The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-09
THE YACHT SQUADRON.

Annual Excursion OF the New York Yacht
Cub-The Rendezvous At Glen Cove-Pro-
srecfive Festivities-Iiain and Sunshine-The
First Arrivals.
GLEN COVE, August g. 1888.
Glen Cove, delightfully."- situated, wide awake Glen
Cove, is thankful this mOrning-thankful for cool,
pleasant weather. thankful that the day has arrived
when the pretty yachts Of the New York Yacht Club
will rendezvous in its harbor and thankful that a
merry, full-sail breeze IL blowing from the south
southwest that will wait the vessels early TO their
anchorage. And Glen Cove is busy, too. Long be-
fore the sum- with its golden eye OF fabulous fierce
ness famed the hills that pretty enclose this
rural regal retreat, the ladies were up, and they had
given orders-bg foOlscap pages of orders-to
papas, mammas, big brothers and beaus, that first
they must take the morning boat to New York, and
secondly they must purchase the articles enume
rated thereon; and the mascunes Obeyed Young
adydOm from every "crag and peak" about here is
fevered with the announcement and set ablaze by
the invitation that grand hops In honor OF the
yachtmen would take place tonight; and they all
mean to be there. Beauty and fashion, with SIM
pcity, will iaunt about the rooms and halls TO the
delight of the merry yachtmen and the envy of the
outsiders.
"Once on The h" where, amid all that is beauti-
full in nature and superb In ART at the prncey resi-
dence OF Mr.. Il. w. Kennard there is also excite
ment, for, be 1t known, the .inner man" of all the
officers and yacht owners OF the club viii, at his
hospitabe boards be refreshed tonight before they
indulge In terpsichorean pleasures. About his
grounds. decorated with statuary, rustic arbors
summer houses and urns, in which the most fragrant
and choice flowers are blooming in ravishing proil
sion, there are placed variegated lanterns that Will
shed mellow light to guide the Jaunty sailors
through the arched path that leads from the private
dock to the banquet hall.
Such Is Glen Cove this mOning-full of prepare
ton and evident determination to greet the members
OF the Yacht Club they deserve to be greeted, and
while they wait for the signal guns announcing their
arrival, everybody Is talking yachts ana yachting.
Each has favOrite, and they are wagering fabulous
sums that their chosen one will arrive first In par
Tors, on the lawn and at the landing, Glen Cove In
ducet tones discusses the event Of the year. Con-
corning races past and races In the future hundreds
venture their opinions in English at times quite
tOerable, but sometimes questionable, declaring as
experts in yachting matters on disputed points with
an air Of confidence that seems to say, 'Just see
how much know about yachts" Thus at certain
points the listener s informed regarding some great
trial of speed that this or that yacht would have
that race only she was not sailed at ALL" and in
other instances the knowledge Is impaired that some
other boat was badly fitted with her canvas on a
certain specified occasion when en- she was beaten,
which, In fact accounts for her Ill luck. FOrsOoh the
probabilities and imprObablites OF this that and
the other yacht are 'fuy and ably discussed" This
Is Glen Cove this morning.
AFTERNOON.
Circumstances have made this day remarkable. 1t
may be doubted whether that authoritative and ven
cradle individual abstraction called "the oldest in
habitant," ever experienced q more remarkable day.
At early morning the sun wheeled into its POSITION
and his sunny scepre proclaimed day hot and
arid; but his calorifc splendOrs suddenly ceased
and for two three hours we have had instead OF
The ornament was drowned in vapors, and the
ladies expecant for the yachts sought vain for any
small Arrarat OF blue sky to show itself amid the
monotonous and dreary. waste. Mr.: Kennard at
his villa was miserable; out OF doors was
unapproachable, and jus for Once' he with his few
guests voted that the rain was insufferably stupid
Not that ideas of suicide became familiar with well
balanced minds, but there was feeling of sympa-
thetic pity rather than Indignation for recorded in
stances OF self-destructiOn When LOngfelOw wrote
that exquisite piece Of versifcatiOn commencing
"How beautiful is the rain"
he could never have experienced storm on "Ren-
devious Day" at Glen Cove But we have, the ladies
have and the earnest watchers of the expected fleet
have this experience; and damsels, dandes ounces
and dowagers are In predicament' and begin TO |
Sterne's starting, who couldn't get
OUT"
CHANGE.
But while all were mourning the rain ceased to fall
In torrents and the ttmid approach OF blue sky be-
came perceptible Hands hidden from mortal eyes |
shifted the scenery and dark clouds gave way to the
tide OF the sun, and his purple fire blaZed
out and turned the rain drops flower and leaf into
rubies and diamonds AS this transformation went |
on and brighter streaks Of gold blushed along the
sky, some Of the
YACHTS ARRIVED,
Ind ntr or1Q nj anelt Uu ol fnl1