New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
YACHTING IN PROSPECT

PREPARING FOR THE SUMMERS sPoRr--A uNifOhM
CODE OF SIGNALS.
The New-York Yachts which bave been LAID
IN at Nyack during the winter are being rapidly pun IN
order for the coming The celebrated soop "rce
which is there, viii go into commission about May lV'
Joseph Earle is this year the sole owner o. the Oae
having purchased Mr. Fns share in the yacht and viii
enter her in all the principal sloop Captain Baker
the sailing master, died last winter and Mr.. Earie
has engaged the former sailing OF excommouore
Vermilyes schoonerya yacht ATLANTA Nice-conlnouore
Tonpknss yacht Vivid of the Ssawsnhaka Cluo VIII 20
into commission on May l. She has new set OF sais
new mast OF Oregon pine has been brought from Ehshu
for James stimans cutter Wenonah The cutter lleen'
which recently returned from cruise to forlda' Is no"
living al Staten Island L. W. Padelford brother OF the
Yachts owner in speaking OF the Heen yesterday Sa
al went with my brother as far as savannah on tne
ueen. She behaved beautifully and we were pieSseu
with her in every particular. We had heavy weather
hut were OF obliged to lay her to The mast was
sprung In gale off Hatteras and we lost much Time IN
Savannah in citing fixed That is the reas on sue uu
not go to the Indies but only to Florida Inc cut
ter was comfortable and my brother is delighted Win
her" new mast of oregon pine viii be put ID the
neen Mr. Harry her designer, has never been saushed
with the present mast and intended when she was
launched 10 put in q one this sprn Z.
E. W. Psdelford has put his cutter Mond
in the hands Of Burgess Brothers, OF Boston, VINO VIII
sell her for him. The Mona, though small boat mas
done considerable cruising along the coast LdsU S""
Mr. Padleford made trip to Mount Desert The pro
posed race between the een and Hldegard Will come on
Immediately after the opening regatta Of the Newfork
Club In June The question of the measurement OF lne
two Yachts is now under consideration The Hldegard
will be dewn from Nyack on May l.
Yachtsmen are confident that the pnotage Dill betore
Congress- which would force steam yacht TO take on
board pilot everytme enters or leaves port VII .u
PASS in it's present form, but that clause Will De lbseu
exem yachts from the provisions OF the law lu
resolution OF the ScawanhAla Club to adopt cO1e o. s
nqs i'm uniformity with the NewfOrk Club VIII De stp
toward uniformity Of codes In ali yacnt ciuos a. uo
eastern Yachts have resolved 70 adopt SINH ar sysIe
his code il practically the International code or sgnss
few combinations Of letters being added to signal the
name of small ports frequented by yachtsmeh JOIN
Mumm ia building Jacob W Cooper yaclI 10 rep4Sc
the Dolphin She will be 81 feet over ALL A. feet on I1e
water line l6l2 feet beam and feet deptn o. nolu
The unlou ratfa yachts parc pated IN rev
wears agO by the Columbia. Long Island jersey Cl anu
other Yacht OF that class which gave an impetus 70
tbe Interest yacht regattas Is sought 10 oe
heated he coming The Columbia CluO nas passed.
Pcsolutons and appoined a committee to confer Win
similar committees from other clubs, in and around New
Work for tie purpose OF ascertainng whether Gnloh
Raw regatta for open yachts can be arranged ,0r o
The following is the committee Il. 7. H. ADel' - n
Armstrong John Frick. Isaac VI. Vail and Henry Lewis;
The resolutions state that the prizes Tor the eeatt saa
he in cash and shall exceed 500 as nrst prl%e ~
anv class and $50 second prize ana that theIe san
he only first and second prizes After receiving concur
rent communications the recognized yacul cuDs
me Committees will be called in conference 70 discuss
the matter and make the necessary arrangements