New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
YACHTING.
CAPTAIN SYCAMORE NOT LIKELY TO
SAIL. THE VIRGINIA.

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70footer sails the yacht himself and IS extremely
unlikely to give up the command to any one At
the Newport racing he the wheel from
start TO finish. and in Saturdays race he made the
fleet, This was in the fifteen mile beat back from
the outer mark, and If he had got all his due ne
thought much more probable at Newport that II
fessfon he viii take Command of Cornelius Wander
bits Rainbow. The Rainbow has been beaten IN
said that Cornelius Vanderbilt is going to spend
pearance in this country therefore seems TO fit in
with Mr.. Vanderbrs necessity It is known that
Sycamore was his first choice for the Rainbow
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
The 3O-footer vaquero III. owned by Herman B.
Duryea, Of Newport will be used this summer by
Winthrop RUtherfurd Mr.. Duryea Is too much
smaller boat
Captain NJ. Carter. of Greenport will be in com
maad Of the new 85-foot RACER which the the Here Here
The Corinthian Yacht Club. OF Philadelphia, will
begin It's tenth annual cruise or July IS, starting
from Glen Cove, near New-Yor That harbor is
ee =, eeS me- ri5i e-age % l2 f1Io S S-s s P3iv
=. race from Glen Cove TO Oyster Bay sunday.
July %. feet 70 remain anchor in oyster Bay
Cove. Tuesday, July 81, race from Norris Cove
10 Shelter Island. Wednesday. August l. race
from Shelter Island 70 New-London, Thursday,
dingy races Tor yachts crews in afternoon FRI
cay SugusE ) race rom d.ond9H ,2I 70 New
c. NJ. Fletcher. secretary Of the New Rochelle
Yacht Club, has purchased a new racing sIoop fifty
feet in length. The new boat has been christened
the Fleetwing.
On July % special invitation race will be held
by the Old Mil Yacht Club. The course will be 10
E5oward's Point, on woodhaven Creek Prizes will
De offered in the different classes.
The steam yacht Radha, which was chartered
for the rest OF the season by Adrian Iselin, has
left left NfwRoc6ele he'll f9T the East She vii % cruise TO
tsrs Will be al New-Rochelle.
Ralph y. Ellis. Of the Newport Yachting Asso-
ciation has notified Commodore Bannegan that
the special 50-tooters will be on hand 10 sail for
the CUP which he offered for this class. The offer
Of q SO cup for special race Of the new one de
It was found that these boats could nor SAFELY racs
in Potter's Cove on account o.. its shallow spots
The sIoop yacht PetreI owned by J. V r Ken
4ecy. Of the New-York Yacht Club, has left City
z. A. Morrison, OF the Nevv-Yorkl Yacht Club is
cruising in the Sound with party OF friends on his
schooner yacht Lucille.
". c. Dumont. Of the Brooklyn Yacht Club. IS
away his steam yacht Nornaadle and will sar
f52sPd R72sP Long Island and then cruise up the Hudson
The new 35-foot racer for F. NJ Smith is almost
the counterpart Of the Countess Just turned out
by the Herreshoffs for Oswald Sanderson OF the
Larchmont Yacht Club. The new boat has ar
ghon yards and has been ciristened the Efrort
she and the 0 Shima San VIII race together in the
Larchmort week, which begins next Saturday
The 5l-footer Kestrel has not been raced IN her
class since Frank Wood added a thousand pounds
OF lead 10 her outside ballast. She was entered in
the ntty-one foot races AT Newport last Friday
and appeared at the line. but did not enter rhe
race rank Wood said yesterday that the Kestrel.
which was built by him Flies design ala not
nave her racing canvas ready for the Newport
meet.
For the first time IN her career the 51-footer
Syce, now owned by Henry S. Redmond but
sailed by Skipper Bob Dennis has been in hard
luck On The first day OF her racing at Newport
she pulled out the iron work Of her forestay, and
although hastily repaired over night she entered
Saturdays race In rather poor condition for sI3cb
a stif contest She did not set her Big topsaii
and finished second r''
In the 25-foot class the new freak Yacht Ching
achgook Will sail in the Larchnont races rex1
week, and will then make practically her first an
pearaHce, She has received about $50 pounds more
lead on her keel at the Robert Jacob Yards Ciry
Island, and is now in better condition for racing