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think it would be indeed unwise for the Massachusetts 
Y. R. A, to take any notice of such an organization, aild 
as to the disposition of the new association toward the 
old one, I have a pretty good idea on that point, and I 
know that the prime movers in this new affair have riot 
bent their efforts through any love of the present asso- 
ciation. In spite of the fact that this body is to give an 
open race on Memorial Day, the South Boston Y. C. will 
give the opening race of the season, a regular Y. R. A. 
race, as scheduled, and it is hoped that, in the interest of 
the sport, every Y. R. A. boat that can possibly be gotten 
into condition to race will put in an appearance. There is 
no need of ail extra association to take care of the old 
boats or to install classes that have unlimited sail area, 
for there are classes for this purpose in the M. Y. R. A. 
at present. 
At Lawley's west shop the Wharton 46ft. schooner, de- 
signed by Arthur Binney, is ready for her priming coat. 
The 33ft yawl, by the same designer for Dr. Paton, will 
soon be ready for the water. The Fleetman 35-footer by 
Fred Lawley is all planked, and the Percival Y. R. A. 
25-footer, Sally VI., by the same designer, is nearly ready 
for the water. The 60-rater, Weetamoe, is nearly all 
riveted, and the planksheer is being put on. In the east 
shop the Crane-designed 35-footer for H. A. Morss, is 
ready for the water. The Douglas 18-footer is finished. 
The deck is being laid on the Mower-designed 21-footer. 
The 25ft. auxiliary cat is planked. The 104ft. steam yacht 
for J. C. Strawbridge will soon go into the water. In the 
space just made vacant by the launch of the Lawson 46ft. 
schooner. Cygnet, a 65ft. speed launch will be set up. The 
Bihney-designed 30ft. yawl for Messrs. Foss and Gunni- 
son is being rigged in the basin, as is the auxiliary 30ft. 
yawl designed by Fred Lawley for Mr. Bancroft C. Davis. 
Nearly all of the yachts in the basin are fitting out. Mr. 
Henry T. Sloane's auxiliary 85ft. schooner, Idler, will be 
hauled out on the railway this week. 
John B. Killeen. 
Our English Letter. 
A new steam yacht of 1,000 tons was launched on the 
nth inst. by Messrs. Beardmore, of Govan, Clyde, for 
Sir Donald Currie. This is the largest yacht built this 
year on the Clyde, and she is reported to be a very per- 
fect vessel, as might be expected from the identity of her 
owner. Her engines are triple expansion, and will de- 
velop 1,500 indicated horse-power. She is designed and 
fitted in accordance with Sir Donald's own ideas of 
comfort and sea-going qualities. The new yacht was 
christened Iolaire, the Gaelic for eagle. She left 
Greenwich on the 18th of April for Southampton. 
Capt. Willis, who took out the "Pirate" ship Ban Righ 
to Colombian waters, has only now received his papers 
back from the Board of Trade. He had a most exciting 
time in his voyage and ran some nasty risks — not from the 
enemy, but from his employers, who had an unpleasant 
way of persuading the gallant captain to accede to their 
requests by putting revolvers to his head. Knowing how 
careless they are in such matters, the captain sometimes 
feared the weapons might go off. In this way he was 
induced to capture several vessels, but as soon as he could 
get an opportunity, he cleared out of the ship. This was 
a very difficult matter, for he was closely watched, but, 
thanks to one of your countrymen, he escaped at last. 
When he came home he was met with orders to send in 
his papers to the Board of Trade, and now after some 
delay he is at liberty to take command again. 
So far there is no news of any arrangement having been 
made by Mr. Morgan in reference to racing Columbia 
here this summer. The opportunity is a good one. if he 
wishes for good sport, but the idea prevails that his mind 
is occupied with other and more important matters. No 
doubt Sir Thomas Lipton will seize the opportunity of 
his presence in this country to attempt to arrange a visit, 
but this is not likely to be communicated to the press 
unless it is successful. There would be no difficulty in 
getting the owners of the first-class boats to waive the 
Y. R. A.' time allowance in one of the'King's cup races, 
and if Mr. Morgan won this it would be a fine chance 
to establish an international cup for schooners, or for 
yachts of a much smaller size than the present Cup 
boats. Notwithstanding the perpetual statements to that 
effect, the America's Cup was not ®riginally given by 
Queen Victoria. This fable and that about the designer 
of the Herreshoff boats being blind, crop up in our daily 
papers every time the Cup races are discussed. 
Kariad still pursues the even' tenor of her victories in 
the Mediteranean, and the prospects of Sybarita this sea- 
son look anything but rosy. Among the other boats, the 
most sensational achievements are those of Demonio, a 
new Italian 3-tonner designed by Harley Mead, of Cowes. 
She wins with great monotony, and should do much to 
enhance her young designer's reputation in foreign waters. 
Mr. Mead made a great success among the small classes 
under the last rule, being the first to introduce the scow 
type, in which he was quickly followed by others, to the 
undoing of the rule. 
It would be Interesting if some of your rowing readers 
would cast light on the methods adopted by your boat 
builders in shaping their first-class rowing eights. Over 
here there is much vexation of mind among rowing men, 
because Dr. Warre, the head master of Eton, designed 
the Oxford boat last year 7ft. shorter than the Cam- 
bridge craft. Now there is much scientific talk about 
shape in these boats, and as the custom here has always 
been to vary the shape to suit the weights of the crews — 
thereby treating design as of little importance — it would 
be useful to know whether this is also the practice on 
your side of the water. 
A new steam-yacht of 300 tons was launched last week 
by the Messrs. Connell, ship builders on the Clyde. She 
was built by them for themselves, and will be called 
Calista. She is a high- sided vessel, the topsides being 
carried up without a break to give ample room for cab n 
accommodation on the main deck. Messrs. Connell are 
well-known Clyde yachtsmen, and have owned quite a 
fleet of yachts, both racing and cruising. They are the 
owners of the celebrated 65-footer Tut'ty, which escaped 
the recent attack of American owners on our once good 
65ft. class. Tutty is a very handsome craft, and as good 
as she is pretty. 
Meteor arrived atCowes lastThursdayafter a very rough 
passage" of sixteen days and two hours. She was in tow 
of the S.S. Scotia for the last three days. All through 
the passage she had easterly winds, and when about two- 
thirds of the way across, she broke her bowsprit short off 
in a steep sea. There was considerable difficulty in 
getting the wreckage clear, and the spar was threatening 
to burst a hole in the side. However, things were at last 
got right, though three of the men were injured. The 
crew speak well of the vessel, though they had far from a 
pleasant time in her on her maiden voyage. She will be 
refitted at Southampton, and in addition to the furnishing 
of the cabins, she is to have a new mainmast. It is feared 
that she will' not be ready for the Kiel week, but as this 
would be a disappointment to the Emperor, an effort will 
doubtless be made to meet the fixture. 
The King has announced his intention of presenting an- 
other cup this year. It is for the Royal Western Y. C., of 
Plymouth. Apart from the usual R. Y. S. cup, this makes 
a King's cup for each of the three countries this year. 
Mr. W. A. Donaldson, of Duntocher, Dumbartonshire, 
is having a new steam yacht built by Messrs. John Brown 
& Co., Clydebank. She will be 635 tons, Thames measure- 
ment, the dimensions being: Length, b. p., 191ft.; beam, 
27ft; depth, 14^2 ft. She has a raised forecastle and a 
long promenade deck extending the full breadth of the 
ship. She will be called Sheelah. 
E. H. Hamilton. 
The Speed of Boats. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
G. G. A. asks in the number for April 5, "Why does the 
larger boat outsail the smaller if both are built on the 
same lines and have in proportion to their length the same 
displacement, wetted surface, sail area, etc., or why does 
speed vary as VL?" 
For a satisfactory answer to his question G. G- A. must 
resort to books on naval architecture, and to the studies 
of Froude on the resistance of vessels. Dixon Kemp's 
"Yacht Architecture" is usually to be found in public and 
in yacht club libraries, and in it will be found a discussion 
of this matter. Only a hint of the desired explanation 
can be given here. 
In the first place, yachts of different size built on the 
same lines, would not "have in proportion to their length 
the same displacement, wetted surface; sail, etc.," as the 
question assumes. For example, if the scale of the design 
were doubled, the length would be doubled, but the sail 
area, displacement and wetted surface would not be in- 
creased in the same proportion. Broadly, the size of the 
sail would be increased fourfold, and the wetted surface 
and displacement in other ratios. 
Secondly, the resistances, consisting of skin friction and 
wave making, do not increase in any uniform rate with 
size of hull and sail plan. The resistance due to wave 
making varies with every change of speed. The relations 
of form, resistance and s.peed are extremely complicated, 
so much so that they cannot be formulated. 
Another factor is the matter of inertia. Heavy boats 
are not so much impeded by waves (due to wind) as 
lighter boats. 
To the question, "Why does speed vary as VL?" a 
more complete answer can be given, viz. : it does not. 
Long yachts sail faster than short yachts because they 
carry more sail. The effect on resistance, and thus in- 
directly on speed, of fineness of form due to large L and 
small B and D is too complex a question to be discussed 
here. Sextant. 
Seawanhaka Cup Notes. 
Seeress, the Seawanhaka cup trial boat, owned by 
Messrs. Mower and Hunt, was given her first spin under 
sail on Sunday, May 4. The day was dry and clear, and 
the breeze varied from a light easterly in the morning to a 
fresh southerly in the afternoon, making ideal conditions 
in which to try the boat. She handled exceedingly well, 
and balanced perfectly, carrying her tiller almost amid- 
ship, so that no change will be made in any way to the 
rig or sails. Seeress now has a mahogany centerboard, 
but she will be tried with a metal one in order to satisfy 
the owners as to which is the most desirable of the two. 
The sails, which were made by Messrs. Wilson & Silsby, 
set remarkably well, and gave promsie of becoming a 
very perfect suit. 
Nutmeg, the boat designed and built by Larry Hunting- 
ton for Messrs. Seeley and Marshall, is completed, with 
the exception of setting up the rig and putting on the fin. 
Nutmeg and Seeress will meet in their first race at the 
Huguenot Y. C. on May 17, and possibly some of the 
boats owned in Bridgeport may also be on hand. 
YACHT CLUB NOTES. 
Com. Stephen W. Roach, of the Manhasset Bay Y. C., 
has made the following appointments : G. Searing Wil- 
son, Fleet Capt. ; Dr. R. Percy Crandall, U. S. N., Fleet 
Surgeon; Rev. Charles L. Newbold, Fleet Chaplain. 
■6 «6 it 
The Kill von Kull Y. C. has elected the following 
officers to serve during the coming year: Com., John 
Croak; Vice-Corn., T. Irving Simonson; Treas., George 
Treadwell, and Sec'y, G. W. Hubbard. 
K K 
The second annual meeting and election of officers of 
the Southern Gulf Coast Yachting Association was held 
at Mobile, Ala., April 27, there being present the officers 
and three delegates each from the six clubs on the 
Louisiana and Mississippi coast of the Gulf of Mexico that 
form the organization. The Association was formed one 
year ago in the city of New Orleans, La., and in tins 
slprt time much good to the sport was accomplished. 
Uniform racing rules and classification for all the clubs 
were adopted and dates are fixed each year for a racing 
circuit of regatta dates from one end of the coast to 
the other. The first president was Com. A. Baldwin, of 
the Southern Y. C, and Sec'y L. D. Sampsell, of the same 
club,- was the first secretary-treasurer of the Association, 
and these two, with the assistance of ex-Corn. E. J. 
O'Brien, chairman of the Regatta Committee of the S. 
Y. C, were instrumental in getting up the Association. 
The six clubs enrolled are the Southern Y. C, New 
Orleans, La.; the Bay-Waveland Y. C, Bay St. Louis, 
Miss.; Pass Christian (Miss.) Y. C, Biloxi (M133.) Y. 
C« Pascogoula (Miss.) Y. C, and Mobile (Ala.) Y. C 
The officers elected for the season of 1902-3 were: Presi- 
dent, Com. J. C. Bush, Jr.; Secretary-Treasurer, Sec'y 
L, C. Dorgaft, of the same club, and the following Vice- 
Presidents, one from each club, E. J. O'Brien, T. L. 
Cooke, E. J v Bowers, G. B. Penrose, R. R. Keebbes and 
Dr. D. A. Nash. The following dates for regattas were 
assigned: Mobile Y. C, July 4 and 5; Pascagoula Y. C, 
July 12 and 13; Biloxi Y. C, July 18 and 19: Pass Chris- 
tian Y. C, July 25 and 26; Bay-Waveland Y. C, Aug. 2 
and 3, and Southern Y. C, Aug. 8 and 9. The next 
annual meeting of the Association takes place at Biloxi, 
Miss., April 29, 1903. 
Yachting. Fixtures, J 902. 
Secretaries and members of race committees will confer a favor 
by sending notice of errors or omissions in the following list and 
also changes which may be made -in the futures 
MAY. 
10. Manhasset Bay, club raccabouts, Port Washington, L. I. Sound. 
17. Huguenot, Y. R. A. ofc L. I. S., open, New Rochelle, Long 
Island Sound. 
24. New Rochelle, Y. R. A, of L. I. S., open, New Rochelle, Long 
Island Sound. 
24. Manhasset Bay, club raceabouts, Port Washington, L. I. Sound. 
30. Harlem, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, City Island, L. I. Sound. 
30. Manhasset Bay, club raceabouts, Port Washington. L. I. Sound. 
30. Columbia, club regatta, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
30. South Boston, M. Y. R. A., open and tender race, City Point, 
Boston Harbor. 
30. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club races, Ovster Bay, L. I. Sound. 
30. Atlantic, club, Sea Gate, New York Bay. 
31. Seawanhaka Corinthian, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open races. 
Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
31. Wollaston, club race, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
31. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor, 
JUNE. 
7. Boston, Cheney cups. City Point, Boston Harbor. 
7. Atlantk, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate, N. Y. Bay. 
7. Knickerbocker, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, College Point, 
Long Island Sound, 
7. Manhasset Bay, club raceabouts, Port Washington, L. I. Sound. 
7. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bav, Long Island Sound. 
14. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Mass. 
14. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club race for Centre Island Cup, 
Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
14. New Rochelle, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, New Rochelle, 
Long Island Sound. 
14. Beverly, club, Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
14. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
14. Columbia, race to" Michigan City, Lake Michigan. 
14. Boston, cruise, racing run, Boston to Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
14-17. Boston, cruise, City Point, Marblehead, Gloucester and Hull. 
15. Boston, cruise, racing run, Marblehead to Gloucester, Massa- 
chusetts Bay. 
16. Boston, cruise, racing run, Gloucester to Marblehead, Mass- 
achusetts Bay. 
17. Atlantic, annual, Sea Gate, New York Bay. 
17. Boston, cruise, racing run, Marblehead to Hull, Mass. Bay. 
17. Hull-Massachusetts, Y. R. A., open, Point Allerton, Boston 
Harbor. * 
17. Beverly, open, sweepstake, Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
17. Corinthian, club championship, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
21. Corinthian, club championship. Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
21. Norwalk, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, South Norwalk, Long 
Island Sound. 
21. Larchmont, spring regatta, Larchmont, Long Island Sound. 
21. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club race for Centre Island cup, 
Oyster" Bav, Long Island Sound, 
21. Brooklyn, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate, N, Y. Bay. 
22. Wollaston, club, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
23. Eastern, open, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
26-28. Seawanhaka Corinthian, Y. R. A, of L. I. S., Oyster Bay, 
Long Island Sound. 
28. Beverly, club, Monument Beach. Buzzard's Bay. 
28. New York C. C, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate, New 
York Bay. 
25. Boston, Y. R. A., open, City point, Boston Harbor. 
28. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
28. Wollasten, Y. R. A., open, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
28. South Boston, club handicap, City Point, Boston Harbor. 
30. Bridgeport, Trial races for selection of representative for Sea- 
wanhaka cup contest, Bridgeport, Long Island Sound. 
JULY. 
1-3. Bridgeport, trial races for selection of representative for 
, Seawanhaka cup contest, Bridgeport, Long Island Sound. 
4. City of Boston, M. Y. R., open, City Point, Boston Harbor. 
4. Beverly, open sweepstakes. Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
4. Larchmont, annual, Larchmont, Long Island Sound, 
4. Hartford, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Saybroolc, L. I. Sound. 
4. Seanwanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay, L. I. Sound. 
4. Corinthian, open, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
4. Columbia, annual open regatta, Chicago, Lake" Michigan. 
4. Milwaukee, club regatta, Milwaukee, Lake Michigan. 
4-5. Eastern, open, Marblehead, Massacluisetts Bay. 
5. Mosquito Fleet, M. Y. R. A.,- open, City Point, Boston Harbor. 
5. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club race for Centre Island Cup, 
Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
5. Beverly first Corinthian, Mon. Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
5. Riverside, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Riverside, L. I. Sound. 
5. Hull-Massachusetts,, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
5-14. Atlantic, annual cruice, rendezvous Larchmont, L. I. Sound. 
10-12. Indian Harbor, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Greenwich, Long- 
Island Sound. 
12. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
12. Corinthian, club championship Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
12. Beverly, second Corinthian, Mon. Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
12. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
12. Marine and Field, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate. New- 
York Bay. 
12. Squantum, M. Y. R. A., open, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
12. South Boston, club handicap, City Point, Boston Harbor. 
19, Seawanhaka Corinthian, club race for Centre Island cup, Oyster 
Bay, Long Island Sound. 
19. South Boston, club handicap, City Point, Boston Harbor. 
19. Stamford Corinthian, Y. R. A. of L, I. S., open, Stamford, 
Long Island Sound. 
19. Corinthian, club championship, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
19. Beverly, club. Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
19. Manhasset Bay, club, Port Washington, Long Island Sound. 
19-26. Larchmont, race week, Larchmont. Long Island Sound. 
21-26. Interlake Y. A., an. regatta, Put-in-Bay, Toledo, Lake Erie. 
24-26. Hull-Massachusetts, midsummer series, Y. R. A., open, 
Hull, Boston Harbor. 
26. Beverly, third Cor., Mon. Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
23. Manhasset Bay, club, Port Washington. Long Island Sound. 
26. Beverly, third Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard's liay. 
26. Mosquito Fleet, club, City Point, Bostpn Harbor. 
26. Atlantic, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate, New York Bay. 
26. Corinthian, club championship, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
26. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club race for Centre Island cup, Oyster 
Bay, Long Island Sound. 
26. Norwalk, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, So. Norwalk, L. I. Sound. 
26. Hartford, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Saybrook, L. T. Sound, 
28 Wollaston. M. Y. R. A., open. Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
28-29. Boston Y. R. A., open, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
30-31. Corinthian, Midsummer Invitation series, Marblehead, Mas- 
sachusetts Bay. 
AUGUST. . 
1. Manhasset Bay, race for 18ft. one-design classes, Port Washing- 
ton, Long 'island Sound. 
1. Corinthian, Midsummer Invitation series, Marblehead, Massa- 
chusetts Bay. 
2. Corinthian, annual, open, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
2. Columbia, race to Macatawa Bay, Lake Michigan, 
2. Manhassett, Y. R. A. of L. 1. S., open, Port Washington, 
Long Island Sound. 
2. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Ovster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
2 Brooklyn, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bav, Sea Gate, N. Y. Bay. 
4-6. Manchester, M. Y. R. A., open, West Manchester, Mass. Bay. 
7. East Gloucester, M, Y. R. A., open, Gloucester, Mass. Bay. 
