The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31
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STEAM YACHTS ALI TIM KASRI00
Some Costly Boats Plying HetwseA New
York ana Suburban Places. TX
n. NJ. FlaRler's steam yacht Alicia IL one q
the most costly and handsomely furnishs1
boats OF her class In tho world. She Is white
boat, 172 feet long. She Is fitted with triple
expansion engines and Is very fast She o.
said to have cost $270.000. Mr.. Tagler has ~
delightful summer homo on Orienta Point
Just above the Larchmont Yacht Club house;
He oomes into town every morning on hias
yacht and returns in tho afternoon A few
minutes before 8 o'clock in tho m orning. rain
or shine. the launch leaves the Alicia and goes
over to the dock just by Mr.. Flaglsr's house.. 1
Mr.. Flagler Is taken out to the big steamer: hssl
anchor is weighed immediately. and She
starts for the city. Sometimes Mr.. FlagleY o.
alone and at other times he is accompanied
BY Mrs. Flagler or friends. Anchors dropped
again of East Twenty sixth street. and the
launch lands the passengers at the noat Of the
New York Yacht Club. At 4 O'Clock In the af.I
ternoon the return trip is made. Larchmont
being reached shortly after 8 O'Clock.
There are more steam yachts now to be seen
IN New York harbor than ever before. Each
Of the large yacht clubs has quite . number
and the New York Yacht Club has finer hsst
than any other CLUB In the world. The MAJOR
ity OF these boats are OF medium size and are
not extravagantly built. but some Of them are
regular floating palaces This year great
many small boats have been built. They vary
in size from 40 to 70 feet very few OF them
running ovor 100 feet They are used extern
sively as ferryboats. From early spring until
the snow flies these fast little yachts and many
Of the big floating palaces can be seen coming
down the Hudson River. I'D tho bay. or down
the East River. from points on tho Sound ev-
cry morning. with passengers to New York
city. and returning in the afternoon. This 10
a delightful way to travel when q person can
afford 1t. The owner can get on his yachts
carly in the morning: his breakfast Is pro-
pared for him. and he can eat it while journey
ing toward the city. and afterward he can Sit
on the quarter deck and read the morning
newspapers. or. II he wants to take q little OF.
eroise. he can take hold OF the wheel and steer
his own boat
Col. 8. Van Rensselaer, Crugsr has Q
handsome house built at the entrance 10
Oyster Bay on the Sound. HeeTite the house
" Idlesse." Last year Col, CruGer had tho
steam yacht Allegro built And now ever Nay
she can be seen going gp the Sound and UoSAs
the East River to yhe Battery where tho
S Cole oil lands nd The Allegro is small white
hes sHH frO %n' Nas z
oneIds his fa%ss o calls Ri@ *:
e %he Naples ss drssaSieS. 6esnz ga
he sree In onds is
E lSng; and was built by John Roach Son at
The largest boat that comes down the Hud.
Al an nn a nal n a
spd is hand soneiS iltssd up Ses shs = psiatsa
makes it very easy, to distinguish her. The
Morgan summer house is Cragstone," st
HIS Trs Tns 81
ct the foot q West Forty-second street. ad.
Fhe eshed bs & wor.hneton
runs nearly, every day from ,Iryington to the
b bs s4s s an 5d s ss t Ef
small boats that come down the Hudson;
fSe s tie PSlsaIs, OWED by James asr$on
IN hsii and added y 0D more feet to- to hsr
sPs ds & iron msknS h With H.. Ss,
e ,schooner-rieced: Every one knows the
nD No. dcwn g ts Es
sheTs s sSs
Tilden. He is said to have chartered the TITLE
to some other parties. and will use the Viking /
Joseph stiekney Of ! Broadway owns ths
PIG steam steam Xsehts .SiHsauehanna; She Is l70
%ostehesterc COUNTY: The Johanna Usually
nG fp s ThFsss
f. tho city he lands at tho stone steps at the
john a. M orris uses lsf lis steam yacht Cora to
$$g,as e 'G%n I'm? Gof ng!rs lives
tEips Lately e the ' Atlantic hishlands, AMd Nj:
G. IL Murray s Of the Produce Exchange owns
yst Deow the Club on the Sound
the jessie and lands at the. Battery.
,,S Nearly all the ,I members Of the Iseiin family
tSfH tive seaR YACHT:
the Mssr is eo nssV do%n the
81 tb anf on the and
Baers .sn sRs is pro s:
e. GWns the o1
way and lands at the BatteTy H IN tie
takes trip up the Sound or down the bay on
Ed Edw 81 R. Ladew has house at Mamaro.
orienta brings him to town every day.
Flushing. He has charge OF the New York
Yacht Club station at Whitestone and owns
the steam yacht Vision; he lands in New York
at Fast Twenty-sixth street.
Frank r. Lawrence uses his yacht ,Thyta to
bring him from Milton Point to New York and
back. Mr.. Lawrence is tho Commodore OF the
American Yacht Club Edward Du viyier comes
yacht Emu. and lands at tho battery. W. s.Alley
. often uses his steam yacht Nooya to come In
may be stopping. j. 4. Constable comes In
from Mamaroneck on the steam Yacht 30 Peep.
yacht Evelyn built up at City island. She. is
s eighty,tTo feet long, has lots Of aScommFoda.
Larchmont every morning and lands Mr..
Heegeman at East Twenty sixth street
The Ilaleyon brings i. G. Porter In from the
Country Club. Westchester. and lands him
down town nearly every day II time for him
Among the other boats that arc often seen
in these waters ornginGtheir nwners to bust
lisa. s. MilCnNs knNerin. Drllfnrd Il. Nc