Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . 60 mai)<;k. Cutler Mtitii;i\ owiuci by H. W. Sheldon, New York. 76 THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. and it fixed on June lo for a strictlyCorinthian race, the course being the sameas its present one, starting from off FortWadsworth and going around the Spitbuoys to the hght-ship. Always progres-sive, this club also arranged for a schoonerrace outside of the Hook, inviting entriesfrom the New York, the Eastern, Brooklyn,Boston and Atlantic yacht clubs; yachts tobe steered by owner or mem-ber of the club to which shebelonged
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . 60 mai)<;k. Cutler Mtitii;i\ owiuci by H. W. Sheldon, New York. 76 THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. and it fixed on June lo for a strictlyCorinthian race, the course being the sameas its present one, starting from off FortWadsworth and going around the Spitbuoys to the hght-ship. Always progres-sive, this club also arranged for a schoonerrace outside of the Hook, inviting entriesfrom the New York, the Eastern, Brooklyn,Boston and Atlantic yacht clubs; yachts tobe steered by owner or mem-ber of the club to which shebelonged^ but she could bemanned by her regular , a correspond-ence had been going on be-tween Major Gifford andthe Committee of theNew York Yacht Clubin relation to the pro-posed race for thecup, and finally,at a meetingheld May 25,all of the. Canadian gentlemans propositions wereagreed to, and the races were fixed for theloth, 12th and 14th of July, the club toname its yacht by July i. The Atlantic Yacht Club, now so strongand important, was in this year just begin-ning to come into notice. It started in itsannual match this season four schooners,the largest, the Ariel, 72 feet mean length, Sloop Shadow., owned and its largest sloop, the Undine, 52 feet,9 inches mean length. It had two classesof sloops, four in each class. We were hearing about this time muchof the new Canadian schooner. Her trialtrip had been a glorious success, etc. Ican remember no trial trip of a yacht whichhas not been gloriously successful. Theyall sail well alone, and are tremendouslyfast with champagne accompaniment. The New York Yacht Club, at its annualregatta, June 8, started a fine lot : threeclasses of schooners with four in the first,two and five in the third ; and two classesof sloops, among them the Arrow, after-wards so celebrated. This be
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