The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-31
YACHTING NOTES.

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The Brooklyn Yacht Club Will hold their monthly
meeting tonight ct the club rooms Court street.
Business OF much interest will be brought up BY the
several committees. the more important being those
on measurements and the coming regatta. Ex-
Commodore Kidd viii present the excellent painting
OF his schooner Alice. recently the easel OF Mr.
A. Cary Smith. to the club, and 1t will occupy as It
deserv es, priced and conspicuous place on their
elegantly decorated walls
The boats on the roll OF this prosperous associa-
tion are:-
Observation-Disclosures. Commodore JACOB voorhis,
VI; Fenr dc LIS, Vice Commodore John 8. Dcker-
James Gordon Bennett Jr; sappho. William P.
Douglas; Columbia, Franklin 0sgood; FIeetwlng,
Tarainta, II. a. Kent: Sarah B., j. L. Brown; Jes.
sic, Jenkins Van Setback.
sIoops-Kate, Rear Commodore Robert Dillon;
George White; Daphne, =. T. Woods; Fannie, J. r.
aSH Omss aa Walton fWya a9n Soa jessie e.
r. f. L0per Jr.; Kaiser Wilhelm, T., @. A.
Beching; Lydia, J. B. Fowler; Latona, 8. Il. whit.
Bennett; Maggie B., Henry Bishop; Neitie b., Allan
9. Bush, Niagara, Warren J. Rltch; Onward, WIN.
Rodman Backus; Qui vlye. Thomas Chaplain;
Sophia, 9. M. Felt; Saline. H. L. Reach; West wlnd,
'V open Boats|ApoIlo Dr. Thomas Fry: Hauata, j.
M. Dagnal; Echo, M. NJ Van Dyke; W. I. Lee, u M.
Felt
Steamers.-In Time screw O. A. Chesebrough;
Pastime (sidewheel) O. A. Chesebrougn.
The Manhattan Yacht Club will hold special
meeting at their club room, foot OF Ninety-second
street. East river tonight, to decide upon the adj
visibility OF resailing their regatta The absence
OF wind one week ago on Harlem river ana Long
Island Sound was 30 marked that the occasion
proved spiritless event. The members OF the Man.
haitian had the honor OF opening the regatta season,
come together.
The schooner Wanderer returned to port on Sun
day last, and is now at Greenpoint, L. l., lying at
the yard where she was built. Her suit OF racing
sails will DO finished and bent in about eight days.
The schooner Alice was launched from City Island
on Monday Her owner, ex-C0mmOdore Kidd, Is
confident that her frightening will materially In
crease her speed. 1t certainly makes her look deal
more graceful than formerly.
The schooner Dreadnaught is at anchor near the
South ferry, on the Brooklyn shore, and presents
neat appearance She does not as yet ny the pen
The fast little boats william NJ. Tweed, Jr., and
Emma Sophia, are matched to race from the anchor
Diamond and return. This will pe the first OF the
season in that vicinity, and promises to be replet
with interest and excitement In this connection
may be noted that the late annual gathering Of the
Bayonne Yacht Club members was the largest ever
held On this occasion the following o Gers were
modore, George A. Being; President, 9. G. Hough;
Secretary E. Q. Aalre; Treasurer, J. w. Ellsworth
Ellsworth, John Mofratt and Patrick Mcclellan.
The opening day OF the club will be- early In July
when union regatta will be held.
The Eastern Yacht Club, OF Boston, through its
Regatta Committee, consisting OF Messrs. W: M.
william O. Paine and B. JOY Jefrres, have recently
issued supplementary notice amending the
original sailing courses for their regatta OF June 1S
They read now as fOllOw5:-
Course No l.-From starting point-LeaynQ Pig Rock
stakes on starboard hand Egg Rock on port nand Bell
k9s
hand stskeboat lon Marbehead Rocky port hand,
T.. s,a
Egg KSst
coss No sWLesvns PIG Rock ssate. on saroo.rd hand
hsw.y heeR por. land ssfsSo. on IN port s haaa1
pav Ledge Buoy ON hq0 on hand Egg
sakeboa on starboard hand-psssns within one hundred
white nag, bearing the number of the sailed
will be shown from the committees steamer, instead Of
with the letter VIII the upon which the
yachts win start.
Mr.. a. S. Hatch, Of the New York Yacht Club. is to
be sold at auction. She Is OF ITO tons burden old
man named above was partially rebuilt in the very
best manner she IS literally furnished and her
room accommodation and berths for fifteen to
twenty persons together with an extra stateroOm
for captain ana commodious quarters for crew. The
Calypso, In the great race for the Queens Cup,
mer OF 1870. beat the yacht Cambria to the home
stakeboat SIN. lis. She can now be seen anchored
off Wail street ferry Brooklyn, and Is In every
spect i'll perfect order and ready go to imme-
diatelY. She Will be removed from her present
anchorage on Friday, however, and taken to Prem
tlce's wharf, adjoining the foot or Montague street.
Brooklyn, where she Will remain until the day OF
SAIL June 7. This will take place board at half
past three O'Clock p. NJ. Mr.. +. J. Parker, OF No.
100 Wall street, Will supply all needed particulars
the premises.
Mr.. VIM. I. Lee Secretary Of the Brooklyn Yacht
CLUB, mas recently sent each yacht owner In that
association copy OF the following
You hereby requested your earliest convenience
notify the measurer of the club, j. M. Sawyer No. ia
Wall street. New York, when where will
hauled out necessary to procure the proper
ments said measurements 0Dtanabe unless hauled
so that your yacht can be enrolled the squadron
formiy with the new sailing rule adopted BY the club
absolutely that these particulars should be
handed In before the 18th Of June proper cas
cation Of yachts In the coming regatta