The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-09
The Bayonne Yacht Club.

q very prominent position among its sister aquatic
associations. Many of It's members rank with the
best sailors in the country, and certainly
very rev such societies have in their midst
such an available, practical maritime element that
is always ready to be called upon. The club has
very recently made many alterations In the sailing
OF Its regattas and match races, added to
which, with the enterprise characteristic OF its
members, 1T has obtained from the owners of the
property next to that upon which 1t Is located
a lease of q water front, so that it can at once
build bulkh cad, with view Of protecting its
own and visiting yachts, however large from the
northeast and southeast storms that occasionally
howl through the Narrows The club, during the
late session of the Legislature OF the State OF New
Jersey, obtained an act OF incorporation, which is
very liberal in its provisions. 1t Is as follOwS:-
Be enacted by Senate General Assembly of the
State Of New Jersey That Isaac Van winklc Joseph Ellis
Seymour s% Fed
kins Patrick Mchan and such ohsr persons az are now
hereby constituted and declared body polite, and
they their shall perpetual
on and be capable OF suing and being sued pleading and
tending and being defended in all courts and whatsoever
the pleasure they their by
the said name shall be capable in law any
otherwise to the use Of them and their and To-
to them seem advantageous for promoting the
And be i enacted That the obcc, OF this incorporation
shall be the sndng SnS, and sailing Of the
Of naval arcbtecre and sc,ence
D. And he enacted That the estate funds in
ss Pasns II To P Ssass saa
erecting any buildings thereon for the be no aud
pc real GO they o. and
vest As the interests Of the corporation may require
. shall have power from time to time 70 make
and establish such con.su'iOn byaws rules and
election o. SSsr ps.ers,n rssGsssivs function;
member suspension expulsion same
The Se c. and s
from The Member 1 e, regulating the time and place Of
the constitution laws Of United states
this State, and which they from time time alter and
And be enacted, Tha. the said corporation shall
HUDSON the persons named in The rs. section shall
be s s until re- q S and &
BE !, enacted, TINS. the officers of said corporation
laws direct, that election. shall b y Sses' ana
& Sn II and 4 Al s.S
continue until election be regularly held sccordns
Ia and a election he"
shan coanSs IN Office until their successors are elected
And be enacted That this shall be favoraby
sd
devise, contract shall
feat or invadac the the corporation be sufficiently
described to show ascertain the intention Of the parties
And be enacted That this act shall take effect i'm
mcdiately.
The dock and landing place OF the club are being
thoroughly repaired which VIII materially add TO
the value OF the place an anchorage ground for
yachts During the past year there has been an IN
crease OF over forty members, which is very en-
couraging. All yachting gentlemen Will recoect
that some OF the boats built and owned by members
or ths club, among them the yacht Matte last year,
won several well contested when ptted against
the crack vessels Of this vicinity The Matte during
the winter was sold to wealthy gentleman
Of New Orleans, and Ia now being put In excel
lent trim previous to her leaving for pleasure
service on Lake P0nchartrain. Mr.. r. McGhan, the
yacht builder, OF Pamprao has on the stocks n new
boat about twenty-five tons, nearly finished. He
has also recently built yacht for Mr.. N. Taylor,
similar to the Matte In model, which IN
called the hddina. alderman Joe Ellsworth has
purchased the sloop Kate OF about forty tons, built
10y Force, OF keyport, NJ j., and added her to the
club. VICE Commodore Van Wrinkle contempates
soon building large schooner yacht with view,
when finished to cross the Atlantic In her and ultl-
matey sail M the Mediterranean.
Commodore John O. Gunther the active head OF
the club. has resigned after two years efficient abors
the reason for this action being that he contepates
visiting Europe the approaching season with his
family. When he returns II Is his intention TO build
new yacht OF character ana SIZE that VIII do
credit TO the club.
The boats attached TO this association are:--