Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-01

who owns u Nacnt could ENJOY the non
or of flying the colors of the club. The
constitution was amended SO as to read:
ANY woman owning Il yacht is eligible for
election TO the club flag member and shall
upon election pay annual dues, but no initia-
ton fee. Such mem bership shall continue Only
during the period of yacht ownership and car
ries only the following privileges:
The right to fly the club burgee, to have pri-
vate signal registered with the secretary, to
enter the yacht in club races and the use OF the
club stations and floats.
At meeting of the club the amend
ment was ratified, and Mrs. Carnegie
was elected to membership. She is a
sister-in-law of Andrew Carnegie, the
millionaire iron manufacturer, and is
about 4J years of age. She is the
mother Of nine children, and her late
husband, Thomas Carnegie of Pittsburg,
left her large fortune and magniti-
cent home on Pennsylvania avenue in
tho Smoky City. Mrs Carnegie has long
been an owner Of yachts and has cruised
several seasons along the Atlantic coast
in her steam yacht Missoe. The finish
ing touches are now being put on her
new yacht Dungeness, named after her
palatial summer home on Cumberland
island, off the coast of Georgia
The DungcncSs is 1855 feet long and
has graceful hull Of steel She is fit
ted up in luxurious style and is rugged
as q two nla&ted schooner. carrying fore
sail, mNin#ail, for, stuy#ail and jib: hat,
except in case of accident, she VIII he
propelled hy steam.
Mrs. C;,rnv2ic's principal n"tiyr i'll
applying Gor membership i'll the New
York Yacht club WAS that She nj -h! he
empowered TO fly the famous hurGHy Of
the club and use its floats and stations
ON Long Island sound. s>he had 10 am
bitiOn, like many of her sisters who are
not yachtSWOmen, to assist in sailing the
ship of state, or, i'll other words. to take
part i'll the clubs politics and govern
ment, and no such privilege was granted
her, although she may enjoy about all
the other benefits that accrue to malc
members of the organization.
Cumberland island is the southern
most of the sea islands, famous before
the late war for the cotton raised there
and since the Revolution as the burial
place of General Nathaniel Greene and
Light Horse Harry Lee, two patriots
who made names for themselves during
the great struggle for American indie
pendence. Mrs. Carnegie entertainS i'll
princely fashion i'll her great mansion
at the southern end Of the island On
the broad lawns the guests play tennis
and croQuet, and with bow and arrow
enjoy the delights of archery. There is
excellent fishing near at hand, where
even Il 40 pound channel bass may be
81, 4 Yif>'S
game preserves cover II miles of the
island, and the woods abound i'll deer,
bear, wildcat, raCCOOnS and other furreu
game. There are thousands of quail
about the place and Mrs. Carnegie has
had the place stocked with English
pheasants. A few California quail were
introduced some years ago with 4 fair
degree of success presumably. though
the preserve is SO extensive that the Cal
ifornia quail are not often shot.
Mrs. Carnegie is fine shot, and few
Of her guests are able 70 bring down
game with greater skill than She dis
PLAYS. Her daughter and some Of the
young ladies from Pittsbprg who are
occasional visitors at Dungeness have
attained considerable proficiency with
the rifle as we'll as the shotgun.
1t is but n short distance from the
house that the handsome lighthouses
stand, and the fleet there is ono that
most any boating enthusiast would en-
Wy. All i'll all, Dungeness is ono of the
most perfectly appointed country homes
owned by an American.
In England many wealthy women
own yachts, and they have long been
admitted to various clubs. Now that
Mrs, Carnegie has led the way on this
side it is believed that many other
American women will apply for MEM
bership in the prominent yacht clubs OF
the United States.