Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-29
Yachts and bicycles.

Meetings Of TIA . Two Clubs Last Evening
Others Matters of Interest.
The Yale Yacht club held meeting last even
ing and elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Commodore, B. H.Anthony '86
vice oommodore,T q. Newberry '85 s. s. S.
treasurer, Sheffield Phelps '86; secretary, s..
| L. Grape '8G. The opening run to Thimble
| Islands was discussed, but the date was not
definitely decided. 1t will probably take
place about the twenty-fourth of May. The
new club room is almost ready for occupancy
and will be enc of the most attractive in the
| city. One of the rooms in the basement OF
Durfee has been fitted in hard woods, pro-
vided with handsome rugs, pictures and
| yachting trophies, and will contain files of
several daily and sporting weekly papers
The club is in very prosperous condition,
having lately added to its feet several sloops
| and steam launch.
The Bicycle club also held a meeting and
admitted three new members. A committee
consisting of Messrs. Foster, Kimberly and
Hyde were appointed to arrange the date for
the spring races. These will be very im~
portant and interesting, all the foremost rid
ers ia the country having signifed their
intention to be present.
Since the recent reconstruction of the crew
marked change for the better has taken
place. The stroke is taken better, the boat
does not roll as it used to, and the eight are
harmonious. The new paper shell has been
tried and found to be satisfactory and will be
used regularly in short time. It is an ex-
act counterpart of Harvard's.
A partial canvass of the senior class was
taken yesterday to discover the presidential
preferences of the members AS far as the
vote went, and it included about two-thirds
of the class, Senator Edmunds received
clear majority, with Senator Bsyard second.
The other prominent candidates, Arthur,
Blaine, Tiden, Morrison, the Shermans and
Logan, had also some following.
The annual lacrosse tournament for the
Oelrichs cup will come off on Thursday at
the st. George cricket grounds, Hoboken.
At II O'Clock the Druids of Baltimore and
the Independents of New York will open the
games. Yale will be matched against Prince
ton at o'clock and the New Yorks against
New York university at 2. The finals will
be played at 3 and 4, and at 5 the American
Nationals will compete with q picked team
from the other clubs.
There is strong movement on the part
of some members of the faculty to make the
observatory part of the university, and
President Porter, Professor Newton and DR..
Waldo have already been mentioned as Of
fcers of it. Nothing can be done, however,
until the next faculty meeting, which will be
held about the middle of May.
The Phi Beta Kappa men from the junior
class will be admitted to the fraternity
Wednesday evening.
The graduates Of Phillips Andover acad-
envy, numbering in all nearly one hundred,
will meet in Liaonia hall this evening and or
ganize society.
The sophomore class will meet this morn
ing at half-past o'clock to elect fence
orator.
The first lit of the '85 board will be issued
this morning. Besides choice selections of
other articles it will contain the junior prize
Grafton.
The Tennis association held mseting last
evening and adopted constitution.