New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

of the rocking chair crew. were good sailors.
bat they were lacking in superstition; ana the
steady advances of the club its good luck ever
since it's organization. has given the Friday
theory a black eye with the yacht club"
In 1871. when the club captured the Cup with
the America, its membership had grown 10 sey-
eral hundred. and in 1S65 when it was in
corporated, it crossed the five hundred mark.
The old clubhouse at Clifton. was abandoned
IN 1871, and the club took possession Of its new
quarters at Twenty-seventh-st. and Madison
ave. where it remained until 1884. when it re-
moved to larger home. at No. - Madison-ave
Up to that time the Earl of Dufferin and
Canadian syndicate had made efforts to re-
capture the Americas cup. in 1876 and 1881.
In 1893 the Earl Of Dunraven made his first
fight for the great yachting prize with his Val
kyrie. He came again in 1895. These TWO races
brought the club more prominently before the
public than ever before. As a sequel To the
last Valkyrie race the model room of the Mldi-
son-ave. clubhouse turned into courtroom,
where the groundess charges of DunraVen were
investigated. He, of all the foreign guests of
the club, was the only one who repaid its hospi-
taity with ingratitude and unwarranted charges
of foul play. committee composed of Captain
A. T. Mahan, J. Pierpont Morgan, Edward j.
Phelps. George l.. Rives and William c. Whit
ney investigated the charges. ana after finding
them untrue the club passed a resolution stril-
ing Dunray ems name from its list Of honorary
members
When Sir Thomas Upton made his first eff 1rt
to lift the Cup" in 1880, the club stiu
housed at No. 90 Madsun-ave., but on his SEQ
Ond trip a challenger the yacht club a.
ready in possession of its palatial quarters n
West Forty-fourth-st., where Prince Henry IN
be entertained Sunday, March .. Tho lin
ner on that occasion will take place in the moI'l
room. but the clubs guest viii find much in ne
house besides this lofty apartment to admire.
The quaint grroOm, which resembles space
tween decks" with hardwood benches ard
tables and old fashioned ships furniture; the
pretty smoking room. which looks like a Size
from an ocean liner, and the clubs library,
would interest anybody He will not have he
time to do 50, but if the visitor could glance
over the scores of books filled with the clippas3
from American newspapers. carefully collacted
10y Niels Olsen, the veteran superintendent Of
the club, he could form idea of the inn
portance of the organization under whose .o,f
he will be entertained.
Prince Henry will probably be made an hon'
orary member of the club. and his name r..
added to a list which now includes King ed
ward VII. the Marquis of Duffern and Ava,
the Grandduke Alexis of Russia, Commodore
Prince Bcrnadotti Judge William ]. Walla. ..,
Rear Admiral stephen l.. Luce, Rear Admiral
Bancroft Ghcrardi Rear Admiral Henry ErirH,
Captain Alfred T. Mahan, Admiral George
Dewey, Sir Thomas Upton. Elihu Root Il. ar
Admiral Rubley D. Evans and John -. Long.
The present officers of the club are Lewis CaSS
Ledyard commodore; August Belmont, rear
commodore; George y. Cormack. secretary; Tar
rant Putnam. treasurer; John Hyslop. measurrr;
DR.. Morris J. Asch, surgeon. The regatta COM
mittee is composed Of : Nicholson Kane. Ch'S-
ter Griswolt and Newbury d. Lawton.
The following members have served as COM
modore of the club. John c. Stevens, William
Edgar Edwin \. Stevens, William FL. McNicar,
Henry G. Stcbbins, James Gordon Bennett. ir,
George l.. Kingsard, s. Nicholson Kane, Will
lam II. Thomas. John r. Waller. James D.
Smith. James Gordon Bennett Elbridge T.
Gerry. Edwin D.. Morgan. Edward NJ. Brown
and J. Perpont Morgan.