New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01
AN AUIKENING YACHT CLCB.

s1GNs OF ACTIVITY AMONG THE NEWfoEkS
MEMBrEs- BOATs Foo, THE LAKES
Not for years before has the New York Yacht club
started ont for a season displaying much evident in
tcntIon OF reganing the place which once u "S 'c
nromocr above all other clubs of the sport of yacht
tho Tho pub,ic expect more of the New York Yacht
Clnb than OF any other club and have right 10 cN'
meet IT, As the largest the weahest, the best known
and the Oldest OF American yacht clubs ana ~ 'c Gus
todian OF the Americas Cup, the organization Is ooh'i
upon IN Europe the embodiment OF the American
Yachting spirit and what It does has more influence
on the sport In this country than the doiheN o any
other Yachting organization. That influence ana that
exumple unfortunately have not always been eNert@'
for GOOD nj home and as an eXemphcation OF the
Yachting spirit OF America the acts OF the 'uO nave
not always met unqualified admiration ABROAD i'Fc
is an element in the club which regards Inc orE''a
ton as II would private social CLUB ana cannot JOE
the life OF II see what outsiders 70 do with its
affairs These same people regard the America
Gun as a piece OF property belonging entirely to the
club and are astonisbcd ut the presumption Of non
members who dare to speak regarding IT, "hch we
have race. good people. you can come anu 'ooN o'
Is not that enofgh!- Above the narrow in,eii,o'ua
horizon Of such people no dawning OF more perfect
understanding will ever rise, but there Is III the c'"p
largo element as different from the other as the day
from night and It is this better element which Is now
making itself felt and there IS every reason T. hope
flint tile club will sweep away all barriers when pre-
vent It from taking It's proper place In the esma'''h
NJ the world and that II will take the lead In encour
aging and developing American yachlng-the hiSh
purose for which It formulated.
The coming exposition at Chicago has caused tho
vach,smen OF the Lakes TO look about them and buy
boats which will make good showing "heh l"o
strangers from foreign ports gather at 'mcago Inc
Cinderella is one Of the boats which have gone up theIc
Rufus X. Dryer o. Rochester, having purchaser "'r
She will be greatly missed here for no big regatta has
been complete for long time unless the Clara and
the Cinderella each other. Last year the ChdcIcia
was In especially good racing form ad did eAccIich'
work. She designed by 4. Cary smith ana bnht
in 1856 by Pepfras. 1t was announcer ia-t WIN
that the steam yacht Title gdng 70 the lakes ana
that she had been purchased By General lorrchce' "i
Chicago. The Chicago papers therenpon published
large descriptions Of and gave the amount pd LOT
her BY the General. As matter OF fact tho yacht has
not vet been sold, though she may be and may 80 TO
| the lakes The announcement Of her sale was pre-
mature The Iillie every one KNOWS was Tue ou
Polynia and sold By James Gordon Bennett 10
Commodore starbuck. Mr.. Bennett having buit Tor
himself tie larger yacht Naniodna. Commodore star
buck cut the Polyna in two and heightened her -
feet making her III long. She is built OF iron and
was originally launched In 1850. She draws 0.o feet
| Of water.
"Down East they are talking about nothing except
81 toers and with the advent Of the class come
new phrases and strange nomenclature They talk
of spluslcrs and bulb keels" under the shndOw
OF the gllded dome while poor New Workers have not
yet got thoroughly used to the term nn-heel There
will be no less than nineteen Hooters in the neet
which Rhode Island and Massachusetts will put alOat
this season II cannot be said that New York yachts
man takes tho soulful and ecstatie interest In
the 2l OOter with the cratic keel which his fellow Of
Boston dOes. The Boston yachsnan has thrown him
self heart and soul into the mad whlrl OF the 81
strange keels Just the man and brother" dreams
policy numbers But Bo,tcn is seeking truth and VIII
develop the sweetness and light Of yachting If she
has to design boat that sails sideways TO do It, June
10 will be the first race for the y fOOters and II Will
be sailed of Hull. On June II they viii In the
! Massachus etts Yacht Gibbs regatta and the fol
Marblehead.