Jan. 26, 1888.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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glance back ward ovor the history of the various races for tho 

 Cup =hows that in nearly every case the challengers sought to 

 commence negotiations nearly a year in advance, giving full 

 notice of the yacht, they would bring across. Both o£ the Canadian 

 challenges, from the Countess of Dtiffcrin in 1870, and Atalanta in 

 1881, were sent in the spring, and the six months limit, was waived 

 by the New York V. C„ a concession, which, however, was per- 

 fectly safe, the yachts being eenterboartl craft, of the usual 

 American type, and there being plenty of fast yachts of their re- 

 spective sizes in the fleet with which to meet them without build- 

 ing. 



As far back as the first race, Mr. Ashbury wrote on Oct. 8, 1868, 

 proposing a race in the following October which, however, was 

 not sailed, and in November. 18S9, he wrote again in regard to the 

 match which was finally sailed iu the following August. The 

 Second challenge from Mr. Ashbury. on behalf of Livonia, was 

 sent after the yacht had been built and tried in the spring 

 of 1871, and the six months' notice was waived by the club, 

 as iu the two following races of '76 and '81, before mentioned. 



Coming down to modern times, the joint challenge from Oenesta 

 aud Galatea camo in the form of a letter from Mr. Beavor Webb, 

 written on Dec. fi, 1884. Oenesta had already raced for a season, 

 and well was known here, so that when the letter from Mr. W ebb 

 was received in Now York on Dec.20,1884, the New York Y.C. knew 

 at once what they would have to meet in the following September, 

 though it was some time still before the formal challenge was 

 definitely accepted by the club, and all tho terms settled. The 

 club had the same notice of Galatea as of Genesta, and agreed to 

 let the two run together, instead of demanding six month's notice 

 alter the termination of Gcnesta's races, which would postpone 

 Galatea's races until the following year, a concession in this case 

 which it, was not compelled to make. As the race with Galatea 

 did not come off, in the first weok of October, 18!>5, Mr. Beavor 

 Webb sent a challenge in her name for a race as late as possible 

 in 1888, lints giving a full year's notice. The first challenge from 

 the Royal Clyde V. C. was sent on ,Sopt. 21, 1885, for a race in the 

 following September or October, st ill a full year's notice. Again 

 this year, the challenge from Mr. Sweot was sent on Sept. 80, and 

 being written in New York was received by the club at once. In 

 these four cases il will be seen that the challengers, long in 

 advance, opened negocial ions with the New York Y. C. looking 

 to an amicable agreement in good time, in fact in three out of 

 four cases t he challengers have given twelve instead of ten or six 

 months' notice. 



Now we will go back a little and see what the New York Y. C. 

 has done in the matter. vY'hen in 18S1 the original deod was first 

 meddled with the following section was inserted in placeof the one 

 We have before quoted: "The challenging party shall give six 

 months' notice in writing, naming the day for the proposed race. 

 Which day shall not be later than seven months from the date of 

 the notice.'' The change here made is a very important one. 

 The first "six months" clause was a part of the second section of 

 the original deed of gift relating to mutual agreement as to terms, 

 and simply applied in ease no such agreement was made. The 

 tiew limitation, however, was in the. form of a separate section 

 preceding the one relating to an agreement, and its immediate 

 effect was to prevent a challenger from giving more than seven 

 months' notice in any case. How a provision so clearly against 

 the interests of the Now York Y. C. could have been passed is a 

 strange matter, especially as the first revision was not railroaded 

 through in the hurried and secret manner that characterized the 

 passage of the last one. Its practical operation has been to pre- 

 vent the sending of a challenge or anything more than a letter, 

 which was necessarily informal, until March of each year, thus 

 keeping from the club until the last moment the very information 

 which it was most important it should have as early as possible; 

 while at the same time it has afforded a technical pretext for dis- 

 couraging challenges, as in the case of Thistle. 



As it was the actum of the New York Y. C. in this matter that 

 led to the secrecy on the part of the designer and owner, we give 

 the following letter from the Royal Clyde Y.C, and the resolu- 

 tion passed by the club in regard to it: 



Royal Clydm Y. C, Secretary's OPKtCB, I 

 Glasgow, Sept. 31, 188(1. t 

 John B. Birrl, Secretary New Yorli Y. O. New York: 



Sir— in confirmation of my cable of to-day I now, as secretary, 

 and as authorized by the Royal Clyde Y. C., formally challenge 

 your club f .>r the possession of the America's Cup in the name 

 of Mr. lames Bell, a member and lately rear-commodore of this 

 club. 



The challenger intends building a yacht for the race, and 1 am 

 unable at present to give lengtn or tonnage. Should your club 

 .<Heoi.de to race Mayflower the challenger is prepared to build a 

 yacht of about her size. If, however, you determine to build 

 !"■»■ •.•<>-•-<•! ii might he as satisfactory and less costly were small 

 vessels built— say from fi r > to 75ft. long. In any" case it would be 

 well the competing yachts be about, the same lengt h. so as to make 

 the trial as much as possible a test of model. 



The only other suggestion the challenger desires to make at 

 present is, that in order to eliminate as far as mav be tne ele- 

 ments of chance, the contest should be decided by the best of five 

 trials. 



i do not, in the meantime, name any day or days for the pro- 

 posed race, as Mr. Geo. L. Schuyler's, letter of Jan. 4, 1883, pro- 

 vides tliat the day named shall not he later than seven months 

 from the date of the notice; but it isproposed that the nice should 

 talc-i place next September, and due notice of not less than six 

 months and notmore than seven months will be sent in conform" 

 f ity with the conditions in Mr. Schuyler's letter. 



A wailing tin; favor of an early reply, 1 have the tumor to remain 

 sir. yours faithfully, Willi am York, Secretary. 



I On Oct. 15, Mr. York wrote again: 

 _ "In view of tbis meetingand of removing any possible informal- 

 ity in the challenge, 1 would ask you to be good enough to send rae 

 an authentic copy of the whole conditions regulating the chal- 

 lenge, with any further explanations that may be necessary to 

 enable me to put the. challenge (if not so already) in such a form 

 as your club can accept sirnpliciter." 

 The resolution of tho New York Y. 0. was as follows: 

 "■Hwlvcti, That: the secretary forward the Royal Clvdo Y. C. the 

 documents asked for and the full terms regarding the challenge 

 for the America's Cup, at the same time stating that the commu- 

 nications already received from the said Roval Clyde Y, C, can- 

 • not, under the deed of gift, be considered as a sufficient challenge. 

 When said challenge comes in proper form it will receive due con- 

 sideration-" 



It will bo seen that while technically not in accordance with the 

 club's revision of the deed of gift, it was fully in accord with the 

 spirit, expressed and implied, of the donors' original deed: and 

 tlie first step toward the agreement mentioned therein. Further, 

 it was clearly to the advantage, of the New York Y.C, offering the 

 choice of size and full information. The auswer of the club, a^ 

 given above, is ample justification for the soore<\\ nsto dimensions 

 observed by the challengers after such a rebuff." 



Thus far there is no e idence in nearly twent-v years of racing 

 to show that the challengers have attempted to take the holders 

 unawares by outmatching them with only six mouths' notice: and 

 while in some cases the club has been asked to waive this, notice 

 in none, even the much disputed race of 1871. has an attempt been 

 made to force a race under the clause. On the contrary, the 

 notice of challenge has in most cases been given in good season" 

 nearly a year in advance, while the New York V. C. has it«<'lf in 

 the first revision of the deed, placed a barrier in the way of chal- 

 lengers who wish to make terms in good season. 



Certainly in the face of these facts the excuse that ten months 

 was required instead of six must fall to the grouud. All thai was 

 needed was tor the club to revert to the real deed of gift, discard- 

 ing the clause interpolated in the, revised one, and the self- interest 

 of each challenger would impel him to make terms as lorn- in 

 advance as possible, not only to make sure of not hoingfoivstal 'ted 

 but in order to have full time for either building or making all 

 plans for the coming season. It is true that it would have been 

 possible for a challenger to have given but six months notice, per- 

 haps not. giving time to build, but if he did this all he could 

 demand would be one rate under the most unfavorable, conditions, 

 and almost any arrangement that the holder could force him into 

 would he better than these. Had nothing more been .wanted by 

 the holders than what they are honestly entitled to iten or twelve 

 months notice of a challenge with a general knowledge of the 

 boat) all that was requisite was to restore the original clause, and 

 to permit, not compel, challenges. This was not enough, how- 

 ever, and now the committee have so provided by the two clauses 

 relating to time of notice and dimensions, that the challenger a nd 



i : , j ie r are hampered to an unfair degree, the time iu which 

 a challenge may be sent is so shortened as to discourage future 

 challenges, and the essential features of the challenger's yacht 

 must be in the hands of the holder in ample season to outbuild 

 him. 



SEA WANHAKA C. Y. C. LECTURE.— The next lecture of the 

 beawanhaka C. I. C. will be given at No. 7 East Thirty-second 

 street, on Saturday at 8:30 P. M. Lieut, Win, H. Schuet'ze, U. S. 

 Navy, now at the head of the Compass Bureau at Washington, an 

 officer well known through Ms connection with Arctic exploration, 

 wall lecture on tho mariner's compass, 



THE FOUR DIMENSIONS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have watc hed with great interest the disc ussion in the papers 

 about the new deed of gift, and it seems to me that one vital point 

 is overlooked and that the New York Y. C, while seeking to 

 make all other provisions most fair and equitable, have over- 

 looked the fact, that they have asked for more than any designer 

 would be willing to give, knowing that in so doing lie would prob- 

 ably give his opponent the chance to outbuild him. By referonco 

 to cut ii will Tie seen how easily this can be done. When greatest 

 beam, beam at leadline, draft and length on load waterline 

 are given, which shall not be exceeded, it is comparatively 

 easy for the skillful designer to outbuild by giving more power, 

 while he can ease away the diagonals and underwater lines a 

 little, thereby producing a yacht capable of carrying more sail 



on just, as easy lines. The dotted line is that supposed to be 

 chosen by the challenging yacht, and the full line is what might 

 be designed to beat hof. It seems to me that so long as no time 

 allowanco is given it would bo fair to say "Build up to 90ft., not 

 over, on load waterline and beat us if you can!" It might be well 

 also to know beam on deck. As the deed gives no time allowance 

 it allows the challenged oarty the chance to outbuild and carry 

 one-quarter more sad than the challenger. How John Bull's 

 eyes would stick out to see a craft carrying that amount of sail 

 more on just as easy linos. It cau be very easily done. If I were 

 an English designer I should consider it a hopeless task to beat 

 Americans, when all the dimensions required in the deed of gift 

 wore known to them. When no time allowance is given it seems 

 fair to say, "You can build up to 90ft.. not over, and take what- 

 ever beam you see tit." By limiting them to 90ft. loadlinc we arc 

 sure they would be very near the mark, as they conld not afford 

 to build short without sacrificing both power and speed, and 

 surely ,ve know enough when they give us their beam also. Let 

 them go as deep or as shoal as they please; we can do the same. I 

 should be satisfied to design to beat the challenging party with 

 the two dimensions mentioned and should consider that I had 

 a comparatively easy task with all the other dimensions. 



F. I,. Wi i.i.i VMS 



South Boston. 



HOLLOW KEELS FOR CUTTERS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I saw an item in your issue of Dec. 2(1, L8&7, describing a cast 

 iron keel to be used in a boat now building in Boston. About four 

 years ago I devised a plan of making a cast iron girder to act as a 

 keel, the idea of which is shown in the accompanying sketches. 

 I was making plans for a heavily ballasted yacht, and wished to 

 hit on a scheme that would admit of removing the ballast before 

 hauling her out. and at the same time keep all the ballast low 

 down. 



A girder similar to that shown in the perspective sketch was 

 made of cast iron, with sides %\\\. thick (same as the planking 

 and bottom 2in. thick. Several partitions were cast across a.-, 

 shown, to give stiffness to the sides. Water- wavs were cored 

 through these partitions where they approached the bottom. The 

 stem and stern posts and frames are attached as shown. 1 have 

 indicated several sections to which such a keel might be adapted. 



Tho ballast is then cast to fit in plates of a thickness to give any 

 desired weight. The device is in use in two cutters here, and has 



strong, without, any wrought iron work. It does not cost as much 

 as a wooden keel and an outside casting. Honing that some one 

 may use and benefit by the idea. 1 send you this description. 



CtlARbF.S W. Rem, v. 



Ci/rveland, ()., Jan. 0. 



THE SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C. 



r pHE experiment which the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. 0. of 

 sL New York has made within the past year has been watched 

 intently, not only by the immediate friends of the club, but by 

 yachtsmen in all places who know and admire the club for what 

 it has done in the cause, of Corinthian sailing in America. The 

 suhcsbs or failure of the experiment was far more than a club, or 

 even a local matter, for the infiueuce of the principles first ad- 

 vanced and since so well upheld by tho club has been far-reach- 

 ing, aud all friends of Corinthian sailing and of our national 

 yachting will rejoice at the success the club has met thus far in 

 its new course. The annual meeting just held terminated the 

 first year of the new scheme described in full in the report of the 

 committee on location, published last winter, and the reports of 

 the various officers and committees read at the meeting testify to 

 its complete success. 



The experiment of building up a club and awakening a fresh 

 interest in its members by a house iu town instead of a station ou 

 the water was a doubtful one: but the results thus far have fullv 

 justified the recommendation of the committee, on location. 



The reports give the present standing of the club, financially 

 and m other ways, in full, but are too lengthy to publish. The 



divided a3 follows: Honorary 1 life, 4 activs 204. During th: 

 year the hoard of trustees elected. 113 now members, and elected 

 to honorary membership Gen. Chas. J. Paine, of Boston. Under 

 the now constitution of the club, six ex-offieio honorarv members 

 were added to the list, making the, total accessions to the roll of 

 members for 1888 133. During the year ten old members resigned. 

 The secretary announces w ith regret the death on April 35 of Mr. 

 F. M. bhepherd, a member since June 37, 1881. One member has 

 been dropped tor non-payment of dues, and one member elect did 

 not qualify, making the total as follows: Members at beginning 

 of 1888, 209; added during year, 123; deaths, resignations, etc., IS- 

 leaving a membership of 319, or a gain of 110 members during the 

 year. Of these 307 are active members. "Your secretary submits 

 the following figures, giving the membership of the (dub at the 

 beginning of each year for the past six years, making no other 

 comment than that an association which does not advance is in 

 reality rapidly retrograding: 



"Beginning of "1833,230 members; J 884, 319 members, loss I; 1885, 212 

 members, loss r, 1880, 198 members, loss 14. With the beginning of 

 188, came the dawn of new plans, and the membership was: 1887, 

 309 members, gain 11: 1888, 382 members, gain 133, Concerning the 

 club fleet, the club book for 1888 showed a fleet of 14 steamers, 18 

 schooners, 33 cutters and keel sloops, 33 cabin eenterboard sloops 

 and 23 open boats; total, K9 vessels. The book ! I It ! showed 14 

 steamers, 31 schooners, 24 cut ters and keel sloops, 25 cabin een- 

 terboard sloops and 22 open boats; total, 106, or an increase of 7 



yachts. Since the book was published other additions bring the 

 fleet up to 120." This report speaks for itself as to the progress of 

 the club in point of membership, aud the other reports show cor- 

 responding advances in other directions. 



The club has now a spacious and woll-appointcd town house, 

 with a large and increasing attendance, of members throughout 

 the season. A collection of accurate and reliable models in uni- 

 form style has been commenced, the lmeslin many cases being 

 takon especially for this purpose by the (dub measurer. The list 

 includes Mischief, Fanny, Cinderella. Clara, Shadow, Rival, In- 

 trepid, Bedouin, Montauk, Grayling, Miranda, Jullanar. Fortuna, 

 Yampa, and a full-rigged model of a large schooner yacht, tho 

 latter presented by Yice-( 'om. Center. The club library and read- 

 ing room is well supplied, and tho collection of charts promises to 

 bo a most valuable feature. A collection of materials and appar- 

 atus connected with yachting has been started and is growing 

 constantly, some very handsome models having been made spe- 

 cially for the club. The collect ion in it self is of the greatest practi- 

 cal value to the yachtsman who desires to compare canvas, cord- 

 age, etc. 



Tho navigation class of the club, under Captain Howard Patter- 

 son, has proved a most attractive feature, and forty members are 

 enrolled lu it, meeting twice a week in two divisions. 



Among the important work done during the year is the estab- 

 lishment of a course of lectures on nautical subjects, the three 

 thus far given being well attended by yai htsinen outside the club 

 as well as members. The club has also revised its sailing rules 

 and given to American yacht clubs the most complete set of rules 

 yet devised. 



The off or tB of the club in behalf rjf a N a val Reserve have re- 

 sulted in the awakening of a wide interest, in a subject of the 

 greatest importance, and the trustees recommend. a continuance 

 id' the committee whose labors have, done so much for the cause. 



Following up the eour-e which lias made the name of Seawan- 

 haka synonymous with that of Coiimhiao, the board of trustees 

 recommend in their report Unit a Register of Corinthian Sailors 

 be compiled, in which the names of all about New York who are 

 willing and eligible to serve in Corinthian crews shall be enrolled, 

 ami further that a pormanenl. committee be appointed to take 

 r harge of the Register and to consider the interests of Corinthian 

 sailing and racing. 



The great cause of the success of the (dub thus far may be found 

 in the esjn-it du corps, which has brought out the efforts of every 

 member, it has been a long pull and a strong pull by all hands, 

 but no small factor has been the leadership and personal exertions 

 of Commodore Canfield, who has been first in every project for 

 the club's advancement, and tinder whose command it may con- 

 fidently expect a still more rapid progress in the coming season. 

 The officers for the year are: Com.. A. Cass Can field; Vice-Corn., 

 Robert Center; Rear-Coin., Ralph N. KJlis; Secty., Leon F. 

 d'Oremieulx; Trustees, J. F. Tarns, VVm. Foulke, Jr., W. W. Tomp- 

 kins. W B.Simonds, Robert L. Belknap; House Com., Wm. Eoulke, 

 Jr., Robert. F. Bixby. Aslmiont Lemoine, Herbert L. Satterlee, 

 George Milvern Eddy; Lecture Com., A. ( 'as s Cinfiold. -I. F. Tarns, 

 Leonard Chenery; Com. on Lines and Models, John Hyslop, A. 

 Gary Smith, Wm. P. Stephens: Trcas., \Ym. B. Simond's: Mens., 

 John Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon. Dr. J. W. Roosevelt: Fleet Chaplain, 

 Rev. Hr. Geo. R. Vandewater; Race Com., Louis P. Baynard, 

 Francis O. He Luze, Jules A. Montant, Leon F. d'Oremieulx, M. 

 Moi i is Rowland; Library Corn., Theodore C. Zerega, Wm. Gard- 

 ner, H. W". Tyler; Com. on Exhibits, John F. Lovejoy, Robert 

 Center, J. Renvoi'- Webb; Law Com., Chas. W. Wet more, Honrv 

 P. Rogers, Sidney Chubb. 



A GENEROUS CONCESSION. 



ONE of the chief points in dispute for years between the chal- 

 lenger and the defender in tho international races has been 

 the course of the New York Y. C, over which one, and in some 

 oases the sole, race under each challenge has been sailed. Tlie 

 faulty character of the course, as far as a test between two boats 

 is concerned, has long been recognized; the unfairness of asking 

 a deep draft, boat to sail the course as it formerly was before the 

 short cuts over shoal spots were barred out, as well as tho advan- 

 tage it gave to local sailors familiar with its tides, currents and 

 winds, has never been denied; while the danger from attendant 

 steamers and other era ft has seriously impeded tfe&aorapetftors 

 In spite of all this, in the lace of protests from the challengers 

 and the opiuions of many American yachtsmen, the New York 

 8". ('. has tenaciously held on to the old course. Now that it has 

 til last decided t hat the challenger may claim as a histrrsort three 

 races on the open sea, the abandonment of theold course is hailed 

 by the friends of the new deed of gift as an evidence of the gen- 

 erous and liberal spirit which is supposed to pervade that lengthv 

 document. 



When it is remembered how obstinately the club has held 

 to the course for years, one is apt to look for some more powerful 

 motive than a desire to give fair play to the challengers, aud in 

 this case it is not hard to find. The popular estimate of British 

 yachts has always been that 1 he v were seagoing craft at their 

 best to windward iu rough water, while it has also been commonly 

 believed that their races were sailed on open and exposed courses. 

 Gl late years, however, American yachtsmen have learned that 

 the strength of the new Boston compromises, was to windward 

 rather than free or reaching, while the cutters wete relatively at 

 their worst on a windward course. This information has been 

 further supplemented during the past season through the ill- 

 grounded complaints of sonic of the Scotch con ii agent as to 

 windward c ourses, which have brougnt out the fact, more promi- 

 nently than ever before, that many British courses were more 

 l.md-looked and hampered by shoals than the New York course 

 'the May (lower --Arrow controversy called attention to the Isle of 

 \\ ight course, and American yaehtsmeiilearned for the first time 

 that many British courses were four-sided, short, and many 

 rounds were required to make a race. 



In the last race Volunteer proved her ability to windward over 

 the best yacht now afloat that could be brought to beat her and 

 this tact it was. with the fear that if the Cup even- went abroad 

 it might be sailed for over a course that would favor the home 

 boat tnat led the committee to make the change, and to call for 

 outside races. So far from anything approac hing generosity, the 

 >.ow • \ork \, C. held on to the inside course, unfair as it was. 

 until it was evident that, more could bo gained bv giving it uu 

 than by holding to it. * 



We will not nuarrel with any provision that calls for windward 

 work in open water, aud experience proves that in order to be 

 sure of one leg to windward out of two or three it is safest to sail 

 to windward first, in case of a shift of wind. At the same time 

 the provision that tho first leg must be to windward places a «reat 

 advantage in the hands of the regatta committee, and' also im- 

 poses a heavy responsibil ity on them. It very frequently happens 

 that the weather is so unfavorable nsto make it a serious ciucstion 

 whether or no the race shall be started, and this the regatta com- 

 mittee must decide. Although their decision be made in perfect 

 fairness, any great change in the weather after it has been an- 

 nounced is apt to subject them to severe criticism from the partv 

 which loses by i ho change. As far as the selection of the weather 

 is concerned, the odds are strongly in favor of the holders, with 

 whom it rests to decide whether a start or postponement is desir- 

 able. It is evident that in this clause at least t he New York Y. C 

 loses nothing by the change it has made. 



ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS. 



Hull Y. 0,— Com., H. E. Converse; Vice-Corn., John J. Henry; 

 1 ear-Com., R. S. Whitney; Secty.. W. A. Gary: Treas., Chas. C 

 Hutchinson; Asst. Secty., Frt.uk C Brewer; Men*.. Ambrose A 

 Martin; hx. Com., Win. B. Lambert, James R. Hooper. James B* 

 Forsyth, Chas A. Perkins; Membership Com., J. R. Chad wick, J. 

 J. Souther, E. H. Tarbell, Franklin Adams. 



Broollm Y. C.-Coni., Percy (i. Williams; Vice-Corn., F. P 

 Rogers; Rear-Corn., E. H. Chandler; Mens.. 11. C. Hopkins: Pres.! 

 Lamel O'Reilly; Treas., W. M. Burk; SeoVv, Geoi\ze H Brown- 

 Trustees, Willard Graham, A. G-. Walden, Samuel Mcflrov' 

 George W. Hanoi d, H. R. M. Cook, M. J. Ranlev, O. E. Tied well 

 Alexander Lockhead and 0. H. Oliver; Membership Com., W M 

 Morehouse, L.B. Lcker and Harry Reillv; Regatta Com. "William 

 Cagger, C. J. Merwiu and J. C. Egerton. 



Bijou Y. C.-Com J. B. Timmins; Vice-Corn., J. F. O'Brien: 

 1^0?m-, J. F. Hartnett; Treas., John Walsh; Sec't'v, L. A 

 I --rone ° C 1 Corne,ins M^-'arthy, John J. Ryan, Joseph 



AMERICAN Y. C.-The annual meeting of this olubwas held on 

 Jan. 17. the officers elected being: Com., W. H". StarbllCk; Vica- 

 Com., R. Andrews; Rear-Gom., H. Osgood; Sec Henry 4 TSvW- 

 Treas . W. B. Dowd; Metis.. C. H. Raswel Trus ee^ J A &l 

 W > riJ^ K « d $ A ' Taylor F. R. Lawrence. j.Sttcknev. 

 \\.B. Dowd, W. E. Connor; Regatta Committee, G. V r . Hall, T 

 L. ScovilL E. S. lnnet, E. S. Connor, W. Weeber. The uew club 

 house at Milton Point is now completed, while the club has a bal- 

 ance of $8,000. A letter was read from .Mr. Watson to Mr W E 

 y™ n %\ as K mg i , £or the conditions governing the new challenge 

 w,« n , Tk vrc ld S UP '- *% the cm > >'acbts over the club course, 

 was on exhi bi tion during the meeting. A letter from Mr, Gould 

 inclosing Atalanta's log across the Atlantic, was also read. * 



