New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-13

THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM,
There will be entertainment for members and
guests of the Hudson River Yacht Club on May S,
which is the charter day of the club and its
twenty-five years of corporate existence will then
r. Rd on AP Z the on the
formally opened. The club year book is ready and
viii now be distributed.
William w. Miller a designer of Rochester, y. Y.
has completed the plans for 35-fooer to be built
for the special purpose of beating the Hanley
Genesee, the present champion of the Great Lakes
and the winner of the Canada's Cup. Both these
boats will probably sail at NewYork in the COM
ing season.
The new keel cruising yawl for Austin Fox Riggs,
of New-York. is to be launched week from
the yards of Henry Piepgras. This craft has been
built in about seven weeks on the plans of Clinton
Crane. and In her model she has a general resem-
blance the Endymon, the Latona and other
cruising vessels by the designer She is as
feet long on 26-foot waterline and has fine cabin
accommodations. The construction has been under
the supervision of Robert Jacob yard manager of
Piepgras yards.
Ex-Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry of the New
York Yacht Club is having his steam yacht Electra
Wiefs out at Newport under charge OF captain
For W. K. vanderbiIt's great steam yacht Val
liant a naphtha launch tender is being built at
OF the Harlem River yards.
Rear-Commodore c. L. F. Robinson of the New
York Yacht Club is cruising in the Adratc
on the steam yacht Merven, chartered from the
Earl OF Latnom which was reported yesterday at
Trieste, arriving from Venice.
At Bouton's Bay Ridge yacht basin the steam
yacht Idle Hour is receiving a and a
patent speed wheel that is expected add knot
TO her gait J. B. Herreshof designed the Idle
Hour in 1851 and her best record is miles in
twenty minutes She is 60 feet long by 16 feet wide
With . feet inches draught. Captain Thompson
VIII this month take her to the Boston yachtsman
who has bought her from George F. Sweet OF Mid
dletown. Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans r. Dick arrived yesterday at
Kingston, Jamaica, board their auxiliary
schooner Elsa.
Richard P. Hart, of the New-York Yacht Club
has sold the auxiliary yawl Natka which is now
6ng IA to be put in commission for her
The 224-foot barkentine Narada which was
built by Ramage Ferguson in 1889. will take her
Club, on European cruise this season
ATHLETIC NOTES FROM COLUuBI4
The freshman golf team, consisting of J. G. Bates
(captain) Percy V. Raisbeck and H. NJ Beekman is
scheduled TO play the Fairview Golf Club to-day
The Columbia freshman baseball plav
its first regular game of the season tomorrow
when 1t meets the nine of Brooklyn Polytechnic
be free. The game between the freshmen and
Columbia Grammar school which was to- have
taken place yesterday was postponed on account
Of rain.
The Columbia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lacrosse game
postponed yesterday until some time next
week.
1t is believed that all serious danger Of dis
banding the Columbia at present has been
passed. No official announcement will be made
until tomorrow. but 1t is said that about 81 COO
has been collected Of the 81 200 necessary to be
raised by Monday
The annual indoor gymnastic contest of Columbia
Grammar School held in the school gymnasium
yesterday afternoon. There competitions on
the horizontal bar parallel bars. rings and vault
ing and rope climbing. Walter Beinicke received
the gold medal the boy securing the greatest
number Of points Silver medals were given to J.
Paisley. H. Remington and r. Moore. The judges
We're Messrs F. H: Gerrish. Robert Stol and A
A. Manrara all OF the New-Yo Athletic Club and
W IL Grace. OF the Columbia University Track
Athletic Association. Columbia Grammar's repre-
sentatves in to-morrow nights interscholastc
gymnastic contests at Columbia University will be
Ashley Ford, Hooper and Beinicke.