The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-27

christening her the Mohawk. Her Dimensions,
compared with the Columbia, are as foliows:-
Leagth Lengih Depth
tsanSa 1877 49, It ls ST. ssft i'm s5n
All new yachts are experiments more or less;
but in this instance there is but little doubt OF
success; anu spreading IN acre OF canvas under
neetest OF the Geet. Mr. Garner Intends to test
her racing qualities thoroughly. and all corners
VIII be accommodated. He has matched her for q
ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR CUP,
with the Madeleine, now the property OF Comma.
dore Dickerson, OF the Brooklyn Yatch Club. The
with time allowance.
several yachts are now in the hands Of the
builders undergoing extensive alterations. MIR.
W. l.. swan. satisfied with the increased speed
obtained by the alterations IN the schooner Olio,
has put her sister. the schooner Ariel, IN the
hands OF the builder and she Will appear this
season under remodelled form. Mr.. Roosevelt
mas sent the sloop Addie to Northport ana she
boat, and ready for the English cutter Fone II Mr.
Bouche should mink OF paying these waters VISIT
all with 1871 fec, OF beam. Several new soOps are
being built, and Others are undergoing extensive
alterations
THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.
The annual regatta OF the New YORK Yacht Club
VIII pssaed on in g0 June IL and tine cup 10
the cay. The Officers OF the CLUB elected in Febru-
airy are :-Commodore, G. l.. Kingsiand, OF the
OF the schooner mot christened) Rear Commo-
dore. S. Nicholson Kane o. the schooner Restless ;
a.
Shepherd Romans. the Regatta Committee
are:-Messrs. William Krebs, b. X. Cooke and
ans Ne eT
fione, and, although the club has not been Off
cially notified, 1t is understood that the FIone will
be In these waters during the coming season.
The members OF the New York Yacht Club antic
ipate very delightful season. as this year they
Will have q
on the water, with good anchorage Tor the yachts.
q lovely view and all the comforts that first
ri can IN m
their comfort they have to thank Vice Com
mOdore W. I. Garner, who came forward IN
build them "a club house and furnish
1t for o mere nominal rent. The offer was
a handsome club house, pier, floats and all the
necessary addenda Tne CLUB house Is being built
Staten Island. about AS eet from the shore, op-
poslte the flats. well known as yachting anchor.
age. Tae pier is run out rom the western side of
the Terry dock about fifty eet. after which you
cross thirty foot bridge and enter the club
eighty feet ioag by thiTty.nve feet in width. The
OBJECT OF the bridge Is TO allow boats coming from
the western SIDE OF the club house TO each the
nOats on the eastern side without having to pull
around the entire building. The club house viii
be built on piles rrS seven iset ta above
four feet higher than the first moor ana braced to-
0ether IRON side TO side. The house Will be eighty
nat at the top and covered BY dome shaped roo,
with fancy coored awnings on the sides. Enter
ing the house from the pier, stairway TO the lelt
leads upstairs. The
FIRST FLOOR
is occupied by the Kitchen, stewards room, pan
tries, wine closet. toilet room and reception room
Tue latter room Is ABOUT twenty-five feet by TWEEN.
ty-one feet, and opens on to a veranda twenty
eight leet by thrty-hve feet. The second story Is
divided into two toilet rooms, one Tor ladies' and
one for gentlemen, and two dining rooms con-
nected by folding doors, each twenty-ninc feet by
Jwenty.one eet. the dining rooms open on to q
balcony about the same size az the veranda be-
low. The roo, or the deck, sixty ieet Dy thirty
feet, is one Of the great attractions or the club
house, az, shaded ny the dome roof and awnings,
the visitor can ENJOY the fresh air and watch the
yachts sailing over the CLUB course from
START TO FINISH
Seated on the deck there Is a clear view or New
YORK harDOr, the NarrOws and Sandy Hook. The
style OF architecture Is Swiss and the building Will
be quite the attractive feature OF StapletOn In
ling yachts, and a lantern OF large dimensions on
the top OF the dome Will light up the deck and also
guide TO an anchorage those that WIND or tide may
delay after dark.
The piles on which the house is TO be constructed
will be driven by the middle or Aprii. aud the
ture by the 1st OF June: so 1t will probably be
opened to the guests on the DAY OF the annual re-
gatta, June IL.
NEW FERRY
direct from Stapleton 10 the Battery will com
mence running on the lst OF May. Boats will
leave every hour, making the passage IN twenty
one minutes. The ID. H. Martin ~ being altered In
Jersey City so as to be thoroughly fitted for this
particular line OF passenger trafrc. The cun
house Will be great convenience to yacht
owners, az, snoud they wish 10 take a party on an
afternoons cruise and be short OF stores, they
would only have to telegraph to the clue steward
aud he could send on board everything necessary.