New-York tribune., 1902-05-12
YACHTING.
THREE SEVENTY -FOOTERs WILL RACE
THIS YEAR.

II was ascertained yesterday, for the first time
under authority, that there would be only three
Of the celebrated 7O-footers the racing field
this year. These will be the Yankee. the Mineola,
owned by Vice-Commodore August Belmont OF
the New-York Yacht Club and the Rainbow.
owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt Herman B. Dur
yea and Harry Payne Whitney. the former owners
of the Yankee. have sold her to ). Rogers Max
we'll, president of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey Mr.. Maxwell who has won more silverware
than any other amateur yachtsman in America,
will have the stick of course. when his new pur-
chase enters the arena, and II goes without saying
that in his hands the boat will be well handled and
will probably be dangerous than before.
"Charley" Barr of Columbia renown, will be in
charge of the Mineola for Mr.. Belmont and in
Mr. Maxwell he will meet a competitor fully COM
petent match him at all points Captain Spin
ney will be the nominal sailing master OF the Rain
bow, but Mr.. Vanderbilt places much confidence In
Edward Willard who was manager of the vigilant
when she entered the trial with the De
fender. and has been general adviser various
boats. Mr.. Willard will be practically in control
of the Rainbow when he Is on board. except so far
as Mr. Vanderbilt will steer and take charge him.
self
The Virginia will not be put in commission, un-
less w K. Vanderbilt. jr.. should change his mind
and have the boat again repaired in hurry for the
racing season, part OF II. At the end of their
first season the four Herreshof seventies wrenched
themselves into mere baskets before they had been
racing many weeks. and interesting question
as who should pay for the repairs. Il was
said yesterday that the owners consented 10 take
lightly built boats. and the sequel indicated that
that statement. which made at the time.
correct. because three OF the boats were put back
In the hands of the Herreshoffs, TO be partly
built at the cost of the owners-a thing that prob
ably would not have happened If the Herreshoffs
had been guilty OF a breach OF contract. 1t
learned for the first time yesterday that the cost
OF the repairs $4,000 for each boat. w. X.
Vanderbilt did not believe in going back to the
Bristol firm and he had the repairs TO the Virginia
made at the yards OF a Staten Island firm.
As 20 the Rainbow Mr.. Willard thinks she Is
too much by the head and he lately had Cary
Smith. the designer of the Emperor's Meteor, down
at the yards of the Thames Towing Company, at
New London. TO examine the yacht, Il some
strips could not be out of the plating that was
lately put in by the Herreshotfs-this to be done
with the view to Tightening her up forward. Cary
Smith amused his hearers by saying that unless
they brushed some cobwebs out of the inside of
the boat he didn't see how they could make her
any lighter in that region
Captain Urias Rhodes is this year the skipper Of
the English built and imported Ailsa which became
so well known I'm England through her contests
with the Britannia. Captain Rhodes last year
the skipper of the int, nded Cup defender Consti-
tuition, and he Is fne sailor of the old school He
will have the Aisa ready for Henry S. Redmond
OF the NewYork Yacht Club, about June !.