The New York herald., 1922-10-01
YACHTS PREPARING
FOR SUNNY SOUTH
John Wanamaker Charters
the Conewago for Whole
Florida Winter Season.
By ARTHUR #. ALDRIDGB.

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John Wanamaker has chartered the
power houseboat Conewago for use this
winter in Florida waters. The Cone
WACO is a twin screw vessel 110 feet
long and is owned by Walter p. Chrys-
Ter. The yacht has been In Canadian
waters all the summer and has just re-
turned to City Island. She will leave
here for Palm Beach in about month
and is not expected back until next
spring. This is the first transfer re-
ported for the Southern season and 1t
was made through Tams & King, who
say that many inquiries are being re-
ceived for yachts of all types for South
ern cruising during the winter. The
outlook for the Florida season just now
is very bright.
Lucius C. Wainwrights power house
boat Klahanee, which has been in COM
mission all the summer in Northern
latitudes. is now being overhauled for
use in Southern waters and will start
South in about a month. possibly stop
ping for some shooting and fishing on
Chesapeake Bay. John Ringling's new
houseboat Zalophus Is nearing compile
tion and she too will start South in a
few weeks.
De Grasse a power boat 50 feet long
led the fleet of yachts to Chesapeake
Bay. where e. T. and r. T. Boswell and
some friends will do some shooting
and fishing before going to Florida
waters The De Grasse was sold by
Tams & King for Johnston l.. Redmond
She was built by Lawley and Is powered
with a 200 horse power Standard. Two
years ago she was used by Commander
J. K. L. Ross in Canadian waters.
The large Diesel powered yacht Ohio
being built at Newport News. from de-
signs BY Cox & Stevens, is for e. W.
Scripps of Westchester, Ohio, owner CT
several newspapers published In the
Middle West. The Ohio has been de-
signed with particular attention 20 ex-
tended and offshore cruising and as
soon as the yacht Is completed, which
will be early In November Mr.. Scripps
will start at once through the Panama
Canal to the Pacific coast and . a long
cruise is now being planned.
Plans for many new racing yachts are
row under way. Some yachtsmen want
to have one design class of small
schooners about 60 feet on the water
line. Another group favors a class OF
cruising yawls of about 45 feet water
line length and fitted with small en-
group Is In favor of having built several
yachts of different design to fit one of
the regular classes. Such a class would
do much to develop the naval archi-
tects. These plans are still under dis
cussion and it is probable that some
definite action will be taken very soon.
If this action is taken now there will
be lots of time for building and planning
for next years races and the owners
will be able TO take advantage OF the
season as soon as 1t opens and which
at the best is too short in this section.
Some yachtsmen are now making pur-
chases for next year. w. J. Enrich, who
has taken a very keen interest in yacht
ing this season. has decided TO enter the
racing game. Early in the year he had
a S5 foot power yacht built which he
named Kay and he had been most in
terested spectator at all the regattas
and has followed the racing fleet around
the courses. The Victory class appealed
to him because he thought It one In
which he could gain some good exper-
fence and later be qualified to handle
larger yachts. He has purchased
through Tams & King the Victory
sloop Spar which has been raced sue
cessfully by Theodore S. Clark. Spar
is still in commission and Mr.. Enrich
is learning the game. He will be a
very keen racing man as soon as the
next season opens. There are several
others who are looking at some of this
seasons best racing craft with a view
to purchase. Some Of these are grad
yates for small classes who are seeking
larger and faster boats and those who
are selling are also looking for other
types and some are planning to build.
The interest In yachting just now is
very keen and designers and builders
are all looking forward to busy win
Ter aeaeon