The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-21
Yachting Notes or Interest.

Commodore Foote'S cabin naphtha yacht Mike is
hitting out at Bay Ridge.
in com@i.sion and lying In the basin behind the
Atlantic Yacht clubhouse at Bay Ridge.
The mahogany cruising sioop Gaviian is hitting
out for the summer at the Atlantic Yacht Club
basin, foot Of Fifty-nfth street. South Brooklyn.
The yawl w%hilsaway Is lifting out at Yonkers.
where she has been hauled out during the winter.
She will be used for cruising exclusively this sum-
mer.
George Browns sIoop Hydriad has been thor.
ouehiy overhauIed. and is ready go In commits.
sion. She 10 lying on the foot Of Fifty NTH street.
South Brooklyn.
sic. has nt!sd out the Peach. last years craeI.a.
II u class for her during the summer.
Commodore J. r. Hitchcock's sIoop Cygnet, Co.
Iumbia Yacht Club. has been brought down from
winter. She is lifting out at Bay Ridge.
Philip T. Dodge's new 20. footer Asthone has been
set up and her sails bent "wednesday AFTERNOON. She
will have her trial Trip In tue bay Today.
G. n. Pope's sloop Aglaia is hauled out at the foot
of Fifty NTH street. south Brooklyn. having her
underbody painted. She will DO thoroughly over
hauled and RENTED before mastheading her coiors.
Jones. W. Irvine zeresa. and Z. Burton Hart, Jr..
were scheduled TO leave South Boston last night on
board the 90. footer dossoon. She Will have moor.
inRs on Larchmont hnrbor.
Charles J. Leach's cabin cat Louise is in commits.
house. She was out for a tuninG.up spin a few
days ago and will probably be q contestant In tho
Gravesend Bay Y. C.'s annual regatta
The sloop yacht KIT, formerly Gem. 10 in com.
mission and lying in the Atlantic Yacht Club basin.
During the past winter she was sold to A. q. Bel.
Iowa. who has rebuilt her stern, carrying the over
hang out about six feet further than formerly.
It is probable that the Columbia Yacht Club win
have a weeks cruise at an early date. Several OF
the prominent memucrs ana yacht owners are in
favor of it. and q, IT is several years ain sc the club
fleet has sailed In consort FOR more than q single
day. It Will DO an unusual and interesting expert.
ence for many OF the members.
The Gravesend Bay Yacht Clubs Inaugural cruise
will take place on Decoration Day. the fleet start
ing from the summer clubhouse. UImer Pier, at II
O'Clock In the morning. A shore dinner viii DO
served az one OF tho hotels on the XIII Won KuIl, the
yachts returning to their anchorage by moonlight.
Tho open regatta will be sailed over the club courso
In the lower bay on Saturday. Juno lie.
Jarvis D. Edson. Commodore of the Shelter Isl.
and Yacht Club. also q member OF the n. Y. 2. C.,
las purchased the fast steam yacht Claymore,
which was built for J. Kennedy Tod. seawanhaka
Corinthian Y. c. sh. ia so feet long aud
about 10 feet beam and 10 fitted with q triple ex-
pansion marine engine and safety watertube
boiler OF the latest type. Her speed 10 eighteen to
twenty miles an hour. Ire Clay more Is y very
rakish looking craft, aud In appearance is very
mucu on the order OF q high.sps~d torpedo boat.
having flush deck. with turtle back finishing on
sides. Shs will be used by Commodore Edison in
the vicinity Of Shelter Island.