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FOREST AND STREAM: 
Saturday— New Rochelle annual regatta; 21st, Saturday 
— Norwalk special races; 26th, Thursday — Seawanhaka 
special races; 27th, Friday — Seawanhaka special races; 
28th, Saturday— Seawanhaka annual regatta. 
July 4, Friday— Hartford annual regatta; 5th, Satur- 
day—Riverside annual regatta; 10th, Thursday— Indian 
Harbor special races; nth. Friday— Indian Harbor spe- 
cial races; 12th, Saturday — Indian Harbor annual regatta; 
19th, Saturday— Corinthians of Stamford annual regatta; 
26th, Saturday— Norwalk special races; Hartford special 
races. 
August 2, Saturday— Manhasset Bay annual regatta; 
9th, Saturday— Hempstead Bay annual regatta; Northport 
annual regatta; 16th, Saturday— Horseshoe Harbor an- 
nual regatta; Huntington annual regatta; Hartford spe- 
cial races; 23d, Saturday— Bridgeport annual regatta; 
Huguenot annual regatta; 30th, Saturday— Indian Har- 
bor special regatta; Hartford special races. 
Sept. r, Monday— Sachem's Head annual regatta; 
Norwalk annual regatta; 4th, Thursday— Seawanhaka 
special races; 5th, Friday— Seawanhaka special races; 
6th Saturday— Seawanhaka fall regatta; 20th, Saturday 
—Manhasset Bay fall regatta; 27th, Saturday— Riverside 
fall regatta. 
The following executive committee was elected: 
Charles T» Pierce, Riverside Y. C.j Frank Bowne Jones, 
Indian Harbor Y. C; E. M. MacLellan, Manhasset Bay 
Y. C.; C. H. Crane, Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C ; T. Ii. 
Macdonald, Bridgeport Y. C; Robert C. Mitchell, 
Sachem's Head Y. C, and Charles P. Tower, New Ro- 
chelle Y. C. 
The representatives . present at the meeting were : 
Bridgeport Y. C, Carl Foster, W. Herbert Jennings, F. 
A. Bartlett. T. H. Macdonald; Corinthian Y. C, of Stam- 
ford, P. W. Cuddy; Harlem Y. C, Franklin C. Sullivan; 
Hartford Y C, Harry B. Snell, Walter Pearce, John 
McFadyen, Charles B. Wyckoff; Hempstead Harbor 
Club, Ward Dickson; Huntington Y. C, H. H. Gordon; 
Indian Harbor Y. C, Frank Bowne Jones, F. C. Hender- 
son, Charles E. Simms; Knickerbocker Y. C, O. H. 
Chellborg H. Stephenson; Manhasset Bay Y. C, E. M. 
MacLellan; New Rochelle Y. C, Charles P. Tower, C. 
A. Becker; Norfolk Y. C, A. E. Chasmar, Clarence F. 
Osborn; Park City Y. C, Amos H. Lowden; Riverside 
Y. C, C. T. Pierce; Sachem's Head Y. C, E. C. Seward, 
Robert C. Mitchell; Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C, Clin- 
ton H. Crane, Allen E. Whitman, Johnston de Forest. 
The Cruising Schooner Marjorie* 
The launching of the schooner yacht built by Mr. Robt. 
Jacob from designs by Mr. Henry C. Wintringham for 
Mr. Frank L. St. John, of New York, took place at Mr. 
Jacob's yard at City Island, Saturday afternoon, March 
29. Mr. St. John was present, and entertained a small 
party of friends. The boat, dressed in flags from bow- 
sprit to taffrail, took the water without mishap, and 
after being safely moored, all present were invited to a 
luncheon served in the large shop. 
The boat is very pleasing in appearance, with easy 
lines, moderate overhang and good sheer, and should 
make a very comfortable and satisfactory cruiser. In 
point of workmanship and finish, she is undoubtedly one 
of the best yachts launched this season, and Mr. Jacob 
deserves great credit for the excellence of the work. 
Her principal dimensions are: Length on deck, 88ft.; 
length on waterline, 62ft. 4m. ; breadth, 17ft. gin. ; draft 
( without centerboard), 8ft. She is substantially built, 
having a heavy white oak frame, yellow pine 'planking 
and flush deck of white pine. The deck coamings for the 
hatches are of heavy teak, but the hatches and skylights 
themselves are mahogany. The rail and planksheer are 
of teak, but the bulwark stancheons and bitts are locust. 
The two lower masts are of Oregon pine, all the other 
spars being of spruce. 
Below deck, the owner's stateroom extends clear across s 
the after end of the boat, and is 9ft. long. On either 
side is a berth 6ft. 6in. long, and in front of the berths 
are wide transoms. Against the after bulkhead is a 
mirror and bureau. The space forward of each berth is 
taken up by a hanging locker. At the forward end of 
the room are two doors, one to the hallway, the other 
to a closet in which is a wash bowl. The room receives 
light and air from a large skylight. Leaving the owner's 
room, one enters a passageway, on the port side of which 
is a small toilet room and a stateroom. On the starboard 
side are the main companionway stairs and a large state- 
room. Each of these staterooms contains a berth, bureau, 
wash bowl and transom seat, and in addition, the star- 
board room has a large wardrobe. The hallway leads to 
the main saloon, which is 10ft. long and i6ft. wide. It 
is finished 'in mahogany, and lighted by a large skylight. 
On each side there is a berth, in front of which is a 
transom seat. This transom also runs half-way across 
the after end of the room on the starboard side. In the 
two after corners are hanging lockers, and in the forward 
corners are lockers and sideboards. There is also a 
large mahogany swinging table. Just forward of the 
main saloon is the galley, 9ft. 6in. long by 9ft. wide. On 
the starboard side of this is the sailing master's state- 
room. The galley is finished in ash and contains an ice 
box with a capacity of about 65olbs. of ice, a sink, 
dresser, range, rack for dishes, and ample locker space. 
Both the galley and sailing master's room are lighted 
and ventilated by a skylight and companionway in the 
deck above. A door connects the galley with the fore- 
castle, the upper half of it being fitted with a slide 
through which food can be passed without opening the 
door. 
The forecastle is very roomy, and carries berths for 
six men. The crew's water closet is placed at the for- 
ward end. 
. The yacht will carry a gig, cutter and i>2-horse-power 
launch. 
An interesting feature of the construction is the fact 
that the after deadwood was built with a shaft log and 
propeller post, and a wheel port cut, but afterward filled 
in, so that should the owner at any time wish to convert 
the boat into an auxiliary, it can be done by simply re- 
moving the filling piece and installing an engine. 
The yacht is named Marjorie, and will be enrolled in 
the New York and New Rochelle yacht clubs, 
Our ^Boston ^Letter* 
Boston, March 31. — Another boat is being built in 
Boston to compete in the trial races of the Bridgeport 
Y. C. to select a challenger for the Seawanhaka cup. The 
latest candidate for cup honors was designed by Fred D. 
Lawley, and is now being built in the boat shop of the 
Lawley plant at City Point. Fred Lawley has kept ex- 
ceedingly quiet about the boat, and had her in frame be- 
fore she was discovered. He will not say anything about 
who she is being built for, but it is thought that she is 
for a syndicate of Bridgeport yachtsmen. It is thought 
that this is the order that has been spoken of as possibly 
coming from another Eastern designer. Of course, she 
will be a scow, but beyond that the designer does not wish 
at present to say anything about her dimensions. Only 
this can be said generally, that her waterline will not be 
extreme in any particular, her overhangs will be very 
long and her beam will be about the same as that of 
other boats that have been or are being built for this 
cup. The work of planking should be well along by the 
end of this week, and the boat should be ready for her 
trial trip by the last of April. 
Both of the big shops at Lawley's are filled with boats. 
The 60-rater, Weetamoe, designed by Gardner & Cox for 
Mr. H. F. Lippitt, is about half plated. The work of 
construction on this boat in plating and in framing is 
the slickest that has ever been seen on a metal boat in 
these parts. Every frame and every plate is fair through- 
out its entire length, and the outer surface of the plates 
is polished to the highest degree. Bronze angles have been 
used in the frames, and also for the top member, above 
the planksheer, a feature that has never been attempted 
before. The only thing that looks doubtful about the 
boat is the weight of the material used in her construc- 
tion. Everything is extremely light, and it has been 
thought by many that it will prove too light when the 
yacht is under strain, but both the designers and the 
builders are confident that it will prove heavy enough. In 
the same shop a 46ft. yawl, -designed by Binney for Mr. 
W. A. Wharton, is planked. There is also a Y. R. A. 
25-footer in this shop which Fred Lawley has designed 
for Mr. Lawrence Percival. She is a very neatly turned 
boat, with double mahogany planking. A yawl designed 
by Binney for Dr. Paton is partly planked. A 35-footer, 
designed by Fred Lawley, will be set up this week. 
In the east shop the 104ft. steam yacht has been given 
a priming coat, and the work of finishing up the interior 
joiner work is now going on. She is very well laid out 
below decks, and has most of the modern conveniences. 
She has about everything that can be got into a boat of 
her size. She will have one deck house of teak, which 
will be used as a dining saloon, a dumb waiter connecting 
with the galley. The 46ft. schooner, designed by Crane 
for Mr. Arnold Lawson, has been painted, and the in- 
terior work is being finished. She is one of the finest 
pieces of construction that has ever been turned out of 
the shops. The Y. R. A. 21-footer, designed by Crownin- 
shield for Hon. Charles Francis Adams, 2d, will soon 
be ready for launching. Her cabin trunk, resembling that 
of the Cartoon, and the interior are being finished up. 
She is a beautiful boat. The 35-footer designed by Crane 
for Mr. H. A. Morss is practically finished. An 18- 
footer, designed by Fred Lawley for Mr. Alfred Douglas, 
is partly planked. The Binney-designed yawl for Messrs. 
Foss and Gunnison has her cabin trunk on and the in- 
terior work is being finished up. 
The Beverly Y, C. is preparing for a very lively sea- 
son. The new one-design class of fourteen 30-footers will 
add greatly to the interest, which has always been mani- 
fested in racing by the members of this club. All of these 
boats have been named, but according to the agreement 
between the owners, the names of the owners cannot ap- 
pear in connection with the names of the boats until after 
they have all been launched and tried. This precaution 
Avas taken so that not even the designer should know 
for whom any one of the boats is being built. The names 
of the boats are as follows : Gamecock, Anita, Arria, 
Wahtawah, Quakeress II., Arabian, Praxilla, Evelyn, 
Notos and Young Miss. There seems to be but one name 
in this list that suggests the possible ownership of the 
boat. Your correspondent visited Bristol last week and 
found that eleven of the 30-footers were hauled up at 
Walker's Cove. It is understood that another has since 
been taken from the shops and stored at the Cove. An- 
other one is in the shop, but is practically finished, and 
the last of the lot is now being planked. It is expected 
that they will all be launched in about a month, and that 
most of them will leave Bristol for Buzzard's Bay on 
Memorial Day. 
The Regatta Committee has announced the following 
temporary programme, in which all of the races, unless 
otherwise specified, will be sailed off the club house, 
Monument Beach. It is possible that some changes will 
be made, although the majority of the dates are expected 
to remain as now scheduled : 
June 14, Saturday — Club race. 
June 17, Tuesday — Open sweepstakes, prizes added by 
B. Y. C. 
June 28, Saturday — Club race. 
July 4, Fridav — Open sweepstakes, prizes added by B. 
Y. C. 
July 5, Saturday — First Corinthian. 
July 12, Saturday — Second Corinthian. 
July 19, Saturday — Club race. 
July 26, Saturday — Third Corinthian. 
Aug. 9, Saturday— \Van Rensselaer cup, Marion. 
Aug. 16, Saturday — Fourth Corinthian. 
Aug. 23, Saturday — Fifth Corinthian. 
Aug. 30, Saturday — Sixth Corinthian. 
Sept. 1, Monday, Labor Day — Open races. 
Sept. 6, Saturday — Open races, Mattapoisett. 
Sept. 13, Saturday — Seventh Corinthian. 
It is expected that, as in previous years, only the Cor- 
inthian races will count for the club championship. The 
start of all the Corinthian races will be one-gun, and the 
others will have a three-minute time start. Beside the 
regular races of the club, it is expected that a race will 
be given for the 30-footers by the New Bedford Y. C. 
The committee is in hopes of arranging a cruise to take 
place some time between July 26 and Aug. 8, during 
which it is expected that a special match may be sailed 
between the 21-footers of the Beverly Y. C. and the 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C, 
The following fixtures have been arranged by the Re- | 
gatta Committee of the Mosquito Fleet Y. C. : 
July 5, Saturday — Y. R. A. open. 
July 26, Saturday — Club race. 
Aug. 3, Sunday — Squadron run, 
Aug. 24, Saturday — Club race. 
The Wollaston Y. C. has announced the following fix- 
tures for the coming season : 
May 31, Saturday — First race for Chase cup, 
June 22, Saturday — Club championship. 
July 28, Saturday — Y. R. A. open. 
July 19, Saturday — Moonlight sail. 
July 21, Monday — Ladies' day. 
Aug. 2, Saturday — Cruise and clambake. 
Aug. 9, Saturday — Club championship. 
Aug. 23, Saturday — Club championship. 
Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1, Saturday, Sunday and Mon- 
day — Club cruise. 
Sept. 6, Saturday — Second race for Chase cup. 
Last week the challenge was sent by the Quincy Y. C. j 
to the Manchester Y. C. for the Quincy cup. As has been 
announced, Henry M. Faxon will represent the Quincy 
Y. C, and it is practically certain that he will have a 
new boat, designed by Arthur Kieth, and built by Smith, I 
of Quincy Point. A. Henry Higginson, Jr., and Reginald 
Boardman will undoubtedly build a boat in the interest 
of the Manchester Y. C, and there is likelihood that 
oilier members of the Manchester Y. C. will build. 
John B. Kiixeen, 
Classification of Yachts. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Assuming that it has been proved that the measurement 
of a yacht for racing classification cannot be ascertained 
by a formula, the question naturally arises, "How can we 
classify yachts, making use of the experience already 
gained ?" 
It may be said that experience shows the following: 
That time allowance is undesirable, and as a matter of 
fact has been abolished practically. 
That other things beside the racing length of a yacht 
should be considered. 
That we can take the designer's certificate as to the 
measurement of a yacht as reasonably accurate. 
That we must not ask the designer for such information I 
as will disclose the exact form of yacht. 
That we should not interfere with the yachtsman's 
individual preference as to form. 
That limits of draft, percentage of ballast to displace- 
ment, construction, and the like, have been found neces- 
sary and are in general use. 
That designers attempt to get as much sail area as pos- 
sible on a yacht. 
It is but seldom that there is any noticeable change in 
sail area in one year in a given class, but year by year 
the amount of sail area increases so that yachts of a 
similar type, and date of launching have approximately 
the same sail area. 
That by reason of the desire on the part of the yachts- 
man for close finishes and for racing in which the ele- 
ment of their own skill preponderates, there has been a 
considerable increase in one-design classes, and next to j 
these in restricted classes. 
That one-design classes are objectionable because no 1 
opportunity is given to develop the form of a yacht or 
to compare dissimilar forms having exactly the same ' 
power and the same displacement. 
With the same power and displacement, the superiority 
of any yacht over another can usually be attributed either 
to superiority in handling or to superiority of form, and ! 
in this way the most desirable yacht for a given set of I 
conditions can be determined. 
We finally know that any committee can readily collate 
(he average displacement, sail area and other factors 
relating to the yachts of any given class. 
I would therefore suggest — ■ 
First — -That we fix arbitrary limits for the sail area, 
displacement, draft, inclined load waterline length and 1 
percentage of ballast to total displacement for each one ( 
of the classes. Sail area, draft, length being the great- 
est permitted, displacement the least permitted. 
Second — Take the designer's certificate or affidavit that 
a yacht complies with the restrictions, subject to verifi- 
cation, if it is considered necessary. 
Third — Give two limits for sail area, one for the rac- 
ing- class and the other for the cruising class. 
Limiting sail area is not any great change from our 1 
present practice for the reason that practically new yachts , 
of any one year in the same class have about the same sail 
area. 
The restriction would operate to limit the constant in- l 
crease in sail area, so that it wottld be necessary to make 
an improvement in the form if the new yacht were to be j 
the superior of the older one. It would make the power 
of all yachts in a class the same, and would stimulate 
improvements in rig. 
In regard to displacement, if that is made sufficient we 
at once secure an opportunity for good accommodations, 
and strong construction, and prohibit very light displace- 
ment yachts of extremely light construction, without any 1 
proper accommodation. We also avoid the necessity for ' 
any specific limitations in regard to the equipment which 
a yacht must carry in order to be a cruiser, since, with the 
displacement placed high enough and the ratio of ballast 
to displacement fixed, there will be a margin which must 
be used for equipment in order to secure a sufficient 
displacement to bring the yacht to her designed lines.. 
It takes the place of all scantling rules, midship section 
requirements, girth measurements, etc., and has the ad- 
vantage of actually having what these only profess to do. 
The limitation of draft limits the amount of righting mo- 
ment and has been found necessary. 
The limitation of the inclined waterline is necessary in! 
order to make the displacement of a yacht effective in 
securing a proper body, and to place some limit on ex-' 
cessive overhangs. 
It does not compel the designer to adopt any particular 
form. No length restriction can be effective that is not 
measured at the sailing angle. While it js true that the 
amount of overhang does not necessarily indicate the 
amount of gain in length when the yacht heels, it is also 
true that if the yacht is designed to increase her load, 
waterline when she heels under sail, the measurement of' 
