There shall be at least six floors sin. in sectional area 
in way of the keel, and two at mast step, with floors of 
half this area at all intervening frames. 
Planking, including deck and the side of the house, 
shall be not less than seven-eighths of an inch thick; the 
top of house shall be not less than five-eighths of an 
inch finished, or one-half inch if covered with canvas. 
Deck clamps and bilge stringers of yellow pine shall 
run from stem to stern, with a minimum cross-section 
4 square inches for at least the load waterline length. 
There shall be a deckhouse with sides, at least gin. 
high over a space 3ft. wide and 7ft. long. 
Cabin shall have two transoms 6ft. 6in. long and two 
lockers. 
The actual sail area shall be not over 550 square 
feet, and not more than 440 square feet of actual sail 
area shall be in the mainsail. The measurer shall be 
provided with a correct sail plan of the boat and shall 
cause distinguishing marks to be placed on the spars 
as follows: On the mast at the tack and at the throat 
of the mainsail, on the boom at the clew of the main- 
sail, on the gaff at the peak of the mainsail. No part 
of the mainsail shall be allowed to extend beyond these 
marks. The mai"ks shall be black bands painted around 
the spars. The inner edge of the bands shall be the 
limits of the sail. The actual area of the jib shall be 
measured. 
The extreme distance in feet froin mast to end of 
spinnaker boom when in position as used shall be not 
more than 360 divided by the distance in feet from 
deck to spinnaker halyard block. 
No battens over 2ft. in length allowed. 
The forestay shall remain fixed at both ends dur- 
ing a race. 
Equipment to include anchor not less than 35 
pounds and a cable of not less than 30 fathoms of i%m. 
rope, also bucket, pump, compass, fog horn, lantern 
and three life preservers. 
The crew is limited to three persons, including the 
helmsman (who must be an amateur). 
C. F. Adams, 2d, 
Committee. 
Fifteen-Footers, 
The length of the load waterline, with full equip- 
ment aboard, but without crew, shall not exceed 15ft. 
The over all length shall not exceed 25ft. The for- 
ward or after overhang shall not exceed 6ft. 
The beam at the load waterline shall be at least 6ft. 
6in. for keel boats and 7ft. for ccnterboard boats. 
A square-ended, snub-nose, or square-sided bow not 
allowed. The beam at a point half way between the 
waterline forward and the extreme bow shall not ex- 
ceed 45 per cent, of the greatest waterline beam. The 
underbody of the hull at said point, measured from 
rail to rail, shall not exceed the irumber of inches rep- 
resented by the sum of the beam plus the depth of hull 
plus 3 measured at the same point. The freeboard 
at said point shall not be less than 22in. 
Any evasion of the spirit as well as the letter of this 
rule shall disqualify a boat for this class. 
The freeboard shall not be less than isin. 
All boats shall weigh, when rigged and equipped in 
accordance with these rules, exclusive of inside ballast, 
not less than 2,400 pounds for keel boats, and not less 
than 2,100 pounds for centerboard boats. The meas- 
urer shall see that nothing is on board when the boat 
is weighed, except what these rules prescribe, and that 
the boat is in every way in her normal condition. 
The outside ballast shall be not less than 500 pounds, 
exclusive of any ballast on the centerboard, for center- 
board boats, and not less than 700 pounds for keel 
boats. 
The cockpit floor shall be above the 1. w. 1, with 
scuppers draining outboard, or the boat shall be pro- 
vided with water-tight bulkheads satisfactory to the 
measurer. 
There shall be on board anchor weighing not less 
than 25 pounds and 30 fathoms of suitable cables, two 
life-preservers, compass, riding light, fog horn and 
loft. oar. 
The crew shall be not more than three persons. 
The sail area shall not exceed 375 square feet. The 
actual area of the mainsail and jib shall be measured. 
The number of square feet in each shall be stamped on 
each sail by the measurer in full, round, black figures 
not less than 3in. high. This number shall be known 
as the official number of the sail, and shall always be 
visible. Any yacht using a sail not bearing the official 
number shall be disqualified. 
The measurer shall be provided with the correct 
sail plan of any boat to be measured, and shall cause 
distinguishing marks to be placed on the spars as fol- 
lows: On the masts at the tack and at the throat of 
the mainsail, on the boom at the clew of the mainsail. 
There shall be only one mark at each point. These 
marks shall be black bands, not less than lin. wide, 
painted around the spar, which shall be the official 
marks. The inner edges of the bands shall mark the 
limits to which the sails may stretch without exceed- 
ing the sail area allowed. No part of any sail shall 
extend beyond these marks, and the marks shall always 
be kept visible. 
The distance from the center of the maSt to_ the 
outer end of the spinnaker boom, when the later is at 
a right angle to the fore and after center line of the 
yacht, shall not exceed loft. The spinnaker halyard 
block shall be placed not more than 2Sft. above the 
deck. 
In no case shall the area of the mainsail exceed 80 
per cent, of the entire area allowed. 
The spinnaker shall be triangular and shall not ex- 
tend above the spinnaker halyard block, or beyond the 
end of the spinnaker boom. 
All sails shall be made of cotton. Battens shall 
be limited to 2ft. in lenglih. Hollow spars not allowed. 
Metal or hollow fins, deadwoods, centerbofards or rud- 
ders not allowed. No boat allowed more than one 
centerboard and one rudder. Leeboards not allowed. 
Boats having a draft of more than 2ft. 6in. without 
cfenterboard shall be considered keel boats. 
Planking — White cedar, white pine or spruce, not less 
than ^iti. in thickness after final planing. Double 
planking not allowed. 
fOftfeST AND STHfeAM: 
Frames — Oak, not less than iffliin., spaced Sin. on 
center. 
Shelf or clamp — Hard pine, not less than 3 square 
inches sectional area to extend the whole length of 
boat, one on each side. 
Bilge stringers — Hard pine. There shall be one 
bilge stringer on each side, running the whole length 
of boat, with a sectional area of not less than 3 square 
inches. 
Deck — Wliite pine or spruce, not less than 5^in. in 
thickness, or not less than J/ain. in thickness if canvas 
covered. 
Deck beams — Oak, not less than i square inch sec- 
tional area, and spaced Sin. on center. 
Sumner H. Foster, 
Committee. 
Bevefly Y. C. 
DELAWARE RIVER, NEW JERSEY, 
Friday, September 26. 
The postponed Labor Day regatta of the Beverly Y. 
C. was sailed on Friday, September 26. Boats belonging 
to the Riverton Y, C. participated in the event, and there 
were sixteen starters. The wind was fresh from the S. 
W., which gave the boats a close reach down the river 
to the buoy off Fox Island, and a broad reach back to the 
finish line. 
In the catboat class Tiona led all over the course, and 
finished a wimier. Sea Gull was second. Do'rathea beat 
Watmus in the special race in the jib and mainsail class. 
A. G. Cook took first prize in the Mosquito fleet class, 
and Cortright won out in the Lark class. The sum- 
Catboats— Start, 3:25. 
Finish. 
Fiona, T. Perkins .- 4 34 50 
Sea OuH, S. C. Cook 4 35 58 
Carolyn IT., C. C. Rianhard 4 37 30 
Titania, J. Hainer 4 .59 24 
Peerless, TT. Craythoine 4 41 15 
Priscilla, S. Bonsfield 4 43 27 
Gertrude, G. W. Holloway 4 47 07 
Jib and Mainsail Fleet— Start, 3:30. 
Dorothea, S. Solomon 4 37 45 
Watmus, B. Morgan 4 55 37 
Mosquito Fleet— Start, 3:30. 
No. 11, A. G. Cook 4 58 53 
No. 14, 'Walnut Bovs 5 02 10 
No. 10, Harry Cooke 5 06 05 
No. 2, Robert Biddle, 2d Withdrew. 
Larks— Start, 3:35. 
No. 1, Cortright ..4 56 37 
No. 2, Petit ..5 05 02 
No. 3, Taylor 5 08 00 
No. 4, Wilson 5 10 03 
In the series of races the catboats have won points as 
follows: Butterfly, 17; Fiona, 10; Peerless, 8. The 
points secured bv the larks in the series were: No. 3, 
Theodore Bonfield, 8; No. 4, E. K. Cortright, 8; No. 
2, H. A. Taylor, 4; No. 5, Woodnut Pettit, 3. 
Seawanhaka-Cofinthian Y» C. 
OYSTER BAY, LONG ISLAND SOLTND, 
Saturday, October 3. 
Three of the one-design 15-footers sailed a race on 
Saturday, October 3, over inside course No. 3. The 
breeze was fresh from the E. Cayenne won the race 
by over 3m. Sabrina was second. The summary: 
15ft. One-Design Class— Start, 3:30. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Cayenne, Colgate Hoyt 6 06 30 . 2 36 30 
Sabrina, C. W. Wetmore 6 09 31 2 39 31 
Marjorie, Percy K. Hudson 6 20 47 2 50 47 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iti. 
Messrs. Macconnell Bros, have sold the 6oft. gaso- 
lene yacht Augusta for W. McMaster Mills, N. Y. Y. 
C, to ex-Governor Geo. W. Baxter, of Colorado; the 
schooner yacht Adrienne for Col. David E. Austen to 
H. Ashton Little, of Philadelphia; the auxiliary yawl 
Marajah to Edward M. Mulford, of New York, and 
chartered the steam yacht Buccaneer to Hon. Elmer 
P. Howe, of Boston, for two months, chartered the 
steam yacht Aida for FTon. Edw. Swann to Mr. C. A. 
Andrews, of New York ; chartered the 74ft. gasolene 
yacht Pharamond for W. A. Rainey, of Cleveland, to 
Clarence A. Caldwell; the sloop yacht Narika for C. 
H. Eagle to John M. Ellis, of Hartford, and the steam 
yacht Halcyon for Gas Engine & Power Co. to 
D. S. Harding, of Chicago. 
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Mr. Hollis Burgess has made the following sales: 
30ft, yawl Katharine, owned by Mr. W. Starling Bur- 
gess, of Boston, to Mr. Richard Henry Warren, of 
New York; 23ft. catboat Romp, owned by Mr. Richard 
Henry Warren, to Mr. W. Starling Burgess, and a 
new 20ft. sloop to Messrs. F. F. Harvey and John A. 
Sherlock, of Boston. 
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No class of small boats has ever given greater satis- 
faction in Massachusetts waters than the i8-footers. 
This class was established three years ago and has 
been growing in popularity and strength ever since. 
The first of these boats to make an appearance on the 
Sound was Trouble, which boat was purchased by Mr. 
Childs last year. She proved to be very desirable for 
racing on the Sound and on Gravesend Bay, and did 
well in the regattas in which she was entered. The 
Bridgeport Y. C, wishing to start a new class for 
club and circuit racing, decided that the Boston iS- 
footers were about the size of boat they wanted. Mr. 
B. B. Crowninshield has sold the following i8-footers, 
and all the new owners are Bridgeport yachtsmen: 
Mirage, owned by J. ,W. Olmstead, to J. P. Bartram; 
Question, owned by J. Henry Hunt, to N. W. Bishop; 
Miss Modesty, owned by B. S. Permar, to De Ver H. 
Warner, and Alanada, owned by A. T. Malcolmson, 
of Providence, to L. F. Warner. 
These boats mark the beginning of the class, which 
will, no doubt, prove a factor in the Sound racing. It 
is expected that fully ten or twelve of the i8-footers 
[6c*. io, 1963. 
will be owned by Bridgeport men by the time next 
season's racing begins. ! 
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Messrs. Burgess & Packard have gotten up plans 
for a one-design class of catboats that will be raced 
at Pensacola, Fla. The boats are i6ft. over all, 13ft. 
waterline and will carry 190 sq. ft. of sail. 
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The Babylon Y. C, of Babylon, Suffolk county, L. I., 
was incorporated at Albany last week. The directors: 
Joseph J. Chew, John S. Foster, William May, James 
Magee, J. Schenck, S. Remsen, William P. Reid, Eg- 
bert V. Strong, John Snedecor, Charles Searle, Benja- 
min B. Wood, Babylon; August C. Smith, West Islip; 
James C. Bergen, New York City. 
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Mr. M. Samuels, who recently purchased Shaimrock 
I., has decided to break her up for the old metal she 
contains. 
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Mr. Charles A. Dean is having a twin screw steam 
yacht built at Morris Heights. The yacht will be com- 
pleted about Nov. I, and as soon as she is turned over 
to her owner she will proceed to Florida, where she 
will be used during the winter. She is Soft, over all, 
77ft. waterline, iSft. breadth and 3ft. draft. Forward 
there is a deck house, and extending aft is a low 
house over the engine room and owner's quarters, 
which consist of a large saloon, four staterooms and.a. 
bath room. The forward house is used as the dining 
saloon. The galley and the crew's and officers' quar- 
ters are below decks, forward. The yacht will be 
steered from a bridge, which is just aft of the forwar|d 
deck house. Three boats are carried on the davits. 
She will have a speed of ten miles. ( 
Henry Steeri was' i^rowned off his country place at 
Westport, Mass., on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Mr. Steer"^, 
together with his skipper, started out in a boat to do 
some fishing. It was blowing hard at the time, and 
there was quite a sea running. The boat reached the 
fishing ground off Stony Point safely, but the increas- 
ing wind blew her into the breakers and she capsized. 
Employes on the Steers place saw the acident, and 
went immediately to the rescue. Captain Hammond 
was brought ashore and revived after hard work, but 
Mr. Steers was too far gone to be resuscitated. Henry 
Steers comes from a family that have been famous in 
the yachting world for the past sixty years. His uncle, 
George Steers, designed and built the famous schooner 
America, and Henry Steers crossed the Atlantic in her 
and sailed in the races when she won the America's 
Cup. At this time he was a lad of tWrteen. Mr. Steers 
succeeded to his uncle's shipbuilding business, and he 
conducted it successfully for years. He built the 
schooner Henrietta, which won the first race across 
the Atlantic in 1866. Mr. Steers was in perfect phys- 
ical condition, notwithstanding his age, and he took 
an active interest in yachting. His sad death removes 
a prominent figure from yachting circles. He was a 
member of the New York Yacht, Union, Racquet and 
Engineers' clubs. He is survived by a widow and two 
sons. 
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After figuring the cori-ected time in the 2sft. class, 
the Regatta Committee of the Riverside Y. C. find 
that Firefly beat Robin Hood by the narrow margin of 
4s. in the race sailed on Saturday, Sept. 26. 
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Horace Cox, the London publisher, has gotten out 
the third edition of R. T. McMullen's "Down Channel." 
The book contains 364 pages and is well illustrated by 
numerous charts, plans and pictures. The binding is a 
substantial one of blue cloth and the low price asked 
for the book puts it in the reach of every one. 
Old Gtiard's Military Fair. 
The Old Guard's military fair opened on Monday evening of this 
week, at Madison Square Garden. 
The feature of the opening was the presentation of the Palma 
trophy to the American rifle team, the members of which were 
present. They were in command of Col. Leslie C. Bruce, who 
also was in command of them while they were abroad. Gen. Bird 
W. Spencer, the president of the National Rifle Association, made 
a brief and pertinent speech, after which he introduced Gen. 
Geo. W. Wingate, referring to him as the Father of Long Range 
Rifle Shooting in America. General Wingate's presentation 
speech was vigorously applauded. Former Supreme Court Justice 
Henry A. Gildersleeve made a strong speech, reviewing the his- 
tory of the trophy, touching specially on the differences of arms 
and ammtmition, ttfeir excellence and the excellence of skill dis- 
played. He also was enthusiastically applauded. 
The rifle and revolver competitions were well patronized in the 
basement. The ubiquitous Lieut. Thomas H. Keller, in uniform, 
was actively in evidence everywhere, assisting in promoting the 
success of every detail. He was the busiest worker in the Garden. 
He is a member of the Range Committee, tlie Prize Committee, 
and the Programme Committee, and the Executive Committee. 
In prizes and cash $1,000 are offered to successful contestants. 
The rifle matches are: A Continuous match; a Souvenir point 
target match; a Ladies' Souvenir match; Fifty-shot Individual 
Interscholastic match, and a sub-target re-entry match. z 
The revolver matches are Match A, any revolver continaous 
match; Match B, rapid-fire match, any revo,Iver. 
Ouf Own Rifle Clufa. 
Hoboken, N. J., Oct. 3.— The weekly shoot of Our Own Rifle 
Club was held Sept. 29, at 136 Springfield avenue. Mr. J, Oste'r- 
meier won the medal. Preparations for the Thanksgiving target 
excursion have been commenced. The scores: 
Bander's Team— J. Bauder 240, L. Bittel 226, J. Humphries 214, 
J. Ostermier 224, F. Mertz 218, Coley 210, McGoldrick 214, Ger- 
luerson 187; total 1733. 
Gabriel's Team— Gabriel 234, F. Besson 230, H. Larson 223, 
Knecht 215, W. Hertler 197, C. Kull 200, A. Greenfielci 195, 
Tyldsley 203; total 1697. 
