The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-23
GREENVILLE'S TARS
The Celery District Yacht
Clubs Preparing for an
Active Season.
BowLERs STILL IN THE FIELD
Schmidt and Muller to Meet in a
Match Series = Gun and
Target.
BoWLERs STILL IN THE FIELD

That the yachtsmen of the Greenville
section intend to extract all the sport
possible out of the coming season IS
evident from the preparations thai are
being made at the club houses and floats
at the New York Bay shore. During
, the past week the shore front has pre-
sented an unusually busy scene. Yachts
men were busy laSaaehing the trim craft
and otherwise preparing for the opening
Of the season. At the clubs all is ac-
tivity. The Greenville Yacht Club, the
foremost club in the Greenville section,
will offer its members rare sport during
the season. The members of this club
are a jolly lot. and they are yachtsmen
only because they desire to get all the
fun out of the sport possible. TIL club.
while it has a number of smart craft in
Its feet, does not make a feature of
racing. Socsability is the one great fea-
ture, and instead of races sailing parties,
in which all the yachts participate. are
held. Nearby points of interest are
visited, and when the sail is DER the jack
tars and their lady friends make merry
over the festive board, after which they
trip the light fantastic until a new day
has been ushered in. These events are
held every fortnight, and have earned
for the club a reputation for hospitality.
The club is backed by the best citizens
of G~reenville, and although IN existence
but three years, ranks with the most
Influential yacht clubs in this vicinity.
The clubhouse at the foot of Linden
avenue is a most romantic spot, the
building itself having a history which
dates far pack in the last century. Since
the first of the. year the club has ad-
mitted twenty new members, and at the
next meeting two more will be elected.
The season will be formally opened on
Decoration Day, when a sailing party
VIII be held, followed by a supper and
a dance at the clubhouse. All the yachts
OF the club fleet will be at the disposal
of the members and their friends. The
start will be made at two O'Clock and
the return trip viii be by moonlight.
The New York Bay Yacht Club will
formally open the season on Saturday,
June !. with a regatta open to all boats
belonging to organized yacht clubs. The
club at first decided to hold the regatta
on Decoration Day, but owing to the
many ether yachting events on that day
the Regatta Committee decided to
and dancing at the clubhouse after the
races.
The classification for the races is as
follows:-e1ass /. sloops; class 2. open jib
4. epon cats, over 20 feet and under TWEEN
ty-ave feet; CLASS 5, 90 feet and under.
The start will be made In front Of the
clubhouse at noon; The course will be
fifteen miles. one-half to windward or
leeward and return. Prizes. will be
awarded to the winners in each class at
the fsnish of the race. TWO or more
yachts must start to make a race. The
lime ALLOWANCE will be one minute and
thirty seconds to the foot for fifteen
miles. The measurement will be to
water line length, one third overhang
Will be added. All entries must be made
n Writing. giving water line, length ana
Harry Mcclellan. Chairman Regatta
comInitt;ee, by May e The members
Mcclellan. o.. r. Vreeland and Richard
Relyea. The club will also give open
races in July and August. and a club
The handsome new cabin yacht built
Yacht club, was launched on Monday af-
G~reenyille Yacht Club. Mrs. Mcclellan
was abroad the trim craft, and as it
eiitsed gracefully. into the water she
bow and christened the boat "The En-
sign The yacht is without exception
the finest in this city, and is a veritable
as . narlor and has all the improve
ments found in the modern home. Mr..
Mcclellan is spending all his spare time
putting. her in condition for DECORATION
Day. Later in the season he will go on
a number of cruises with his family.
Captain Renshaw, of the Greenville
Yacht Club. has launched his pretty
yachts. the Albatross and Sea Gull.
Both will be in commission by Decora-
ton Day.
Mr. George Merry's new yacht, the
Bertha" viii be placed in commission
In a few days.
Commodore Bouker, of the New York
Bay Yacht Club. has sold the fast Liz
.zie &" to Mr.. Buckley.
I DIR. HOLSTERS sL3ncet' and Alonzo
Reniston's .Phoenix" will be in commits
on by Decoration Day, and at the SER
res of the members and guests of the
%teenville Yacht Club.