The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-26


Lizzie ................. 63...... Captain Nance
THE LONG ISLAND CLUB.
The Long Island Club comprises tue schooners I'm.
known, ~ inches; Jeannot, 63 inches; Adelia. %
inches Edith, GO iuchcs Florence, o. lnches ana Her
cuIcs 63 inches; ana TIE sloop Essie 6o inches which
won the great regatta New York Bay last fall TO the
victor IN which Vice Commodore Centre presented
handsome silver cup
The Long Island Club Jr. IS composed entirely OF
boys. and numbers halt dozen or more boats.
Among them are the Henrietta 81 inches; Sadie, 63
iucnes julia 81 inchcs Arrow 81 inches, ana Comet,
As inches The two last mentioned are sloops
AS soon as any thing like warm weather sets In, the
yachtmen will rendezvous at the lake, and the season
will open. An earnest feeling OF competition exists
between tho respective owners. and some exciting
racing may be looked Tor this summer
A THE BoArhousE
The writer visited Prospect Park few days since,
and on making his way TO the pcturesquely situated
yachting lake found the boathousc stu IN state OF
comparative confusion. During the yachting season
this mouse is kept In tho most shpshape Trim ~ the
keeper Andy veet aud TO find In such state OF dis-
order 1t is makes us present appearance The
more deplorable. The curriers' who have used during
the winter the ground near the b0athousc as place
IN which 10 indulge IN Their sport, have handled very
careessy OF the smaller yachts IN order to make
Tor themselves a place wherein TO store the implc
ments necessary to their game. large number OF
the boats. gcar and sails have been allowed
to remain the house since last season,
and n number OF the sails suffered to a con-
siderable extent from the water when has collected
III The hollow at the rear and soaked through into tho
house and caused the sails TO mildew. IL would be
well Tor owners to pay an early visit TO the house 10
learn what damage has been done TO their property
In IA few days, however, candy" Will have put things
in good shape again. IL is expected that the number
OF spectators the Saturday afternoon reeatas during
the coming season Will outnumbcr even those OF last
summer, Tor each since the amusement was In
aucurated the crowds have been larger than tho
III DrIuges built IRON island to island, as Mr.
Stranahau, when he was President oil the Brooklyn
! PARK Commission. sad hc intended to have con.
structed, the SPECTATORS especially tho ladies', would
be greatly accommodated In their desire TO watch the
movements OF the tiny craft.
AMERICAN MODEL GOING ABROAD.
Commodore Cole, OF the American Club, stated 10
the writer that II possible that Mr. RICHTER, OF the
firm OF George A. Clark Brother, tho spool cotton
manufacturers would take with him OF the boats OF
the American CLUB, wnen he goes 10 Scotland next
month. Mr.. RICHTER has made known his desire 10
carry one OF Tie boats with him. aud the Commodore
has signned his willingness to allow either the Cornc
LA Maria CO. In Scotland the boats sailed on
beam wind IN races and are poor pointers; and Com
modore Coie who built the two boats named, Is salts
fed that either OF them can easily outsail any cutter
built model, on which principle the Scotch yachts are
! CONSTRUCTED.