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different from anything that has been proposed before. It 
is as follows : 
"Yachts shall be rated for classification and time allowance by 
racing measurement, which shall be determined by adding to half 
the load waterline half the square root of the sail area and a 
quantity determined as L. and by dividing the sum of these quan- 
tities by 1.1. 
i.L = ^' ^- 
"The quantity L. is to be obtained in the following way: 
"B. is breadth of load waterline plane at % of its length from fore 
end. 
"B. is breadth of load waterline plane at Ys from after end. 
"B. is breadth (greatest) of L.W.L. plane. 
"C. is (B.+B.')— B.". 
"D. is draft at MS. +2-5 of any greater draft aft, and all of any 
greater draft forward. 
"E.=(B."-fD.)— 3 1-3V MS. submerged. 
"C.+E=L. 
"On all yachts launched after July 1, 1901, there shall be placed, 
by the owner or his agent, on every vessel to be entered for 
racing, marks on each side of her to indicate the waterline, and 
other marks vertical to and 3in. above the first named. These 
shall be placed" immediately over the largest cross section of the 
submerged part of the yacht. 
"The owner shall furnish to the measurer a certificate of the draft 
to the waterline as above indicated, and shall also include a state- 
ment of any greater draft, whether the same is at a place or 
places forward or aft of this point. The certificate shall also state 
the measurement of the yacht's greatest breadth on the load 
w-aterline and the area of the submerged section when measured 
to the marks at the waterline, and also to the marks 3in. above it. 
These marks shall be kept on hand at the club house, and sup- 
plied to all who may require them; they shall be small disks of non- 
corrosive metal, each having a hole in the center, through which it 
may be secured to the side of the vessel by a pin, the center of 
the latter to indicate the point measured to. 
"In case of metal hulls a cross, such as can be made with a cold 
chisel, may be used, the intersection of the lines to indicate the 
point measured to. The measurements furnished by the owner to 
be subject to verification by the club's measurer when called in 
question by protest, or when required by the race committee. 
"Any yacht launched before July 1, 1901, whose measurements, 
made under the rule of the previous year, brought her within the 
limits of a class, shall be eligible to race in such class, although 
when measured under the rule 1901 she may exceed the limits of 
such class, or may fall below it, and such yachts shall be rated 
for time allowance at their actual measurements. 
"Yachts launched after July 1, 1901, shall not be entitled to time 
allowance except from yachts launched prior to that date whose 
measurements may exceed the class limit. Such yachts shall allow 
time to smaller vessels launched before the date named. 
"When the measurer shall have to measurer, draw and com- 
pute the area of midship section or other under body dimensions 
of a yacht the charge for the same shall be for a cabin yacht $12, 
and for an open yacht $6." 
The committee of the Larchmont Club is John Hyslop, chair- 
man; John F. Lovejoy, Philip T. Dodge and E. A. Willard. The 
following extracts from its report explain the new rule: 
"When the present rule was framed, and for some years after- 
ward, the use of lead keels was practically unknown, and the few 
instances of their use, partial or othewise, were to be found in 
small vessels. Keels were formerly used to prevent leeway, not 
as levers to hang lead upon. The draft taken was moderate and 
proportionate to the bulk and accommodations of the vessel as- 
sociated with it, and there were no flattened end frames, convex 
bow waterlines and shovel-nosed bows. When ballast was used 
inside the hull a fair amount of it had to be carried, and a cor- 
responding extent of displacement and roominess in the yacht was 
assured, without extravagance in draft or other dimensions; but a 
time arrived when yachts having these characteristics and with 
i-oomy cabins and good accommodations were found to be classed 
in racing with vessels having little room and displacement, and 
possessing sail carrying power through the agency of a short keel 
of fin used as a lever on which to carry lead ballast. Another new 
feature also appeared about the same time in very full and convex 
waterlines, with correspondingly flattened and sharpened vertical 
longitudinal section lines and lengthened over water ends. 
"It is proposed to make practicable the building of any yacht 
having a symmetrical and useful area of midship section propor- 
tional to the breadth and draft associated with it. It is also pro- 
posed that any yacht having a disproportionately small midship 
section, with large dimensions of breadth or draft, or both— -pro- 
viding only that the sum of the two is large— shall allow time 
or its equivalent in the increase of other factors, to what may here 
be called the normal yacht. It is further proposed to make prac- 
ticable the building of any yacht with only a useful and normal 
amount of fullness in the en'ds of the load water plane. 
"It is also proposed that vessels with flat or extravagantly full 
ends shall allow time or its equivalent to the more normal vessel: 
It is not proposed to in any way affect vessels which have been 
referred to as within normal limits, except to give to them such 
allowances as they may become entitled to from vessels built or 
to be built to which the new factors apply. From the time of the 
America to and including Volunteer, Titania, Katnna, Minerva and 
Lasca it would be difficult, if not impossible, to name a yacht 
built for these waters with a midship section so small relative to 
her draft and beam that the square root of its area when multiplied 
by 3 1-3 would not be equal to the sum of beam added to draft, 
it would be still more difficult to name one in which the sum of 
the two dimensions of breadth of load waterline measured at one- 
eighth of its length from each end would be equal to the greatest 
width of the waterline. The area of the load waterline of such 
yachts usually came under 65 per cent, of the parallelogram which 
would include it. To-day, in the middle and m the larger sizes, the 
roefficient of the load waterline may be found at 75 per cent, and 
over and in smaller vessels it may run to the extreme of almost 
the whole parallelogram. Such vessels not only lengthen out very 
materially the waterlines to which they are measured, but gam for 
racing under average conditions much in other ways, and it is due 
to excesses of form of the kind indicated that great length of 
overhang at bow and stern can be used with advantage. 
"As under the rule proposed, all vessels recently built would 
most likely have their measurements added to. No vessel racing 
with a modern vessel would be called upon to give to another the 
full extent due to the addition to her racing length, but only the 
difference due to the varying additions to each. It is confidently 
believed that if adopted the effect will not necessarily be to repress 
any variety of form whatever, but to give a new encouragement to 
vacht building, a new freedom in yacht designing, and to make 
possible the introduction, in some variety, improved, and in the 
view of many yachtsmen, more acceptable forms. _ . .u u 
The committee shows the working of the rule by giving the old 
and proposed new racing lengths of the following well-known 
yachts : 
Schooners— Class B, ^ . 
Old Racing New Racing 
Length. Length. 
Feet. Feet. 
91-W 83.35 
Son! 93.07 . se.is 
Class D. 
Amorita ^^•"^ 69.56 
gSssetta 73.59 69.18 
Sloops— Class G. 
Vigilant ^. ^94-70 89-88 
Defender 10" -36 
Class H. 
Katrina 7G.08 69.16 
Mineola 76.54 loAo 
Class J. 
Gloriana 54.67 51.75 
Wasp o-i-^^ =^2.48 
Class K. . ^, 
l^'":^.::::;:::::;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::i:8i 
Class L. 
Mira 42.83 41.00 
K W........ • 42.95 44.33 
Class M. ^ 
M^n^ . .v.""v.:;;;" \v.;;v.'.".'.'.;*.'.:i:33 30:93 
Class N, 
p, ch-ica 25.00 27.21 
Oiseau • 29.90 37.77 
urtoon";;:;;:;:.: 30.00 38.75 
FOREST ANiD STREAM. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Mr. G. Howland Leavitt, N. Y. Y. C, has commis- 
sioned Mr. H. J. Gielow to design for him a naphtha 
launch. The contract for the construction of the yacht has 
been placed with the Townsend & Downey Shipbuilding 
and Repair Co., of Shooters Island, S. I. The dimensions 
are as follows: Length over all, 55ft. 4in.; length on 
waterline, 55ft.; beam, 9ft., gin., and 3ft., 4in. draft. For- 
ward there will be a pilot house, 6ft. long. Aft of the 
pilot house is a low cabin trunk 26ft. long, with the 
galley in the forward end. Next comes an engine room 
containing a Craig gasoline engine, with a passage on 
the -Starboard side and a captain's room on the port side. 
The saloon, 12ft. long, follows and aft of this is a cock- 
pit covered with an awning. All the joiner work will 
be of mahogany. The naphtha tank in the bow will hold 
a supply sufficient to run 360 miles at full speed or 630 
miles at 10 miles an hour. The maximum speed will be 
14 miles an hour. 
^ 
Mr. Charles Billman, head of the well-known firm of 
Charles Billman & Son, ship riggers, died at his home 
in Boston, on Feb. 27, aged seventy-two years. Mr. Bill- 
man had been prominently identified with yachting for 
many years, his firm having rigged all the America Cup 
defenders since 1876. Mr. Billman was born in Stock- 
holm, Sweden, on Sept. 4, 1828. He stood at the head of 
those in his business. It was he who was credited with 
giving the late Edward Burgess his ideas about rigging 
and when the original cup yacht America was altered 
he refitted her. He leaves five sons and four daughters. 
8^ 
The Gas Engine and Power Co. and the Charles L. 
Seabury Co. have an order for a steel steam yacht that 
will be" built at once for a yachtsman whose name is for 
the present withheld. She is 140ft. on the waterline, 
177ft. 6in. over all, is to make 18 knots an hour and will 
be schooner rigged. The quarters for the owner are to 
be aft of the engine space, and will consist of two large 
double staterooms. Connecting with the owner's state- 
room will be a large bathroom. There will be two single 
and double staterooms for guests. These rooms and the 
saloon are to be finished in mahogany. The dining saloon 
and butler's pantry will be in the forward deck house, 
which is to be built of mahogany. The galley will be 
below decks, and connected with the butler's pantry by 
dumb waiter. The officers' quarters and forecastle will be 
in the forward part of the vessel. A music room will 
be in the after deck house and entrance to the owner's 
quarters will be by a companionway from this house. 
Hi m n 
Major Fred. Ackerman, of the A. Y. C, is having a 
sloop built by William P. Kirk, at Toms River, N. J., 
from designs by Mr. H. J. Gielow. She is 41ft. over all, 
26ft. gin. on the waterline, lift. 7in. beam, 3ft. draft, and 
has 900 square feet sail area. 
8^ 8^ 
Mr. A. E. Lazzoro, of Hartford, Conn., has purchased 
the steam yacht Waiontha, formerly the Fra Diavolo. 
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The steam yacht Margaret has been sold by Mr. J. H. 
Rutherford, N. Y. Y. C, to Mr. George J. Smith, of New 
York. 
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The Y'"achting World says: "It has frequently hap- 
pened that ships have got out of their course at sea by 
some unaccountable means, and a warning just issued 
by the Admiraltv may perhaps have some bearing on the 
matter. Their lordships say that their attention has been 
called to the practice of seamen wearing steel stretchers 
in their caps, and to the danger which may result from 
these stretchers becoming strongly magnetized, and being 
worn by men close to the ship's compasses. Instances 
have been reported of compasses being considerably 
deflected in this manner, and their lordships have now 
directed that the use of steel stretchers in caps is to be 
immediately discontinued." 
at at >t 
The steam yacht Augusta, formerly the Egret, has been 
sold through Darner's agency to Mr. Paul Ames, of New 
York. 
at at at 
Mr. Tames Seaman, of Boston, has purchased from Mr. 
W. H.' Bromley, of Philadelphia, through Messrs. Gard- 
ner & Cox, the steam yacht Telka. 
at at at 
Vice-Commodore William N. Bavier, New Rochelle 
Y. C„ has purchased of Mr. E. Hope Norton, through 
the agency of Messrs Huntington and Seaman, the fin 
keel sloop Memory, built by the Herreshoffs in 1894. 
at at 1^ 
The American auxiliary Genesee, owned by Mr. J. S. 
Watson, 26 days out from New York, bound for Naples, 
arrived at Gibraltar Feb. 28, with her steering gear de- 
ranged, bulwarks stove and launch smashed. Plans and 
description of Genesee appeared in Forest and Stream 
of Dec. 22, 1900. 
at at at 
"The charterer of Mr. William Clark's steam yacht 
Tucarora," says the Field, Feb. 16, "'is Mr. Ballantine, of 
New York, and the charter will extend for four months 
from the beginning of June. The Tuscarora is to cruise 
in American waters, and will be at Sandy Hook for the 
cup races." This yacht was built in 1896 by Scott & Co., 
of Greenock. Her dimensions are iBift. long, 26.8ft. 
beam and 14.55ft. draft. She is a steel vessel of 540 gross 
tonnage, and has triple-expansion engines. 
at at at 
The New York Herald has organized an excellent sys- 
tem for reporting yachts when in foreign waters. The 
following is taken from their announcement: By hoist- 
ing the proper signals, as indicated in the international 
code, when passing any Lloyds signal station, yachtsmen 
will be reported by telegraph to the Herald in New York, 
Paris or London, as they may direct. An arrangement 
has been concluded by which Lloyds undertake to for- 
ward to the Herald all such yacht movements signalled 
to their stations, thus enabling yachtsmen, without any 
other trouble than hoisting flags at the masthead under 
their number, to have the passage of their yacht made 
known to their friends throughout the w^hole world the 
next morning. In the new international code, on page 
266 of the General Vocabulary, under the heading "New 
York," it will be found that by hoisting two flags, "U K," 
you signal "Send news of me to the HeraJd, ParivS." 
II instead of "U K" the yacht owner hoists "U I," the 
same news will be sent to the Herald, London. If he 
hoists "U J," it is addressed to the Herald, New York. 
at at at 
Mr. Frank Bowne Jones recently sold to Mr. 
Philip T. Dodge, a member of New York Y. 
C. the English cutter Eelin. This yacht yas built 
for the 65ft. linear rating class, by Summers & 
Payne, of Southampton, from designs of Arthur E. 
Payne, in 1899. This yacht is 84ft. over all, 59ft. waterline, 
15.8ft. beam and 9.9ft. draft. The yacht is of composite 
construction, and was built for Capt. J. Orr Ewing, and 
is similar in design to Tutty, the fastest yacht in this 
class. The yacht will be fitted out for the transatlantic 
voyage at once, and will sail from Southampton about 
the middle of March, arriving here in good time to be 
put in commission for the following season. 
The cutter Vencedore. lately sold through Mr. Jones, is 
being prepared for transportation to Chicago, where she 
will be raced by the new owner, Mr. F. A. Price, the 
coming season. The yacht will be taken from the yard 
at City Island, where she is now lying, on one of the 
Merritt & Chapman lighters, and placed on a flat car for 
shipment West. This will avoid launching the 5^acht until 
she arrives in Chicago. 
The new steel steam yacht that Mr. Jones is building 
for Mr. Charles J. Canfield, at Wilmington, Del., will be 
named Cangarda. It is expected that this yacht will be 
completed in April, and she will immediately sail for the 
owner's home, at Manistee, Mich., going from New York 
to Halifax, and thence via the St. Lawrence River and 
the Great Lakes to her destination. 
Desigfns Recently Published in Potest and Stream. 
25-footer Flirt, Oct. 13-20. 
2i-footer Tattoo, Oct. 27. 1 
Minnesota, Nov. 17. ' J, 
19ft. sailboat, Nov. 24 and Dec. i. 
Cutter Isolde, Dec; 8. 
Catboat Lazy Jack, Dec. 15-22. 
Raceabout Jolly Roger, Dec. 29. 
Bald Eagle II. and ice boat, Jan. 26. 
25-footer Brigand, Jan, 12. 
Canadian ice boat and 14ft. cutter, Jan. ig, 
38ft. cruising launch, Jan. 26. 
25ft. shoal draft sloop, Feb. 2. , 
i8-fo"ter Broncho, Feb. g. ! 
25ft. cruising sloop, Feb. 16. 
32-ft. fast cruiser, Feb. 23. 
House-boat designs, March 2. 
Notice. 
All communications intended for Forest and Stream should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and 
not to any individual connected with the paper. 
Leading dealers in sportsmen's supplies have advertised in otir 
columns continuously for a quarter-century. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send a 
notice like the following: 
PixtutCS. 
March 2-16.— Madison Square Garden, New Yorif.^Robi Garden 
Tournament of the National Sportsmen's Association. 
March 19-21. — Asheville, N. C. — The Peters Cartridge Company's 
two days' target tournament. Maj. E. P. McKisseclc, Sec'y. John 
Parker, Mgr. 
March 21. — Newell, la. — Newell Gun Club's target and live-bird 
shoot. Henry G. Hall, Sec'y. 
April 9-12. — Baltimore, Md.— Eighth annual spring tournament 
of the Baltimore Shooting Association; two days targets, $100 
per day added; two days live birds, $500 guaranteed. H. P. Collins, 
Sec'y. 
April 10. — St. Louis, Mo. — Contest for Dupont trophy at Dupont 
Park. 
April 12-13. — Newark, N. J. — Forester Gun Club's tournament. 
J. T. Fleming, Sec'y. 
April 16-lS. — Leavenworth, Kan. — Annual tournament of the 
Kansas Sportsmen's Association. W. H. Koehler, Sec'y. 
April 18. — Newell, la. — Newell Gun Club's target shoot. Henry 
G. Hall, Sec'y. 
April 24-25.— Binghamton, N. Y. — Amateur tournament of the 
Peters Cartridge Co.; $150 added money. H. W. Brown, Sec'y. 
John Parker, Mgr. 
May_ 7-10. — Tournament of the New Jersey State Sportsmen's 
Association. C. W. Feigenspan, Sec'y. 
May 7-18. — Lincoln, Neb. — Twenty-fifth annual tournament of the 
Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the 
Lincoln Gun Club. W. D. Bain. Sec'y. 
May 14-17. — AUentown, Pa. — State shoot of Pennsylvania State 
Sportsmen's Association. C. F. Kamlich, Cor. Sec'y. Elmer E. 
Snaner, Mgr. 
May 1-3. — Newell, la. — Newell Gun Club's annual tournament^ 
targets and live birds. Henry G. Hall, Sec'y. 
May 14-16. — Ehvood, Ind. — Tournament of the Zoo Rod and Gun 
Club. 
May 14-17.— Newton, la. — Annual tournament of the Iowa State 
Sportsmen's Association, under auspices of the Newton Gun Club. 
D. R. Tripp, Sec'y. 
May 21-25.— Springfield, 111.— Twenty-seventh annual tournament 
and convention of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. 
Chas. T. Stickle, Sec'y. 
May 22-23.— Mechanicsburg, O.— Ninth annual tournament of 
the Mechanicsburg Gun Club. C. W. Phellis, Sec'y. 
May 28-30.— London, O.— Tournament of the London Gun Club. 
May 28-30.— Saginaw, Mich.— Tournament of the Michigan Trap- 
shooters' League, under auspices of the East Side Gun Club. 
John Parker, Mgr. ... 
May 30.— Canajoharie, N. Y.— Tournament of the Canajoharie 
Gun Club. C. Weeks, Sec'y. , r. . ^ r> ^, ^ 
May 30.— Auburn, Me. — Annual shoot of the Auburn Gun Club. 
June 5-7. — Circleville, O.— Under auspices of the Pickaway Rod 
and Gun Club, annual tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters' 
League, G. R. Haswell, Sec'y. 
June 11-12.— St. Marys, W. Va.— Fifth annual tournament of the 
West Virginia State Sportsmen's Association, under auspices of 
West Virginia Gun Ctub. Mallory Brrtbers, Mgrs. 
June 11-13.— Sioux City, la.— Seveiuh annua amateur tournament 
of the Soo Gun Club. W. F. Duncan, Sec'y, 
