The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB.

COMMODORE LESTER wALLACK ON ANNUAL
YACHT oRUIsING-TIME FIXED FOR THE
RENDEZVOUS, AUGUST g.
A special meeting Of the members Of tho Brookly n
Yacht Club held last evening at their head
quarters, in tho Continental Bulldog, corner of
Montague and Court Streets for the purpose of
deciding the time and OF tho annual cruise of the
cuo. Tue meeting was called 10 order by the prssi
dent. Mr.. Turner. who suggested that Commodore
Lester Wallack, who was present, should give hts
views on the subject
Commodore wallsck responded, remarking that
there was very little tor him TO say OF course they
all wished Tor q brilliant cruise, but in order to
realize the wish they must have respectable
number of vessels. We had seen OF late
years that the annual cruises Of the New
York, tho Seawauhaka, tho Atlantic, and even
their own club had bean brilliant previously.
He hoped tho coming cruise would be an exception
in that respect, ana the movement to make it u
great success would be as spontaneous as
any man who cared tor yachting would
wish to see. He did not like to u
few vessels struggling In and struggling cut OF hsr-
Dor until there nothing left Of the fleet. Such
cruise would DO farce, and he would rather see
cruise at all than to see tho Brooklyn club come
In old times But tho effort TO make It
success must spring from themselves. The Com mo-
%asd s''a as Sc wnyn he had command b. duties
would begin. II was Questionable whether
S:y s could Yo.s 9sss. sse s:s;
cruising, as no was DESTROYS OF beginning the
cruise on the Goth or the 2ls inst He thought many
boats OF the senior club could JOIN them however, by
that time. 1t had become more difficult task zach
succeeding year to set.a squadron together HIS
business engage would necessitate hts return
from the cruise by September !.
Mr. II. G. Place Inquired what the course would be,
10 which the Commodore replied that that question Is
q
and consideration. They generally, 90, how.
LONDON, Greenport and New Bedford. But the exact
route will be submitted In Glen Cove on the flagship
Mr.. Place moved that the club rendezvous at Glen
Mr. L. Perry Blevp, owner Of the yacht Ada, said
that within the past lew Gays he bad a number
regarding the cruise. Among the number whom no
had spoken with WAS ex-Commodore Dlcken-
son, who did not think that ne could be
Yacht Club before the 2sth inst II the Brooklyn
club would put OF the time OF rendezvous until
the 2sIh inst NO ier assured that Commodore Wal
lack would then have a pretty rcBpectabis feet 10
command He supposed the cruise OF tho Brooklyn
CLUB would occupy about ten days. and they
would, no doubt visit down East, At Newport,
New BEDFORD Sud Gresnport. Ia the curly Part OF
September all the Eastern yacht clubs cruising
ana tho logs were is.t a. that nm aa,. c,rcun
cruise. He moved, therefore, as an amendment taat
the time o. rendezvous be Jour 7. NJ. Monday,
lleved the Madeline, Drcadnausht, Mantle, whie
Wing, Seawitch Gypsey. Syren and other yachts now
cruising would JOIN .heir Meet
amendment oGere1 by Mr. Bevin was seconded
ty Mr.. L. A. Newman and adopted unanimously.
dore BE- allowed by courtesy the privilege OF inviting
yachts that he may cgoose 10 select to participate
in the cruise.
Tho privilege was accorded and the meeting ad-
fourncd.