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Barnegfat Bay Sneak-Box. 
The accompanying plans, which are given through the 
kindness ot Mr. L. H. Schock, the designer, show the 
typical modernized sneak box, which is now raced on 
Barnegat Bay. The only restriction placed on these boats 
for racing is that they shall not exceed 17ft. over all 
length, and while boats of all descriptions and proportions 
are built and raced, it has been found that the most suc- 
cessful craft have been those with moderate dimensions 
of beam and sail area, similar to the plans given herewith 
The principal changes in this design from the original 
sneak-box, are the increase of freeboard, fuller bilge and 
more of a scow bow, to give her buoyancy forward and 
prevent diving when being driven oti, beiore the wind. 
The modern boats are handy and very fast on all points 
of sailing, and make an excellent tyx^e of inexpensive boat 
for afternoon sailing and racing in shallow waters. The 
dimensions are as follows : 
Length — • 
Over all 17ft. oin. 
Water line 13ft. oin. 
Overhang — 
Bow 3ft. oin. 
Stern ift. oin. 
Breadth- 
Extreme 6ft. 6in. 
Waterline 5ft. 2in. 
Freeboard — 
Forward , ift. 3in. 
Least oft. loin. 
Draft— 
Extreme ift. oin. 
Hull alone oft. 6in. 
Boston Letter. 
Boston, Nov. 17. — There was a hot time at the meet- 
ing of the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts 
last Thursday evening, especially when it is considered 
that nothing was done. 1 wo measures of immense im- 
portance were acted upon, one the adoption of the pro- 
posed new 22ft. class, and the other the adoption of 
changes in the present rules governing the restricted 25ft. 
and 2ift. classes. 
There was a little better attendance than at the two 
previous meetings. The adoption of the 22ft. class had 
spurred Mr. Sumner H. Foster, the organizer, to greater 
efforts, and he not only made a personal canvass among 
the delegates, but also came armed with proxies. When 
the vote was taken the result stood' 12 for adoption and 5 
against. Two of the delegates present did not vote 
when their clubs were called, and it was ruled that, un- 
der the by-laws, their silence was equal to votes in the 
negative. Had these votes not been counted as in the 
negative the class would have been admitted, a two-thirds 
vote being required, but with the addition of the two 
silent members to the no side the motion was lost, and 
the association refi,ised to adopt, the class. The discus- 
sion waxed warm, and Mr. Foster tried in several ways 
to get the vote reconsidered later, but all to no avail. 
In spite of the fact that the association refused to 
adopt the 22ft. class, Mr. Foster has informed me that 
those who intended having boats built for it are going 
ahead, it being reasoned that if sufficient number of boats 
are built the clubs will give races for the class, anyway. 
The orders for the boats, it is said, will be placed this 
week. Burgess is said to have three orders for 22-footers 
and Lawley, three. Mr. S. C. Winsor, of the Duxbury 
Y. C, is much interested in the class, is anxious to com- 
municate with those intending building at his Boston 
office, 19 T. Wharf. 
The 22-footers having been disposed of by the Yacht 
BARNEGAT SNEAK-BOX — SAIL PLAN. 
Designed by E. B. Schock. 
Racing Association, the matter of changes in the rules 
came up. It was the intention to adopt rules on meas- 
urement, which would embody some of the features of 
the New York Y. C. rule, while still maintaining many 
of the principles of the present rule. In the call for the 
meeting, the manner of obtaining length was the same 
as the New York rule. It seemed, however, that there 
was considerable prejudice against the formula and the 
failure of its possible passage became apparent. So 
Mr. Louis M. Clark offered as a substitute, that the 
square root of the sail area should not exceed 145 per 
cent, of the cube root of the displacement. This was ap- 
plied to 2i-footers, and was lost upon vote. Thereupon 
Mr. Clark avowed that he did not intend to propose any 
more motions, and so a like proposition for the 25-footers 
was never offered. It was then voted that it be the sense 
of the meeting that no changes should be made in the 
existing rules governing 25-footers and 21-footers. 
The result of that meeting puts the yachting prospect 
for next season in Massachusetts Bay in a very doubt- 
ful state. In spite of the vote not to change the rules, 
there are very few actual boat owners in the restricted 
classes who will not admit that changes in the rules are 
necessary for the health of the sport. For next season, 
then, the only one of the restricted classes which will 
hold together is the i8ft. knockabout class. There is a 
movement on foot now to get some of the O'Wners of the 
21-footers together and agree to race among themselves, 
but not against the objectionable boats. It is said that 
they can muster up ten boats, but there is likely to be 
BARNEGAT SNEAK-BOX— LINES. 
Desigaed by £. B. Schock. 
