The sun., 1899-02-10
v. " y c. ELECTS OFFICERS.
Enthusiastic Meeting in the Madison Ave-
nue. Clubhouse.

Enthusiastic Meeting In the Madison Ave-
nue. Clubhouse.
The first general meeting of the New York
Yacht Club for the year 1899 was held in the
Madison avenue clubhouse last night. The
Building Committee. which is in charge Of the
details OF the new clubhouse at 81. 80 and Al
West Forty fourth street. reported that the
work Of eNcavating was being pushed RAPIDLY
forward and that part OF the work would be
completed by March l. and that $4,000 has
already been subscribed to defray the expenses
OF the new building.
The Treasurer's report showed that the
treasury had 81. 900 more than was in bank at
the annual meeting year ago, and the Secre-
tarys report showed total Of 1913 members
on the roll. The club fleet is composed Of 20
schooners, 1O7 single -masted vessels and
launches a total OF 1857 vessels 10 this mum
Der may be added two schooners and fifteen
steamers now building and well under way, so
commission will be 1874 vessels.
A resolution was adopted for the Commodore
to appoint committee to consider the ad-
visibility of revising the constitution, by laws
and charter. Several works OF art have been
presented TO the club during the year and their
receipt was duly acknowledged. Among the
most valuable gifts are hand5ome, oil paint
vonia. u painting by Peterson OF the ocean race
OF 1856. presented by former Commodore Ho:
the bR a hs see S
ond Corsair and the Gloucester framed TO-
gether. gift from Commodore Morgan;
and an old photographic print of the old
Steers. Steers a nephew of the noted designer.
Other objects of value are several distance
charts. covering the coast from Barnegat to
Cape Ann Light. on rhatchers Island. pre-
sented by the Larchmont y. c.. and the tele.
scope OF the unboat Sandoval. the gift OF
Lieutenant Commander A. H Nichols of the
H"G o J@s nse 'a @ # hs hS oa@nR
Officers were unanimously elected:
Commodore. J. Picrpont Morgan; Vice. c.Commo
dore. Lewis Cass Lrdy ard: Rear Commodore. Au-
+. ". j. Hurst, Mcasurer, John Hyslop; Fleet
mitire $. Nicholson Kane. Chester Griswod.
c. Oliver Iscin Lewis CasS Ledyard. Henry
c: Ward; W. lntlcr Duncan. Jr. ana James a.
NJ. Cr"nise and Edward f. Darrell; Library Commit
tee. Fordham Morris, Arthur II. Clark and Theodore
m Zerea"; Committee ig on p CtnG sHi9ns william H.
horn. l.. Vaughan Clark, 1arrant Putnam, Frederick
p. Sands. Harrison b, Moore. John p. Duncan, Amli
l.. Barber and Edward X. Ladew>
The following mem DerS were also elected:
Edward II. Johns. Lieut.. Hilary p. Jones. L. S N;
Clinton II. Crane, William b. Bannigan Goelet Gal
LATIN SnGP M G0sS &. erS p P9teF a. I
Commander Frank Courts, $. ~; W; stanhope
CALENDER. Eugene Van S h'ick. Addison, Cam
Lieut., remplin Il: Potts. L., s.. N; Lieut.
William IrnHton, B. ri Almerio II Paget.
M% r% Hns2c. w' 4 %nc 4 sBS4 BayG E. I2fp P,r t.
Thomas h. Fisher. Frank l.. 81. John, John II. Ad
aims. whitney Warren. Charles d. wetmore. Capt
Conwel. L. =. ": clayton Mayo. Clarence s. Day,
Lieut. William p White. L. S. y; Walter Watson Jr
berry s hSa SIo rraFr Freders a. Ii
Lee Juan NJ. Caballos. Randolph Hurry. William r.
Stafford, Gustav f. Kssel. b +. 0'Connor; Charles
tIalt L. y. n: George q. Pease, j u. Martin, Jr.