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FOREST AND STFtlAM. 
days, he built a small craft which could be moved with- 
out much difficulty, and many of these little boats are 
still to be seen. The accommodation was limited, but 
Bohemianism and the concomitant delights of roughing 
it were the features of river life before Fashion stamped 
the Thames as her own, and much quiet enjoyment was' 
obtained from, these small boats. 
But Fashion alters all things, and it has changed the 
Thames. The old-fashioned hostelry has become the 
modern hotel, the "neat-handed Phyllis" has made way 
for the imported dress-suited waiter, and mine host's 
charges have increased accordingly. Old World villages 
are being e)?>igloped in streets of modern villas, while 
ineligible riparian land is being built over, providing the 
conditions wittily described by the late Edmund Yates, 
the river being at the bottom of your lawn in the sum- 
mer, and your lawn at the bottom of the river in the 
winter. Launches and small craft of all kinds have in- 
creased amazingly to meet Society's demands, and so the 
houseboats have mcreased in numbers and to their present 
stately proportions. 
[to be concluded next week.] 
THAMES HOUSE-BOAT KELPIE. (See pUn.) 
THAMES HOUSE-BOAT I»IS. AND TENDE8. jj 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES, 
The Wilson Yacht Building Company, Ferry Bar, Bal- 
timore, are to build from their own designs for Mr. 
George C. Thomas, of Philadelphia, an auxiliary cruising 
schooner. She will be iioft. over all, 90ft. waterline, 24ft. 
breadth and 6ft. 6in. draft. 
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Messrs. Herreshoff and Wells are working up plans of 
a speed launch for Mr. C. Oliver Iselin. The boat will 
be 37ft. over all, 32ft. waterline, 6ft. 2in. breadth, and 2ft. 
draft. The power will be furnished by a Howard motor, 
and it is expected that the boat will develop a speed of 
twelve or thirteen miles. 
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The Whitestone Hollow Spar and Boat Company will 
begin work at their new plant at Whitestone, L. I., with 
a couple of orders for high speed launches. Both the 
boats will be 70ft. in length. One is for Mr. George R. 
Bidwell, of Ecw York, and the other for Mr. J. Charles 
Davis. The ' ats will be narrow, their "greatest breadth 
being only 8iv The power is furnished by a new make 
of kerosene motor. The entire machinery will weigh 
only 1,800 pounds, but the engines will develop great 
power. The builders guarantee a speed of 25 miles an 
hour, or a continuous run of 118 miles in five hours. Ac- 
cording to the contract, the boats must have made their 
speed trials before May 15, and be ready for delivery to 
their owners on that day. 
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The Marine Construction and Dry Dock Company, 
Mariner's Harbor, S. I., are building a cruising launch for 
Mr. Alexander Stein from designs made by Messrs. 
Colven & Bickman. She is 61 ft. over all, 55ft. waterline, 
9ft. 6in. breadth and 3ft. 3in. draft. The 'boat has con- 
siderable cabin accommodation, and she will be driven by 
a 45 horse-power engine. 
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The two big auxiliaries building by the Townsend & 
Downey Shipbuilding Company, Shooters' Island S,. I., 
are under way. Both are 120ft. on the waterline. One 
is for Mr. J. M. Masury and was designed by Messrs. 
A. Gary Smith and Barbey, while the other is for Mr. 
Wilson Marshall and was designed by Messrs. Gardner 
& Cox. 
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Sir Thomas Lipton has offered another perpetual chal- 
lenge cup, all the boats belonging to Pacific Coast clubs 
being eligible to participate. The races are to be sailed at 
San Diego, Gal., under the auspices of the Corinthian 
Y. C. 
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The annual meeting of the Marine and Field Club was 
held at the club house on Gravesend Bay, Tuesday 
evening, January 13, and the following officers were 
elected: President, Edmund H. Driggs; Vice-President, 
Edward C. Piatt; Secretary, Charles Martin Camp; 
Treasurer, J. Edward Way. The directors are Daniel E. 
Woodhull, class of 1904; John Mason Knox, Wadsworth 
Baylor, Willard F. Spalding, Palmer H. Jadwin and 
Alexander Chandler. 
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The Capital Y. C, of Washington, has elected the fol- 
lowing officers : Com., George Bright ; Vice-Com., C. C. 
Wilkison; Record.-Sec'y, John E. Taylor; Cor.-Sec'y, E. 
P. Nussbaum ; Treas., D, H. Fowler ; Meas., W. W. 
Grier; Assist.-Meas., O. A. Danzenbaker; Governors, W. 
A. Frankland, L. H. Dyer and G. D. Fischer. 
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The Brown University Y. C. have elected the following 
officers : Com., Colgate Hoyt, Jr. ; Vice-Corn., R. G. 
Ostby; Sec.-Treas., C. S. Allen. 
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The following have been nominted to serve the Atlantic 
Y. C. during the coming year. The annual meeting will 
be held on February 9, when the ticket will be voted on : 
Com., Robert E. Tod, schooner Thistle ; Vice-Corn., Ed- 
win Gould, steamer Alleen; Rear-Com., J. H. Flagler, 
auxiliary brigantine Allita ; Sec'y, Louis F. Jackson; 
Treas., Charles T. Pierce; Meas., George Hill. Regatta 
Committee: Henry J. Gielow, Charles E. Schuyler, 
Frederick Vilmar. Membership Committee: William E.. 
Sperling, George D .Provost, T. Alfred Vernon. Library 
Committee: S. L, Blood, Walter H. Nelson, Franklin D. 
L. Prentiss. Entertainment Committee : Edwin Hollis; 
Low, Clarence H. Eagle, William A. Barstow. Trustees 
J. Rogers Maxwell, Frederick T. Adams, Alfred w] 
Booth, J. Fred Ackerman, Spencer Swain, Robert P 
Do remus. Nominating Committee — Spencer Swain, Ben~ 
jamin M. Whitlock, Henry J. Robert, Charles J. McDer- 
mott, S. Edward Vernon, Walter Nelson. 
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The trustees of the New Rochelle Y. C. have made the 
following nominations for officers and committees. The 
annual meeting will be held on February 7, at the club 
house at New Rochelle: Com., Henry Doscher; Vice- 
