The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-31
ALBEIT AT SEA.
Not in Politics but in His Pretty
Yacht, the New Jersey.

There are no more enthusiastic yachts
men than Governor Albeit aud his sons,
Brigadier General William T. and Leon,
Jr. Each owns his own craft and han
dies it with all the sang froid of an old
tar. The members of the family, how
ever, differ In their opinions as to which
kind of craft furnishes the most pleasure.
The Governor and the BrTgadier General
do not believe much in wind as a motive
power and have steam and naphtha
launch, while Leon prefers the cutter rig.
Last session the Governor had
twenty-five foot launch, in which he used
to escape from the cares of Office and the
worry of politics to the cool breezes of
the rivers and bay. He became 50 much
lover of the water that he this year
came out with steam yacht True to
the State of which he is the Governor,
he called her the New Jersey. These hot
days of summer he spends as much time
on her as he can spare, frequently run
ming up to Larchmont or New Rochelle
This summer the Governor will make q
cruise to the eastward in his yacht
COMMODORE ALBEIT AND HIS YACHT.
The New Jersey is sixty feet long and
ten feet beam. She is lightly but strongly
built, and was designed after the Cover
nor,s own ideas. She has a cabin, a pam
try, gallery and all modern arrangements
for comfort and convenience. The cabin
is so arranged that it can be divided into
four good sized state rooms by curtains
The yacht can make fourteen knots an
hour easily. w. +. Albeit has the naph-
tina launch which the Governor used last
season, and Leon, Jr., who is commodore
of the Jersey City Yacht Club, navigates
the Boy and Sound in the Nimrod, which
is as graceful and commodious sloop as
he III, hpr fo
tu0us manner and the man who is FORUM
ate enough to spend day upon the MINI
rod and enjoy the hospitality of Commo-
dOre Leon has something 10 remember
the rest OF his days.
THE GOVERNOR JOINS THE LARCHMoSTs.
Governor Abbett's favorite yacht club
seems to be the New Rochelle and he be-
was making a trip up the Sound in his
steam launch one day and ran into New
Rochelle harbor. Attracted by tina
picturesque little clubhouse on Echo
Island, he visited it, ate some CLAIMS and
expressed himself delighted with the
place and the club. At the next meeting
ne was elected a member and then his
two sons joined Now he takes a lively
interest in the club and at the annual
regatta gives the use Of his steam Yacht
as judges boat. On his cruise he flies
the flag of his club at the fore. On his
recent blow OUT TO Governor Hill the
two State flags of New Jersey and New
York were flying over the little
steamer Since building his yacht the
Governor has sure way of winning over
any New Jersey politician WHO'S disposed
TO prove unruly. Any Trenton states
man will fall in line at once IL the Cover
nor takes him for sail on the New Jer-
sey. In che political arena the Governor
is aggressive and a fighter, frequently
antagonizing men Of his own party by his
forceful words and acts, but on the New
jersey he is such a kind. pleasant, agree
able host that no one would imagine that
he was anything hut an easy-going. re-
tired business man who had settled down