. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. nished first, butVenona won the race on time allowance. In 1909 the Club won the Manhasset Challenge Cup with the Gardner de-signed Class P sloop Windward which was built by a syndicate of Club mem-bers composed of Commodore Roy A. Rainey, Commodore A. Curtiss James,Commodore ]\Iorton F. Plant and Mr. H. \\ilmer Hanan. The Cup was wonthe following year by the American Yacht Club but in the races for this cupwhich will take place this year, the Club will again contend with a new Herres-lioiT yacht x^hich


. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. nished first, butVenona won the race on time allowance. In 1909 the Club won the Manhasset Challenge Cup with the Gardner de-signed Class P sloop Windward which was built by a syndicate of Club mem-bers composed of Commodore Roy A. Rainey, Commodore A. Curtiss James,Commodore ]\Iorton F. Plant and Mr. H. \\ilmer Hanan. The Cup was wonthe following year by the American Yacht Club but in the races for this cupwhich will take place this year, the Club will again contend with a new Herres-lioiT yacht x^hich is now being built by Commodore Childs. The present mem-bership of the Club is about 300 and besides having enrolled in its fleet the prin-cipal racing yachts of the west end of the Sound such steam yachts as lolanda,Cassandra, Visitor II, Remlik, Oneida, \\^akiva II, Carola. Aloha, Aanadis areowned by Club members. Officers for 1911 are: Commodore—W. H. ChildsVice-Commodore—Lorenzo D. ArmstrongRear-Commodore—Lawrence DarrSecretary—George L. SlawsonTreasurer—Richard BRENTON REEF LIGHT SHIPThe starting point of many famous races.


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