The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-12
PROSPEROUS YACHTERS
The Greenvil1e Club Has a
Fine Home and a Large
Membership.
CORBETT AND JACKSON MATCHED.
\. J. A. c. Cricketers Defeated in
an Exhibition Game-Ath-
letic Notes,
CORBETT AND JACKSON MATCHED.

No Greenville organization has met
with the progress that has marked the
career of the Greenville Yacht Club.
This organization. although born but a
little ever a year ago, has over one hum
dred members and as fine a clubhouse as
any yacht club liz the city. When the
club was organized it was predicted that
IL would not live more than a few months.
but as Treasurer Mitzenius said nothing
succeeds like success aud the very men
who predicted the early demise of the
organization were among the first 10 join
when it was made apparent that as long
as the charter members lived the Hub
would live.
The clubs home is located on the New
York Bay shore TIT the foot OF Linden
avenue, aud is decidedly D cturesQue.
The roof that now shelters the yachtsmen
when they are ashore has sheltered men
who fought for liberty in the good old
colonial days. The club house Is ne other
than the old Gautier homestead. Its his
tory is teo well known for repetition
here.
The old home. however, which a few
years z was crumbling to picturesque
decay. has undergone one remarkable
change, and now one would hardly be-
lieve tnat it has stood for over a century.
The yachtsmen in their eDdeavor to con-
vert the house into club quarters made
many alterations. and the old rotten
porch, window sills, shutters and extern
stons have been removed, thus destroying
much of the pi-cturesqueness.
The improvements, however, could not
be made fast enough for the yachtsmen
and the work of transformation was
pushed rapidly. AS a result the members
have as coy a clubhouse as there Is III
the city. On the ground floor there are
q ladies' paflor, q smokinR-roona, a din
jng-room and a genrlemen's dressing
room. On the second there is a ladies'
dressiug-room The other rooms on this
foor are occupied as living apartments
by the ~janitor. The large garrett above
is used as q storereom for sails.
A new fence has been erected around
the grounds and no one unless provided
with a key can gain access to the float or
clubhouse. A new float has been built
aud a bridge leading 10 the float has also
been built.
There are at present twenty first class
Yachts III the club feet, and before the
rresent season closes there will be five
more. The fact that the officers are max
ing the club a social as well as a yachting
organization is inducing nan Green
Vile citizens to join.
On Saturday, July 90, the club will
hold it's regular monthly ladies' afternoon
and evening. In the afternoon there will
be sailing in the club boats. and in the
evening there will be an entertainment
followed by dancing.
The officers of the organization ares
Commedore, c. P. Morton; Vice Commo-
dore, D. P. VreeIand; Recording Secre-
Iary, George Kraus; F%tnspcial Secretary,
n. Ahrend; Treasurer, Charles Mitzen-
ms; Treasurer, Harry Kattenstroth; Ser
geant-st-Arms. Thomas Foigsr; Trustees,
It. McCeupray. j. e. SimmoRds, A. PEN
IstoD, s. A.. Holiister, j. Renstaw, f.
Roeder. George Kraus. Thomas Folger,
j., Hicks; Delegates to Yacht Racing
Association, Harry Katteustroth, w. P.
Vreeland and c. P. Morton.