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The Payne Bill. 
DKPAKTMENT CIHCULAU NO. 34. 
TreAsurt Department, Bureau of Navigation, Waihing- 
toD, D. C, Feb. 10— To Cnllccf.nrs of Customs and Others: 
The attentioQ of the officers of the customs is invited to the 
act of Feb. 8, 1897, printed belovr. Under the statute 
foreifn-built yachts owned, chartered or used by citizens r 
the United States, if the ownership or charter was acqiiirtd. 
on or after Feb. 8, 1897, are subject to tonnaare tax in the 
United States in the same manner as vesstls eiiKaged in 
trade. Action will be taken by you accordingly, whether or 
not the yachts are documented tinder th=>. laws nf any for- 
eign country. Eugene T. Chamberlain, 
Approved; Commissioner. 
S. WiKE, Acting Secretary. 
Racing Records. 
In 1896 Mr. J. A. Brand failed his new l8-footer Spruce- 
mil. in fifty-four race«. winning twenty eight firsts, eigh- 
teen other prizes, valued at £57 5s. 6d. The best record of the 
season in British waters is that of Kismet, Linton Hope's- 
18-footer, with forty-five starts, forty firsts, and five other 
ETHILDA. 
Mersey Restricted One Rater, 
prizes, valued at £315. The Sibbick 30-f ooter Tatters, owned, 
by H. Welch Thornton, started in fifty-seven races; Phillip- 
pine started in fifty five, Satanita in fifty-nine, Britannia in 
fifty-eight, Ailsa in sixty, Penitent in fifty. Niagara started 
forty-three times, winning twelve firsts and eight other 
prizes, £340 in all. Penitent, for her fifty starts, won fifteen 
firsts and fourteen others, valued at £378; Saint, also in Niag- 
ara's class, started forty-two times, with twenty firsts and 
seven others, value £400. Ail«a won twenty-one first prizes 
thirteen others, and £3,020. Britannia won fourteen fir.sts^ 
ten others, and £1,563. Satanita won six firsts and six others, 
value £545 Meteor II. started twenty two times, winning^ 
thirteen firsts, four others, and £1,465. 
A Racing- 80-Footer. 
The Field says: "Mr. G. L. Watson has been intrusted 
with a design for a new racer, to come out about 80 linear 
rating, for the Duke de Abbruzzi, Italy, and to be built by 
Messrs. D. & W. Henderson. She is expected to be readv to 
make her debut at the opening of the Clyde fortnight. It is 
said that the duke will become a member of the Royal Clyde 
club, and be nominated for the Royal Yacht Squadron. 
Onpt. Sycamore is to be in command, and the boat will proh- 
fibly be raced to the end of the season. Count Biscaretta di 
Ruffia will represent the duke on board thenewracer, which 
to be named the Bona." On the strength of the above, 
positive and exclusive information as to a new challenge for 
iihe America's Cup is now in order from American journals, 
YACHTING NFW3 NQTRS 
The Baltimore Y. C. has elected the following ofl^cers; 
Com,, E. L. Bartlett; Vice-Corn., R. Ramsay; Rear Com., D. 
B. Fitzgerald; Sec'y, Dr, W, G. Poster; Treas., J. A. Smyser. 
Board of Governors— E. L. Bartlett. R. Rnms^iv, D. S. Fitz- 
gerald, J. A. Smyser, M. G Gill, Dr. W. G. Foster. W. 
Aoofcey. House CQoamiWee-;. T, Norris, M. Q, % 
Redwood. Regatta Committee — W. Ancker, E D. Booz'=>, 
P. W. McAllister. During the pa=?t year the olnb has made 
: sub-itantial improvements in the grnn'id-! and hoiisft at Cur- 
tis Bay. The member.ship is about 150, with a fleet of thirty 
yachts. 
The Manchester Y. C, of Manche.iter, Mas.o., has elected 
the following officers: Com , R. C. Robhins; Vice-Com , W. 
A. Tucl<er; Rear Cotu., H Blanchard; Sec'y. A. W. Steven?; 
Treas., G N. Whipple; Meas., D. Fenton. Executive Com- 
mittee— Ex-Com. A. M. Merriam,W. Burgess and G. Prince. 
Regatta Committee — G. M. Morgan. E A Boardman, Jr., 
J. L. Bremer, R. F. Tucker and A. H. Higginson. 
FThe Eastern Y. C. has elecfpdthe fnllowing officers: Com., 
H. W. Lamb; Vice-Com, G. F. Fayban; Rear-Com., A. 
Hemenway; Sec'y, W. S. Eaton, Jr.; Treas., P. T. Jack.son; 
Meas., H. Tflgsard.' Members of Council at Large— F. E. 
Peabodv and G. A. Goddard. Reeatta Committee— H. H. 
Buck. T. Nelson, R. E. Forbes, A. N. Rantoul and H. Tag- 
gard. Committee on Admissions— C. F. Adams, ^d, T. Par- 
.sons, G. Dexter, W. C. Loring and W. S. Eaton, .Tr., secre- 
tary (cx-offi.cJn). House Committee— F. E. Snow, J. P. Loud, 
R. Saltonstall, F. Brewster and W. S. Eaton, Jr. 
The Riverside Y. C. has elected the following: officers: 
Com., George G, Tyson, schooner yacht Nirvana; Vice Com., 
William A. Hamilton, launch Alcedo; Rear-Com., Frederick 
Gerken, steam yacht Wabeno; Treas., J. E. Peck; Sec'y, 
John G Porter; Meas., E Frank fjockwood Trustees, to 
serve for three years: Charles E. Dief en thaler and William 
H. Fischer. Regatta Committee: Frank B. Jones, George B. 
Clark and Edwin Binney. Entertainment Committee: Wal- 
ter G. Buxton, J. Cabot Varian and C. P. Stewart. Chap- 
lains: Rev. George C. Houghton, Rev. Rufus S. Putney and 
Rev. F. R. Sandford. Fleet Surgeon, H. H. Tyson, Jr.. M.D. 
Messrs. R. Kidney & Son, of .West Pere, Wis., issue a cata 
logue of steam and gasoline launches, skiffs, sailing boats, 
canoes, oars, etc. 
One of the most interesting lectures yet given before the 
iSeawanhaka C. Y. C. was that of Theodore Roosevelt on 
"The Lessons of the War of 1813," delivered on Feb. 9. 
The yachtsmen of Lake Minnetonka are busy this winter 
with plans for a new clas« of boat, .«imilar to the Seawanhaka 
:20-footers, and some half dozen at least will be built. Owing 
To the lessened expense it is quite probable that the new 
boats will supersede the old "first-class" sloops with large 
crews. 
Coronet, schr., Messrs. James, arrived at New York on 
Feb. 7, after a voyage of 114 days from San Francisco. The 
yacht sailed from New York on Dec. 5, 1895, for San Fran- 
cisco; then left for Japan with a party to observe the solar 
Hclipse of August, 1896, returning to San Franci'^co on Oct. 
13 and sailing for New York on Oct. 15. Capt. Crosby, who 
has been with the vessel since her keel was laid in 1885, is 
still in command. 
The racing two and one-half -rater of a few years ago, 
.Manx Cat, Lieut. H. G. Tipping, haa recently been con- 
verted into a steam launch. 
At the annual meeting of the Corinthian Y. C, of San 
Francisco, on Jan. 27, the followiuK officers were elected: 
Com., Alex. J. Young; Vice-Com., Carl Westerfeld; Sec'v, 
E B. Lathrop; Treas., C. L. Barrett; Port Capt., John H. 
Keefe; Meas., H. H Gorter. Directors: A. J Yonng, Carl 
Westerfeld, E. B. Lathrop, C. L. Barrett, F. R. Cook, W. F. 
Fisher, J. H. Keefe. Retiatta Committee: J. H. Hopps, P. 
J. Martenstein, T. J. Kavanaugh. 
On Feb 17 Nourmahal, steam yacht, .J J. Astor, sailed 
from the Erie Basin, Brooklyn, for New Orleans, where her 
owner will join her for a cruise to South America. On the 
same day Lasc-i, schr.. Gen J. S. Watson, sailed from New 
York for the Mediterranean, where her owner will join her. 
The aunual meeting of the Corinthian fieet was held on 
Feb. 17 at the Murray Hill Hotel. The following officers 
and committees were elected: Com., Charles W. Browne; 
Vice-Com., Clark A. Miller; Rear-Com., Guy Standing; 
Treas., Charles Chamberlain; Sec'y, William R. Cor wine; 
and Meas., G. S. Pelham. Regatta Committee: Clark A. 
Miller, W. Irvine Zerega, W. B. Sutton. House Committer; 
Guy St>'tnding, Samuel L. Smith, A. M. Hunter, Entertain 
ment Committee: Guy Standini?, E Hanford Sturges, J. K 
Pauw, Frederick Paulding, W. W. Hollingsworth. The 
scicretary reported a membership of 100 and a fleet of se\- 
euty-one yachts. The annual dinner will be held at the 
Hotel Manhattan on March 1. 
Last year the Pantasote Co. furnished a complete equip- 
ment of its upholstery to the cutter Meteor 11. An order 
has recently 'been received for an outfit for the cutter Brit- 
annia, including everything in the way of cushions and 
similar upholstery. Pantasote has been thoroughly tested 
tinder all extremes of heat and cold, moisture and dryness, 
and found particularly-suitable for yacht furnishing. 
The annual meeting of the Larchmont Y. C. was held on 
Feb. 17, the following officers being elected: Com., Clarence 
A. P9§iley, sohooaer Qoloaia; Vice-Ggm-, vizard S. Hatch, 
yawl Huron; Rear-Com., Charles F. Ulrich, fchr. Carlotta; 
Sec'y, Edward .1. Greacen; Treas , William Murray; Meas., 
John Hyslop. Trustees: Harry M. Gillig, Augustin Monroe, 
to serve three years; Eugene L Bushe, to serve two years; 
Oswald Sanderson, to serve one year. The membership is 
561, with a fleet of 303 yachts. Various amendments to the 
con.'.titntion and by-laws were proposed, but not adopted. 
On motion of John F. Lovejoy, a committee of five was ap- 
pointed to consider the invitation of the Y. R. U. to join that 
body. 
The annual meeting of thelnterlake Yachting Association 
of Lake Erie was held at Sandusky, O , on Feb, 13. The fol- 
lowing officers were elected: Com , S. O. Richardson, Toledo; 
Vice-Com., Henry Look, Detroit; Sec'y-Treas., O. K. 
Schimansky, Sandusky; Rear-Com., George T. Bliss, Erie; 
Fleet Captain, W. L. Otis, Cleveland; Meas., J. W. Hep- 
burn, Toledo; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. E. Beeman, of Cleveland. 
Regatta Committee: R. D. Potter, Toledo; Otto Barthel, 
Joseph Blessier, W. G. Bean, Detroit; and G. P. Anderson, 
Sandusky. The annual race meet will be held at Put-in Bay 
at a date to be fixed by the Regatta Committee. The rules 
of the Y. R. U. of the Great Lakes were adopted. E. W. 
Raddef, Cleveland ;'P. B. Hower, Bufi'alo; and S. H. Jones, 
MENAI STRAITS. 
Ku&iricted OiiB Rater. 
Detroit, were elected dt-legates to the Yacht Raoiiiii Union 
The Detroit Boat Club whs aiim tted to m mbt-rship. 
moving. 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1896-97, 
(Jotnmodorp, .T-'hi N. MacKenlr'cfe, Gait, Canada, 
Hec'y reas , Joh R Blafee U It, Cauaae. 
Librarian, W. t. dteplians, Bavonne, N. J. 
PURSKRF, 
AMantic Di'-ision, H. W. FleischIna^, 1611 N. 21-t St., PhiH., 
(Vnrral Difisl ^n, Laurence O. vVondwc-tci, G lurarneir, N. 
E^ntern sM^islon, h" .1. B in-a?**, W - ^ N 'wtou. Miss 
N-^rthern D vision, Francis '-' VI "q Kicjgoion, Can via. 
Annual dues, %i \ initiation fee, $1. 
Pa. 
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WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1 395-96,. 
Uomruudcre, C. F ennewell, DetroiL, i\licl . 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, L . 
Bear-Commodore, E H Holmea. M.ilwauke , Wig, 
Sec'y-Treas., W. D Stearns, Detroit, ft'iicti. 
Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, .dudiscn. Wis,; 0. J, S .-'a'liiian. 
Oin(>innati. O : F. W nifVonfi. ,< si.i'r' r 
A. C. A. Memberstiip, 
Applications for membership may be made to the purser 
of the division in which the applicant rei^ides on Ijl^iiks fur? 
nished by pur=er, the applicant becomingamember i»i-uvided 
no objection be made within fourteeu days aftei- hi< t^nme 
has been officially published in the FOKEST AKD STi{^.A^[. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION, 
Name. U^sidenc''. r'"'' 
Herlsert G. Johnson. ... * ..Wainfield, N. J — — ^ 
