AN. 16, 1897.] 
FOnESt AND StRKAM. 
uctioQ — there is no good reason wby yachting and yacht 
3ing should not beeome generally popular on the great in- 
id seas. 
A.T its last meeting the Royal Canadian Y. C. , of Toronto, 
cided to abolish its present 18ft. class, and to replace it 
th a 20ft. claas, according to the legulations of the Sea- 
mhaka C. Y, C and the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. A 
scial prize of $100 will be given for the best boat of the 
w class, and it is hoped to have several at Montreal for the 
al races of the R. St. L. Y. C. 
THE LAKE Y. R. A. 
A.T the request of three members of the council a special 
teting of the Lake Yacht Racing Association will be held 
the Tiflft House, Buffalo, N. Y., on Saturday, Jan. 16, 
2 P. M., for the purpose of considering and passing on 
; foUoviing amendments and additions to the sailing rules 
the Association: 
1. The Royal Canadian Yacht Club has given notice that 
will move at above meeting that Rule III of the racing 
Mea be amended by substituting 150 for 125 in the second 
ragraph of section 2, and by striking out the following 
)rds in such paragraph, "but any yacht built prior to No- 
mber 7, 1896, which by reason of being required to meas- 
3 with crew on board shall exceed the upper limit of the 
Lss in which she has previously sailed shall be permitted 
continue to sail in such class, provided her measurement 
s not been increased since that date, but shall give time 
owance from her actual r. 1 , notwithstanding any pro- 
sion to the contrary in Rule VII " 
2. The Queen City Yacht Club has given notice that it 
II move that Rule IV. of the sailing rules be struck out 
d the following substituted therefor: "The area of the 
mersed midship section of any yacht over 27 feet r. 1., 
ilt after November 7, 1896, or brought to the Lakes after 
it date, when in racing trim shall not be less than 35 per 
Qt. of the beam at l.w.l., multtplii'd by the extreme. 
Eift wherever found, exclusive of centerboard, if it be not 
ward weighted for ballast. 
3. The Queen City Y. C and Royal Canadian Y. C. joint- 
give notice that they will move that the following be in- 
•ted as Rule V. in the Racing Rules, and that the present 
lie V. be numbered Rule VI. , and so on. "The frame 
abers, keels and planking in all wooden yachts built after 
)v. 7, 1896, or brought to the lakes after that date, shall 
restricted to the minimum sizes in the table below* and 
it the council of the Y. R. U. of the G. L. shall settle the 
)le above mentioned, and that when so settled and notifi- 
tion thereof given to the secretary of the Lake Y. R A., 
ch table shall be inserted in the said rule and become part 
ereof ; and that the council of the Y. R. U. of the 6. L. 
recommended to employ an expert to advise on said 
3le." 
4. The Royal Canadian Y. C. gives notice that the foUow- 
5 be added to Rule VII. of the Racing Rules as Sec. 2 
ereof: "The Council may from time to time require that 
J yacht built prior tn Nov. 7, 1896, the midship section 
which is less than 35 per cent, of the beam at l.w.l., mul- 
led by the extreme draft wherever found, exclusive of cea- 
rboard, if it be not a board weighted for baUast, shall give 
L allowance of time in addition to any time required by the 
les, such additional time to be fixed by said Council " 
5. The Royal Canadian Y. C. gives notice that Sec. 3 of 
ale XIV. is to be amended by striking out the words "of 
ift. r. 1. or under," and also the words, "a»d must be 
anned by Corinthians, except that any yacht may carry 
id use her regular professional crew." 
On Jan. 5 a meeting of the sailing committee of the Royal 
madian Y. C. was held, at which the following resolution 
as adopted : 
"That in the event of the Royal Canadian Y. C receiving 
challenge for an international race this year, and in the 
^ent of Canada being chosen to defend the challenge, the 
oyal Canadian Y. 0. will not require the challenging yacht 
comply with the rule of the Yacht Racing Union of the 
freat Lakes restricting the area of the midship section, nor 
ill it require the challenging yacht's midship section to be 
a greater coefficient than that of Canada." 
ia addition to the above, those members of the R. C. Y. C. 
ho built and raced Canada last season have prepared for 
esentation at the meeting a deed of gift by which the 
Iver cup won by Canada from Vencedor is made a per- 
;tual international challenge trophy for yachts of the Great 
akes. 
The Queen City Y. C. also held a meeting, at which the 
)llowing resolutions were adopted : 
That in the opinion of the Q. C. Y. 0. the compromise 
otion passed at the last meeting of the L. Y. R A, limit- 
e; the coefficient in the several classes to certain at present 
aknown quantities, as represented in the boats named, is 
jt in the best interests of yachting, and will not be accepted 
/ the majority of owners and intending builders. 
That the Q. C. Y. C. is still opposed to the restriction of 
iC coefficient or any other element that shall prohibit in the 
Ti t. and 22ft classts the bulb-fin or any other type of yacht 
present in use. 
That it is desirable that the keel, frames and planking of 
1 new yachts shall be limited to certain minimum sizes, to 
i tabulated by the Association, that will, while leaving the 
;ope to the designer, at the same time insure a safe ana sea- 
orthy construction. 
That the Q. C. Y. C. favors a restriction of the coefficient 
I the larger classes to 35 per cent., when coupled with the 
reposition as to scantling and the additional provision that 
1 existing yachts below that limit shall give time to the 
ilait of — seconds per mile for each unit of differpnce. 
That in view of the unsatisfactory result of the Rochester 
leeting the Council be requested to take such measares as 
ill lead to a reconsideration of the whole subject. 
On Jan. 5 a meeting of the Victoria Y. C. was held at 
amilton, at which the club's delegates to the L Y. R. A., 
lessrs. George Webster, Wm. Burnside and T. L. Stephens, 
ere instructed to oppose the amendments proposed for that 
leeting, and also to object to the recognition of the delegates 
om the Kingston Y. C. Com. E C. Berriman, Lincoln 
ark Y. C, of Chicaoo, owner of Vencedor, was elected a 
ifcmber, and also G F. Anderson, of Sandusky, O. It was 
iggested that in the event of the amendments being passed 
e Victoria Y. C. should withdraw from the L, Y. R. A. ; 
Jt this was opposed by most of the members, 
' In the event of 1 ttis amendment bein^ accepted, a table of scant- 
Dg will be prepared by competent parties. 
.American Model T. C. 
The conditions governing the Outing cup for model 
yachts have just been amended to read as follows : 
First — This cup is donated by the Outing Publishing Com- 
pany, and shall be known as the Outing Model Yacht Per- 
petual Challenge Cup. 
Second — The objects of this cUp are to stimulate the build- 
ing of sailing models of actual btiildable proportions, such as 
can be enlarged up to yachts of actual size, and it is to be 
competed for as hereinafter directed. , 
Third — The cup is open to any member of any model yacht 
club in the United States or Canada, or any individual 
owner of a model yacht. 
Fourth — All challenges must be received by the individual 
holding the cup at least thirty days prior to the date proposed 
by the challenge. The challenged party shall name a place 
for a race within ten daj'^s of the receipt of the challenge. 
A copy of all challenges, and replies thereto, must be for- 
warded to the chairman regatta committee of the American 
Model Yacht Club, whose name and address are appended 
to thece conditions. 
Fifth — In case the holder of the cup does not acknowledge 
the receipt of the challenge, and be on hand on the day pro- 
posed by the challenger and the place named by the chal- 
lenged party, or any agreed date and place to defend the 
cup, nor consummate any agreement as to a lime and a 
place for a race within thirty days after the receipt of chal- 
lenge, he shall forfeit the cup to the challenger. 
Sixth -All challenges must specify the name and address 
of the owners, the l.w.l, length and greatest beam wbf-rever 
found, and name of challenging yacht An excess of over 
2in by officia.1 measurement (on the day of the race) of the 
'length so specified shall bar a yacht from competing. 
Seventh— In event of more than one challenge being in 
hand at one time, the earliest received shall have precedence 
over the second, the second over the third, etc 
Eighth — Models challenging for the cap must not be less 
than 35in. or exceed 48in. on l.w.l. Beam not to exceed one- 
third the l.w.l, length. 
The racins; rules of the American Model Yacht Club, of 
Brooklyn, N Y., shall govern all races sailed for this cup, 
and the regatta committee of that club will have charge of 
the races when sailed in the vicinity of New York. 
In case the cup shotild be won hy anyone residing at a dis- 
tance from the city and a challenge be received, a committee 
shall be chosen from some local yachting organization, if 
possible, who shall provide themselves with a copy of the 
American Model Y. C. sailing rules and govern the races ac- 
cordingly. 
The Payne Bill Again. 
Afteb a long rest, in which it has had the opportunity to 
study some more failures in the shape of American-built steam 
yachts, and some verj" fine examples of the Clyde work, the 
Marine Journal takes the Payne bill again, as follows: 
The Marine Journal respectfully appeals to the Senate of the 
United Sta.es to pass House bill 8038, which is on the Senate calendar 
and which passed the House at the last session witti liut one dissent- 
ing vote. This bill amends section 4,216 of the revised .staixues and 
reads as follows: ' 
•'Section 4,a16. — Yachts belonsing to a regularly organized yacht 
club of any foreign nation which shall extend like prn-ileges to the 
yachts of the United .Mares shall have the privilege of entering or 
leaving any port of the United Slates without entering or clearing 
at tne Custom House 'hereof or paying tonnage tax, provided that 
the privileges of this section shull not extend to any yacht built out- 
side of the United States, and otvned, chartered or used by a citizen 
of the United States, unless such oivnerahip or charter was acquired 
prior to the passage of this act." 
The amenament is iu itaMes and is intended to equalize the owning 
and optrating of yachts built abroad, as the owners of such yachts 
not only receive tne advantage oC underpaid mechanics in building 
on the other side, but are also enabled under existing law to navigate 
tneir yachts with cheap foreign officers and to ignore the United 
Slates inspection laws which have for their object the safety of life 
and properly m steam vessels, and this while tney fly the American 
flag over sui^h vessels. 
Since this bill was introduced in the House four of the largest class 
of steam yachts have been built abroad for Arneiican owners at an 
estimated cost of $2,OCK),0(iO, and these craft are exempt from all port 
charges or tax of any kind whatever. All the designers, builders and 
mechanics engaged in yacht construction in thn United Staiea ask is 
that the American who goes abroad to build his yacht shall pay equal 
pore charges with an American of a foreign-built mercnant vessel. The 
Senate cannot do the industry of yacht ouilding a greater act of jus- 
tice than by indorsing the action of the House in amending Section 
4,-m a. S. at once. 
We have already shown that this bill is not in the interest 
of the American yacht designer, the drafting being largely 
done by underpaid imported labor in American yards ; nor 
is it to any material extent in the interests of the American 
mechanic; those who would profit by it are the builders, 
who after many years of trial demonstrated their inability 
to turn out the class of vessels which yachtsmen demand. 
Not a few of the "designers, builders and mechanics" men- 
tioned by the Marine Journal as so solicitous for the passage 
of this bill were born under the British ensign, though they 
have found it profitable to adjourn to this side of the At- 
lantic, 
The mischievous character of this bill is not at once ap- 
parent on the face, nor does the Marine Journal aid in disr 
closing it. It is not merely that the owners of foreign-built 
yachts would be compelled to pay a certain sum, large or 
small, but that they would have to go through certain sei 
formalities almost every time they got under way. Take, 
for instance, such a yacht as Minerva or Clara, brought here 
by an American owner for the encouragement of sport and 
the improvement of design and construction. If, after en- 
tering and clearing at the port of New York, she should 
start with the fleet of the New York Y. C. on its cruise, she 
could go no further than the next customs district without 
being liable to heavy penalties unless she entered at the cus- 
tohi house of that district While the rest of the fleet, after 
a night at Morris Cove, was on its way to Newport, the im- 
ported yacht would be involved in all the red tape of the 
New Haven or New London custom house 
The same thing applies to steam yachts under the law as 
proposed ; their owners would be unable to use them in 
American waters on account of the endless and interminable 
succession of formalities in passing from one customs district 
to another. 
As applied to sailing yachts the law is absolutely unneces- 
sary and positively bad; there is now no importation of Brit- 
ish sailing yachts, not even enough to keep up a healthy 
competition; and the law, if passed, would prevent entirely 
such beneficial experiments as the importation of Clara, 
Stranger and Minerva. 
As "^applied to steam yachts, the law would have two 
results : it would keep some of the large yachts, such as 
Varuna, Margarita II. and Mayflower, constantly in foreign 
waters, where they now are, and it would prevent some 
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Americans from building at all when confronted with the 
alternative of a Columbia, a Thespia or an Electra, or no 
yacht at all. 
If the Marine Jotirnal is really ready to resume the fight 
for the Payne bill, we hope that it will at last take up our 
challenges of last spring and tell who designs the alleged 
American steam yachts, and what they are worth when 
completed. ^ 
Where Our Spars Come From. 
Most of our large vessel spars for several years past have 
come from Oregon and Washington, and are cut from the 
tree generally known as the Oregon fir. Spars have been 
sent here of extraordinary size, one measuring 38in. in diam- 
eter; another spar was 172ft long. The average length of 
these spars is about 90ft , and the diameter from 22 to 23in. 
The smaller spars are brought from New Hampshire, Ver- 
mont or Canada, but probably not 25 per cent of the total 
used here come from these sections, the rest coming from the 
Pacific Coast The Oregon fir spar has a great advantage 
over the white pine mast used some years ago, inasmuch as 
it has greater strength, and hence less diameter is required 
for the same height. Shippers have sent some fir decking 
planks along with the spars in the past, but ship-builders 
claim it is inferior to white pine and are not using as much 
as they were. The cut of the Pacific States has as yet liardly 
made any impression on their timber supply. The lumber 
cut not alone furnishes the markets of that section to a con- 
siderable extent, but also is shipped to the Atlantic seaboard 
States, to western South America and European ports. Ore- 
gon pine, in short, has come to be quite a staple commercial 
wood England imports considerable quantities of this and 
California redwood. In our own markets these Pacific 
coast woods have for some time played a prominent part, 
and each year seems to develop something new. — Marine 
Journal. 
New Yachts. 
Thus far the numerous eager New York yachtsmen who 
were only awaiting the speedy settlement of tbe draft ques- 
tion before placing their orders have shown the traditional 
backwardness in coming forward, and but one yacht, the 51- 
Jooter for Mr. Hoyt, is under way. In Boston there is going 
up a fleet that, though of small size, at least promises good 
racing. Lawley Son have two new orders for knocka- 
bouts: one a racing boat for Frank E. Peabody. an old rac- 
ing man; the other for Samuel Noyes, Jr. Bo Peep has been 
sold to Mr. Pick man, of Beverly, and the new 19ft. c. hi 
knockabout in the shops has been sold to J. P. Morgan, Jr., 
of New Rochelle. Two new knockabouts are now well un- 
der way in the shops: the Pardon boat for Walter Burgess, 
and the other 24ft. keel boat for Mr. Proctor. The firm has 
just booked a larger order for one of the handy steam yachts 
for which it is noted. She is for Mr. Spoor, of Chicago, and 
will be 105ft. over all, 87ft. 1. w. 1., 15ft. 6in. beam, 6ft. 6in. 
draft, of composite construction and with triple expansion 
engine, with schooner rig, 
"FULL TO THE BKIM." 
One of W. H. Mullin's Double-Ender Pleasure Boats. 
