The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-11
ANNUAL CRUISE MONDAY
NEW H4VE YACHT CLUB FLEET no
SAIL E.ISTWARD.

Event Promises 10 be Most Successful
Many BoatOwmers Express Intentions
Going-Ncw HerreshoT Bont, Mai,
TO Take Part Many New Boats In the
Club This Year.
On Monday next the members of the
New Haven Yacht club will start off
on their annual cruise. A meeting of
the club, to be held some evening this
week, will complete the arrangements,
and all are looking forward to one of
the most enjoyable and successful runs
in the history of the club. The fleet
will assemble at the Cove on Sunday,
TO as to get an early start the next
morning. During the evening they will
probably be entertained by the members
of the Pequot association. The start
the next morning will probably be
about 8 o'clock under the direction Of
Commodore Fl. A. Seymour in his sloop
yacht Sea Belle. The cruise will be to
the eastward and will include stops at
the Thimble Islands, New London,
Newport and possibly, if the cruise is
extended that far, Martha's Vineyard.
For the past week preparations have
been made for the event by nearly all
those who expect to take part, and there
is likely to be number OF exciting
races between the boats in the differ
ent classes. A new acquisition of the
club is the new thirty-foot mahogany
knockabout Mai, owned by Frederick T.
Fitch. The boat is of Herreshoff
hIIi al 1yrrI1 hos A,,Jrr IoAx
here a month is already conceded by
local yachtsmen to be the fastest boat
in Connecticut waters On the trip
east she will undoubtedly have a good
chance to show her true qualities as she
will meet not only some of the fastest
boats of the local yacht club but those |
OF other waters as well.
If all the members who have express
ed their intentions of going do so the
club will be largely represented. Some |
of the boats and their owners who will |
go are the following:
MISUNDERSTANDING Rear Commo- |
dore Graham, Mrs. Kelsey; Christine
Myron r. Durham; Auxiliary, Diana,
j. B. Williams, Hartford.
Steamers-Amanda, DR.. Horton; Ce-
res, James Parish Sea Bird, Joseph HUI
binger; Alcina, o. A. Dorman, and Julie
L., Edward Phelan.
Sloops--Sea Belle, Commodore Sey-
mour Titania, r. F. Burwell; Cycler,
George e. Nettleton; Mai, F. F. Fitch;
Ariel. E. c. Cannon; Niagara, Vice
Commodore Abner Hendee
Catboats-Castanea, James Coxeter;
Kitten, Mr.. Wright. Besides these
large fleet of boats belonging to non-res-
ident members will take part it is
thought.
On many of the boats will be parties
composed of other members of the club,
whose boats are too small to take part.
There are considerably more this year
than in previous years, and the club is
justly proud of its mosquito fleet. A
number of. new naptha launches have
also been added to the club this year,
and these little craft seem to increase
in popularity with local yachtsmen each
year. Some of the noticeable ones this
year are the Seneca, owned by George
H. Maycock; Ellen E., Barnes Broth
ers; Curio John N. Berg; W. G. b., N.
G. BUSHNELL Turtle, Mr.. Drake, and the
new launch owned by Nathan Bronson.
Already members are talking of ar
ranging another series of races between
the Commodore and the Even McIn-
tyre, the two little boats that furnished
SO much sport to the yachtsmen last
year and some more of the exciting
events may be looked for before long.
In this class this year will probably, ..
also, sail third competitor, Imp, one
half rater, owned by John Champion
The latter Is as yet untried but she is
thought to be speedy little boat.