New-York tribune., 1902-05-05

about May IL or a. when she viii be generally over
| tions in her interior
Captain Masken arrived here with his English
Gsn last Wednesday 10 take
cahrge or the big SOfoot yawl Vigiant IN the racing
and cruising of the coming Percy ChubO,
| of the New-York Yacht Club. has given the yigi-
and she Will appear in all the cruise runs OF her
club.
| Henry S. Redmond. who has recently taken a
/ place Newport. has had the imported English
built O-fOOters Ailsa fitted with new and larger
suit OF sails in order that she may have better
chance in light winds with the Vgilant. As it was
last year. the Aisa had the best OF it in hard winds,
/ and will probably continue that advantage, but for
| the frequent catspaw sailing OF American waters
/ she needed what she is now receiving The with
drawal OF the Navahoe from this interesting class.
/ owing to her purchase by Commodore Wat1en. is
much regretted, she has always proved craft
Row resy SS for gpi her e trip To Germany Where
she will be in highly arstocrauc company at kIeL ksL
owner. Royal Phelps Carroll gave her and she has
had week of trial in Narragansett Bay. Mr. Wat
jen will not cross in her.
The desire to engage English shippers and crews
seems 10 a growing with the yacht owners
of America. Captain Stewart and lusty crew OF
English jackies have Just arrived to take charge
~. "a tT - re1I,Csrs5 for bs- tI,sslss II, the
fly fleet. which seems to promise TO be an in
teresting one in tne coming season
The Huguenot Yacht Club will open the Ameri-
car racing year May l.. II is old time GUS
tim of this club 10 be the first in the lists az the
beginning OF each year. The HuguenOts were the
first to people the region OF New-ROchelle and
10 sail its waters and their descendants have had
liking for being hrst ever since 1hey are not
however. the hrst 10 quit and there is good sail
institutions have gone into their Information
After William Gillette. the actor has finished his
successful season in London he will go aboard his
he Aunt PO in VhiC
have just been made for lighting by gas. Mrs.
Gillette has special liking Tor This craft and has mas
cold fresh and salt water service
Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Coleman arrived on Saturday
on the big schooner yacht Hildesarde from Ha-
yana. after a cruise in the West ladies. The YACHT
she will Mt out for the season
James SibIey Watson. OF the New-YOrk Yacht
Club has his big auxiliary schooner Genesee at
anchor off Bay Ridge, in New-York Bay She
is bound for the festivities and contests at Kiel
The Genesee is large edition OF the Lasca which
sister at the imperial gathering.
Daniel s Reid is the owner OF one Of the fine
vessels which are making their appearance this
year She is a steel steamer, 21S feet long and 1sS
feet the waterline, with q feet OF beam and I3
feet draught. At a ten-knot gait. this vessel can
cross the without recoaling. and her interior
fittings are among the finest in these
waters. She has twin screws, water tube boilers
she will be turned over In a few days to her New
York owner.
The large auxiliary schooner Ariadne which has
been built at Wilmington. Del. for Henry ". Put
nam. Jr.. will be launched May S. and her
first cruise she will double Cape Horn on ex-
tended voyage the Pacific. This is a ma gnihcent
vessel. measuring 40 feet over all. waterlne
OF 10 feet Her beam is % feet and her draught
Il feet Her model is almost the same as the
schooner EndymiOn which holds the yacht ocean
record being designed by the man. Mr..
Crane, who has given her ten feet more waterline
than the EndymiOn The Ariadne is expected TO do
her eight knots an hour under the auxiliary power.
tube boilers. but she viii make her best cruising
passages under the wide spread OF canvas that
has been sketched out for her.
The steam yacht Mona is the first yacht that
will carry the apparatus for wireless telegraphy
and her owner. William B. Leeds expects 70 have
much pleasure with IT, She is to have speed or
seventeen knots an hour. and at a lesser speed
cross the Atlantic without recOaling, owing 10
her large bunker space She is 2S3 feet long over
draught and Ss feet inches beam With her twin
screws and many new electric cOntrivanees. the
ahoat when she first appears with the fleets OF New
York.
John n. Hanan. OF the New-York Yacht Club.
has sold his imported steam yacht Taurus TO Levi
a. Letter the father-n-law of the Viceroy OF India
This fine vessel which Is better known In Eng
land than here. is 1s5 feet long all and l62
feet on the waterine. She Is of Scotch build. and
hzought here by Mr.. Haran two seasons ago
m aeRS a9rs AsfnGy not ee s 6e Sos s & 70 S
comfortable. and suitable for easy cruising which
is not tied to time.
DR.. ]. c. Aver. OF this city. has recently pur-
chased the 25-foOt cruising yacht IrOquOis through
by r. X. Thorndike who used il for sailing az
Bar Harbor: DR.. Aver will use the IrOquOis for
cruising Long Island Sound