The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-29
YACHTSMEN MAKING PLANS.
MEETINGS TO ne HELD FOR THE
ELECTION or OFFICERS.

Vessels Fitting out for winter Cruises
Boat nelng built for Racing and
Cruising A Western Yacht TO Conpct
In the seawanhaka Cup Trial Races.
During tho next two months many OF the
yacht clubs will hold their annual meetings
and elect officers. The annual meeting Of
tho New York Yacht Club will he held on
Feb. is and IL Ia said Nice-Commodore
August Belmont will be elected senior
flag officer. The Atlantic's meeting Will
be held on Feb. 10. The Nominating Com
mittce is now at work selecting the members
who are 10 be elected officers AZ this meet
ing. The Larchmont Yacht Clubs meeting
will be held in March, and Commodore
Frederick T. Adams will DO reelected flag
officer. Tho Seawenhaka Corinthian Yacht
Clubs meeting will be held In February,
az will the meetings OF the Riverside iacht
Club and the New Rochelle Yacht Club.
The annual meeting Of the Pavonin Yacht
Club wa held on Tuesday evening at the
clubrooms, Jersey City. Tho meeting was
well attended. Reports of tho various
committees showed that the club had pro-
gressed materially In numbers as well as
financially. The Board Of Trustees re-
ported the completion Of the new 8OO-foot
dock with landing stages: also hat the new
marine railway on the club grounds was
completed and capable of hauling out the
largest yacht In the feet. Several Of the
larger yachts have already taken advantage
OF this improvement and are hauled out
and made snug for the winter on the club
grounds. Tho clubhouse has been fur
nished and everything possible done for the
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following officers were elected:
p- CommodGTS. cs sreR %oGore A cb ccG2IGagseFF' I yawl
steamer Lancet; Fleet Captain, John Wright,
sioOp Naomi; .,McasSrcy. A. T Curtis; Fleet
; s"Ts'T%pil l pr y :. 1 4o BbiGThecT; or ri9SnGdlHil sE ssS-
ttssIls%dIqgttnf. HHenn'se 'Gcc1mmittea' 4 ]. Roe. wi
j" Alien Georsc W. James, DR. o + .Coe.
Gh"yyi ss H f5Gnr'KF. Fl. A %eFsrissd. pT. 3 +,
Coe.
As has been customary for msny years
the ohlcers-elect, have invited the mem
bers OF the club to dinner on New Years
Day, at the clubhouse.
The first talk" of the season OF the Yachts
mems Club will take place at the Hotel
Manhattan next Tuesday evening. Will
liam Gardner will talk of cruising and racing
yachts. These talks will be continued
during the winter and among subjects TO
be discussed are sails, yacht design ard
construction" marine engineering and
nautical Instruments and their uses.
II has been decided 10 make the annual
fees SO a year which will Toe sufficient to
pay for the rooms used In the hotel and
incidental expenses.
Yachtsmen are preparing for winter
cruises. Three yachts are now being
fitted out for a trip IN the southern seas
and more will be ready before the end
Of next month. II. II Rngers's teamer
Kanawha is 20 make a trip of several weeks
among the West India Islands. The schooner
H~ildesarde. owned by Edward X Coleman
IS being fitted for a southern cruise under
the supervision Of Gardner 4 Cox Isaac
Stern's steam yacht Virginia If also hitting
out for a trip south.
The Yale Corinthian Yacht Club had
a very good seasons sport last year racing
SwampsCott dOries. Twelve races were
sailed and the prizes were cups given by
'ha officers and by II. q. H~avemeyer, Jr.
These boats are II feet long and S feet
inches beam and the sport was. 50 gooo
that several more are 20 be built this winter
and will be raced early IN the Tlmmer
The sea-on q this cup only lasts until the
END OF june bul III 'Dhl rInI' 'hh' '""
are sailed a. often as possible.
I. u Huntington is building a cruising
vawl for Frank Maier. The dimensions oil
this Yacht are 70 feet over all, p ie"t on
the water line, n feet 2 inches beam and
. feet 10 Inches draught The ballast will
consist Of 4.tD pounds OF iron Oolted on
the keel The ~oVerhangs are short, the
midship section shows much power and
the floor IL sharp The cabin house VIII
b. narrow and under n there VII Iva D fe"t
v inches head room. H. the nabin there
will lp two 6-fput berths on each side and
forward will h. "a galley and & toilet room
The keel and france are 81 uak ana me
plankiug Of yellow pine The finish on
deck VIII IT, mahogany and IN the oabl
mahogany aud cypress
Hrrr-ehof has finished four u the 80
footers that arr 80 be- raced IN Buzzari's
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has bsen bottled ~ IA" NTH, The sitth u
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