The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
SOUND YACHTSMEN
SEEK new OFFICERS
No Fault Is Found With the
Present Incumbents. hut
They Want to Retire.
SECRETARY'S JOB HARD

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Racing Association OF Long Island
Sound will he held at the Hotel Astor
on Thursday. March 25. officers and
Members of the executive committee will
be elected and the schedule Of racing
dates for the season arranged. Oscar
n. Chellborg Of the knickerbocker
Yacht Club is chairman Of the norninat-
ing committee and he IL having soine
trouble. He anticipated hat 1t would
bc an easy task. as all the officers had
done we'll for the association and tina,
all tho committee would rave 20 do
would he to renominate every one, But
he struck "A snag. 1t is singular tina,
even in yachting circles one man does
not like TO do all the work all the time.
and In the Yacht Racing Association
the position of secretary H. the oncrous
one. James W. Alker has filled that
position ably for several years and he
thinks that Il is time that some one
else should do the work. The success
OF the association depends on the 500
rotary.
Stuyvesant Wainwright of the Ameri-
a Yacht Club has been president for
three years. When approached by the
committee he said that he thought it
was time that some one else had the
position of honor and would prefer 30
b" Just a plain member OF the eNcCu-
tive committee. II was then that James
W. Alker was thought Of a. a prosi-
dental candidate. but to promote Mr..
Alker would leave a vacancy In the
secretaryship.
The committee has practically Sc
lecied the members Of the executive
committee. These are StuyVeSHnt
Wainwright. American Y. g Victor I.
cumuock. ~Scawauhakn Corinthian Y.
G. James II. ~Sparkman. Larchnont Y.
G. H. A jackson, Jr., New York Ath-
letic club Georgo Y. Grauhery, New
Rochelle Y. G.: Frank Rowue Jones.
Indian Harbor Y. G. James W hlkcr
Manhasset Hay Y. G. and q G Dom
inick. stamford Y. g. II. \. Jackson
Jr. is 10 he the treasurer. FRANK
Bowue Jones, known as tho Father OF
the Association because Of his worl,
in its formation about twenty wears
ago. is TO he Vicc-prcsidcut. We agreed
TO take that Office because L was an
easy one. II q secretary can be found
Mr. Alker will h" two president. and
the hope of the committee is IN :. q;
bomiuiCk In the event ~ this effort
falling Mr. Wainwright again will y,
elected president and Mr.. Alker vii
continue his good services as secretary
Commodore James v Ford OF the
larchmont Yacht club has appointed
the rera'ta committee OF that club The
members are Charles l.. Perrin. chair
man James n. Sparkmau aud Edmund
Fish. Mr.. Perrin has served on former
committees and understands what L. re-
quired, and James II Srarkman and
Edmund Fish nrr well known racing
men who understand the snort thor-
oughlv.
The Arctic ship Roosevelt has he-r
sold by Arbuckln Brothers 10 the John
" sullivan Company. through Gi-loV
\ orr. IN" sullivan Company has con
tractcd with the Department OF Com
mercc, bureau Of fisheries. to reft
the ship with oil burning sy~t"W
for boilers. AS well as to malo
other improvements. and to sell IN.
vessel to the department whom TIA" work
j. completed The Roos Welt viii ne
used ia connection with the bureau 80
fisheries service in Alaskan waters.
The Roosevelt viii go to Alaska boy
way OF the Panama Canal The Eooso-
Welt is the ship that Admiral Tcary
used for his North Pole expedition
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builder OF Boston. died on February -.
aged % years. There are Few Nachts-
men on this side OF the Atlantic who
did not know George lAwlcN The
vessels turned out i'm his ward were
known all over the world and "Law,cy
built" was a stamp Of stauchurSs and
seaworthiucss. II will bc forty-nine
years ago next month that the firm OF
George I.wley n Son was established
md "a zaH1 AtgEf.d ~ IffFN 1tA.rF I1AG.
ton, The son. George + l.awlcy. - NOW
tho head Of the firm. which since rl'ou
has been made n corporation and r1.
moved It's home from city Point 10
Neponset,
The late George Lawlcy was haze
until his death n at the recent motor
boat show In New York Gcorg. + Law
ley said his father was well and sill
could walk several miles q dan. Refor,
his death there were four generations
OF l.awieys Interested I'm the business
George Lawiey. his son George +
Lawley, his grandson Fred y lAwlcy
who H. the designer. and Fred B Law
ley's son. The Lawleys have turned
out yachts OF all sorts and sizes. 'n'
Guiding the cup defenders Puritan
Mayilnwer and Volunteer. the aspirauts
for cup honors Independence. Jubilee
and Nani,ie. the schpoucrs Sachem
Mtllln' invader fNdnitUl, NlTln' STEAM
yachts. motor yachts. torpedo boats and
dcstroyers, and commercial vessels. in.
Guiding several of the best OF the fish.
ing fleet.
Mr., Lawley took an active interest IL
the business until last season. He wac
Al the yard when the Nanitie wa
launched and was greeted by MANI
Nachtsmen VINO were present on that o.
casiou. He used 10 walk several miles
each day and often would walk from his
home to the yard, look things over gen
orally and then walk home again.
The Yacht Racing Union Of Massn
chusctts has arranged its schedule %
dates. and the races which will coun
for the championships are As follows
May ~. South Boston Y. e, city Point
June ~, Boston We, Hun July 3
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