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known that on Y. R. A. time allowance in almost any 
ordinary weather the canoe would win; indeed, in most 
states of wind and sea she' can, and does, win without 
time allowance — that is, of course, on open water and 
moderate weather ; on ' a river between banks and lines 
of bushes and trees the high sails of a boat twice the 
size of a canoe are pretty sure to catch the wind, which 
scarcely comes at all to the lower suit of sails of the canoe. 
However, there is, happily, no intermixture of canoe and 
raters, the Y. R. A. iScwt. minimum limit of weight 
being a bar to a canoe of some soolbs. for open water 
sailing, and also the canoes have, even in one club alone, 
some sixty races and two iso challenge cups to go for 
among themselves. 
The matter may be summed up in this, that the man 
who wins prizes in sailing canoes must be an expert 
sailor; whereas, in a yacht the prize winner may hire a 
professional to sail the craft or to nurse him in sailing it. 
Yacht Racingf at the Paris Exposition. 
The committee in charge of the yacht races arranged 
as a part of the Paris Exposition has issued a programme 
of the events, to which yachtsmen of foreign countries 
are warmly invited. There will be two series of races, the 
first for yachts of not over ten tons by the French rule, 
to be held at Meulan on the Seine in May ; the second for 
yachts of ten to twenty tons, to be sailed off Havre in 
August. Yachts of all nationalities are eligible to enter, 
the only proviso being that each shall have her owner or a 
representative accepted by the committee on board. 
Meulan is the station of the Cercle de la Voile de 
Paris, the noted small-yacht club of France. The sum of 
15,000 francs has been appropriated for prizes. The races 
will be sailed under the French rule of measurement, 
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The races at Meulan will begin on May 20, and all 
yachts entered are expected to start in the first grand 
race, for which six first and five second prizes are 
ofifered. On May 22 the races will be for the 3^-ton, 2-ton 
and 3-ton classes, on May 24 for the international cup 
of the Exposition — the lo-ton and the ^-ton classes, and 
on May 27 for the i-ton, 2-ton, 3-ton and lo-ton classes. 
The races at Havre will begin on Aug. i and continue 
until Aug. 5, the series including three races, for which 
five prizes ranging from 8,000 to i.ooo francs will be 
given. They are open to all yachts of over 10 and not 
-over 20 tons. Entries may be made to Jean d'Estourelles 
de Constant, Rue Mirabeau. No. 4, Paris, who will 
furnish all necessary information. 
The Boston 25-Footers, 
A SPECIAL meeting of the Y. R. A. of Massachusetts 
was held on April 30 at Young's Hotel to consider the 
-following proposed amendments to create a new class for 
the four Hanley boats which do not conform to tlie Asso- 
ciation cabin restrictions : 
■ Class E, a special 25ft. cabin class, open to the four 
■ Hanley boats owned by Messrs'. Parker & Hayden, J. Fred 
Brown, W. F. Bache and Edwin Clapp; the two Purdon 
boats, owned by Messrs. Randolph Tucker -and Reginald 
- Boardmah, ' and to' all boats in Glass D at their option. 
All rules and restrictions of Class D, Y. -R' _A., to apply, 
except in so far as the present construction of these 
special boats prevents. 
After a discussion lasting- over two hours, a motion 
■ to postpone the amendment indefinitely was carried by a 
. vote of 9 to 4. The yachts will now be compelled to race 
outside the Association. 
YACHTING TSTEWS NOTES. 
The annual meeting of the Royal Hamilton Y. C. was 
held on April 21, with Com. Lucas in the chair, the fol- 
lowing officers being elected: Com., R. A. Lucas; Vice- 
Corn., S. E. Malloch; Rear-Com., Guy R. Judd; Hon. 
Sec'y, T. W. Lester; Capt, J. H. Fearnside; Hon. 
Measurers, G. F. Birely and J. G. Gauld; Fleet Surgeon, 
H. S. Griffin, M. D. ; Committee, E. H. Ambrose, Frank 
Fearman, W. J. Grant, J. F. Monck, Geo. Vallance, Geo. 
Webster, H. G. Wright. 
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The new year book of the British Y. R. A. has been 
issued for 1900, containing the revised rules of the Asso- 
ciation. A complete list is given of all yachts holding 
Y. R. A. certificates, with the date of each measurement, 
and it is now provided that every yacht must be re- 
measured after the expiration of two years. The book is 
published by Harrison & Sons, St. Martin's Lane, Lon- 
The auxiliary schooner Penelve. designed and built 
by Read Bros., "of Fall River, for A. Hoiner .Skinner, was 
launched on April 24, being christened by Miss Bertha 
Louise Skinner. The i^acht is 57ft. over all, 38ft. l.w.l., 
14ft. breadth and 6ft. draft, with a 16-H. P. gasoline en- 
gine built by Murray & Tregartha. 
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, Mr. H. O. Havemeyer, of Islip, has built two new 
- sloops this winter, one, Electra, at Bristol, and one, 
• Impatience, at Bay Shore. The two will be raced together 
■ on Great South Bay. 
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At Wood's Yard, City Island, there is now ready for 
launching a cruising centerboard cutter designed by H. C. 
Huntingham for Francis H. Page. She is 6ift. 6in. over 
all, 40ft. l.w.l., 15ft- breadth and 7ft. 6in. draft, with a 
centerboard under the floor. There is a trunk cabin, 
giving good headroom below, and the interior is hand- 
' somelv fitted. Mr. Wood has also cast the keel for a 21ft. 
raceabout, designed by B. B. Crowninshield for Alfred 
Peats, of New . York. 
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Com. Ledyard has appointed Mr. Robert Bacon Fleet 
Captain of the New York Y. C. Mr. Bacon is a partner 
of ex-Com. Morgan. 
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A meeting of the committee in charge of the yachting 
carnival to be held under the auspices of the South Bos- 
ton yacht clubs in July was held on April 25 at the 
Columbia Y. C. All yacht clubs from Provincetown to 
Portland will be notified, and asked to cruise to South 
Boston. Officers were chosen as follows : Pres., Arthur 
Fuller, South Boston Y. C. ; First Vice-Pres., Com. Ed- 
ward J. Powers, Columbia Y. C. ; Second Vice-Pres., 
Com. Charles P. Jvlooney, Mosquito Fleet Y. C. ; Third 
Vice-Pres., Simeon Goldsmith, South Boston Y. C. ; 
Sec'y, James F. Barry, Mosquito Fleet Y. C. ; Treas., 
Frank E. Grainger, Columbia Y. C. Members of the 
city and State governments and the Yacht Racing Asso- 
ciation were added to the permanent body. 
Arcturus, steam j^acht, Rutherford Stuyvesant, was at 
Gibraltar, from Marseilles, on April 27, bound west. 
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Utowana, steam yacht, Allison V. Armour, was at 
Horta in the Azores on April 27. 
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On April 25 the Parkdale Sailing Club, of Parkdale, on 
Humber Bay, near Toronto, held its annual meeting, elect- 
ing the following officers: Com., Alf. Cole; Vice-Com., 
Jas. Commeford ; Capt., W. H. Paterson ; Sec'y-Treas., 
W. A. Watts, 272 Arthur street; Meas., S. Griffiths; Sail- 
ing Committee, L. E. Marsh, J. Cole and H. Weir ; House 
Committee, G. Hallett, W. Norwich, and T. Chaperon. 
The club has lately taken in sixte.en new members, adding 
nine new boats to its fleet. 
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Sultana, steam yacht, built by the Davis Boat and Oar 
Company at Wyandotte, Mich., in 1893, and owned for 
several j'ears by W. H. Langley, of New York, will re- 
turn to the Great Lakes, having been purchased by G. C. ' 
Conn, of Elkhart, Ind. She has been repaired and re- 
fitted at Tebo's Basin. 
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Katrina, schr., Robert E. Todd, has been sold to James 
B. Ford. 
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On April 26 the new schooner Kirin was launched at 
Poillon's Yard, South Brooklyn. She was designed by 
J. Beaver Webb for Max Agassiz, and her dimensions 
are: Over all, 98ft.; l.w.l., 70ft.; breadth, 17ft. 6in. ; 
draft, lift. Sin. She is intended for cruising, and is very 
heavily constructed, her deck beams being about 6in. 
square. In model she is a cross between the old America 
and the narrow ciitters of 1880-85, with an old-fashioned 
clipper stem, a very hollow bow and a deep V section. 
The Sintz Gas Engine Company, of Grand Rapids, 
Mich., has issued a very artistic catalogue of gasoline 
engines, launches, jj'achts, gasoline pumps,- etc. The Sintz 
engine is well known in the West, and is very popular 
with yachtsmen. The book contains excellent illustrations 
of both engines and the completed yachts, 
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The Almanac of the Solent Classes, which is a labor 
of love with Thalassa, Lt.-Col. Bucknill, R. E., contains 
the usual amount of detailed information as to the -Solent 
clubs, rules, fixtures, etc., including a summary of the 
Y. R. A. rules. The little book is very useful to all who 
race on and about the Solent. 
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The large steam yacht Margarita III,, designed- by- G. 
L. Watson for A. J. Drexel, Esq., of Philadelpliia," was 
successfully launched at Henderson's. Yard, Glasgow, on 
,^pril I. She is 323ft. over ail, 272ft. l.w.l., 36ft. gin. in 
breadth and i6ft. Sin. draft. . , 
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The annual meeting of the Royal Canadian Y. C. was 
held in Toronto on April 28, the following officers being 
elected: Com., George H. Gooderham; Vice-Com., C. A. 
B. Brown; Rear-Com., A. G. Peuchen; Hon. Sec'y, F. |. 
Ricarde-Seaver ; committee, ^melius Jarvis, G. T. Mc- 
Murrich, H. C. McLeod, F. O. Cayley, J. E. Patterson, 
J. T. Craig, Stephen Haas, C, E. Archibald, G. E. Macrae. 
W. P. Eby. After a prosperous season last year, the club 
is in a very flourishing condition, the membership being 
as follows: Honorarj' life members, 5: life members, 68; 
resident members, 481; non-resident members, 126; junior 
members, 134; total, 813. The financial statement showed 
the receipts to have been $10,952.54, and the disburse- 
ments, $9,436.34, leaving a surplus of $1,516.20. 
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On April 18 a new club under the name of the Vallejo 
Yachting and Boating Club was organized at San Fran- 
cisco. 
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Carmen, steam yacht, formerly Nooya, C. A. Starbuck, 
arrived at New York on May i after a cruise of six 
weeks in the West Indies. 
Saunterer, cutter, designed by Gardner & Cox and built 
at Wood's Yard, City Island, in 1S98, for John D. 
Parker, of Boston, has been sold to J. Berre King, of 
New York, for the use of his on Edward King, She is 
46ft. over all, 30ft. l.w.l., 9ft. lom. breadth and 7ft. 6in. 
draft. 
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The first alummum. boat to be sailed in the lakes here- 
abouts is now being built at Racine and will be taken to 
Pewaukee Lake as soon as it is finished. The boat is 
for a well-known yachtsman of Pewaukee Lake, but- who 
resides in Milwaukee. She is built of four sheets of 
aluminum, the bottom being practically flat, with a gradual 
slant at the stern and bow. She is "strengthened with keel- 
sons in' the bilges and is fastened throughout with 
aluminum rivets.' It is evident that her best point in sail- 
ing will be when she is heeled over so as to be on her 
bilge. There is considerable difference of opinion as to 
her sailing ability, and this matter will have to be settled 
after she take.s to the water. She is a peculiar shaped 
craft and her deck is of wood. She is 32ft. over all and 
will carry 500 sq. ft. of canvas. — Exchange. 
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The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Company, of Ogdens- 
btirg, N. Y., has just completed and delivered to George 
Bullock, of Oytser Bay, N. Y., a very handsome 35ft. 
cabin electric launch, equipped with a 20-horse-power 
motor, designed and made by the Bullock Electric Com- 
pany, of Cincinnati. This launch is of mahogany through- 
out, the planking being double skin. The arrangements 
are novel, and the fittings and furnishings very handsome.. 
Steering is effected by a separate small motor attached to 
the rudder post under the after deck, and operated entirely 
by two small push buttons. The boat is also lighted by 
electricity. The company is also about to deliver to Col- 
lector George R. Bidwell, of New York city, a fine 42ft. 
cabin electric launch, furnished with motor made by the 
Electric Launch Company of Bayonne. This launch is 
also of mahogany throughout, and has many special 
features introduced for the first time in a craft of this 
kind. She is to be used on the North and Hudson rivers. 
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State Detective S. F. Letteny and Deputy Sheriff Ernest 
Bradford arrested John Rogers at Stage Wharf in Chat- 
ham, yesterday, for the alleged larceny of the sailing yacht 
.Riverside, of New Bedford, which was stolen last Tues- 
day. She was owned by Peter Nelson. The Riverside 
arrived at Chatham Saturday, and Rogers offered her for 
.sale for $5, but again proceeded before the officers located 
her. Saturday night two anchor-dragging schooners off 
Dennis were boarded and more than $100 worth of ma- 
terial was stolen. This gave Officer Letteny a clew tO' 
the whereabouts of the Riverside, and he dropped into- 
Chatham just as she w^as sailing into the harbor. Rogers 
tied the yacht up to the wharf and came ashore. When 
arrested the prisonfer made a stout resistance, knocking 
Officer Bradley down and badly cutting his face, but he 
was overpowered and taken to the town lockup, and after- 
ward to the county jail in Barntsable. He will be taken 
back to New Bedford for trial. . It is thought Rogers stole 
the gear from the schooners off Dennis, and that he sold 
the material to a schooner off Monomoy yesterday. — Fall 
River Globe, April 30. 
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The Penataquit Corinthian Y. C. has issued the follow- 
ing programme for the season : 
July 4— Spring club regatta, preparatory gun i P. M. 
July 14 — First special. Class N sloops, preparatory gun 
2 P. M. 
July 21 — First special. Classes T and V catboats, pre- 
paratory gun 2 P. M. • 
July 28-— Annual club regatta, preparatory gun i P. M. 
Aug. 4— Second special. Class N sloops, preparatory 
gun 2 P. M. 
Aug. II — Second special, Classes T and V catboats, pre- 
paratory gun 2 P. M. 
Aug. 18 — Annual open regatta, preparatory gun 11 
A. M. 
Aug. 25— Final special, Classes T and V catboats, pre- 
paratory gun 2 P. M. 
Sept. 3— Fall. club regatta, preparatory gun i P. M. 
. Sept. 8— E"inal special. Class N sloops, preparatory gun 
2 P. M. . ■ ■ .. _ . 
- Entries must be made in writing, giving name of yacht, 
•rig and racing length, and filed with the chairman of the 
regatta committee, . positively not later than two days 
prior- to the race.. No entries accepted unless racing 
length is given. ■ . ' ---.--^ 
- For the annual open regatta, Aug;. .18, entries will be 
received from members of all recognized yacht clubs, also 
of yachts -owned or chartered .for the .season by sunimer 
residents on the Great South Bay., " 
In special races for Class .N'.slo.Qps, the first three boats 
in races of July 14. and. Aug. 4 will sail final race for class 
championship and prizes on Sept. 8. 
In special races for Classes . T ' and V catboats, the 
first three boats, in "each class,, ill races of July 21 and 
Aug. II will sail final race for class championship and 
prizes on Aug. 25. . _ 
First and second prizes are offered in each class, where 
three yachts start with the intention of completing the 
course, and in any class where five yachts complete the 
course a third prize Avill be given. 
The championship cup for winners of final race in Class 
N sloops is offered by Charles A. Schieren; championship 
cup for winner in Class T catboats by Com. J. Adolpii 
Mollenhauer, and championship cup for winner in Class V 
catboats by Rear-Com. Eugene Lentilhon. John R. Suy- 
dam also offers a special cup in Class M sloops. This will 
be awarded to the yacht with the best record in the sea- 
son's races. 
At the request of the owners of yachts in Class M 
sloops, the restrictions in respect to amateur helmsman 
and crew in this class only are suspended for the season. 
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Charles A. Cheever, of Wave Crest, Far Rockaway, 
died at his home on May 2 at the age of forty-seven. Mr. 
Cheever was so badly crippled from his birth that the 
services of an attendant were necessary to carry him 
about, but he took an active part in life, being a success- 
ful business man, and he was always interested in yacht- 
ing, being a member of the New York Y. C, Seawanhaka 
C. Y. C. and the old Brooklyn Y. C. His open, sloop , W- 
T. Lee, was one of the fast boats of her day, nearly 
twenty years ago ; old yachtsmen will recollect his diminu- 
tive bodjr lashed to the deck outside the coaming within 
reach of the wheel. In later years he owned the schooner 
Crusader, and at times he was to be seen seated snugly in 
the stern sheets of the cutter at the davits while the yacht 
was under way. " ' 
The Regatta Committee of the Manchester Y- C- has 
arnounced the. following schedule of races for the season: 
June 30, ■ Saturday— Special cup for 2S-foote.rsi - 
• • July 2. Mondaj'— First champi-onship, 
July 23. Monday---Second Championship. 
July 27, Friday—Open, Crowhurst cup. • 
July 30, Monday — Third championship. 
Aug. 7, Tuesday — Y. R. A., open. 
Aug. 20, MondayT^Glub, handicap, 
Sept. 8, Saturday— Club, handicap. - ■ ■ - 
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John Nicholas Brown, of Providence, R. I., died in New 
York on May i at the age of thirty-eight. He was a mem- 
ber, of the .New York Y. C. and ;Q\nier of- Ballymenaj 
steam yacht. _ J.'-'.^r '"""T ,1 . . 
