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FORSST AND STREAM 
IDec. 26, igoi. 
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Designing: Competition. 
$225 tn Prizes. 
Two designing competitions have been given in 
Forest and Stream. The first was for a 25ft. water- 
line cruiser; the second was for a 15ft. one-design class. 
Both competitions were very successful. The great in- 
terest taken in those competitions has prompted us to 
give a third one, open to amateurs and professionals. 
The prizes which will be given are as follows: 
First prize— $100. 
Second prize — $60. 
Third prize— $40. 
Fourth- prize — ^$25, offered by Mr. Theodore Zerega 
for the best interior plan. 
The designs are for a yacht conforming to the fol- 
lowing conditions: 
I. Centerboard cruiser, 40ft. 1. w. 1. 
II. Boat must not draw over 6ft with centerboard up. 
TTT. The lowest freeboard to covering board must 
be 3ft. 
The design must be modern in every particular, with- 
out containing any extreme or abnormal features. The 
conditions have been made as simple as possible, that 
competitors might have all latitude and scope in work- 
ing out their ideas. We wish to produce an able and 
comfortable cruising boat, one that shall have ample 
accommodation for two or three men living aboard for 
a period of several months, and one that can be easily 
managed at all times by two or three paid hands. The 
draft is restricted to 6ft. in order that the boat may 
have access to nearly all the desirable harbors, and 
may, thereby, widely increase her cruising field. 
Drawings Required. 
I. Sheer plan, scale %in—jh. — showmg center of 
buoyancy, center of lateral resistance and center of 
effort of both rigs. 
II. Half breadth, scale ^in.=ift. 
TII. Body plan, scale ^in.=ift. 
IV. Cabin plan, inboard profile and at least one 
cross section, scale ^m.=iit. 
V. Two sail plans, scale ^in.r=ift. ; one as a yawl; 
one as a pole mast sloop. 
In the case of the yawl rig the position and height 
of the mast and length of gaff are to be the same as 
in the cutter rig. Plans must show working topsail and 
size of light sails. 
VT. All ballast outside on keel except amount neces- 
sary for trimming. 
An outline specification must accompany each de- 
sign. The drawings >:liould be carefully made and let- 
tered. All drawinsT'^ should be on wliifp paper or 
tracing cloth in bLick ink. No colored inks or pig- 
rnents should be used. The designs must bear a nom- 
de-plume only, and no indication must be given of the 
author. In a sealed envelope, however, the designer 
must inclose his own name and address, together with 
his nom-de-plume. .Ml designs must be received at the 
office of the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 
.•^46 Broadway, New York City, not later than March 
T. tQ04. All drawings will be returned, but postage 
should accompany each. 
The Forest and Stream reserves the right to pub- 
lish any or all of the designs. 
Mr. Clinton H. Crane, of the firm of Messrs. Tams, 
Lemoine & Crane, who passed upon the designs sub- 
"mitted for the 25ft. with great care, ha.i^ again con- 
sented to iudpre the ii<'>ij;n« and make the awards. 
At 3 '•^'^M.T rive- ' '• '^^i'" 1 linmas l.ipton. in [.ondrn, 
he was presented wi h silver lea service which was sub- 
scribed frr by the jjeople of the United Slates. .\t thi> 
dinner Sir Thomas remarked that lie had written 
to the New York Y. C. in regard to another challenge. 
The letter in question was received by Secretary George 
A. Cormack, of the New York Y'. C.. on Saturda.v Ias(. 
He said he could not make the letter public until it had 
been put before the club it its next meeting in February, 
but he did not consider il of any great importance. 
Notes From the Lake Yachtsmen. 
A VERY important decision has just been rendered by 
the special committee who were appointed at the last 
meeting of the Interlake Yachting Association for the 
purpose of investigating the merits and demerits of the 
21 ft. restricted cabin class of the Country Club of De- 
troit, Mich, Fresh water yachtsmen were much inter- 
ested in the result of this committee's findings, whose ap- 
pointment was brought about through the efiforts of somc- 
of the delegates to have the I. L. Y. A. adopt the Country 
Club's 3i-footers. The class has many supporters iii 
Chicago and Detroit who believe it is a good one and arc 
backing up their opinions with boats. It is really an out- 
growth, or a modification, of the 21ft. class . formerly in 
use in the Y. R. A. of Massachusetts, and originated two 
years ago at Chicago, through a trophy given the Co- 
lumbia. Y. C. by Sir Thomas Lipton. The object of the 
trophy wa? to promote ^rit^r associatipo Tacing, %nd in 
order to encourage this, Commodore Walker, of the 
Country Club, presented his club with a valuable trophy 
to be raced for by a 21ft. class conforming to the restric- 
tions of the Columbia Club. Last spring two boats, the 
Taifu and the Inness were built and pitted against the 
Little Shamrock, who challenged under the flag of the 
Columbia Y. C. Her overwhelming victory is too recent 
to require further comment, but it accomplished a good 
purpose, in that it inspired the members of the Detroit 
organization to better efforts for the future, and at present 
four boats are under process of construction, with a pos- 
sibility of that many more being added to the list in time 
for next summer's racing. Believing the general size and 
tj^pe of the class to be a good one it is not surprising that 
the members of the Country Club were desirous of having 
the I. L. Y. A. not only recognize but adopt it. 
Consequently, when the association held its annual 
meeting at Toledo, December 5, it was not surprising 
to see a large delegation of Detroiters on hand fortified 
with facts and figures with which to demonstrate to the 
gentlemen that the class was a good one and why it 
should be adopted. They attended well prepared for any 
emergency, as some opposition was not entirely unex- 
pected, but they were totally unprepared for the onslaught 
that was to follow, as subsequent events proved. After 
the regular business had been disposed of the subject of 
the adoption of the class by the association was pre- 
sented by Dr. Jennings, of Detroit. At this juncture a 
lively discussion followed, lasting more than two hours, 
after which a special committee composed of the follow- 
ing was appointed by the chair : Dr. Jennings and J. A. 
Rathbone, of Detroit, and Joe Hepburn, of Toledo. The 
committee was instructed to ascertain if the 21ft. class of 
the Country Club of Detroit, according to the rules and 
restrictions governing its construction, would produce a 
healthy, wholesome, comfortable, and seaworthy type of 
boat. By seaworthy the association meant a boat capable 
of taking long cruises, and a stress of weather such as 
might be encountered during the trip, and with sufficient 
accommodations to stow cooking utensils, provisions, etc. 
If, after careful investigation, the committee were con- 
vinced that the class was a desirable one and filled the 
requirements specified, it was authorized to recommend 
said class to the association, viz., the I. L. Y. A., for 
adoption, when a special meeting of the delegates would 
be called and final action would be taken in the inatter. 
The interpretation of this meant the ultimate adoption of 
the class pending a favorable report of the committee. 
The final decision of this committee is best explained in 
the following wdiich has been sent to the secretary, and 
will be acted on at a meeting to be held within two weeks : 
Inter Lake Yachting Association, 
Gentlemen : — We, the undersigned, after due and care- 
ful consideration, recoinmend that the I. L. Y. A. adopt 
the 2ift. restricted cabin class of the Country Club of De- 
troit as a special class, and provide races for it at its an- 
nual regattas, believing that in so doing we are further 
advancing the best interests of yachting. 
Very truly yours, 
C. G. Jennings^ M.D,, 
J. A. Rathbone^ 
Joe. Hepburn. 
Following closely upon the heels of the above resolu- 
tion, comes the ensuing announcement from Detroit that 
two amendments, one of them very important, have just 
been made in the rules and restrictions of the Country 
Club 2ift. class in conjunction with the 21ft. class of 
the Lake Michigan Association. The first is entitled, 
"Overhangs," and reads : "Neither the after nor the for- 
ward overhang shall exceed 65 per cent, of the total over- 
hang." This is to stop putting the overhang all on the 
forward end of the boat, as is likely to be done to get a 
finely drawn out forward section with an easy entrance. 
In one case of a design from which a yachtsman will 
build this year there were ten feet in the forw'ard over- 
hang and five in the after. This will have to be changed. 
It does not, however, affect those boats of the class 
already in existence, as there have been no extremes in 
either direction. 
The second amendment is entitled, "Scantlings," and 
reads as follows : "The stem, stern post, keel, deadwood, 
frames and main deck beams, shall be of oak and solid. 
In the former rules no provision was made for stock, ex- 
cept in the keel where oak was specified, and this will in- 
.sure the use of oak right through. Of course, although 
not specified, it was understood by all b'lilders thai oak 
was to be used in all of these cases, and it has been done 
in all boils now built, li is the inlenliun of the Country 
Club and the Lake Michigan Associalion to act together 
3)1 the Hialler of changing these rules, so important to 
both, as both are anxious to eliminate any possible op- 
jjcrtnnily of designers prescribing or substituting other 
th'ui will prcduoe a sound, strong, and thoroughly sea- 
worthy boat. 
T'le Detroit Y. C. now comes to the front with an an- 
iioivncement that it will be in the game next season with 
:i pair of 21-footers, with which it intends to compete 
■with the Country Club in its races for the Walker cup, 
;ind ihat the boats will also be sent to Chicago to enter 
into competition for the Lipton cup. In support of the 
movement the Detroit Y. C. has volunteered to defray the 
fxpenses of the faster of the two boats in making the trip 
10 Chicago, but it is stated that should both boats show 
up well in the trial races and the races that are to fol- 
low, that both will be shipped up and entered in the 
series. One order has already been placed by a club mem- 
Ix r, H. T. Schmidt. Mr. Parker, of Marine City, Mich., 
a new man in the field, is the designer, and he will also 
build her. It is understood that she will be an improved 
Little Shamrock, and Mr. Schmidt expects her to be a 
hummer. 
.\nother is expected to be built by a syndicate made 
up of club members, and two designers have submitted 
plans which are being seriously considered, and the an- 
nouncement of a confirmation of an order of one or the 
other is expected at any tiine. It would not be surprising 
to hear of both being accepted, as both look well and the 
members are enthusiastic and spurred on by the recent 
action of the committee of the Interlake; both seem a 
possibility. This would mean three boats of the new 
class from the Detroit Y. C, four from the Country Club, 
and one that has already been ordered by Commodore 
J, JI. Srnedley, of the OeUQft Boat Cluh Yacl^tsmen, 
making a total of eight boats for the class out of three 
clubs in Detroit. This is indeed a favorable outlook, and 
should be encouraging to the supporters of the class, and 
especially to the Country Club, which was responsible for 
its origin on Lake Erie, This will even exceed Chicago's 
showing for the number of boats built, as in the two years 
the class has been in existence there less than that number 
have been built. 
Yachtsmen are deeply grieved at the sudden demise of 
Mr. William Warren, of Detroit. It is not often that 
the death oi a young man is so widely felt. Mr, Warren, 
besides being the executive head of the largest drug house 
in the world, and generally known in a business way in 
most countries of the world, also became widely known 
during the last season as a vachtsman. He was a mem- 
ber of the New York Y. C, the Detroit Boat Club 
Yachtsmen, _ the Country_ Club, the Detroit Y. C, and 
other yachting organizations, and as the owner of the 
famous 30-footer Cadillac was known from one end of 
the inland seas to the other. Two years ago he had 
been a member of a syndicate which built Canada's cup 
defender Cadillac. When the syndicate was disbanded 
he purchased the yacht, and she entered every important 
yacht race on fresh water during thai year. He was not 
a sailor, but he had a genuine love for aquatic sports, 
and spent money liberally that they might be advanced in 
a sport.smanlike manner. C. W. Schmidt^ Jr. 
Boston Letter. 
Boston, Dec. 21. — On account of protests which have 
been hanging since the close of the racing season, the 
Regatta Committee of the Boston Y. C, has been unable 
until now to give the percentages in the various classes 
for the season's championship and also for the midsum- 
mer series. The more serious protests were Sally VII. 
vs. Chewink, with counter protest, and Aspinquid IT. vs. 
Chance. In each of these cases the evidence was conflict- 
ing and unvarying. On this account the committee was 
unable to get at the facts, and in both cases it was decided 
to allow the races to .stand as sailed. In the i8-footers 
particidarly there would have been a great difference in 
the championship and also in the midsummer series. An- 
other protest was that of Perhaps 11. vs. Mildred II., 
with counter protest by Mildred. Both were made on 
measurement. Upon measuring it was found that both 
yachts exceeded the required waterline length and were 
disqualified for the race, which was the last one of the 
season. 
For the club championship two prizes were offered in 
each class by Commodore B. P. Cheney. The first prizes 
were silver cup and the second prizes binocular glasses. 
The championships w^ere won by Sally VII., Opitsah V., 
Perhaps IL, and Miss Modesty. In the following table 
of percentages, it is assumed that each yacht shall have 
started in at least six races : 
Class D— 25-footers. 
Total 
Starts. Per Cent. Average. 
Sally VII., L. F. Percival 5 500 83.3 
Chewinli III., F, G. Macomber, Jr 8 575 71.8 
Great Haste, T. K. Lothrop, Jr 5 275 45.8 
Calypso, A. W. Chesterton 3 100 16.6 
Early Dawn III., T. E. Doherty 1 75 12.5 
Seboomook, B. A. Smith.... 1 25 4.1 
Class E— 22-footets. 
Opitsah v., S. H. & H. I. Foster 8 733.4 91.6 
Medric. H. H. White 8 383.3 47.9 
Chict, S. C. Winsor 4 200 33.3 
Class S — ^21-footers. 
Perhaps II., T. E. Robinson 2 200 33.3 
IMildred II., _S. P. Moses 1 50 8.3 
Class I — 18-footers. 
Miss Modesty, B. S. Permar 8 652.5 81.5 
Demi no, C. ,C. Clapp , 9 721.1 80.1 
Milad'i II., F. R. Adams......... 6 478.8 79.8 
Gertrude II.. H. E. Lynch 6 434.4 72.4 
Chance, Reginald Boardman 4 .384.6 64.1 
Mirage, 7. W. Olmstead... 8 421.5 52.6 
Biza, Alfred Douglas 6 293.2 48.8 
Humbug, Cole & Bacon 7 .323.8 46.2 
Yo San. R. J. Randolph, Jr 8 262.8 32.8 
Crow. Hooper & Lauriat 5 153.8 25.6 
\\'alada. W. W. Rowse 5 114.3 19 
Wink, L. B. Goodspeed 3 111.6 18.6 
Rattler 1 70 11.6 
Nicnack, E. B. Holmes 6 50.1 8.3 
For the midsummer series of open races, which were 
instituted by the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C, and are nov.^ 
continued by the Bostoii Y". C. two prizes in each class 
were offered by Mr. Thomas W. Lawson, as in former 
^e^r.s. These prizes were silver cups. The winners were 
Sally VII., Opitsah V., and Chance. In the i8ft. class 
Miss Modesty and jNlirage were sold out of the club be- 
fore the last race was sailed, The percentages for the 
three races arc as follows : 
Cla.ss D — 25-faoters. 
Total per c't. Average. 
.Sally \ 11.. L. F. Percival 300 100 
fkewink III., E. G. Macomber, Tr 175 58,3 
Great Haste, T. K. Lothrop, Tr 150 50 
harly Dav.n. J. E. UoliKrty 75 25 
Calypso, A. \V. Chesterton 50 16.7 
Class E— 22-footers. 
Opitsah v., S. H. H. 1. Foster 233.4 77.8 
Medric, H. H. White 166.6 55.3 
Chief, S. C. \\ inior 100 33.3 
Tayac, W. H. Joyce 100 33.3 
Class I— 18-footers. 
Chance, Reginald Boardman....... 279.8 93.2 
Domino, C. C. Clapp 276.2 92 
Aspinquid II.. C. M. Foster 228.7 76.1 
Question, J. H. Hunt 216.7 72.2 
Gertrude II., H. E. Lynch 202.5 67.5 
Miladi II., F. R. Adams ,...144.4 48.1 
Miss Modesty, B. S. Permar 138.9 46.3 
Humbug, Cole & Bacon.. 136.4 45.4 
Moslem, Livingston Davis 133.3 44.4 
Biza, Alfred Douglas 112,5 37.5 
Yo San, R. J. Randolph. Tr 112.2 .37.4 
Mirage, J. W. Olmstead 111.1 37 
Kittiwake IV., T. M. Jones 105.5 35.1 
Crow, Hooper & Lauriat 93.9 31.3 
Patrice, A. W. Finlay 93.4 31.1 
Wink, L. B. Goodspeed 55.6 18.8 
Nicnack, E. B. Holmes 20.2 6.7 
Walada, VV. W. Rowse 5.6 1.8 . 
There seems to be every indication that the proposed 
new 30ft. class will be a success. Mr. A. A. Packard, of 
Messrs. Burgess & Packard, at whose offices most of 
the restrictions were made and an approximate model 
furnished, says . that while only one jracht has been 
actually ordered, it is almost certain that three will be 
under way soon, and that the prospects are that at least 
three more will follow. Messrs. Burgess & Rackard have 
an order for one of the 30- footers for Mr. t K-. Lothrop, 
T"r, Thev have also orders for an i8-footer for Mr. Her- 
