New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25

The Regatta Committee OF the Savannah
Corinthian Yacht Club announces that the race for
the Alfred Roosevelt Memorial Cup. which was TO
have been sailed under the auspices OF this club
on July is, and which was postponed on account
Of the death of James A. Roosevelt. will be con-
tested on sau1day July 80 This Will be
owned by members OF the club. The course Will be
"Knockabout Course No. p" and the start will be
A one-gun start at p. m. with a fve-nnute pre-
paratory sigma. Entries will be received up to
noon on July 80.
To the officers and members Of the New-York
Yacht Club the privilege OF using clubhouses. floats
and anchorages has this year been offered by
many yachting organizations. Among those which
have extended such courteses are the Eastern
Atlantic. Seawanhaka Corinthan. American. Larch-
mont. Columbia. Philadelphia Corinthian Philadel-
ataquit Corinthan. Bridgeport Gravesend Bay.
Indian Harbor. Corinthian Fleet Of New Rochelle
Corinthian Corlnthian o. Marblehead. Corinthlan
q Atlantis G.0 City Pegno Association NOrwalk
A race has been arranged among a number OF
yachts which are not OF the latest build and which
are all owned in the neighborhood OF Oak Point
The race will be sailed without time allowance to-
morrow. 1t will be an invitation affair and there
Will be restrictions to sails. A handsome
silver trophy has been presented for competition
by Charles Roe. of Oak Point The course will be
and return. The Arab. the Hndeo, the Mary b. and
the Water Lily have entered.
The contest among the yachting contingent OF the
NeW-JerSey Athletic Club for the Ellsworth Chai-
lenge Cup has been postponed 10 July 30.
The schooner yacht Rebecca heretofore owned
by Edward Dudley. Of the New-York Yacht Cub
has been sold 10 Mr.. Brooks, OF Philadelphia The
Rebecca is now on the drydock at Tebos having
a new forefoot and iron keel put on with about a
Captain Plat is in charge. Mr. BROOKS IS about
10 G p anu VIZ use the schooner chiefly
A peculiar-looking yacht that is to be used as q
hOusebOat her from
where she built by Gilmore Baker for Walter
silsbee. who VIII use her in this neghborhood this
GUNNER and live on her her,, next winter in Florida
sloop RIG she is lifted WITH gbd5 esdrs ne
auxiliary gasolene engine She viii 20 to Noroton.
than sx feet of headroom. and her beans nas m m
feet. 10 an overall length OF 20 feet.
The basin at Twenty-sixih-st. South BROOKLYN
which IL generally filed with yachts is now empty
All the vessels that were laid UP there have been
towed 10 Mannng's slips in the Erie Basa.
After resting since she came back from En-and
last November. the schooner yacht Insca Is being
fitted out fer long cruise. James Siblcy Watson
Of ;he New-York Yacht Club. Will take her TO New
The isca Win csptain sbcdrnke IN 70
up on the floating drydock a Tebo's yesterday.
Frank T. Morrill,. OF the Ntw-York Yacht Clue.
is putting his fast steam yacht vanoose Into COM
mission for the season. She went out for a tr:a.
spin In the Upper Bay on Saturday.
The steam yacht Anita, purchased or chartered
from John II. Flagler. OF the Newyork Yacht Club.
by w. X. Hearst. has received a new blower and
boiler Mt South Brooklyn and has left for Southern
waters.
The steam yacht Dueuesne. Theodore &. Hostel
ter. Of the New York Yacht Club. went In at South
Brooklyn yesterday 70 take on stores for n cruise
Since the sinking OF the Spanish feet yachting
has taken decided boom. The number Of steam
and sail yachts that have been put into the course
OF fitting out since then is remarkable The raising
o. submarine offe q
free passage 10 pleasure vessels.
Joseph S,lckney. OF the New-Yo.k Yacht Gus IL
one OF those who feel that large yachts can now
he brought with safety His Susquehanna,
which is 10 feet long has just had her decks paned
and II now going into commission at South
Brooklyn
The big auxiliary topsa;l schooner Black Pearl.
owned by Edwin b. Sheldon. OF the New-fork