Feb. si, $933.] 
• yesterday mornlttg southward from Miami, atnotig the 
reefs and keys of lower Florida. Other membefs of 
the party will join the boat at New River or Miami. 
The Buckeye will be in charge of Capt. R. D. Hoke 
and Engineer Frank McCiirdy, both of whom are ex- 
perienced navigators and cruisers, thoroughly familiar 
with Southern waters. She is an ideal boat for use in 
the shallow waters of the southern coast, and is de- 
signed and equipped for comfort and convenience. She 
was first built in 1893 and remodeled in 1899; is Soft, 
over all, by 24 beam, and furnished with a 42 horse- 
power Norman engine and rear wheel. There are five 
staterooms, with two deck iron beds, lavatory and all 
appointments; the coziest little saloon imaginable, for- 
ward; dining-room and galley aft, and ample accom- 
modations for the captain and crew. 
The Buckeye carries two boats and a launch; the 
tanks will hold over 2,000 gallons of fresh water; and 
the beveled gear of the crank shaft is so arranged that 
by a lever forward the steersman can reverse the 
paddle wheel while the engines are running at full 
speed. 
Quite the most remarkable feature of this handsome 
boat is the roof garden on the upper deck. It is in- 
closed by a neat iron and wire railing, is roofed with a 
tight deck, and furnished with canvas curtains for bad 
weather. Forward is the wheel and reversing device. 
This deck is furnished with attractive rugs and com- 
fortable wicker furniture, and ornamented by potted 
palms and bright foliage plants, and the brilliant 
orchid-like "air plants" in hanging baskets. 
Altogether, Colonel Thompson has a comfortable, at- 
tractive and completely furnished floating house, in 
which life on the water with a jolly party comes very 
near to the ideal. Among the party will be Mr. and 
Mrs. William Allen Butletr, Miss Butler and Dr. Ely. 
"Yeho for the houseboat," is undoubtedly one of the 
most popular expressions of the day. Everybody goes 
to the houseboat,, and those who have been, and who 
tarry there, are sure to follow their first visit with many 
others. 
A great many have discovered that to enjoy life is 
to take a trip to the houseboat, and the social gather- 
ings there are many. There is every facility for the 
accommodation of those who call from shortly before 
the noon hour until after sunset, and until late at 
night, when the moon shines bright, it is very gay 
aboard the houseboat at the inlet. 
After a delightful sail late Sunday afternoon on Lake 
Worth, the Countess Boni de Castellane was enter- 
tained aboard the houseboat at a "sunset tea," given 
by Mrs. Frederic Sterry. The event was most charm- 
ing in all its details, as Mrs. Sterry's entertainments 
are always complete and enjoyable. 
Mrs. J. F. Zimmerman, of Philadelphia, while troll- 
ing on the lake, was successful in landing a twenty- 
pound sergeant fish. She also had excellent luck while 
fishing at the inlet. The sergeant fish w^as still alive 
when the party reached the houseboat, and Mrs. Zim- 
merman presented the specimen to Mr. Pagan, who 
now has it in the improvised aquarium at the house- 
boat, where it is being viewed by all of the visitors. 
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Elliott, of Gadsden, Ala., who 
are staying at Palm Beach, and who are accompanied 
by their son, made a visit to the houseboat. Follow- 
ing their name is the notation: "If you would catch 
fish, be a fisherman.' 'We enjoy the 'houseboat fish.'" 
A 50ft, Cfuising: Lattnch, 
The drawings of the soft, cruising launch, which we 
reproduce herewith, shows one of the recent produc- 
tions of the Grand Rapids Gas Engine & Yacht Co., 
Grand Rapids, Mich. The yacht was designed and built 
by this firm, and she makes a fast and comfortable 
cruising boat. She is 50ft. long and loft. breadth. The 
boat is well put together, only the best material being 
used in her construction. The trim on deck and below 
is of hard wood; in fact, the boat is well finished 
throughout. 
The pilot house floor is raised so that the helmsman 
has an unobstructed view on all sides. Aft of the pilot 
house is the forward or main saloon. On each side 
are transoms, which extend and make wdde berths for 
sleeping. Aft,- on the port side, is the toilet room 
fitted with a folding basin and a patent closet. On the 
starboard side is the engine room. From the engine 
room a door leads to the after cabin, which is fitted 
with a folding berth. On the port side, forward, ie a 
large wardrobe. From the after saloon a companion- 
way runs to the after deck, which is quite roomy. 
On the port side of the companionway is the ice box, 
and on the starboard side is the store. There is ample 
storage space under the after deck, and the gasoline 
tank is located under the forward deck. 
A small power boat or dinghy is carried on davits, 
and when under way rests securely on chocks on the 
cabin house. A searchlight is carried on the top of 
the pilot house. 
YACHT CLUB NOTES. 
Commodore Arthur Curtiss James, of the Seawan- 
haka-Corinthian Y. C, has appointed Mr. Franklin A. 
Plummer fleet captain. 
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The annual meeting of the Brooklyn Y. C. was held 
at the Clarendon Hotel, Brooklyn, on Tuesday even- 
ing, Feb. II. There were two tickets in the field, and 
the independent one received the most votes. The fol- 
lowing officers and committees were elected. Commo- 
dore, Henry R. M. Cook; Vice Commodore, S. S. 
Montaine; Rear Commodore, John C. Abbey; Secre- 
tary, Charles A. Kelly; Treasurer, William Graham; 
Measurer, G. Ashton Kay; Race Committee, Alfred 
Mackay, G. Curtis Gillespie, Robert. P. Orr; Member- 
ship Committee, N. T. Corey, George E. Raines, E. 
T. Hatch: Nominating Committee, Walter D. Havi- 
land, A. B. Voorhees, Jr., M. J. Hanley; Trustees for 
three years, John E. De Mund, M. D,, J. A. Voorhees, 
M. D., William A. Maxwell; to fill vacancies, John E. 
jtiaviland, Cornelius Fergueson, Edward Sault; l3ele- 
FOHKST » AND STREAM. 
gates to the Yacht Racing Association of Gravesend 
Bay, Alfred Mackey, G. B. Waters. 
The annual meeting of the Canarsie Y. C. was held 
on Feb. 8 and the following were elected: Commo- 
dore, Dr. T. H. Northridge; Vice Commodore, F. F. 
Matthaci; Recording Secretary, Walter W. Tamlyn; 
Financial Secretary, George E. Winters; Treasurer, 
J. K. Alexander; Board of Trustees, F. G. Kalkhoff, 
Chairman; William G. Herx, John C. Heinemann, 
Charles J. Neilsen and Thomas M. Mannion; Delegates 
to the Jamaica Bay Yacht Racing Association, Commo- 
dore T. H. Northridge, Walter W. Tamlyn and W. C. 
Macy; Chairman Regatta Committee, W. C. Macy; 
Nominating Committee, William G. Herx, Charles B. 
Fitzmaurice, F. P. Mapcs, W. H. Decker, E. X. Karr. 
The twenty-seventh annual meeting and dinner of the 
Philadelphia Y. C. was held at the Bellevue Hotel, 
Philadelphia, on the evening of February 12. Commodore 
English was re-elected for the fourth time. Admirals 
Schley and Clark were present at the dinner. The fol- 
lowing officers were unanimously elected : Com., Abra- 
ham L. English, yacht Giralda; Vice-Com., William H. 
Bromly, yacht Lesbia ; Rear-Com., Philip H. Johnson, 
yacht Margaret ; Fleet Surgeon, Frank T. Hearer, M.D. ; 
Fleet Captain, Slyvanus W. Bookhamer ; Harbor Master, 
Charles S. Warfield ; Measurer, George T. Gwilliam, and 
Trustees, Robert P. Thompson, Colonel J. Lewis Good, 
J. Horace Cook, S. W. Bookhamer and Charles H. Bond, 
Jr., and Treas., Samuel B. S. Barth. 
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YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to tliis department see pages ii and iii. 
Mr. Seymour J. Hyde, who recently sold his yawl 
Albicore, has purchased from Mr. James Knott, of 
Glasgow, Scotland, the racing cutter Khama. The sale 
was made through Manning's Yacht Agency. Khama 
was designed by William Fife, Jr., and built by William 
Fife & Son at Fairlie, Scotland, in 1900. She is 58ft. 
9in. waterline, 15ft. gin. breadth and loft. draft. The 
ycLcht is of composite construction, having nickel steel 
frames and wooden planking, She carries 4,515 sq. ft. 
of sail under her present rig. Mr. Hyde intends leav- 
ing for England the latter part of this month, and on 
his arrival there will see that the yacht is put in shape 
for the ocean voyage. Khama will be brought across 
in the early summer, and on her arrival here will be 
rerigged as a yawl, as Mr. Hyde will probably use the 
boat for cruising. 
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Mr. William Boyce has purchased the schooner 
Fenella from Mr. E. J. Bergen. 
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Mr. W. C. Trageser is having an 85 ft. gas'~>''"e 
launch built by John Smith, at Nyack, N. Y. 
The partnership of Messrs. Herreshoff & Wells, 
naval architects, has been dissolved, and the business 
is now being conducted by Mr. Herreshoff. 
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Mr. Robert W. Rathborne has purchased the 30ft. 
waterline cutter Saladin from Commodore F. T. 
Adams, Larchmont Y. C, through the agency of Mac- 
conell Bros. 
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The steamer Anstice that was built last year by Mr. 
Lewis Nixon, Elizabethport, N. J., for the Gulf Fish- 
eries Company, of Galveston, Texas, has been pur- 
chased by Mr. R. A. C. Smith. She is i68ft. 6in. over 
all, 24ft. 4in. breadth and 12ft. 6in. depth. Anstice will 
be entirely overhauled, and is to be converted into a 
yacht. 
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Diamond State, the steamer purchased by Mr. Au- 
gust Belmont, as a tender to the cup trial boat Con- 
stitution, is to be renamed Satellite. 
making. 
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Prizes for Canoeists, 
In order to encourage canoeists and small boat sailors, 
who do their knocking about on inland waters, to keep 
a record of their trips and experiences, the publishers of 
Forest and Stream offer cash prizes for the best ac- 
counts of cruises taken during the season of 1903. As 
few restrictions as possible will be imposed, and those 
given are made only with the view of securing some uni- 
formity among the competitors' stories, so that the 
judges will be able to make a fair award. 
The prizes will be as follows : , 
First, $50.00. ' 
Second, $25.00. 
Third, $15.00. 
Fourth and Fifth, $10.00 each. 
Sixth to Eighth, $5.00 each. 
I. The cruise must be actually taken between May i 
and November i, 1903. 
II. The cruise must be made on the (fresh water) in- 
la^nd streams and lakes of the United States or Canada. 
III. The canoe or boat in which the cruise is made 
must not be more than i8ft. long over all. 
IV. An accurate log of the trip must be kept and all 
incidents and information that would be of value to other 
canoeists covering the same route should be carefully 
recorded. 
V. A description of the boat in which the cruise is 
made should preface the story, and a list of outfit and 
supplies. 
VI. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed 
through, not smallef than 4x5, should, if possible, accom 
p;any each story, and they will be fconsidered in making 
the awards. 
VII. Stories should contain not less than five thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only. 
VIII. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white 
paper in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) 
should also be sent in. 
Each manuscript to which a prize is awarded shall be- 
come the property of the Forest and Stream Publishing 
Company. All manuscript should reach the office of 
the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broad- 
vs'ay. New York, N. Y., on or before December i, 1903. 
Canoe Yawl Veety. 
The accompanying photographs are of the canoe 
yawl Veery, built by Mr. A. A. Coburn, Worcester, 
Mass., for Mr. H. A. Whitney, from plans published 
in Forest and Stream, March 30 and April 6, 1895, of 
^ 15ft., 36in. beam one-design canoe yawl. In order to 
CANOE YAWL VEERY. 
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afford room for two persons while cruising, the length 
was increased to 17ft., with a beam of nearlj'- 4oin. The 
moderate sail spread, a 15-pound Radix centerboard, 
together with the high freeboard and narrow cockpit, 
make the canoe practically non-capsizable with her 
skipper on deck to windward. The canoe is fitted with 
drop rudder, thwartship tiller and quick-reefing gear. 
Below decks there is ample room for two persons to 
sleep, besides stowage space for camp kit, camera and 
sketching materials, which make up the outfit invariably 
carried on board. 
Veery has met her owner's desire for a safe and 
comparatively fast canoe, in which he and his wife. 
CANOE YAWL VEERY. 
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also an enthusiastic canoeist, can cruise comfortably 
or make short excursions. The canoe is not too heavy 
to be hauled into the boathouse by one man or portaged 
by means of a roller over the low dains separating 
Lake Quinsigamond from a series of smaller lakes and 
ponds. Although primarily a cruising canoe, Veery 
has repeatedly beaten a so-called "Lark" skimming- 
dish model and a sloop yacht of about the same lengtli, 
while her staunchness and ability to go to windward in 
a "blow" have been demonstrated on several occasions 
during the past two seasons. 
Racmgf in the A* C. A, 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I am glad to see that you have become again the 
"official organ" of the American Canoe Association 
(whatever that means), tor perhaps now we may be 
able to get some information about what the asso- 
ciation is doing instead of being left in the dark to 
guess what is going on and to guess again where we 
