New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10
YACHT FLEETS INCREASING.
wELL-KNowN BOATS WHICH ARE AGAIN SEEN
ON NEIGHBoRNG WATERS.

ON NEIGHBORING WATERS.
The New-York Yacht Club has revived its ancient
annual banquet There are other things about tho
club which might be revived that would give pleasure
not only to the members Of the club but 10 the entire
yachting world. What except pleasure could yachts
feel when the lights that shone the festal
board sparkled back from the silver tracings Of the
Americas Cup and what but sorrow that 1t was no
longer defended 1t had been In times past. The
wind-swept glory Of the the strainj1g SAIL the
lifting keel. in years pact have surrounded the cup,
but now it is wrapped the impenetrable gloom OF
skfully drawn legal document Do the men, some OF
them now officials of the club, who were so largely
instrumental in defeating the who drew the deed
of gift for the Office Of secretary Of the club believe
that he person fitted by training and habits OF
mind for the formulation of such deed9
While the yachting season has not yet fairly begun
and will not until the Memorial Day regattas yet every
day sees yacht put in commission now, and OF Fay
Ridge and the green ard wooded hills Of staten Island
the feet of yachts at anchor is day by day increasing
Brawny sailors with sun and wndtOuched faces, are
now seen everywhere about the shores adjacent to the
ancho!ages and sending their yachting suits
TO the taors TO be pressed against the coming season.
Mr. Slater's steam yacht Sycamore is of Twenty
hfthst East River equipped for her southern cruise
She will 60 to the West Indies for short trip, return
ing in time fo the June and July races. The steam
yachts Veto and Susquehana are anchored near the
Sycamore.
At Tebos yard, in South Brooklyn. there Is every
sign OF activity the smell Of tar and the sound Of tile
calker's mallet. Commodore Gerry's flagship Electa
IS in trim to take the and already about hcr
cleaning brass ard shining sides is suggestion OF the
bounteous hospitality which from the opening OF INC
Yachting until its close is dispensed so literally
on board Of her.
The steam yachts Rahda, Corsair, Avenel and Peer
less are being Int in readiness for the season, and on
each of them some Improvement has been made which
has been suggested to the owner by experience and
taste.
The schooner yacht Columbia Will be put in COM
mission the latter part of the month. J. 7. Perkins,
her owner will spend lacge part Of the summer on
board of her. OF Nanning's Basin, by, the yawl
Seminole has gone into commission has also the
steam yacht Iona. H. Alexardre's steam yacht
sappho is about ready to hoist her nag
The yachts seult Nfrvana and Clio have left their
winter ouar in sheltered Long Island ports, and
now fitting out.
The sch0oner-yachts Palmer Intrepid Norseman
and Flcetwing will be in commission by the end Of this
week. Each Of them has received a thorough over
hauling.
Captain James Daniels who has been engaged as
sailing master Of Joseph Pzcrs yacht Catanna, was
formerly captain Of tho Plant Line steamer Oivette.
The Catarina will start for Europe in two weeks.
The changes in the site OF the buOys in the Lower
Bay and the positions Of the sandy Hook and Scotland
ghtships, which have been recently ordered by the
Lighthouse Department, Will render change necessary
I'm the courses of all the yacht clubs that sail below
the Narrows. These changes will, however be more
apparent than real, ana the actual ground sailed over
Viii not vary much from the Old course.
The twenty i've foot class which the Atlantic Yacht
Club expects 10 be- and which promises to DO, pop
Mar one this season, has been taken up by the
Coriutl.an Mosquito Fleet which proposes TO enlarge
lis limit so As to include the class. Commodore
Lawrence Of the Atlantic Tacht Club will offer cup
to be sailed by this class provided there are four
starters The first Of this class to be launched was
J. L. BaTys smugser, which slipped into the water
at New Rochelle on April ~. Mr. Weber. from whose
ward the Smuggler was launched, is now at work on
another boat OF the class for o. j. Jennings to
be called the Needle. .
Frank L. Parks yacht sultana was last reported at
Constantinople She is said 10 be much improved by
the new boilers which have been put in her and has
been known 10 make twelve knots at sea ,
Osborn Ciarret will Ire feet captain of the MassSr
clmscttS Yacht CLUB this year. -,
cup to be raced for by the forty-siXfoo'ers mas
been offered by commodore Banks, OF the Az
Tho schoonervacht Aenone is TO have ten tons
more of lead mt on her keel which 1t IS thought VIII
improve her especially in wndwad worh IN house
bna+ promises to be popular this year than ever
before II Is an old institution In England 6n com
Daratlvely new I'm this country. Lieutenant HEM OF
he CIalatea is to have orc built this summer whIcn
he will use on the Florida rivers and inlets next
winter