The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-08
YACHTING NOTES.

The Atlantic Yacht Club will hold its annual cleo
ton for officers on Monday evening next. Rooms
of the organization, Court street. corner of J0ra-
lemon, Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Yacht Club will have some seventy
or seventy five vessels in It's fleet the coming sea-
son. Their annual regatta, always great event
in the aquatic world, will surpass all previous re-.
unions OF like character, and the summer cruise
will be very important and agreeable affair. The
officers hope that they will take up Long Island
Sound OF the biggest fleets Of fine pleasure craft
ever seen In It's many hOspitable ports.
The yacht building in Brooklyn for DIR. Vondy OF
Jersey City, is to be named the Cornea. She is
deck, II feet beam and feet depth OF hold. The
Cornelia viii be added to the fleet OF the New York
Club and fitted in superb style.
The sloop Oracle has been sOld, but will remain
in the New York Yacht Club.
General Tom Thumb has purchased the sloop
yacht Maggie b., lately owned Dy MIR. Bishop, Of
Bridgeport. The General has joined the Brooklyn
Club, and has signifed his intentions of "making
b. thoroughly Overhauled and fitted in the most
pleasing manner.
Mr.. H. l.. Beach, Of Hartford. is having the soep
changed to a schooner. The Selma has always
borne an excellent reputation for speed and com
fort.
Ex-Commodore Halght's new sloop (BY.C.) will
be named the Gena.
MIR. Jonn II. Diamond the enthusiastic yachts.
man, has built another new soop and named her
the Nmble. She is now beer lifted up under the
personal supervision OF her owner. 1t Will take q
crack vessel to beat her.
The name of the Union Yacht CLUB of South
Brooklyn has been changed to that OF the Long
Island Yacht Club.
Mr.. Mcclellan, of Pamrapo, N j., is building q
slOOp yacht for parties In Detroit Mich She will
be sixty feet long and have an overhanging stern
The builder Will have her ready to test her sailing
qualities in all the early regattas in this vicinity
Mr.. HerreschOf Is building schooner seventy
feet in length Tor Mr.. Peabody RUSSELL who intends
to take her to Europe so soon as completed, Her
mede is well spoken OF by competent Judges.
The schooner Rambler, W. II. Thomas, N.Y.YC,
will have important changes made in her rig the
coming season.
Mr.. Charles A. Cheever has purchased the sloop
Marquita, and will add her to the Brooklyn Yacht
Club fleet.
Vice Commodore j. Rogers Maxwell, Atlantic
Yacht Club, will make extensive alterations in the
rig OF the schooner Peerless the coming season.
which, 1t Is surmfsed, will add greatly to her speed
The Williamsburg Yacht Club, at recent meet
ing, elected the following officers for the eusun
year-Commodore, w. II. Baxter; Vice Commo.
dore, James Clifford; Secretary Charles L. Mielke:
way; Regatta Committee Messrs. NOrthop Mielke
Hooper, Sherwood and Bowden; standing Commit.
tee, Messrs. Rexter, Bowden and Conway The
annual regatta will be herl in June A new club
house will be built for this vigorous Yachting organ.
lzation, and their financial condition is very Nat.
tering. Messrs. Smith and Martin are having n
soop yacht constructed, which they anticipates
Will be very fast. Several other new boats will be
added to the club the coming season, and the many
members are Keeling greatly pleased In view OF It's
prosperity