The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-03
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB
GATHERING OF THE CLUB FLEET
FOR ITS AUG UST CRUISE.

Yesterday-Craft of All Kinds in the
Harbor-rhe Opening Race for Grand
Trophies.
New York, Aug. "A clear and bright
day dawned to-day for the August
cruise of the New York Yacht club as
the fleet lay at anchor off Glen Cove
l.. I. The yachts began to- rendezvous
In the harbor yesterday, but the real
rush for anchorage did not begin until
this morning. The arrival in goodly
numbers was begun about 8 o'clock,
and an hour later there were vessels
enough between the steamboat dock
and Port Washington on the other side
of the cove to make sure of a fine pic
ture when the cruise was fairly under
way. There was little wind at that
hour, the northerly breeze being not
much more than zephyr, and it barely
moved the surface of the sound. But
certain signs known only to the Long
Island weather prophets indicated Ito
the prophets) that there would be a
shift in the direction of the wind to the
south, and an increase in Its velocity
before noon.
There was all kinds of life and bust
ness around the steamboat dock, from
which flew the club burgee high up on
a pole erected for the purpose. Launch
es were dashing in and out, carrying
captains and guests to and from the
vessels at anchor, and crowd of sight
seers was gathering on the shore. The
Half family of shippers was prominent
ly in evidence, Captain Hank being
there to take out the schooner Emerald,
and his son, Captain Harry, waiting for
a chance to board his charge, Wasp.
1t was also expected that another son,
Clayton X, might presently be along on
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.'s, sloop IL
derim. 1t was gratifying to the lovers
of racing to see that the Lippitt BROTH
ers had brought Wasp on from Provi-
dence to go against T. M. Hoyt's Syce,
but it was also disappointing to note
that T. B. Mills new Kestrel had not
been able to get ready to meet these
two. 1t is probable, however. that the
new boat will be in for the Goelet cup
at Newport on Thursday. vigilant and
Navahoe were ready in cruising trim,
and several Of the old and larger
schooners were on hand. Among the
schooners at anchor were:
| Montauk, Vice Commodore Ledyard;
Ariel, Stephen w. Palmer; Colonia, C.
| A. Postley; Emerald, J. r, Maxwell;
Viking, James D. Smith; varuna, Rives
| & Sturgis: Alert, G. A. Griscom; For
tuna, Henry 8. Hovey; Intrepid, c.
oliver Iselin; Sahcem, John q. Moore;
| Iroquois, H. G. Rouse; Hildegarde,
| George w. Weld
OF the sloops were: Huron, Edward
| S. Hatch; Mineola Rear Commodore
Belmont; syce, f. M. Hoyt; Queen Nab
| N. r. Francis; vigilant, Percy Chubb;
Cruger; Gloriana, j. Nj. Lasell Jessica,
j. G. Agar; Minerva, J. E. Fletcher;
Sayonara, J. M. woodbury.: Wasp, H
F. Lippitt.
| The steam yachts presented grand
appearance. Among them were: Almy
Frederic GalIatin; Beatrice, Robert
Goelet; Clara, w. j. Matheson; Cler-
mont, A. Van santvoord; Corsair, Com
modore J. P. Morgan; Electra, Elbridge
T. Gerry; Hermione, General S.
Thomas; Hildegarde, B. M. Whitlock;
Intrepid, Lloyd Phoenix; Marietta, H
B. Moore; Narada, Harry Walters;
Sycamore, ]. H. Hanan; Satanella, E
| w. Bliss; Toinette, Robert D. Evans;
Ballymena, j. N Brown; Althea
Charles Sooysmith; Claymore j. B. Ed
son; Oneonta, G.. K. Clarke, jr.; Par
thena A. Hart Mckee; Penelope, Fl. E
| Converse; Scythian, Miss S. De Forest
Day; Varuna, Eugene Higgins; Yer
CANA, r. H. Benedict
Before the racing began the captains
of the various vessels held their usua
formal meeting on board the flagship
/ Corsair. This was at a. M. with Com
modore j. Pierpont Morgan presiding
and Fleet Captain J. Beaver Webb act
ing as secretary.
| The customary resolutions Of thanks
to the regatta committee and the fee
captain for their hard work In makins
arrangements for the cruise, and to the
commodore, the rear commodore ant
Captain Ogden Goelet for their 'gener
osity In the matter Of prizes, were pass
ed unanimously.
Soon after the meeting adjourned, the
captains returned to their respective
yachts to await the signal to get under
way for the starting line.
The cruise opened with a race which
started from Matannicock Point, of
Huntington harbor, a distance of TWEEN
ty-one miles. For this event there were
offered some magnificent trophies.
Owing to a lack of wind the race wa
postponed.
| New York, Aug. 2.-The ships of thu