The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-07
FKNArCH CAUSES TROUBLE
.,rJrytCHT CLUE MEMBERS
.,,rovER ENTERTAINMENT.

,IITOIER EN- fE"
,uodore r. u. Underwood Resigns.
n,her Withdrawals Expected
Vounccr Element IN cub Too Livery
I,,o,,ble Has Bren'Bre"Ins for Years
80 ia trouble in the Atlantic Yacht
T., fact there has been ever since the
IN Sea Gate and opene d its present
you Vice Commodore j. ID. Under
rasiynpd. and other prominent
10 :, +. said. will hand in their resig-
~. before the next meeting OF inc
I'd Of trustees ~. ,,,
~ the yachting men OF the club
a w., they are overbalanced by what
=, called the sporting element.
,.rs If the latter class are fond OF
n1np entertainments, which older
la members of the club think out
The entertainment which caused
~.o,t trouble was given on June 80.
..niobta talking match was announced
!; Paterson Early Of Pittsburg
y r,srsnce Harvey Of this city. This
49, was widely advertised, and In
s.,,n 10 the talk for points match it was
Da tina. Marie Dressler and other
..-.insrs had been engaged as prelimi-
". II was also said that Commodore
Reid had bet 81 900 on the result OF the
s,o contest and that Vice Commodore
Underwood was to act as referee.
n. younger men in the club were out in
srcs and appeared to enjoy the affair
.lv Mr., Early failed to elicit applause
lost his temper. The bout was de-
nd draw.
IN. entertainment caused so much criti-
~ that several members Of the club
ND that it was time to call halt.
k,now very few Of the yachting members
Il, club are in town. The club feet Is
h annual cruise to the eastward and last
IN, had reached Morris Cove. These
{rtmen will not return until next week.
g, it is expected that something will
prn.
|rh club used to have its clubhouse at
Ridge. but with the increased traffic
tp mrbor and the building of piers
| hcrories in the neighborhood OF the
bbouse yachting became unpopular In
~ quarter, and the club very nearly
Iopoed OUT OF existence. Then George
Gould was elected commodore and
Inns braced up He was succeeded by
ksdsrick T. Adams and Commodore Adams
brked like Trojan. Ground was obtained
Sea- Gate and the present clubhouse
kctsd. The members OF the club then
kcjd>d that the wives OF the members
nd live in the house during the season.
is ,hs'moye that some hold responsible
b the troubles.
"A new element joined the club. The
en we're not yachtsmen, but the club
|lse was a pleasant one, within easy
stance Of the city. and they could live
ere With their families during the summer.
"a men were away all day, and the women,
cir critics said. ran things very much to
IL themselves.
Oneafter another older members dropped
citing centers. The presence Of women
noyed them. One man who had been
eminent in the clubs affairs for several
sn one afternoon invited q friend to
ks drink As the two walked toward
g af4 the member said;
There's Mrs. ----. She's now say
Z There goes Mr.. --- for another
Ink. That Is the seventeenth he has
Ken this afternoon. because have kept
unit
FEAR by year yachting has become less
pnAr with the Atlantics. Commodore
bert F.. Tod tried to>brace things up
suggested that as all the best yachting
wsdays was on the Sound, it would be
II for the Atlantic club to boom small
at sailing on Gravesend Bay and to
q some attention to long distance racing
er ocean courses II was largely through
efforts that the ra ce across the Atlantic
can was arranged. Commodore Tod
5 succeeded this year by Commodore
G. Reid, who owns the steam yacht
echir.. He takes little active interest
the sport and undertook to serve IS
nmodore provided he had nothing to
with club affairs.
fhs vite-commodore was Mr.. Under
od, who held that place when Com
'dote Tod was senior flag officer. The
n commodore is Z. B. Ravens, and on his
oulders has fallen the leadership.
President Underwood said yesterday
1t he had resigned from the club on ac-
INT Of personal reasons. He said that he
a not present at the recent oratorical
atest between Mr.. Early and Mr.. Har-
=. and that he knew nothing about 1t
I'll be read the newspaper accounts.
Beyond the statement that. he had re-
med for personal reasons Mr.. Under
od declined to explain his action.