The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-07
YACHTING

AS a result OF the shilful sailing or the
ing the season just closing. the attention
of thinking yachtsmen has been serious.
ly drawn TO the fact that II he would
with his cool head and steady nerve,
would prove an excellent manager for the
Constitution. or for the new yacht whicn
ii is we'll understood the Herreshons are
about TO build. when the new challenge
is received from Sir Thomas Upton.
In reality the 7o-footers are small edi-
In everything, perhaps, but speed. they
are Identical with the @-footers.
In the battle for a weather berth at tne
start nd the same n rred smHSd' ,n 1i 3snoeuvring
70-footer as a boat only twenty ieet long
er on the water line.
three requisites that Il takes some men
years to acquire. Young Mr.. Vanoer-
bits active brain. has grasped the situa;
tion in this marine war game SO well
In a few months that the almost invin-
chile professional. Capt. Charley Barr;
was more than once last summer placed
hors de combat by the Corintnian nei',is- us
man. when IL came TO close quarters De-
tween the Mineola and the RAINBOW
Considering that both the Mineola ana
the Yankee have impr9ESea S IN he9en Ier racine sch
much earlier this year than the fslnpoW,
the latter yachts record Is a remarkaply
good one. Between July oos ana sept 10
She won FIVE first prizes, seven Second
and seven third. One race was called OFT
on account of the absence OF marx an isbad ppat
In each OF the races where she nnlsned
first Mr.. Vanderbilt was at tne wheei
and in the strong breezes on Aspor CUP
day on Newport and in the long run irop hoth
Vineyard Haven To Provincetown, In poth
of which she hpished hrst. MS mastery
handling OF the Rainbow was aomlreu ps
the many yachtsnen VINO Wa.cnSu s ne
yacht fairly and squarely outsall her
rivals.
A more exciting finish was never seen
than the Rainbow S. when, with haii ner
green and wnite hull showing TO WIND
ward and cleaning wet with spray IN
the sunlight. she uayeled past Sape pess;SI GOa u
from Race Point 20 wood Emu cIossins
the line the leader OF fleet OF Iorty
Yachts having covered eighty miles IN
the remarkably fast time OF hours
Mr. Vanderbilt recently purchased the
large British built steel steam yaSnt
Cherokee, Formerly the Syparite; ne
has already done some CRUISING IN ,ne ns
yacht and ne may use her TINS winter iof
a cruise TO the West Indies.
The Cherokees principal dimensions
are 233 ieet over all, Is Ieet hnsm hnenes a1a nd
IA feet inches in depth she is nghted
by electricity, is fitted with SIX water,
tight pulkheads. and is driven al speeu
OF twelve knots by triple expansion e"-
she She will be enrolled in the New York.
Atlantic and Larchmont facnt cluD
squadrons.
THAT EXPECTED CiiALishNuh
According TO the latest reports. Sir
Thomas Lipton's third challenge Tor the
Americas cup Is now on It's way here oy
the steamer Furst Bismarck, Captain
Barends. which sailed from southampton
at 2:l0 p. m. on Friday.
A. W. Maconchie. q close friend OF Sir
Thomas Lipton, is a passenger by the
same vessel and II has been limited that
he Ia the personal bearer OF the docu-
ment about which American yachtsmen
are naturally much Interested. II Is
more likely. however. that the challenge
will come, as IL did in 1900, In the regular
mail.
barring accidents, the steamer should
arrive next Friday, and the challenge, II
IL should come by mail, would be deliv-
cred at the New York Yacht club that
night.
1he fifth general meeting OF the club
takes place on the fourth Thursday in
October which this year Is on October
2S. At this meeting n nominating COM
mittee Will be appointed TO nominate OF
ficers and standing committees for lspS.
AS the name OF Frederick G.. Bourne,
the present vice commodore. has been
freely and favorably mentioned by the
members for commodore In 1908, II Is
more than likely that he Will be nominal
cd for that position.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is at present
n member of the committee on admis-
sions. has been suggested by some OF the
racing men i'm the club as n good candi-
date for vice commodore. especially as he
~ now the owner OF the large steam
yacht Cherokee.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has been member Of
the club since March. 1891. his number
being 42l on the list. which now numbers
something over two thousand His friends
say it is possible that he may be one OF
the syndicate-if one II formed-to build
n new defender for the Americas cup. =
SMALL BOAT RACING.
One OF the best indications OF the sue.
cess Of the yachting season just ended is
that many orders have already been
placed by racing men for new boats OF
the one design class. which has been so
popular this year.
Some % these yachtsmen already own
larger yachts. but they find keen enjoy
merit and excellent sport I'm racing the
smaller type when they can sail them
single handed or with a friend as crew.
Thanks to Commodore Tod Of the Allan