The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-03
THE BATTERY YACHT LANDING
Picturesque scenes at the Coming and
Going Of the Yachts. 's~'


1t Is q picturesque phase Of the city's
varied life that Is presented at the Battery
yacht landing and on the waters adjacent.
Here in the morning at this season, CONS
steam yachts bringing their owners from
summer homes up the Sound or up the
North River, or from down the bay, to their
business in the city, and to this point later
they return to carry their owners home
at night.
The granite walled basin here, within
which Is the actual landing place, has in ito
seward face, which serves as break-
water to keep the water In the basin smooth
two openings, through one OF which the
small boats, yawls and launches from the
yachts enter, while through the other they
depart. gangway leads down from the
shore wall to a noat stage in the basin at
which the small boats await their passep gersI
At the end OF the business day yachtsI
big and little, coming from various Points
OF the compass, assemble 9ss..!s:7 yschu
landing to await their owners, coon to
come aboard. White and beautiful and
silent, with perhaps no sign u Hfe- aboue
them except in the person ~ the man on
the bridge, they drift slo1ly with th tide.
Then you may sec their wheels turning
slowly and deliberately; and 30 the yachts
are brought back inta position. But tho
comfortable chairs on djckrnder the avn
ings are still vacant, and the little hlue
absence nag, showing that the owner 10
not on board, still ffutsers from the rigginGs
and there IL NO sound from the yachts,
except at inttsr.h the striking Of the hous
on the ship,AbelL ~-'r
As the time Of the owners coming ap-
proaches each yacht drops over It's side .
small boat to send ashore for him; trim,
little boat that skips bobbhg over tho
ougher waters without, to find smoothef
water a little later within the quieter basin,
And In due time the owner comes. sfaG
The co1swain salutee rs the owner steps
aboard IN tho stern sheets, and In moment
the small boat is gliding through the smooth
water Of the basin again and out through
the opening once more into the rougher
waters, and 80 on to the yacht As the owner
steps on dock the absence pennant futtera
down; the small boat u hooked on to the
davits and hoisted up, and the engine be-
gins to turn. SIC
Tho owner may have brought friends.
and 80 now the deck Of the yacht is peopled
and alive, and while host and guests ara
settling themselves comfortably in the
once vacant chairs under the awning the
yacht il gathering headway; and now she
is fairly Oh On her honaeward flight. silent
and swift and graceful. and powerful witbal
q pretty marine picture. - d
Such IL the usual scene now at the morn.
Ing and evening coming and going Of tho
yachts. Sometimes there IL a little veria-
ton. One yacht that came from up
the East River tho other day had upon her
after dsok not the usual array OF chairs
empty At that time. but seated there un,
der the awnings two ladies. Il wee easy
to ina CINE that they were Of the owners
family, or guests at his summer home
on the Sound, coming down with the yacht
to ereet the owner and friends on their
coming aboard at the city; and 50, appar-
emily, IL proved to be.
When the small boat that was sent ashore
from the yacht left the float stage II the
basin it carried, with the yacht owner, two
mon friends. As the men stepped on the
yachts deck the ladies there srac;ously
rose to receive them; and whiie the men
with dofled hats stood returning their
aalutations and greetings this yacht gathered
Roadway, too, and was on with the rest
In flight. -
This was a little out Of the ordinary,
but It Is all very picturesque, the coming and
going Of tho yachts at the Bat terry yacht
landing.