The Portland daily press., 1879-04-21

increase of 80 members, making total Of lat.
The club rooms were improved during the sea-
son and new charts and models of yachts add
ed to the club collection. The new club book
was issued and two new yachts eneolled in the
fleet The club was incorporated on February
10, 1873, by the act Of the legislature Of that
date, and organized under the act on April
the Sd.
The general state of the club and its pros
poets at the present time are as follows: 1t
occupies handsome and convenient rooms at the
ED of Custom House wharf, with fine view
from the balcony, landing steps, modern con-
veniences, good library. pictures, charts and
models. The membership is 157 IL honorary
and 1872 resident active members) and has been
steadily increasing. The squadron consists of
IS yachts IA schooners, 10 soops, 2 steamers)
with an estimated value of $4,000. Most of
the yachts are owned in Portland, and the fleet
have moorings on the Cape side of the channel,
opposite Union wharf, 10 convenient vicinity
to the club house. The soop Viva is undoubt-
eddy the fastest as well as the largest yacht in
the feet, but many others are good sailers.
Most of the yachts are well, and some, espec.
tally the Princess, Viva. Ray, Oracle, Twilight
and Casco-handsomely fitted up, and are. per-
haps, the most valuable of the fleet. Two new
yachts were added last season, the Tempus and
Gussie The owners of all the yachts are in
the habit of sailing them, and we do not know
another yacht club in the country where the
practical knowledge of sailing and pilotage is
universal The challenge cups of the club are
in the following condition: First class cup
owned by sloop Viva, Vice Commodore Paul,
having won in three successive races. A new
and valuable one for the purpose Of the races
has been ordered by the club. The second class
schooner cup is held by the Undine. The sec
ond class sloop cup is held by the TwilighE, and
the third class cup is owned by the sloor Mist,
having been won in three successive races. The
club have ordered one to replace this also. The
annual challenge cup regatta is appointed for
May 23d, and the spring cruise of the club will
probably begin on May 30tb, and continue four
days or more, to the eastward. Several of the
yachts propose to go to Mt. Desert and the
eastward during the summtr, and fall cruise
of the club will probably take place in Septem-
ber. Fast Day, April IT, saw several of the
yachts out for their first sail. The owners are
now busy preparing their yachts, painting. sc.
During the winter the yachts have been moor
ed in three places between the bridges in the
upper harbor, in the dock at the foot of State
street, or hauled up on the Cape side.
The club own about $500 worth of property,
chiefly in their rooms, besides their yachts.
The financial condition is, and always has
been, good. At the close of the last year the
treasurer had over $500 to the credit of the
club. The membership is still increasing.
The tenth anniversary of the club occurs
April 26th, and it will be celebrated in fitting
manner at the Cape Cottage, which will be
opened for the purpose. There will probably
be supper and dance, as the committee in
charge will spare no pains for its successful OBJ.
servance. tits hoped that it will be entered
into and carried out in manner agreeable and
profitable to the club.
The present officers of the club have lately
been published. We are much indebted to
Mr.. Geo. d. Rand, the present Secretary, in
the compilation of this history,