Evening star., 1924-07-20


to sea with white sails cleaning in
the midsummer sunlight the New
York Yacht club fleet will depart for
it's annual cruise August ). For the
first time in many years the squadron
will make an official trip to Bar
Harbor and give the colonists view
of the smart seamanship and stili
smarter personages OF this well
known organization. The date OF
arriRAl at thai port has been set
for August u. and, according to
present arrangements, the program
will hs adhered to rigidly. The fleet
includes craft owned 10y lnterna-
tionaIly famous society folks, and the
palatial fittings of many of the boats
are worthy of ocean liners.
The welcome to be accorded to the
visitors will consist of a series of
events in which members of the
smart set viii try to outdo one
under way at the exclusive Maine
resort, and the list of dances, dinners
and receptions will be an extern
sivc one.
AS the yachts drop anchor in
Frrnchmans Bay the greeting will
begin with a roar of guns Bunting
Will vic with bunting, and the gayly
dccked boats will he matched by the
fine background of color along the
shore line The launches, which
vim dart about the harbor bringing
the guests ashore, VIII be brilliant
as dragon tiies skimuins over
summer pond.
where the yachts Will lie part of the
fIna has sheltered craft from all
over the world purinS the war the
KroLpriuCeSSen teci!e, ne" tte "
Mount Vernon, sought refuge 'he!
Il
the haisers war Chest. but "hieh
fai.eu to reach its destination.
Review 10 BE Held.
T.. cruise is expected TO extend
mn IS mes Sound. that deep Amerl.a an
nt,-1 where review OF the Sachts
Wi. le held in the shadow OF rugseu
At...tt Desert.
j.. soro the official start is made the
va, f.s will assemble of Newport ana
The departure viii be marked bE
wi the Giant bake Club, OF WhiSn
". figure prominently; ~. >-or,.
-,.z commodore uf the New ioTh
va t club is Haro.d ;, ,, ann. M o'i', ~
Y was reelected - that once d.
~ at annual meeting of the organ
liza. m MIR. Vanderbilt, like the ma
10, Of the family ot that name -
sal! He is noted for his strong
liz for schooner yachts. ana on
- ra..in- and cruising has strong
" ,pealed to him. But ms Shl'i d
n aIigator extends to deep sea
wa rs. one of the aquatic teats per
fo-,. ed by him was crossing the ~
Ian { in his schooner Eac.e, is
Va ant. from Portland, Me- 10 l.lS
bor Portugal. in less than twenty
.T,r dsvss This craft has become
famous for speed, and often mas gu.
diS,anccd ocean liners In Trips up the
coast.
Career Picturesque.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has had PIC
and abroad He has spent mucn OIL
his time in Europe, and was very
popuIar at the Court OF ST. James
with his sister, the Duchess OF MAR
borough. But he has studleo al
phases of life. and one time ne
WORKED shift in the coal mines
near Wilkes-Barre, Pa, rubbing Ell
bows with the regular miners TO gam
a first-hand knowledge or no" sucn
fuel was obtained from its natural
state. ;,.
turned his experience in coast yacht-
ing to good account for the govern
ment. Even before war was declareu
he assisted in the preparedness pro-
gram and became one of the commit
ice which laid the plans for assem-
bling and enrolling motor boats Tor
water drill He had built 73-foot
motor boat scout cruiser eSpecldiiy
for this purpose. .,.
have been fast friends for years and
the internationally known designer
Of cup racers has designed many
boats for Mr.. Vanderbilt. Although
he is "A years old, Mr., Herreshoft ac-
cepted a commission last spring from
Mr.. Vanderbilt for d schooner yaaht
to he built more for cruising than
racing. He declared at the time that
it would be his last work.
Astor Club OficiaI.
George Nichols, another interna-
tional fNyure in yacht racing, is a
vice commodore OF the cluo, a posi-
tion he has long held. Vincent Astor
is rear commodore, while George A.
Cormack has been secretary since
1901.
At the annual meeting, Mr.. Davis
called attention to the fact that for
the first time in its history the club
had invited racing. vessels of less
than 3O-foot waterline length to take
part in its regattas. SO popular was
this policy, which attracted a large
and S class sloops, owned by mem
hers of the smart set to the clubs
racing, that it has been continued.
A wedding of much interest to
society in this city took place IN
London last Monday. when Miss
Elizabeth S. Hoyt of Al West Tenth
street. daughter of the late Colgate
Hoyt by his first wife, who was Ida
sherman. became the bride Of the
Hon. Ronald Charles Lindsay,-fifth son
of the late Earl of Crawford and
Belcarres. The ceremony was per-
formed at II o'clock am. in the pri-
Vate chapel III the residence of the
brides aunt, Mrs. Donald Cameron,
Stapleton House, Blandford, Dorset.
England. The engagement was an
nounced last week from London,
where the bride of last Monday re-
Gently went to visit Mrs. Donald
Cameron. The Hon. Lady Lindsay is
Il granddaughter of Judge Charles T.
Sherman and a grandniece of the late
Gen. William T. Sherman. The Hon.
Ronald Lindsay is A. and married,
several years ago, Martha Cameron.
daughter of Senator James Donald
Cameron of Pennsylvania. She died
OIL in q 2rit