New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
THE YACHTING SEASON.
MICH INTEREST SHOWN IN THE RACING
UNIONS REGATTA PROGRAMME.
rrrry.s1x CONTESTS FOR THE sUMMER-END OF
WILLIAM A. SKATERS TRIP AROUND
THE woRLD-RoUGH VOYAGE OF
rIFrY-SIX con


WILLIAM A. sLATER's TRIP AROUND
THE woRLD-RoUGH VOYAGE OF
THE VALIANT.
tn. ,egatta programme which made public
af,.r the meeting OF the Yacht Racing union OH
Monday evening Is which will attract much at
ten,on and. II It is carried ou-as It doubtless Wal
be-,he season will be one OF unusual interest 10
vachtsmen II includes yachting contests OF all
knds and the ffty-six will be sailed De-
,,o.r Nav ls and September 26. On Memorial Day
tho Harlem Annual Regatta takes place. and also
the special races for half-raters arranged oy 'he
seowanhaka Club and on July I. besides the Larch-
mont Annual there will be races Tor 5is ana Jus
II ia unfortunate that the annual regattas OF the
seawanhaka and New-Rochelle clubs Will fail on
the same day. Saturday. June a.
1ohn r Drexers auxiliary sutana is being al
tered and overhauled for the coming season.
william A. Slater. Of the New-fork facnt Cluo
who loft here in October. 1884, in his steam yacht
Eleanor for a trip around the world. LETT the yacht
AT San Fra ncsco. and with his party. returned
homo by rail- The party had visited Faya, Mar
seilIes Cannes Leghorn. Naples. Messina. Port
said Ismalia. suez. Parem. Bombay Colombo
Trncomalee Panag Singapore. Borneo. Manila
Hong Kong Annoy. Nagasaki. Yokohama and Homo
luu The yacht arrived at New London on March
o her last stopping place having been ST. Thomas
The following yaCntsWen nave Deen eieCttu "
membership In the Atlantic Yacht Club: Clarence
A postley schooner Colonial George b. Parsons
w l.. stow, steamer Lorna; Francis NJ Wilson and
Henry NJ Birge. schooner Wave Crest David f.
Austen secretary OF the club has given notice that
the club book Will to press on March 10 Changes
and corrections should be sent 10 him at once The
appointments of Thomas l.. Watson as fleet captain
and of DR. Wisner r. Townsend as flee, surgeon
have been published By Commodore George D.
Gould.
Al ,he annual meeting OF the Hempstead HarbOr
Club the following officers elected for The
year: John S. Appleby. commodore Edward r.
Ladew vice-commodore; w. Bur.!ng Cocks purser
William L. HEX feet caPtan The n members Wa of
Dickson, Ellwood Valentine. ex-Commodore d. K
Nam se" Committee are e" w. Burng Cocks ex-
oflcio; l. r. Goes. d. X. Hall and f. Valentine
The following are the new officers OF the Jersey
CITY Yacht Club Commodore Alexander F. Roe
sloop Forsyth: vice-conmodore. O. +. Coe. soop
MarIposa: president. J A. Hilton: secretary lanes
John Lane.
Ebrdge T. Gerry's steam yacht Electra has been
taken TO Wilmington. Del. TO be overhauled and
partly reconstructed. New bulwarks and new
deckhouse are among the contemplated improve
men,s.
A European report states that W. X. Vanderbilt
and his party on board the Valiant had
treme.v rough voyage across. When last heard
from the valian, was at Nice, having stopped only
d short time at Gibraltar.
The yacht owred by Dodge Root Of Cape
Vincent y Y defeated all the Canadian craft In
the race which took place at Kingston. Ontario
last Monday.
The German Emperors new yacht continues 10
hold the attention OF European yachtsmen. The
Fled" SAYS OF her: THE large cutter building at
Henderson's to Mr. Watson's design. is making
good progress The lead keel cast in place some
time ago. AMI tho frame Of the yacht Is now erected
upon H. The profile differs little from tho Watson
boats 81 late years except that perhaps the rake OF
keel and sternpost looks more pronounced ana
Tho lead keel IS shorter The bow line Is ot the
Britannia FORM the counter long. and the ioad me
ono would cxucct - we'll out on 1t IL Is
said tina, the sail OF the new boat Will exceed
that Of Vakyric III. by go to go square Feet