Maich 26, 1904.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
Katflna and Venus. 
Terminal, Cal. — Editor Forest and Stream: Katrina 
was designed by Mr. J. H. Holmes, an amateur of the 
Humber Yawl Club, England. I used the plans as 
published in Forest and Stream, making a few- 
changes, which I thought would be better for the 
local conditions, and they proved to be about right. 
The draft I increased sin., using 2,500 pounds of iron 
outside. Her original rig was that of a knockabout 
with the forestay leading to the stemhead, but in the 
first season she had a short bowsprit of 3ft., and in 
1893 it was increased to 5ft. She had about 500 ft. of 
sail in jib and mainsail; were I building to that model 
again I would step the mast about one foot further 
forward, as she always had considerable weather helm, 
but was much improved after the changes were made 
in her headsail. 
For a sea boat her equal would be hard to find; in 
that size her good freeboard, moderate overhangs, and 
compact sail plan gave me just the boat that I wanted, 
and I only sold lier in order that I could build one 
larger which would give me more room on a cruise. 
You can see by looking at the charts that our cruises 
are all deep water and off shore, and are of quite a 
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dififerent kind than those indulged in by our eastern 
friends, and I well know whereof I speak, having been 
born and brought up in the east. 
Our favorite ground is around Catalina Island, lying 
off shore some 25 miles. The South Coast Y. C. goes 
there on the Fourth of July, which, so far, is the only 
cruise that they have taken as a body, except one to 
Ocean Park, some 30 miles up. the coast where we 
went to race for a cup, put up by the Country Club of 
that place, and managed to bring it home with the 
Venus, which was not very hard, seeing that none but 
our club boats were entered. 
Earlier in the summer we made a cruise to Santa 
• Barbara, everyone talked of going but only five boats 
made a start (the smallest turned back, finding it too 
rough), but the others had a very fine trip, although 
it was a little sloppy for the two smallest of those 
going through, Venus and Katrina. On this trip — 
my wife being along — we accepted an invitation from 
Mr. H. H. Sinclair to accompany him on his schooner 
Lurline, which he had just bought from Mr. John D. 
Spreckels, of San Francisco, making a cruise to Hon- 
olulu and Japan in Lurline. I sent the Katrina up with 
a couple of boys, and the Venus went up with her 
owner. Commodore Pease and a party of friends. The 
Venus has never been beaten since she was launched, 
but I expect to go down this summer before a new 
boat, built by Mr. Joseph Fellows;, and as he designed 
and built the Venus, he feels certain that in the new 
boat he has worked an improvement. Whether he has 
or has not, time alone will tell, and Mr. Pease, who is 
now ex-commodore, is certain to make a good fight 
before he acknowledges defeat. 
As a club, we are out for the Lipton cup, given by 
Sir Thomas to the Corinthians of San Diego. We hope 
to make a strong bid for it this summer, and if we 
don't bring it back it will be because they have a better 
boat or better sailors, which as yet we are not willing to 
concede. Joseph T. Pugh. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department sec pages ii and iii. 
Yacht Milwaokes is Awarded Cop» 
After waiting for two years and a half, the owners 
of Milwaukee, which boat, on Aug. 17, 1901, won the 
special prize offered for competition between 3S-footers 
by the Chicago Y. C, have been rewarded by the re- 
ceipt of the handsome cup, accompanied by a letter 
from the committee to whom was referred a protest 
which resulted in the long delay in making the award. 
The cup is now in the possession of Mr. Robert Nun- 
nemacher, chairman of the Milwaukee syndicate which 
built the yacht Milwaukee in 1901 to compete in the 
trials for the selection of a defender of the Canada's 
cup, which Invader won at Chicago in August of the 
same year by defeating Cadillac, the Detroit craft se- 
lected by the committee to meet the Toronto yacht. 
Milwaukee was not successful in the trials, but out of 
courtesy to the yachtsmen who had brought yachts to 
Chicago to compete in the preliminary contests prior to 
the real thing for the Canada's cup, the Chicago Y. C. 
offered a trophy for special race after the cup races 
were finished, and Mr. Nunnemacher entered the craft 
which Chicago yachting writers dubbed the "sidewalk." 
The day of the special race was set for Aug. 17, 1901, 
the entries being Milwaukee, Illinois and Yankee. In a 
whole sail breeze the Jones & Laborde creation led the 
other 35-footers around the Chicago Y. C's is-mile 
course on the day of the contest. Milwaukee ran away 
from Illinois, and Yankee was hardly a competitor after 
the first leg of the course had been sailed. Milwaukee 
carried her new centerboard, which was I4in. deeper 
than its predecessors, and 1,350 sq.ft. of canvas under 
a double reef. In the race she almost caught up to the 
52-footers, in spite of her 8-minute handicap. 
Immediately after the race, Mr. George Pynchon, of 
Illinois, entered a protest against Milwaukee, and in 
sending the cup to Mr. Nunnemacher, who is the chair- 
man of the Milwaukee syndicate, Chairman Robert 
Thorne, of the regatta committee of the Chicago Y. C, 
addressed the following letter to Mr. Nunnemacher, 
which is self explanatory: 
Chicago, March 7, 1904. 
Mr. Robert Nunnemacher, Chairman Milwaukee Syndicate, Mil- 
waukee, Wis.: 
Dear Sir— In the matter of the protest filed by Mr. George 
Pynchon against the yacht Milwaukee, the winner of a race held 
under the auspices of the Chicago Yacht Club, Aug. 17, 1901, the 
regatta committee renders the following decision: "At the time 
of the protest some doubt existed in the minds of the regatta 
committee as to the proper manner in which to measure the girth 
of the Milwaukee, and the matter was therefore referred to the 
council of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, who ruled 
that 'if a hollow is formed in the water line profile, such hollow 
shall_ be filled up by drawing a straight line from the lower ex- 
tremity of the centerboard and extended forward to waterline 
mark, and girth taken at that line.' Immediately after the race 
the Milwaukee went out of commission, and it was impossible for 
the regatta committee to re-measure the boat. However, Article 
4 of the racing rules of the Yacht Racing Union provided that 
'measurers may accept for the measurement of the girth the 
designers' written certificate or drawing, certified, to as being 
correct by designer and builder.' With the measurements we 
had, together with this written certificate, we find that, according 
to the ruling of the council, that the Milwaukee measured 34.60 
feet on the day of the race. We therefore overruled the protest 
and award the prize to the Milwaukee. We greatly regret the 
delay in our decision; but it took a long time for us to secure 
the ruling of the council of the Yacht Racing Union, and in the 
meantime our committee's duties had expired and the matter was 
inadvertently overlooked." 
The cup has been this day shipped to Mr. Nunnemacher at 
Milwaukee. Very respectfully, 
The Regatta Committee C. Y. C. for 1901. 
Robert Thorne, Chairman. 
Milwaukee will be placed in commission again this 
year by Mr. Nunnemacher, who hopes to arrange for 
another series of races during the season with Illinois, 
which is now owned by Mr. Joseph Uihlein, of Mil- 
waukee. Mr. Nunnemacher is enthusiastic over Mil- 
waukee as a result of a trial he made against tlie speed 
of Invader and Cadillac at Chicago on Aug. 14, 1901, 
the day of the final race between the American defender 
and Canadian challenger. On that day he got Mil- 
waukee under way 4 minutes after Invader and Cadillric 
got the gun, and finished 7 minutes sooner than 
Invader, a net gain of 11 minutes. 
A. W. Friese. 
Milwaukee, March 19. 
has 
California Y. C. Fixt res 
The regatta committee of the California Y. 
issued the following programme: 
May. — Saturday, 7th, opening; Sunday, 8th, cruise in 
squadron; Saturday, 14th, open; Sunday, I5tb, open; 
Saturday, 21st, open; Sunday, 22d, handicap race; Sat- 
urday, 28th, cruise to Benicia; Sunday, zz':h, special 
orders; Monday, 30th, special orders. 
June. — Saturday, 4th, open; Sunday, 5!-!;, open; Satur- 
day, iith, open; Sunday, 12th, open; Saturday, i8th, 
open; Sunday, 19th, class flag regatta and owners' cup 
race; Saturday, 25th, open; Sunday, 26th, open. 
July. — Saturday, 2d, cruise to San IvJateo Point; Sun- 
Katrina. 
day, 3d, clambake, San Mateo Point; Monday, 4th, re- 
turn from San- Mateo Point; Saturday, 9th, open; Sun- 
day, loth, Wallace trophy race; Saturday, i6th, open; 
Sunday, 17th, open; Saturday, 23d, up river cruise; Sun- 
day, 24th, up river cruise; Saturday, 30th, up river 
cruise; Sunday, 31st, up river cruise. 
August.— Saturday, 6th, cruise to Sheep Island; Sun- 
day, 7th, fish chowder. Sheep Island; Saturday, 13th, 
open; Sunday, 14th, open; Saturday, 20th, cruise to 
California City; Sunday, 21st, cruise to California City; 
Saturday, 27th, open; Sunday, 28th, race for 20ft. class. 
September.— Saturday, 3d, cruise to Petaluma Creek; 
Sunday, 4th, cruise to Petaluma Creek; Monday, 5th, 
Labor Day Cruise; Friday, 9'th, Admission Day, Pa- 
cific interclub regatta; Saturday, loth, open; Sunday, 
nth, open; Saturday, 17th, open; Sunday, i8th, open; 
Saturday, 24th, open; Sunday, 25th, race for 20ft. class. 
October. — Saturday, ist, open; Sunday, 2d, Vincent 
handicap regatta; Saturday, 8th, open; Sunday, 9th, 
open; Saturday, isth, rendezvous at Sausalito; Sun- 
day, i6th, cruise outside; Saturday, 22d, open; Sunday, 
23d, open; Saturday, 29th, closing day; Sunday, 30th, 
cruise in squadron. 
Harbor at Cape May. 
Mr. T. Alfred Vernon, secretary of the Atlantic Y. C. 
has sent Mr. Theodore E. Burton, chalriTiati of the 
Committee on Rivers and Harbors, House of Repre- 
sentatives, Washington, the following letter in regard 
to a proposed harbor of refuge at Cape May: 
The rncmbers of the Atlantic Y. C. regard with great interest 
and satisfaction the proposed action of the Government, under 
pending legislation in Congress, of providing to make available 
a harbor of refuge, on the now almost harborless coast of New 
Jersey, at Cape May, N. J., and thus establish what we regard as 
most desirable and of absolute necessity in the way of assuring the 
safety of our large and increasing fleet of pleasure vessels, as well 
as for the mercantile marine, along the coast. 
They have long been impressed with the great need of a harbor 
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on the New Jersey coast, of a place of refuge between here and 
the_ Capes, and now express our sincere approval of the project 
under way to meet this need, by the harbor at Cape May, and 
sincerely petition your honorable body to report favorably on this 
proposed legislation that this important work may be taken in 
hand at an early date. 
Two New Speed Launches. 
Two speed launches are being built at the Lozier 
shops, at Westchester. One of the boats was designed 
by M. Farguson. She is 37ft. lin. over all; 33ft. water- 
line; 4ft. 5in. breadth; and Sin. draft. Her power will 
consist of a 30 horse-power motor. The second boat 
is from designs by Mr. Henry J. Gielow. This craft 
is 26ft. 3in. over all; 25ft. 3in. waterline; and 4ft. 4in. 
breadth. 
New Launch for T. L, Park. 
The Huntington Mfg. Co., of New Rochelle, is build- 
a '4ift. launch, from designs by Mr. E. V. Willis, for 
Mr. Trenor L. Park. The boat is 41ft. waterline, loft. 
breadth, and will be fitted with a 70 horse-power en- 
gine. Two other launches are being built at this yard. 
The larger of the two is 35ft. long and was designed 
by Mr. R. N. Bavier. She will be fitted with a 15 horse- 
power Standard engine. The other launch is for Mr. 
Daniel S. Morrel, of Hartford, Conn. This boat will 
have a 24 horse-power motor installed. Twelve sailing 
dories are being completed for members of the Cor- 
inthian Y. C, of Philadelphia. These boats are 21ft. 
over all, and 6ft. breadth. 
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Larchmont Y. C Fixtures. 
The spring regatta of the Larchmont Y. C. will be 
sailed on Saturday, June 18, and the annual regatta on 
July 4. Race week will begin on Saturday, July 16, and 
end on Saturday, July 23. 
Redwing Sold. 
Mr. J. B. O'Donohue, of the Atlantic Y. C, has 
purchased the Bar Harbor 30-footer Redwing. 
Steam Yacht Cangarda Sold. 
Mr. Charles J. Canfiekl, of Manistee, Mich., has sold 
the steam yacht Cangarda to Mr. Willis T. Hanson, of 
Schenectady, N. Y., through tre agency of Messrs. Gard- 
ner & Cox. 
New Boats from W, H. Hand's Designs. 
Mr. W. H. Hand, Jr., of New Bedford, has finished 
the lines of a 21ft. racer for H. L. Chamberlin, of Buf- 
lafo, a 22-rater for Mr. D. D. Allerton, of New York, 
under the Gravesend Bay Y. R. A. rule, and a restricted 
15-footer for Mr. E. B. Green, of Buffalo, under rules 
similar to those of the Y. R. A. of Massachusetts. 
Steam Yacht Geisha Sold. 
The 8oft. steam yacht Geisha has been sold by Mr. 
A. Bleecker Banks, through the agency of Mr. A. J. 
Mcintosh, to Mr. Leonard Richards. 
N. L. Skene Establishes Brokerage Business, 
Mr. Norman L. Skene has established himself at 131 
State street, Boston, Mass., where he will carry on a 
yacht brokerage business in connection with his design- 
ing work. 
