FOREST AisTD:^ STRfiiLivlf 
up last summer to one hundred and twenty. 
The incorporators and charter members numbered 
fifteen, most of whom had been members of the old 
canoe ckib. The first commodore was Mr. Gilbert E. 
Bogart, of South Norwalk, and the first vice-commo- 
dore Mr. A. E. Chasmar, of New York. Mr. Chasmar 
served six years as vice-commodore, refusing promo- 
tion until 1902, during which year he served as commo- 
dore. 
Following Mr. Bogart, the ofifice was most ably filled 
-for three years by Mr. Philip G. Sanford, then a prom- 
inent member and officer of the Atlantic Y. C. Other 
commodores have been Messrs. Chas. B. Keeler, of 
New Canaan, 1899; Clarence F. O shorn, of Norwalk, 
1900-01, and James A. Farrell, of New York, the 
present incumbent. Com. Osborn's administration was 
a most successful one, owing to his unremitting eflforts 
to bring the club into close touch with our sister clubs 
on both sides of the Sound. His flagship, Gemini, was 
kept busy between New York and New Londori, and 
he never let pass an opportunity of persuading a 
yachtsinan to enter our races or visit the Norwalk Y. 
C, while cruising. During his second term he per- 
suaded Com. Banks, of the Atlantic Y. C, who is one 
of our members, to make our station one- of the 
rendezvous of the Atlantic on their annual cruise. Their 
fleet arrived according to schedule on Saturday after- 
noon, Aug. 24, 1901, in the midst of one of the hardest 
downpours we have had in years. It rained so hard 
that it was almost impossible to see the vessels as they 
dropped their hooks ofif the club house. Their cap-' 
tains and guests were half drowned in the. deluge, but 
in spit;; of its inauspicious commencement, their visit 
here was a memorable one. A smoker was tendered 
to our guests that evening at the club house. The 
weather had cleared, and all hands had a most jolly 
time, whil-, the Norwalk boys improved the oppor- 
tunity of becoming acquainted with the courteous and 
aflable gentlemen from the historic club at Sea Gate, 
who honored us by being our guests. The following 
morning, Sunday, services were conducted on the 
Water Witch, the Atlantic flagship, by our chaplam, 
the Rev. J. McClure Bellows, now a chaplain in the U. 
S. Navy. ■ -,1. 
On Monday morning our visitors departed to the 
eastward, leaving a most pleasant impression in the 
hearts and minds of the members of the Norwalk Y. C. 
Last summer, through the instrumentality of Com. 
Farrell, we were honored by a visit from the fleet of the 
Horseshoe Harbor Club, then on their annual cruise; 
and upon this occasion also we met our brother yachts- 
men from Larchmont at a smoker and made the ac- 
quaintance of a host of "bang-up" good fellows. _ 
The value to a club and its menibers of such fra- 
ternal intercourse, it seems to the writer, can hardly 
be overestimated. . . 
In racing, the Norwalk Y. C. has not been especially 
prominent, though we usually have a goodly list of 
entries in the smaller classes for our annual regatta on 
Labor Day. . . . ^ • j_t. 
In closing this sketch, it is my desire to invite the 
attention of yachtsmen along the- Sound and its ad- 
jacent waters— especially those who cruise in these 
waters— to the superior advantages of Norwalk or 
Sheffield Island Harbor as a port of call. 
It is the only harbor worthy of the name on the 
Connecticut side west of N€w Haven. In its waterj, 
between the outer chain of islands and the mainland, 
an enormous fleet of yachts may lie in safety, protected 
by natural breakwaters from the fury of the elements. 
The main channel is half a mile wide, with from two 
to three fathoms depth of water and good holding 
ground. In fact, but a few years ago the New York 
Y C was seriously considering the purchase of a por- 
tion "of Sheffield Island and the establishment of a 
station there. , . j r i-i. 
Now that the new lighthouse at: the outer end of the 
formerly dangerous Green's Ledgers m operation, the 
wav into port is as plain and unmistakable as can be. 
The station of the yacht club is but twenty minutes by 
trolley from the South Norwalk railway station, bring- 
ing the club within an hour and a half of New York. 
There 'is a long-distance telephone m the club-house, 
and ice and water may be obtained there, while sup- 
plies of all sorts may be had m South Norwalk. 
Season after season the attractions and advantages 
of this harbor have become better known. _ Each^suc- 
ceeding year brings a greater number of .cruising boats 
fo thelnchorage ofiE our club house, and it is a question 
ol but a short time before Norwalk Harbor will be one 
ol the most frUuented and popular of the harbors along 
the Sound. " " 
Little Shamrock Measwrement. 
Cleveland, O., Feb. A.-'E^ditor Forest and Slream: 
In a recent issue of your paper you published a cor- 
rection, coming in the form ot a sarcastic letter wiitten 
bv Mr E. T. Balcom, of the Columbia Y. C , ot 
Chicago. I never stated that Little Shamrock had not 
been measured by the official measurer of the Country 
Club of Detroit,\.nd to settle ^l^s question respec - 
fully refer you: to the article which drew forth this 
response from Mr. Balcom. The gentleman is fully 
awJre that the design from which the craft under dis- 
cuss Sn was built, measured one-half a degree m excess 
of the restriction, arid he giVes. a very unsatisfactory ex- 
planation oi the facts, by statmg the following, ^ch 
appeared ift the January 16 . issue : 'T can very easily 
comprehend- how the bow could be measured on a 
drawing and found over the thirty degree limit, as on 
mealiring three drawings of deck, it- was fotmd that 
one measured 30/2 degrees, another exactly 30 degrees 
and another 29y? degrees. This is very easily accounted 
for as a recluction of a deck platform 36ft. to 36m makes 
it so small that the minutest increase in inked line on 
the drawing will make an angle vary a half degree, one 
wav or the other, or the slightest variation of pen or 
ruler will do the same thing, and such a measurement 
can only be determined by measurement of the deck 
of the yacht itself." . , 
It seems to me that this is a very small way of 
dodging the issue, and Mr. Balcom, in. reality, com- 
mitting himself, by admitting that one design was a half 
a degree over the restriction, and gives an explanation 
that one line being made slightly heavier than the other 
might be responsible for the apparent error. During 
my long experience as a yachtsman, and yachting writer, 
I have handled hundreds of plans, and have yet to see 
a design from a first-class naval architect, on which 
the work was so miserably poor that one line would be 
so much heavier than the other as to make a difference 
of half a degree. I should like, to see a design of that 
kind, and would be especially interested to see if the 
signature was attached, giving the name of the man 
whose work it was. 
I did not state that I had measured the craft, but re- 
ceived my information from Detroit, and it seems to 
be pretty reliable in that another allusion was hurled 
at ipy supposed informant. 
However, my information did come from the source 
Mr .Balcom supposed. But believing that he could hit 
the nail on the head, he states the following: "Little 
Shamrock is laid up here, and can easily be measured, 
and thus stop all controversy on the subject, which 
seem to have arisen from the statement" of a disap-: 
pointed designer." 
The disappointed designer, as Mr. Balcom terms him^ 
was in 116 way implicated with the information I re- 
ceived, but as I have since learned, has a complete 
set of plans, from which the Little Shamrock was 
built, and by carefully measuring these plans, discovered 
the yacht to be according to her plans, and the plans 
from which she was built, one-half a degree over the 
limit. If the Shamrock is all right- as she stands to- 
day, it is because she was not built to, her lines; and there 
is little reason for any of' us vo 'suppose that if the - 
builder did deviate from the plans, he would not make 
the mistake of going under. Rather, I think the 
tendency would be to go over, especially if he was try- 
ing to get the line as fair as possible. 
I am exceeding sorry that I cannot go to Chicago 
and measure the boat. If the opportunity ever pre- 
sents itself, and I am given permission to measure 
the boat, I shall most assuredly avail myself, and will 
then give facts. However, at present, I can say no 
more on the subject, as the gentleman who informed 
me that he had the craft measured, is now in Europe, 
and until his return cannot procure the name of one 
who measured the boat, and found her to be in excess 
of this most important rule. 
C. W. Schmidt, Jr. 
Designing Competition. 
$225 In Prizes. 
Two designing competitions have been given in 
Forest and Stream. The first was for a 2Sft. 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. 
TIT. 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 54in.=ift.— showing center of 
buoyancy, center of lateral resistance and center of 
effort of both rigs. 
II. Half breadth, scale 54in.=i ft. 
III. Body plan, scale ^in.=ift. 
IV. Cabin plan, inboard profile and at least one 
cross section, scale ^{■a.=i{t. 
V. Two sail plans, scale ^in.=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 gaflf are to be the same as 
in the cutter rig. Plans must show w:orking topsail and 
size of light sails. n 
VI. All ballast outside on keel except amount neces- 
sary for trimming.. 
An outline specification must accompany each de- 
sign. The drawings should be carefully made and let- 
tered. All drawings should be on white paper or 
tracing cloth in black ink. No colored inks or pig- 
ments 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. All designs must be received at the 
office of the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 
346 Broadway, New York City, not later than March 
I, 1904. 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. Tarns, 
Lemoine & Crane, who passed upon the designs sub- 
mitted for the 25ft. with great care, has again con- 
sented to judge the designs and make the awards. 
Savarona— ^Atjxilfaty Schoonef* 
SAvaeona was built in 1903 from designs made by Mr. 
Arthur Binney by the Geo. Lawley & Son Corp. for Mr. 
C. Howard Clark, Jr., of Philadelphia, who wished to 
obtain a schooner of fair speed and with sufficient 
auxiliary power to drive her about five knots an hour in 
calm weather. TJj* draft was limited so that the boat 
could go through certain canals, and could enter most of 
the small harbprs along the eastern coast. The result 
was, as the plan shows, a boat of wide beam with ample 
accommodations, and with every comfort for cruising. 
The dimensions are as follows : 
Length — 
Over all 92ft. 
L.W.L ....6oft. ; 
Overhang — 
Forward 14ft. 
Aft i8ft. 
Breadth- 
Extreme 19ft. 
Draft— 
; Extreme 9ft. 3in. 
Freeboard — : 
Forward 7ft. 6in. 
Aft 5ft. 6in. 
Least .' 5ft. 
The main companion, from the deck, enters a steerage 
where there is a large locker for oil skins, etc., chart 
shelves, and toilet room with bath. The companion 
stairs are unusually wide and easy. This steerage is fin- 
ished entirely in mahogany. Immediately aft of the 
steerage is the owner's stateroom extending the entire 
width of the boat, and long enough to give a good clothes 
closet at the forward end of the berths on either side. 
This room is larger than is usually found in a yacht of 
this size, and is finished in mahogany and white, the 
walls being covered with a blue striped damask. The 
cushions and carpet are in colors to blend with the 
dJimask, the whole making a very pleasing and bright 
effect. There is a toilet room connecting with owner's 
stateroom. 
On the starboard side of the steerage is the guests' 
room, finished also in mahogany and white, the walls be- 
ing covered with damask. There is a • double berth in 
this room, also large bureau, clothes closet, and marble 
wash-basin. 
The main cabin is a room 12ft. long and about 12ft. 
wide between the berths. Like the stateroom, this room is 
finished in mahogany and white, the walls being covered 
with plain green deco cloth, with upholstery, carpet and; 
curtains to match. 
At the forward end is a pretty Chippendale sideboard,, 
over which is a large mirror. On the starboard side is a 
tiled open grate, and on the port side the buffet. There 
are also two wide berths, one on each side, writing desk,, 
and ample shelf and locker room. 
Forward of the cabin is the galley in which is located 
the gasolene motor. This is a 20 horse-power "Standard" 
marine motor, and sets partially below the galley floor, " 
so that when not in use a very convenient serving table 
sets over it. The galley and forecastle are as usual in 
boats of this size, excepting that everything is left open 
as much as possible to give the best possible ventilation. 
The gasolene tanks are located in the lazarette, one 
either side of the hatch, and are connected to the vaporizer 
on the engine by a double pipe. The greatest care was 
given to making and installing these tanks in every possi- 
ble way to guard against accident. The tanks are cylin- 
drical in form, are made of extra heavy tin-plated copper, 
strongly riveted, thoroughly braced and tested under 
slight pressure. The tanks fill from the deck, and the 
vent pipe is also taken to the deck, so that when filling 
these tanks no vapor can get below into the boat. The 
tanks are exposed as much as possible, being surrounded 
with an open frame work to guard against puncture, the 
idea being to at once detect any leak which might occur, 
and for this reason they were placed in the lazarette, 
where the sailors are in and out many times during the 
day. 
The ample beam of Savarona has made her a most 
comfortable cruiser, while it has not detracted materially 
from her speed. On the wind she has shown up well, con- 
sidering her moderate draft, but with started sheets she 
has shown unusual speed. . ,, 
The engine drives her at nearly a six-knot rate, and has 
proved most useful and thoroughly satisfactory in every 
respect. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Major H. D. Bulkley, of the Baltimore Y. C, has 
sold his steam yacht Eleanor, through Messrs Mac- 
Gonnell Bros., to the XJnited States Goyernroent. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
The Milton Point Ship Yard, of Rye, N. Y., have re- 
cently closed a contract for a high speed launch, to be 
built for Mr. J. Saunders Taylor, of Norfolk, Va. The 
boat was designed by Mr. Carl T. Forsburg, the super- 
intendent of construction of the Milton Point Ship 
Yard. Her dimensions are: Length over all, 32ft.; 
waterline, 29ft.; beam, 4ft.; draft, I2in. Boat to have 
keel 2in. by 3in. white oak. Stem of white oak, 2in, 
sided, by 6in. moulded. Shaft log of white oak, .ij^in- 
by 6in., set on edge. Bilge stringers of pine, lin. by 
li^in. Floors of white oak. Planking of clear cedar,, 
i-^in. finished. Deck carlines to be of selected spruce, 
lin. by 2in. sawed to shape. Plank shear of quartered 
oak, 5^in. thick, and 3in. wide. Shear strake of quar- 
tered oak, y2\n. thick, and 3in. wide. Decks of clear 
white pine, ->^in. thick. She is to have a nice roomy- 
cockpit just aft of this seat fitted with camp chairs. 
This cockpit will hold, with comfort, ten people. At 
after end of cockpit will be large reclining seats. She- 
is to have a 14 horse-power Buffalo reversing engine^ 
and this engine will easily drive her at a speed of 17 
miles an hour. Her rudder, propeller, shaft and strut 
will be of Ijronze. The design of this hull is very- 
peculiar and according to the tetrahedral principle. This 
is an entirely new departure in designing where speed 
is the main object. By this principle of design there 
is very little resistance, and such boats do not settle- 
by the stern. The waterlines of the boat are alniost 
straight, and the entrance angle at bow is not more- 
than half that of a boat of similar length and beam, but. 
of ordinary form. The sharp angle of the waterlines- 
i^^d the straight lead of the lines alon^ the entire boa^ 
