The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-29
YACHTING NOTES.

The annual meeting OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club
will be held at the rooms OF the organization, No.
20 Court street, tomorrow "wednesday evening.
Business OF very important nature viii be trans
acted.
The schooner yacht Clio, Messrs. Asten and Brad
hurst N.Y.Y.C., has been in commission about ten
days. During this time Captain Greenwood has
given her repeated trials up the Sound, and on
Saturday afternoon she returned to her anchorage,
foot OF Court street, from visit to Fire Island.
Yesterday with her owners and few friends, she
was taken down the Bay, and in all these expert
mental trips gave great satisfaction. The Clio, in
ner class VIII be difficult boat to beat the coming
season.
The annual regattas OF the leading clubs in this
section win take place as f0llows:-New York
Club, Thursday, June s.; Atlantic Club, Tuesday,
June 10; Brooklyn Club, Thursday, June II.
The schooner yacht Agnes, A.Y.C., has been sent
to Glen Cove, where she VIII be thoroughly reatted
for the years campaign. sNt
The soop Addie, Mr.. w. II. Langley, N.Y.Y.C, is
about being thoroughly overhauled and her spars
reduced six feet.
The yacht Viking, N.YY.C.. Mr.. Sands, passed
Whitestone yesterday afternoon, from the east
ward, en- route for New York.
The new schooner at Messrs. POLLEN Brothers.
yard to be called the Ariel, win be launched
within ten days. She is Of the same model and
dimensions as the Clio.
The schooner yacht Calypso, Mr.. ]. J. Aston,
NYY.C, is at the yard OF David CARL, City Island
for extensive repairs. She viii be heightened
amdships and receive entire new interior work.
It. win be remembered that the Calypso was con-
sidcrably damaged by fire and subsequent sinking
at Newport q few weeks since.
Mr.. Thomas Taylor's open boat Idle Hour and
Mr.. Prague's new boat OF the same class will sail
WI nm
May 20, for handsome prize. They will leave an
anchorage of Greenville, N. j.
There Is much activity in the several yacht clubs
In Boston and vicinity. and lively season 10 eX-
pected to result from the great preparations max
soons anu one mas vacS IT,
list several OF the number being new to the organ
ization. The Dorchester Club though posses
many good sea boats, while some Of the
craft, which compose what more pretentious
clubs would term "mosqulto" fleet, are not slow
| in exhibiting their rudder posts to vessels with
greater length OF spar and spread OF canvass IN
smooth water. The number Of craft on
| sloops and thirty cat-rigged. The South Boston
Club has eight schooners and twenty-six sloops en-
owners are very enthuslastc in the The invgoratne
pastime of yachting. The Eastern Club has 260
This 1 is ssGass
| be the most wealthy and influential In New
who reside ana poson
the Winter, and who pass the Summer at Beverly,
| Swampscott, Manchester, Nahant and other places
| though New York, New Brunswick and Portland
| are represented in the membership. Two new
| boats have recently been added to the fleet. The
| Club has arranged that the opening regatta shall
take place on Wednesday, June H. of Marbehead
| Rock. The Bunker Hill Club, Of Charlestown, has
| eighteen boats enrolled The annual review WILL
in accordance with established custom, take place
Tuesday, June II, on the Mystic River.
third birthday, enters upon this, its fourth
season. with encouraging prospects. Its mem.
bership, which has regularly increased
from date OF organization, now numbers 1866 active
| workers. About forty boats are in the fleet. The
first regatta OF the season will be held by the Lynn
| yachtsmen on the 18th OF June. The Beverly Cluo
young organization, has thirtyeight boats in its
squadron, thirty-One of which are cat-rigged, six
| sloops and one schooner. All are gallant little
| boats.
At regular meeting OF the Albany Yacht Club
held few days since, the following officers were
| elected for the ensuing year:-President, s. G.
| Payn, Jr.; Secretary, Il. d. Ransom; Treasurer
George H. Russell; Sailing Master. M. v. G. Paige
Directors, William Prescott, E. J. Knowles, w. j.
Stoneman. The first regatta Of the Club will take
place on Thursday, May Is.