New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20

and Inns n large membership aud fleet of five steam
launches three soops schooncrs. and thirteen open
boats For the last years IL has held rcglttas
having dcy Oted all its gies 10 paying the debt on
lis house aud grounds The debt has been cleared aud
the club will hold regatta onJunc y. marine rail
way for hauling up yachts ha- been built near the club
house. The Columbia j. Corinthinn club and has
many good sailors among lis membership One of the
Of Robert Mayicd. Il. T. II. Abel and Isaac NJ Vail
also have fine steam lauuchc. Among the other yachts
is the schooner Beatrice belonging to james Grca Il.
She j. siNty-fvo feet long aud il still the WAYS
Then there Is the " Boston kc" boat Lizzie belong
ing to Dr. Henry Griswod the ,loop Laura, recently
bought by w. H. Stone. mcmb of The club; and the
fast "a boat Petrol The officers Of the club fol-
lows Commodore. PM Nailc yicc-commodorc, Charles
Dictz president r. T. II. Abel; secretary {. NJ Arm
strong; treasurer. Joseph Weaver.
EAST RIVER CLCB
On the East River. n the foot of Dupont-st Green
point IS the house Of The East River Yacht Club which
was organized in 1850. 1t has ninety eight mem
bers anl fleet OF thirty yachts. he majority Of
the yachts are cabin boats. In lis rcgattJs it for
Incry required that member of the club should be
aboard each yacht entered. Now, however. that re-
sricon has been removed and the boat he handled
by any one the object being to get the greatest speed
ont OF Yacht Either fixed or shifting ballast is
allowed The club is In satisfactory financial con
di,ion and Its membership and fleet are increasing Its
regattas are always successful and Interesting The
annual regatta Of the club viii take place June @
Among the yachts belonging to the club fleet the
forty fvefoot sloop Avalon belonging to Hi Holmes ;
the handsome and fast sl0op FavOIie. owned by NJ j.
ChaIdc: Charles Eliott's Mistake and Thomas Pclls
Snoozcr.
The Mistake is willing to race any boat of her size in
the world. The Snoozcr bull 10 beat the Mistake
and it il thought that she has developed all the
speed that is in her. Great expectations entertained
al her this year The sloOp Columbia and SnOOzer No.
. are other wen known yachts in the feet Snoozer
No. built off Of the lines or the SnOOzcr and is
sdcred fast John kreymeirs yacht the llH. Holmes,
has twice held the champion pennant awarded 10y the
club the Yacht making the best time the
the ANIMAL regatta. The MAY Gibson, old antago
mist of the Holmes. is owned by eX-COmmodore Lock
wood and Is expected to make the Holmes do her best
this year II she wants to win the pennan again The
officers Of the club follows: Commodore j. +.
sullivan; vcc-commodore, James Schuesele secro-
tary. Henry 4. Lewis treasurer, j. j. DriScOll.
THE HUDSON RIVER CLUB.
The Hndscn River Club was organized in 1871 The
clubhouse is at the foot Of West Seventy fourhst
The club has eighty members and feet Of thirt six
yachts The house built years ago and is well
suited its purposes The olub has held it's annual
gatta down the Bay for the last years but this year
it will be held the old course up the Hudson from
the clubhouse to Yonbers and return The regatta will
take placo June H. Among the wellknown boats in
the fleet aIr the Clara s. owned by Commodore Sger;
the SELMA C., belonging to John McCarty; the
Willie. owned by Conrad Roth; the Barney Goodwin,
belonging 10 Thomas Mullen r and the LOttie owned
BY John Dunn The LOTTO was formerly culed the
Lilly. recent accession 10 the fleet IL l.. Il. Dayiss
sixty five foot schooner Ghe club officers Com
mod0Ic, Joseph Sllger yice-conrnodorc. Theodore
Muller secretary Edward Wilson; treasurer. Conrad
Roth; steward John HufnageL
THE BROOKLYN CLUB.
1hi. club has been in comai0sc condition for the
last four years hut i now showing signs of life
meeting recently told and twenty members
elected. The officers ~ follows: President. John
II. Dim.n: treasurer. +. ID. Janvior W. r. Wads-
worth secretary. An anchorage has been secured at
Bay Ridge. where lrcakwatcr will be built to form
basin for the shelter Of small yachts The club will 60
in for CoriulhIn yachting with small yachts. Every
effort will hr made make the revival of the club
complete The club WIS of the most upor-
taut Yacht 81 ubs around Ncw-iork.