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FOREST AND STREAM 
Feb. 23, 1895, 
was due to faulty dimensions* too little power and beam, heavy 
construction, insufficient ballast or similar defects; they did good 
work for their day, as compared with the existing boats then used 
for cruising; but all had serious faults. In the "Knockabout" of 
to-day, the skillful designers who have made the class, have util- 
ized the experience atid knowledge obtained in the 40-ft. and other 
larger and more important classes to turn out a 21-f t. cutter that 
is quite as near perfection as is likely to be seen for many a day. 
Staunch, strong and sturdy, widely separated from the freaks^of 
the fin type, they meet the needs of a very largo number of good 
keen yachtsmen; men who are wise enough to enjoy a close race 
in the class, even though some finny fellow sailing alongside is 
able to make loops around them. 
As already stated, Carl was not built for racing, bat with the 
growth of the "Knockabout " fleet and the introduction of racing, 
her owuer was hardly the one to stay ashore, and last year she 
stood second on the record, according to the very complete sum- 
mary prepared by the Boston Globe. Her dimensions are as fol- 
lows: 
Length over all 30 ft. 6 in. 
1. w.l 20 ft. 9 in. 
Beam, extreme 7 ft. 9 in. 
1. w. 1 "ft, 3 in. 
Draft 4 ft. 6 in. 
Freeboard, lowest 1 ft. 10 in. 
Ballast, lead keel 2.32 tons. 
Mast from stem 5 ft. 3 in. 
Deck to bounds 27 ft. 8 in. 
Boom 23 ft. 3 in. 
Gaff 13 ft. 3 in. 
~ Carl was built by the Lawley Co., a guarantee of good construc- 
tion, and she is neither flimsy nor clumsy, but put together to 
stand, and at the same time with every care to avoid useless 
weight. The cockpit is water-tight, and there is room for quite a 
cabin; some of the later boats of the class, fitted up for cruising 
rather than day sailing, showing remarkably good accommoda- 
tions on the same dimensions. Messrs. Waterhouse & Cheese- 
brrtugh have turned out a number of similar boats within the past 
two years, most of them being built by the Lawley Co. 
A New Western Steam Yacht. 
Editor Forest and Stream: The Detroit River Navy will next 
summer have added to its fleet of beautiful yachts a notable craft, 
by Commodore M. B. Mills, being the largest steel yacht ever 
launched west of Cleveland, the contract for which has been let to 
the Detroit Boat Works, after models and specifications bv Fred. 
^The interest in yachting has been rapidly developing in Detroit 
during the last four years, and within five years a number of very 
handsome and fast boats have been placed on the river. It was a 
long time before the advantages for the magnificent and fascinat- 
ing sport offered to the people of the beautiful City of the Straits 
were fully appreciated by them at their true worth. Thirty years 
a „ 0 Commodore R. C. Barker brought to these waters the Coral, 
a very tidy and. fleet little craft, and the interest in sailing yachts 
at that time was lively, though spasmodic; but the history of 
yachting in the vicinity of Detroit may be said to date from that 
time Later, the predilection for steam yachts has been over- 
shadowing the love for sailing craft, and the wealthy gentlemen 
of the city and vicinage have taken to the former. 
Commodore Mills has been one of the most active men recently 
in connection with the advancement of the interests of yachts- 
men and the yacht Grace, which he now owns, has been regarded 
as one of the best boats on the river; but she, with all the rest, 
will have to be contented with a more modest position when the 
new craft is put in commission. 
A description of it will, perhaps, be of interest in this connec- 
tion, which is given your readers through the courtesy of the De- 
troit Free Press: , „_ 
The length over all will be 133 ft., water line 110 ft., beam 1/ ft. 6 
in., and depth 8 ft. 9 in. She will be schooner-rigged with dipper 
bow flush deck, metal bulwarks about 13 in. above the deck, and a 
netted handrail above. The hull will be of the best quality of 
milled open hearth steel. She is to have three water-tight bulk- 
heads, one in the bow and one at each end of the machinery space. 
The'decks will be of clear white pine, in narrow width, fastened 
to the steel deck frame by brass screws. ^ . 
The propelling power will be a triple expansion engine, 10, 16 and 
36 in. cylinders by 6-in. stroke. There will be a surface con- 
denser of the salt water type with the necessary air and circulat- 
ing pumps, boiler feed pumps, blower engines and electric light 
plant The boilers will be of Taylor's improved water tube type, 8 
ft in width and 9 ft. in length, with a heating surface of 1,600 sq. 
ft' It is intended that she will develop 350 H. P., which is fully 100 
more than any yacht now in the river. There will be a special de- 
vice for discharging ashes by the means of a strain blower, so that 
there will be no dust. The coal bunkers will have a capacity of 
twenty tons of bard coal and an arrangeine t will be made where- 
by the oil tanks in the machinery rooms can be filled through deck 
pipes which close up tight. Her propeller will be 4 ft. 6 in, diam. 
On deck forward will be located a large deck house finished in 
mahogany. It will be 21 ft. long and the average width will be 8 
ft This will be used as a dining and lounging-roorn. The room 
will be designed and patterned according to the ancient style of 
Italian renaissance. The ceilings will be of electro- plastic metal, 
and around the sides will be continuous divans, upholstered in 
morocco leather, in colors to harmonize with the rugs and decora- 
tions on the ceiling. The windows will be of French plate glass, 
draped with curtains of brocaded silk- In the center of the room 
will stand a 13-ft. mahogany folding-table with lockers and shelves 
underneath. There will be china closets and lockers in the cor- 
ners The floor will be covered with linoleum and rugs. 
On top of the deck house, which will be surrounded by a brass 
railing, will be the steering wheel, binnacle and a powerful elec- 
tric search-light. Another feature will be an electric flag of eighty- 
five colored bulbs forming the commodore's private colors. From 
each side of the toy of the deck house a bridge runs to the edge of 
^Frorn^the inside of the deck house a mahogany staircase leads 
down to the smoking-room, containing sofas on each side which 
can be converted into berths. This room will be 9 ft. by 15, and 
amon°- its articles of furniture will be a sidebard with necessary 
drawers lockers and shelves to be filled with cut glass, etc. The 
woodwork in this room will be cherry and patterned in the old 
colonial style. The ceiling will be decorated with lincrusta. col- 
ored and metalized to match the sofas and ottomans, which will be 
upholstered in morocco, harmonizing perfectly with the mohair 
our tains and Wilton carpets. . 
Froth this room a door leads forward to the captain s stateroom 
which Will be finished in natural butternut, with all the necessary 
requisites of a perfect sleeping apartment. The engineer's room 
will also be a comfortable one and will adjoin the engine room. 
Another door from the smoking-room leads to the lavatory and 
galley the latter being fitted up with all the necessary lockers, 
drawers, shelves' and racks for a first-class yacht, also a large ice- 
box holding halt a ton ot ice. There will be a sink, hot and cold 
water a large yacht range and a dumb waiter to run to the deck 
house' The woodwork will be natural pine, the floor covered with 
linoleum and the ceiling tinted with light colors. 
Forward of the galley will be located the crew s quarters, con- 
taining eight bunks of galvanized piping and with canvas mat- 
tresses There will be lockers, seats, wardrobes, and a mess table 
in tills room. A special companion way of mahogany admits from 
the fore deck to this room. £ or ward of the crew's quarters are 
chain lockors and a storage room. , 
Abaft the mainmast is located a companionway, from which a 
mahogany staircase leads to the passage below the deck from 
which admission is gained on the starboard side to the owner's 
gtateroom. This room will be a marvel of beauty. The interior 
woodwork of this and the bathroom adjoining, will be of white 
mahogany, natural finish and in Louis XIV. style. The codings 
■will be decorated in ivory with raised ornaments of silver. 1 he 
berth will be finely decorated, the hangings being of the same 
general style as the deck house, of brocaded silk. The floor will 
be covered with the newest design in French velvet carpet. Ad- 
joining this and connected by a door is another stateroom deco- 
rated in a similar stvle with the same woodwork. It will contain 
a stationary washstand with hot and cold water and wardrobes. 
The ceiling decorations will bo gold leaf to correspond with the 
Ca Abaf't this room communicating with the saloon is the butler's 
pantry finished in quartered Cuba birch and containing an ice- 
box, china closets, lockers with, cut-glass fronts, a small sink and 
racks for glassware. ' , „ „ , . 
Turning from the stairway through the passageway entrance is 
o-ained to the main saloon, the full width of the ship and 17 ft. long. 
The woodwork is quartered Cuba birch and the ceiling will be 
made of raised ornaments, festoons and wreaths, colored and 
richly gilded, Louis XIII. style. There will be continuous divans 
around the room which can be changed at will into four commodi- 
ous berths, all upholstered in velour imperator, specially designed 
and imported for this room. The only occasion on which this ma- 
terial was ever before used in America was in the Pullman cars 
exhibited at the World's Fair. The curtains will be velour 'de 
Guinness in colors to match the covering and French ca rpet, which 
will be very elaborate. There will be a fine birch round table as 
well as a writing-desk and book-case built into the sides of the 
room. There will be a toilet room in one corner and a. washstand 
built under the stairway. The sides between the side lights will 
be utilized for china closets, neatly decorated with spindle work 
and cut-glass mirrors. 
Leading into the main saloon will be two spare staterooms con- 
taining berths, wardrobes and washstands with lockers under the 
berths. The woodwork will be mahogany, rococco style. The 
walls will be covered with French cretonne tufted. The hangings 
will be light silk trimmed witn lace. There will he velvet carpets 
and the ceilings will be decorated to correspond with the colors of 
the cretonne. 
On deck forward will be placed a power yacht capstan-windlass 
for working ship or hoisting anchors, of which there will be two. 
The anchor chain will be a three-eighths cable, forty fathoms in 
length. There will be davits for two life-boats, finished in natural ' 
wood with mahogany trimmings and gratings and nickel-plated 
fittings. There will also be a 31-ft. naphtha launch. 
Awnings will be spread over the forward and after part of the 
ship with the necessary side curtains on the after-deck, the ridge 
ropes to be carried by crow feet from the gaff. By means ot the 
side curtains the after-deck can be housed in and will be lighted 
by many incandescent globes from above. 
The deck fittings, such as mooring bits, deck 'and bunker scut- 
tles, will be of polished brass. The house over the boiler will be 
flash riveted steel plate. There will also be a large mahogany 
skylight over the engine-room, owner's tooiu and main saloon, with 
brass guards, quadrants and hinges. 
The steering gear is specially designed so that there will be no 
slack in the. cable in any position.. The engine signal from the top 
of the deck house and bridge will be brass cranks and all bell 
ropes leading through the cabin will be encased in polished brass 
piping. The interior of the yacht will be lighted by fifty l(i-candle 
power incandescent lamps furnished by the dynamo in the engine- 
room, in conjunction with a storage battery plant. All fixtures, 
clusters and chandeliers will be of neat and original design in 
bronze. KEUKA. 
Detroit, Jan. 31, 1895. 
The New 90-footers- 
The designers and builders of the American defender and the 
new Valkyrie III. are equally active in guarding the secrets of the 
drafting-room and shops; the result being a host of idle and im- 
probable rumors, many of them totally unworthy of credence. 
From the Clyde comes a report that the new Watson boat will be 
built of ''nickel-plated steel," by which is meant "nickel steel," an 
alloy of great strength and having other desirable qualities. 
While Mr. Watson has doubtless investigated the subject of metal 
construction, in view of Vigilant's bottom of Tobin bronze, we 
doubt very much that he will forsake the method which has given 
such good results in Queen Mab, Valkyrie 11., Britannia and many 
other yachts, the true composite build. 
The refusal of the Hereshoffs to disclose anything about the new 
b >at gives free scope to the imagination of writers, and wonderful 
tales of the "important if true" variety, are now coming from 
Bristol. The following story, by Mr.W. E. Robinson, in the Bos- 
ton Globe, contains all of the facts at present known, and is reason- 
able and logical in its deductions. Stories of fin-keels and center- 
boards to ttie contrary, we look for such a boat as Mr. Robinson, 
describes, a keel cutter of about 25 ft. beam and IB ft. extreme 
draft, ot" the conventional construction, with frames running down 
close to the lead keel, as distinguished from the canoe hull with 
plate fin atid bulb. At the same time the hull will be boldly cut 
away below, as in Calluna and Vendetta, making a model of fin 
type. The construction Is more likely to be of composite than of 
all metal. The new steam yacht Eugenia was launched on Feb. 12, 
the ice being cut away from the front of the shop. As soon as the 
ice is out and the new railway of the firm in Walker's Cove com- ■ 
pleted, she will be hauled out. The Gould 30-rater is nearly com- 
pleted, and will be moved over to the north shop, and the mould 
for the lead keel of the Cup defender will be placed very soon on 
the vacant ways in the south shop, where Gloriana, Wasp, Nava- 
hoo and Colonia were built. The masonry foundations of the ways 
have been strengthened lately, and a new melting-pot has been 
set in the yard. 
Mr. Robinson's story is as follows: 
"The probability that the Cup defender, now building by the 
Herreshoffs, will be a composite boat, wood planking on steel 
frames, as outlined exclusively in The Globe last Sunday, seems 
strouger than ever in view of the many Knowu facts which point 
to that plan of construction as against the Tobin bronze plating on 
steel frames, which was originally considered. 
"Work in the south shop on the mould for the big lead keel is 
proceeding, although somewhat slowly. The lead for running the 
keel is on hand and is piled just outside on the south side of the 
shoo, where it is handy to the molting-pots. It is believed that 
this lead would not be on hand so oarly were the boat to be a'fobin 
bronze one, and the lead keel run after the boat was plated, as was 
done in Colonia and Vigilant. 
"The preparations for the running of the lead keel in the very 
place in the south shop where the boat is to be built points almost 
conclusively to composite construction. With the lead keel in 
place, the fashioning and placing of the oak keel above it, the bolt- 
ing of the two together and the framing and planking of the boat, 
follow naturally. If Tobin bronze plating were to be used, much 
of the work of riveting tho steel keel plate, floors and frames could 
be done better without the lead keel. 
"In view of the fact that the boat must be delivered Juno 1, and 
consequently launched a couple of weeks before that, in order to 
have a trial' trip, it is more than probable that only the speediest 
and best methods of building will be used. Another indication of 
composite construction is thereby afforded. A composite boat can 
be built much more quickly than a Tobin bronze plated boat, and 
this is in itself a strong factor. 
"The recent arrival by freight of a large quautity of mahogany 
in long lengths and of excellent quality is also a pointer toward 
composite construction. Double planking, with the outer skin of 
mahogany, is the most likely form such construction would take 
in the Herreshoffs' hand, and it would be no more difficult to do 
in a large than in a small boat. Thorough strapping by diagonal 
steel straps across the steel frames and deck beams would make 
dependence on the strength of the planking much less'neeessary 
than might at first appear, and double planking could be made 
light, yet sufficiently strong. A composite boat would be much 
lighter than a Tobin bronze or a steel one, and in lightness of con- 
struction lies much of success in the coming cup contest. 
"Further bearing on the matter of composite construction is the 
fact that but a few steel workers have returned, and that more 
do not apoear to be coming. The gang of steel workers now at the 
toi irks is not large enough to plate a boat with the degree of speed 
which is a necessity in this case. It is only large enough to bend 
the steel frames and do what riveting may be required in setting 
up the frame and iu strapping it. On the other hand tho force of 
wood-workers in the shops is a large one, and as it is known that 
they ail expect to be kept very busy until June 1, the inference of 
work on a composite boat is a very strong one. There is certainly 
not work enough on other boats in the shops to give so large a 
gang steady work for so long a time. 
"With the arrival of the last lot of mahogany, there appears to 
be more of that wood in stock than would be likely bp be used ex- 
cept for the purpose before named. The arrival of wood stock has 
also so much increased that help has been given the man in charge 
Of measuring if up. In short, if the boat does not turn out to be a 
composite one, then all signs will have failed and tho Herreshoffs 
departed much from their usual methods of work. 
"As to the type of boat it can be asserted, with no small degree 
of confidence, that the Cup defender will be a keel boat, and as 
near a fin keel in model and shape as she can be made, and yet 
retain tho ordinary form of construction without the use ot a plate 
fin to carrv the load keel. Indications are that she will be of good 
draft, considerably more than Colonia of 15 feet, arid if she has a 
centerboard it will be but a small auxiliary one forward to keep 
her from falling off when going to windward in light airs, a similar 
one in fact, to the one found useful on Jubilee. She should not 
be much beamier than was Colonia of 21 feet, certainly the beam 
will not be nearly that of Vigilant, which was 26. „ 
"The water line length is designed at 89 feet. This is four feet 
over the design of Vigilant and Colonia, but both those boats were 
over that line when in final racing trim. Vigilant measuring 
nearly S7 feet. The additional length, however ogives opportunity 
for fining the lines forward and aft, and the making ot an 
easier form to drive through the water. The under water body 
will be fined away as much as possible and the dead wood cut away, 
both forward and aft, even to the possible extent of using a bal- 
anced rudder instead of one hung on the stern post. 
"The keel, with its deep deadwood and lead keel below, will 
drop straight from the garboard, and the garboard itself will have 
iust enough hollow for strength. The lead will be low down and 
rising 70 tons in weight. The boat will, therefore, be a powerful 
one, yet it is doubtful if a much larger sail plan than that of Vigi- 
lant will be carried, because of liner lines and an easier boat to • 
drive. A 100-foot mainboom is about as long as can be handled- 
and kept from buckling. 
"The shortening of the keel and the cutting away of all dead- 
wood, together with the upward-curving ends of the lead keel,- 
will make the boat very quick in stays, and she should be at no' 
disadvantage in this respect to her British antagonist. Should a 
balanced rudder be used, no one need be surprised to find a big 
tiller to control it, as on~the British boats, instead of the usual 
American style of a wheel on all boats over 16 feet, British helms- 
men have always claimed not only better and more sensitive steer- 
ing from a tiller than from a wheel, but also greater quickness in 
putting a boat about. The latter portion of the claim seems sub- 
stantiated by some observations of Navahoe's sailing abroad. A 
tiller on an American Cup defender would be a noveltv, but would 
bo a possible advantage and certainly not a detriment. 
"Tho lead keel may be bulbed to secure lead at the lowest possi- 
ble point, a feature which neither Colonia nor Vigilant had, alleged 
sketches and plans to the contrary notwithstanding. 
"Confirmation of The Globe's statement of the saving in weight 
by having few interior fittings and berthing the crew on an at- 
tendant steamer is at hand. Mr. Iselin is looking for a steamer 
suitable as a tender to the now boat, and wishes accommodations 
on her for half a hundred men. He wants her by May 15, and pre- 
sumably will have his crew ready by that time, so as to take charge 
of the new boat as soon as She is delivered to him. 
"This shows that, as in the Vigilant's case, money is no object to 
the syndicate, and that the expense may run as high, if not higher, 
tnan it did then. 
"Summing up the Cup defender, it can be said that although she 
is a keel boat, yet she will be no cony of keel boats from abroad, 
but a legitimate development from Wasp and from the successful 
fin keels of the smaller classes 
"She will be the fastest boat yet turned out from an American 
designer's hands, and unless all indications are at fault, she will 
be so much faster than Vigilant and the others that their use in 
racing will bo only to tune her up to her highest pitch by forcing 
her to see how much she can bea t them. The writer has always 
felt confident that the Herreshoffs could beat the Vigilan t, but 
whether enough to beat an improved Britannia was the doubt. 
Now, however, he feels confident not only of beating the American 
boats, but also the challenger, whether Fife's or Watson's new 
one. " " " .» . , 
"Tho Cup will not, indeed, be defended without a close and in- 
teresting contest, in which neither side can afford to throw away 
any points, but the outlook for success is good if the Cup defender 
conies up to indications and expectations." 
YACHT NEWS NOTES. 
" Lampa, schr., arrived at Gibraltar on Feb. 15, all well. Her 
owner. Mr. R. S. Palmer, with Messrs. H. W. Bull and Lyman 
Colt, sailed from New York on Feb. 16 to join. her. 
" Messrs. Waterhouse & Ghesebrough have placed an order with 
the Canlcy Co. for a steam yacht, of composite build, 135 over all, 
in:) ft. 1. W. 1-s 16 ft. beam, 6 ft. draft, with a speed of 14 knots under 
natural draft Her owner, as yet unknown, is presumably Dr. W. 
B. Hopkins, of Philadelphia, former owner of Gloriana and Cin- 
derella. 
- After some delay due to ! 'oe and cold weather, which prevented 
her complete launching at the first attempt, on .Fob. 7, the new 
Fife cutter Ailsa was set afloat on the following day, and eight, 
days later she sailed from Glasgow for the Mediterranean, where 
she wilt moot Britannia. The yacht is very much cut away below, 
making her of the fin type, iu spite of her composite construction, 
and she is heavily canvassed, her sail area being 11,500 sq. ft., and 
her rating 173. 
The record for speed is now held by the new torpedo-boat de- 
stroyer Bbxer. built by Messrs. J. 1. Thomycroft & Co. She was 
taken out on Jan. 8 for her second preliminary trial of 
speed at the Maplins, having a full load of 30 tons on board, and 
attained a mean speed over six runs on the measured mil© of no 
less than 29.314 knots. The result is the more remarkable, as the 
boat was down to tier load-draft of water, 7 ft. 2 in. She is 301 ft. 
6 in. long, 19 ft. beam, aud is fitted with boilers and engines of the 
same type and size as those of the Ardent. — Nautical Magazine, 
This is all very well, as far as official trials oyer the measured 
mile, but an American yacht still holds unbroken, the .newspaper 
record, 3.10 knots. 
The owner of the steam yachts Vamoose and Judge have finally 
agreed to race on the Sound in June, for I'l.OOU per side. The 
owners of Norwood, Yankee Doodle aud Rex will be allowed to en- 
ter, if they are desirous of doing so. 
The annual meeting of the Indian Harbor Y. C. was held on 
Fob U the following officers being elected: Com., Charles T. VV il- 
lis sloop Mistral; Vioe-Com.. William Osborn, alp. Crocodile: Rear 
Com , George G. Tyson, cutter Vorant: Sec, G. W. Pfeiffer: 
Treas , Richard Outwatcr; Regatta Committee— Frank B.Jones, 
Chairman; Richard Ontwater and D. W. Merritt. Trustees (.to 
serve three years)— D. Malcolm Winue and Louis R. Alberger. 
Tho annual meeting of the American Y. C. was hold on Feb. 12,, 
the following officers being elected: Com., John H. Flagler; Vice- 
Corn Caleb G. Evans; Rear Com.', Charles T. Willis; Sec, Thomas 
L Scbvill: Treas.. Wdliam Porter Allen; Fleet Surgeon, Charles J. 
Pardee M. D.; Meas., Charles H. Haswell; Consulting Engineer, 
George W. Magee, LP. S. N. Trustees (to serve three years)— VY . 
H Starbuck, W. E. Connor; to serve one year, the unexpired term 
of Mr 10 S. Ohapin, resigned, William II. Catliu;to servo one year, 
the unexpired term of Mr. Clement Gould, deceased. Edwin H. 
Weatherbee. Regatta Committee— Stuyvesant Wamwright, 
Chairman; Horace See, Marsells Oiatk Parsons, Isaiah Parsons 
aud Simeon Ford. The club will run a coach between the club- 
house at Milton Point and 135th street, New fork, during the sea- 
son. 
Mohican, schr.. Dr. Herring, arrived at Plymouth, Eug , on Feb.. 
14 all well on board. The yacht left St. Michaels. Azores, on J an. 31. 
l mta- Vice-Cora., Frederick T. Adams, schr. vacht Sachem; Rear 
Com ' William A. Hazard, schr. yacht Fcnella; Soc, David h.. 
in- ten- Treas., H. C. Wintringham. Trustees— David Banks, A. 
p Ketchum, J. Fred. Aokerman, J. Rogers Maxwell, Jefferson 
Ho°-an, Thomas L. Arnold. Membership Committee— Philip G. 
Sanford David E. Austen, Louis F. Jackson; Measurer, Henry J. : 
Gielnw; Regatta Committee— John L. Bliss George H. Church.. 
George W. M McNulty, Henry J. Gielow, Charles E. Walling;, 
Nominating Committee for next year; Thomas L. Arnold, L. !• . 
.l ackon, David E. Austen, P. G. Sanford, John L. Bliss and George- 
H. Church. 
The Huguenot Y. C, of New Rochelle, is building anew houses 
The club has adopted tho Seawanhaka rule, aud one-gun start, 
and its courses will be four-sided, sailed twice around. 
June 11 was set for the annual regatta, the cruise to be held iu 
August. It was decided to admit to life membership all members 
of 1?> years' standing upon the payment of $100; and also to admit 
not over 20 members of less standing on payment of $250 each. 
At the meeting of the Eastern Y. C, on Feb. 12, the follow nig 
members were electekd: Com., William *Amory Gardner; Vioe- 
Com Charles F. Adams, 2d; Rear Com, Hem y W. Lamb: Sec., 
WilliamS Eaton, Jr.; Treas., Patrick T. Jackson; Meas., Henry 
Tabard- Members of Council at Large, Augustus 1 1 emeu way and 
F if Peahody; Regatta Committee-William S. Eaton, .Jr., Augus- 
tus N. Rantoul, P. T. Jackson, Thomas Nelson and Henry H. Buck. 
Committee on Admissions, P. E. Peabody, Gordon Dexter, (.,. I'. 
Adam- 2d Wi 1 1 iani Caleb Loring and the Secretary. House Com- 
mit |,„ e -T. Wattsou Merrill, Frederick E. Snow, Dr. Franklin 
Dexter, Robert Saltonstall and the Secretary. 
CANOE NEWS NOTES. 
Vice-Com. Quick has called a meeting of the executive commit- 
tee of the Atlantic Division, which will be held at Trenton, N. J., 
on Saturday, March 3, at S P. M., at the Hotel Algonquin. All 
members of 'the division are invited to be. present. The majority 
of the committee expect to leave New York on the 5 P. M. train on 
March 3, Penna. R. R. 
The annual meeting of the Palisade C. C. was held on Feb. 5, at 
the club-house, Hoboken, the following officers being elected: 
Com., P. Hildebrandt; Vice-Com., J. L. Held; Capt., O. Speer; 
Lieut., F. McKechnie; Sec, J. E. Davis; Treas.,- E. Baker, lhe 
Palisade C. C. has a limited membership of 30 and a fleet of 16 
canoes 2 uanoe yawls, cue 35 ft. war cauoe and 3 club dingheys. A 
club four and a tandem paddling cauoe will probably be added 
this season. In a couple of weeks Capt. Speer, who is an expert, 
all-around canoeist, will begin to train a crew for the war canoe. 
