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FOREST AND STREAM, 
[Feb. 27, 1904. 
Boston Letter. 
Boston, Feb. 22.— Ex-Commodore J. Malcolm Forbes, 
•ot the Eastern Y. C, a member of the Committee on 
Challenge of the New York Y. C, died at his residence 
m Milton, Mass., Friday, Feb. 19, after an illness of about 
a week. Commodore Forbes was born in Milton Feb. 2, 
1847. He attended the English High School in Boston 
and was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology in the class of 1869. In business life he was 
the senior member of the firm of J. M. Forbes & Co., 
and was interested in railroad and electrical movements. 
He was one of the foremost of American yachtsmen, 
and was identified with the defense of the America's Cup 
since 1885, when he was one of a syndicate of eleven 
which built the Puritan. He later became sole owner 
of this famous yacht, and, when he became Commodore 
of the Eastern Y. C, she was his flapship. In 1901 he 
became a member of the Committee on Challenge for the 
America's Cup of the New York Y. C, and served on 
that comrnittee up to the time of his death. Up to the 
time of his death he was the owner of the sloop Volun- 
teer, which defended the Cup in 1887. This yacht, with 
other smaller ones, he kept at his summer home, Naushon 
Island. 
Commodore Forbes was interested in many outdoor 
sports, and was a fine athlete. He maintained a stock 
farm at Ponkapoag, in the Blue Hills, where some of the 
finest trotting stock in the country was kept. He owned 
the famous stallion. Arion, for which he paid $125,000, 
the highest price ever paid for a trotter in this country. 
From his boyhood Commodore Forbes was a devoted 
yachtsman, and during his yachting career did much to 
develop the sport. He owned and raced many yachts. He 
was the sixth member of the Puritan syndicate to pass 
away since 1885, and was one of three prominent yachts- 
men whose deaths have come within a month, the other 
two being Col. Hugh Cochrane and Mr. Henry Bryant. 
^Commodore Forbes was popular among yachtsmen. 
Under a rather gruff exterior there beat a kindly heart, 
and his sterling character made his friendship most 
valuable. 
It was decided at the annual meeting of the Quincy 
Y. C. to build either a 15-footer or an i8-footer under the 
rules of the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts, 
the funds to be raised by subscription among the mem- 
bers. It is considered most probable that it will be an 
i8-footer which will be built. The boat will be raced on 
the Y. R. A. circuit during the coming season by mem- 
bers of the club, and at the end of the season "will be 
turned over to the club to be rented to members until the 
members of the syndicate which furnished the funds for 
her construction shall have received such reimbursement 
as they may elect. 
It has been announced that one of the owners of the 
22-footcrs has offered a cup to be contested for by 22- 
footers in a race from Alarblehead to the Isles of Shoals 
and return. It is the intention to start the race from 
Marblehead on Saturday evening, June 25, and it is ex- 
pected that the finish will be made off Marblehead on the 
iiext afternoon. There will be a full moon on the even- 
ing of June 25. Six owners of 22-footers have already 
signified their intention of competing for the cup. Mr. 
Flerbert IT. White's steam yacht. Wild Goose, will be 
used as judges' boat, and will follow the yachts over the 
course. 
At the annual meeting of the Eastern Y. C, the follow- 
ing officers were elected: Com., Laurence Minot; Vice- 
Corn., C. H. W. Foster; Rear-Com., W. O. Gay; Sec'y. 
George Atkinson, Jr. ; Treas., Patrick T. Jackson ; Meas., 
Henry Taggard; Council at Large — George A. Goddard 
and Frank B. McQuesten; Regatta Committee— Henry 
Howard, chairman ; Patrick T. Jackson, George Atkinson, 
Jr.; Stephen W. Sleeper, and Louis M. Clark, secretary; 
Committee on Adiaiissions — Theophilus Parsons, chair- 
man; James D. Colt, Robert Saltonstall, Charles S. 
Rackemann, and George Atkinson, Jr., ex-officio ; House 
Committee — Parkman Dexter, chairman; Ernest W. 
Bowditch, Frederick O. North, George L. Clarke, and Wil- 
liam B. Revere, secretary. 
News of quite an extensive cruise for a 44ft. over all 
sloop has recently come from Capt. Charles S. Drowne, 
of Portsmouth, N. H., from Jacksonville, Fla. Capt. 
Drowne started in the sloop Valiant from Portsmouth 
on the morning of November 26, 1903, and- arrived at 
Jacksonville on the evening of January i, 1904. The 
trip was made all outside and the port to port runs were 
made very quickly. The trip, on the whole, was rather a 
pleasant .one, although Valiant was obliged to remain at 
some places, on account of the weather. Valiant was de- 
signed by Capt. Drowne and built at Portsmouth in 1894. 
She is 44ft. over all, .loft. beam, and 7ft. draft. Capt. 
Drowne was the organizer of the Portsmouth Y. C, and 
is still an active member of that organization. 
The House Committee of the South Boston Y. C. has 
announced the following schedule of entertainments for 
1904: February 25, lecture by Hon. Arthur K. Peck on 
Yellowstone Park; March 15, special entertainment; 
April 7, hop; May 3, whist party, May 26, fancy dress 
masquerade; May 30, open house, refreshments in the 
Dutch room ; June 14, hop. 
John B. Killeen. 
British International Cup for Motof-Boats. 
Three challenges have already beeen received from 
France for the British International Cup for Motor 
Boats. Two of these entries are for - boats driven by 
petrol motors, one from MM. Clement and the other 
from Messrs. G. Pitre & Co., and the third is a Gard- 
ner-Serpollet steam launch, entered by MM. Legru 
and Gardner. 
No fewer than seven boats have been entered to de- 
fend the cup on behalf of Great Britain, two beiilg from 
S. F. Edge, limited, the present holders; three from 
Messrs. J. E. Hutton, limited; one from Messrs. 
Thornycroft ; and one from Lord |ioward de Walden. 
This will necessitate ail eliminating race being held to 
decide upon the three boats which are to rei)resent 
England in the race itself. 
Further entries, it is hoped, will yet be received from 
France, which will also necef'gitate an elijjiinating test, and 
ifj as is confidently expected, entries are recejve4 frorn 
Germany and the United States, the race will be the 
most representative and important international contest 
for motor boats that has ever taken place. — Yachting 
World. 
The Marine Motor Boat Exhibit at the 
Madison Square Garden. 
^ The motor boat and marine engine display at the 
Sportsmen's Show is one of the features of the exhibi- 
tion. In previous years there has been a few motor boats 
and several engines on view, but the great increase in 
the number of these exhibits clearly demonstrates what 
marked progress has been made in this branch of yacht- 
mg during the past year, and how widespread is the in- 
terest in these useful, practical and convenient con- 
trivances. The present marine exhibit is a tribute 
to the energy and enterprise of the gasolene engine 
manufacturers. 
The marine exhibits quite overshadow the displays that 
have hitherto attracted all the attention, and from the 
time the Madison Square Garden opens until it closes 
crowds devote themselves to looking over the boats and 
engines. The marine motor is now becoming understood, 
and the visitors study the mechanical devices of the en- 
gines and -the construction of the different boats in a 
more intelligent and understanding manner. 
.The motor boat has gained a firm foothold both for 
utility and pleasure, and is here to stay. It is^ not a fad, 
and it is destined to play an important part in water sport 
and transportation in the future. 
The boats that come in for the greatest- attention are 
those that are being exhibited in the big tank which occu- 
pies the larger part of the main floor. In the tank are 
fq.ur mahogany boats all intended for high speed work. 
One of these craft — Vingt en Un — has already gained 
much prominence, and' has shown remarkable speed on 
her trials on the LIudson River. She was designed by 
Mr. Clinton H. Crane, of Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & 
Crane, and is fitted with a Smith & Mabley engine. Vingt 
en Un is a clean looking boat, and is perhaps more pleas- 
ing to the eye than any of the other high speed boats dis- 
played. Smith & Mabley have a large space at the eastern 
end of the tank. 
■" The two high speed boats that "are fitted with French 
automobile engines have interested many. These boats 
are being shown by Messrs. Panhard & Levasser, and 
Messrs. Hollander & Tangerman. The hulls of both are 
similar in design, having fine bows with pronounced 
turtle-back decks and wide and heavy torpedo boat sterns. 
The boat being shown by the former firm is named Pan- 
hard, and the latter is known as F.I.A.T. The owners 
of F.I.A.T. have challenged those interested in Vingt en 
Un to a match race for $1,000 a side, which is to take 
place early next summer. Messrs. Hollander & Tange- 
man are now willing to increase the stakes to $5,000 a 
side and race one-design boats, so that the contest would 
be a test of motors. 
The fourth boat being shown in the tank ,is Dolphin 
II., which craft was designed by Mr. E. F. Graef. and is 
equipped with a specially designed Standard motor. She 
is a very likely looking boat, and presents a striking ap- 
pearance as her decks are of burnished sheet copper. Her 
owners expect she will develop about 18 miles, but it is 
more than probable that she will exceed this. She ought 
to make a good showing with the other high speed boats 
being shown, and we hope they will meet next season in 
some speed tests. 
None of the boats on exhibition show up to better ad- 
vantage than does the mahogany launch that was built 
at Morris Heights. She is a beautiful piece of work, and 
is fitted with a Seabury motor. She is not intended for 
great speed, and is of rather heavier construction than 
the racing craft. 
The Bufl'alo Motor Co. has a very fine exhibit on the 
south side of the main floor, and there are a number of 
their engines of various horse-powers being shown. 
Many improvements have been made in this engine, and 
the 1904 model ranks well at the head of American-made 
gasolene motors. 
Water Boy is the name of the boat being shown in the 
tank by the Lozier Motor Co. She is a smart looking 
boat, and is well built and finely equipped. This firm are 
exhibiting a number of their motors. 
The Isham Company, of Norwich, Conn., have fitted 
up their space in a most unusual way, and in consequence 
catches the eye of miany. Their exhibit is well arranged, 
and the models of some of the numerous launches they 
have built are handsomely finished. 
The Eagle Bicycle Mfg. Co., of Torrington, Conn., 
have several of their reliable and compact-motors in their 
space. This engine has many good points, and is particu- 
larl}'- adapted to smaller boats, where the smaller horse- 
powers are needed. 
While the gasolene motor boats are in demand, the 
craft propelled by electricity have many admirers. The 
Electric Launch Co., of Bayonne, are showing many 
interesting things that relate to electric propulsion. 
Among the other exhibitors, of which more will be said 
later, are the following : 
Pierce Engine Co., Racine, Wis. ; C. H. Blomstrom 
Motor Co., Detroit, Mich.; Western Launch and Engine 
V/orks, of Mishawka, Ind. ; White Craft and Power Co., 
Port Richmond, N. Y. ; Charles A. Strelinger Co., De- 
troit, Mich. ; Lackawanna Motor Co., Detroit, Mich. ; 
Fairbanks Co., New York; Richardson Engineering Co., 
Hartford, Conn. ; Spaulding Gas Engine Co., New York 
city; August Mietz, New York city; Victor Metals Co., 
New York city; Cushman Motor Co., Lincoln, Neb.; 
Abercrombie & Fitch, New York city, and the Pneumatic 
Mattress and Cushion Co., New York city. 
The Standard Boat Co., of Long Island City, is build- 
ing a gasolene launch from designs made by Mr. Arthur 
Masters, for Dr. C. B. Mathewson, of Plainfield, Nv J. 
Thg boat is to be 55ft. long; loft. breadth; and. 3ft. 
draft. Her power will consist ot a 20 horse-power 
Standard engine. Mr. Masters has gotten out plans 
for a three-masted auxiliary schooner for Mr. Edward 
R.' Cassidy, of Altamont, N. Y. She will be 144ft: over 
all; ii6ft. waterline; and 13ft. 6in. draft. She will be 
fitted \yith a 40 horse-power Standard engine, 
Designing Competition. 
$225 fn Prices. 
Two designing e>jini..^LiLi^i.. aave 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 nrizp — $an 
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. 
TII. 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.=ift. — showmg center of / 
buoyancy, center of lateral resistance and center of ' 
effort of both rigs. 
II. Half breadth, scale ^in.=ift. 
III. Body plan, scale ^in.=ift. 
IV. Cabin plan, inboard profile and at least one 
cross section, scale %in.=ift. 
V. Two sail plans, scale }i'm.=iit.; one as a yawl; 
one as a pole mast sloop. 
In the case of the yawl rig the position and height 
pf 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. 
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 dravvings 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. Tams, 
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. 
Jolly Tar. 
Last season Jolly Tar was raced in almost all of the 
contests for her class, winning the championship pen- 
nant of the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island 
Sound, in the open 21ft. racabout class, which is ad- 
mitted to be the keenest small boat racing class on the 
Sound, there having been sixteen competitors in this 
1/ 
JOLLY TAR. 
Champion Raceabout, Y. R. A. of L. I. S. 
Owned by Slocura Howland. 
Photo by H. N. Tiemann, New York. 
class. It being not an uncommon thing to see nine 
or ten of these boats in a single race last Season. 
She also won the cup given by Com. H. W. Eaton, 
for the championship of the American Y. C. one-design 
class, winning all six races of this series. 
Jolly Tar was designed by Mr. B. B. Crowninshield 
and built by Rice Bros., of East Boothbay, Me., in 
1902, being one of the seven oue-design raceabouts that 
were built- for members of the American Y. C. of 
Rye, N. Y. She is owned by Mr. Slocum Howland, of 
Catskill on the Hudson. " 
