New-York tribune., 1906-08-03
YACHTS AT RENDEZVOUS
CRUISE BEGINS TO-DAY.
Big Fleet Ready to Weigh Anchors
for the 4nnual Ram.

Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt was the pre-
siding officer yesterday at a meeting on the
bridge of his flagship, the steam yacht North
Star, OF owners-or captains they are called
OF the yachts mustered in Glen Cove Harhor
for the annual cruise Of the New York Yacht
Club
The North Star steamed into the harbor and
dropped her anchor at exactly nine minutes to
5 o'clock Before the anchor struck bottom guns
from all the big yachts saluted the flagship
Code flags fiuttered from the North Stars triatic
stay. signalling the captains to report on board
at 5:30 p. In few moments the great fleet
was alive. From the starboard gangway of nearly
all Of the 104 yachts assembled shot out
dhingy, a gig a launch, carrying the owner
TO the flagship. AS each boat ne alongside,
her owner was ''pped" aboard by the boatswain
and a bugle blast heralded his arrival at the
gangway, where he first received by Fleet
Captain Grenville Kane and few moments
later on the bridge by the commodore.
After the usual greetings were over. Commo-
dore Vanderbilt called the meeting TO order IT
was decided that the harbor start this morning
for the first days squadron run shall be at $50
o'clock and the start of the race an hour later
An invitation for vessels of the fleet to take
part in their races later in the month was read
from the officers of the Royal Nova Scotia
to ball at the Fort Griswold House. New
London, on Saturday night. No change was
made in the itinerary Of the cruise as published
In the club circular, already issued.
The 9TH Regiment Band played the Wedding
March from "Tannhauser" while the yachts
men inspected the prizes for which they
TO compete during the cruise. They were on
exhibition in the forward saloon of the North
Star, and they consist of nineteen cups of all
sizes and values. including the Kings Cup.
massive gold trophy, towering far above the
others.
Commodore Vanderbilt held a reception on
board the flagship last night to which all the
owners and their guests were invited. He has
on board as his guests the fleet surgeon, John
McGaw Woodbury.; the fleet captain. Grenville
Kane; Secretary George A. COrmack, and the
members of the regatta committee. II. de B.
Parsons E. E. Lorillard and Walter C. Kerr.
About all the crack racing schooners. sloops
and yawls in commission that are enrolled in
the clubs feet were on hand last night. ready
for an early start this morning. j. Rogers Max
wells new schooner. the Queen. lay almost in
the centre of the fleet and she attracted great
deal OF attention. Not far from her was the
steam yacht ROamer, owned by Captain Nat
Herreshoff, who was on board, ready 70 assist
in tuning up the yacht that he hopes will win
the Kings Cup next Wednesday. Her rival, the
Elmina, the big sloops Rainbow and Yankee
and the big yawl Vigilant, with a new bow,
ready TO battle with the Syharita in any
weather. were all there in fine racing fettle.
It is the first time in many years that the
club had such cloudy, rainy day for its
rendezvous
The muster Of yachts was most encouraging
70 the commodore and his officers, the number
being far G greater than that Of last year year The
Harbor last night follows:
STEAM YACHTS
The North Star. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt; the
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ason T the the Ggna Nra6a " K kodnaa h9 s May sasn
H. Hartman the Crescent George Rose the Ingita
ss% a1os Ws0steT Ess H. AexandsF s the
r. NiagsTa ~ G. K G. Bingsi the Avina alexander
Colonel 4. E, austin; the Tarantua. W: X. vanderbilt
Ter N 0 Jennings the ce Resers Maxwe tbs un
:E dTeds WasoW Pierce the e. HSoul Frank & n Smith
the Tenetia Norton Plant; Cactus H. o 2. Proctor:
Eleischln4nn the onondaga NJ Roosevelt; the Nani,a
Roamer. r. G. HerreshOr: the waneche W. B: Duncan.
Ferguson: the Sea Otter, H. L. Willoughby.
UXILIARIES-sCIOoNERs
The Tea Ia wes the Aaane The Henry
George Mercer tr the vencedor. A de Gocouria: the
s5s' E@ls5 Pstt Fra S5so iaaE Henry :
Ioyd PhGnI1 the Mohidan j. AND O. Hartman; the
Julia, J. H. Sanderson; the Viking James D. Smith, the
Katherine UawD John F. Baudouine.
sCHOoNERS.
The Corona, Arthur F. Luke the Elmina, F. =.
Brewster; the Queen j. Rogers MAXWELL the Rosemary.
Converse D. Marsh; the Venona Robert and r. W.
Olyphant; Eclipse, l. J. Callanan the Lasca, r. d.
Doremus; the Ariel Francis L Leland; ,Simitar.
Eustis l.. Hopkins the Endymon. George Lauder. tr.:
the Invader. Roy A Rainey the Andromeda Carlton W.
Mason; the Sea Dallas b. Pratt the Taormina w.
Eaton the Cara H. George f. Ide the Muriel Charles
gmshers the Idswid EdEaTd r S sumner the savana
YAWLS.
The Sybara. ". Could Brokaw; the Phantom H. G. S.
Noble; the Vigiant w. E. Iselin the Mohcan. j e.
BSrnham.
SI4OOPS.
Rainbow. Vanderbilt; the Nicola. E. d.
King; the Irolia, E. Walter Clark, jr; the Hester.
Cleveland H. Dodge; Doris, Reed Anthony;
Pellegrina. Robert Toland; the Aera, a. H. w.
Alker; the Atari c. c. and j. L. Meyer the Adelaide,
Adden Brothers the Rosalie H. T. Parmelee; the Banzai
Yankee, Harry L. Maxwell; the Weetamoe, Harry +.
Lippitt; Effort, F. NJ smith; Isolde Fred NJ.
Hoyt; the Humma Robert w Emmons. ID; the Petrol,
II. v r. Kennedy the Mink Howard WiIlets; the NeOla
George NJ. Pynchon the Dahnda. W. Butler Duncan,
jr.; the Tabasco w Barklie Henry; the Phryne. c. W.
Wetmore; Nautilus. A. G. H. W. Eanan;
Cardenia, A. H. Morris.