The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-11
NEW HAVEN YACHT CLUB
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Niagara" a 21O-footer was also an
early boat out and Is owned by Tread
we'll Ketchum.
There are several boats new in the
fleet this spring besides the "Alcuina,"
mentioned above. The "Onida," owned
by l.. d. Harmon and Mr.. McCluskey,
is a fine big sloop. She was purchased
by her present owners from Scranton
Phelps of Essex recently and has been
entirely reftted. She is already in the
water and is one of the finest boats yet
out, She was brought down from Es-
sex two weeks ago and has already taxi
en- several sails.
c. r. Waterhouse, jr., is now building
a new steam yacht at the yard on
Grand avenue. The boat promises to
be beauty. She will be forty-two feet
long and her timbers are already set
up and will be ready for planking in u
few days.
Myron r. Durham has sold his fast
steam yacht miranda" and has pur-
chased in Port Chester the catboat
Monsoon which is also said to be a
goer.
Clarence B. Sturges has just purchas.
ed in New York a fifty-foot Daimler
motor boat, which promises great
things.
Perhaps the finest boat in the fleet
will be the Sapphire" 216-foot Brit
lsh built steamer owned by AMI l..
Barber of New York. She is fitted up
like palace and has accommodations
for fifty people. She is supplied with
electric lights, Is painted white and is
elegant In every detail. She is pro-
nounced by experienced yachtsmen the
best boat ever brought over from Eng
land. She went in early and is now in
commission at New York.
The Jessie owned by Henry A..
Bishop, purchasing agent of the Consol-
idated road, was in commission here
last season, but is now on the Twin
Lakes, up the Housatonic valley. Mr..
Bishop owns an island In the lakes,
where he has a summer place, and he
will use the boat there. He frequently
takes parties up to the lakes in the
summer, and all who have enjoyed his
hospitality there report royal entertain
ment.
A magnificent boat is the "Fedalma,"
a 125-foot steam yacht owned by f. A.
Osgood She is In commission at New
| London and was there for the anniver-
sary celebration.
| The "Huntress," new schooner
yacht built last fall and owned by F.
| c. Fowler of Moodus, will be kept in
| the Connecticut river this season.
| A trim boat which is the equal of any
in the fleet in appearance and speed Is
| the Ceres a fine steamer owned by
| James H Parish and B. H Mann. She
| is a handsome little schooner yacht,
| fifty-feet beam, and has been entirely
| repainted in white and gold She pre-
sents hobby appearance in her new
coat.
| The Juliet L." owned by E. S. Phe-
| Ian, was launched last Thursday and
is now lying at the club house She is
thirty-footer Mr. Phelan has a new
| triple expansion engine already built
| for her.
| The Phantom" owned by Commo-
| dore Henry S. Parmelee, is beauty in
| the schooner class, 101 feet in length.
Mr.. Parmelee now has a full crew
| aboard her at Fair Haven fitting her
up new. The work is now well forward
and she will be out soon. Mr.. Parme-
| lee has engaged for the summer a fine
| mansion in New London near the Pc
| quot house, and the phantom" will lay
| off the Pequot house most of the sum-
mer.
Alongside the Phantom" at Fair Ha-
ven lies the Edith" owned by Vice
| Commodore Francis G. Beach. post
master of New Haven. The Edith" is
being ref1tted in fine shape and looks
trim as a trivet." She is schooner
| built.
| A fine appearing boat is the Mar
| whal," owned by c. III. Osgood of Nor
| wich. She is in commission at New
London at present,
| The Marguerite" a forty-two-foot
sloop yacht, is owned by ]. Henry Bel
| lamy of this city and James Pendleton
| of Stonington. The boat was bought
| by these gentlemen from C. M. Peck
| and has just Joined the clubs fleet.
A fine fifty-foot sloop of modern de-
| sign by Burgess of Boston, the designer
of the Puritan and Mayflower, is the
"Sybil," owned by F. D. Glazier of
| South Glastonbury. a wooden manufac
turer Mr. Glazier has recently joined
| the club.
DR.. w. W. Horton of Bristol is put
| ting his sloop "Endora" in commission,
but is looking for fifty-foot sloop with
which he wishes to go to Florida next
| winter to spend the winter. If he finds
| a boat to suit him he will bring her
back the next spring and put her in
| commission here.
| N. c. Bushnell has pretty little thir-
| ty-foot naphtha launch, which is yet
| unnamed at the club house now. She
| has new engine and is in first-class
| shape for the season.
| Max Adler has just joined the club
and has purchased a fine thirty-fo
| sloop.
| Among the other boats of the schoon-
| er class worthy of mention are: The
| Mystic" naphtha boat owned by W.
| H. Hazel, on which Thatcher is work.
| ing, getting her ready for the season;
the 'Juanita," owned by w. H. Lock-
wood of Hartford, which is now at Short
Beach and on which nothing has yet
| been done this season, but Mr. Lock
wood is very enthusiastic about yacht
ing this season and probably have her
in good shape soon; the "Unquona,
| owned by Senator ]. H. Hall of Hart
! ford, who is at the head of the. Colt
Manufacturing company. which is a 13S
| e. o% D,-Do