New-York tribune., 1900-05-27

TO DO WITH IT.
1t was argued at certain club last night that
the present employment of so many English skip
pers prominent American yachts is a necessity.
and not fashionable freak Some facts were
quoted TO show that this simply due the
scarcity of available first class American shippers
and number OF quoted OF those OF
the old American school Of racing captains who
have dropped out from the lists.
Captain Urias Rhodes was among the few men
toned who are still in active service big sailing
yachts; but Sam Gibson. who sailed the Pris-
ella in 1885. has gone into the stable business
Bay Shore, Long Island. Captain Terry. OF the
famous Grayling, who service the Puritan,
the MayfOwer. the Volunteer, the Colonia, the
Vig1lant and the Defender, is living East
Mortches Long Island having been retired by his
employer the former Commodore Latham A Fish.
George Cooley, of Red Bank. N. J., has gone into
steam yachting. So have Charlie" Barr Leander
Jeffrtes, George Wicks. Edward Sherlock Alex
ander Corkhum and number OF others Captain
Hank Har, who is good to-day as he ever was
is in charge of a cruiser, and seems TO prefer TO
have It that way. So that although two good sail
ors Nate" Watson and Aubrey Crocker, have not
secured berths in the seventies, it was said
that there were very few of the older school still
available for the owners Of the Newport one de-
sign class 10 choose from. OF the younger men.
captain Dennis of the Amortta has mighty good
berth where he is and Captains Jim Berry and
Harry" Half are also employed
The result, it Is claimed of this is that Eng
lish talent is announced to be employed as fol-
lows: Captain Hamilton for the 65-footer Astrild
Captain Robert Wringe for Mr.. Belrnont's 7o-foot
Mineola, Captain Jack Parker for Cornelius
Vanderbilt's Rainbow. and, as announced by The
Yachting World" Captain William Mastneu for
Percy Chubb's Vigilant C1agship of the Seawan-
haka Cortnthian Yacht Club and Captain George
MastneIl for the Queen Nab This list is however
only an addition the influx from foreign sources
which has been more or less continuous for many
years The brothers Barr, commanding the
schooner Crusader and c. W. Scott the com
waters, and many another holding good berth.
- mats all rubbish said Of the takers.
right here, 10 be had all right If they wanted.
Inc real reason is quite different Men Of money
AID respect class distinctions. That is thing the
Ing aallsilsh SKIPPER never forgets. He may think
IL Or course, American yacht owners have been a
good deal blame FOR the very thing thar is noT
objected TO and IN never Porgt an 90 % O
was cruising with a fellow you all know at least
by name, and he has more sense now than in those
days; but you know the style that some boats have
peth run in-easy-go-lucky. lots of money and
1ush, Is ana the owner ready 10 drink with his
SKIPPER as with anybody else. We were sloDuing
along before some light eastery weather and
t Me-loIig 20 MAKE certain port before dark The
owner wished 10 set the racing spinnaker 10 hustle
i IIei a4ohg olt but his sailing master argued the
15i - SAYING the weather was too unsettled.
CII at last the owner got annoyed and Insisted and
Gh 6aeh ms paid man got up and souched along the
' SOY IAs w ell L II moist your Spinndker but IL
you get blast out of the southeast that sends
say told you TO hoist yer rag w
" course. that was extreme case bur pAr-
wholly dissimiar that I'm telling Won no SsbIs iol
ms ms can Tor English shippers has nothing 10 10
alu only because they understand class dstinctfon
- - ltie no receives the wage is expected 70
ana the nearer he TO the derneanor 0T rs
-@'iieo Hhsllsn out!er the better he will be liked"