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two of his get, presented by Geo. Greer; the Saybrook 
cocker trophy, for best cocker other than black, and the 
Saybrook trophy for best American-bred jfield spaniel 
bitch,' presented by Rowland Keasbey; the Mason size 
souvenir for the best cocker spaniel under 24 pounds, and 
the Mason front souvenir for the cocker with the best 
legs and feet, presented by Chas. H. Mason; the Midkifi 
trophy for the best cocker spaniel brood, bitch and two of 
her produce, presented by Wm. T. Payne. 
Eight new members were added to the list. 
The balance on hand is $200. 
Club certificates commemorative of awards of chal- 
lenge prizes were mailed by the society to all members 
winning such prizes during the year. 
The matter of certain proposed amendments to the 
constitution and by-laws was brought before the meeting 
and unanimously carried, that it was the sense of the 
meeting that these amendments were repugnant to the 
elub. 
It was unanimously carried, that a committee of five be 
appointed to draft a new cocker spaniel standard, to send 
a copy of their report to the members and report to the 
Executive Committee, and at the expiration of thirty 
days for the sending of the report to the members, the 
Executive Committee to have full power to act thereon 
and adopt the standard. 
The following Executive Committee was elected to 
serve for the en^uine- year: Rowland P. Keasbe3^ S. T. 
Bradburv, Marcel H. Viti. H. K. Bloodgood, Wm. T. 
Payne, George Greer and Francis Henwood. 
At a meeting of the Executive Committee, H. K. 
Bloodgood was. elected president, to succeed Mr. Kea«bey, 
who df^clined a re-election ; Geo. Greer, secretary, and Dr. 
S. T. Bradbury, treasurer. 
George Richards. 
A BRIEF .letter;, frorn Mr. Frank Richards gives us the 
sad irifofmation that his brother, George Richards, the 
famous trainer and- field trial handler, died at Sparta. 
Miss., on Feb. 19. He was the trainer for the Verona 
Kennels, of California, and came East during the field 
trial season last ^year, to run some of their dogs in the 
trials. ' Quiet, unassuming, courteous and industrious, he 
won the friendship of all. and had the full confidence of 
his empl-oyers.-. In his profession he was of those who are 
at the head, whether skill, industry or fairness is con- 
sidered. . ' 
Great Dane Club* 
New York, Feb. 24. — ^At the annual meeting of the 
Great Dane Club of America, held at the Garden Hotel 
on Feb. 22. the following officers were elected : Mr. J. 
Blackburn Miller, President ; Mr. T. D. M. Cardeza, Vice- 
President; Mr. C. H. Mantler, Secretary and Treasurer; 
Mr. G. Muss-Arnolt, Delegate to the A. K. C. 
The Executive Committee to consist of the above officers 
and Messrs. J. A. P. Ramsdell, B. H. Stevenson and R. T. 
Harrison. C. H. Mantler, Sec'y. 
Points and Flushes. 
The premium list of the Kansas City Kennel Club's 
third annual dog show, March 14 to 17, inclusive, can be 
obtained by applying to Mr. S. H. Slifer, superintendent, 
1604 Grand avenue, Kansas City, Mo. Entries close on 
March' 7. ' ' , 
Witting. 
It is proposed by the Y. R. A. of Long Island Sound 
to adopt the new rule of the Knockabout Association of 
Massachusetts for both raceabouts and knockabouts. The 
owners of these boats on the Sound will hold a meeting 
shortly to discuss the proposed rules, prior to their adop- 
tion by the Association at the March meeting. 
At a recent meeting the Quincy Y. C, of Quincy, Mass., 
decided by a vote of 47 to 7 to withdraw from the Yacht 
Racing Association of Massachusetts. This action has 
provoked a great deal of discussion, both among Bos- 
ton yachtsmen and in the Boston papers, a number of 
letters having appeared. The alleged reason for the with- 
drawal, that the Association had decided to award the 
cham^pionship percentage to yachts sailing over, is merely- 
nominal, the real fact being that serious differences have 
arisen on several points between members of the Quincy 
Y. C. and the Association. Thus far in the published let- 
ters several club members have made statements which 
have been publicly denied over their signatures by dif- 
ferent officers of the Association. The question is largely 
a local one, which we are not in a position to discuss 
fairly on its merits, being unacquainted with all the facts ; 
but we can see no good reason for the withdrawal of any 
club from the Association. 
The conditions of yachting about New York and Boston 
to-day are such that a union of the clubs is an absolute 
necessity for all but a few of the largest clubs, such as 
the New York, Larchmont, Atlantic and the Corinthian, 
of Marblehead, which are able to control a certain amount 
of racing without outside aid. Whatever its faults may 
be, the Y. R. A. of Massachusetts is already established 
and has the support of the majority of the clubs about 
Massachusetts Bay, .and it has done much good work. 
If the action of the Quincy Y. C. were endorsed by any 
number of the other clubs', the Association would be de- 
stroyed and one of two conditions would prevail ; either a 
new association would be formed or all concerted and 
harmonious action of the clubs would cease and there 
wuld be the same conflict of rules, dates, etc.. as existed 
prior to the formation of the present organization. As 
to a new association, there is no good reason why such 
should be anv better than the present one; some im- 
provements might be made in the general constitution 
and some of the tfiistakes of the present Association might 
possibly be avoided ; but there is no reason to believe, that 
the net result would be in any way more satisfactory 
We can hardly believfe that the present Asscfciation is 
so hopelessly bad that nothing can be done to improve 
it and the only course is to break it up without regard 
to further consequences. It is a most difficult matter to 
organize a body of this kind on a proper basis and to 
conduct it satisfactorily, in fact, in very few cases in this 
country or abroad has this been done for any length of 
time. To be of any use at all, such an organization must 
hold and exercise considerable authority; and yet it 
must not abuse this authority. Both the Massachusetts 
and the Sound associations are experiments, with httle to 
guide them, and with strong opposition from various 
quarters,^ so that the work of their organizers and subse- 
quent officers has been by no means easy. We know as a 
fact that in both organizations one source of trouble has 
been the apathy and lack of interest of both clubs and 
delegates; the clubs either failing to elect good men or to 
instruct them as to their wishes; and the delegates either 
failing to attend the meetings or if present sitting around 
and taking no part in the proceedings. In such a case, 
which is by no means a rare one, the entire work and 
responsibility are thrown on the officers and a few lead- 
ing members, who are in the end blamed by some one or 
other for everything they may do. 
It is quite possible that at times the officers attempt- 
to run matters in their own way, without regard to the 
wishes of the majority; but the remedy for this lies 
entirely with the clubs. Let them select as delegates men 
who, whether yacht owners or not, are known to have 
ideas, and the power to express them, who will not on 
the one hand sit around without attempting to take part 
in the proceedings and on the other will not take up valu- 
able time in useless discussion and the exploitation of 
impossible schemes. If this matter is dealt with at the 
club meetings in the way that its importance warrants, 
there are very few clubs which cannot find the right 
kind of a representative, whose opinions will be listened 
to with respect even by those who disagree with them, 
and who will receive all the consideration which he de- 
serves from his fellow delegates. After a delegate is 
selected, let the club watch his work at the meetings, the 
members keeping themselves posted on all proposed legis- 
lation, discussing it among themselves and advising their 
delegate of their wishes. Work of this kind, beginning 
with the individual yacht owners, then in the club meet- 
ings and with the club delegate, and finally in the Asso- 
ciation meetings, will not only be effectual" in restraining 
over-zealous officers, but will be of the greatest aid to 
those officers who are really working for the general 
good. 
The latest report as to future Cup matches is that Sir 
Thomas Lipton will visit New York next July, in com- 
pany with other officers of the Royal Ulster Y. C, and 
will tender a challenge for 1901. 
The international cup of the Cercle de la Voile de 
Paris, to which attention is called by a correspondent, 
offers a chance of good sport at a small outlay to am- 
bitious American yachtsmen. The cup is raced for by a 
type of small yacht which has of late years been de- 
veloped to a high degree in this country, quite as much so 
as in France or England. We will be glad to obtain full 
particulars for any yachtsman who may be interested. As 
many Americans will visit Paris this year, the opportunity 
to secure some good racing as a part of the trip may tempt 
some one to challenge. 
According to a fore'gvi correspondent of the New York 
Times, "Mr. A. Weaver, commodore of the New York 
Y. C, is at present negotiating for the purchase of 10.000 
acres of land in Samoa, with the idea of establishing plan- 
tations of cocoa, vanilla and rubber." It is hardly neces- 
sary to say that Mr. Weaver, whose proper initials are 
N. J., is not and never has been an officer of the New York 
Y. C, nor, in fact, of any American yacht club. Mr. 
Wea ver is a speculator whose adventures have at times 
brought him into very close relationship with the courts. 
He was at one time a few years ago a member of the 
Atlantic Y. C, and he owns the schooner Norna. now on 
a cruise of a doubtful nature, to judge from the reports 
which reach New York from time to time. He has not 
been a member of the Atlantic Y. C. for some time. 
Since her preHminary trials, which were publicly 
heralded as most successful, a great many rumors have 
been current about the radical delects of 'the new royal 
yacht, Victoria and Albert. Thus far no full and re- 
hable statement of the facts has been published, but it is 
now said that Queen Victoria has refused to go on board 
the vessel. It seems probable that this costly toy is a 
complete failure. 
For various reasons the old time yacht yards of New 
York have in the past five years disappeared, just as the 
great shipyards of the East River disappeared over a 
generation ago. In the case of the shipyards the work 
went to the eastward, to the Maine and Nova Scotia 
coasts, and in the case of the yacht yards, they have by 
degrees succumbed to the competition of Gree'nport and 
Port Jefferson, where labor conditions are different and 
work can be done more cheaply. Within a couple of 
weeks past, two attempts have been inaugurated to re- 
establish the once well-known yards at Bay Ridge and 
City Island. At the former, established by John Mumm, 
were built Atlantic, Shamrock. Chispa, Yama, Nautilus 
and many yachts of moderate size. At the latter, re- 
moved from Greenport by Mr. Piepgrass in 1885, were 
built Titania, Constellation. Lasca, Katrina, Tornahawk, 
Quickstep, Mocassin and other yachts, mostly of steel. 
With such a fleet of yachts, large and small, as New 
York boasts, good building and repair yards are an ab- 
solute necessity, and yet the only facilities are those 
afforded by the yards devoted to commercial work and not 
specially fitted for yacht work. While it is an open ques- 
tion whether one or more yacht yards can be made to 
pay in the city of New York, there is a large amount of 
trade readj"- at hand if it can be handled at prices that will 
compare with those at distant ooints and away from large 
cities. If the work, whether of construction or repair, can 
be done at a_ reasonable figure about New York, most 
yachtsmen will readily pay a higher price rather than 
to send their yachts to Boston, the Delaware River or 
even Port Jefferson and Greenport. With adequate capi- 
tal, a modern plant, good business- management and the 
requisite technical skill on the part of the yard super- 
intendence, it is probable that work can be done at a 
figure that though necessarily somewhat higher than at 
distant points, will still attract the patronage of New 
York yachtsmen. 
Larchmont Y. C 
The annual meeting of the Larchmont Y. C. was held 
at Delnionico's on Feb. 21, the following officers being 
elected: Com., Clarence A. Postley, steam yacht Colonia; 
Vice-Com., Edward S. Hatch, yawl Huron ; Rear-Com., 
Philip T. Dodge; Sec'y, A. Bryan Alley; Treas., William 
Murray; Meas., John Hyslop; Trustees (to serve three 
years), Augustin Monroe and Oswald Sanderson. A 
number of amendments were made in the constitution, 
by-laws and racing rules, as follows: 
Racing Rules, 
Rule II.— Change to read, after sloops, cutters, etc.: 
Class G, all over Soft, racing length; Class H, not over 
80 and over 70ft. racing length; Class I, not over 70 and 
over 6oft. racing length. 
After Class N, to read : Class P, not over 25 and over 
2ift. racing length; Class Q, not over 21 and over i8ft. 
racing length ;, Class R, not over 18ft. racing length. 
Rule III.— Change to read, after sloops, cutters and 
yawls: Class G, over Soft, racing length, draft no limit; 
Class H, not over Soft, racing length, draft 14ft. ; Class I, 
not over 70ft. racing length, draft 13ft. 
After Class P to read: Class Q, not over 21ft., draft 
5ft. ; Class R, not over i8ft., draft 4ft. 
Rule VIII.— Change the second line of this ruld to 
read, Classes of schooner.s, and G, H, I, J, and K of 
sloops. 
Rule XII.— Section 2 in the first line, after the words, 
."schooners and," substitute Classes G and H of sloops, 
and on the fifth line substitute the capital letter I in the 
place of the capital letter H. 
Rule Xlll.-^Change under Series A to read : Includes 
Classes A, B, C and D of schooners; Classes G, H, I 
and J of sloops, cutters and yawls. 
Series B.— Includes Class F of schooners; Classes K, 
L, M and N of sloops, cutters and yachts. ' 
Series C— Includes Classes P. Q, R, S, T and V of 
sloops, cutters, yawls and mainsail yachts. 
Courses.— On the first line of Course Nos. i and 2 
change to read: For Classes A, B, C, D of schooners, 
and Clas.ses G, H, I and J, and the first line of Courses 
3 and 4 to read. Class F of schooners and Class K, L, M 
and N; and in Courses Nos. 5 and 6, insert the capital 
letter "I" between the capital letters "H" and "J" on the 
first line, and the last three lines of both sections changed 
to read. Class A, B, C, D of schooners, and Classes G, H, 
I and J over and around the above course three times. In 
Courses Nos. 7, 8, 9. between the capital letters **Q" and 
"S" in the first line insert the letter "R." 
Rule XIV. — Sails— Section i to read : The carrying of 
sails in regattas shall be restricted as follows: Except 
that in Classes A, B, C and D of schooners and Classes 
G, H, I and J of sloops, club topsails may be carried. In 
Section 2 in the second line omit the words "club topsail" 
Omit Section 9 and make present Section 10 Section 9. 
Rule XVI. — Section i, third line, between the capital 
letters "H" arid "J" insert the capital letter "I," and 
after "J" insert "K," and jn the third line, between the 
capital letters "Q" and "S," insert "R." Section 3. third 
line, insert the capital letter "R" between the capital 
letters "Q" and "S." Under single-masted vessels and 
yawls, commencing with Class H, to read: Class H, Soft, 
racing length, 25 men; Class I, 70ft. racing length, 20 
men; Class J, 60ft. racing length, 15 men, and as at 
present down to Class Q. 21ft. racing length, 3 men; Class 
R, 18ft. racing length, 3 men. 
Amendments to the by-laws and constitution were 
adopted by which the officers of the United States Navy 
who become members of the club shall not be liable for 
dues. They will be charged an initiation fee of $25, It 
was also decided to change the by-laws, making the yearly 
dues $50. payable annually or semi-annually. If a mem- 
ber be absent from the United States an entire fiscal year 
his dues shall be suspended in the future. 
On motion of Mr. HysIon a special committee was ap- 
pointed to consider the subject of a new measurement 
rule, to report in the fall. 
The new flagship of the clnb is the steam yacht Alberta, 
designed last year by Gardner & Cox for Mr. A. E.' 
Tower, and recentlv purchased by Com. Po=tley, who 
b^s fpnamcd her Colnnia 11. The former flagship,' Com. 
Postley's schooner Colonia, is now the flagship of the 
New York Y, Cr under the new nam.e of Corona. 
The Raceaboot Qass. 
In the absence of new yachts in the larger classes, the 
main promise of racing on the Sound lies in the new 21ft. 
knockabout class. The Seawanhaka knockabout class has 
practically followed the 15ft. and 20ft. racing classes and 
disappeared from the Sound, and the new class with the 
regular 21ft. knockabout class will be the best filled of all 
the classes. Of the old raceabouts. Persimmon has been 
sold to De Ver H. Warner, of Bridgeport, and Indianola 
to Rear-Com. J. Nelson Gould, Huguenot Y. C. ; Col- 
leen, L. R. Alberger, Spindrift and Robin Hood will also 
be raced. Thus far four new boats have been ordered; 
one by Johnston de Forest, who raced the cat Volsung =0 
successfully tor several seasons, from a design by B. B, 
Crowninshield ; one by H. R. Maxwell, owner of Pos=um! 
from a design by J. R. Pardon, and one by Sherman Hoyt,' 
former owner of Paprika and Shark, from a design by 
C. H. Crane. All of these are keel boats, but Mr. Crane 
has also designed a centerboard boat for his brother, H. 
M. Crane. 
Mr. F. B. Jones, who has done much to introduce the 
knockabout and raceabout on the Sound, is now working 
up a small class of i.t;ft. l.w.l.. to be built bv snme mem- 
bers of the Riverside Y. C. from designs by C. D. Mower. 
The boats will be about 2dft. over all, 5ft. 6in. beam, and 
2ft. 3in. draft, with a displacement of 2,300 lbs. and 
about i,ooolbs. in lead keel. 
