The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11
YACHTING.
View York Y. G. EicctIon-Astor Cups In Place
OF the Goeict Trophies.
Warren and Broadway.
Prince and BROADWAY.
Thirty.second and Broadway.

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View York Y. G. Eicction-Astor Cups In Place
OF the Goeict Trophies.
The FIRST general meeting of tho New York
Yacht Club for the year 1898 proved to be one
Of the most important gatherings in the history
Of the club. In addition to the annual elcc.
ton OF officers tho question of the Goelct
cups attracted much attention. Two OF.
fers to perpetuate the series Of races
begun by the late Capt. Goclct were
considered, The first was made BY John Jacob
former was accepted by q unanimous vote OF
the club after the withdrawal of Mr.. Brokaw's
In his letters to the club ON the subject Mr.. As.
tor said: II see that IL my offer is accepted By tho
event of my death that now exist. namely. the
absence OF any permanent cups TO race for. To
races for the cups during my life. and also make
provision for their Continuance in my will"
1t was stated unofficially that the Goclct cups
would not be continued by the family of tho
late Capt. Goelet. Relative to the Goelet Cup for
schooncrs which was withheld from the Colonia
last year on the ground that 1t was u walkover
that Mrs. Goelet might present it to the club as
a perpetual challenge trophy, though the mat
The resolution relative to the death of Capt.
mously decided to have a copy suitably en-.
crossed and hung in tho clubhouse, and another
as follows:
ogden Goelet died on board the Maynower on
cS osssn E SSsies ; SI ASS; he a,' N lssT York y,cn, Club IN
1850, and was always conspicuous for his keen sym.
active interest that he displaycd n ali that com
cerned the highest development OF yachting.
Ogden Goelet has presented to the club a cup for
schooners and g cup for sl2oPs to bo sailed over an
prising the squadron OF the n. Y. Y. C., on Its annual
The races for these cups were OF national interest,
and their possession was eagerly sought in many OF
ing annals.
MI. Goeiets engaging personal qualities and hi.
popular and valued members of the club. and this
sard and % s ms me% e.icem rs IN hn w saPfei ss %s OF h fef hi Sg h BE,
fellow members OF the y. Y. Y.C.
LLOYD PHGNix.
GEORGE l.. RivEs.
The membership roll Of the club last night
contained 1878 names and 364 yachts, in adj
rolled. making a gain OF tbirty-siI vessels since
the previous annual meeting.
The following ticket was elected unanimously:
CommodoTe. ): PIerPon. MORGAN: y~ice-commodors.
mont; secretary. ). v. s. I. oadie: Treasur eIsT :. we x
Hurst; nsAsurer, John Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon, Morris
Regatta Committees. Nicholson Kane. Chester
Griswoid. and Irving Grinneii.
oliver Iselin. Lewis Cas- Ledyard. W. Butler duncan.
House Conmittee-Tarrant Putnam. c. L. F. ROBIN.
son. and Frank ". Cronise.
Clark. and Theodore c. Zereg.
Committee on Club stations-wnliam H. Thomas.
Vaughan Clark, Tarrant Putnam. Frederick p. sands.
Harrison h. Moore. John p. Duncan. Amzi l.. Barber
and Edward X. Ladew.
The following new members were elected:
w. r. Patton. Isaac Stern. Albert S. Bigelow. Butler
Ames. samuel r. Houston. NJ. +. Plant, Alfred
H. Benshaw, Joseph X. Campbell, T.. S. "; Amm.n
Farenholdt. u. =. N: Charles N. Scho.t. Jr.: Clarence
NJ. Busch. O.. W. Denfeld. T. s. N: Robert T.. Tod.
Francis Wyckor Belknap. John ]. Thompson. r.
Hamilton Hurch. David Wilcox, Abram Raudouina.
John NJ, Richmond. John u. Rhodes, Edward Prime.
and Walter S. Hoyt.
Schooner Yacht intrepid on for the West
Indies.
The schooner yacht Intrepid. Capt. John
Holly, left Manning's Basin. South Brooklyn.
ON Wednesday and anchored inside OF Sandy
HOOK: Yesterday she passed out on q cruise 10
the West Indies.
Skating Champion cCuiIoch Wins Mt Brooklyn.
A double bill filled tho Clermont Avenue Rink,
Brooklyn. last night with an enthusiastic crowd Of
spectator. There was n game OF hroomballb between
the HerkI mer A. e. OF Brooklyn and the Carnival \.
c. OF this borough. Roth teams worked hard and
receivei liberal applause. The BrOoklynites won by
n score OF goal to o. Then anne an exhibition e
skating by champion McCuloch In "A one mile
handicap skating race In which McCuiloch easily
finished first, with oscar Lund Of brooklyn second
and q. BeliefeuilIe third. Time. 8 minutes 4,3
seconds.