The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10
TINE SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB.
1 Preliminary Meeting 20 the Openlnk Of
the Yachting season or 1870.

the YAChcln4 SEASON 0I k03Us
The Southern Yatch Club yesterday evening
held a meeting In the elegant clubhouse at
New Lake End. Some time before the hour
designated for this meeting the commodious
Headquarters Of the club was thronged with
members of the organization.
The meeting was called to order by the presi
dent, Com. Emile O'Baen. at 1880 .. m.
or the 4os members OF the club about 400 were
present, the largest number assembled together
at any of the sessions this season.
The minutes OF the preceding meeting were
read and adopted, and the reports Of the va
rious committees received.
The report OF the building committee, read by
the chairman. Mr., A. Claiborne. was docH-
ment well worthy OF commentator and withal
very interesting. It gave detailed statement
Of the contract for and the cost or the new club
house. designed BY w. Fl. Bell. architect. and
constructed by A. Darling. The total cost Of the
building was $594o with extras amounting to
$1,000 The report was received and a vote OF
thanks offered to the chairman Of the building
committee.
THE COMMITTEE ON PRIZES
were unable to render q final report. It seems
under some misconstruction that there have
been two sets Of prizes brought out to be COM
peted for by our yachts. One Is to be seen In
Mr.. Lilienthal's jewelry store. and the other In
Mr.. Strong's. on Canal street. 1t Is stated that
they both cost about the same amount. and the
respective merits OF both sets seemed to be
recognized by members Of the yacht club. After
report OF the chairman Of the committee on
prizes, MIR. Rareshide. Mr.. Lilienthal also
member of the club arose to make an explana-
ton with reference to the prizes. which he
stated he had ordered from tacit understand
Ing with the committee on prizes. A communi-
| cation or report from the committee was then
read, stating that Mr.. Lllienthal had ordered
the prizes at his own risk. and that the commit
tee considered itself under no obligations to
purchase them. A motion was made for the
discharge Of the committee. II was lost. Then.
on motion, committee OF investigation was
appointed to examine into the. matter. This
motion was afterward reconsidered. and an
sed to appoint an Arbitrator The p part Of NJ
Lilienthal and one on the part Of the club: these
two to appoint an umpire to decide the case. as
| to whether the club should take or reject Mr..
Lilienthals prizes.
TWO MORE PRIZES.
The president referred to the fact that Mr..
Maginns had presented the club with two
B Boats and al the osher By The Catamarans. 80
The president. calling Mr.. Rareshide to the
chair. stated that It had been proposed to hold
as It had been utterly possible to get the boats
ready by the twelfth Instant ne fayored j ne ne
nay Motons en
effect that the nineteenth OF May be the day de-
termined upon, but the twenty sixth was the
date finally chosen by large majority OF the
a discussion arose as to the number Of tickets
| OF entrance to the club, house each member
u naS aoWe Ills discuss Es
the family tickets each member was granted on
regatta and festival days by the constitution Of
the club. Several bachelors ARGUED that these
friends. This question was answered in the
negative By the president, who. like the Apostle
Paul. counseled the bachelors to, get married SO
| their tickets would bring 10 full quota.
Here one member witt, eleven children arose
and with apparent difi1a q demanded Il the
| extended SO as to enter q
| ALARGE FAMILY. m55a-=@
The president thought they did, Another
member, then, wanted to know II the family
| tickets also might be stretched 50 as to include
his sisters and his cousins and his aunts. He
was answered hardly ever" and sat down. ap-
parently startled and astonished at his own
/ audacity.
The president here arose to inform the club
that he had hoped to read the new charter TO
| the club at the meeting but was unable to get It
Was drawn 10 BY MI l. sonat and
mously Endorsed by the club
| The club was then informed by the president
! that each captain entering boat In the first
days race. on May 26. would be required to
leave a list OF the names Of his entire crew at
the club house on the morning OF the race; and
that the second days race was open to all,
amateurs or professionals. The committee in
charge Of the second days race consist Of
MeSsrS, Hanson, Walsh and CenaS.
l. was recommended formally that the
COMMITTEE ON MEASUREMENT
should proceed to measure the yachts proposed
to be entered In the regatta of May rs at the
earliest possible date, as there had not been the
official measurement taken OF a single yacht In
the club.
1t was agreed that the regatta for the chal-
account Of the epidemic till this year. be run
on the second Monday in June. while the cup
race for this year should take place On the first
four regular regattas this year. After the cleo
ton OF forty-fiye new members the club ad-
journed.
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