THIAM, 
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The aSttua! meeting m\\ bs held on March is, the fol- 
lowing proposed amendments being voted on ; 
To amend Rule 3, bection S, to read : "Any club may 
receive special entries for their race from yachts not 
owned by members of clubs of the Association, but such 
yachts must conform to the rules of the classes in which 
they sail, and are not entitled to any of the privileges of 
the Association, and shall not affect the percentage of any 
regularly entered yachts." 
io amend Rule 7, classification, by adding a new class, 
imdev the name of the i8ft. knockabout class, Class I., 
yachts conforming to the limitations of the 18ft. knock- 
about association. 
To amend by inserting a new rule incorporatmg the 
Association percentage in the racing rules, as follows: 
Percentages will be figured as follows : One hundred per 
cent, for winning first place, 50 for second, 25 for third 
and 15 for each other yacht completing the course within 
the time limit. 
Only open races which have been duly scheduled and 
accepted by this committee in advance of the race, and 
which are sailed under the rules of the Association, shall 
be counted for percentage. The total amount of percent- 
age will be divided by the number of starts. In figuring 
percentages it will be assumed that a yacht shall have 
started in at least half as many races as the yacht having 
the largest number of starts in her class, and in no case 
will-any championship be awarded to a yacht which has 
finished in less than five races. 
No race shall count for percentage which is not sailed 
in a reasonable depth of water to accommodate all yachts 
of a class. The racing season will commence on Decora- 
tion Day and end the second Saturday in September. 
A Cfoisingf Cabin Naphtha Launch. 
The interior arrangement of the launch whose lines 
appeared last week, designed by F. W. Martin, is shown 
in the accompanying illustrations. The hull is equally 
well adapted to a different arrangement with the engme 
amidships if the type of motor permits such a location. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
According to our English exchanges, Mr. Hoyt has 
ordered a new suit of sails for Isolde. It is also reported 
that she was to sail in a short time for the Mediterranean, 
though this is probably incorrect. 
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At its annual meeting on March 3 the Mahtomedi Y. 
C, of St. Paul, elected the following ofhcers: Com., 
John G. Dresen; Vice-Com., William Sowden; Capt., 
I. M. Tripp; Sec'y, G. W. Dodds; Treas., William Dam- 
pier ; Executive Committee, H. W. Hall, W. Clarkson, F. 
W. Pinska, J. J. Dobson. 
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The Hempstead Harbor Y. C. held its annual meet- 
at Glen Cove, L. I., on March 3, electing the following 
officers: Com., John S. Appleby; Vice-Com., Edward P. 
Titus; Purser, Ellwood Valentine; Capt., William L. 
Hicks; Board of Governors, Edward T. Payne, Ward 
Dickson, Daniel K. Hall and Isaac R. Downing, of Glen 
Cove, and Stephen R. Hewlett, of Roslyn; Committee on 
Membership, William H. Simonson, Isaac R. Coles, 
Ward I. Fancher and John L. Birdsall; Delegate to the 
Y. R. A., Ward Dickson, The annual regatta will be held 
on Aug. 4. 
Title has been passed lo the Knickerbocker Y. C, of 
New York, to a piece of land formerly owned by Rodman 
Sands, of College Point. The property has a frontage 
of 255ft. on the water of Flushing Bay. The upland, with 
the lands under water, is conveyed to the yachtsmen 
for the sum of $15,000, one-half of which was paid in cash, 
the balance being covered by a mortgage at 45^ per cent. 
The site was formerly leased by the club for club house 
and anchorage. It is one of the best on the Sound and 
will be improved for the uses of the club. — New York 
Times. e 
The following item is from the Field of March 3; 
Mystic, the large yacht which Mr. Henry C. Smith, an 
American yachtsman, has ordered from the designs of 
Mr. G. L. Watson, and the building of which has been 
given to Messrs. White Brothers, Itchen Ferry, is to be a 
cruising schooner of 90ft. in length and 15ft. in breadth. 
Both frame and planking are to be of wood, the former 
of the best oak, the latter of teak. There is to be a large 
saloon amidships, a large stateroom aft, five staterooms 
on starboard, and a smaller stateroom _ on port side. 
Mystic will be very strongly built, and highly classed at 
Lloyd's. 
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At White Bear there are three boats well under way 
for the White Bear trial competition which will determine 
the challenger for the Seawanhaka cup. 'Gene Ramaley 
is building for L. P. Ordway. F. M. Douglass is having 
a boat built by Gus Amunson, and John Johnson is doing 
the work on C. M. Griggs' yacht. All three hulls are ap- 
proaching completion, Mr. Douglass' yacht being, per- 
haps, a trifle further advanced. Considerable secrecy sur- 
rounds the details of design and construction, but it may 
be stated that the three boats were designed along lines 
that are radically difYerent and present variations that 
will serve to test thoroughly the possibilities under the 
limitations of the rules governing the contest. 
It is regarded as highly probable that two, and perhaps 
Tliree, other boats will be built for the trials, so that White 
Bear Y. C. will have at least as large a field to choose 
from as the Canadians. It goes without saying that in the 
matter of construction the White Bear builders are leav- 
ing nothing undone that will count toward success. They 
nro all doing the work of their lives. To have built the 
successful boat in the trials means an enhanced remita- 
lion, while a victory at Montreal would bring the builder 
at once into national prominence in yachting circles. With 
"^nch a orize at stake the White Bear builders are putting 
f-^rth their utmost endeavors. 
Building operations in the W^ite Bear shops are not 
confined to the boats for the interjiational competition. 
Km.ihf is building two if-footers that will be eliglbls 
for the inland lake com.petition ; for L. P. Ordway attd 
Mr. Owens. Amundson is at work on a boat of this class 
for H. T. Drake, who has sold Xenia, and Johnson is 
constructing one that will be offered for sale. — St. Paul 
Pioneer- Press. 
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The Yale Corinthian Y. C. held its annual meeting on 
March 7, electing the following officers: Com., H. O. 
Havemeyer, 1900, of New York city; Vice-Com., E. H. 
Clark, 1900, of Chicago, 111 ; Rear-Com., Clarkson Potter, 
1901, of St. Louis, Mo.; Sec'y, J. H. Hord, 1901, of 
Cleveland, O., and Treas., G. B. Kip, 1901, of New York 
city. 
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The Sing Sing Y. C. has elected the following officers : 
Com., Ralph Brandreth ; Vice-Com., Francis Larkin, Jr. ; 
Rear-Gom.,' Gilbert M. Todd; Sec'j', Robert T. Dennis; 
Treas., Frank L. Young; Meas., W. M. Carpenter; 
Trustees, Ralph Brandreth, Gilbert M. Todd and Stephen 
M. Sherwood ; Regatta Committee, Varian Banks, R. 
Dennis and W. M. Carpenter. 
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Capt. E. C. Bartlett, Sec'y of the San Francisco Y. C, 
has sold his yawl-rigged yacht Frolic. She has been pur- 
chased by parties who will use her in trade between here 
and Cape Nome. Frolic is one of the oldest craft afloat 
in these waters, having been built by Com. C. H. Har- 
rison, of Sausalito. The Commodore kept her in com- 
mission up to four j^ears ago, when he sold her to Mr. 
Bartlett. She was at one time the flagship of the San 
Francisco Y. C. — San Francisco Chronicle. 
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The Corinthian Y. C, of Stamford, held an adjourned 
meeting on March 3, electing the following officers: Com., 
Michael Mullins; Vice-Com., Arthur Bradley; Rear- 
Com., Harrv F. Smith; Sec'y, A. E. Albertie; 
Treas,, A. B. Gully; Meas., Patrick W. Cuddy; Fleet 
Surgeon, E. C. Bottomly; Trustees, Thomas Phitchard 
and Man.sfield Toms. 
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Schemer, sloop, was sold at marshal's sale on March 
7 for $495, She is the once well-known sloop defeated 
by Madge in 1881. At one time she was owned by the 
late Wm. M. Tweed, and it is a cherished myth that he 
made his escape to Cuba on her. 
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Shumara, a new and handsome British steam yacht, has 
been chartered by Amzi L. Barber, of New York, owner 
of Sapphire IIIL, formerly Rona, now under charter to 
Capt. H. L. B. McCalmont in African waters. 
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The annual meeting of the Gloucester Y. C, of Glouces- 
ter, Mass., was held on March 6, the following officers 
being elected: Com,, Benjamin Wilson; Vice-Com., John 
Graham, Sr. ; Rear-Com., Gilbert Taylor ; Sec'y, Frank 
Smith; Treas., John Casnett; Steward, Harry Quinn; 
Trustees, William Lowry, Robert Murray, James Rib- 
bell. 
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The Windward Y. C. has elected the following ofiicers : 
Com., Fred Suthergreen; Vice-Com,, Frank Smedley; 
Rear-Com,, C. Myck; Treas., A. W. Erickson; Fin. 
Sec'y, William Beyer; Rec. Sec'y, C. Tuynman; Meas., 
John Pierson; Board of Trustees, Richard W. Jones, H. 
Conradt, E, Morrison, H. Brown and J. Luke. 
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The Ossining Y. C. has elected the following officers: 
Com., G. S. Jenkins : Vice-Com., James H. Moran ; Rear- 
Com., Robert T. Dennis ; Sec'y. W. L. Oryans ; Treas., 
F. A. Griffin; Meas., I. S. Haff; Executive Committee, 
G. H. Barlow, B. F. Kipp; Trustees. Charles Raymond, 
G. H. Eldridge, D. J. Hickey, L. Terwilliger, Robert 
Smith, C. D. Malerady and Lewis Searles. 
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The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co. has issued a 
new booklet, giving descriptions and prices of both solid 
and hollow spars. The latter, made after the method of 
L. K. Young, whose work was so well known a few 
years since, are now in general demand. The following 
figures show the great gain in weight of hollow over 
.solid spars: 
The 30ft. racing cabin catboat. Dot, designed by H. J. 
Gielow, has a Spalding hollow mast 42ft. loin. long; 
greatest diameter, loin., weighing 347lbs. 
A solid mast of the same dimensions would weigh about 
49olbs. 
Momo II., of the Sound 25ft. restricted knockabout 
class, designed by Clinton H, Crane, has a hollow mast 
42ft. 2in. long; boom, 31ft. 6in., and gaff, 17ft. sin., weigh- 
ing 2i7lbs., 70lbs., and 2ij41bs. respectively. 
Would weigh if solid as follows: Mast, 294lbs, ; boom, 
I03lbs. ; gaff, 2g\hs. 
The racing Seawanhaka 20-footer Constance, designed 
by Clinton H. Crane, has a hollow mast 27ft. lin. x 4^in., 
weighing 37lbs. (would be 5ilhs. if solid) ; hollow boom. 
23ft. X ^Hin., weighing 24]bs. (would be 33lbs. if solid) ; 
hollow gaff, 13ft. gin., weighing gibs., including jaws 
(would be I3lbs. if solid). 
Possum and O-Shima-Sam, both of the 36ft. Sound 
class, designed by Clinton H. Crane, each had a hollow 
boom and gaff. Each boom 37ft. 6-4m., weighing ii7lbs, ; 
each gaff 23ft. x 4in., weighing 33lbs. (with jaws). 
Would weigh if solid I53lbs. and 44lbs, respectively. 
Lorelei, 2S-footer, designed by Gardner & Cox, has a 
hollow ma=t 33ft. i^in. long by 65^in. greatest diameter; 
weighs I481bs. 
Would weigh igSlbs. if solid. 
The 35ft. l.w.l. cutter Mira, designed by Gardner & 
Cox. has a hollow mast 49ft. gin. long, weighs 42olbs. 
Would weigh 553lhs. if solid. 
At Hfinley's Quincy shoo the Brown 2S-footer, Al 
Kvris. is nearlv planked and ready for her deck beams. 
The Bache 2S-footer is ready for nianking. and the Hay- 
den 25-footer is being set up. The Clark 30-footer is 
ready for painting, Sh» will he raced in Boston waters 
URti! the ffliddle of July, wheti she will go south of the 
Cape. 
Sheldon has just receivfed a bunch of orders, which will 
keep him busy until after tlie season has opened. These 
orders include a 50ft. launch for Frank Hallett, of Lubec, 
a 28ft. launch for Holbrook, Cabot and Daley; a 25ft 
launch for G. A. Lorie, of East Boston ; a 22ft. launch for 
Robert Beales, of Jonesport; a 22ft. launch for Peter 
Berlo; a 22ft. launch for Green Harbor, and an i8ft. 
auxiliary for John Johnson. The 30ft. launch which was 
built to exhibit at the Sportsmen's Show has been sold, 
and will be used on Moosehead Lake. The Dewing launch 
is nearly ready to take the water. The McDonald and 
McLean launches are nearly ready for delivery. Two 
or three more orders are expected this week, which will 
take up most of the available room in the shop. 
At Lawleys' the Harvard launch is about completed. 
Her boiler and engine are in and she will probably be 
delivered next week. The Mason 46-footer is nearly half 
planked. The keel of the Binney 30-footer is being turned 
out and her lead keel will be run this week. The Foster 
2i-footer is planked. The McQuesten gsft. steamer is in 
frame and her steel bulkheads have been put in. The 
Binney 25-footer is partly planked. The Crane 29-footer, 
which was built to beat Dragoon in Southern waters, will 
start for Charleston some time next week in charge of 
Capt. Bill Kirby. She will be taken through the inside 
passage, through the canals, Chesapeake Bay and Pamlico 
Sound. Signs of an early season are evident throughout 
the yard, several of the boats having their winter jackets 
off. — Boston Globe. 
A special meeting of the Executive Committee of the 
Sound Y. R. A. will be held at the Yachtsman's Club on 
March 15 at 8 P. M., to which the owners of knockabouts 
and raceabouts have been invited, with a view to the dis- 
cussion of the proposed new rules. 
American Canoe Association, J899-J9(X). 
Commodore, W. G. MacKendrick, 200 Eastern avenue. Toronto. 
Can. ' 
Secretary-TreasureTj Herbert Begg, 24 King street, Toronto, Can. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Thirty-second street Mid avenue A 
Bayonne, N. J. 
Division Officers. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Com., H. C. Allen, Trenton, N. J. 
Rear-Com., Lewis H. May, New York. 
Purser, Arthur H. Wood. Trenton, N. J. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-Com.. John S. Wright, Rochester, N. Y. 
Rear-Com., Jesse J. Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. 
Purser, C. Fred Wolters, 14 East Main street, Rochester, N. Y. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Cora., Frank A. Smith. Worcester, Mass. 
Rear-Com., Louis A. Hall, Boston, Mass. 
Purser, Frederick Coulson, 405 Main street, Worcester. Mass. 
NORTHERN DmSION. 
Vice-Com., T, McD. Mowatt. Kingston, Ont., Can. 
Rear-Com., E. C. Woolsey, Ottawa, Ont., Can. 
Purser, J. E. Cunnmgham, Kingston, Ont., Can. 
WESTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Com., Wm. C. Jupp. Detroit, Mich. 
Rear-Com., F. B. Huntington. Milwaukee, Wii. 
Purser, Fred T. Barcroft, 408 Ferguson Building, Detroit, Mich. 
Regatta Committee; R. Easton Bums. Kingston, Ont.. Can,, 
chairman; Herbert Begg, Toronto; D, B. Goodsell, Yonkeral N. y! 
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Meet of 1900. Muskoka Lake, Aug. S-17. 
Official organ, Forest and Streau.. 
Fixtures. 
May. 
26-31. Atlantic Division meet. Park Island. 
August 
3-17. A. C. A. meet, Muskoka. 
The dinner of the Atlantic Division in New York on 
March 3 was the most successful gathering of canoeists 
which has been seen in New York for ten years, about 
seventy-five being present. 
Rig for a Canvas Canoe. 
SiSQUoc, p. O., March ^.—Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have a canvas canoe. No. 2, which I built from the 
"Manual of the Canvas Canoe," by F. R. Webb. Hav- 
ing used it for duck hunting, and now the season is over, I 
want to use it for sailing. Could you or any of the 
readers of Forest and Stream give me some informa- 
tion through your valuable paper as to how much keel to 
use, what size sail and what kind will be best adapted for 
good results? Would like to hear from some canoeist. 
V, U. TOGNAZZINI. 
At Calla Shasta. 
At Calla Shasta! In that phrase 
Live once again the bygone days! 
The jo3rous days of early spring. 
When bird choirs made the woodland ring 
With carolings, and orchard trees. 
Snow-laden, wooed the passing breeze; 
The longer da5's of summer sped 
Ere yet we knew that spring had fled, 
Till from the stubble piping quail, ' ' 
And in the sedge the croaking rail. 
Hailed with autumnal blended call 
The crimson leaf of early fall. 
At Calla Shasta. 
Sweet, hidden camp, with charm so rare, 
We fain would have it summer there 
The whole year through, if we confess; 
Nor would its beauties grow the les.s. 
The guide, a path that becks you on, 
Its rough, uneven course upon; 
A modest path, that seems to shrink 
