Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-26
THE ATLANTIC SQUADRON

at the Pequot Club Yes
acknowledgements in the Evening"
A Brilliant Event-The People Pres
emit.
The first visit of the Atlantic yacht club
to the Pequot association at Morris Cove
was a brilliant event yesterday. The
Pequots intend to make the cove a regular |
stopping place for this squadron on its |
future cruises, and Commodore Harris and |
the reception committee appointed to en-
terrain the visitors left nothing undone for
the comfort of their guests.
The visiting feet left Black Rock, where
1t laid to over Sunday, at 1870 o'clock
yesterday morning, and started for the
cove. It was hoped that anchor would be
dropped in the cove by 1 o'clock, but ow-
ing to the light winds the feet did not
arrive off the club house till 1926. The boats
in the feet and their owners are as follows:
Schooner Water Witch, Commodore David
Banks; steam yacht Kanapaha, Vice Com
modore Moore; sloop Tigress, Rear Com
modore Weir; sloop Athlone, E. B. Ha-
vens; sloop Rival, P. G. Sanford; schooner
Una, y. F. Alderman; steamer Nearia, S.
sloop Annie, J. NJ. Taper; sloop Concord,
| q. G. Roome; sloop Portia, S. b. Mason,
jr.; sloop Penguin, G. E. Brightson; sloop
l N;mpoy, 81. II. Salmon; sloop Desiree, F.
| E. Camp; s1oop Laphne, A. w. Booth;
steamer Orienta, and the Gulnare, Concord
| and Notus.
| On the arrival of the visitors they were
met by the members ofsthe club and taken
in charge. AS soon as the feet arrived
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dock in place of the club flag.
Vice Commodore Moore's steamer was the
first boat to reach the cove, but soon after
the rest of the feet could be seen drifting
up the harbor.
As the boats came to anchor they ali
fred salute in honor of the Pequot as
ISOLATION.
The Wallingford band was stationed or
the beautiful lawn in front of the clut
and rendered a concert during the after
noon. At 6 O'Clock Commodore Harris
gave an informal spread to the officers of tn
Atlantic club. The grounds were illumi
mated and presented a brilliant appear
ance. A large number of cottagers also
illuminated, among whom were Georgs
Mallory of New York, Samuel Thompson
L. M. Beecher and w. S. Beecher. I
floral yacht was given to the club by Mr.
John N. Champion, the Chapel stree
florist, to be presented to Commodor
| Banks. Steward w. II. Rogers and hi
able corps of assistants served a most ex
| celIant dinner, and received the congratu
lations of the club. The little steame
, | Pequot made her first trip to the c1u
house at o'clock yesterday morning, an
will make trips every day at intervals Q
, two hours between the north side Q
Tomlinson bridge and the club house.
The feet will start for Greenpoint thi
morning at 10 o'clock, and from there t
Shelter Island, where the races will
held.
Among the large number of guests we1
t | Commodore Harris and wife, Capital
Durham and wife, Clifford Booth an
! wife, Colonel S. P. Fox and family, W. 7
Tuttle and wife, W. M. Wellman and wife
. | R. E. Wellman, e. o. Brown and family
o W. N. Chase, F. L. Munson, DR.. D.
4 Eveans of Fayetteville. New York; W. E
Hale, John 0. Shares and wife, Miss Lillia
Shares, Mrs. G. W. Gabriel and Miss Gabri
9 of Cleveland, O.; Miss Miller of Hartford
: Mr.. w. L LOOMS and wife, Miss HIATT
Butler of Hartford, E. II. Hansell of Har
ford, Ell. Foote of Hartford, Arthur Jac]
son and Miss May Torbett, JIG. Ward, Mr.
+ E. B. Cochan and William G. Ward (
Schenectady, NY, F. N. Johns and wi
II of New Britain, F. N Kinney, H.C. Row
. Benjamin R. English and wife, Georf
Coan and wife, Frank BUSHNELL E. F. Lee
pold and wife, Miss Rose Hilsdorf and Mi
8 Jessie Bryant.