The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-19
NEW ENGLAND'S YACHTS.
SWIFT SIZZLING TESsELS THAT SCUD
.fLONG THE RUGGED COAST
The Men who Own Them and the Flags Under
which They Snii-A Yncht.man who Ncver
Takes Ia Canvas -tapsizinu to hindwnrd.

The Men who Own Them and the Flags Under
which They Snil-A Ynchtsman who Ncyer
Takes Ia Canvas -tapsizinG TO Hindwnrd.
BOsroN, April lS The mellow mildncss Of
these lcngthcning days Of April brings JOY to
the heart Of every true yachtsman. Bustlc and
activity cnlivcn every winter rendezvous Tor tho
trim ttlo vessels whose snowy sails add SO
much to the picturesque beauty OF New Eng
| land coas, sccno in summer. As there arc said
to be about 600 Of these pleasure boats in Now
! England waters. it is easy to understand TINT a
| small army Of workncn is given employment
| Just now with paint brush and pumico stone.
/ rope yarn, metals, and duck. Sixteen distinct
| yachting organizations are scattered alQng the
coast from tho Vineyard to Portland. Of which
| the greater number have headquarters at or
| near Boston. These clubs are usually graded.
| but this classification is arbitrary in many re-
spccts and always gives offence 10 some Of the
organizations that are not accorded the place OF
| honor. Tho passport to three OF the New Eng
land clubs is blue blood and n bank account
| The royal head Of this trio is the Eastern Yacht
! Club. an organization which in other respects
as we'll is without peer in Eastern waters Its
vcssols nrc tho largest. and It's cruises are got
| ton M regardless Of expense. Some OF the
! finest New York yachts fly the. burgec OF the
! Eastern club frequently ana James HorI,n
| Benefits DHuutlrss and Lester Nalhck = Co
| lumhia are among the names one secs IN the
/
| have u suihug contest in the summer and an "N-
| tended cruise carly in the ial Each vacht has
| sailing master. ana rrcw I'M formed and hruss
! buiinn"d. some II the members are enud saii-
! ors. who follow the water in "a pleasure way be-
cnuse they love i rather than hecaus" is i4sh-
! ionahie. But th'y are very exclusive. List
summer Gen. Buffers Amoricn, with the fci!-
rrUl on board sailcd on To circumference gro tnls
| in this hNrhor Whcrn July dom vessel. be-
longing TO tn" Eastern Yacht club were lying
with sails furlrd, and not one ot ihem respond
ed Ia the gun with which be- saluted them.
the second flfIl in the Circle IL tue -
| criy. or tn" " Eastern Jr..' IA il Is iami,inr.y
| termed Tho sons aud Younger brothers Of the
| Eastcrp members cortpose 10. and they older
| from tho moro pref mt Gus organization IN mat
| their boats are limited tp thirty ieet; and that
they nrc q crew into themselves. Ihey PRIDE
| themselves upon their artiviiv, and reason.
for a moro busy busting ,,harum- sr"rum II
| could not well be found. While Il costs about
| $500 a month To run lrrt-rlasS Eastern yacht.
| II rs ut 70 merely nominal expense iNai tine Il 'N-
| crlv boys support their fleet Their tWlng
maichcs number half a dozen year. ami Trey
have. perhaps, tho most extensive ileet ON the
Nn III. hoot from this club. and the third and
last OF tho severely heightened llet. is tue MI
hns-ct club. q tito derived from Na-huui and
CO-hassct. which places form tho summer resi-
dcncc OF "A majority Il the members. Iu"rc is
n It'll" iealOusy between these two clubs, the
parent organization holding tina, desire Tor
1fliec led 10 tho now departure. However that
may hc, they max" things liNrS ABOUT u sion
llarhor anu is adjacent waters IN summer
pendent va 'iismcn. The Nauussct Club has no
mcasur"m"nt rcstrlri"n~.
joymeut are the nn~.hcstor. the South Boston.
and the Boston. Their n'eis are large. their
boats are built for -p"'G and com.ori. without
much regard Tor luxury, and "a cruise WIN
cith' r onn of them Il treat for any one WHO
lovgs roNst'rine time aud can rrusll llr V I'D
hluU. hearty cuurhd'e; WHO'S 'Npyf'eh 'oe iH-
ways show variety and sometimes smack ol
danger. The Boston CLUE numbers about 23p
eighty boats. Tho South T. Heton club turns ont
upward OF fifty h1ats tor r"vicw. mad al out l1l
~ utlcmou. 30 'lullng some oi the most active
! business mon 81 the cItv. owe il their al'-i-
| auH'. THO Dorchester tiih r. q younger organ
iZili.un numbering about 100 members. with
,iNty or seventy boat, mostly small ones how.
ever. These clubs have frequent nut hrs and
cruises. and certain OF th"r members are
n, almost all times to be- found ON tho
water The man who has the reputation % be-
ink tho most enthusiastic. reckless, aui sue
II. Bangs. Jr.. who. with his slocp Eva. has
taken twenty-five first. pri1s our OF ,weniy-
man. has u peculiar reputation Tor newer taklna
in sul nvcause of the wind. IL Is currently r.,
ported that he simply runs a plank To- wlnl
wnrd. With ono. two. ihrr" or tour mon upon 1t
. according 10 the rAiErn' nos OF tlo '!er amt -
bows along. ",tq every ~ ~ 81 canvas sSl he
fore hr"f' WliW Wpuii ulNn - IH'i p",'
uu"uey. Ou ono OCCASION d." ran uud"F Lone
| hrocIs. and Clt ~u close under tho lea tlai las
William +. Adams. " 0Hyer optc, resis'" i'
with Che Dor'lrs."r Club. and ltov himself
To- uo a -kilful yHcht-man. ~ he - e.Wnn.> at
enthusiast" udmiGcr of Ia" sport, In" IA
, j. his boat ami -ho shows oil nn"'y wl"n Mr.
another Boston man. who gels "h.Ul All IA" I'M
therr is ou' 9i ll".t'ns en- ~e a smnsl ,'
him. Ih"ir summer r.-i l'nnr as at ilull, am,
any on" %, his nou ~ or NOR aanghirn
ono t1 tiis manner horn.
4 Arthur Cheney. eA-Commolora 4 the hos
. tom Club and owner oi tIr Globe Theatre. BE-
we'll knoWn for hl, hospitality ou board tG'
f.our Il" bis. The Il ',oui' has come INTO nN
d company has warmed ,bo honrt oal mollowe'
. | thr hetd Ol many a llub-ln