New-York tribune., 1900-07-08

Havemeyer. of the Esperanza, and Reginald
Brooks, Of the Wawa, have arranged a series OF
private matches 10 be sailed off Newport
The 46-foot waterline cutter Shark, turned out
this spring from the Herreshon yards for F. NJ.
Anes. of Boston. is reported to have shown aston
ishing speed. The Shark is the sister ship to Cord
fi4 S ~ S tbe csiebrated Svce she is the only
boat which in even luck race ever did TINS ana
there is much argument as TO what she is gong 70
to h 1 The sPeed Of aesg the shak mS s
taken as an index of what the Affair will do when
weather she viii lead the 5l-foot racing length
class: while TO heavy weather opinion Is re-
served. owing to the syce's well known staying
powers.
American yachts have been plentiful in South
ampton water and the solent this season The
steam Yacht Narada been storing at SouthaTnp-
ton for a summer trip 10 the land of the midnight
sun and the steam yacht Alcedo owned by George
similar trip The Enterprise is at the yards of Fay
& Co, and John r. Drexefs auxiliary three inaslef
Sultana is In the same neet
Commodore Clarence A. Postley. of the Larch-
mont Yacht Club. has received his new steam
yacht Colonia from the hands Of those who altered
her interior The yacht presented a fine and speedy
The flagship lSs feet long. with Y feet iqo9es
beam and her twin screws can drlVe d aeF a. 'Iv 2
rate Of twenty-five knots an hour, as reported Dy
one OF her officers.
c. Edward Graf. of the Crescent Athletic Club
has chartered for the season the steam yachl
Theresa the owner Of which. GustaVus SldenDeTg.
Theresa was designed by Gielow, and built by the
Poilons in 1892 She is about one hundred IeeI Iois
all.
lanes Gordon Benefits steam yacht Lysis-
trata Is nearly ready for launching at the Denny
yards, al DuInDartOh'
The New-York Yacht Club has far selected no
date for the loo cup offered this spring by Sir
Thomas Upton. nave the officials announced
for This trophy. Ii has been hoped that the flag
ship of the club Commodore Ledyard's schooner
Corona might have a change at this me trophy
IN a race for large schoOners on regular time al
lowance Under the name Of Colonia, the Corona
IN the world, and IN any days raclng Whelher hght
or heavy, she could give the fast fo-tooter Anorita
her time allowance as long as the Brokaw vessel
enjoyed f1ukes.
The racing yaWI Audax, owned by H. w. Eaton,
of the Iarchmont Yacht Club, has had the dead
wood of her keel extended aft give her
four square feet more lateral plane This, II is
thought Will help 70 make her go where she points,
and hold on 10 all she grips.
In addition TO receiving three tons more ballast
on her keel the 70footer Ahene is having her sail
plsn altered with view. IT is said, of making her
conform more closely TO the one-design quar-
tst Of Newport seventies. The work Is being
done the yards OF her builders the Herreshoffs,
q Bristol
Harry Rayne Whitney has sold his special thirty
Dorothy to Clarence ". Dolan of Philadelphia
who viii keep the boat in the regular Newport
racing for this class, Alr. Whitney's interests in
yacht racing now concentrated the 7Ofooter
Yankee. which he owns in partnership with Herman
e. Duryea
The sl-footer Carmita, which lately sold by
w. K Vanderbilt, ir.. 10 a Philadelphia yachts
man, was at City Island yesterday to have some
repairs made while cruise.
On the flagship Water Witch. the property Of
Commodore David Banks, of the Atlantic Yacht
Club, the captains, officers and guests on board the
yachts tn the cruise OF this club will attend divine
service to-day. the feet being now anchored on