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he commended it; if it was bad, be condemned it in no doubtful nor 
uncertain terms; and, whether right or wrong, he was always honest, 
as eyen his opponents recognized. It was this characteristic, per- 
haps, more than any other which has made him such a power for good 
in American sport for one generation, and has left an influence which 
will be felt for still another. 
Mr. Center's death was due to a collision with a team while riding on 
his wheel, on the afternoon of Wednesday of last week. He had been up 
the Boulevard, and was returning about 6 o'clock, riding down on the 
western side, in the rear of a horse car,in chance company with several 
wheelmen though a stranger to them When at Seventy-second street, 
just opposite the Colonial Club, the group turned out to pass the car, 
which was going slowly, and when clear of it they were confronted 
by a coal cart, which had been coming up the avenue on, the wrong 
side of the street, and on meeting the car had turned out for it. The 
others went clear, but Mr. Cent«r was Btruck by the horse or shaft 
and thrown from his wheel, the cart passing over his head and chest. 
He was picked up unconscious and taken to the Roosevelt Hospital, 
and as soon as his name was ascertained, from an engraved plate on 
his wheel,, word was sent to his apartments at Thirty -fourth street, 
and to some of bis most intimate friends, who at once repaired to the 
hospital. He never recovered consciousness, and died just before 9 
p. m., having been mercifully spared ah suffering. Though life lingered 
for several hours, he knew nothing after t he first blow, and his death 
was practically instantaneous and painless. A special meeting of the 
Sea wanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club was called for Monday night, at 
which a very large number of yachtsmen were present, the senior 
Captain, Mr. Gerard Beekmau, presiding in the absence of the flag 
officers, Com. Benedict and Vice Com. Bouse being both absent in 
their yachts. After the reading of the notice of the meeting, a reso- 
lution was passed authorizing the chairman to appoint a special com- 
mittee, and the following gentlemen were named: J. Frederic Tarns, 
A. Cary Smith, Oliver E. Cromwell, Charles A. Post and Leon F. 
d'Oremieulx*. 
The committee retired for consultation and returned with the follow- 
ing resolutions, which were adopted by a standing vote:— Whereas 
through the sudden and tragic death on April 17 of ex-Commodore 
Robert Center the Seawanhaka Cm intbian V r acht Club has lost not 
only one of its oldest memhers, but one who, by every quality as a 
yachtsmen and as a true and warm hearted friend, peculiarly en- 
deared himself to his fellow members; and whereas by his attain- 
ments as a yachtsman and bis lifelong connection with other varieties 
of sport, he occupied a position not only in this club, but in America, 
only equalled by bis sterling qualities as an honest gentleman and a 
faithful friend, bis chivalrous nature and a perfect rectitude of 
character in his dealings with all men. 
Resolved, That the club make this inadequate record of its deep 
sense of sorrow at the loss of their beloved friend and comrade. 
Resolved, That the members of the club as a body attend his 
funeral. 
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to bis mother. 
Mr. J. F. Tams, one of the oldest and most intimate of Mr. Center's 
friends, then read the following memorial of his life, prepared by the 
committee, all of whom were old-time associates. 
Robert Center was born in 1840, and at an early age became promi- 
nently identified with every variety of sport, his interest in which con- 
tinued until the moment of his death; and while his tragic and untimely 
end cannot be sufficiently deplored, it seems in a measure not unfitting 
that he should have met death while engaged in one of the sports in 
which he has been so closely engaged. 
To give the details of bis connection with this club would be but to 
recount its history ; hardly a page of the minutes but contains his 
name. He was oDe of our oldest members. No. 19 on the roll, and 
joined on May 15, 1881; but his prominent connection with yachts and 
yachting in this country, and his notable and far-reaching influence in 
every direction which tended to elevate and popularize the sport, ex- 
tends back nearly thirty -five years. There has bren hardly any promi- 
nent yachting event during that time with which he has not heen 
identified in some way. He was rear-commodore for the years 1876-7, 
^ice-commodore from 1887-18B0. and commodore in 1891, and again 
from 1893-4. He served on numberless standing and special commit- 
tees, and at the time of his death was chairman of the Committee on 
Lectures. 
In early days he owned 1 he sloops Ariel and Bonita, and in 1871 built 
the cutter Vindex, famous as being the first iron yacht constructed in 
this country, and the first built from drafted lines. In many details 
of rig and eoostruction, this vessel foreshadowed and bad a marked 
influence on modern yachts. His last yacht was the cutter Medusa, 
which be owned at the time of his death. As a racing yachtsman he 
was a prominent figure, but it was mote particularly as a Corinthian 
and as a sailor that it pleased him best to be known. He was in addi- 
tion a de^gner and a naval architect of no mean ability; his technical 
knowledge of the subject was wide and thorough, and as a draftsman 
he had hardy an equal. His influence on rig, type and construction 
was most marked. While never owning a strictly racing yacht, his 
true I ve of the sea leading him to prefer cruising in smalt vessels and 
tbe discomfort and hardship incident tbet eto, he was, above all others 
tte most persistent advocate of Corinthian racing as well a» cruising 
and no one more faithfully practiced what he preached. 
In the early days of the club at Oyster Bay, and in catboats as 
well as in schooners, he was ever present and equally useful and en- 
thusiastic, whether trimming a sheet or at the helm. To the ad- 
vancement and encouragement of his beloved sport, not only was he 
;always ready with wise couns€l, hearty interest and indefatigable 
jpersonal effort, but he further freely gave the most liberal support to 
serve the same end. In 1876 he presented the Center Cup," for a 
Corinthian race in October to Cape May Lightship and return. He. 
was also instrumental in 1886 in arranging the thousand dollar S. C. 
Y. C. cup for first class sloops, which was won by Puritan. Of his 
intimate connection with and loyal interest in every step this club 
has taken from tbe time he became a member we cannot now too 
gratefully speak. His death has robbed us of our most beloved 
member, whose sterling qualities as a yachtsman, as a friend and as 
a gentleman, made his name an honor to the cluo, and his acquaint- 
ance and esteem a privilege to its members. He was our sole active 
link with the early days of yachting, and the club is the better for 
having known and having h„d among its members the genial, whole- 
souled and warm-heartea friend we shall see no more. 
He joined the New York Yacht Club on May 15, 1862, was number 
26 on the roll at the time of his death, and fourth in seniority on the 
list of yacht owners. He was Rear Commodore for the year 1876, was 
a member of the Committee on Admissions from 1877-80, and again 
from 1893 to the time of his death. He crossed the Atlantic in the 
schooner Fleetwing in the great ocean race in Dec, 1866. He served 
on many special committees, and notably was a member of the com- 
mittee which framed the second Deed of Gift of the America's Cup 
His intimate connection with and interest in this club for 34 years is 
well known to its members. In the annual cruise his yacht was al- 
ways notable not for size but for smartness of appearance and abso- 
lute perfection of appointment to the smallest detail. 
Second only to his unwavering affection for the sea was his inherited 
love of horses, and in nearly every branch of sport with which the 
horse is identified De achieved distinction and founded a well-deserved 
and wide reputation. His name was a synonym for spotless integrity 
and the most high-minded and absolute fairness. -As he sailed straight 
so also he rode straight and was straight. 
In 1866 he was one of the founders of tbe American Jockey Club, 
was one of its governors, and continued as a prominent and interested 
member until its dissolution. In the best days of this club, between 
1870-80, he rode many races at Jerome Park and elsewhere, and as a 
gentleman rider his reputation was second to no other. His interest 
in racing continued until his death, at which time he was a member 
and governor of the Coney Island Jockey Club, and one of its execu- 
tive committee. To the many duties of this position he gave his time 
and bis best thought as freely and as conscientiously as it was given 
to his other manifold sporting interests. 
In hunting, as in racing, he was also most prominently identified 
being indeed one of its first patrons and enthusiastic supporters in 
this part of the country. He was one of the founders, in 1877, of the 
first hunting club here, the Queens County Hounds, and was one of 
the first subscribers to bring a pack to this country in that year. Id 
is a matter or record that in 1880 had it not been for the persistent 
and continuous support given to the pack by two gentlemen of 
whom he was one, hunting, which was still in its infancy, would 
probably have failed. He continued as a member of the Queens 
County Hounds as long as that club lasted, and at the time of his 
death was a member of the Genesee Valley Hunt. For many years 
he was a well-known figure in tne hunting field as a fearless and a 
skillful rider, and in this sport his name was, like that of his uncle 
David Dunnam Withers, on the turf, synonymous with unblemished' 
houor, rectitude aud fairness. 
Of the old New York Rowing Club he was also a prominent member 
for mauy years and sometime officer. By many of the older members 
of that club he will be well remembered as the coxswain of many 
winning crews, and his single shell was for many years well known 
. on the Harlem River. When the New York Rowing Club became a 
.dining club, his geuial personality as a presiding officer cheered the 
,members. aud in their ranks as in ours his loss will be deeply mourned. 
In the sport in which he met his death. lii-= long interest and influence 
,are indeed remarkable. As far back as 1&60 he rode the two-wheeled 
velocipede in Paris, and it seems a well-established fact ttiat in 1863 
the first oieyele was brought to America by nim. It has been asserted 
that he met his death hy riding improperly; out. of this there is not 
\the slightest direct evidence; and it is impossihJe to believe that a 
•rider whose special pride was that he was academic and orthodox 
should be guilty of a fault that he continuously criticised and con- 
demned in others. We can but sa3^ that bis lamentable and untimely 
death was the decree of an inscrutable Providence. 
In social club life he was also prominent. Of the Union Club he was 
a member since May, 1863, and at one time was one of its governors. 
He was one of the founders of the Knickerbocker Club in 1871, and 
was a member at the time of his death. He was also a member of the 
Downtown and Country clubs. 
His eminent, and iud'eed unique position as a sportsman was but 
one of the many sides of tbe attractive personality of our fellow 
member. He was a man of the world in the broadest and most liberal 
sense of the term. A thorough education, wide travel, the perfect 
command of several languages, a close student of men and things, 
made of him a most attractive companion. A strongly developed 
natural bent, combined with the necessary leisure, enabled him to 
freely cultivate his varied tastes, and he easily assumed and held to 
the end of his life that position in the best Bocial life of New York to 
which his name as well as his accomplishments entitled him. The 
quaint, old-fashioned and punctilious courtesy which with him was 
but the natural expression of his feelings, will long be remembered by 
those who knew and loved him best. 
While he had well-defined fondness for literature and for art, it was 
more particularly as a true lover and devoted patron of music that 
he was identified. i-> e was one of thfe founders and principal support- 
ers of the Orpheus Glee Club, and gave this society much of his time 
and attention. A cultivated musician himself, he was in music as he 
was in everything else which claimed his interest, absolutely thor- 
ough -and but few other amateurs in New York possessed his deeply 
studied technical knowledge of the art. 
He was a man of marked individuality, and impressed all those who 
came in contact with him by his strong peculiarity Loyal to a degree 
and the very soul of honor, he was a stern opponent of and impa- 
tient at all that was sordid and unworthy. The simple chivalry of his 
nature was almost touching. With the' highest and keenest sense of 
duty, he was persistently faithful and conscientious in all that he 
undertook. His scrupulous integrity and his impartiality were marked 
traits of his character. 
Unostentatious in his givings, and of a charity that let not his left 
hand know what his right hand did, he had the confidence and love of 
his friends and the respect of his opponents. Tn everything he did, 
whether in his public or private life, or in his relations as man to man, 
ROBERT CENTTB. 
his every act was characterized by the highest and most chivalrous 
sense of honor and rectitude; and we and the world are the better for 
his having lived in it. 
Secretary Hayden then read the following, written by a member of 
the club: 
"If the suppressed emotions lying beneath the calm exterior of the 
friends and comrades of Robert Center could be laid bare and find free 
expression, a feeling of grief and bereavement would be disclosed, so 
poignant, so profound, so universal, tbat even those who best know 
him would be filled with amazement. 
It is not the purpose of the writer of these words to go into details 
regarding his manliness, his courage, his decided, clear-cut ideas of 
honorable sport, his thoroughness in every variety of manly exercise 
in which he took an interest. All these are well known not only to 
his friends and the community in which he lived, but his reputation in 
these things was as well national and almost world wide. These ad- 
mirable qualities were possessed by him in an unusual degree; but it is 
to the personal characteristics and lovable qualities of mind and 
heart, his geniality, his unswerving loyalty to his principles, to his 
standard of honor, to his friends and to his sense of right, which were 
characteristics of him in so marked a degree— it is to these finer and 
higher qualities which in these poor words I would pay tribute. 
A manly, brave, honorable, true and loyal man was Robert Center, 
and I am sure I echo the sentiments and express the feelings of those 
who knew him when I say that, although it may not be permitted to 
all of us to lay a flower on his grave in token ot our grief, we feel it a 
privilege to offer this poor tribute of words to bis worth and memory. 
Nevermore shall we have him with us in our councils, nevermore 
with us in contests of skill in seamanehip, nevermore in any of the 
varied sports into which he so enthusiastically entered. 
A sense of loss irreparable, personal to each one of us, lies' heavily 
on our hearts and we have no words to express what we feel. 
Ah that is left for us is to conform as best we may to the inscrutable 
decree of a Higher Power. He has gone but he has left in the hearts 
of each one of us the sweet and fragrant memory of a life and 
character all worthy of imitation, for he was worthy, in its highest, 
best and fullest significance of the " grand old name of gentleman." 
Mr. d' Oremieulx and Secty Hayden, each spoke of their personal 
knowledge of Mr. Center, after which a motion was made by Mr. S. 
Nicholson Kane that the proceedings be spread in fnll on the minutes 
and also printed in pamphlet form for distribution among the mem- 
bers of the club, after which the meeting adjourned. 
The funeral will take place on Friday, April 26, at 10 A. M. from St. 
Mark's Church, 10th Street and Second Avenue. 
Editor, Forest and Stream,: 
The deplorable accident which occasioned the death of Commodore 
Robert Center on April 17th, has pained me deeply. 
Having met the genial commodore occasionally while yachting, and 
also in the rooms of the Philadelphia Yacht Club. I desire to express 
my feelings, and I know I express those of brother yachtsmen, in re- 
gard to his distressing and sudden death. 
A gentleman of exceptional qualities and whose yachting attain- 
ments werejnar excellence — a master of navigation and seamanship ; 
genial and companionable — willing to help a brother yachtsman whose 
necessities often required it, not only in New York waters, but also in 
southern seas It is a loss that yachtsmen generally will lament. 
The coming trials and also the international races have no doubt 
occupied his thoughts, and he and his favorite cutter Medusa will be 
missed during those exciting times 
Among his attainments he displayed special ability as a lecturer on 
yachting, as the various yacht clubs before whom he has lectured can 
amply testify, and his blackooard and individual demonstrations were 
thoroughly understood and readily digested by bis eager hearers. 
I shall never forget the last lecture he gave in Philadelphia before 
the Philadelphia Yacht Club at their rooms, which was not only enter- 
taining, witty, and practical, but sank deep in the minds of his atten- 
tive hearers. 
• The lecture was given in January, 1894, and was on the subject of 
" The Care and Fitting Out of Yachts," and he spoke from his indi- 
vidual experience, which he said covered a space of thirty-two years. 
His fluent talk, diversified by personal reminicences and droll say- 
ings, at times, convulsed his hearers with laughter and brought forth 
loud applause. At the commencement of hm lectuie he intimated 
that perchance, at times, his remarks might be considered heretical, 
and continuing said, "But a rope was still a rope, no matter what 
foreign word be used to designate it," and then he took everyone 
through all the intricate ways of caring for and fitting out a 
yacht. 
His rapid talk and generous illustrations were listened to with eager- 
ness and wrapt attention. He dwelt on the importance of selecting a 
skipper, and said, "He is the most important man you must have, 
while it is difficult to find one with the qualities of honesty, sobriety, 
and competency, yet it is absolutely necessary that he should possess 
two of these qualifications at least— the first and last. Sobriety he 
will acquire possibly through the force of example." 
He went on and dwelt upon the crew, saying among other things, 
" Give the skipper the privilege of selecting the crew — do not make 
the mistake of selecting the crew yourself, and if they are not up to 
the standard you will know who is to blame." 
After rigging and painting her, (and he dwelt on this at length) he 
touched on the steward, cruising, boat service, discipline and all that 
goes to make up a yacht in a masterly manner. And during the lec- 
ture he spoke of those very things which are so absolutely necessary 
at sea— lights and the right of way. He laid stress on the subject of 
having good lights, and used the old maritime maxim " When both 
side lights you see ahead, port your helm and show yourred." " Good 
clear lights," he said, " the larger tbe better, on a small yacht ; an ex- 
pensive light is always good evidence in court." 
Poor Commodore, his lights were dashed out, and that through no 
fault of his own. He was on the right course, and let us all think and 
believe that he cast anchor in that harbor where there is perpetual 
anchorage and good holding ground for all true yachtsmen. 
Wm. S. Hoffman, 
Ex-Secy. Quaker City Yacht Club, 
Now Philadelphia Yacht Club. 
A Centerboard Knockabout 
In the Forest and Stream of Feb. 23 we gave the lines of one of the 
best of the keel "knockabouts." The yacht here illustrated, through 
the courtesy of her owner, Mr. F. L. Dunne, of Boston, is for the 
same class, but draws about 16in. less water, being a centerboard 
craft. She is now under construction at the shops of Ambrose 
Martin, East Boston, and will be ready bv the opening of the season. 
Her dimensions are:— Length over all, 33ft. 61n., length 1. w. 1., 20ft. 
lOin.; overhang bow, 5ft. 6in.; overhang stern, 7ft. 2in.; beam ex- 
treme. 8ft. 6in. ; baam 1. w. 1., 7ft. 9in. ; draft, 3ft. 2in. ; freeboard, least, 
lft. 8in.; sheer, bow, If c, 4in.; sheer, stern, 7in.; mast, from stem at 
1. w. 1., 5ft. lin. ; mast, deck at hounds, 28ft. ; boom, 24ft. ; gaff, 13ft. 
2m.: mainsail, sq.ft., 395ft.; jib, 117ft.; total, 512ft.: lead keel, lbs., 
3,200ft. ' 
The boat is intended for general sailing about Boston harbor, and 
for racing within the limits of the new knockabout class, and the in- 
terior is largely given up to a cockpit, a snug cuddy being fitted up 
forward. She was designed by Messrs. Waterhouse & Cbesebrough, 
of Boston, designers of the original knockabout Carl. While there 
is no attempt at elaborate and expensive racing construction, the 
scantling has been carefully considered, and there is very little un- 
necessary weight. The keel Is of oak, sided llin., moulded 6in. ; the 
stem, counter-timber and deadwoods also of oak; the frames of oak, 
single-bent, sided and moulded, each l%in. The chainplate frames 
are doubled and side-fastened with inside chain plates The frames 
are spaced 12in. The floors are of oak plank, sided 3>S to lMiii., and 
moulded 7}^in through the middle third of the boat, being lightened 
in the throat at the ends. The bed pieces are of oak, 2J4in., with 
the heels of the frames dovetailed in, and one %\n. lag screw into the 
keel through each frame. The clamps are ot yellow pine, 4X2in., 
tapering to 234xlj#n.; the bilge clamps, 2%X2in,, also tapering at 
the ends. The deck beams are of oak, main beams 2xl%in,, half 
beams and beams at ends, 2xlin. Floor beams, yellow pine, 2J^x 
lin. Three hacmatac hanging knees abreast of mast, one at each 
end of cockpit and one in centre of cockpit, six in all on each 
side. 
The sides of trunk, \% in white pine, matched and edge-bolted; 
centerboard of l^in. white oak, bolted with 7-16in. galvanized steel 
rod. Planksheer oak, 4^xMi n -; rail oak, l%XJiin. planking; hard 
pine, j$£in.; deck white pine, 3x^in., caulked and payed with Jef- 
frey's Marine Glue. Plank fastenings, copper nails clinched over 
burrs, frame fastenings, copper or yellow metal, keel bolts, %in. 
bronze, deadwood bolts, %m. steel rod. The boat has been turned 
out in excellent shape by the builder The sails were made by Wil- 
son & Silsby, Boston. The sail plan first proposed included a balance 
jib with a club on the foot, but this has been changed for the lug jib 
set on the jibstay, without a club. The main shrouds run to the 
upper peak halyard block, and at the height of the hounds in the 
ordinary rig are two masthead runners, with eyes around the mast 
and supported by small cleats. The throat halyard block is hung 
by a wire pendant from the masthead, thus giving free play to the 
blocks with no drift to the halyards. The rudder stock is of IJ^in. 
steel pipe, the lower end split and opened to take the oak backing. 
The rudder trunk is of heavy 31n. lead pipe, flanged at the top and 
bottom to the angles of deck and keel. The boat promises to be 
exceedingly handy and fast as well. 
Isolde and Niagara. 
The new 20-rater Isolde, built for Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern 
left the Herreshoff works, at Bristol, on April 18, in tow of the 
steamer Archer, on which were her fin, bulb, Bpars and sails. A 
small and roughly-made rudder of iron was fitted temporarily to steer 
by while in tow. On board the yacht were Captain Parker and Mate 
Diaper, the latter, by the way, no relative of Captain Tommy Diaper, 
though both hail from the Itchen. The tow reached New York on 
Friday morning, passing the Battery at about 7.30, and a little after 
the yacht was alongside the steamer Russia, of the Hamburg Line, at 
her pier in Hoboken. The chocks were soon arranged on the after 
deck of the steamer, and two stout rope slings were passed under the 
yacht, and the light hull swung in air and dropped on to them after 
being safely landed, she was lashed fast to ring-bolts in the deck. The 
lead half-bulbs and fin were hoisted into the hold, and the spars were 
lashed on deck beside the hull. 
The yacht is merely a big canoe, 15ft. over all, 45 to 46ft. lwl. the 
total overhang being divided into about 8ft. forward and 12ft aft, 
beam 12ft., depth of hold about 5ft.; total draft, lift. 1 he sweep of 
the keel is naturally quite flat,bringing the lower part of the stem and 
the horn timber close to the water,. but tbe end of the stem is snubbed 
in rather shortly into a blunt nose. The transom is curved, giving a 
better appearance than when sawed off straight, as in El Chico, We 
nonah and Dacotah. The outer skin is of mahogany, with the usual 
oak guu wale of the Bristol boats; the planksheer is also of oak, the 
transom of mahogany, and the deck of a single thickness of white 
pine. The fin is built of Tobin bronze plates, and is double, each side 
made of several plates separated by liners; the sides come together at 
the lower edge, but at the top they are about 18in. apart, the upper 
ends of the plates being flanged to give a wide bearing on the hull. 
The Herreshoff form of balance rudder is used, of course with a 
tiller. 
The space below, with about 5ft. of headroom, is divided by two 
light bulkheads, there being a very long forecastle, a main saloon 
about 7ft. long, and a long after cabin, including the whole run of the 
boat out to the transom. The forward part of this after cabin, just 
abreast of the companion ladder, is fitted with two low sofas, back of 
of which are folding canvas berths, similar sofas and berths being 
fitted in the main cabin . There are also, just abaft the ladder and 
under the deck, two wooden bunks. In the forecastle are four ham- 
mock cots. The w. c. occupies one corner of the forecastle, and op- 
posite there is a pantry and naphtha stove. 
On her trial trip, on April 7, as she came to her moorings off the 
worts, she struck on a ledge of rocks, in juring one side of the lead 
bulb. She was hauled out on the new railway of the Hereshoff Com- 
pany and the damage repaired. 
The Gould 20-rater Niagara, almost a duplicate of Isolde was 
launched on April 16, no one being present beside those employed in 
tbe shops. She was quickly rigged and ready for a trial trip on April 
18, Mr. N. G. Herreshoff having the tiller and Captain Barr being with 
him. The trial was made in a strong breeze, showing the yacht to 
good advantage, as she carried her saU and handled well in the puffs 
When coming in the wire drew from the sockets in the main shrouds 
probably through some defect in the soldering, and the mainsail wa 
at once taken in. 
New York Y. R. A. 
A special meeting of the Y. R. A. was held on April 16, Admiral 
Prime presiding. The following amendment to the sailing rules, offered 
at the previous meeting was adopted : 11 The measurement for allow- 
ance for time shall be the length of the lead water line measured when 
in sailing trim, to which shall be added one-third of the overhang fore 
and aft, which shall be the sailing Jength." The question of the Labor 
Day regatta was discussed, and the following cluos agreed to subscribe 
$25 in tickets for the club steamer to insure the expenses:— Columbia, 
Hudson River, Jersey City, Newark, New Jersey, Pavonia, Tappan 
Zee, Yonkers Corinthian, Bayonne City, Audubon. Tower Ridge, New 
Jersey A. C, Ossining, Kill von Kull and Newark Bay. It was decided 
to charter a steamer for the race, and Admiral Prime was authorized 
to appoint a regatta committee, which he did as follows : E. Langer- 
feld, Hudson River Y. C-; Edwin Moore, Jr.. Yonkers Cor. Y. O, and 
A, F, Adams, Newark Y. C. The next meeting will be on June 7, ^ B 
