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season. They will have a latge imount of accommodation 
under a flush deck — in fact, the cabitl arrangement will be 
very much the same as that of Isolde. 
The boats will be about S3ft. on the load AVateflitie, arid 
will be built of Tobin bronze. Mr. Pynchon's boat will 
be built by Messrs. Townsend & DoAvney, at Shooter's 
Island, S. 1. ; she has been laid down and will be in 
frame in about two weeks. The Geo. Lawley & Son 
Corp., South Boston, Mass., will build Mr. Lippitt's 
boat, the contract for which was signed last week. 
The boats have been designed right up to the limit of 
the 6oft. racing length class. Mr. Lippitt has been identi- 
fied with yacht racing for many years, and is one of the 
cleverest and ablest amateur yachtsmen in America. Mr. 
Pynchon has secured for his sailing master a capable 
jirofessional in the shape of Bob Dennis, who had the 
I footer Huguenot last year. 
Manhasset Bay C* 
i 1a WH.'vSSt T hi AY 
' ANNUAL OiNN 
The annual meeting and dinner. of the Manhasset Bay 
Y. C. were held at the Hotel Manhattan on Tuesday, 
Dec. 10. The following officers were unanimously 
elected: Com., Stephen W. Roach, steamer Emeline; 
Vice-Com., M. Roosevelt Schuyler, cutter Jessica; Rear- 
Com., Oswald Garrison Villard, sloop Hilgarda; Sec'j', 
Edward M. MacLellan; Treas., B. Jacob; Meas., Charles 
D. Mower; Trustees C Class of 1904), Harry S. Fair- 
child and Horatio R. Harper. 
The following gentlemen were elected members : Mr. 
Henry W. Osborn, Mr. Henry L. Bogert, Mr. Russell 
Howland, Mr. Joseph H. Humphreys, Mr. Seymour L. 
Husted, Jr., and Mr. William G. Stewart. 
A change in the by-laws fixes the initiation fee at $25 
and the annual dues the same. 
The Secretary reports that there is a membership of 
206, consisting of 7 honorary, 24 life, 166 active and 9 
absent, and that the fleet consists of 125 vessels, divided 
as follows: Schooners, 11; sloops and cutter, 26; yawls, 
10; raceabouts and knockabouts, 20; catboats, 17; steam- 
ers, 21 ; launches, 20. 
Report of Building Committee showed that the option 
property at Port Washington had been purchased, plans 
for club house and stables completed and approved, and 
that work would be commenced this week. The archi- 
tects of the new club house are Messrs. Hoppin & Koen. 
The new structure will cost about $12,000. The entire 
improvements will cost in the neighborhood of $30,000. 
The Race Committee's report showed that owing to 
the death of President McKinley the fall regatta was not 
sailed, and that the Manhasset raceabout class had sailed 
a total of fifty-two races between April 25 and Oct. 6. 
The Standing and Jacob series cups were won by Arizona, 
G. A. Corry^ who also won the Racing Association cham- 
pionship pennant for the class. Com. Roach's Lambkin 
made the next best showing, with G. Standing's Firefly in 
third place. The two illustrations that accompany this 
article were reproduced from sketches made by Mr. Guy 
Standing, and which appeared on the front and back 
covers of the dinner card. The sketches are most artistic 
and well executed. The first represents the Manhasset 
Bay raceabouts in a race, and the second shows the boats 
being towed home by Emeline, Com. Roach's steam yacht. 
The dinner was a great success, and there were nearly 
one hundred members and their guests present. Mr. 
Clay M. Greene was an ideal toastmaster, and the follow- 
ing were among those who spoke : ' Ex-Com. Hazen M. 
Hoyt. Com. Stephen M. Roach, Com. F. T. Adams, 
Larchmont Y. C.; Mr. M. S. Verdery, Mr. T. F. Day, 
Mr. W. G. Stewart, Mr. Guv Standing and Mr. R. T. 
Burdett. 
The club now has an assured future, and with its new 
club house, its already strong roster of members, it 
promises to become one of the strongest and best clubs on 
Lojig Island Soimd. 
Yacht Ciuh Notes. 
At the annual meeting of the Green Lake Y. C. the 
following officers were elected: Com., Edward Rosing} 
Vice-Com., Alexander H. Revell; Sec'y and Treas., W. 
E Haseltine, Green Lake; Meas., Joseph S. De Moss, 
St. Louis. Executive and Regatta Committee: W. C. 
Pullman, John H. Wood, J. Fred Wilcox, Fred W. Up- 
ham, Walter H. Dupee, E. W. Heath, C. D. Peacock, 
Jr., W. F. Cornwall, William H. Colvin, Jr., and George 
J. Hamlin. 
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The Board of Governors of the Penataquit-Corinthian 
"Y. C. have announced the appointment of the club's 
Regatta Committee for 1902 as follows: Harry M. 
Brewster, Chairman; Samuel Tileston Gushing, Regis H. 
Post, Robert H. Haff and Bryce Metcalf. 
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.At the annual meeting of the Old Mill Y. C, held on 
Thursday night, Dec. s, the following officers were 
elected for the ensuing year : Com., Henry Lange ; Vice- 
Com., William Ambruster; Rear-Com,, Paul Zartmann; 
Rec. Sec'y, Joseph Buehler; Fin. Sec'y, A. Breitruck; 
Cor. Sec'y. John Stable; Treas., H. W. Walker; Meas., 
Albin Beyer, Board of Trustees: G. A. Cooper, E. jK. 
Boyle, Thom95 Bird, D. S. Van Wicklcn, William 
Becker., 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
The scooner yacht Orithyia, owned by Mr. McFarland 
Anderson, of New York, went ashore on St. Johns Bar 
near Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday, Dec. to, and is a 
total loss. The yacht was designed and built by Mr. 
Joshua Bedell at Glen wood, L. L, in 1890. She was SSft. 
on the walcrline, 63.2ft. over all, 16.3ft. beam, and 9.5ft. 
draft, 
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Six young men left Sea Gate at sunset on I)ec. n on 
the old cutter Volante for a trip around the world in an 
endeavor to win a $10,000 reward. The following are the 
names of the crew: Harry Langdon, C. R. Middleby, 
H. T. McGahan. Russell Millard, PL C. Dana, and W. 
C. McMichael. The Azores will be the first stop, aiid 
from there they will go to Gibraltar, thence through the 
Mediterranean. .Mter pas.sing through the Suez Canal, 
the Indian and South Seas will be crossed. The Isthmus 
of Panama will be reached by way of the Pacific Ocean. 
The yacht will be transported across the isthmus by rail, 
and then their course Avill take them through the Gulf 
up the Atlantic coast to New York. Volante was de- 
signed by the late Robert Center and built by J. F. 
Mumm at South Brooklyn in 1877. She is a keel cutter 
48ft. over all, 40ft. on the walerline, 12ft. beam and 7ft. 
draft. The yacht's bowsprit has been removed and her 
topmast housed for the trip. Volante is one of the old- 
fashioned plumb stem cutters common enough in these 
waters only a few years ago. We wish the crew of Vo- 
lante success in their rather hazardous undertaking. 
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The fleet of the Philadelphia Y. C. has been strength- 
ened by the addition of two well-known schooners. 
Crusader has been purchased by Vice-Com. R. J. W. 
Koons from Mr. Seymor L. Hustead, Jr., and Hildegarde 
was bought bv Mr. Edward R. Coleman from Mr. 
George W. Weld. 
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The steam yacht Juanila has been purchased by Mr. 
Frank B. McQuestion, of Boston, from Mr. David 
Lamar, of New York. 
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The yacht building firm of Wyckoff Brothers & Tay- 
lor, of Clinton, Conn., has been dissolved and reorganized 
under the name of Wyckoff Brothers, with a capital stock 
of $30,000. one-half of which is paid in. Mr. L, IC 
Stevens is interested in the venture. 
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On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the steel steam yacht Isis was 
laimched from the yard of Messrs. T. S. Marvel & Co., 
Newburg, N. Y. Isis was designed by Mr. J. Beavor 
Webb for Messrs. W. S. and J. T. Spaulding, of Boston. 
She is a twin' screw steamer 200ft. oyer all, 164ft. on the 
waterline, 24ft. 6in. beana, and lift. 6in. draft, 
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The following yachts have been sold through the 
agency of Mr. A. J. Mcintosh: The auxiliary yawl 
Watauga, by Mr. Fred. Ames, N, Y. Y'. C, to Mr. 
George C. Kirkham, of New York; the raceboat Don, 
by Mr. G. Reeves, to Mr. Oliver C. Macy, of the Penata- 
quit Corinthian Y. C, of Bayshore, L. L, and the auxil- 
iary yawl lonta, by Mr. Loyal W. Raymond, to Mr. R. 
L. Leo, of New York; also the alco-vapor launch Pun, 
by Mr. E. -G. Vaughn to Mr. H. Allen, of New Orleans. 
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Mr. Frank Bowne Jones has made the following saJes 
through his agencj^: Schooner Uncas, purchased by Mr. 
James Weir, Jr., from Mr. Charles P. Buchanan. The 
51-footer Kestrel, purchased by Mr. PL S. Wood from 
Mr. J. B. Mills. 
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Tebo's Yacht Basin at the foot of Twenty-third street. 
South Brooklyn, will shortly be turned over to C. S. 
Haviland and J. William Haviland, Jr. Since the death 
of William M. Tebo the property has been in the hands 
of the Nassau Trust Company. The Tebo estate v/as left 
to the four grandchildren of Mr. Tebo, but two of these 
children are minors and the two eldest have purchased 
the property, the consideration being $250,000. 
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Messrs. Townsend & Downey, at Shooters Island, S. 
I. , are well along with their yacht work. The steel 
schooner building for Mr. Gibbson I^ahnestocK is nearly 
plated. The auxiliary schooner for Mr. Alexandro Fabri 
is in frame. Great pains are being taken on the schooner 
for the German Emperor, and in consequence the work 
progresses slowly. Her deck frames are all in, and the 
work of plating will soon begin. The new 6o-rater of 
Mes.srs. Gardner & Cox design is laid down, and the 
frames will be out in a week or so. 
Mr. Robert E. Todd's schooner Thistle is laid up at 
this yard for the winter. 
The Riflmen*s Rettnion. 
Twenty odd years ago the doings of tlie long-range rifle shooters 
of Americn filled a large share of public attention and newspaper 
space. Last Saturday evening the veterans filled one of the private 
dining rooms at the Murray Hill Hotel, in this city, as the gnests 
of Leslie C. Bruce, and spent several very pleasant hours in recall- 
ing their old limes and triumphs in their chosen sport. There 
was much merriment as each new-comer reached the reception 
room in trying to guess who he was. They were a bald-headed, 
gray-bearded bunch. That is the fact, yet each was greeted by 
the others with the mendacious bit of politeness that he had not 
changed a whit, or was looking even younger than he did a quarter- 
century past, when his clear eye and steady hand assisted in piling 
up scores wliich placed America in the front as a nation of rifle- 
men. Col. Wingate, the father of rifle shooting in America, sat 
beside Judge Gildersleeve, with R. C. Coleman at his left. Yale 
and Hepburn, a worthy couple, who knew how to make as well as 
shoot a rifle, lewell and Allen were again together making good 
scores . in riddling the menu. Canfield, Ballard and Clark made 
another notable group, while Hayes^ of Newark, expert in many 
styles of marksmanship, sat near Frank Hyde, the portly cham- 
pion, who showed what one of the old-timers could do in pilmg 
up the top score in the revival of international rifle shooting at 
the Sea Girt range during the past summer. W. B. Caughtry and 
.1. B. Holland dropped ni while Geo, Crouch flitted about with 
reminiscences of the first days of Creedmoor, and before Capt, 
Zalinsky, who was one of the first and for a time almost the only 
representative of the regular army to recognize the value of the 
National Rifle Association, was an honored guest, while Conlin 
came from his gallery to assist in another red-letter event in the 
history of American marksmanship. John H. Bird and ex-AJdcr- 
man Cole, well remembered in their visit of the American rifle- 
men to Ireland, were at the board, looking most patriarchal and 
well preserved, with Secretary P. Schermerborn and Fairbanks 
from the old-time Creedmoor working staff. 
J. E. Whitley represented the group of newspaper men who at 
the time when Creedmoor was cleaied up in the Long Island 
barren assisted in giving publicity to the important work then 
launched, urging the vital necessity for the moyemenl and using 
the effective pen of sarcasm against men in uniform, regulars as 
well as militia, who called themselves soldiers, and even carried 
rifles to support the delusion, yet who> carefully refrained from 
firing a shot from the nicely polished weapons. 
There were representatives there of the present generation of rifle- 
men. Gen. Bird .Spencer, liead of the Sea (iirt range and president 
of the revived National Rifle Association, with Secretary Jones, sat 
with .-i number of those who are pushing the fine New Jersey coast 
shooting grounds into well deserved prominence. iVlr. Gould, in 
the front rank of the writers on rifledom to-day, saw in the gather- 
ing a promise of the fulfillment of much that he has been striving 
for. 
Col. Bruce opened the after-dinner speaking by explaining the 
why and wherefore of the gathering. When, during the past sum- 
mer, he saw the Palma trophy, representing the long-range, any 
rifle championship, carried off b>^ a Canadian team, and an Irisli 
team win victory in a match with military rifles over the long 
ranges, he determined to do something to put American rifle 
honors where they had been for several decades— at the head of the 
column. He knew of no better advisory body than the old-time 
long-range victors, and he was more than gratified, he said, in the 
success of the reunion. There were vacancies in the ranks. 
Dakin and Weber — Rathbone, too — had gone, and within a few days 
after an enthusiastic assurance that he would come on from 
Colorado, to be present at the meeting, word came that Henry 
Fulton, probably the most painstaking and intelligent student of 
the art and science of rifle shooting in those historic days during 
the '70s, had been suddenly stricken in death. 
Col. Bruce said he saw the need of just such a group as the 
old-time rifle enthvisiasts of those days were — men who would give 
their time, their eft'ort, their brains and their money to work out 
the problems of accurate marksmanship. The old arms had become 
obsolete, ijlack powder and such calibers as .44 and .45 were 
things of the past. The high-power, low-caliber arms, with their 
pencil bullets, smokeless powders, were now to be studied, and the 
ranges could and should be extended beyond the then limit of 
1,000 yards. While he did not expect the old 'uns to step into 
the breech at this time, they could do very much by acting as 
mentors to those who would rally, as in' the past, when the 
supremacj^ of America was imperilled. 
Gen. Bird Spencer, who is to-day the official head of rifle shoot- 
uig in this country, placed the Sea Girt range at the disposal of 
any movement like tliat suggested. Judge Gildersleeve spoke, and 
Frank Hyde, too, in a reminiscent strain, while Coleman, Jewell 
and Canfield added some practical advice in the line of keeping 
the new departure on the same independent plane adopted by the 
long-range workers in the past. 
Capt. Zalin.sky urged that scientific study go along with the prac- 
tical worknig out of the problems which now confront those who 
will excel in the long-range work. There was now more than ever 
necessity for such a movement; and the Spanish-American war 
agamst another and almost any othej- foe, might have shown up 
American rifle work in a very pitiable plight. 
Col. Wingate shed light on the vicissitudes of trophies and 
ranges when those who have the interest of the sport at heart fail 
to continue in active supervision. The range at Creedmoor had 
been given the State of New York, which had so far shown her- 
self a very ungrateful recipient of a rich gift. 
Col. Bruce announced that from many who had not been able 
to attend the meeting he had many vahiable suggestions in writing 
and on motion he was made a committee to collate the views n* 
all interested and take further steps toward the organization of 
the Long Range Riflemen of America, as the successor of the old 
Amateiir Rifle Club, and Col. Wingate, as the present custodian 
of the Leech cup. was authorized to make it once more the basis 
for long-range competitions on the Sea Girt ranges. 
After an exceptionally pleasant evening, the old fellows and the 
youngsters parted, with thanks to Col, Bruce for his happy inspira'- 
tion of this agreeable method of once more putting the' amateur 
riflemen m a position to repeat their in.structive leadershin of a 
quarter-century past, 
CoItJmfaia Pistol and Rifle Clob. 
San Francisco, Dec. 1.— At the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club 
shoot A. H, Pape did some fine shooting to-day in the three-shot 
match. He shot about three hours— 72 shots, 25 entries— and got 
a total of 99, or 3 .3-lOin, ring average in 10 best scores. Some idea 
of the improvement can be had by comparing the 10 best scores 
by A. Strecker in 1S96, which was 90, or Sin. average; but it rep- 
resents a year's shooting and hundreds of scores. Pape made one 
run of 8 shots in the 3in. ring, viz., 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, and another 
of 6 consecutive in 3 ring. Hovey pressed him closely with 8 for 
best 3-shot score. Young made a good effort to win his gold bar 
(35 average) with pistol, and came within one point of it. His 
S. & W. pistol got loose; it always does. Whv can't we have a 
pistol with solid frame? 
Dorrell made fine average work with rifle, shooting 88 shots on 
3-shot match, and only one out of black (12in.), but Pape got first 
place in this contest to-daj^ Dorrell averaged on the 6in. ring. 
Dr. Twist wagered a dinner for four that he would win expert 
bronze bar (45 average), but he has only one more shoot and ciudd 
make no better than 49 to-day. P. A, Becker was high in the re- 
volver match, and Hofl'man in .22cal. rifle contest. Scores, Colum- 
bia target: 
Rifle, 10 shots, 200yds.: F. O. Young, .56; A, H. Cady 76 93- 
E. A. Allen, 78, 132, 146, 133; Alex. Pape, 78, 104, 106, 107 ill 114^ 
F. Pape 140; F. Schmidt, 194, 217. ' 
Rifle, 3-sKot match, 200vds. : A. H. Pape. 6 7, 6. 11 11 11 ]l 12 
12, 12, 12, 12, 15, 16, 16, 16, 18, 19, 19, 21, 22; Ed. Hove;, s' 17' 18' 
18, 19, 20, 21, 22. 22, 23; A. B. Dorrell, 10, 11, 11, 12 13 14 li 14 14 
15, 15, 15, 17, 18, 18; C. M. Daiss, 10, 14, 15, 16, IS, '2],'2l'21 '23' 
W. G. Hoffman, 16, 17, 19, 19, 24, 25, 26: F. O. YouAg 18 
Pistol, 50yds.: F. O. Young, 34, 45, 48, 36, 48, 49, 39, '44, 47- C M 
Daiss, 40, 50, 57; Dr. J. F. Twist, 50, 52. 55, 60 62, 62 63 '63' 59- 
W. C. Prichard, 61; E. A. Allen, 85, 86; Mrs. C. F. Waltham '97 ' 
Revolver: P. Becker, 57; J. R. Trego, 61, 76, 80, 92. 92; Dr Twist 
72, 77, 82, 85. ... ^ '^l, 
.22cal. rifle, 50yds.: W. G. Hoffman, 23, 23, 24, 25; E. A. Allen, 37- 
C. Bachman, 51; G. Stevens, 51. ' ' 
Final shoot for bars, medals and prizes on 10 best scores of year 
takes place Dec. 15. Fred O. Young, Sec'y. 
Rifle at Shell Mound. 
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 9. — There was lively shooting at 
Shell Mound range yesterday. The medal shoots of local clubs 
usually finish in December, and contestants who are close together 
do their prettiest in tliis month. 
At the last shoot this month the Golden Gates will hold their 
usual reunion and banquet. The Germania Club's banquet will be 
held in January. 
Scores yesterda.v: 
Golden Gate Rifle and Pistol Club, semi-monthly medal shoot, 
handicap: M. F. Blasse 211, 206; A. B. Dorrell 221, 228; D W 
McLaughlin 218, 230, 224, 224; O. Bremer 216, 212, 210; L. Rie- 
menschneider 190, 183, 194, 186. Silver medal: William Ehrenpfort 
185. Gold medal, J, F. Bridges 211. Pistol practice, 50vds., silver 
m.edal: J. Kullman 74, 67, 66. Handicap pistol: J. E (jorman 
93, 90; W. F. Blasse 87, 85, 84. Revolver, 50yds.: J. E. Gorman 
92. 88, 87,; P. A. Becker 91, 90, 88, 85; Major Tompkins 78 78 
74, 73. f - . . , 
Germania Schuetzen Club, annual turkev shoot: Herman Huber 
67, F. P. Schuster 66, Henrv M. Wreden 65, C. M. Henderson 65 
D. B. Faktor 64, J. D. Heise 64, F. E. Mason 63, L. Bendel 63* 
G. H. Bahrs 63, H. Meyer 62. F. Rust 62, A. Tungblut 62 L' 
54, Edward Goetze 53, D. Salfield 52, John Gefken 51, L Ritzau 
50, F. Brandt 49, J. Utschig 47. 
