The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-25
YACHTSMEN AT DINNER.
The Pavonia Club Celebrates the
Opening Of the Season.


The Pavonia Yacht Club house was the
scene Of a merry gathering yesterday af-
ternooD. The occasion was the closing
dinner Of the winter season. a time which
is despised by yachtsmen young and old,
who find more ipleasure In bounding over
the waters of New York Bay than being
on terra firma.
The Pavonia Yacht Club boys, however,
differ from their sister clubs in this city.
as they prefer sitting around a bright
fire, even In winter. and discussing the
merits OF new and old boats. II properly
steered, than lettering about club houses
where boats are never mentioned. This
being the condition OF affairs In the club,
the club house Is kept open winter and
summer, and nightly the cosy club rooms
which are lifted up in manner to remind
one Of the cabin Of a boat, are crowded.
The closing dinner of the winter is all
ways hailed with delight and yesterday
was no exception. OF the hundred MEM
bers of the club sixty three sat around the
gay and festive board. over which Coun-
sellor Norman L. Rowe presided. The
menu was elaborate aud was prepared by
Treasurer l. Mittelsdorf, and notwith-
stan ding the fact that sixty pounds Of
beef were roasted, beside a quantity of
a half hour after the sixty three hungry
yachtsmen sat down. Addresses are
strictly prohited at the club dinners and
the order OF the day is always to I'LL in. -
and It can be stated with safety that every
one carried out the order TO the letter
yesterday.
JOLLY DINNER
The dinner was grand success and q
jolly good good time was had by everyone.
The afternoon was spent in disc ussing
the opening regatta to be held on Deco
ration Day. This regatta Is only open to
boats owned by club members. Thirty
boats have already been entered and
some fine racing will be witnessed. The
club boys are scraptng and ollinR the bot
toms OF their boats and overhauling them
generally for this event.
The course is from the club house,
rounding Liberty. Island, keeping It on
the starboard hand. thence 10 and around
Buoy eleven, situated three-quarters of a
mile south BY east, from Fort Tompkins,
keeping 10 on the port hand and return
over the same course The start viii be
made as near II O'Clock as practicable and
should the weather prove unfavorable
a shorter course may be adopted
PRIZES FOR FAST ONES.
The prize for tine winner in the 3s-foot
sloop class will be pair Of brass cabin
stanchions; second class sloops, 33 to 3S
feet, a vapor stove; third class sloops, 27
to 33 feet, a French barometer; fourth
class sloops, 27 feet and under. sailing
and anchor lights; fifth class. cabin cat
boats, cabin light; sixth class, open jib
ana mainsail, 20 feet and over, pair or
marine glasses; seventh class, open jib
and mainsail. % feet and under, silver Ice
pitcher; eighth class, open catboats, %
feet and over, marine glasses: ninth class,
open catboats, % feet and under, bow and
anchor light.
In addition to the above mentioned
prizes IL was also decided yesterday to
award the Fullman cup to the yacht max
ing the best connected time.
1t was also decided by the club boys
yesterday to have all the yachts imme
diately after the regatta got under full
sail aud start for the club house at At
lantic Highlands.
On Sunday. May 81, this club house will
be formally opened, and it is expected
that fully TWO hundred yachtmen will be
present on this occasion.
THE ANNUAL REGATTA.
The next subject discussed was the
annual regatta which is to be held on
June %. Invitations have been extended
to twenty-five outside clubs to enter
boats in this regatta, which promises to
be the most exciting ever held in years,
as many new and lively boats will be en-
tered.
After listening to several songs by the
club quartette, Counsellor Rowe and
party of friends boarded the sloop-yacht
Avalon, which he is to sail in the opening
regatta, and took a practice sat- as far as
Staten Island. Counsellor Rowe Is train
ing his crew for the coming race, and he
expects to win the prize in the class i u
which he sails.