New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15


A. McDermott: chairman Of the Regatta Commit
tee. John G. Lefferts: chairman Of the Membership
Committee Conrad V. Dykeman; chairman Of the
Directors John j. Jones r. II Pferr and Charles
Solomon: financial secretary. James E. Lent re-
cording secretary, Charles P DAILY.
The present head OF the Falre firm IS the son
OF the founder OF IT, and the designer OF the sham
rock Is Of the third generation OF yacht-designng
William Flies being the grandson OF William File
LIST who started az a builder OF carts, and became
much to his fathers vexatlon. builder or ooSiS'
This ancestor. mill ana wheeIWrlght u 81 SIAN
r re man mSS "a az least the fourth Of the name
File 3d.
Al Bay Ridge a new organization has been
started. under the name OF the Bay Yacht Club
which has its station in Fifty-sixth-st.. and has
elected the following officers: Commodore James
J. Haaren. vice-commodore. Peter J. Mackey; feet
icy; president. Thomas Glrrity; yice-presldent'
Jacob Hass; secretary Michael Malone; treasure
McGone chairman. John J. Brown and Michael
Malone.
The Yale Corinthian Yacht Club has taken
rev house at Morris Cove. near the Pequot Club.
The knockabout Golightly has been sold by Frank
Bovine Jones for f. Hope Norton 70 A. P. Thayer'
Of the New-York Athletic Club
The sloop yacht that is being built az Ayers
yards. at Nyack.. for Malcolm Graham. OF the
Riverside Yacht CLUB, Will be Launched THIS week
and has been called the Bonnie BARN
The iron steamboat Perseus has been chartered
by the Riverside Yacht Club to take members and
guests 10 see the races for the America Cup mex
October.
The steam Yacht Neckan. chartered through the
Jones agency to John J. Phelps. OF the Yew-fork
aoht wi
Crowninshield has sold the steam yacht Teka 70
E. r. Dick of Philadelphia.
The wel-known racing catboat Presto mas oeeh
sold by H. K Hatfield to E. Y. Nelson, OF the
Tappan Zee Yacht Cub
COLUMBIA READY TO BE LAUNCHED.
DECK PLANKING NOT YET LAID, But THIS CAN
BE DONE AFTER SHE Is IN THE WATER
Bristol. p. 7. May Il (speciaD.-The Columbia is
now ready for launching Her deck panking IS
m, vet laid but this could be done after she is
lowered 10 the water. John B. HerreshoH said
Yesterday that the date OF the launch had oeen
chosen but would not be announced until just pe-
fore the occurrence. Two OF the carpenters VINO
will Law the wooden decks have said that the boat
uould nrobably be run out Of the shop or launched
before this work was begun. as II was better 20
DO # in the open air than near the ceilng OF the
The launching should be an easy one. and diner-
ent from that OF the Defender four years ago. Inc
aluminium craft then launched In the usuai
way being shored up creased sliding ways
When partly down the ways the yacht stuck PROP
ablv owing 10 some obstruction in the ground ways
deep Under water. and II was not until AFTER seV,
erai days work that she with difhcuIty hauled
on by powerful tugs The new yacht mas Deen
CONSTRUCTED on a well-built marine railway. me
keel resting in strong steel cradle on roIle I
When the time comes for launching TINS craule
viii simply be allowed 10 roll down the ways con,
trolled BY a powerful steam windlass ana sleet
ca bic The operation is the same as Is empoyed IN
hauling out and launching much larger and heavier
vessels