New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28


skmming dish with fin keel that has come 10
the front i'm the races for the Americas Cup
Mr. Stephenss volume. which appears in the
American Sportsman's Library" edited by Cas-
par Whitney. is a record OF the development of
yachting in this country from the Cleopatra's
barge, that apparently sprang full rugged from
the brain OF Captain George Cnowninshield. OF
Boston, 10 the latest one-design class Of last
season. A chapter is devoted to the steam
yacht but the auto boat" with its motor car
engine in a canoe hun, built for speed and little
else. is passed over with silent neglect The
building Of the America is described with pains
taking care. and her designer George Speers
receives the credit Of breaking away from the
type modelled with a codfshs head and q
mackerels tail" and her owners are honored
as the forerunners of the modern racing svndi-
cate The copy Of the lines Of the famous racer
which Is given is said 10 have been taken of by
night when the craft was locked for a short time
In England. The race itself. however. so inlpor-
tant 10 native yachtsmen. is dismissed by Mr.
Stephens as a drifting match decided by
chance In his accounts Of the subsequent at
tempts 10 win back The cup he is not very com
piimentary toward the holders 81 the trophy
Lord Dunraven. however, whose ''Nevermore" is
sim remembered on this side Of the water. OBJ
tains little sympathy. The contest that the au-
thor seems most 10 admire is that in which
James Gordon Bennett. in the Vesta outsailed
George and Francis Osgood and Pierre Loril-
lard 3r- from Sandy Hook 10 the Needles. in a
race at $4,000 a corner
IN his discussion Of the development Of type.
Mr.. stephens happily escapes the beyilderirsr
techn;calty that usually obscures this subject
Tor the landsman, and his regret that the sensj-
he lines 81 the America. development Of the
iast puot boat Of her Gay we've abandoned for
me Swimming dish centrcboard crafts. must
hrins a hearty response from those who svr,rs-
1hize w-ith the ideas expressed in this passage.
The Importance ~ Yachting TO a maritime nation
such a. ours cal hardly be overestinlated IL
IS a stimulus 20 the advancement Of naval s,rcbi-
,'syI "a =, as IS necessary IN maintaining the
ara ~ Is n training school for seanlan both ana
lenr ane professional ard IFS mimic battles for the
Aeied ana now Keep alive thoroughly national in
ieTest IN maritime su.remacy-are constant re-
all details OF naval DEVELOPMENT.
The volume Is illustrated with line dra wings
Of the principal yachts mentioned and diagrams
or Their Ines so Gar as obtainabe A photo
sravure Of the finish Of the ocean race OF 1866
serves as fronJis2iecc.
To make plain 80 the ineNperisnced female
nsphant after gollng hoaoTs the surest way to
attain ihem is apparently the purpose of Golf
Tor Women" by Mrs. Charles r Stout. who as
Miss Genevieye IIecker ,von the American
~onaas golf championship IN 1902 This book
is made up of a number cf articles that al,-
peared IN Golf" and are couchel in a collooulal
style natural to such a species OF publication.
AIRS. Stout strives conscientously TO smooth the
pathway that leads 10 Inc mastering Of the
game. but even she herself seems a lit doubt
iul as TO how many OF her fair readers will
follow her advice by repeating over each stroke.
'or hfteen or twenty times. instead OF playing
around the course, 10 lower a record from l25
10 l24 for the eighteen holes However. she
believes that any American girl who win begin
the game at fourteen ana practise at il faith
fully VIII make good player. thus disagreeing
with the British attitude. which she epitornizes
I'm these words of old professional:
II your father and your grandfather and his
'other before MN were muckle good golfers and
YOU began as little child. by the time yoa were
grown up you should play pretty fair.
The volume is adorned with posterlke tail
pieces at the ends OF the chapters. half tones
OF golf positions that really illustrate the text.
and a frontispiece OF the writer in evening dress