The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Scawnnhnkas Adoat.

First OF the yacht clubs near New
York officially to go into commission
for the approaching season was the
nwanhaka-Corinthian of Oyster Bay
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
commission gum was fired from the
lawn In front of the club house and
colors hoisted.
There IS small feet of yachts
already Mt their moorings off the
club landing and number OF others
are only waiting for the weather to i'm
prove before dehibernating. A luncheon
was held at the club yesterday In honor
OF the opening.
The Tuxedo Yacht Clnb on Tuxedo
Lake will go into commission on Me-
mortal Day. On and after that date the
one design catboats will race every week
end and on holidays. These boats are
IA feet waterline and % feet overall and
competitor among them is very keen.
The commodore of the club this year Is
Frederick de Puyster Foster.
Commodore J. p. Morgan's nagship
Corsair has returned to New York from
cruise to the Chesaneake and Potomac
River and is at Fletcher's yard. at
Hoboken. overhauling for the summer
| season.
| The speejacks. ss foot cruising
power boat. built by the Consolidated
sNipbulld'n~ Corporation for A. Y.
Gowan OF Chicago, has had trial and
developed speed In excess of the con-
tract requirements. This yacht 10 TO
start on 2 cruise around the world next
fn'l. going FIRST TO Panama. through the
Canal and across the Pacific.
Cyrus III. *. Curtis's steam yacht
Lyn1onia. built last year at the Consol-
idated Shipbuilding Corporations yard.
is anchored Off Eighty-sixth street.
Last winter this yacht made a long
cruise In southern waters and then
went to the Delaware for time. She
will have slight overhauling at her
builders plant and later will take Mr..
Curtis and his family to their GUNNER
home on the Maine coast
The Virginia. formerly the Samuri,
| now owned by L. +. Crofoot OF Omaha,
is nearly ready for commission. Mr..
Crofoot intends to race this yacht In
the fifty-foot class, and part OF this
summer will be spent cruising Off the
Maine coast
The class r sloop Joyetta has been
sold by A. II. Latson to J. Herndon
Smith OF ST Louis. The transfer was
made through the Office OF Tams, Lc-
moine & Crane. Joyetta has been
shipped west and win be raced on Lake
Michigan In the II class this summer.
The house boat Pioneer. which has
been used by f. II. Kluge In southern
waters. ia now of Bngiewood, N. J.. and
in TO be refitted This yacht is equipped
with two Standard engines. Some
changes are to be made In the interior
arrangements for which plans have been
drawn by Tams, Lemoiae n Crane.
The pioneer is f25 feet long and makes
135 knots.
The New York Yacht Club 30 footer
Mink has been sold by X. NJ Nelson to
Harold Hoffman of Darlington, r. !.
Mr.. Hoffman intends 10 race the yacht
In the regular class.
Many Bonts being Fitted ont.
The 55-footer power yacht Monaioa.
owned by Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James,
has been overhauled and fitted out Mt
Petersen's yard at Nyack and 10 now IN
commission. At this yard the DIAL,
mahogany day boat owned by Leroy
Frost OF the New York Yacht Club. has
also been fitted out. Mr. Frost VIII use
the Ojai running 70 and from the city
and his home at Nyack.
Former Commodore George f. Baker,