Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-24
new YORK CLUB WILL
SEND HUNDRED YACHTS
Captain Pierce Here Arranging for
Supply Of Coal, Water
and Provisions.
VESSELS ANCHOR IN THE R0ADs
Visiting Yachtsman Says That All
Available Anchorage in Local Har
Dor viii be Occupied by American
and Foreign WarshIpo During the
Exposition Period.

over hundred yachts of the
New York Yacht Clubs fleet will
come to Hampton Roads this sum.
mer to participate In the yacht races
ut the jamestown exposition" said
Captain j. ii. Pierce, of New York,
manager of the yacht department of
the famous yacht club to Daily
Press reporter last night Captain
Pierce came TO the city yesterday
morning to inquire into the facilities
offered here for supplying the yachts
OF the big fleet with coal. water, ice
and provisions during their stay in
Hampton Roads.
Hampton Roads will he the head.
quarters for the fleet this summer
and after the exposition gets into
swlrng You may expect to see from
thirty to forty yachts of the New
York Yacht Club In the Roads every
day. The captains of NIL Of the
yachts have received orders to tit
out month earlier than usual this
season and tho fleet will come to
Hampton Roads soon after the OK.
position opens" continued Captain
Pierce. I'VE will send fleet UP to
jamestown Island this summer on
pleasure cruises"
Captain Well Known Here.
Captain Pierce Is we'll known In
Newport News. He was formerly
master OF the ocean going tug j. l..
Luckenback, which was at one time
employed In the coastwise towing
trade out Of this port. He Is also
Well known in yachting circles and
was Mt one time captain OF one OF
Mr.. August Belmonts yachts and was
tho pilot of the yacht that carried
Prince Henry. of Prussia, into the
hnrbor on the occasion OF the latter's
visit to America six years ago.
Captain Pierce states that among
the famous yachts that will come to
the Roads this summer will be the
schooner yacht Atlantic, which won
the ocean race for the Kaisers cup,
the Endymion, which was fourth In
the race, and several other yachts
that participated In that event.
Warshlpa Anchor Here.
When asked II any of the yachts
would anchor In the local harbor
while Mt the exposition, Captain
Pierce said that all available anchor
age in this harbor would be taken up
tN the big fleet of American and
foreign warships that will come here
not sufficient room In the Roads to
anchor n big fleet of warships and rs
Norfolk harbor c..anot accommodate
the. they will have to lie In the har-
hor here" declared the yachtsmnn.
Contracts to be Let.
AFTER looking over conditions In
Newport News and Norfolk Captain
Pierce has decided to recommend to
the New York Yacht Club that the
contract for towing, lighterage aSd
possibly supplying fresh water, be
awarded Hudson Bros, of Norfolk, the
contract for provisions and stores to
Mr. Joseph Reyner. of this city, the
contract for supplying hard coal to
the Chesapeake & Ohio Coal y Coke
Company,sC. II. Arnal, local agent
and the contract for supplying soft
coal to Captain Hargraves, q coal
ngcnt of Norfolk.
Captain Pierce spent last night in
this city and will return to Norfolk
this morning.
General Personality had the floor
OF the Senate Chamber Monday, much