The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-12

PhVONIA YACHqSMHN.
They Number Over Three
Hundred and Own a
Large Fleet.
PEOPLES PALACEGYMNASTS
Gave Their Closing Exhibition and
Observation-Disclosures,
Tennis and Cue
Notes.

when Yachting was almost dead ~
this city the Payonia Club was
in SELECTING a staff of energetic oMcers
who changed the character OF the lnssitu-
lion and started the organization on tne
road to prosperity. 1t progress hns peen
rapid. an old barn. high on tne peaon
Then served as a club house. and the puiA
of the receipts then went for Deer aao
sandwiches. The majority OF the mem
hers were ambitious to get pnelr
sbare OF the refreshments ana
we've invariably successful. a vast
change has been wrought. The element
that then predominated has been Weeaea
ont. Its role then contained aoout MY
names. and its feet Insignificant. Now u
has enrolled 1856 active members. and mas
!. sn,andid SQUADRON of 13S yachts. 10
a,vps two club houses, and its property -
vsIned at over S25 QUO. The only DEBT II
ms is FOR the recent improve
ments. A large strip Oh iand m -
n,lrchased at the Atlantic Highlands
r. exrend its grounds which nave y
frontage of 100 feet and a deptn OF 10
Iser and an extension was erected TO tne
summer clubhouse. The ORGANIZATION
has a handsome bank account eqaai
Almost to the amount OF the 1eos ~
CURED by the Improvements. VIII sI s
1rnvvth of the Pavonia. interest IA
Sacntinp was revived, and the other CLUBS
have been benefited. It's neighoors the
Isrsev CITY. and the Oceanic are
in a h~ourishing CONDITION.. Ine
onIv CLUB OF any prominence Loaf
collapsed was the Dauntless- inev nao
sheir house in the South Cove, U tne
ff yEhan fhA Love
began to fill up and became TOO snalioW
for yachting.
BUILDING FAST BOATS.
The weather has interferea WIN yacns-
inc work. SO many of the BOATS nave Deen
retarded in fitting up, but there We're N
commission NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. mary, DE-
nance Water Lily, Annie j. Belle ana
Eaicon By DECORATION Day there will
he Something like seventy-ive out. a
few of the yacnts building for members
are. L,oyal. schooner, Mr.. 8. Sutton, at
P~oillon's. Brooklyn: racing cut, Hit or
Miss. for Vice-Commodore Randail
by Crosby, of Osterville. The latter Is 70
feet over all. is feet water ilne, mas oul.
i d lead and IS expected TO be as her
orner,s friends say, "a huunmer;" steam
lannch Catrina, for DR.. Beauman, by
0feldr- of Jersey City. and steam launch
Sadie. for Mr.. Charles Weber, by the
same builder, Mr.. Rufus king IS Lengths
ening mis- schooner Triton, oy adding =
long overhangiug stern he eApecls 70
dn ~considerapie racing with her. and
anticipates that she will d TO her many
nh fixtures of the club for the season
are as toliows:-
Opening day regatta, May 30. for yachts
of the P. Y. G. only; prizes in all classes:
Annual regatta, June 20, open TO ~. 1.
Y. K. a. aud such other CLUBS as may De
desirpated by the Regatta Committee.
Both these regatta5 will be over the clubs
long course in the bay.
Full regatta, date not yet liked, over
the Atlantic Highlands course:
Then there are special races liked as foi-
lows
nrjze for cabin cats of P. Y. C. only.
Jupe S. for Commodore Rowe's prize
for sloops in the 35-root class, 2. Y. G.
yachts only.
July 5. second races for each of above
prizes. one boat to win twice in succes-
sion, to become absolute properly.
READY FOR OPENING DAY.
The additions to the Highlands club.
house are being completed aud will be
fully finished by the opening day, May 80.
The Regetta Committee has chartered
the iron steamboat CvgnuS Tor the a
nual regatta and for all the International
races. it being their intention to make
The boat the yacnCSuldu Stohtueff tudt
is. SO so handle her that passengers Will
be able. from a yachtsman's standpoint,
10 obtain the best possible view of the
contests.
AS the Atlantic Highlands House is the
unly yachting station near the inter-
national courses, the officers believe 1t
will be the yachting headquarters in these
waters during those sensational days.
And to this end the officers have ex-
tended the privileges OF the clubhouse,
floats, anchorage, etc., to the Leading
clubs of the connCry and naturally an
ticipate a very lively season. They will
have such, and deserve it.
The officers of the p. Y. c. are:-Cem-
modore, Norman L. Rowe; Vice Commo-
dore, E. M. Randall; Fleet Captain. Geo.
w. James; Financial Secretary, w. +.
Tobin; Corresponding Secretary, .. j.
Soper; Treasurer, b. H. McCiain; Meas
nrer, Joseph Stroller; Fleet Surgeon, DR..
j. H. Van Mater; House Committee-A.
B. Bennett; John Leonard and J. j. Cos
tigap. Regatta Committee-L. Mittels-
dorf. D. w. Kohu and b. II. McClain.
Trustees-W. j. Kent, f. J. Smith, G. G..
Maliet. Nat. Pricnard and D.. w. Kohn-
Alexander Roe and Robert McFarland,
tine Anchorage Committee of The Pavonia
Yacht Club Of Jersey City, have had over
a hundred piles driven III front OF the
clubhouse for the accommodation Of the
clubs fleet. One pile will be allotted to
each boat, and a chain and buoy is at
furhpd RI oarh nile