The sun., 1895-05-26

Larchnont, New Rochelle, Kn'ck erbock er.
and Douglaston Clubs Celebrate.

1uu DouHlussVh &"pb SeicurhtSs
While the American yachting season can
hardly te said To be open before the 1st of June,
any number of clubs flung their banners to the
breeze yesterday. and nearly hundred yachts
formally went into commission at tho same
time. Among the clubs on the Sound who cele-
brnted the opening OF the yachting season with
gunpowdcr. bunting nnl good cheer werc the
Larchmont, New Rochelle. Knickerbockcr. and
Dougaston Yacht clubs.
Up at Larchmont, where by far the most i'm
portant opening of the day occurred. nearly 900
yachtsmen participated in the ceremonies. At
p. NJ. Commodore II. NJ. Gillig. assisted by
Fleet Captain George A. Cormack and Angus
tin Monroe. hosted the clubs blue and white
burgee to the top Of tho immense flag pole on
the lawn. whore 1t was saluted by every
yacht in the harbor. including Commodore
Harry NJ. GilliE's schooner yacht Ramona.
J. Roger Maxwcll's schooner Emerald. Edward
S. Iiatch's cutter Huron. John Howard Adams's 8
cutter Clara, Rear Commodore II. w. Buck
nails cutter utter ,,!l, Minerva: Col. Charles Mex.
Ventura. Frank n; Frceman's s4::rater bra
goon:, George g, Tyson,s a4.ratcr yorsnI T.,
and c. Oliver Iseln's cutter Colonia.
Mr.. Monroe. in n short speech. declared the
Commodorc Giilis TO the % members. @ The yachts.
men then gave three times three for the club
and their new commodore. and every one was
Monroe then rend a letter from Mrs: Elizabeth
H. Colt, presenting TO the club l,te-sze oil
wall il. Colt. The flag which announced tho
formal opening of the club was Of Japanese silk,
The members and guests then adjourned to
the dining roon where they examined q beau
tifIl collection lie ITO Of Black and Whites, which are
ued at $4,000. In the evening there was a ban
quet which was participated in by the following
well-known yachtsmen:
Asy % M
HsSS[nf
T.. sssy h% A'f s:Ss''r Hn';s
ns;
Mott. ir., william Marshall. Rear Commodore H. ".
Babcock. Mayhem W. Bronson. and Pcrre Noel.
dose o9k
steamed Into the har5or on his recently import.
Ths cb and ali n
burned to open pen the kiel Canal.
Rochelle Yacht Club celebrated their transfer
TO tho mainland and opened their club house at
promptu scrub race. darkened the sky with pow.
der smoke and flung acres Of parti-cOlored iags
Aonsh EmSry % N
dere Andrpss. and vice-Commodore Henry
took ,hs Ladies' Tns sailing nd
scrub race was arranged while they were wait.
follows: '' '' ~ ~ ''''N'@'' D'eA '''1''e0 "'
CATS
Length. Start. fsnfsh.
4!sA; $SSi zss.ss SfS:$ g
Gnsf~. fGs GS%e1S r. sS
%.
A. aSasi. N'''''@ l." ''''' A"" H.
,,I The winners were ere the Mary and ondawa;;
Among the h. other yachts in the harbor were
yice-Commodore H. c. Doschers sloop ban
druss's sasaua, II. c; Do,cher's sloop WAGON
Chris Meyers steam yacht Maspeth. "N"' o"'
AT College Point. il. l.. the Knickerbocker
m. aS wn. orm hocd iU5 nnd saed
at g o'clock. and the greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed among the members. Among the yachts
Iempers, CommodoreC &; l.. Browne; Liberty. Vice
Gom%9doEe EsI. l. H. Z9sher; Else, Rear Gommo-
@ ter Nan,a. H. % ss.phenson; SC " lo"p' sloop Gem. saa
G: /, Strohmeneer; .schoGner ,vanitas, Dr.
A,ibi i. 4. Fairchild; Signal. VI: G. Sswman
Lena Jsmes pTior cs!su5s; !,aI; y Myrick @
| niger; fOland. A. +. kuper. Dinner WAS served
about 6 O'Clock and was enjoyed by about fifty
| yachtsmen.
| Sweet Alice Drops Dead at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 25-The following the sum.
| mares of the races Today;
syrps e. Jones. nS TO Mon uMsiSnss
70! iw; FynnL TO second soledad l06 tBurnsJ. 8
to third. Time :OSlY. Sweet Alice dropped dead
az the threequarter pole; Jockey Chevalier was
| Second Rscc-Fve furlongs. yeva, l0s Peters,, 10
To l. woni Ledette nliy. 10 lWelkermth). 40 TO !,
second imp. santa Bella il5 SHAW, 10 /. third
| Time. O2Ie.
SHAW. s TO l. won; imp wv T7 IT. JonesI' TO % e
| second: Alexis. lo4 Pstersj, 10 10 l, third Time
i:l5bl.
Fourth RaceIFve and half furlongs; selling Sir
~ ,Vp =, 10 ,, T. WI Joe '",oh iul
| richs,, ! 10 o, third Time. :O7S(
Fifth Race-About mile and half: short course
steepicchase Relampago. i26 Stewart, to !, won:
l1Gnnie 1 H., i2o Scsncy)' to l. second; North, i27
sixth Race-Gne mile and sixteenth. Roma, 81
| Time, 1904