New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16
YACHTING COMMENT.
THE pUNRAvEN AFFAIR AND OTHER
THINGS OF INTEREST.

| The New-York Yacht Club has relapsed into It's
normal state Of quiet. and there Is holnimK 49,
the little house indicate that II was h'ieu WIN
excitement only few days ago. EVeryooo' eee'''
to feel that there Is little use in looking ioi "e" ."
70 Dunrayen's letters until the adjourned meeting
49,. nIaco on the evening of February q. but un-
III that time comes everybody who Is Interested !"
| the matter will wonder what the nature Oh INC I'm
munications to Mr.. Phelps and 10 MT nV.s mo.
be- II on the night OF the annuai mee'i's 80
member had been able to vote. interest IN 'ne Du
raven letters would have ceased. for the Leoyaiu
resolution would have been adopted, ana letters :"
the club after that would have come from us
eraced member But under the rules, only yach'
owners could vote the question, ana 'n"' '"'I
Dunrayen. MANY OF cur yacht-owrers, one mem
Der said. are In England so much that 'hey nat.
urally wanted 10 act conservatively. the rank anu
e,a would have carried the Ledyard resolutions win
a whoop. and they have not given up hopes YER ~.
This is the sentiment of the younger rton viii
club but every one knows that the cup ac'g, va.
depend largely on the nature Of the letters war
5y that n EHSIn
Dunraven as having insInuated that the letters tiers
which are on their T s E Se s0a quoted
s'H warmly arr Pprasns The Inquiry Committee but as
Ss iSnk i9r
his Field" charges. Like most Ens,isnmen' has
a string TO it. and, while pronouncng him wrohs'
he cannot refrain from excuslns him.
A subject which attracted some attention III
Yachting circles yesterday was the report that Eo.
ward T.. Chase had been defeated as chairman ..
the House CoISmittee. 1t was wen Know" INC,
there was opposition Mr.. Chase, but as the "hoe
ticket as previously printed In The Tribune was re-
ported elected on Thursday evening, the report Wa
Mr.. Chase had fallen was gread su pnd refused
10 discuss the matter, saying that 1t was stIIsus
O club matter, and that he would not De Ito'eI pus
Hurst the treasurer Of the club who was
present said that Mr. Chase rec ved as many So had
rparc flaf III.
hsa %y no names Were scratched the ticket as
presented by the Nominating Committee.
The committees of The Brooklyn Yacht Club nave
made plans for the coming season when inc'uue d
dinner at the Clarendon Hotel on March eVqese
OF lectures on the elementary branches OF NAVE "a
ton to be given at the clubhouse at Grayeseho' anu
a regatta on June To-
The annual meeting Of the Corinthian Meet OF
New-Rochelle will be held at the Hotel Bar'hoiul
on Tuesday evening. An amendment TO Article -
of the constitution Will be voted upon. It's passase
will increase the initiation fee from So TO 90 o ne
annual mess dinner will be served Immediately at.er
the business meeting is adjourned. the dinher mas
been arranged by the f0Gwns ar,na Merrill
Carlyle Cameron and Harry Cowdrey.
tn. Council OF the Yacht Racing Union will have
a meeting at the Seawanhaka Yacht Clubhouse.
Madlson-ave and Twenty-seven,h-st. on the even
! ing of February a. The annual meeting VIII take
place March 3. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Regatta Committee OF the Atlantic Yacht
Club held a meeting yesterday and discussed the
racing programme FOR the coming season The COM
ml,tee Will endeavor to carry out the suggestions
OF Commodore Gould. ard thus make the coming
| season a notable Colonel Austen will again be
M Inc ne ns f he did last season The Austen cups
| Will sailed for on June o. 10 and =" Inc annual
ri ha SCARED to make It interesting to ali and
| profitable 10 winners. About $4,000 In prizes Will be
given away by the Atlantic club IN the coming