New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
YACHTING IN THE HIRBOR.
A LIVELY SEASON FOR THE CLUES.

| ORGANIZATIONS. HENS AND OIICTEs-NANN RE-
GAIrA, IL PROSPECT
There j. ao ,ity and life hese spring days among The
various yach, club. which have their headquarters
along te shores fine Vast and North rivers Though
most of the boats in these fleets small many Of
then orC remarkably fast. and as thcy sailed almost
exclusively by a'oo,cr> thc club members arc mhuod
with In. true Yachting spirit aud are nearly all good
sailors, The yachts getting into commission earl,
this year ud there il ,hc prospect Of Lively season.
Inn K>iCTEREOChlE CLUB
The Kn.kerbocLor Climb gauiled ten year, ago.
The club honsc which occupies at Port Morris for
rnerlv belonged 10 the old Harlem &ci Clnb organi
cation which went on Of existence about the time that
the KuickcrhocAer Club formed. The house t.
beautifully situated On the Sound and it j. good
anchorage There Is Aoat for small boats and the
club grounds j., sMpyud where fly or sixty yachts
can t hauled NJ ~ he house u being enlarged
aud hen She UuprOy emcAt finished there will be
large Locks r0oE Tor ieutoWnefs. smoking groom ana
~ diniHl room. 4 balcony around the upper story
OF The house and affords fine view Oi the Sound. The
club has rapidly increased H size and importance Of
late and nov BIZ, 90 members and feet consisting
OF one steam ard .cNcnty-iive sailing yachts. There
are twenty names proposed for meIul'er-hip 10 be
acted upon at the p6If meeting. lie OluD has $50
roeattas each year. Que on May 30 and ono u the fail
The spring regatta this year viii be over ii time 10
give those who attend view Of lie koS~-C Courtney
race which takes place % the clubhouse On that day
The Clab GIVES monthly ptuuaut II .Ittas during the
Yachting season. Among the wellknown boats OF
tie Aeo3 are tho LIZZIE belonging to ". l. Onder-
dcuk. the sara. owned BY Commodore Hobby: W. Il.
Morsc's little flyer Oracle; Mr. GIeehys UHdine the
Ncttie fhorp owned ly y. Thorpe; and the Fearless.
belonging 10 james L.lor. The club l. in good
financial condition and has uoncy in The treasury.
Mann al thC yachts are already m commission. lAc
GIacc Las bccn almost rebuilt since LAST year bat
hoI in. model La- been prcsO we'd The tHduc has
had ucW cockpit of hard wood pat IN and her cabin
La- been Icihi>hed ia Tie same material Tie present
officer. al tho dub arc q, follows: Commodore c. X
"a L.. st-t,.
". Il morse treasurer, Charlie ". Lamb.
kIW-JfKsEY CICB.4
TLis club va, Organized ia the fall Of 1871. and
house va. bl1t at Tie foot Of Fouth--t.. H0bokcn
When Hudson Park W@s Laid out the club was obliged
10 move ts quarters and took the house ia the Eysan
Fields which il nov occuDc,. This is The old NcT
York Yacht Club heuse aud the first one built in
America Ihf club ont Of debt and has 5000 IA tine
treasury. IL started on CorintLian principles,
which il still Bantins and probably viii continue 10
hold IL every regatta 81 Tie club each yacht must he
sailed ny her owner OF by some other member OF tho
club The club has now sXty-ii members and feet
of twenty five yachts. MosI of them open boats,
only tWo being cabin slO0ps. The club has never
allowed shifting ballast any If it, and allows
the yachts % carry man To every hVe feet 1rsc
ton OF water line. The club holds two Iogaitas an
nuay the tIst Is opeu only 10 yachts of the club,
but tho second has always been open to al comcTs.
This year, however II Is proposed to Limit the entries
in the second regatta 70 yachts belonging 10 some
recognized club. The next regatta takes place Oh June
10.
Among the boats in the climbs feet which have
re1tati0n for heetncss ore the Lille r. owned by T.
II Rogers the Dare Doyil, belonging to exConnodore
Dnworth the Charm, owned by Mr.. Ketchum; the
Estalle owned by A. HeIioD, and Jeaneretts Meteor.
Mr Ogdens swift catamaIAn Duplex is also Of the
vessels In the feet The yachts are rapidly being put
IN commission. Some have been altered and repaired
during the winter. The Growler, belonging 70 j. and
j. Bell has been cut open and heightened and VAL be
made fuller in the bow, with view OF increasing her
sail carrying capacity new deck and cabin were
recently put the Charm The timbeTs were found to
be almost as strong and solid the day the Charm
launched thirty years agO The present officers OF
commodore, 4 T. RAbe; secretary j. d. 0oetsohiuay
Stllng.
THK COLUMBIA CLUB.
Tho club house Of the Columbia Club IL beautifully
situated on tho shores Of tho Hudsan at the foot Of
West Eighty sirthst The club organized in 1867