The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-17
YACHTS AT THE RENDEZVOUS
FINE FLEET AT GLEN COVE PRIOR
TO THE CRUISE.
New York Yacht Club Captains Called ON
Board the agshlp--Racing VIII BE
EIn To-day. with the Three Ninety
FoOters the Centre OF Attraction

| new 10TH luGDl NluDt vi bphiu MS
the Delaware. steamed into Glen Cove harbor
a few minrtes after O'Clock yesterday after
noon. The Delaware's anchor was dropped,
a gun announced the arrival OF the hagshlp
| ard was a salute to oil the yachtsmcn present.
| and the next moment guns from nearly
| hundred yachts hnrked salutes TO the COM
| modorc There was a brilliant fleet AZ the
rendezvous. II was much larger than was
| expected. considering the unsettled sta'c Oh
the stock market Many who had anticipated
taking part in this New York Yacht Club
cruise have been forced to stay in town to
| look after their business. but many OF these
| will Join the squadron later on. Glen Cove
| IL one of the prettiest harbors at this end or
! Long Island Sound. and IL was well filed
| Yesterday with vessels ranging In size from
! big steam yachts TO tiny naphtha launches
| that darted hther and thither among the
| yachts.
As soon as the Delaware had come to anchor.
| Fleet Captain Robinson he'd signals hoisted
calling q meeting of feet captains on board
! the flagship. and az this signal was under
| stood on each yacht the red snd white answer
| ing pennant was hoisted. Then launches
and gigs were lowered. ard with their owners
| on board they we're soon heading for the
| Delaware. where Comm odore Bourne and
his aides received the visitors and made all
| feel at home. Among those who went 10
the flagship were ex-Commodore J. Pierpont
Morgan, ex-Commodore Lewis Cass Led
| yard c. Oliver Iselin, ". b Duncan, Jr..
ev-Commodore James D. Smith. F. NJ. Hoyt.
William j. Leeds yice-Commodore Henry
| Walters. y. G. Herreshoff, Morton i. Plant.
| G NJ Pynchon, s Nicholson Kane. New
| bury d. Lawton, Edward II. Wales. }. "
Aker, Seymour L. Hustled. Jr.. Isaac +.
Emerson. r. A. c. Smith. j. Frederic Tams.
William E Iselin, Secretary George A. Cor
mack, H. C. Ward. Edward H. Blake and
Francis L. Leland.
| First Of all. the members were called to
| order for the third general meeting OF the club.
! This was only a short Formally. Seventeen
new members we're elected, among whom
were l.. &. Hanna, Charles r. Crane. John
| Murray Watts and Frederick W. Clarke. and
! then the meeting was adjourned until Aug II.
When this Formally had been disposed of
! the captains were welcomed in few words
by Commodore Bourne and asked to make
! the final arrangements Tor the cruise IL
| was arranged that the start for the first run
| to-day he made at $50 O'Clock, and the Re-
! gatta Committee Will make the preparatory
signal at go o'clock. The starting line viii
be oil Matincock Point buoy and the finish
| OF the break Ater TT Norris Cove, ti!ty-
seven miles away. II also was decided thar
no time shall b. taken of yachts finishing
| after O'Clock In any OF the runs from port
As many of the older boats have not yet
! been measured under the new rule. II was
| agreed that boats that have not been meas
| ur.d could take part In the runs under the old
, classification. but before any OF these pnats
can get u prize they must be measured. lheh
, the meeting adjourned. he toInuodore
, and hi, staff chatted with the members and
soon all were on their way back 70 their own
| yachts r, ,,,.,
| Robinson when ex-Commodore Ledyard was
preparing to leave the nagship; COMING
! dore L.dyard recently purchased hor!as q.
B Is
rcpamed il the Rnmble. Fleet CAPTAIN Rob-
inson. leaning over the side OF the Delaware
shouted ,,,,
Commodore ledyqrd smiled With The rest res.
of the yachtslnen and turning 10 fieet Japan IN
Robnsoa uniety sHid YIN ybS s r aeW '"'
,"Cer!a'nly. was the reply BRING heF
'''0 On the Delaware. as guests of the commo-
dorc for the cruise. are Fleet Captain Robin
son. Fleet surgeon John McG WOODBURY..
secretary McCorma9Sk: Measqrer mares
S. N':"x-Commodore NJ Brown and Archi-
TN The Delaware has bueler on board and
all signals are made by buEle. The bueler
IL Samuel Nolan, chef trumpeter OF marines
in the navy yard He Is pow on q fnrlo1Eh
cruz cruise lie blows for coors in the morning.
for all the mess calls, colors in the even
ing, and later on sounds the tattoo; amdf n We
mittee will be the guests Of Col X. NJ Thomp;
on board the steam am yacht kT nS spd
AMONG the steamers NJ the rendezvous
the Rorsad D. f Setpqn. HoWard coma
Pioncer. Fl. ". Cannon; Admiral. George n.
sheldon. Coionia. Clarence Mackay: Roamer.
Yard: Artemls. C. + Robinson; Riviera, Col
\. NJ. THOMPSON; Katrina, J.; F. Heuhlein'
agonda EdTsrG Browning s Tonath4la arS A. a.
Arthur +. Austin; Surf. c. q K Billings;
sasamorc, Edward G. Lee, Cayusa. Thomas
Soc Emha r T. MamWi s taion Io5:
II. W. r SANDS Elsa Miss E9se H., BreGese:
iselin; Satellite and Scout. August Belmont;
Privatecr. II. A. {, Smith. Parthenia. Morton
+. Plant, Duchess, Leonard Rushy; HasTuna.
White Heather. Edmund Randolph; Snltana.
Arnold Thayer; Narada. Vice-Commodore
hsnry W'r Dfs sn t Sa%ne sG EnH
G fSFS Smith: Iavrocf, ". j Ma,heson; Eismst
( Ren ledTTs and fae Arrow W. Charles 4 Flint
The schooners noticed we're; Emerald.
william Isen; co pTsni t sTh.a5e1 Luk 4
5ooSdyT;;' u HiiId;eeards, Edward ;, Coleman;
Columbia. Joseph J D JqnEln; Emma, =, +
ward F Cole: Kwnssa, u: B Shaen: Quis-
setta. Samuel &, Davis Viking, james ID
Smith; Latonia, H., c. and, L. c. Deming;
Ward IS fortuna F Henry iP. Woicott, and Val
more John NJ Richmond,
Among the yawls. sloops and cutters Were
viGlant, F. Iathrop Arncs: Nicola George NJ
Pynchon: Senta. A, Howard nlnkle; knhma,
Seymour J. hyde: todona; T.. ). Greacen;
Fclin r f. ROdewald Isolde, +. NJ Hoyt.
Nara. George Scott Mimosa IL, Trenor T..
Park. Queen Nab, lucins II. Smith; Aspirant.
". and A. Eanan; Spalpeen, Robert NJ Riddle.
and the three big boats. Reliance. C"nstitn-
ton and Columbia, -
The last-nalned three will form the centre
Of attraction In the racing classes ,Ihey
will meet in racing trim each day. VIII he
started fifteen minutes after the other yachts,
and it is safe to say that they Will be the nTst
in at the finish Each bont is now In as iine
will be raced for nil they are worth.
Several more yachts are expected to Join
/, the squadron before it leaves Glen Cove this
| morning. and by the time New London IL
cached tomorrow afternoon II is expected
that the fleet will be nearly 30 boats strong,
After the races for the Aston cups have been
sailed the fleet will illuminate In Newport
har6or. Commodore Bourne has issued this
order for the illumination:
FLAGSHIP DELAWARE.
|, on the night OF Friday. the 2ith OF July, the
flagship will make the following signals prclrI'
nary 10 the illumination Of the squadron:
a. half past o'clock gun VIII he hrcd
f1gships Senrchight viii be thrown on the national
ensign NJ the torpedo station, and this VIII be the
signal for yachts to display their n, Y. Y C. night
signals, one forward one amldshlps port and
StarbOardI, one aft Three OF these signals should
be burned AZ each station.
During the night signal display, electric lights