New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
IN HUNTINGTON HARBOR.
ANNUAL CRUISE. OF THE NETWORK YACHT
CLUB BEGUN
THE START FROM GLEN oovE-DMFTING DOWN
THE SOUND BEFORE LIGHT AIRs-A GREAT
FLEET ABOUT THE ELECTRA
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Huntington, l.. l.. Aug. 3.-Commodore Ierry
steamed to-day in the famous Electra to the meeths
place Of the feet OF the NcwYorh Yacht Club at 'ien
Cove. The Electra left her anchorage at East twenty
hfthst. at O'Clock and passed on her way 10 '''c
rendezvous many yacht which flew the blue anu
red signal Of the New-Yori Yacht Club and was Ike
the flagship! making for the sheltered bay where the
place OF meeting had been fixed. The winds were
light, and It was matter Of time for sailing yachts 70
get mp the Sound. However, when at O'CLOCK III
the afternoon the signal given for the neet 10 eaVe
Glen Cove and sail around 10 Huntington har0or, 'he
Commodore had 100 yachts under lie command. years
ago This sheltered bay Of Glen Cove, SO easy
OF access by sea and so difficult to find even when
looks for II from the lard was the annual meeV
ing place of the feet Of the NewYork Yacht CLUB
when the boats assembled preparatory to the anhual
cruise. Glen Cove. however. got itself dsllked Dy
reason OF the difficulty Of reaching 1t BY land' ana
the place OF the annual rendezvous fixed at Now
london But this year the club decided TO go Daoh "
the old pan and to assemble Its feet under the green
hills that guard the harbor Of Glen Cove 1t was an
experiment this reverng TO the customs OF the past
and II is problem which has not tonight been solved
whether Ii successful experiment.
Many OF the bOats Of the feet were at Glen cove
when the Electra arrived there, having come mp ron
New. York last night. Then they were dropping In
all day and such WIRE delayed and missed the Meet
Glen Cove came StlEgUng III III ngnJ Dy Ul6
headlands where the flaming lighthouse on the bun
marks the entrance 10 Huntington harbor. The wind
has been light all day and the yachts took long time
In getting from Glen Cove 10 Huntington harbor. The
forty six fooer Oweene from Boston got in first but
is was not race or anything approaching race, for
10 have race between sailing yachts the first requisite
is wind The Gonana Is not here, but she Will meet
the feet at NewLondon which Is the next point to be
made. and then will begin again the great chorus OF
btol,ri
ana sails. Glad "a the people OF these beauu-
nlI voodcOvered shores and headlands are To
have the feet Of the Ncw-York Yacht Club como IN
here they shake their heads they look at the riding
lights OF the fleet shining starike on the bay tonight
and say But the Gloriana Is not there" The
feet came around here at the Invitation
Of Jenkins Van schaick who had promised
a real cambale which shOuld be prepared by himself
and eaten by the yachtsmen. The weather, however,
was not "suiten' and fittcn - and the clans which
had been torn from their native sands to perish with
Mr. Van schaicks feast, are stlll unconSumed Among
the yachts assembled here tonight are these:
Steamers Avenel. Aztec Ballymea, Corsair, Daring,
Dido Electra Emu Fedalma Golden Fleece. Ilalcyon'
Helvetla Isalene, JEAN LuNlne, Magnolia, Hulniel,
Katrina Nautilus Neactn, NOmad, NOurmahal Oneida
Orenta, Radha scionda. Stella, stranger, Iheresi''
Tllc. Uton Vivienne WNmpanoag and Wanna.
schooncrs-Crusadcr, Curlcw, Dauness. Ema
Fenella Fleur De Lis. Fortuna, Geya'la, Gayllng'
Ualcvon Harbinger Helen, Intrepid, lroquois, Leona
Lotus, Magic, Marguerite, Mayfower, Merlin Meteor
Miranda Montauk. NOrseman Oenone, Palmer. Phan-
TOM Princess Quicistep. Rebecca, seafox, sylph
IHoga. Varuna VlatOr, Viking, Wandcrer, Watermelon
and Volunteer.
sloops-Active. Adelaide. AlbOrak. Olga Athlone,
Arva BedOnn, Cinderella, Chispa, Eleanor Fahhy,
Forgetme-not Florida, Gorilla. Beatrice, Barbara, ~os
soon Hidegard Jessca, Katrina Lrs Medusa Mlneoia'
Nautilus, Nonparell Nymph Oroe, 0weene, Peri Poca-
hontas Puritan. SaIacen. Shamrock Ihetls, Vixen,
Ventura, Waf WaywaId, Wenonah, Wmleaway Whitoy
and Wizard " -. l., ,o,
The barbara, Oweene and AlbOrak have come In from
BOSTON with the intention Of going back by the ngl'
lands of Cape Cod Wit. victory perched upon uler
tormasts II there wera no GlOrana they might 90
this but then there IS GOriana. The Oweene sailed
we'll today The Mnccla is expected 10 give a gOod
account of herself on the cruise. Mr.. belmont uas
mast I'm the MneOla which can stand the strain
OF her great main sail II perseverance can make Il
success OF Yacht then the MneOla Is bound 10 succeed
The lights on the shore had begun to send ont their
guiding rays tonight when the main body OF the meet;
waited by the light breeze, came into the harDor ana
anchored on signal from the flagship Electra CommO
dora Gerry as he PAGES the deck of his flagship tOnSht
looks with pride at the twnklng stars and the riding
lights and feels ruler Of the waters and their powers
n the winds will kindly blow tomorrow there VIII De
somo good sailing and chance to compare the speed
of The klbOrak Owccnc and Barbara with that OF
the forty-six footer owned IN New-York.