Shattemuc Yacht Club History Sing Sing Yacht Club 1 Interlocutor Wm. Henry Rowe portion of it over three times. “The Owl introduced the end men, Stuart Baker, and the Pussy Cat” received the Published Articles bones, and William E Barlow, attention of Francis Larkin, Jr. with the tambourine, and the evening’s established results. of entertainment was opened by a musical ----------o---------- Sing Sing Yacht Club medley by Professor Henry J Rall, who arranged the musical parts and led the The Republican 1889-1902 celebrated orchestra of Professor Louis J 3.07.1889 Cornu, of New York City, with their The Sing Sing Yacht Club. The Sing at Teutonic faces covered with burnt cork, Sing Boat Club formally disbanded last Ossining, NY in doing up the instrumental part of the Monday evening, and the newly programme. incorporated Yacht Club was ~ permanently organized. The Then after the audience finished membership list is that of the old Boat The Republican applauding that, they laughed and Club, and the new organization will no 2.28.1889 giggled at the jokes of the end men, doubt take rank with the first clubs in The Yacht Club Minstrels. Seven until George Hyatt sung “Good-Night, the country. hundred people held down the settees in but not Good Bye”. After the singer had Olive Opera house on the evening of responded to an encore, which, by the A pleasant feature of Monday Washington’s Birthday. They bore the way, followed every thing, David H evening’s business was the financial affliction in order to witness the Benedict sang “The Old Street Lamp,” report of the committee, which managed performance of the Sing Sing Yacht after responding to what was now the the recent Minstrel Entertainment. The Club Minstrels, and although the ordeal inevitable, Stuart Baker sang “Many a net earnings were $200, an was quite equal to any of the tortures of Time”, an effusion which reflected announcement which was received with the inquisition, no one seemed to regret slightly on his friend Benedict, and applause. the deed. It was, indeed, the largest incidentally brought in the name of audience that has assembled in that President Many. “With all Her Faults” The annual election of officers of the edifice for many a long day. Gathered was the burden of a song by John F Yacht Club resulted as follows: in the number were many from out of Jenkins and it transpired that he loved town, the neighboring villages her still. Commodore Ralph Brandreth contributing to the number of the Vice Commodore W W Washburne audience, many being present from Encores were now rated nominal and Rear Commodore Benj. R Smith Yonkers, Irvington, Tarrytown and the audience was gasping for breath. Secretary W L Onyans Treasurer Joseph Thompson The end men were driving serious Peekskill, while the back country also Measurer Philip Samstag furnished many to join in the laughter thoughts sky high and the audience were ----------o---------- created by the amateurs in the burnt captured. Those who had came laboring 1 cork . under the impression that they had to be Democratic Register lenient in their criticism began to find 3.15.1909 It was about a quarter past the first out that the amateurs on the stage were 20 Years Ago. ---Peter Clausen was bell in the starboard watch when the outdoing the professional standard of appointed boat keeper at the Sing Sing curtain rolled up, and after it had minstrelsy. Fresh and vivacious fun was Yacht Club (now the Shattemuc Yacht accomplished getting there with the being uncorked on both ends, and the and Canoe Club) and so well has he usual accompaniment of noise, the singers were dissecting their numbers in done his duty that he is still at the club house greeted the following artists in excellent style. Surely these could not house in full charge of everything cork and full dress suits with applause: be our young men about the village pertaining to boats and club house. giving vent to mirth and merriment with ----------o---------- Ralph Baker J F Jenkins their songs and jokes, but they were, and Stuart Baker F Larkin Jr. the audience kept on growing interested. The Republican Varian Banks G F Mundon 3.28.1889 W E Barlow L Osswalt Stephen H Powers was the next to The New Boat House. It is now D H Benedict S H Powers sing. “The Stream of Time” called him definitely settled that the Sing Sing W H Dixon Wm Henry Rowe to his feet again and the encores kept on Yacht Club will have a new boat house. Harry W Hull Charles Schade coming. Then the prevailing end men The Trustees met on Monday evening George Hyatt Albert E Smith retired and Interlocutor Rowe and decided to build the structure. It G S Jenkins introduced Albert E Smith as bones, and will be located on the water front Ralph Baker as tambourine, and the fun recently purchased by Commodore kept on growing apace. Smith Ralph Brandreth, a short distance above resuscitated “Crackle, Crackle”, one of 1 the Upper Dock. The building will be Actors posing with faces blackened by his inimitable selections and did a burnt cork Shattemuc Yacht Club History Sing Sing Yacht Club 2 25x50 feet, two stories, and is to be ---The Rear-Commodore Benjamin R The Republican ready by the opening of the season. Smith struck a pike pole into a spile on 5.23.1889 ----------o---------- the club house on Tuesday and took an River Ripples. –Charles Schade has involuntary plunge bath in consequence. sold the saucy Alice J to parties in The Republican He happened to be trying to stop the Newark, N.J. 4.18.1889 Cora from running past the landing and ---A New York editor has offered a gold Yacht Club Notice. The plans and didn’t succeed as the sequel tells. and silver cup, valued at $500 to be specifications for the erection of the ---The sloop yacht Waif, which was sailed for by the Yonkers Corinthian quarters for the Sing Sing Yacht Club owned by Rev. S W Edgerton, of the Yacht Club. have been placed in the hands of the Sing Sing Yacht Club last season started ___William Haff and Augustus Osborn builders, and as soon as the award is last week from her winter quarters at are getting their lively cat-rigged yacht made work will be commenced. Rear Nyack, for her new anchorage at Jersey Surprise in trim to surprise the rest of Commodore Benjamin R Smith, who City where her new owner resides. His the fleet. profitably spends his time as builder name is B S Paine. ---The Mystery is the name of an when he is not sailing the staunch Cora, ---Peter Clausen, a South Brooklyn eighteen and a half foot cat-rigged yacht has about completed building the dock2 blonde, who has heretofore sailed the with which Skipper Irving Haff hopes to required for the erection of the edifice. seas, has been appointed Boat keeper by capture prizes this season. ----------o---------- the Sing Sing Yacht Club. During his ---Col. Franklin Brandreth has plunked short term of duty Peter has won favor down one hundred dollars and is the The Republican among the members by his practical and first to go on the life membership roll of 5.09.1889 obliging ways and bids fair to fill the the Sing Sing Yacht Club. Seven New Members. The Sing Sing bill to perfection, thus showing that his ---An inquisitive individual asked Yacht Club is progressing with giant selection is commendable. Steward “Johnny” Aitchison, of James strides. At the meeting last Monday ---The Lotta, Messrs Washburne Bros., T Blandford's rakish craft, when the evening, seven gentlemen were elected spreads a new mainsail of increased vessel would leave her anchorage. to membership, and new members have area, which makes her look like a “Johnny” answered he couldn’t “Say been coming in rapidly at each meeting Quaker City school girl in her When”.3 this Spring, the roll is growing into quite graduation costume. Captain John ---Captain E S Pelham is enjoying a formidable affair. The gentlemen who Jaderlund, of the schooner yacht Palmer, himself in bounding over the billows in joined the club last Monday are George now lying at South Brooklyn, made the the sixteen foot cat-rigged yacht Seola, a A Brandreth, Schuyler Hamilton Jr., rag which is expected to carry the Lotta new acquisition with which he Joshua B Many, B B McAlpin, Herbert over the finish line a winner this season anticipates filling his locker with any M Carpenter, George Hyatt and Fred M in some of the contests. stray prizes that are offered in his class. Fisher. ---Contractor Smith is raising the Sing --Secretary William L Onyans was so ----------o---------- Sing Yacht Club quarters with a speed anxious to use the Willie he put the craft of the wind, only that element will find overboard before the paint had dried. The Republican hard work to shake it. So rapid has been He has been spending his leisure time 5.16.1889 the progress the question of a grand since in ridding his yacht toggery of a River Ripples. --Rear Commodore opening on Decoration Day is already a load of surplus paint with benzene. Benjamin R Smith will have the surety. There will be music, fireworks ---Measurer Philip Samstag has had vivacious Cora painted white this and refreshments in the evening to top some bothersome difficulty with his season. off the sports of the day, which, by the eyes of late which all the club members ---Treasurer Joseph Thompson wears a way, will be devoted to a race for the hope will be alleviated before the sunburned nose and a prodigious grin club pennant.