New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30
THE SAVANNAH CLUB.
TAKING THE LEAD IN IMPORTANT I'M
PROV EAiENTS.

PROV EDENlS.
This l. the frat Cornthian Yacht Club organized in
| this country. The term Corinthtan signifies That
| the yachtsman sails his own yacht without
! the assistance of professionals The Sea"Ah-
H. C,rb was started at Oyster Bay in 1872.
S.veral of the summer residents there owned small
boats which they were accustomed to sail themselves
and so the idea was preached of forming Cornthian
Climb The amateur sailors looked upon 1t iayoraby'
and the resut was the organization Of the Seawanhaka
Corintban Yacht Club of oyster Bay The charter mem
hers were Gerard Beoknan, j. Williams Beekman, Fred
erick de p Foster. Grand Foster, Bayard F. Foulk,
William F. Foulk. ir Alfred Roosevelt Arthur d.
Weekes and Thomas S Young jr
large amount of the young blood OF the Ncwl OIL
Yacht Club soon came into the Seawanhaka Club, ana
il began to take leading part in yachting For two
wears the regattas were held at Oyster Bay, but in
1879 the club held its annual regatta down the Bay
over the New. York Yacht Club and ever since
i, has been identified with this city than Oyster
Bav in fact the name of the place of It's birth has been
dropped and the name now Is the Seawanhaka CORN
THAN Yacht Club of New-York III 1874 the schooner
Ariel became the flagship of the club and ever since
large yachts have flown the club flag Two years later
the club went 10 Philadelphia on cruise, and IN loeo
il held an ocean regatta of Cape May for the Center
Cup Four yachts went over the course two OF them
being under forty tons. The clubhouse Mt staten
Island was built in 1851. This clubhouse Is on the
brealwater protecting the Seavanh''ka basin IN winch
many of the yachts lay mp for the winter 1t yach
clubhouse in the strictest sense OF the word ana Is
never used for social purposes. The club has no house
in tc city and mas no intention of making the aim
and desire of lis members being to make strictly
Yachting organization Ii the fall Of lool the races
with the Scotch cutter Madge sailed under the
aus,icc. Of the Seawanhaka Club, and though they
were well contested the cutter always victorious
The Scawauhaka is known as the " cutter CLUB ron
L. fact that the cutter element is strong in IT. The
ue Of cutters however the natural ougrcwth Of the
members Of the club sailing their Owl yachts.
In all improvements in yachting the Seawanhakas
have taken the lead They the first to dispense
with gold lace and hlagroc on the uniforms ana veal
the plain black buttons they were the first to establish
systcm of etiquette the first TO allow the USE Of SPIN
makers in yacht races and the first to make sail area
factor in time allowances The members of the Sea
wauhaka Club are nearly all practical sailors who can
and do handle their own yachts in tho school Of this
ub have been trained all best Corinthians Of these
waters. In the Seawauhaka Club yacht-owner Is not
merely passenger his own vessel In the annual
regatta Of this ciub the yachts not only sailed hut
manned by Corinthians As the class of yachts in the
club has become larger the danger OF sailing rchooners
and trst-cass sloops III heavy weather with crew
comnosed entirely of amateurs mas become apparent
and il l. probable that m0dlncailoh OF lhc ShlnE
regulations will b" made which will allow certain
number of profess .al sailors N the cr,T.
The Seawanhaka Club has sometime. gwen IAN siooP
races in which the yachts were saIcd by Corinthians
but manned by professionals Those Of last fall were
especially interesting cutters and sl"ops were ped
against each other The cu has never Lost si2ut ot
The small boat clement but rec gAng the Importance
of tic training derived from handling small '' give,
every year OpcnOoat regatta on th' di'-L'u-' az
Staten Island The regatas OF the club open u the
yachts of other clubs. bat must c sailed under lAc rules
of the Seawanhaka Club. This c!ub was the trst 10
throw omen 'tas. but it, eka" has been very
oeer{ followed by other clubs. The club II largely
comgp,cd Of Young men. agd j" III list n members ap
pear the names Of the Oldest iamc' oi N'~ "ik'
III, largest cutter IL the country Is owned 10y the CON
oorc OF the club. La-l The annual cl-e OF me
Climb was omitted but il i, safe To 5d that such an oc
cuIrruce Will not happen again. he hIst cutter
which belonged t. the sluu va- the NmdcE when came
In In lS14 The club has always been careful - II IL
l,rlIrp and there has been in the history 81
tc oI ..iI. oi. "a yIUH of uuIIiuc~- n any oil thc
races, A. a- Oecu sUL-ht ana successfully l." nav -
.rmbrr, men who 81 once gentlemen an" sailors
The fact tha thc cIHb has taken such prominent pace
anon! Yachting organizations ~ 80 short 'ie Is que
D -hr fact that " has worked with purpose u hi7
done great deal more perhaps than ai} othc cl"o III
tue country e. develop the true - htHg siI'. IL
officers and members have been largely young men oi
wealth and leisure who have devoted themselves hcdf
ilv the sport. and have not been AFRAID 10 q" seat
work It, rrgatta~ and mHtch-races have been wen AT
RANGED and conducted, and hat II has done II l an
earnest of the things may do. About the only dis
ctiyelv social feature OF the club j. is annual dinner
INC meeting, Of the club held at Dcmonicos and
they always of interest from the d-cu'7H 81 7"'o
| vital question IN yachting.
The club will give thi, year besides its annual regatta
d regatta for open boats ami number OF Hscfcslihg
match-raccS expected 90 take place. Inc Slup
membership Is now 2oS ana ~ nee consists o. n"'n'
100 Yachts. Financially the club is in good condition.
aud all it, members and friends look forward 10 sue
ce,,fal season The present commodore of the club Is
| Archibald Rogers, owner Of the Bedomn'