The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-11

Thatcher and was designed by Stewart
& Binney Of Boston.
ing frightened up for the season.
The fast cutter, the Aria" owned by
Charles b. Warner of Middle Haddam,
is being fitted out at that place.
The "Ariel" owned by r. C. Cannon,
is being fitted out at Thatcher's.
The Cassie" neat little sloop own
ed by w. C. Williams of Hartford, is
being fitted out at Short Beach.
The Carrie W." has been sold out of
the club.
The sloop Cypress, owned by ]. d.
Sargent and w. Bruce Fem, is being
fitted out at MacDonald's and is about
ready to go into the water.
The Flora" owned by Vice Commo-
dore T, f. Hammer of Branford, is a
| fine sloop, but her owner is as yet UNI
decided as to whether or not he will put
her in commission. He has just pur-
chased the RIVAL" known as the queen
of the sound, from Vice Commodore
Henry Dickinson of Branford. She is
being fitted up and will surely be out
for the opening sail.
The famous racer Daredevil" owned
by Charles c. Andel, is nearly ready for
the water at Thatcher's yard.
The "Neva," owned by Louis A, Fink,
| is being fitted up at Graves yard.
| The fleet little stranger" owned by
John N Macauley, is now off the club
house, but has not yet been fitted out
| The "Thalia," owned by DR.. link of
| Branford, was not in commission last
year, but the doctor is much interested
in the clubs plans this year, and one
of his friends says that he will have the
"Thalia" out at an early date.
| A peculiar type of sloop, fast and of
| light draft, is the "Toboggan," owned
by L. D. Babcock, jr.
| G. M. Graves, the shipbuilder, has
put a new stern on his sloop Venus. ;"
She is not in commission yet, but will
be out in time for the races. She was
not in commission last year.
The "vidette," owned by H. G. Shep-
ard, is fitting out at Grapevine Point.
The viola" is a fine sloop owned by
c. N. Wayland. Work was begun at
fitting her out at Stony Creek last
week.
The sloop Wild Pigeon, owned by
Frank Wheeler of Meriden, is lying at
| Pigeon Island, at Stony Creek.
Among the catboats worthy of men
ton are: The big Castania, thirty
| footer owned by A. V. Beecher and
James NJ. Coxeter which is at Whites
yard being fitted out: the Folly" own
ed by Arthur III. Day, is at Thatcher's;
| the "Volsung," owned by johnson De-
Forest, is at MacDonalds.
The Myth" Clinton M. Pettis' naph-
tina launch, promises to cut quite fig
ure this season.
| w. T. Duncan has just purchased a
fine thirty-foot sloop at Saugatuck. She
was brought up to New Haven about
a week ago and is now at the club
house. She is said to be goer of the
| first class.
The idle May" of Hartford is now
| at Thatchers being fitted out She
was sold out Of the club last year to a
Hartford gentleman, but he has Joined
the club this spring, and will bring her
| back.
| The next regular meeting of the Yacht
club will be held at the New Haven
| house next Wednesday evening. A
member of the board of trustees and
| two members of the regatta committee
will be elected Final arrangements
will be made for the opening sail and
the proposed change mentioned above,
of plans from those followed in pre-
\ vious years will be settled.