New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-02
BIG YACHT FLEET
ASSEMBLIES FOR
ANNUAL CRUISE
New York Y. c. Squadron
at Glen Cove Ready
to Start.
BY CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.

Under weather conditions that could
not have been better II made to order
the great feet of steam, power and sail
ing yachts that are to form the cruis-
ing squadron OF the New York Yacht
Club assembled yesterday afternoon in
Glen Cove Harbor. 1t was as repre-
sentative a feet flying the clubs pretty
pennant-the red cross on the blue
as has ever made that snug little har-
Dor its rendezvous.
Six o'clock was the time named in
the commodore's order for the yachts
TO make the rendezvous, but three
hours before that time the schooners
and sloops began to arrive and pick out
good berths at the anchorage. At four
bells in the first dog watch-6 o'clock -
the flagship Viking, Aging Commodore
Bakers blue burgee. came steaming
into Hampstead Bay at full speed.
Slowing down as she approached the
feet, she rounded to and anchored in a
berth reserved for her by the commit
tee tug Julia c. Moran. AS she did so
the flag was saluted by one gun from
every yacht flying the club flag.
Il was fitting tribute not only to
the flag and the club, but TO its com
modore who is serving his second term
at the head of the premier yacht club
of America, and who, by his active in
terest in all club matters, especially in
the racing game, has earned the sincere
regard and respect of its members. He
is often referred to as the Give wire"
Of the club, and IL will not be his fault
il the cruise Of 1915 is not even more
successful than that of the previous
year.
Commodore Holds Reception.
There was a meeting of captains on
board the flagship at p. m. and half
al hour later the commodore held a
reception 10 which the guests with the
feet were invited.
One Of the best examples of the large
racing schooners of to-day-the En-
chantress-lies in the centre of the
great fleet. She is owned by William
L. 1selin, who was elected d member Of
tho club forty-four years ago. Speak
ing with much earnestness last night
as he sat in the clubs first home the
old clubhouse, now known as Station
10, Glen Cove, he said: This is really
the best showing we have had at the
rendezvous in years and ! believe the
cruise will be a most successful one if
the weather permits"
Another interesting big schooner
present is the Katoura, owned and com
manded by Captain Robert z. Tod,
whose reputation as a racing skipper n
the amateur ranks is well known. Still
another schooner of fame, the three
master Atlantic, winner Of the ocean
race for the Emperor's Cup, will also
start in the morning with the fleet
She is now owned by J. c. and y. F..
Brady.
Arrives in Hydro-Aeropls
A feature of the days news was the
performance of Howard S. Borden,
owner of the steam yacht Sovereign.
In his Burgess-Dunn hydro-aeroplane
he left Oceanic, y. j., early yesterday
morning. After circling the Statue OF
Liberty and flying over the lower part
Of New York he landed, having made
the trip against a strong headwind IN
twenty-eight minutes. Later he joined
the feet at Glen Cove. Mr.. and Mrs
Borden's guests on board the Sovereign
are Miss Winthrop Bushnell, Miss Viz
ginia Van Ingen, Thompson Bushnell,
Robert Sanderson and Jack and Arthur
Borden.
Besides the Viking, the steam and
power yachts whose anchor lights are
twinkling in the hsrbor tonight in
clude J. p. Morgan's Corsair, Fred O..
Bourne's Alberta, c. Ledyard Blair's
Diana, Henry Walterss Narada, Isaac
+. Emerson's Margaret, +. Stettiniuss
Margaret, John II. Bromley's Lucinda,
0. G.. Jennings's Whippet II. /. Hark-
ness's Wakivs. Martin j. Quinn's Arc
turus, c. w. Harkness's Cythers, II. +.
Davison's Skipaki. II. S. and +. Bor-
den's Filler, J: P: Morgsn's Mermaid
Sherwood Aldrich's Alacrity, +. W.
Clark's Zipalong, Morton F. Plants
Vanadis. John Borden's Kanawha, T..
Coleman du Points Tech, J. r. de La
mars May, Phil II. Johnson's Viator,
Richard +. Howe's Natoma, L. c. Ben
cdict's Oneida, James II. Ottley's FL
marlu. Robert p. Perkins, Mohican.
Leonard Richards's Garcia ~, H. G..
Maxwell's Banshee, George VI. Ppnch-
on's Marie Maxwell Wyeth's Emerald
and Colonel W. Hester's Eagle.
Many Sailing Yachts.
The sailing and auxiliary yachts in
clude Edgar Palmer's Guinevere, Her
bert NJ. Sears's Constellation, j. Is.
Ford's Katrina, J. Goetchius's Wind
ward, j. P. Morgan's Grayling, William
Earl Dodge's Samuri, George Nichols's
Carolina, George F. Baker, jr.'s, Ven
tura, Dallas B. Pratt's Sea Fox. George
NJ. Pynchon's Mistrsl, George W. Scotts5
Miladi, L. w. Clark's lolita, Howard
C. Smiths Zahra, n. B. Plants Maisie,
Wilson Marshall's Jessica, A. s: Cochn .
rams Dolly Bowen, Childs & Hanan''s
Nahma and J. w. and Z. p. Alkers
Aleda.
The start Of the first squadron run
from this harbor to Morris Cove will De
made at 10 o'clock this morning. The
prizes are the navy challenge cups.