. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. GOING INTO COMMISSION AT LARCHMONT. The growth of this club was remarkably rapid. At the first meeting in theclub house twenty members were present and the following officers elected: Com-modore, F. C. Fleming; Vice-Commodore, W. C. France, Jr.; Secretary-Treas-urer, Fred W. Flint, and measurer, W. S. Alley. Within a year and a half theclubhouse proved to be entirely too small, and new quarters were hired at anexpense of $1500 a year, consisting of a good sized dining room and eight dorm-itories. Even t
. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. GOING INTO COMMISSION AT LARCHMONT. The growth of this club was remarkably rapid. At the first meeting in theclub house twenty members were present and the following officers elected: Com-modore, F. C. Fleming; Vice-Commodore, W. C. France, Jr.; Secretary-Treas-urer, Fred W. Flint, and measurer, W. S. Alley. Within a year and a half theclubhouse proved to be entirely too small, and new quarters were hired at anexpense of $1500 a year, consisting of a good sized dining room and eight dorm-itories. Even this house was soon too small for the fast growing membership,and on May i, 1884, the Larchmont Yacht Club leased two dwelling houseswith four acres of land and a stable at an expense of $5ocx) a * < . O o z 6 YACHTS AND YACHTING 99 In November, 1887, the Club made its final move when it purchased elevenacres of land and a large mansion which commanded a superb view of Sound, at a cost of $100,000. To alter this mansion into an attractiveclubhouse $30,000 more was spent, and since that time over $75,000 has beenspent in improving the house and grounds. As it stands today with its hand-some clubhouse, spacious grounds, stone seawall and a splendid situation on theshores of Horseshoe Cove, the Larchmont Yacht Club is indeed an organizationof which to be proud.
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