New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-12
YACHTING.
THE RANGE OF THE SPORT-NEARLY
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND REGIS
TERED CLUB MEMBERS


Few pnopl, have any idea of the extent TO
which the sport of yachting is followed In
.rcrIco In order to give some idea OF the
number OF those who make this their i"Voi
tie pastme IN attempt IS here made 20 CAL
cnate the total Of club members In one ir".ei-
nitv the Yacht Racing Union OF North America
This estimate does not include the clubs along the
Atlantic Coast to the south. nor any other cubs
,ba, have not como Into the union to obtain uni
formitv of racing rules but II does include all from
the Pacific Coast the ncighborhood OF ~. fau
all the Great Lakes. ana canada. ana most u
,hc vachtsmcn Of Massachusetts ana Ncw-forK'
The authorities have been last years cll books
ard in many cases as. for instance. ia the Attain :
Yacht Club the numbers OF members have IN
creased greatly in the last season that in nearly
every case the number OF members mentioned VIII
b. TOO small
The largest contribution Is made ~ The Yacht
Racing Association of Massachusetts, with Its thir-
tv-one clubs the membership being as follows:
Massachusetts, 800. Hull, 2sj; Boston, l5l; DOT
chester 10. Quincy 90; Winthrop 30; South
Roston 23l: Savin Hill. 10; American, or New
buryport 1870 Chelsea. 81 Jeffrles ~; Manchester
go Atlantic. OF Boston. 200; cape cod. i2'' Dux-
hurry ISL: Lynn 49,; Cohasset III; columbus OF
Boston. III. Revere. So: Squantum 100; Welii'eet'
80. Old Colony 100. Mosquito Fleet, l72; Pym-
outh IS: Kingston. 27G burgess, 1o2; East
Gloucester 7o squam. 90; Welliston. 50; Nahsnt
Dory 60 and Bunker Hill. -. a total of 4.5'"
The next largest IS the Yacht Racing Association
OF Long Island Sound. as follows: Seawanhaka
400 American. 80: Riverside 1872 Yale CORN
THAN 252: Horseshoe Harbor 200 New-York Attn
loilc 30: Stamford 12j: Indian Harbor. $50; New
Rochelle los: Knickcrbockcr. 10; fiuguenot, 10;
Rrdgeport 235 Corinthian Fleet New-Roch"lle.
50; Harlem 2o5 New-Havcn. III; Douglaston y;
Sea Clin. 49,: Huntington. -; Park city 30;
IIempstcad Eiarbor 40. Norwalk, 100; Sachem ;
Head. 30 the total being 1890.
In the Lake Yacht Racing Association the Royal
Canadian Yacht club of Toronto. has the largest
bcrns s with it the Royal Hamilton 5ee Roch
ester. y y. go; EuMa0 \. J., ~; h7lgs v3
toria 300 total Of 2.2ji.
The Intcrlake Yachting Association has the fol-
Sandusky So. Toledo Yachting Association, 800:
West End. 10: Detroit. 3A; Erie. lo3 Citizens
Of S'@a s Association" Isl" 'F'0'' Boat 49, '0'''
In the Inland Lake Yachting Association there
are mentioned here. as follows: White Rear 1G2:
Mnnctonka. 2sI, Detroit. Mimi. 1906 Green Lake.
Lake. Lake Geneva Indiana. Oconomowoc Psto-
kee Pewarkee Duluth, West End. Oconomowoc
average NOR than $50 Zach with the recent adj
dIlons, making total Of about a., i,i3o ,.,o..,.
IF phiindclnhia saw zoo: Rronklyn 900 P"nafa
quit Corinthian. 90 Marine and Field BOO Royal
ST Lawrence. Of Montreal 40, Rhode Island.
$50, Newport Yacht Racing Association. -; Riv-
The eight clubs of the Lake Michigan Yachting
Association Will perhaps not average more than
hundred members each These the Lincoln
Park and Columbia. OF Chicago: Milwaukee. Rt-
cine. Green Bay. MantowOc. Marinette and Me
nomenee. ana Little Travers City, total say. 500.
The Pacific Interclub Yacht Association has five
clubs. with total membership Of io3. tho clubs
being the Pacific. Corinthian.
The New-York Yacht Racing Association has
eighteen clubs. in which the average membership
j. possibly not greater than on" hundred The
clubs are: The Pavonia. YOnkers Coriuthian. Co
lumbia. Jersey city. GraveSend Bay. Newark
Sill Won Ku Ossining. Hudson River Audubon,
Tdppan Dee. Bayonne Gig. Tower Ridge YonkerS.
Grcenvile, New-Jersey Athletic. Newark Boat and
New-YOrk Athletic. Total. AT 100 each $500.
This huge fraternity. which is he representative
yacht racing association of North America. there
fore counts IN 100 members of yacht clubs who
through their del gates. are all represented in the
periodical meetings Of the union called for the pur
pose OF settling the racing rules for the whole
These thousands OF yachtsmcn. extending from
ocean 10 ocean can now bring their racers to any
course Of the Union and sail challenge contests
under the rules they are accustomed to. On the
publication of the club books early I'm the coming
ynar II VIII De seen that the ahOv" estimate OF
II, .OJ will have 10 be greatly increased