PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLYTECHNIC ASSOCIATION. 649 



Great ILvce Across the Atlantic. 



The late contest between three American yachts, for the sum of 

 ninety thousand doHars, has excited great attention among all 

 interested in the improvement of vessels. 



We place on record the following extracts: 



[From the New York Herald.] 



Description of the Contesting Yachts. 



As the three yachts which have successfully crossed the Atlantic 

 will he the theme of general conversation and admiration in all the 

 civilized countries of the world, a description of them will not be 

 out of place. 



The Henrietta is the property of J. G. Bennett, Jr. She was 

 built in 1862 by Henry Steers, of Greenpoint, L. I., from a model 

 by Mr. Wm. Tooker, of this city. This beautiful vessel is of fore 

 and aft schooner rig, and has a very deep keel. Her tonnage is 

 two hundred and five tons; she is one hundred and eight feet long, 

 has twenty-three feet beam, and ten feet depth of hold. She is a 

 very beautiful model, her water lines being very fine and her 

 entrance of more than usual elegance. In anticipation of the At- 

 lantic race, the termination of w^hich has so nobly proved her 

 power of speed, the Henrietta underwent a complete overhauling 

 and elaborate alteration. Her bowsprit was shortened, and also 

 her lower mast and mainboom. She was also supplied with an 

 entire new gang of rigging, made of the first quality of Italian 

 hemp, new fore and aft and jib stays of charcoal ware, and an 

 extra fore stay which entered at her knightheads. Her hatches 

 were rearranged, so that in five minutes they could be thoroughly 

 caulked and wooded, and her skylights were all caulked and bat- 

 tened dow^n. Her deck cabin over the ballast was secured by 

 extra sleepers, which were stanchioned under the deck in deep 

 sockets. 



The Fleetwing. — This beautiful vessel is the property of Mr. 

 George A. Osgood, and is the largest of the three yachts. She 

 was built by Joseph Van Deusen in the early months of the pres- 

 ent year. The Fleetwing is a most beautiful craft. Her appear- 

 ance as she was ridino; off Staten Island on the morninof of the 

 start will not be easily forgotten by those who were fortunate 

 enough to see her. Her model is well nigh perfect, and her 

 water lines and entrance very elegant. Like the Henrietta, she is 

 a keel boat, her tonnage being two hundred and twelve tons. 



