The New Home of 

 The Chicago Yacht Chib jl 



By Commodore 

 SHELDON CLARK 



WHAT will be the finest and best located yacht club 

 in America, if not the world, will be erected on 

 three acres of land comprising the North point 

 at the entrance to Belmont Harbor in Lincoln Park. The 

 thirty-five year lease was negotiated during the last year 

 with the Lincoln Park board, and the Chicago Yacht Club 

 already has tentative plans for the construction of a club- 

 house which will be able to accommodate several thousand 

 members. There is no finer location in the country, as 

 the club will be easily accessible to the downtown sec- 

 tions, as well as far enough away from the loop to escape 

 the smoke and noise. The site is large enough for the 

 installation of tennis courts and to permit of considerable 

 ground decoration. 



Belmont Harbor is now the best yachting location in 

 Chicago. In fact practically all of the boats that used to 

 moor in Grant Park basin have removed to the new 

 harbor where there is plenty of room and where the craft 

 escape the smoke nuisance. 



The plans as far as they have been projected call for 

 a clubhouse of brick in keeping with the architecture in 

 harmony with the park surroundings. There will be an 

 entrance both on Lake Michigan and on the harbor. The 

 club will be open the year round and will be large enough 

 to take care of a thousand diners at one sitting. 



Besides the yachting, which will always be the main 

 feature of the organization's activities, there will be a 

 diversity of amusements. It is likely that some time soon 

 there will be a big public polo field near the club which 

 will provide some of the best polo games in the middle 

 west. With tennis, billiards, bowling, dancing and other 

 sports, the club will have all the amusements of a town 

 and country and yacht club combined. 



Of especial interest to equestrians will be accommoda- 

 tions for the members of the club who are interested 

 in the saddle game. A bridle path will lead from the 

 park paths up to the club. 



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