New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17

| bourne Membership Committee, A. y. ftCnohc''
Charles II. Frost and Joseph n. Cans
| A twin screw yacht. to be propelled by naphtha
motors Is being built for l.. d. Fiske. She Is d"
feet long. and has berths for six guests in her mn
hogany finished cabins. The same builders are
sonquin and 0nondaga which are now ne'h h C ,o
s s'ssi TWO ""A's00A'S ""o ono ''"S' '''
Commodore Louis NJ. Clark. who represents sew
eral yachting associations IN the neshborhood OF
BostSn and who Is Well knewn IN the coun IN dso Of
10 build new racing yacht
! After the usual ceremonies IN the opening OF the
Knickerbocker Yacht Club on May IA. there Will be
a vaudeville entertainment at the clubhouse. The
annual cruise will be started on August g. The
usual cruising will be sailed. and the yachts
will proceed In feet as far Shelter Island. j. O..
Sinkinson is able to resume his abors as secre-
tary. after prolonged Illness. and at the last
meeting J. q. Honey WAS elected to be treasurer
now composed Of o. II. Cheilborg. chairman; Rod
man Sands: Charles W. SchlGssinger and J. o.
iadies Days is made up Of f. Stephenson Edward
Bechtod and Charles W. SchlessnT pc ms nd ' ,bn
! large amount OF hospitality that Is now contem-
| those who come within the wide range OF its inv-
! tation lists
The interest in the racing OF the 3i-foot class.
which rather waned last year. will be renewed
through the return to the arena of the Acusha 8
old rival. Frederick Freeman has decided to place
| his 34-footer Dragon once more in commission,
and the addition OF the Anoatok. belonging 10 Os-
wad sanderson Of the Larchmont Yacht Club VII vii.
| Acushla. Count in also the Surprise for heavy
nay res yson VoTant IT, and it viii De
pretty good fee; Will gather at the roc@ii v The
Of a the indian Harbor Yacht club
! In preparation for the meeting OF the North
American Yacht Racing Union, which was post
poned from the ODD to the both OF this month. Oil
yer f. Cromwell chairman of the Seawanhaka
Race Committee. and .Emus Jarvis. president or
been spendng much of The last week in comforting
with the chief yacht designers Of this country. and
others. In order 10 obtain from them their views
in regard 10 the measurement rule.
Tho Hudson River Yacht Club whose headquar
tiers the foot OF West Nnety-second-st.. will
open the season to-day After the ceremony OF
mastheading the club burgae is gone through with
lunch will he served In the club to the attending
members and their guests. Dean w. Chute the
commodore lore, Of the club is having o new vap9r
carry vapor motor Of ten horsepower and Will
be delivered in me on Nav H. She is 81
feet over all. with 3o-foot water-line and feet
inches OF beam.
The yachtsmen OF Yonkers are not content with
being famous for their fast catboats. and are now
looking higher. The Yonkers Corinthian Yacht
Club lately met and adopted resolution in favor of
forming Naval Reserve battalion in the city OF
Yonkers, and Of asking tho Palisade Boat Club. the
Yonkers Boat Club and the Yonkers Canoe Club to
join In the movement; In the words OF the reso-
luton, this battalion is to be formed in View OF
the impending crisis between the United States and
Spain. and the urgent need OF men to the
many vessels recently purchased by the Govern
ment' II Is said that the officers OF the NewYork
Naval Reserve vii coach the Yonkers contingent.
In return for these benefits the ionkers will
perhaps give some instruction to sailing that
ge-looking craft that gets anchored TO the
flood tide when the Naval Reserve is out cruising
in the summer.
The postponed meeting OF the Executive Commit
tee of the Long Island Sound Yacht Racing Asso-
citation Will take place tomorrow evening nj the
town house Of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club No. 10 East Twenty second-st.