New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-13
ALL READY FOR YACHTING
TIE LIST OF SPRING REoATTAa
HOW THE YACHTS nAvK BEEN RKFrrTsp-A anEAr
sCHooxEa RACE EXPECTED,

HOW THE YACHTS nAvK BsEN RKrrrTEp-A anZA1
SCHOONER RACE ExPzcrED.
mo yachting season proper viii open with sal
| Of the Atlantic Yscht Club Memorial Day, hsy
| 90 THIS 1, not . rsoe, but viii serve the purpose
OF q rscs for many Of the yschA They viii have an
opportunity Of testing their speed and asrorsnnins
M. effect, OF the changes which have boon wrought
during the and which all fondy hepc Will mako
them sail faster Never before has the spirit Of fni'
pro~enent 80 stirred up the yschtsnen In nearly
every bost sems alteration hes been nadc. II has
generally been mere lead, moro Keel, more CANVAS
SO yachtsmen will look forward eagerly 10 the Ne
mortal Day sail OF the Atlantic Ysoht Club TO get more
inknss Of the practical effect Of al this tnhsrins
Next to the sail Of the Atlantic Club the match b
tween the soops wizard and Vivid to be ssled under
the IN. piccs Of the Lsrchmont Yacht C1ub on Memo
rial Day VIII attract attention The soops are
Won matched, great deal Of money Is SAID to depend
on the result and the fact that the Larchnont Club
has charge Of Tho laCo Is . guarantee OF good nms
| for everybody that goes to see It
The opening ssh Of tho Jersey City Yacht Club WIN
also taks place May 30. On June the spring
pennant contest Of the Larchmont Club TAKES place.
followed three days later BY tho Atlantic Annual
The New-York Club has IT'S annual on June 81,
and the Larshmont's, as usual comes on en- July 4
Then the racing will be st It's height and BE-
tween the rcrattes several private scores will nc SET
annual cruise OF the NcwYork Yacht Club which this
rear 4. likely to last nearly three weeks Before It Is
over n will be pretty well settled which Is to carry
OF the hcnors among the sohoonsr and whether thu
Sachem is again 10 repeat her proud record OF last
year.
The officers Of the American Yacht Club have been
active in their cndcavors their new club house
at Milton Point completed and have made great efforts
70 obtain entries and large attendsoe at their regatta
to be held July II. Although all the details OF tho
regatta have not yet bean arranged the progress made
and the large number Of yachts, both steam and sail
ins witch are entered, give promise Of 3 most suc-
cessfu and enjoyable for the members Of tha
club and their friends.
The sleeping apartments IN the club houss are com
pleted and elegantly furnished. and arc rapidly
being engaged By members for che season. The
already OPEN and the stables sheds scrvsrts
quarters, laundr1es and oftces wen advanced to
ward completion and Will be ready for their occupants
IN about ten day.. Tho lawn OF twelve acres has
been beautifully graded and laid out, and lawn ten
mis- courts VIII be made for the entertainment ot
visitors The club has purchased horses, wagons and
stages to transport visitors from tho railroad station
at Rye, and the club house is connected with tee-
phone service for the convenience Of members In the
city to order any preparations they may wish made
tbr their reception Secretary George W. Hall states
that thcre viii be races at the regatta for steam and
| Launches, gigs, cutters md dingys The club win
have an opening Of the house for members
and friends June 1o, ard a reception and ball on
June as, On which day the grounds Will be fhuni-
mated and ne e1ers will be spared 70 make the event
enjoyable 10 the visitors
Over forty steam yachts have entered for the 70
gstta smons which jay Gould's Atatlanta, joseph
stickney's eusouehsnna, Commodore stsrbucks TiDs,
George SCOTS Stranger, Commodore Oseood's Nor-
wahl, J. H. s-ymours Radha, 5. G Hess
lands Lazonds, F. W vsnderbntr We
eetts, J. P. Kenncdys Viola, J. A. Bosswicks 0rfentA
Jordan L Hotts Puzzle. 7. II Freneh's Loands c, L
Chickering's Corese, r. ". sav1n's Daemsr, v,
Amess Buzz, Commodore A. E. Batenan's Moteor
Tho Viking owned by T. r. white, OF Boston ". NJ
singctfcy's Restless and Il. Q, Disstons Marateo,
Doth Of Philadelphia
There will be an eighty knot race for tho large
steamers from tie clubhouse to point twelve mile.
east Of the lighthouse on strstford and back Among
the sailing yachts entered the following sircn,
F. r Lawrence; Alarm, J. N. Robins Hilccgayto,
George j. Gould Nahli, Washington Connor schcmor,
W l. Alley; Thitby, r @ Nicksrson; and
Mr.. watrouss yacht Republic There arc twenty
entries of sailing yachts belonging to member, Of
the club
Most Of the crack yachts have been thorou shy
hauled, and work on now building Is being
rapidly pushed forward toward completion IN time
builders hsve had all they coud do to meet the de-
m.nds on them Philip Low, tho weitknown rsEsr
Of south-st has supplied rigging TO many, among
which Commodore Colts Deunte.s has been fitted
throug hout with new gesr aud has had row 1ib-
boom. She L. now lying at Whitestcnc and Is rvsdy
for sea- John G. Praguo's Anaconda has hsd new
bowsprr made throe feet longer than the old ono
and now head gear and sails. The Ramona better
known By her old name, the Resoute, has been sup
fotvu fs,Orn mi QRrS
head gear and rigging She will b. ready to 80 into
commission next week Commodore A. Cass Can
field. schooner. the Sea Fox, has he'd her spers
all shipped and IL all completed except her boours
and eans. which viii be shipped IN few days when
the carpanters and ioincrs work rs completed The
Elma Will be ahost carly next week and VIII tben
--cetye hor masts and standing rigging
mo new seeel yscht. Kssbsrna, now bu1d-
ting NJ City Island for n. Auohinoloss, ~ nearly
all plated and will Be completed cx'
r,-s.d. By June L Oswald Jackson is having .
nny-two foot schooner yscht built at rslrnsr' yard
at Noanh Conn, which IS 70 se completed early In
rpne Bc,.ell, OF Glen Cuvc, L. L, II building .
sohoonrr about seventy reet long for Colonel George
rn-ven and she win prosably be launched bcforo tho
end OF this month Tho soop INCIDENT has had nsT
mast and bov.rrt three feet longer than hr oid one
and Is at Poirons yard r-sdy TO 20 into commission
The schooner whim has had her eopm"t Enlightened
SIX feet and her main boom ana oo"'Pi' A~'' "
three feet added to them
t,. stated that efforts are being made to arrange
match between the sehooners Dsnntless ana Ramona
which will certainly excite much interest In addition
IN ~, nav rigging above mentioned the p~unHoes mas
-. oourl.sa overhaulng and new outfit OF sails
W., 800. hiss had q new .trrn- and lead has bcon
.dsed TO- her koe which has de- pened Il trsn,y nv
,nches and the alterations in her rig VIII unaouDtey
1890 - .r-rd Her cabin nttinrs have $50 becn
made moro handsome Both OF these 'cncphe os
10y, corte.t 4, looked for should they De Inacned
great EFFORT has been made 10 make schooner ra,n
the IeaIate "a rr,sk yschs would undoubtedly give
%p.as to this c scns A Vice. la, '9 Ss.n eg
vi uo s,,Inr The rschts this spring, givo srer
poml. q, mo,f enjoyable and successful yaohans
season this yenr.