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boat ought to have kept its own side. 
Judge Bfown held that the Crystal Stream Was not 
liable fof crossittg the channel from eddy to eddy, as this 
was thp usual course for incumbered tugs to pursue.^ ihe 
barges lashed at each side of the Crystal Stream projected 
some 50ft. ahead of her, and the side lights on the Crystal 
Stream could only be seen a point or so through the 
lane thus made, except where they might show across the 
decks of the barges. Judge Brown declared this arrange- 
ment of her colored lights was a gross violation of the 
rules of navigation, and that the Crystal Stream was m 
fault. He, however, held that, as the collision occurred 
at 8 o'clock, when it was still light enough to make out 
the direction taken by the tow, and that, as the boats were 
nearly head to head when they first saw each other, the 
yacht should 'have passed to the right, the place of collision 
showing tha,t she must have changed her course with the 
bend of the shore to the left. He therefore divided the 
damages. — N. Y, Times, 
Genesee. 
At noon on Oct. 12 there was launched at the Crescent 
Ship Yard, at Elibabethport, N. J., the steel auxiliary 
schooner Genesee. She was built from designs made by 
Messrs. Cary Smith & Barbey, and is similar in appear^ 
ance to Lasca,, a schooner designed spme.-years-ago by the 
same firm for Mr. James S. Watson^/for whom Genesee 
was built. The boat was named by tM owner's wife, and 
the launching was attended by a few If the relations and 
friends. f 
Genesee is' 148ft. over all, iioft. on the waterrme, 27ft. 
beam, i6ft. _^in. depth and draws 13ft. 6in. Tbe auxiliary 
power consists of a 9^2 and. ipin. engine by I4in. stroke, 
steam being supplied by two Almy boilerssof 100 horse- 
power ; 20 tons of coal can be carried., in the bunkers. She 
has a two-bladed feathering' propeller. An electric light 
plant and an evaporator for making fresh water add to 
the completeness of the yacht. 
Two fiiie Oregon pine sticks have been, secured for h^r 
masts, as she is intended solely &r'deep water cruising; 
a yard and square sail is carried- on the foremast. The 
plan that accompanies this article will give an excellent 
idea of the arrangement below decks. All the cabins with 
the exception of the main saloon are paneled in pine and 
painted white with mahogany trim.' The main cabin is 
furnished in teak with handsome carved panels. At the 
after end is an open fireplace' with green tile; the cabin 
portholes are concealed by stained glass panels, each 
representing one of the caravels in Columbus' fleet, which 
give a most effective color scheme. Open plumlDing of 
the most approved style is rfsfed throughout. The galley 
and forecastle are unusually large and airy. A small deck 
house aft, that serves as companionway, offers a -pro- 
tected lounging- place for the owner and his guests in 
bad weather. All the deck fittings are of teak. 
In her trials under power Genesee steamed about three 
miles an hour more than the speed expected, and developed 
60 per cent, more than the required horse-power. 
Yacht Club Notes. 
With an unusually active yachting year at hand, the 
■KTew York Y. C. has decided to stick by its old officers. 
The Nominating Committee has nominated for re-elec- 
tion, at the annual meeting Feb. 14, nearly all of those 
who are at present holding office. The Treas., Mr. F. 
W. J. Hurst, will retire after fourteen years' service, and 
has named Mr. Tarrant Putnam to succeed him. The 
Hst in full is as follows: Com., Lewis Cass Ledyard, 
schooner Corona; Vice-Com., August Belmont, sloop 
Mineola; Rear-Com., C. L. F. Robinson, cutter Hester; 
Sec'y, J. V. S. Oddie; Treas., Tarrant Putnam; Meas., 
John Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon, rMorris J. Asch, M. D. 
Regatta Committee~S. Nicholson Kane, Chester Gris- 
wold and Newbury D. Lawton, Committee on Admis- 
sion— ITenry C. Ward, James C. Bergen, Frederick 
Gallatin, James A. Wright ahd George F. Dominick. 
House Committee — Harrison B. Moore, Thomas A. 
Bronson and William H. Osgood. Library Committee- 
Theodore C. Zerega, Paul Eve Stevenson and Arnold 
Wood. Committee on Club Stations — WiUiam Thomas, 
No. I, Tompkinsville, S. I.; Fretferick G. Bourne, No. 2, 
New York, foot of East Tweritj^-sixth street; F. Augus- 
tus Schermerhorn, No. 3, iWhitestone, N. Y.; L 
Vaughan Clark, No. 4, New: London, Conn.; Charles 
Lane Poor, No. s, Shelter Island, N. Y.; Frederick P. 
Sands, No. 6, Newport, R. I,; Harrison B. Moore, No. 
7, Vineyard Haven, Mass.; John P. Duncan, No. 8, At- 
lantic Highlands; Amzi L. Barber, No. 9, Ardsley-on- ' 
Hudson; Edward R. Ladew, Glen Cove, N. Y. 
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The Pavbnia Y. C. held its annual meeting on Tues- 
day, Dec. II, and elected the following officers for the 
eOi-ning year: Com., D. W. Kohn, schooner Azalea; 
yice-Com., Alex. F. Roe, yawl Forsyth, Fleet Capt,.' 
John Wright, sloop Naomi; Meas., A. P. Curtis; Fleet 
Surgeon, Dr. W. J. Parker; Req Sec'y, W. W. Poland; 
Fin. Sec'y, W. F. Tobm; Treas., L. Mittelsdorf. House 
Committee— John Zimmerman, Garrett Van Horn, Will- 
iam Willis, James Morey and Mi Gilmartin. Trustees— 
F. G. Agens, E. J. Smith, C. W. Link, John C. Smith 
and P. W. Figueira. Anchorage Committee— G. Van 
Horn, A. P. Curtis and L. C. Russ. Plans were sub- 
mit.ed for the alterations of the new club house at 
.Bayonne, N. J,, and for the outbuildings on the grounds. 
The club 44 in a very satisfactory condition. On New- 
Yeafi*-.Day-'the officers will give their annual dinner to 
the members, which will be the last important reunion at 
the old Jersey City quarters previous t6~tlie occupancy 
of the new house at Bayonne. 
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The Williamsburgh Y. C. held its annual meeting on 
Tuesday, Dec. 11, and elected the following officers- 
■Com., John Fennell; Vice-Corn., E. V. Rosemond; Rear- 
Com., John New; Sec'y, Henry Schmieder (re-elected)- 
■Cor. Sec'y, WiUiam D. Long (re-elected) ; Treas. Adolph 
Kling (re-elected); Meas.. Joseph Northrup; Steward 
A. T. Brush; Sergeant-at-Arms, Christop.her Hamburcrer' 
ioard of Trustees— Frederick Smedley, Chairman- Wm 
■ Kelis, lames F, Schnessele, John Lawes, Gus Schwartz. 
Regatta Conimittee-'-Adolph Kling, Chairman; Henry 
Schmieder, Joseph Newberger. 
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The Morris Y'. C. has elected the following officers for 
the coming year: Com., George R. Moran, auxiliary 
sloop Mavourneen; Vice-Com., Hugo Eckert, sloop 
Ariel; Rear-Com., W. T. Isbell, sloop Frohc; Fleet 
Capt, F. Jacoby, catboat Venus. Directors — Charles 
Lansing, William Heubeck, George Henneberg, John 
Salzman, Al. Schorske and William Schwenke. The 
club's annual smoker will be held at the winter quarters 
in January. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
At New Rochelle the new shed at Huntington's yard, 
in which the si-footer for Mr. E. Kelly will be built, is 
nearing completion. Over sixty boats are in their winter 
quarters at this yard. Among them are: lola, Nada, 
■ Ruby, • Lucille, Moya, Zolfo, Senta, The Duchess, Tis, 
~ Karma, Ionia, Keren, Bonnie Glint, Persimmon, Mon- 
goose II., Jessica, Gossip, Don't Worry, Idler, Oconee, 
Midge, Rochelle, Marion, Angora, Vagrant, Sally, Swan, 
Oriole, Wanata, Miriam, Nettie Dennis, Kazaza, Alcedo, 
- Keneu, Ontiora. Addie, Mayotta, Twilight, Margaret, 
■■Ad«laide, Osage, Wyutje, Heron, Whvnot, Elphin, Nora, 
Dt^rothy, Pandora, Dort, Mascotte, Possum, Nonny, 
Welfare, Jessica (knockabout). 
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Mr. Charles Smithers, of the N. Y. Y. C, has sold 
his schooner yacht Fleur de Lys, through the agency of 
Messrs. Tams, Lemoine and Crane, to Dr. Lewis A. 
.Stimson, of the N. Y, Y". C. The Fleur de Lys is one 
of the best known cruising yachts in the club fleet, and 
-^^her log book includes the records of several transatlantic 
evoyages. The yacht was designed by Burgess, and built 
;at;Bath, Me., ten years ago. 
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The schooner yacht Rosina, owned by Mr, Harry T. 
Malpass, of Atlantic City, N. J., which was driven ashore 
on the night of Dec. 9, off Southold, L. I., has arrived 
at Tebo's Basin, South Brooklyn, and is undergoing re- 
pairs before proceeding to her destination. The Rosina 
was floated on Dec. 11, and being found in pretty fair 
condition was taken in tow and brought to Brooklyn. 
Her steering gear will be replaced, and her standing 
rigging needs attention. 
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Mr. Franklin Singer, one of the richest Americans in 
Paris, has ordered a schooner yacht, which will proba- 
bly be the largest sailing pleasure craft in the world. 
The boat Js designed by Soper, and will be built at 
Gosport, England. 
Mr. L. T. Mosscrop, of Brooklyn, has sold his racing 
28ft. cabin catboat Fireflj'-, to , Mr. L. F. Sanderson, of 
New London, Conn. 
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Mr. Joseph R. Wainwright, of Philadelphia, has bought 
the steam yacht Henrietta, and will take her to Phila- 
delphia. 
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The yawl Lapwing, owned by Mr. P. Larouche, of 
Boston, which spent most of her time cruising in the 
waters hereabouts, has been bought by Mr. L. W. Snell- 
ing, who is a member of the New Rochelle Y. C. He 
will change her rig next spring to that of a sloop. 
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Five of the Larchmont's new 25ft. one-design class, 
from the plans of Messrs. Gardner & Cox, are now 
under way at the yard of Wyckoff Bros. & Taylor, Clin- 
ton, Conn. The owners of these boats are Mr. Charles 
Hogan, ot New York; Mr. J. G. HocKe, of Jersey City; 
Dr. J. M. W^oodbury, of New York; Mr. Robert D. 
Graham, of Greenwich, Conn., and Mr.' H. G. S. Noble, 
of New York. The commissions to build were given as 
named, and the order of their delivery will be the same. 
W'^ithin the next few daj's the designers hope to have 
three or four additional contracts signed by well known 
yachtsmen. 
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The Fife designed cutter Senta, recently sold to Mr. 
A. N. Hinkle, of Cincinnati, through the agency of 
Messrs. Gardner & Cox, will leave Southampton, Eng- 
land, in a few days for Greenport, L. I., and will be laid 
up the remainder of the winter at the yard of the Green- 
port Construction Co. 
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Mr. J. M. McDonough, the former owner of the Fife 
designed cutter Jessica, is seriously considering the build- 
ing of a houseboat 127ft. over all and 20ft. beam. 
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The auxiliary yacht Intrepid, N. Y. Y. C, is having 
her machinery and boilers overhauled at Fletcher's. 
Hoboken, and will leave there for Tebo's Basin, South 
Brooklyn, in a few days. 
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The steam yacht Corsair, N. Y. Y. C, Mr, J. Pierpont 
Morgan, will leave Fletcher's, Hoboken, on Tuesday for 
the Erie.Basin, where she will be laid up for the winter 
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The steam yacht Mar jorie, recently purchased by Mr. 
Isaac E. Emerson, of Baltimore, Md., is at the Morse 
Iron _Works,_ foot of Fifty-seventh street. South Brook- 
lyn, for repairs and alterations. 
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Mr. George Lord Day, prominent as a yachtsman, 
clubman and sportsman, died on Dec. 14. from the result 
of an operation. He was thirty-nine years old. Mr. Day 
made several long ocean voyages on his yacht Fleur 
de Lys, and cruised over most of the world. His boat 
was one of the nine American j^achts at the jubilee naval 
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