New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

existence who practically the organizers and
charter members, were William Peet, Henry a
ers Maxwell John J. COCKS Charles P Low Viii
!am McMonnies, Theodore r. Peters. Benson Van
NIet, Edward Harvey and Christopher 1. LIP
pitt.
The club has nearly six hundred active mem
otfcio honorary members the President of the
retary Of the Treasury. the Collector Of the Port
nav 9rK te m OF OF az the
NeW-fork Navy Yard, the Inspector OF the Third
ton, Robert s Church Sidney y LoweII. Latham
A Fish and the Earl of Dunraven.
In the year 1900 seven races were sailed off the
clubhouse club I including the annual Tssata res There here
schooners and twenty-three sloops started in the
annual regatta. The winners were the schooner
Ava: Mira snapper ana Kittie '-'''1 - ~ ,,a a.
Last year there were more races than in 1890
ana the cruise was more successful, This season
under the direction OF Commodore Tod. promises
Twenty yachts started in the annual regatta Of
the club in June, and they sailed a remarkably
a strong northwest breeze that tested the spars
the crack 7O-footers Nfineola and Yankee the
schooners Elmina and Muriel ana the cutters Eelin
The clubs annual cruise which ended on Tues
Gay cay VIII an ocean race from Newport to Sea Gate
this club, The runs from port 70 port were really
shin Of The c'IIb Cnor3Crore Tod issIie5 bie 0rre
From the hour that the yacht dropped anchor In
dezvous Tor t6os9 ntei1 IS ff asT Ssyt in en-
cruise. until she anchored again in Gravesend Bay,
after her ocean race this yacht was the centre Of
attraction, and a model flagship in the matter OF
discipline, No visiting yachtsman went alongside
and yachting etiquette. in the matter OF signals
and salutes, was strictly observed
Major !. Fred Ackerman, Fleet Captain Ben
Jamin NJ Whitlock; Fleet Surgeon Paul Outer
Commodore Tod on board the Thistle during the
cruise
The first days run Of forty-one miles from Larch-
mont TO Morris Cove made in light winds, but
the meet or nfteen yachts were all AT anchor before
Emerald F. 7. Adamss sachem. the Loyal, the
Nicola. the Isolt and the Rondinella.
To New-London was the next days run in fine
SELF by holding the lead until than two-thirds
or the course had been covered The winners were
their respective classes; the Yankee the Rondl-
nella and the Isolt. Commodore Tod entertained
Nice-CommOdore Edwin Gould. Mrs Gould and
large party at dinner on board the Thistle that
evening.
II was only sixteen mile the day
Shelter Island. where interesting water sports
and boat races were held The winning yachts
the Isolt and the Rondinela. In the boat races and
other sports the yachts Glendoveer. Aneen. Isot,
Yankee. Mariquita, Sachem and Thistle carried of
The. run to Newport from Shelter Island was
practically a drifting match, in which the Yankee
led the way. After resting a Newport on Satur-
day and Sunday the feet got ready for the ocean
There were i've entries for this which is one OF A
series promoted by Commodore Tod. who offered
for the winner. He put his yacht
Ls ihsiAt d race dIlIiJLSIl ne hIie" ms chahSes OF
winning were exceedingly small lie sailed her
himself, and the fact that she held her own with
Naruna, which got second place was due TO good
judgment and strong breeze which drove her
along AT a speed that varied from eight ten
knots hour for the whole distance, which. be-
OF the head wind encountered. made II some
thing near 20 miles, instead Of 14j miles the
The next ocean race Of this club is to be around
Fire Island Lightship and return in August a
later one will be 10 Cape May and back