New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-10
TO SAIL on THE ICE:
A FINE FLEET o. ICE YACHTS ON THE xo,,--
shaEWsEU-Y EI.Ea-RAcEs IN
FORMER YEARS

foHAER YEARS.
Red Bank, n. j., Dec. (speciaD.-The No...
Shrewsbury River Ice Yacht Club is getting re,dr
for the winters sport The boats arc ha,r. Guy
hauled and few new yachts are heing h,u. .
indications count for anything the coming g.. -
will be of the velest ever experienced h ~,
club s
The North Shrewsbury Club Is now cons,do~..
one OF the leading ice-yacht Organizations In ~.
country. 1t was organized in 1881 with only e,,s.~
Members but it has steadily grown until now 4.
membership numbers about scventy-fye Soon 49,.
it's organization the club purchased a ,rac, ., -
on the river bank and erected a commodous cImh
house. The building is two stories high the onae-
floor being used for the storage Of the yachts whes
inS-room. The latter Is fitted up with pool and fili
lard tables. etc the clubs officers as follows:
Commodore. Samuel W. M)rford; vice-commodore
James c. Doughty; cretary and treasurer Jams::
y. Weaver; regatta committee, Augustus W. Hav.
ton; reception committee. William A Cole M
Edwin Field and Fred Wikof. N'
The most important races OF the club are those
for the challenge ce-yacht pennant Of America
The first attempt Of tho North Shrewsbury boys to
wrest the trophy from the Hudson River clubs waS
made during the winter Of 1889 and nearly every
year since TIE club has unsuccessfully endeayored
sent the frame yachts Scud and Uncle Bob to New.
Hamburg to race for the Dennant. Each yacht car.
ried about 80 square feet Of canvas. While the
Shrewsbury Club waiting for a race the
pough keepse cub Won the peanart from the New
Hamburg Club Tho Shrewsbury Club then issued
challenge to the Poughkeepsie Club the chal-
lenge was accepted. and in he race the Red Bank
boats were beaten The year following Captain
Charles T. Throckmorton had the Dreadnaught
built This a keel and cockpit yacht. with
twenty rb eet sprs ssa ana a are" F OF @ qIars
AMI cockpit boat which he named the Tempest. and
Captain George coley also built the Idier, large
frame yacht. These three boats with the UnclA
Bob. were sent TO Poughkeepsic tina; season. The
race was won by the P9ughkeepsle Club with tho
captain James b. Weaycrs big lateen-rigged yacht
Scud came into existence during the winter Of 1885,
bad of ftr.v ~ -ftra fact and
sail area Of 725 square feet. This boat made ice
yacht record one day in heavy blow. with a
In less than six minutes That the Scud
was shipped to Poughkeepse. The Dreadnaught
poor shape. and the pennant race was sailed at
Ncw-Hamburg Captain Weavcr's yacht wanted .
Withdrawn from the contest The Northern Light
won the race with the Dreadnaught second
The Sends sail enlarged the following
year. ANA she raced that winter a Poughkeepse
yacht against the Hudson River Club. which was
by boat belonging TO the latter club In 1897 Cap
tain Weaver took off the lateen sail and put on
sailed against the Hudson River club but the
Scud could not finish better than second, the race
Of 1883 the Scud again competed against the Hudson
River Clubs feet ana she made a good showns:
At three. different times the yacht was ahead ana
good second when about half mile from
the finish. The Icice was a close third ana vas
struck by strong SAINT OF wind W ,b GSgrea
which had been leading the procession There was
no racing during the following season on January
l6 1871 the Scud sent to Orange Lake TO race
for tho Van Nostrand challenge cup The yacht
the trophy, which is still in Captain Weavers
possession There considerable controversy last
winter over the matter OF sailing for the cup.
Commodore Higginson. of the orange lake Ciuo,
had an idea that he had right 10 sail for the cup
on Orange Lake or some neutral ground, while
Captain Weaver held that the race should take
place at Red Bank. as the sailing conditions say
that the race must be sailed on the grounds or
the club holding the cup. It is probable that Com,
rnodore Higgnson will send his yacht Shadow TO
Red Bank this season for the handsome
oliver frODhV.