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George Jay Gould |
857 Fifth Ave
(now 1 East 67th Street) |
New
York, NY 10065 |
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Burgee to left is from Lloyds 1905-06.
Below is from NY Yacht Club book 1917 |
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Jay Gould (father of George Jay), due to his
infamous reputation as a "robber baron", was blackballed by the New York
Yacht Club ("NYYC"). Jay then
formed his own club, the American Yacht Club ("AYC"). It is clear from the
NYYC burgee on the chip, that son George Jay was accepted by the NYYC.
This is speculation but if you turn the inlay, the "A", which
represents poppa Jay Gould's steamship ATALANTA, appears to incorporate the
initials of the AYC. It appears that George is paying homage to
his father. Pretty cool of George if you ask me. The yacht
ATALANTA that was owned by George Gould was not the original ship owned
by his father (that ship was sold by George in 1900). The article
below is from the NY Times of December 9, 1906. I believe that the
chip was bought during the same time period in which the yacht was
bought. |
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The Atalanta is pictured below.
In 1930 the Chinese Navy converted
the Atalanta into a survey ship. On 3 Sept.1940,
Japanese aircraft bombed and sank
it in the Yangtze River. |
Oil on
board painting of the Atalanta painted by Antonio Jacobsen
(1850-1921) |
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Pic is George Gould and family from 1911
Pic is George Gould at wedding of sister Helen in 1913 |
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The home, below left, was given to George by his father, Jay.
By 1909, Jay had died and George had seven children.
George razed the house his father gave him and replaced it with
the huge four story home to the right. The home is located
directly across from Central Park, ultra prime location in NYC. |
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Life of George Gould
from NY Times May 17, 1923 |
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Various articles
mentioning the ATALANTA |
Baltimore Sun--Dec. 15, 1906 (Atalanta had crew of nearly 100)
Christian Science Monitor--April 9, 1909 |
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