New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
GLAD THAT REAL WINTER is HERE.
HUDSON RIVER ICEBOAT ENTHUSIASTS
PREPARING FOR THE SEASONS SPORT.

HUDSON RIVER ICEBoAT ENTHUSIASTS
PREPARING FOR THE SEASONS SPORT.
Newburg. n. Y, Jan. (SpecaD.-The season
for ice yachting has begun in earnest. The
colder weather has made the iceboaters of
the Hudson River feel that the opportunities
for their especial sport about to
arrive. Several of the machines that were taken
apart for the summer months have been put to-
gether and the long spars carried down TO the
speedy triangles at the shores.
The Ice Yacht Challenge Pennant of America
which January p Of last year by
John A Roosevelt, of Roosevelts Point, will be
contested for again this year, and the enthusiasts
are looking forward to Witnessing the i'm
portant that is sailed in the United States
This flag is silk pennant thirty feet long. which
carries the words "Ice Yacht Challenge Pennant
Of America" in gold letters on blue ground
After February 8, 1893, when Archibald Rogers
won this trophy with his ice yacht Jack Frost,
there was contest for it till last year. In the
three previous contests-namely. February s,
1892; February %. 1889, and March 3, 1888, 1t
won by Mr.. Roosevelt with his Icicle. On Feb
ruary IL. 1887, it was won by the Jack Frost, and
On February 49, 1885, it went TO the Northern Light
OF the Poughkeepsie Ice Yacht Club The Haze
Of the same club won it ON February IA. 1885. and
also February 9, 1884, when she took ii from
the Jack Frost. which won IL on February %, 1888.
The Avalanche, boat carrying S25 feet of canvas.
won it February 6. 1888. and March !. 1884, it
was taken by The Phantom Of the NewHamburg
Ice Yacht Club The last named club has there
fore held 1t once the Poughkeepsie Ice Yacht Club
i've times and the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club
five times.
Some OF the finest ice yachts in the world
being made ready. Irving Grinne, of the
Regatta Committee in the New-York Yacht Club.
IS enthusiastic iceboater and owns no less than
six OF the swift triangles-the Boreas carrying 62O
feet of canvas; the Flying Cloud, 6l0 feet; the
Zero. $50 feet; the Whistler S15 feet; the Whit 800
these ranked first class yachts, carrying
over 600 feet of sail. Mr.. Grinnell lives at New
Hamburg as also does Charles e Sands. who
owns the Avalanche.
Within six miles of Newburg the Orange Lake
Ice Yacht Club has its headquarters. and most of
the boats are now ready for the fray. AT Orange
Lake there is of the sport than anywhere
else in the neighborhood, the waters are inland
and not subject the influences of currents and
tidal upheavals and except in case of a heavy
fan the iceboating goes on all through the
winter The first class weasel Windward there be-
owns the Cold Wave, which now carries 335 square
feet OF sail The Snowdrift, owned by Vice-Com-
ert Kernahan, and the Ice Queen, belonging 10
r. S Ramsdell also representative craft.
There was six weeks of racing and general sail
ing at Orange Lake last winter. and, besides the
yachts already mentioned, the Ice King, belonging
10 Charles ii. Stebbins. and Frank G. Woods
Flying Jib were sailing. together with the lateen
Tigged Graziella. belonging TO H: J. Jova; the
H5olus owned by George c. Trimbe; the Arctic.
owned by Eljah, Walsh ana the Take Care,
club are the Impulse E. Qunlan. and the Frolic,
II. Kniffep.
70 sailing Orange Lake. but has another large
Zee racer on the Hudson River, whose port is here
at Newburg. This Is one Of the first class called
on the river with such record boats the Jack
Frost the Icicle, the Flying Cloud and the Zero.
Except the lateen rigged GTaziella, owned by Mr..
iowa all the racers in the Orange Lake Ice Yacht
Club are sloop rgged The Grazellas yard is
holsted between two rnasts which are Joined to-
runner plank These two spars are raked sharply
ersward. making derrick under which the Iateen