The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
DEMAND FOR YACHTS
BIGGER THAN SUPPLY
Latccomcrs Are Likely TO
tind Themselves Unable to
Get What They Want.

""hN stem. motor Inc sail yachts
nave Recently been transferred through
IN" agency OF Cox K stevens and these
transfers 40 early in the year show how
PROSPEROUS the yacht brokerage busl-
ness IL. Each day the brokers have
seVerai inquiries for yachts and those
VINO delay purchasing or charterlng will
be badly left. The naval architects also
report that tho amount Of business be-
ing done In now yachts IL larger than
ever before. but the serious drawback
Is the delay in getting the vessels built.
some yachtsmen are now planning TO
build at once for the season Of 1917 but
the ~shipbuildeis are holding out for high
prices because OF the difficulty in
obtaining material are not disposed to
guar ntee deliveries at any specified
Inn The following transfers were
made through Cox 4 Stevens:
The as foot steam yaeh, Aivina char.
tered for Thomas +. Cole, y. Y. Y. G. 10 =
prominent western yachtsmsn Tor a winter
.hsis. TO- south Amsrica She I, Que Of
the i& foo, high speed steam zach,
!. THIS well known craft Will be used
for Jerry service between his summer home
on Iona Island and this city.
The $40 foot cruising Htcan yirht Hal.
= prominent Eastern yaohtsmsn. The
~ viii w utttu out early lAls spfiug
and cruise from the great lakes to Ions
Island sound via the outside route.
The 10 100, twin screw express .,earn
Yacht Nitesse sold for estate OF Gen. Bray
ferry use between 1ien Cove and New York.
auxiliary speedweil sold for Theodore 4
Chicago, The speedweIi was formerly III.
in..noinIs snd is now nttins out sor a
Thc 90 foot, cruising power zach, yia,or
II. Johnson of PhiIadeiphia. sh. vas de-.
signed by Cox a stevens for onshore ser
,ic. and Is now h.,ing out at Neponset
The 80 FOOT, high speed power Yacht
VVrayy''ns old for John sherman Hoyt. y
terry serv,c. se'ween lt Glen Cove and S a",
York. THIS craft wa. originally bui., To-,
- X. q pii!inr. and is ntsed win SOC
The so foot, power .yach, Ariel sold 70,
Harrison $. Morris Of Philadeiphia to Il
NJ; know'es for use on the sr-a, lakes.
The foot twin screw cruising rowe,
sIa; Sos q ySnss,.; 1~.s SN9"; %si.s )
Will leave for her new home por, In IN,
early spring.
The 20 foot over all AUXILIARY schcone,
Henry D. Wilton, Lsrohmont Y c.. to an
Eastern yachispan
Eacht I-hra sold FOR rm.iu Jarvis .,
rofHlto. canada. to Howard G. smith. y
y N.C. Tho boat will make tho tr,r
from Lake Ontario TO Long Island sound
outside during the early sprins.
Thc 10y foot twin screw gasnlene house.
boat Runhouse. chartered for l. e All.r
o. - Augustine. Fla. to IA prominent New
York yachtsman for the winter.
The ~ foot over all auxiliary kctch I-,s
sold Tor Guy Norman. y. Y. Y. G. to \ W,
church. I.archincnt V G, who IL cruisIrr
along Florida coast and among The Veg,
Indies this winter.
The VI foot twin screw gasolene house
boat Ava, chartered for A. DE Wit,
Cochrane of New York to n member q,
the New York Yacht club for a portion
OF the winter.
me ~ 'oot twin screw rasolene house
chicago. 30 A @ stems. for usa on
Florida east coast.
boa, Granada III. sold for Herman
Er!il 80 Philadelphia 10 Crawford Fan.
banks, nov In service In Florida waters.
The SO foot bridge deck cruiser Vixen.