New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-09
THE SPORT OF KINGS.
YACHTING AND MEN WHO DELIGHT IN IT.
HOME OF THE NEW-YORK CLUB-lTS ADMIN
ABLE COLLECTION OF MODELS AND
PICTURES-TiIE DEVELOPMENT
Of A GENERATION.
OF 4 GENERATION.

OF A GENERATION.
The house of the New-York Yacht Club IS at
No 67 Madison-avc 1t used to be called Municipal
Hall and was built by the Committee OF
SEVENTY which was organized 20 purge New
York of the Tweed ring. Since 1854 the pulld-
ING has been occupied by the yacht clup' ana III 'ic
hall where in tie days Of Ncw-iorks dls4i"'c'
representative citizens met TO devise mcthods ana
means for overthrowing the power that held
tho citv in its orasp. yacl,mcn now assemble to
further the interests of the sport oil Kings
low stoop leads TO the entrance, and through
swimming doors and small vcstibue TO a cofrl"or'
tastefullv finished in light woods On the Ii-h'
is the rcccptionroom. low walnscotihS runs
a,ound the ROOM and above 1t the walls are
finished in dark purple which makes me "'ok-
ground for the gilt frames OF the pictures "nio"
arc hung there Opposite the entrance Is a
n,orteIpiecc Of black marble. trimmed with gilt.
GILT fcndcr is in front of il. and in II, on winter
;h,s q oloyvino fire burns in the frc-baslct
heavy rur covers the centre OF the foor,
ousbi,ncd diyan is at one side of the room. ana
cushioned chairs cane seated chairs and little
,ound tables are scattered invitingN about. III
ono corner is DESK with writing materials h'n"|'
and in the centre of the room is large sPu"l'
table Over the mantclplcce Is por'r"i' VI 81 =
Stevens. the clubs first commodore one Oh '"c
founders of the club and one OF the orlslh"i y"
of the America -,
pc,wccn the windows which look out on MAD
isop-avc is a picturc of Edwin \. stevens. once
\ commodore of the club. The other picinrS OH
the wall, are nautical scenes and PORTRAITS I'll
Yachts The room has an excessively cohlor'"'"
and pleasant appearance.
STROLL THROUGH THE HOUSE.
PASSING down the corridor. whose walls arr
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cal subjects one r,achc, the large bllird-room
at the back of the house. This room Is nearly
6ttcd m. and like all the other rooms III Tine
bousc its walls arc covered with nautical pictures
The stairway which leads from tie entrance
hall IN the floor above has. on the side opposite
thc balnstradc n rope woyc through silver eve
bolcs screwed into the dark wainscoting OF the
stairway This is neatly covered with whit"
canvas or as n sailor would SAY. lackc'''d'
"wormcd" and stopped AT the ends Win crown
and WALL knots Altogether II looks nautical
and the canvas is always of most dazzling "ln".
ON thc wall Of the upper hallway ham some
interesting colorcd prints of old-timc rc-aiias
which are probably the only pictures Of the kInd
in existence There is also a spar plan oi me
America. made AZ the time She sailed with crew
Of naval officers and men. in the race with inc
Cambria for tie Americas cup. In front "i
the house. on the second HOOP. Is 'N' p''''''
furnished much in the style Of the rcccpiion-r""m
downstairs and next to it is "a bnnci.
THE CENTRE or iNrIEior
II is AT the back OF the house on the Second
floor that the chief glory Of the Nc"h"fk
Yacht Clubhouse lies. and That Is lie model
room Il is TWO s. ,fics in HEIGHT. and around
its walls is arranged The largest aud finest c"l-
lection Of yacht models in tie world li'."
the student OF naval architecture Gets an Object
lesson which hc can -ci nowhere else Hero h'
can trace at a glance tie gradual development
of Tie present yacht Here seem, !" nave ''''
a gradual improvement from ih' iNs nap :" the
latter SOS. when tie science 81 yacht building
f,l,ercd. and il va. not until tie cars.zirs of
the Mohawk in 1876 had created revival OF
Interest, in and a study Of tine subject "i mode,
that the march Of progress Vas resumed rom
ISIS 70 the present time Tire model, $50" TIE in-
Gucnce Of the English cutter N".