The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-27
YACHTING NOTES.


The rig Of Mr. John s. BecchersSacht Petrol is be-
ing changed at Port Jefferson. l.. L., to that OF q
schooner. She Is being heightened ait, which will
much improve her appearance.
The sloop Sadie rapidly fitting out Port Jcfler-
son. /. l.
The schooner Hacyon, Al the same place. is nearly
ready for her 10 Boston, which port she has
Gently been sold.
The schooner Dreadnaught is at Northport l.. and
Will soon go into commission.
sloop yacht, 4s feet long, Is feet beam and feet
depth OF hold, is rapidly approaching completion az
the yard Of Mr. John Driscol, Grecnpoint /. !. Mr..
Fleming. Of New York, ordered her construction.
Dir. John Dimon's soop yacht Wave was
launched Wednesday afternoon the foot Of Court
street. She is Al length 10 feet breadth Of
beam.
The schooner yacht Peerless, Mr. j. II. Maxwell, has
been IN commission a week more. She has Just 70.
turned from Glen Cove, whore sho received thorough
overhauling on.tho ways
Commodore Thayer's schooner yacht Triton. A Y.C,
was placed In commission Wednesday at the OF
Court street. She down TO Sandy Hook and viii
remain there two or three days scrubbng saIls.
The English cutter soop yscht which Commodore
Center modelled Tor his nephews is out the shop
and down 10 The waters edge South Brooklyn ready
FOR launching. She will be put overheard IN day or
two
Mr. John rrcadwclls sloop America was pu. in tho
Brooklyn on Tuesday lust
The steam zach, ocean Gem came on the ways a.
the foot OF Court street Tuesday last She has re-
ccveu thorough overhauling
Tho sloop yacht Lzzc L., j. q. johnson, NJ D.,
- i.C., WIZ 10 placed IN commission on Saturday at
tho loot OF Court street.
The schooner yacht WITCH Mr. Frank S. siott,
YC, is beng overhauIed at Grconport, l.. where
she VAS laid up for the winter
Tho large aud pleasant club house Of the BROOKLYN
Yacht club Gravcscnd Bay Will shortly DO re-
moved TO Bay Ridge, where a suitable site has been
a q he lvn yachts
have been tired Of tho Gravesend location but no
Efforts tending 10 change were made until month
altogether the Board OF Trustees determined
that the complaints of last season about tho
Gravesend anchorage should not be repeated during
the coming summer, and hence the nation 10
leave the olu place The Bay Ridge site will be come
popular place OF resort Tor the members and in tho
END, no DOUBT add largely 10 Tho membership OF tho
club
Mr. r. W. Holmes, owner OF the schooner yacht
Playful, Is out with novel challenge. He is willing
10 match his boat against any schooner in the United
States or Canada for cup OF tho value or 81, O0O
SAIL twenty miles To lceward. Mr. Holmes Is OF the
opinion that, with smooth bottom and good crew.
tho Playful can beat anything that floats twenty
before tho wind 1t Is rumorod in yachting circles
that Mr. Holmes challenge viii short y DO accepted
The new yacht Cyclone, launched at Clifton on Mon
day, IS now Receiving her rig, and will be ready to
feet In length Hat bot.omed, with centre board and
about twenty tons burden. Valued at $4,000.
The yacht Amaryllis arrived on Wednesday last ut
the anchorage OF Commodore Bates club house. foot
OF Thirty seventh street. Brooklyn, where she Will
main until sunday. IL Will be remembered by yachts
men that tins Is the novel craft that the Cenen-
rial Regatta last year, and on tho 18Th July
described In the HERALD by her builder, Mr.. Nathaniel
q. Herrcshon Her owner has made a match against
time Tor $500, TO start IRON Bates', and sail TO
Grccnport, l.. L. IN eight hours Tho distance IS 14o
miles by water Her owner IS confident he do It
without difficulty. but Bates says he will have 10
'bouse up his Jb' some. All DESTROYS 10 sec this
curious yacht should avail themselves OF the present
opportunity, the Amaryllis stranger our Bay.
Mr.. Hcrreshons yacht, while on her way from
Bristol i. L., 10 Middetown, Conn, yesterday, was
disabled She taken in tow by the schooner 7. B.
Abel and safely anchored in New York harbor, where
she will be repaired.