies' days
will be held I'm August and the ran regatta VIII
come off on the last Saturday I'm September. Com
noiore Smedley has ordered that Invitations he
extended to all duly organized yacht clubs to use
the privileges Of the anchorages ana cuDhouses the
coming season
on the order Of e f Townsend. the Daimler
Motor Company of Steinway. Long Island. shipped
yest erday to the United States OF Colombia
s}-foot cabin launch containing seven horse
nov.er motor This company is building 3l-foot
for ri y
Y FOR use IN the Thousand Islands. and also
a foot cabin launch Of 10 horsepower for l.. Max
ANY active member Of the Atlantic Yacht Club
may now become life member on payment OF
500 This privilege is open until the total number
~ such life memberships shall be fifty and there
after by payment Of $780, until the number shall be
~ - I.aWton and colonel David e. Austen have been
elected delegates of the club TO the North Ameri-
can Yacht Racing Union
The now steam yacht to he built by J. Rogers
Maxwell Of the Atlantic Yacht Club. is 10 be called
the Kismet
The secretary Of the Long Island Sound Yacht
Racing Association; Charles Tower has changed
his address to No li3 Beecker-st
In the New Rochelle Yacht Club former Commo-
dore Pryor has been appointed feet captain. and
Or Waterman will be the fleet surgeon for the
coming year. +. l.: ST. John. the owner OF me cut,
Ter Nautilus and Hazen Morse have been elected
members
Albert 9 Rostwlck. OF New-York City, has just
otven an order for q 30-foOt cabin launch Of ten
horsepower to the Gas Engine and Power Com
many OF Morris Heights.
For the steam yacht Vergana. Frederick II. Ben
edct OF the New-York Yacht Club has ordered
~ foot launch from l.. D. Huntington. jr OF New
Rochelle This craft will have torpedo-hoat decks
forward 10 shed the dip from head seas. and sne
,,ili he used al oyster Bay. Long Island where MT
Benedict has a summer home. She VIII De n'esu
atfh an alco-yapor compound motor ana Is eH
peofed to go ten miles an hour Her engt ~ -