New-York tribune., 1900-12-23

After some repairs at Hoboken the steam vacht
Oorsair owned by J. Perpont Morgan will go into
Basin. S"pS' IN the Erie
Al Iebo's is the schooner-yacht Rosina which
was lately driven ashore on the coast of Long
Island. and subsequently towed round to BROOKLYN
she is having her standing rigging and steering
gear repaired. and was not much injured by her
new process is said to have been discovered by
the herreshons for the polishing Of Tobin bronze
ara the number Of minutes that this Will be worth
TO the boat has been calculated in a seemingly
valuable way; But IL has not been proved that an
"a SALaordinarily nne polish on the bottom of a racer
surface, which the process followed thirty1fye
6ini 6saIs ago Ihe fact that Duggan boat with a
eeiacK leaoed bottom has been able 10 defeat the
pes es piano nnish craft Of the United States sug-
may be- nanv ,tfee sne causes OF boats winning
u her complexion Is not one of them.
punt this winter near New-YOrk. for use when
ne cap challenger Shamrock II arrives on this
STt SlSe. Davlo Barrie, the New-York agent OF Sir
Ahoihas' has the matter in hand.
In spite Of the delays in the arrival OF the lead
Tor the new Herreshoff defenders keel this craft
w., 9e iartheP ahead than the Columbia was at
onilstIIhas 1873 Her lead mine was not cast for
several weeks later -O-
Extensive alterations are being made on the 10
foot schooner Anorita owned by w C,ould F2rol,s,y
which Is now at the Robert Jacob yards. City
Island II is said that these alterations are not
are being done according 10 an idea of the owner
same ia nisss Is prep preparing schooner racer for the
Ahofltas eolors next season.
The Tobin bronze for the new Crowninsbield de-
FENDER has been ordered and also her nickel s,es,
frames she VIII be plated with nickel steel from
her waieriine up to the deck IL is thoueht ~, .
good many yachtsmen that Herresboff has loraa
and Important advantage over Crowninshield In
OF weights the boat the ADJUSTMENT ~ ssiiis s;s
means so much TO a yachts final success "-'''N
pole masted auxiliary schooner is being cor-
slruetec az the Nixon yards for Chester Chapin ON
the designs of Cary Smith. She is of steel 90 feet
Yer a 81 feet on the waterline. ls feet beam and
oy e nehes draught being planned for the shall
s SIXTEEN horse power motor and will be roomv and
hA-Commodore Edwin ID. Morgan who win have
the management Of the Columbia next sesson ,as
me nrst yachtsman 10 have an iron cutter bu, ro-
ii'iH IN tihs country This was the Vindex an al
most inoestrnctble old craft which has for many
years been al the Hawkins yards as an exaronIe or
NheI was considered very fine thirty vaarS 81 70
The sioa gan s ase mas owned the yewi cat Gannet
aibst-ooegg 1SuusSy the sehooners Wanderer and
sceare me Tomahawk and the Moccasin. the
ana. the in keel Drusilla part ~ th 'iy W,s,
when she appeared Cup defender the ssn,i silshI
eilage the sloops Comfort and M,,reI sn6 Hu- NJ
sS.sansers itnna. May. Daisy. Amy, catarina and
she two s5-foOte-s 10 be built for the chaIenee
Ia . races Tor the canada's Cup win be for a svn
oicate, with the commodore OF the Roval f..r.a,a,
Yacht Club at its head. H. c. Mcleod a r,sratar
% me club who for the last races designed IN.
1"ihola' Nll prepare the plans OF one Of The neu,
ooats' and the other will be designed in Tsn0,.,s
e1Aft VIII be built without extra outlay