Jan. 30, dm^ 
FditEST AND STREAM. 
figgiHg their way, bowsprits under, well in the jear. 
hfe bows of the Gladys enable her to breast the big 
seks with ease arid slide on to the next wave without 
housing her jib or rriakirig apparferit eflfort. An oc^ 
fcasibrial lyibther wave hits her like a cooper sounding 
a barrel, but there is, little jar and no fuss or setback, 
bnly a lift along and a friendly slap by way of eri- 
fcduragbmfetit, as it were, frorri Neptune. 
. The first warning of dawn found us well out to sea, 
thoug;h soil-ie four triiles to windward of the anchora;ge, 
and wfe stood in for the shore art-xiously waitiijp; to 
tatch a gliriipsfe of dur corHpetltorS; J'iriafiy the risirig 
Sun struck the sails of a sloop vvell dowti t0 lefeward, 
aiid thfe glass, revealed two head sails, the Helene, hours 
behind. Stjil the Paloma remained invisible, only 
Soriie small Japanesfe fishing safriparis standing out frorh 
ShOrfe. At last the sun bleached her big rriainsail to 
■i^hite, and we sa,w her close hi shore, and to leeWard 
of the harbor. This looked like a bigger beat that it 
turned out aftferward \yhfen we found that she had made 
the light a Short time before dawn, but had since drifted 
down the coast with the current, now against her as 
the tide changed. 
We all were eager for anchorage, and started for the 
harbor, recognizing it by the big hotel. It seemed to 
be a close thing as to who would anchor first, ourselves 
or the Paloma, but of course the time mattered noth- 
ing. A mile off the entrance we struck a calm, the 
Palottia finding it a few minutes later. Thefe we floated 
found, while the Helene caihe in from the sea with a 
spatticillt bfeexe. The rfef.eree took , the heltri and the 
gjarit whistled for a f)uf! which fitially , c^rtie. The 
chart showed a very narrow entrance: betw^eil ^Wo 
nasty reefs, so the skipper went , up to the spreaders 
to con the way in. The anchor had been made ready 
forward, and the giant took the helm, while the ref- 
eree hauled in the windward jib sheet and went for- 
ward to srnother the sail as the giant let go the 
halliards. The Gladys got in first, and the skipper, 
with an eye to getting out on the niprrow, picked out 
the best berth. "Stand by, forward," he yelled, and 
over went the sixty pound anchor as down carrie the 
mainsail between the lazy lines, and we anchored in 
thrfee fathojtls at, 7:15. The Paloma dropped her hook 
at 7:4b ahd the Heleiie at f'-^S. 
■ - [to BE CbNTiNUMj 
Interlalte Yathting Letter. 
ChivkfATSb', 0., Jan. 24.— Small boats are increasing in 
popularity in^his section of the lakes, a!hd the la.test,to 
be adopted is a l6ft. class, by the Detroit Boat Club 
Yachtsrnen, of Detroit. ,A similar, class hals been in 
existence for some time on Lake Ontario, and ha:s been 
very successful, which had ,sqme influence in prompting 
the step taken by the Detroit orgariizatloh. Of course,^ 
there have been i6-foot.ers, and also 15-fodters built, 
but there has been no uniformity of design o'r t^pe, and 
it is believed that the adoption of this class, a'cco'rdi'rig 
to its rules and restrictions, which will produce a,, 
stauilch and seaworthy little craft,, will do much toward' 
pronloting interest ill' sm4ll boat racing. It. is One: of 
the ideas of the, boat club yachtsmen in adopting this' 
class tb'pave the way for inter-club racing among 16- 
footers, 'as ; well as itlter-asso.cia'tion racing. A i6ft. 
class was supposed to, exist. In the Tnter-Lake . Y. A., 
but it #as sadly deficient," lacking i'n vital particulars, 
that which is essential in producing a good wholesome 
type of boat. The boats are to be of the knockabout 
order, haying: a smalh cabin, with sufficient accommo- 
dations to^ stow dunnage and afford shelter in bad 
Weatherj arid will also comfortably sleep two men. 
Following are the restrictions governing the class: 
MaJEiriiutfi L.'W.L., i6ft. ; maximum draft, 4ft.; maxi- 
riluffl sail area, ^$0 sq. ft.; minimum beam (L.W.L.), 
keel, sft. 7iri. ; centerboard, 6ft. 2in.; minimum area 
largest immersed vertical cross-section, 6,125 sq. ft. 
The centerboard opening shall be included, and the 
Cgttterbdard itself excluded in measuring the said im- 
mfirSSd vertical cross-section. There shall be but one 
centerboard arid rudder. 
The angles of the exterior outline with the vertical 
center of the vessel above the outside ballast shall at 
no point be less than go degrees. Minimum freeboard, 
i/in.; keel, i8in. Cabin trunk, with not greater than 
70 per cent., nor less than 50 per cent, of the greatest 
beam on deck. Cabin trunk height at least 2j4m. for 
every foot of greatest beam on deck; stem, oak, sided 
at head.' ;:2>:^in.;' overhang timber, oak, forward, i%in, 
thick; aft, i%in. thick; frames, oak, sectional area, 
I sq. in. ; frames, maximum spacing, gin.; floors, oak, 
%in. thick; clamp, sectional area, 2^sq.in.; bilge 
stringer, oak, sectional area, 2^in. ; deck beams, oak, 
sectional area, main, 2%\n.; do., auxiliary, sq. in.; - 
do., half, . I sq. in.; deck beams, maximum spacing, 
gin.; planking to finish full, Ii-i6in. thick; deck to 
finish full, 5^iii. thick; cabin house deck to finish full, 
7-i6in. thick; crew, maximum, 3. Wood centerboards 
in centerboard boats, weighted only sufiicient to over- 
come flotation. Metal centerboards not to exceed 
3-i6in. in thickness. Solid spars only. Sails to be 
Cptton. A yacht using a centerboard to increase the 
area of lateral plang, and drawing at least 3ft. length 
of keel, shall be considered a keel boat. 
Rear-Cpm. E. F. Lloy-d has ordered a boat for the 
class, and . two members of the club have signified their 
intention of building, but as yet have not placed their 
orders. Several . members of the; County . Club: and 
the Detroit Y.. C. have expressed them.selve.s as- highly - 
pleased with the idea, and it -is- prpbable that from six 
, to eight boats wiil .be built in. .time for next season's 
racing. . 
The D,e.trQit .Y. . G. held. its annual election of.. offir 
cers at the .-Hotel -Ste, Qair,_Detroit,-, pn. Mon'day.ev.en- ■ 
ing,. Jan. ■■JJy,'- Thcfollpwing- were.^;elec;ted: ''.Com..;, W; .-. 
J. Funke-; V^ce-'Com., i E.: A. Greenirig-; r R-ear-Gonvr, 
Wm. R; Sh^pland; See-'y,. J;.-;K: .:'Mpore 
Kramer; Fleet -Surgeon, Dr. A. C. :Lee;- Directors. -H. - 
C. Kenda-11.. S..-,S; 'Welnman^^Oito.- F,, BartheU,;,'(5. '^ea} ,: 
and G. 'W/ WMthrh^iMcr ■^T^r^'^'^'^^^^^'.f^^tk shpwe4 :■ 
a rriembersl^jp'-of ■39I.^'' - -■■ : ^ ::_:z'.'' ■ V'..: ".■ 
The ■ Cleyefa-rid' % ' C. held ..its _ annual eleEtidn in -the 
dub hpu^e . on ; ]\lG)nday, Jan.- li,- arid- ;tHe loll ow^ 
Capt. C, E. Benham; ^ear-Corii., £. W. Briggs; Sec'y 
and Ti-eas., E. E. Pe'ttibone; Fleet Captain', C. W. 
. Kelly; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. J. M. IrigersoH;, Meas., O. P. 
be Marsj'Ass't Meas., F. A. Krauss. TM follo-wirig 
committees were also elected: Regatta Cprii'., E. E. 
Pettibone, A. Triever and Geo. Marty; Entertainment 
Com., , C. R. Hills, E. W. Briggs and M. C Wllfis. 
- Directors, M. J. Lawrerice, John Barth, F. W. Briggs, 
F.' G. Overbeck, Dudley Perkins and Albert Triever 
■ A 'riew yacht' club has been organized at Detroit by 
<ibout thirty members and the following organization: 
committee was appointed: J. O. Teagari, chairman; 
Fred 'Vari Fleet, John Schweikart, Gu.s Moebs and E. 
A. Co'riypne. The committee on membership is as fol- 
lows: Johri M, Sweeny, .chairman; H.. C. Glidderi, 
Geo. Engel, A. N. Weber, J. Martin and James Hardy. 
It is the intention of the new club tp erect, a club house 
somewhere in the vicinity of the Water Wp'rlts Park, 
which is a beautiful site for a yacht club. A name hais 
not beeri decided on for the club, but will be dolie &t its 
next riiefeting, to be held within a week. 
C. W. ScHMlDf, Jr. 
YAGHtiNG NF^S NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department s"6e pag^s ii a'tfd ffi. 
From the reports that have been received about the 
wreck of the auxiliary schooner Reamer, Capt. George ft 
Campbell owner, on Rum Cay of the. Bahamas ori Dec', 
lo last. It would seem that the black, inhabitants of these 
islands have inherited to a marked, degree the buccaneef- 
iiig^ arid pitatical proclivities as well as the inclinations of 
their ancestors. , 
The yadht left Baltimore ori Nov. 3Q. Col, Campbell 
and is wife, we'rfe. the guests of hfs son, who was 'in 
command, of the -boat. The cr^ew consisted of a .mate, 
a steward, and five, seameii. After leaving the Florida 
coast the yacht worked her way in and out of the island^ 
until she arrived off Rum Cay on Decenlber 9; Captain 
Campbell decided to land on the island. The rnate kept 
the yacht jogging along in the' offing. Whe:ri Captain 
Campbell hailed the yacht and stated that he was cortiing 
aboard again, the mate headed the yacht toward thg 
shore in order to avoid those in the small boat from 
having a long pull. 
. When ihe yacht was well' inshore an effort was made to 
brittg h.er about. She missed stays in the heaty sea that 
was follirig in and she was carried in on the . feSf., An 
effort was niade to wcfk the yacht off shore with the aid 
of the engipe, but. this was not powerful enough to stem' 
the sea and: a strong durferit that was setting shoreward. 
After striking the yacht soOri sprung a leak, and it was 
.decfded to ...abandon h'ef. 
The news that : there waS a vesSeT ashore spread like 
wildfire among the natives, arid they SWafmed down to 
the shore. The black, wreckefs arid p.irate'S, ■ many of 
whom were women with little, or rib clothing on, pro- 
ceeded to. strip the yacht and rob the. Cam'pbeTls and the 
crew of, the few things they had saved froiil the Wfeck.- 
:. .Col. Campbell, who went on the, cruise for his health, 
suffered greatly from the shock that the wfeCk caused 
him. The natives were indifferent to the castaways, and 
did nothing to relieve their distress and suffering Unless 
they were well paid for it. They even charged for watcr 
v.diich was brackish and hardly fit. to d.rjnk. In ofdeT that 
the wreck should be properly stripped and nothing over- 
looked and the unfortunates should be systematically 
robbed, the wreckers appointed a, master, Who was after- 
ward arrested and punished by the British authorities at 
Nassau, N. P. 
The steamship Orizaba brought Col. Campbell, his wife, 
and Captain Campbell, as well as the crew, to I^ew York 
from Nassau. Col. Campbell died after reaching l?e'W 
York as a result of the hardships encountefed. 
Captain CampbelT states in an interview after reaching 
New York : 
"The black rascals pretend to live by raising pineappJes 
and cocoanuts, but they really subsist on wrecks. There 
wasn't anything left of the Roamer 'when we got away 
from the island aboard a little luail schooner from Nassau 
that touches the keys. The schooner was crowded and 
my father and mother had to sleep on deck. We were 
seven days on Rum Cay and eleven days waiting at Nas- 
sau for the Orizaba. 
"Fortunately the stewardess of the Orizaba, Miss Mar- 
garet Nelson, is also . a trained nurse, graduated four 
months ago from the New York Hospital. She gave my 
father as good care as he could have had under a doctor. 
"The Roamer was a hoodoo yacht. She was built for 
Clifton Perry at a cost of $22,000, and he died aboard 
her. She was sold to a man who found he didn't want 
her, and then I bought her. I :had an insurance on her 
of $4,000 on a valuation of $10,000." 
SH •? »? 
Mr. Hollis Burgess has sold the i8ft. knockabout 
Ghatice, owned by. Mr. . Reginald .Boardman, . of Boston, 
to Mr. Gustav E. rKi.ssel,. of. New York. .. Chance will be 
raced next summer at Ilesboro, Maine. 
Harry Tracey, one of the best known of the inland 
lake" yachtsmen, died at Toledo, O., on January 19. He 
was sixty-seven years of age. 
4^ 
E.ndymion, owned by Mr. GeOrge Lauder, "Jr., sailed 
from New York for Charleston on January 17. The 
ov^ner will .make a cruise to^ the West Indies, and at 
CHarleston- he will be joined. by his: parents, and-.his sister. 
■..;The new. auxiliary , schooner Atlantic, owned by Mr. 
■ -Wirson Marshall,~Ieft 'New York .for Bermuda on January . 
- ■24: :" Mr. " Miarshall: lias; -as -his guests ' ViceTCommodore 
..'Fred-::M. :H;oyt,,..df .the.' .ILar.chniont Y^' C.,-.- i^essrs, C. B; . 
:Seei:ey, ]\|pYfOri'' W;;, Siiiith, .H.:^A. .','Bergma''nn,■'. William 
:;Ga,,rdrier, .:HubeT|: .:Vps;- V-Wi- 'K.". Maj-or, .. and- '- Warren . 
•.Dettaarest,"^""'' ' ■"■:::..,." ^" ..:': J 
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!:€roHditiens..were-agret<f .upon. Jan uaryi 14 .-far* the 'match .1 
,fafte' foT^ a. twQ.rt-hoti.sai^ .dbjlar. -c.up- -between'' the .fiufcra • 
"bile. boatS 'p^-HqHaaidef •& ."J^^ 
ley,: ... The;CC^djtjon§;:-4^4; : ^^ -^ . ' _ ji'-V-:"- ; 
Over all length of boats to be not over 45ft. andi noB 
under 30ft. Each boat mrat contain -at least two person*^ 
when racing. Boats may be raced with or withotit'- 
mufftiers. 
The _two thousand dollar trophy shaff be won by th^' 
boat winning two races out of three. The- course shalfi 
be triangular and thirty miles in length. The- date of the- 
race shall be between May i and June i, ttie-'e3?act date- 
to be settled before April 15. 
Both boats must be equipped with reversing:' geSt snd 
two life preservers. Each boat must contain itt' its- tank 
at least twenty-five gallons of- gasolene on crpsSihg-' the 
starting line. ■ 
The match to 'be held in confbrinity with ' rules r^pird- 
ing time allowance, to be mutually agreed upon by Ibth 
sides, and this with "the intention and- desire of tesjwg? 
said rules as regards their fitness for future contests iC^ 
the trophy. ' H 
«l *5 ; ■ 
There is building . at W.. ,F.i,IQrk's yard, Tom's River, 
J., ffom designs by Mn. Henry: J. Gielow, ' an auxiliary ' 
yawl fof .Mr. R. Gallpway, ' of .Memphis, Tenn, It was . 
essential that the boat ,be,, of. light draft,, as. she will be 
used for cruising on: the loTA^er Mississippi River and its 
tributaries, and the, shoal bayotis , and lagoons along, the 
Mexican Gulf coast. She 'will be Soft. oVer all, 65ft'. 
waterline, 17ft. 6in. breadth, and 3ft. draft. The engine 
wfll be 25 horse-power,, which, it is expected, will give 
the boat a speed of eight miles in smooth water. The 
arrangements below deck are very ujiusiial, (he owner's 
quarters being forward and the crew's aft. The sail plan 
is moderate, and is made rather lower than ordinary on 
account of pass-ing under several bridges where the clear 
head room- is limited tp fifty, feet. 
8? B? 8? 
The Electric Launch Company,, of Bayonne, are builds, 
ing from theii- own designs. -a large gasolene boat for: 
Mf. James Corrigan, of Cleveland, O. She will be gsft- 
over 3.1}, l'6ft. breadth, and 4ft. draft. - The frame is to> 
be of heavy oa'k, and the^.planking. long leaf yellow pine> 
copper fastened throughout. The raised pilot ho us? an<^ 
the long, low trunk cabin will be of mahogany. The' 
roof of thte Cabin htausfi; will be arranged for a promenade 
deck with an awning and' accommodation for chairs andl 
settees. .. ■ ■ ■ • ... 
The interior will be in mahogany, white and goldl 
There will be a large private stateroom with -a dotryg: 
berth for th€ ownCf, and eight swiiiging Pullman berths', 
aft divided off by portieres, accommodating as m'any 
guests. When the berths, are. up the. space, provi-^es ai- 
large saloon, which will be used for a dining room". 
The yacht _ will be fitted with a - 200 horse-powei^ 
Standard' engine that will give her a speed of between 17/ 
and 18 miles. The yacht will- carry 2,c^s gallons of ^gaso-- 
lene, which will, give/ her a -wide ■ cruisiftg -radius. -' An'- 
electric light plant :Will -be ■iiistalled,.-.with- .StWage battel^''- 
auxiliary power,, furnishing electric lights- in. Ih-e- cabins: 
and a powerful searchLigbt: on- the .pilot- house,. Two' 
tenders will be supplied, one to be equipped with a 1 ■ 
horse-power engine.^ .. The-, yacht.. will -carry .: a. crew- ©f ■' 
three men, and will be .ready -for delivery April 15. She'-" 
■will he used on the St. Lawrence River and -on the Great- 
Lak€§. .. -..-....-::. 
M »i •? . :^'- 
Members of the Winthrop Y. C. have decided td rebuild-' 
their club house that was destroyed by fire on Decl 28- • 
■ m « K •:•:• , 
The Automobile Club of America has decided to iri- ' 
tefest itself in. power boating, and has appointed a coil^-: 
mittee to look into the matter : Messrs. Peter Cooper ' 
Hewitt, chairman; - John Jacob . Astor and William K.- 
Vandetbilt, Jr., are the committee. - , : ^ : ' . 
The Milton. Point , Shipyard, of Rye, N. Y., has received ' 
an order for ten sharpie.: catboats from Mr.' C. H. 
Southard, president and treasurer of the newly organized 
Hempstead Bay Y. R. A. . The boats were designed by 
the builders, and will, be , ready for delivery on ApriL i. 
They are 24ft. over.all,,.i8ft. w.ateriine, 7ft, Sin. breadth, 
and ift 3in. draft. The boats v/ill- carry 340 square feet 
of sail. They will be well built . in eyery way. . The keels, 
frames, deadwood, transoms, etc., will be of selected oak, 
the deck fittings , of bronze., the spars of clear spruce, the 
running rigging of the best manila rope, and the standing 
nggmg of the best of steel, ':set up with bronze turn- 
buckles. The boats will be, owned by the following gen- 
tlemen: F. K. Walsh, Woodmere, L. I. ; I. R. De Nyse, 
Hempstead, L. L;.W.:H. Tr.acy, Rockville Centre, L. L ; 
W. P. Miller, Freeport, L. I..; C, H. Southard, New York 
city; J. H. Cruikshank, N.ew York city, and H..L. Mason, 
. New York city. ' . 
': w _ :.'/\',..', 
Commodore E. T. Affleck, of the Toledo Y. C, has pur- 
chased the auxiliary yawl Hussar. II. through , Messrs. . 
Macconnell Bros, from Mr. George H. McNeely, oi 
Philadelphia. Owing to the. yacht's beam it will be' im- 
possible to take the yacht through the Erie Canal, and it 
will be necessary to sail : her up: the coast and through 
the- St Lawrence River :and WelIand Canal. 
YACHT CLUB NOTES. 
The Orum Y. C. has, elected , the fbllo-wing officefs £ot- 
,1904: Com., Anthony J. Schriner; Vice^Com.,: John 
Gross; Rear-Com., Herman Sehnorr; Record. Sec'y, Wi'l- 
liam.,Wentz; Finan.: Sec'y, :E. Sauer- Treas., ,C. . Sauer ' ■ 
Meas., H.. Gebhard..: Regatta Committee— William Wentz' 
H. Gebhard, -and E. Sauer. - : : : . : v: ' 
• ': ■• ■ '^ ;i.^■*'■'^..:.■'^":''■ 
. The thirtieth annual; me.efirig:- and . dinner of the 
Knickerbocker Y: 0.:. was..::h.eld:.:af the Hotel ■ Manhattaii 
■^New -york city, on the. evening of ;J.anu'aty 20. The foT 
lowiirig pflcers^ were: -eleeted.^::-:Ccimv.:James : N. Norris - • 
; Vice-Corn'.; --W.- B. .Beam'>;,:R«artCb#.^/ Dit'nham- -WheeleV-- 
: Treasv, ^Geoxm^ Ur CodpetS-' :Sec^,' ^J;-Ci:': Lenkenson- 
■Meas;y W.-C. Leiber ; Ffeet. Surgeon, Dn::G-;D:xHamI.en ; : 
Direetprs, :* H: ; ■Stepheipptfe;tj^dni jn ; Eandsy: - G.: Edgar ' 
