New-York tribune., 1896-11-23
NAY MOVE TO NORTON'S POINT
LIKELIHOOD OF A CHANGE N THE SITE
OF THE ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB.
OFFERS MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION TALK
ABOUT THE THIRTY -FOOTEEs-A FINE
CLASS OF BOATS.


CLASS OF BoATs.
specially apponied committee Of tho Atlantic
Yach, club has for time been considering q
question that seems OF tho utmost importance 70
the future Of that rapidly growing organization.
l. e ono involving removal from the present quar-
,ers ~ Bay Ridge "A more accessible spot or tne
sheltered side OF Nortou's Point wher" hamlet OF
handsome cottages Is building up under the direc-
ion and conirJ. - the Sea Gate Improvement com
panv The plan looking o change from the sadly
restricted locality AZ Bay Ridge has been under
consideration since last spring. fcr Il took some
lifilo time 10 bring the members into accord f0r
s,rnpathotir judgment % the proposition tlat had
been made \ plot OF ground. "a" feet water front
ae. hy 20 i,-.i deep offered 20 N" club "iih
an option on another plot OF similar Size al lar
price This would give go feet water front. ample
FOR every purpose. with sufficient depth Tor park
purposes around the club building
on. item that OF sheltered harbor FOR the boats
had 20 be seriously examined. but AS there seems
TO be every prospec, that the breakwater which has
long been needed ai that point. VIII be constructed
the rrobem IS greatly smplif"d. lnformn tion i
authentic that with this last Item settled definitely
there will be no further hesitation on ~" part oi
,b. .or-r rniff.o I'm recommending the removal.
A proposiiion has been received for IN" transfer
Of the clubhouse as II aiauds az Bay Ridg" 10 III"
new site and the commiito, likewise has IN hand
a proposal for entirely new building OF IN" very
latest design. When tho existing structur" was
erected a possible removal was clearly in mind. for
II was framed in a way that makes = easily trans
norfabe bv water to any other plac" that might be
selected Il can be skdded up and transferred 10
barges without difficulty.
As compared with other ranking ORGANIZATIONS
,bo Atlantic Yacht club has been handicapped by
i,s loca,ion At Sea Gate the approaches are con
v.ni.nt and complete fer either pedestrians or bi-
cyclists. and few more charming drives are 10 BE-
found on Long Island than that down 10 conoy
island and then westward 10 Nortons Point. once
there the water view IL unbroken clear 10 thc hori
zon and "a yacht race could De accura'ey io'-
lowed with the glasses nearly. II not quite. out to
tho SANDY Hook I.ighship. The start and finish OF
a race could be placed of the clubhouse pazzas for
tho water at the point is nearly thirty feet In depth
q, courso inside the point the northern SIDE the
wa,er shoals rapidly. The point marks the geo.
graphical centre OF yachting around New-fork
pEcoRD OF THE THIRTY-FOOTERS.
Whom the Yachting season for the year now closed
ooened last spring everybody within the wide CIR
Gle embraced by the ennob.inS sport hau n''ie
though, for ANYTHING else than the new 'hrty-fooi-
- oyor ,rc production OF which almost as heavy
- ,u ~ mystery was cast II each individual
hon, were intended for a National defender NO
description Of the boats Is necessary NJ ihs ''"e'
hu, they proved the wonder workers OF me season on
& pud m sscc,e.,tll were they in every way mat the
ass is 10 be largely increased by the tinle ,ht mex
season f,r racing has Pesub r 6ui,t They
!i.r r d,r.rt means OF encouraging continuous
rarinc without which the sport can ieVer p iiuv i
-" - S,crc.s Wherever four or more or th'm
ennesr.d in "A regatta. that regatta was sur ~ Nv y,
app,,t nv rumberless exciting incidents that kept
mn ,,ors ~, and sailors alike on edge They Were
-" crnfi ir the fIrthest sense tnat that co.
',,,,, can reach However, New ork waters
"a, 90. SOC th., most the best OF ln' UNI 'S ioI
III" ~ ~ 80 the first excitement OF the Sound racing
ar so - over they adjourned 10 the open courses
SS9v, "a unor, md there kept up their entertaining
on ,,s Sor the rest the summer. not ending unti
S.n,o,bor Is The record OF the races ,Iieie 10 ~
,.,.stInp I'm ways as H!usti nv
@ 70" ,.nii.nre OF the craft and or IN. stananship
is,Iaved bv the different skipper na' tne ~
uisp'"S, p 70, was known when the hera MADE her
VIZ .xbibition. defeating the Wasp more tiiH,
,,rrfcs' corrected time IN "a Siro'ie "liiu Hi"
IT, on,n no i-on before the season rnueu IL Mas Hai
ny that their equals. lcnStn foI lehslh 20
10 u't'i a,,.u here In the world. MI Paget: VINO
~ ~ IN Newport. said that ne han never see
.,o-c sucn notably good sport as was oi.etsu
an ans Ills own boat which had peth .eiS nsI,''
tner'; a. r. competition with the new hvc-raters,,
,,.h larger boats-on the otner sue, Mas no'
M n ~, good enough rank Win the alne is.a',s ,
VT tho Rosemary Is not SLOW craft os any ''
ner OF means. 49,, ,,co,sdersble importance to
on, oon,tino,lsracng yachtsman was tne a',iu.'
- money given In cups In inc season ioi t.e nn,r
OF iio'y tera IL passed the four thousand
ioot.S % hero is every likelihood that the amour
wii VIZ hnmor prevailed Is made evident IN the Iao'
-, onIv one protest was filed the entire Se.isul
'iI r., ,nav uroye beneficial to the numDeress
- 70 know under what conditions the Ne"poi POI
ranes , were sailed. ten-dolar sweepst,ak.s ~
tis5 for every day 90 per cent OF which went 70
i u,nnine boat and ~ per cent 10 the second;
N.Y. w.. ,hird boat saved stakes. When cup VIZ
ill., q, rent 10 the winning boat. while w per ce"s