New-York tribune., 1890-07-17
cRUJSE OF THEATLANTTC CLUB
YACHTS TO ASSEMBLE AT NEw,RocHELLE.
SOME OF THE wELL-KNowN RACERS WHO WILL
START ON THE TRIP TO NEw-BEDFoRD-
NAPHTHA LAUNCHES TO GO
AROUND LONG ISLAND.

A long procession OF yachts will move to-day from
the Atlantic Yacht Clubs anchorage at Bay Ridge up
the East River and up the Sound TO New-hochcHe'
Those who watch them with envious eyes from Offices
which, high up In lofty buildings. overlook the Bay and
East River will know that it is the fleet OF the Atlantic
Yacht Club moving up 10 its place OF rendezvous.
Among the yachts Which will assemble tnere to-oay
will be the schOonerS Crusader MontauK lldal wave
and Gervalia. The crack keel Burgess sloop ChSpa
will ny the flag Of Commodore Lawton. The shamrocK
with J. Rogers Maxwell on board, viii also oe IN me-
and the new soop Choctaw will also be there.
In all thirty yachts will assemble in the rockbound
harbor OF New.Rochellc
The artistic clubhouse Of the New.Rochele lacht
Club, perched on the rocks Of Echo Island VIII DC IN
gala attire and It's steward will furnish to the visiting
yachtsmen an abundance of those wonderful STEAKS,
chops and baked clans for which he Is noted. Az
night the club house Illuminated and the Meet
I'm the harb6r will show like gorgeous CONSIDERATIONS
Oh the water with wealth Of bright lights.
Tomorrow morning the vessels OF the feet, at
signal from the Commodores vessel will spread their
white wings and fly to the eastward Inc cruise "'H
extend as far east as New Bedford, and bids fair to be
one Of the most successful cruises that TINS successful
club has ever sailed. The Anaconda the flagship OF
Commodore John G.. Prague, Of the New Rochelle Yacht
Club has been thoroughly overlaulcd for TINS cruise
Dr. Barron will be along in his cutter Clara ana as inc
yachts cruise from port to port there Will be some H.
tercsting races. As the yachts OF the Atlantic Cluo
into New Rochelle HdrDOr tOddN ItS Will Oo
salued by the yachts of the New Rochelle Yacht Club,
the feet Of which club will dress ship in honor OF the
visitors.
The fact published in The Tribune yesterday that the
new Burgess wonder the Gossoon, was built on almost
the exact lines OF the Minerva much specuated on
by yachtsmcn. To the advocates OF the cutter Spe
the victory Of the GOssOon victory OF their IDEAS
and it was subject fh gratuation that the dlVldhS
l,ae between an English cutter and American sloop
m a ,hinC DOnt.
The growth OF the naphtha launch IS one OF te
pecuiaritics Of latcrday yachting. and next week the
most extended contest held between these peculiar
boat, Will take place Il Is nothing more hor less
than a race around Long Island certainly an amDluOus
project for any launch and ono well calculated 10
lest the scaWOrthiness Of The naphtha Iauhch. nc
t,co boats 10 be raced the Marie Louise ana te
bonnie both twenty-five foot coats The start VIII DC
AT the Narrows and the finish al Execution Lisht IN
tic sound Just beyond Throggs Neck This Will be the
longest and the most complete test ever maze OF tneo
boats and will Of great interest. lu the course OF
the race they Will Of necessity he exposed to the sven
of tie Atlantic for half the distance and more tHah
th, they VIII run for good part ot that nan on me
trough of the sea In going in by MontAuk POINT ucl
viii he In the heavy swell which even on the calmest
day Is always running there