Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-20
THE YACHTsmEN BUSY.

They do Not Think Seriously of Leav-
 ing Their Present Quarters-Need
 of a Public Landing for Visiting
 Yachts.
 Perhaps the busiest of the sportsmen in a few weeks now will be the yachtsmen. Already their anticipations over the com ing season have been aroused and many plans laid for the future. This or that cruise is thought of, the advantages and attractions of the one weighed in com parison with those of the other. There is much interest manifested on the part of the local yachtsmen. An article recently published in one of the afternoon papers had much to say over the project of re- moving the New Haven Yacht club house from it's present quarters to Morris Cove. This was pictured in colors of a glowing hue, the beautiful sur roundings the club would find there, and have with it all the advantages of an electric railway to and from the city. This suggestion was due doubtless to the fact that the club has but two years of its lease left They leased the property origi- nally from ex-Mayor Holcomb, but when it became part of the city park property they of course were lessees from the city, There is no probability of any change un- der two years anyway, as the money has been all paid for that period and it is hard, ly doubtful but they can renew the lease if the club so desires. The club house would be an establishment to the park, and the city, without much doubt, would be quite willing to have them stay in theil present quarters, for the fleet of yachts congregated about the house makes that part of the harbor not little more at t1active.
 There is on the part of the member. at present little desire of a change thougl there are few who seem to favor tht Morrise Cove scheme. Nothing was saic on the subject, however, at the meeting because there was nothing to say. Some O the leading members of the club express themselves with reference to the articl, referred to to the effect that it was orig mated in the fertile brain of some reporter
 Much has been said and much has beer thought among the local yachtsmen owe, the absence of any public landing for thu accommodation of yachts who may sai to this port. Heretofore landing has been accomplished for such craft chief ly through the courtesy of the New Ha ven club. To be sure if the visitors art athletes they can scramble up the sides o a dirty coal wharf and suffer no more seri ous injury than the disfguring of immacu late white, but when ladies are of the par ty, then the necessities are different. 4 distinguished out of town yachts man at one time had his elegan yacht here in the harbor for som time, and as he was in thu habit of coming to shore frequently, de | vised a scheme for making the climb ul l the steep side If Long wharf a little easier l so, armed witt hammer and supplied with barrel ayes, he began to nail then | on to the posts of the wharf, forming
 ladder. R:s work was hardly done whel
 one of the officials of the place swoopet
 down upon him and in language peremp
 tory ordered what was done te be a
 speedily, if not more so, undone.
 | Everyone interested at all in the sub
 ject feels that some active step ought t
 be taken in having a public landing fo
 yachtsmen such as they have at Newport
 New London and all places where the ;oll,,
 tars of pleasure meet. Close to the Nev
 Haven Yacht clubs landing public land
 ing could be located on the city's parl property, the landing place to be unde | proper restrictions.