A Canadian Ice Yacht# 
Toronto Bay, a dear expanse of fresh water frozen for 
several months of the year, offers excellent facilities for 
ice yachting, and though the boats are much smaller than 
those of the Hudson and Shrewsbury, and racing is not 
such a feature, ice yachting is very popular and much 
sailing is done. Many of the yachts are kept on hire and 
also used regularly to carry passengers between the city 
and the island, a mile away. They are of simple construc- 
tion and far less expensive than the Hudson River craft, 
costing only about $ioo. 
The yacht here illustrated, through the kindness of Mr. 
J. Ackroyd, one of the principal builders, is a good repre- 
sentative of the class. The construction is so clearly 
shown in the drawing that but little explanation is needed. 
The runner plank is of white pine, 2in. thick and i6in. 
wide, the upper members of the truss being two oak strips, 
each 2X4in. These are sprung over two pieces of 2in. oak. 
one on each side of the center of the runner plank. The 
truss is fastened together with %m. bolts, as shown, the 
ends of the oak strips butting against pieces of i%'m. oak 
bolted to each end of the runner plank, the same bolts, or 
lag screws, running down into the runner block. This is 
of oak, Sxsin., with a groove cut in the lower side, J^in. 
wide and 2lAin. deep to receive the runner. 
The mast rests on the runner plank, in a 2in. oak step 
bolted to plank, and the space at the top between the two 
oak strips is filled in with a similar partner piece through 
which the mast passes. The body of the yacht is made of 
two side planks, each ij^in. white pine 8in, wide, united 
at the after ends by two stern pieces of 2in. oak, through 
which the rudder stock works. The side planks are 
sprung to a curve and the forward ends are boked into the 
truss of the runner plank. The floor extends the whole 
length of the body, and is of %in. white pine, battened in 
sections and removable. It rests on strips screwed to the 
inside of each plank on lower edge. There are two trans- 
verse planks or bulkheads between the side planks, the 
forward one raking forward at an angle. These bulkheads 
are secured by lag screws through the side planks and 
also by iron knees, two to each end. 
The bowsprit is of i^in. white pine, the two planks 
being bolted together at the fore ends, while the after 
ends are tenoned into mortises in the forward bulkhead. 
The planks of the bowsprit pass outside the two oak up- 
rights of the runner plank, and are secured by one bolt 
through each plank and upright. 
The rudder stock is tenoned into the rudder block, the 
tiller being of oak or iron. The runners are of boiler 
plate, beveled as shown, the rudder, of course, having the 
same bevel on each side. They are hung on two §^in. 
bolts through runner block, the forward hole in runner 
being oblong, to admit of free play. 
The yachts are all lateen rigged, with sails of 6oz. duck, 
double bighted. The boom and yard are each made of 
two spruce poles with their butts spliced at the center of 
the spar, the splice being wrapped with hoop iron for its 
full length. 
Ice yachts are also much used on Burlington Bay, at 
Hamilton, thirty miles from Toronto, also lateen rigged, 
but with sheer legs in place of mast. The dimensions of 
the present boat may readily be reduced to one-half or 
one-third, making a still cheaper craft. 
Yacht Guh Notes, 
The annual meeting of the Indian Harbor Y, C. was 
held at the "Yachtsmen's Club, 47 West Forty-third street, 
on Jan. 9. The usual reports were made, which showed 
that the club wis in a first-class condition in every way. 
The prizes won by yachtsmen in last season's regattas 
were exhibited and given to the successful yachtsmen. 
They formed a very handsome collection. Com. Charles 
T. Wills, who has held office for six years, retired last 
night. The club thanked him for his services and made 
him a trustee. 
Resolutions were adopted of condolence with the family 
of the late Henry E. Doremus, who was the first com- 
modore of the club and one of the charter members. 
The following officers were elecled : Com., Frank Til- 
ford; Vice-Com., Alfred Feats; Rear-Com.^, George F. 
Dominick; Sec'y, Charles W. Kirby; Treas., Richard Out- 
water; Trustees (term expiring 1904), Charles T. Wills 
and L. R. Alberger; Regatta Committee, Frank Bowne 
Jones, Charles F. Kirby, Charles P. Tower, F. C. Hender- 
son and Charles E. Simms ; Delegates to the Y. R. A. of 
Long Island Sound, Frank Bowne Jones, Charles F. Kirby 
and Charles E. Simms. 
The annual meeting of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. 
C. was held on Jan. 8 at Sherry's. The chief business of 
the evening was to listen to the reports of the officers and 
committees and all of these, particularly those of the 
Secretary, Treasurer and Race Committee were particu- 
larly pleasing. They showed that the club had just com- 
pleted the best season of its existence. There were fewer 
resignations last year than ever before, the financial con- 
dition is good and there never was so much good racmg 
as there was at Oyster Bay last summer. The result of 
the election was as follows : Trustees (to form the class 
of 1904 in place of that of 1901, whose term of office ex- 
pired), Percy Chubb, Henry Clark Rouse and Wm. J. 
Matheson; Com.. Arthur Curtiss James; Vice-Com'., 
Colgate Hoyt ; Rear-Com., Henry C. Eno ; Sec'y, Allen E. 
Whitman; Treas., Frank S. Hastings; Meas., John 
Hyslop ; Fleet Surgeon, H. Holbrook Curtis, M. D. ; Fleet 
Chaplain, W. Montague Geer, D. D. ; Race Committee, 
Charles W. Wetmore,- Walter C. Kerr, Charles A. Sher- 
man, Clinton H. Crane and Johnston de Forest; Com- 
mittee on Lectures and Entertainments, Jacob Wendell, 
Jr., Nelson B. Burr and Elijah Woodward; Committee 
on' Lines and Models, John Hyslop, A. Gary Smith and 
H. M. Crane ; Law Committee, Alfred Ely and Wilmot 
At the annual meeting of the Williamsburg Y. C. the 
following officer's were elected for the present year: Com., 
John Fennell; Vice-Com., E. V. Roseraond; Rear-Com., 
John New ; Sec'y, Henry Schmieder ; Cor. Sec'y, William 
E, Long; Treas., Adolph Kling; Meas., Joseph Northup; 
