. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. CHT SUPPLIES, COAL, WATER, ICE, ETC. Telephone Connection. CAMDEN, MAINE. OAMDEN MAIIME When cruising, dont forget that we have the handiest place on thecoast to get your Gasolene, Oil & Motor boat Supplies. REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY J. W. RANRIN (Si CO. Yacht Club Wharf, - - CAMDEN, MAINE. YACHTS AND YACHTING 115 BRIDGEPORT YACHT CLUB. At Black Rock Harbor, Conn., a short distance from the harbor of Bridge-port is situated the attractive club house of the Bridgeport Yacht Club. Thisclub was organized in
. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. CHT SUPPLIES, COAL, WATER, ICE, ETC. Telephone Connection. CAMDEN, MAINE. OAMDEN MAIIME When cruising, dont forget that we have the handiest place on thecoast to get your Gasolene, Oil & Motor boat Supplies. REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY J. W. RANRIN (Si CO. Yacht Club Wharf, - - CAMDEN, MAINE. YACHTS AND YACHTING 115 BRIDGEPORT YACHT CLUB. At Black Rock Harbor, Conn., a short distance from the harbor of Bridge-port is situated the attractive club house of the Bridgeport Yacht Club. Thisclub was organized in 1896 and though a comparatively young organization hashad a remarkably rapid growth. In the clubs membership are enrolled the namesof such well known yachtsmen as Wilson Marshall, owner of the three mastedauxiliary schooner Atlantic, Henry A. Bishop, owner of the steam yachtAkela, O. H. and H. A. Jennings, ownes of many well known racing craft,iVrchibald McNeil, owner of the sloop Louise and many others who have car-ried tlc familiar red and white burgee of the club along the BRIDGEPORT YACHT CLUB HOUSE. The club house is ideally situated on a sandy strip of shore facing a land-locked harbor of sufficient depth to float the largest yachts. It is within a shortdistance by trolley cars of the City of Bridgeport and yet far enough removedfrom the city to escape its noise and clamor. Besides a handsome club housethe club also maintains a boat house for the crews of its members yachts andhas a club launch for use in the harbor. The Bridgeport Yacht Club has devoted considerable time to yacht racing,many of its yachts having made fine records on Long Island Sound, and in 1902it held a successful series of trial races to select a challenger for the SeawanhakaCup then held by Canada. These races were ably handled by the clubs regattacommittee and a large fleet of yachts took part in them, the clubs own repre- ii6 YACHTS AND YACHTING sentative Massasoit making a grand showing. T
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