The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-08
lrjnO Yachts Short Lived.
.ge7yER HILDEGARD ONE OF TIE
LATEST SAMPLES.

-rW more DAYS only a rev sou
De left of a yacht that a
vas known all over the yacht
j After the Prince of Vale,
-ough with her she was pur
s. George ]. Gould. and he afte,
lrs sold her to Gen. S. NJ. Whit
- Whitlock, who by the way
-Qrtual feet captain of the At
4tlt Club, and a good one too
cad off the yachts keel anG
with an iron shoe. He solo
which more than paid for thu
hing the changes, and had ar
-ngine installed. He, in turn
ytcht to Blakeley Hall, anC
e was sold to a Hackensacb
said he would convert the
u a brick schooner. He found
Teen feet draught was toe
F. 2 brick schooner, and after
.lc a year he has decided to
vessel up. He is going to
Fenlr Of the yacht TO King
ne not long lived as a rule,
lew still enrolled that are
fty years old. but they are
a the last few years many
Of her day has fallen into
I the junk dealer and been
-5c the material used in its
Lead just now is worth
ION, and a yacht that has
irty tons of lead on her
s sold aud the lead soon
Il the hull OF the yacht is
Il model a fair one the junk
..t iron ballast on in place
at has been removed and
1t TO some one who simply
-5r cruising, but as a rule
grohen up as soon as the
s-l OFF.
% the latest yacht register
, which are owned in this
l n Canada. OF these about
ave been built IN 1900 or
About 80 per cent. were
ell 1890 and 1899. About 5
we're built between 1880 and
r rest prior to that date.
-s- Yacht on the register is the
america, now owned by Butler
u, famous yacht was built in
- ICE then she has had a varied
won the cup which has been
.er and which British and
ehts have Strlven SO hard
~. The America, after being
Yacht, became a blockade run
: lie civil war. Then she was
g Lighthouse Board, and at
as a schoolship for the ca
-lpolis. It is very doubtful
lie old vessel is left, as she
Quilt and repaired SO often,
: sill a stanch ship and pre-
Jrlginal model, and she is
. 3iler.
lie America comes the Mir
. was owned by the late
George q. Tyson. The
- irst known as the Julia,
The America, was designed
steers. The Nirvana is a
1T as the Julia she was a
sue Slung a boom more than
18th, which was a wonder
hose days. She was built
won many a hard fought
uodern cup defenders have
H., little longer than that
st put on the Julia.
tynthia, owned by r. L.
Boston, was also built in
as been known as the Mag
and Truant, and is II feet
%. % feet on the water line.
one some fine sailing in her
still a good cruising boat.
Crawford owns the Schoon-
lis yacht was once the pilot
y We and was built at Green
Mr.. Crawford purchased
lars ago and had the interior
4 anu lIoM uses n 81 III 1, lldllan
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'. ~ G lee. on Inc watel llne;
'ad ~ Oh bloohlyn. IN her
40 ..' d Idst racing clalt ana she
l1IAeo W llel name.
..oHeF M pduntless also was
lnls ydcnt was tilen
j. I1lIohuelie' ana she mas
.- alone this coast ana IN
" aIerS. Twice she raced
Vtedh, once against the Gam
-" an 0e"Ieh ana later against
H. y, " neh she was again oealen.
~, oW v, ny ehe late Commo-
'fe'I ID. COY ana AT MS death
1I OIL the Cohnectlcut RlVer.