New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
YACHTING.
SIR THOMAS Upton GIVES 5000 CUP TO
NEw-YORK YACHT CLUB.

SIR THOMAS Upton GIVES 5000 CUP TO
NETWORK YACHT CLUB.
There has been a pretty interchange OF cable dis
patches between Sir Thomas Upton and Lewis
Cass Ledyard commodore of the New-York Yacht
Club, during the last few days which should knit
still more firmly the ties Of friendship between Sir
Thomas and American yachtsmen. The series be-
San with the following unexpected dispatch from
Sir Thomas May IL:
Commodore Ledyard. New-York Yacht Club. New
York:
AS am honorary member. of club. would be de- -
checqne same amount as prize for competition dur
ing coming season in whatever claSs SacI.S S
mittee might decide upon. THOMAS LIPToN-
The acceptance of the courtesy sent next
day in the following words:
Sir Thomas Upton City Road London:
Club accepts your offer with sincere thanks
ceptabIe trophy. LEDYARD:
Then came another dispatch from the Irish
yachtsran and this caused drinking of
healths:
Commodore I4edyard New-York Yacht club New
Many thanks kind cablegram, Please alter my
former cablegram to read 5000 cup Upton
This dispatch was received Monday, and the
following answer sent yesterday:
Sir Thomas Upton City Road London:
beg TO express the clubs appreciation OF your
second cable The committee will arrange the
contest later. LEDYARD.
Commodore Ledyard could not be las
night. said7at the club that special date
early In the fall would be set for the competition,
and that the races for Sir Thomass cup would
the club which is to take place off the Highlands
or June IL =,
been made yet as to what class Of yachts will be
allowed to compete for the cup; Yachtsmen in this
or on the ' part Of Sir Thomas '' ''''' at " ' '''
TIE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL. THEM.
At the Robert Jacob yards. City Island, there r
rived recently from Boston the racea bout Raider,
which has just been finished the yards of the
1swley Corporation. This boat designed by
for Yacbtsman Of his ctv and is in4endeS for
the local racing in Long Island Sound. The Raider
was hauled out as soon as she arrived.
Edward F. Cole, of Waterbury, Conn. has bought
the schooner Southern Cross. which measures 70
feet 10 inches ALL with e5 foot waterline and
a beam of Is feet inches This yacht, which has
been sold by John +. Phillips of the New-York
Yacht Club, Is row about TO leave City Island for
Bridgeport to be overhaued before being put into
commission.
The raceabout Kittie owned by Hazen Morse is
in commission at her moorings off the New
Rochelle Yacht Club, and has been racing with the
craft for Edward Kelly. Of the New-York
Yacht which Huntington has finished. This latter
Is the fast boat which said TO be built for rae
ing in the Solent. but the owner to have
pod s P y @ oeef Of the her
Yacht Club that the new boat gave the Kittie a
start OF half way across the Sound and then beat
her home.
The keel schooner Hermit, which was formerly
the pilot boat James Gordon Bennett has been
sold by w. ]. Morse of the Atlantic Yacht Club to
F. A Higgins The Hermit Hermit is large and stanch
vessel built by the Poillons in 1898 measuring So
feet over all and 70 feet the waterline and q
feet beam
The third the 7o-footers the Virginia for w
K Vanderbilt. jr. has had her plankng finished
and her decks being smoothed off. This
boat VIII be ready. IL the present rate of progress
footer which is for Harry Payne Whitney. but not
yet named is more than half shut in and the outer
skin Of planking at the turn Of the bilges is in
place.
There IS something in the rig of the 46-footer
Affair. which has just received her the
Herreshof yards The crosstrees are peculiarly
low and it is believed that the head of the main
sail win extend up beyond the spreaders. IT did
lower spreaders- The other 4s-footer the sirocco
is now rgged and almost ready.
Henry T. Sloane Of the New-York Yacht Club.
has chartered the steam yacht Radha for summer
cruising and the yacht is in commission at
Teao's wharves. with Captain George Coley in
charge
The racing centreboard sloop Bonnie Doom which
built TO hold the championship OF Great South
Bay has been launched for the owner Arthur Glib
Of the Larchmont Yacht Club, at Bay Shore, Long
At her moorings off the Larchmont Yacht Club is
Clifford V. Brokaw's newly purchased racing cut
ter Queen NAB which is TO with the Isolde
and Astrild 65-foot cutter class at pres
ent crossing the Atlantic TO hunt good cups for
owners who now American. Captain George
M skell. of England, IS in charge, and will have a
trained crew Of ten men with him when the Larch-
ment Journeys begin.
James Roosevelt, of the Seawanhaka Corinthan
Yacht Club. has bought the schooner yacht Bryn-
lys. and has had her brought o Pollon's wards
South Brooklyn, from Deer Island, Me. She was