Decision to organize a sailing authority was unanimously reached at the open sailboat conference Friday night, attended by fifty or more leading skippers from this entire district, including representatives of South Jersey, Barnegat Bay, and the Chesapeake Bay in addition to local waters. Delegates from the Yachtsmen's League offered full co-operation.

The organization eommlttee of four men was named, with Instructions to present the proposal to their respective clubs within the next week for approval, while the mntter will also be laid before the Yachtsmen's League at its February meeting at the Hotel Walton Tuesday night. Another meeting of the comference to proceed with organization will be called Monday, February 8, at the Delaware River Club.

Want Joint Schedule

All of the clubs agreed to hold back their season racng schedules pending organization, and the idea was advanced that a combination schedule should be drawn to eliminate conflicts. Major spring and fall regattas are under consideration open probably to skippers from any club in the East.

Strongly urging formation of a sailing circuit here were Dr. John Eiman, of Cynwyd, president of the Comet Class Yacht Racing Association of America ; William James, Ocean City Y. C; E. Clayton Jenkins, Stone Harbor Y. C; Dr. Charles F. Voorhls. commodore of Riverton Y. C; W. Lyle Holmes, commodore of the home club; and Commodore Harry O. Horner, of Beverly Y. C.

Offering full co-operation of the Yachtsmen's League in getting the sailboat campaign off to a flying start in its first year was Commodore Charles Stevenson, regatta chairman, Russell Lamb, of Ocean Oate Y. C., lauded the Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association set-up as a model for the Delaware, since racing has thrived for many years on Barnegat under Its auspices.

Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 12 Jun 1937, Sat • Page 13

YACHTSMEN HAVE ACTIVE WEEKEND

Beverly Club Holds Races Today; Big Regatta at Riverton Tomorrow

The Beverly Yacht Club will sponsor the seventh of a series of 12 Commodore Cup races for crickets at the cove here today.

At the present time, the leader is William Sommerville. who has chalked up 26 points. Two are dead locked for runner-up honors, namely, Harry Horner and Ingo Stephan. who each have 23 points. Brian Kane has 21, Frank Mcllvalne, 16, James Stokes, 8, Brian Kane Jr., five and Bill Rhawn, three.

There will be no race in the Sommerville Cup Series, a free-for-all, this Sunday or next Sunday because of the Delaware River Yacht Racing Association regattas being held on these dates.

Riverton, June 12. Tomorrow will be a big day for river racing enthusiasts when skippers from Burlington county clubs will compete in an open regatta at the Riverton Yacht Club./p>

It will mark the first big regatta of the season, and will help to bring back the memories of the active seasons of yesteryears. The regatta will be sponsored by .he Delaware River Yacht Racing Association.

Florence will bring some Duster class boats, and Delaware River Y. C, located at Torresdale. Pa., should have quite a few boats in the star class.

The Beverly Yacht Club will present. a number of cricket boats and a representative of this organization should come across the timsh line first in the lone race in this class. Beverly also is to have possibly two entries in the comet class.

Edward Merrill, chairman of the regatta committee of Riverton Y. C, and president of the Delaware River Yacht Racing Association, is to be among those in charge of the program.

This will he the first of four association regattas this season. Others will find the skippers competing at Red Dragon Y. C. on June 20;at Beverly Y. C. September 19.

The star class race will be started 2.20 o'clock, and the cricket, comet and duster crafts will be sent off in five-minute intervals thereafter. Free-for-all race will start at 4 o'clock.

Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 24 Aug 1937, Tue • Page 15

REGATTAS LISTED BY BEVERLY CLUB

Series to Open, on Sept. 4; Point System to Decide Cup Winner

Skippers at the Beverly Yacht Club are preparing themselves for the major race of the season, the ones for the Beverly Yacht Club Cup

The first races of a series for this cup will be held on Sept. 4, and closese with a race on Oct. 2.

Beverly Linderman, who is chairman of the club's regatta committee, has already drawn up the program for the Beverly Y. C. regatta at the Cove on Sept. 6 Invitation have been sent to skippers of the Delaware River Club, Riverton and Florence clubs to attend and participate in the races.

The program la to start at 2:30 o'clock with a cricket race. A race for comets begins five minutes later, and at 2:40 o'clock the dusters will stage a race. A free-for-all contest for boats 10 feet and under is to start at 4 o'clock, and soon after the free-for-all for boats 16 feet and over will be started.

Linderman has written to Congressman P. Lane Powers requesting a coast guard patrol boat be sent down to keep the cou.se clear. Powers is expected to attend the regatta.

The third of a series of five cricket boat races for the Rhawn Trophy will be staged Saturday. Aug. 28 and fourth on Sunday. Aug. 29. The final one is scheduled for Sept 4.

The regular point system is being put into force. Skippers receive one point for starting, one for finishing, and one for each boat beaten In the race. Commodore Harry Horner, winner of Somerville Cup Series, and Phil Somerville, who copped the Commodore's Cup Series are among the entrants.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 30 Aug 1937, Mon • Page 21

COMET CLASS TITLE TAKEN MERRILL

STONE HARBOR, N. J., Aug. 29. E. K. Merrill, veteran Riverton Yacht Club skipper, and his youthful crew, 15-year-old Nancy Landis of Wyncote, Pa., won the comet class championship in Stone Harbor's third annual sailboat regatta by sailing his Shufly to victory in all three races of the two-day program which closed this afternoon.

By making a clean sweep of the series, the Shufly piled up a total of 68 3/4 points, compared to the 58 that John C. Simons, of the Stone Harbor Yacht Club, accumulated by placing fifth in his Jackenpop in the first race, third In the second event and fifth in the final contest this afternoon.

Four Beverly Yacht Club entries captured the first four positions In the cricket class, with top honors going by a one-point margin to Ingo Stephan's Squally, which won Saturday's race, scored an exciting 7-second victory this morning and crossed the line third this afternoon. The Squally, with 28 1/4 points, nosed out Phillip Summervell, another Beverly skipper, and his craft, who captured Saturday's contest, placed second this morning and fourth this afternoon.

The Morning Post Camden, New Jersey 25 Sep 1937, Sat • Page 21

Major Trophy of Season to Be Decided Today; Three Are Contenders

The final race will be staged by skippers today to determine the winner of the Beverly Yacht Club Cup, the major racing trophy of the year.

Three skippers who are waging a merry battle for this trophy in the cricket series are Brian Kane, who has 26 points for four of the five races, and Ingo Stephan and James Stokes, each of whom has 24 points.

The Beverly Yacht Club Cup Is the third final club award of the season, and the coming final race should be an exciting one.

Stephan held the lead at tne start by winning the first race, and maintained his advantage by copping the second as well. He won only two markers in the third race, won by Phil Somerville, snd Brian Kane passed him. Stokes came up fast last week by taking the fourth race, but Kane also made a strong showing by coming in second, and still holds an sdvantage.

The final race will be held In the Cove on the Delaware off the Beverly shore.

Commodore Harry Horner copped the Somerville Series Cup; Philip Somerville the Commodore's Cup; and Brian Kane recently won the Rhawn Series trophy.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 27 Sep 1937, Mon • Page 19

BEVERLY SKIPPER IS DOUBLE WINNER

A youthful Beverly Yacht Club skipper, with his lady fair as crew-mate, romped away with principal honors in the Delaware River's final sailing regatta of the season yesterday when they sailed their tiny 15- foot cricket class yacht to a pair of stirring victories on the upper river at Torresdaie.

Phil Summervllle, and Miss Jane Hartfield, 18, sailed their cricket yacht, No. 9, to a surprising victory in the 4-mile free-for-all, beating out a field of 34 starters in one of the hardest fought races of the year, after having earlier taken the honors in the cricket class event by a minute.

The regatta was staged under the auspices of the Delaware River Yacht Club under Ideal sailing conditions. It was sanctioned by the Delaware River Yacht Racing Association.

The Morning Post Camden, New Jersey 05 Aug 1939, Sat • Page 13

BEVERLY YOUTHS CRUISE IN 15-FOOT SAILBOAT

Two Beverly youths are today well on their way on a 500-mile cruise in a 15-foot sailboat. They are Nelson Codding, 16, of the RiVerbank, and Brian Kane, Jr., 15, of Warren street.

They reached Oxford, Md., yesterday after a week's travel and took part there in a regatta. Now they are on their way to the Miles River Yacht Club at St. Michaels, Md., where they will again participate in some races. The boys will be gone about three weeks.

Codding's father, Charles Codding, is a member of the Beverly Yacht Club, and Brian Kane, Sr., is a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 06 Aug 1939, Sun • Page 35

Levin Victor In Comet Race

Robert H. Levin, of the Beverly Yacht Club. Beverly, N. J., led 52 boats home in the first annual Atlantic coast championship for Comets, held under the auspices of the Seaside Park Yacht Club.

Levin covered the eight-mile course in 1.54.9 and defeated the world champion, E. K. Merrill, of Riverton, N. J.. who was at the tiller of Shufly. The winner's margin was 44 seconds over the titiist.

Douglas McNitt, of Raritan Yacht Club, Raritan. N. J.. was third with P. A. Somervell, also of Beverly, sailing Syrocco, fourth, and Harry Hoper of Island Heights Yacht Ciub, sailing Blanch, fifth.

The Morning Post Camden, New Jersey 08 Sep 1939, Fri • Page 27

BEVERLY YACHTSMAN TO VIE IN NATIONALS

Beverly, Sept. 8. Bob Levin, the 21-year-old sailing sensation, will represent the Beverly Yacht Club at the Comet nalionals to be staged in Oxford, Md., today, tomorrow and Sunday, it was announced by Bev Lindorman, veteran regatta chairman of the organization.

Because of his consistent triumphs over the veteran Ed Merrill, of the Riverton Yacht Club, defending international comet champion, this season, Levin will enter the nationals a strong favorite to cop the title.

Chalking up 11 first places in major races this summer gained Levin the Eastern championship. One of his most impressive victories was the first annual Atlantic Coast championship for Comets. He finished first and sixth in a series of three races, defeating a fleet of 52 starters.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 26 Mar 1940, Tue • Page 25

Sommervill Wins Ice-Boat Race

BEVERLY, N. J., March 25. Phil Sommervill, of Beverly, member of the Beverly Yacht Club, and prominent sailboat skipper on the Delaware River, has returned to his home here today with his ice boat and another victory scored yesterday at Lake Hopatcong, N. J.

The Beverly lad won two of the three-race series in the 20-mile breeze under ideal iceboating conditions, averaging better than 60 miles per hour in each race. Sailing with him as crewmate was Edward K. Merrill, of Riverton, Philadelphia banker, and former comet class sailing champion.

George Seger, skipper, and Hoover Seider, crew-mate, from West Orange, N. J., were runners-up in the series, in which boats from all sections of the East competed.

Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 13 May 1940, Mon • Page 22

BEVERLY Y. C. PLANS BIGGER PROGRAM

Final Week of May to Open Racing on Two Fronts;
Comets Move

Beverly Yacht Club skippers will race on two fronts this season, beginning with the open races to be staged the final weekend of this month.

C. E. Harnischfeger, chairman of the regatta committee, announced that the comet fleet of the club will race fromthe Red Drahon Canoe Club, Edgewater Park. Other races will be held at the Cove, Beverly, as usual.

It was explained the comet racers have joined the Edgewater Park club and the new influx of such active members into the Red Dragon organization, which has had a placid, non-athletic air about it for years will stimulate the Dragons greatly.

Beverly Y. C. has no headquarters of its own, and the comet racers desired to have a headquarters when they entertain visiting skippers.

The Beverly Yacht Club racing schedule for 1940 was released today showing that three series of races will be held, the first starting May 25 and ending on June 30, the second series beginning July 4 and ending July 28, and the third and final series opening September 1 and continuing through September 29.No racing is held m the month of August, the vacation month.

Altogether the club skippers will engage In a total of 32 engagements, including regattas, during tne season. Working with Hamischfeger on the regatta committee are Beverly Linderman ana Brian B. Kane.

Linderman is commodore of the club, Philip Somervell is vice commodore, Robert Levin treasurer, and Harry Horner is secretary.

Harnischfeger showed that Bob Levin, 1939 National comet champion, a Beverly youth, has decided to give up the comet for the star boat class and will race at Seaside Park this season.

The Morning Post (Camden, New Jersey) · 23 May 1940, Thu · Page 25

BEVERLY YACHTSMEN START COMET SERIES

Fleet Will Race from Edgewater Park; Schedule Is Announced

Beverly, May 23. The Beverly Yacht Club, which gained wide prominence last season when its present treasurer, Bob Levin, clinched the 1939 national comet championship, launches an ambitious schedule of races for the coming season this week-end.

Carl E. Harnischfeger, chairman of the regatta committee, announced the slate will be divided into three series, with the first beginning this week-end and continuing until June 30; the second from July 4 to July 28; and the third from September 1 to 29.

It was also revealed by Harnischfeger, because the Beverly club has no headquarters, the popular comet fleet of the club will race from the Red Dragon Canoe Club in Edgewater Park, which is only a short distance up the Delaware from the Cove where the Beverly boys will hold their other races as in past years.

A blow to the club is the decision of Levin to change to the Star boat class this season at Seaside Park, and give up the comet.

The skippers, under Commodore Beverly Linderman, face a busy season of 32 engagements, including regattas. Philip Somervell, one of the club's leading skippers, is vice commodore; Harry Horner, secretary; and Levin, treasurer, Assisting Harnischfeger on the regatta committee are Brian B, Kane and Linderman.

Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 03 Jul 1940, Wed • Page 12

Regatta At Beverly

The community celebration of Independence Day in Beverly will center around the aquatic events of a gala regatta sponsored by the Beverly Yacht Club. The program of the regatta, as announced by Beverly Linderman, commodore of the club, will include swimming, diving, tilting, canoe and sailboat races. The scene of the events in the Delaware river will be at the Yacht Club's pier, foot of VanKirk and Walnut streets.

(This excerpt is interesting in that it gives the first location of the BYC. I do know that Kirk Marter lived at the corner of Van Kirk and the riverbank and next door was John B Perkins, and the third house  at 144 Riverbank, was owned by Karl Fischer, commodore of the club which coincidentally was where my wife Sally and I rented our apartment when we got married.)

Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 05 Jul 1940, Fri • Page 12

RIVER TOWNS STAGE BIG SPORTS HOLIDAY

Beverly, Bordentown and Riverton Groups Vie for 'Fourth' Honors

Beverly, July 5. Sailing regattas, canoe races, swimming contests, "three-legged" races and pie-eating contests featured Fourth of July celebrations around Burlington County yesterday from morning to night.

The youngsters turned out full force to take part in the festivities, and many today cherished medals, loving cups and cash prizes.

The Beverly Yacht Club Sailing Regatta, which opened at 1 p. m., featured a free-for-all sailboat race, which was won by Austin Haines and Stanley Gunn.

Winners of the Boys' Doubles Canoe race, at Beverly, were Harold Lehman and Martin Gennett.

In the girls' doubles, Elizabeth Codding and Gloria Lewis finished first.

Nancy Kane won the girls' rowboat singles, with Gloria Lewis second and Elizabeth Codding third. In the boys' swimming contest Donald Fisher won first, prize, William Cooper second and John Lehman third.

Winners of the boys' canoe doubles were Harold Lehman and Stanley Gunn, with Donald Fisher and William Cooper placing second.

In the swimming race for boys under 15 the winners were: first, Fred D'Autrichy, second, George Heinrich, and third, Harold Lehman.

Harold Lehman was winner of the boys' rowboat singles, with Fred Rapagna second and Frank D Autrichy third.

In the men's singles canoe race Donald Fisher was first, William Cooper second and John Lehman, third.

In the -mixed doubles canoe race Donald Fisher and Elizabeth Codding were first;William Cooper and Shirley Lewis, second; and Theodore Codding and Gloria Lewis third.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · 15 Sep 1940, Sun · Page 38

Reeves Boat Wins Title on Delaware

Craft Victor Over Field of 14 Opponents

Richard Reeves, of Summit, N. J., with his ll-year-old son Richard. Jr., as his crew, won the opening race of the 3 race series for the first National Cricket Class Championship on the upper Delaware River yesterday.

Reeves sailed his cricket yacht, Cricket V. to victory by more than four minutes for the five mile course to take the edge for the title, in a field of 14 scattered rivals for the crown. The second and third races are scheduled today, with the mornimg event starting at 10.30 A. M.

The events were sanctioned by the Natlonal Cricket Class Association, under the auspices of the Beverly Yacht Club, and the races were held off Beverly. The winning craft flew the colors of the Pocono Lake Yacht Club.

GENNETT RACES 2D

Jack Gennett, home skipper from Beverly, was runner-up in the opening event, with Pest. Bob Lehman was his crewmate. Gennett just nosed out second honors in the light breezes from another Beverly boat, Jiminy, sailed by Bob Knipe and George Helnrlck. after they were bow to bow most of the way around the two lap course. Squally, failed by Al Carr and A. East, also of Beverly, was fourth.

The series opened in an almost dead calm, what breeze there was coming out of the southeast as entries from Pocono Lake, and the Chesapeake Bay met those of the Delaware River for the title. So light wes the breeze thst the first race was called off owing to the two-hour time limit, and the race immediately resailed. A little more wind sprang up and saved the day.

FIRST YEAR FOR EVENT

This is the first year for the cricket championship event, as the class was only recently organized, and Beverly Linderman, for years prominent in Delaware River sailing, was regatta chairman. Jack Gennett, runner-up in the event, is a student at Burlington High, and member of the football squad. He led much of the way in the first attempt, before the' boats were becalmed, and the race cancelled. However, in the resail. he trailed Reeves much of the way, although Knipe was ahead of him several times, when he guessed better as to the tide.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16 Sep 1940, Mon • Page 20

Gennett Wins Cricket Boat Title in Sail Championship

Jack Gennett. 18-year-old football player for Burlington High, was crowned National Cricket Class sailing champion yesterday in the titular regatta on the upper Delaware River at Beverly, N. J.

Gennett won the first cricket class title by one point, when he finished second in each race of the three-race series, the last two of which were held yesterday morning and afternoon, following Saturday's opener.

The regatta was sponsored by the Beverly Yacht Club with the sanction of the National Cricket Class Association. Gennett is a guard on the Burlington eleven, but is also something of a sailing skipper on his yacht, called The Pest, and represented the Beverly Club. The winning total was 39 points. His crew-mate was 14-year-old Harold Lehman, freshman at Burlington High.

Brian B. Kane. Sr., another Beverly skipper, with Carter Hartfield as crewmate, was runner-up for the title, scoring 38 points with his Pop Eye. Kane triumphed both in the morning and afternoon races. However, a fifth place in Saturday's opener ruined his chances for the championship.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 Sep 1941, Mon • Page 25

The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 Sep 1941, Mon • Page 25

Sailing Title Won by Kane

Brian B. Kane, Philadelphian, who has been secretary of the National Cricket Class Association since it was organized, won the national sailing championship in the class, in the titular regatta yesterday on the Up per Delaware River at Beverly, N. J.

Kane sailed his 15-foot boat Popeye to the championship, keeping the title in the Beverly Yacht Club for another year, when he won two of the three races. He finished second in the other, to amass a total of 29 points for the title.

STEPHAN FORMS CREW

Sailing with him as crew was 11 year-old Dick Stephan, Beverly grammar school pupil.

KANES TAKE HONORS

Again Gennett placed third, but Kane had trouble in the mixed breezes, and was sixth. The third race saw Kane senior again a winner, with young Austin Haines taking second. With second honors on points at stake on the result, Kane, Jr., and Gennett battled on even terms, with Kane nosing out third from Oennett and forcing the sail-off as they ended the series with 23 each. Gennet sailed the Pest, the same boat with which he won the championship last year.

There were 34 boats in the free-for-all, another feature of the all-day regatta, as a nice breeze provided perfect conditions for the final day of the two-day classic, after a complete absence of breeze Saturday forced postponement of the opening day's events.

STEPHAN VICTORIOUS

Ingo Stephan, of Red Dragon Canoe Club, with former national comet class champion Bob Levin as his crewmate, won the free-for-all, sailing his comet class yacht Dragon Fly. Youthful Johnny Rogers of Riverton, was runner-up in Ed Merrill's old boat Shufly, another comet, while Nick Sheble, of Riverton. was third, in Merrill's new boat comet 1865.

Bob Lippincott, of Riverton, took major honors in the star class racing with his Blue Star, in a close finish on points with Ed Smith and Giles Knight, of Riverton, in Black Lion, and Bill Shoemaker and Ted Huh. Lippincott won the morning race, and Shoemaker the afternoon event.

Ted Clelland, of Riverton, sailed his Splitting Splinter to a handy victory in the duster class, while Johnny Rogers triumphed in the comets with his Shufly. Rogers sailed a fine race, to nose out Bud Farrington, of Red Dragon, the lad who recently placed third in the national comet championships at Sandusky, Ohio, in a field of 60 prominent skippers.

Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 05 Sep 1942, Sat • Page 13

BURLCO CLUBS HOLD HOLIDAY REGATTA

3-Day Affair Starts Today at Red Dragon CC; Beverly Host Labor Day

A three day sailboat regatta will get underway on the Delaware river this afternoon and will come to a close at sundown on Labor Day.

The affair will be a combined regatta sponsored by the Red Dragon Canoe Club, of Edgewater Park, and the Beverly Yacht Club.

Approximately 50 sailboats are expected to compete, as invitations have been issued to major clubs throughout this district. The joint meet will be sanctioned bv the Delaware River Yacht Racing Association

Two national sailing champions will figure as judges for the affair. They are national comet class champ Phil Somervell, of Red Dragon, who is a lieutenaant junior grade, stationed at Dartmouth University, and former national comet champion Bob Levin.

Cancellation of the National Comet Class championships which had been scheduled to be held at Stone Harbor on the same dates has given a real impetus to the three day regatta. War conditions forcedcancellation of the championships.

Comets will be a major class in lhe Delaware regatta, being one of four classes recognized. The others are stars, crickets and dusters. In addition there will be a free-for-all open to all comers.

The first two days racing will be at the Red Draco club's headquarters at Edge water Park. Then after a dinner and entertainment Sunday night at Red Dragon, the regatta will shift to the Beverly wharf for the final day's races, Labor Day

Morning and afternon races are scheduled for Sunday for points in in the various classes. anernoon races are .the various classes. The first race is at 11 a. m. and the second the second at 2 p. m., both at the Red Dragon. A free-for-all is also slated.

The final point race for the four classes is Monday morningat 11 o'clock. A free-for-all open to ali boats will be held a 2 p.m. The holiday events are at Beverly.