Evening journal., 1915-05-22
Mr.. NJ 'CORKINDALE'
NEW YACHT ARRIVES
-Sixty-five Footer To Be Put
in Commission By Owner
Next Week
NO NEW BOAT YET FOR
COMMODORE W. G. COKE

Commodore William j. McCorkindale's
motorboat cruiser, Ilse Ill, arrived in
the Christiana river today from winter
quarters at Essington, and will be put
in commission by the owner next week.
Commodore McCorkindale, who is man
ager of the Wilmington Gas Company, is
an experienced yachtsman, and expects
to derive much pleasure during the
summer from his llse, which is a sixty
five foot cruiser with one hundred
horse power engine. The yacht is so de-
signed as TO give the maximum of prom
enade deck space.
Commodore Alfred l. duPont's inten-
tion TO make Wilmington the anchorage
for his steam yacht Alicia will add an
other yacht TO the rapidly growing fleet
in Wilmington. Mr.. DUPONT has been
commodore of the Cambridge Md
Yacht Club, and is member of several
other yachting organizations. His yacnt
and the Tech, owned by General T..
Coleman dupont, are the only steam
yachts Of the port of Wilmington at
present.
Joseph NJ Pusey is getting his twin
screw cruiser Ariel in shape, and the
Yacht will be placed in commission in a
few days The Ariel is a sturdy cruiser
forty feet long, and made many long
cruises last season.
William Kirk, of the United Club, is
having his hunter cabin yacht Vim
heightened at the yards of Smith g.
Baxter tLimited). The little Vim
gained much fame last year because of
going through the great storm in the
DUPONT trophy cruiser race TO Ship John
Light and return.
Mr.. Coke Not Building.
Many yachtsmen will be disappointed
to learn that there is no truth in the re-
port recently printed in some newspapers
that Commodore William G. Coke, of the
Cape May Yacht Club, has a new ninety
foot yacht nearly ready to go overheard.
Commodore Coke is president of the
Harlan and Holingsworth Corporation,
and keenly interested in yachting. His
last boat was the Georgianna 2d, an able
and pretty seventy-footer. II is under
stood that Commodore Coke has been
considering building a cruiser that will
combine comfort with speed but he has
done nothing definite about it. Mr.
Coke is not a yachtsman of the "rock.
ing chair fleet" but a deep-sea sailor
who has his masters certificate. He
also has chief engineers certificate
and was an engineer officer Of the United
States navy for several years.
Mr. Coke had charge of a Turkish bat
tlcship built by Cramps, of Philadelphia
ON its trip across the Atlantic a few
years ago.
To Launch Fine Yacht.
Smith and Baxter Limited expect
next week to launch the handsome
3S-foot V-hull cruiser for A. r. Jones.
II is finished in mahogany and has a
50-horsepower Holmes engine.
About fifteen entries are expected
TO participate in the Memorial Day
race of the United Boat Club. All
classes of boats will be entered in the
race. which will comprise a trip from
l the mouth of the Christiana river TO
New Castle and return. The race is
for the Church medal. which was won
last year by Captain Allender. The
event will start promptly at 2 o'clock.
Constable Lucius c. Jones recently
disposed Of his 41-foot cruiser Elk.
which is now offered for sale by Mr..
Wickersham. OF No. 1927 West Twen-
/ ty-second street. Chester. Pa. The
Elk has a two-cylinder Harris engine,
and has Just been overhauled and
painted at the Moore shipyard in
South Wilmington. The cruiser is OF
the raised deck type.
Il Another launch offered for sale is
the twenty-six footer Lillian. with an
I, eieht-hOrse Stowe engine. which
can be seen at Biscoes Landing. near
Eleventh street bridge.