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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June i8, 1904. 
Designing Competition. 
Honorable Mention Design. 
We publish herewith one of the designs that received 
Honorable Mention in our designing competition for a 
40ft. waterline cruiser. 
The design was made by Mr. Robert C. Simpson, of 
Boston, Mass., who has the following to say in regard to 
the boat : 
It has not been attempted in this design to secure the 
largest or fastest boat on the 40ft. waterline, but rather an 
all-around boat without freak features. The ends were 
drawn with a view to a trim appearance and ability 
at sea, and were kept moderately fine for these reasons. 
The beam was set at a figure which would require but a 
moderate sail area, and the displacement was calculated to 
float a substantially constructed hull and comfortable 
ca.bin,_as outlined in the specifications, with a ballast ratio 
of a little over 32 per cent. 
The construction was planned with a view to simplicity 
and ample strength for any service which might be desired 
of the boat. The centerboard was allowed to project up 
into the cabin space in order to obtain a board of the 
most efficient size and shape. 
The mainmast is placed well aft with the idea of mak- 
ing the boat easy in a seaway, to reduce the strains on 
the forward part of the boat, and to make the boat lie 
to mooring with mainsail up. For the yawl rig the 
n'iizzen is placed Well aft in the overhang, and the shrouds 
spread a wide distance at the base in order to give the 
mast proper support, as the bury at any point in the over- 
hang cannot be sufficient to properly hold this spar. The 
placing of the mizzen well aft also assists in securing a 
good length of main boom and an efficient mainsail. The 
bowsprit was kept as short as possible and still secure a 
proper balance. The sail area provided for is of such a 
size as to be comfortably carried in the average of yacht- 
ing weather, and for light sails a ballooner and spinnaker 
have been provided. 
The object sought in laying out the interior was not to 
develop any one feature to a maximum at the expense of 
another, but to secure a well balanced arrangement which 
would provide as complete comfort as may be in a boat 
of this size for a reasonable number of people. Each in- 
dividual should have ample locker and living space, and 
there should be room for all necessary cruising equipment 
and stores without crowding, if the best all around effi- 
ciency is to be secured ; hence but two staterooms have 
been provided for, thus allowing for a large toilet, with 
an abundance of lockers for oilers and storm gear, as well 
as toilet accessories and ample space for a dressing room ; 
also- allowing for a large and completely equipped galley, 
which is a prime necessity in a cruising boat. Accommo- 
dation is provided forward for steward and two men, 
assuming that the owner would be his own captain. The 
toilet and one stateroom being placed aft, gives a vestibule 
for the companion stairs, and keeps them out of cabin. 
Sleeping accommodations for the owner and his guests are 
provided for in the two staterooms above mentioned (one 
v/ith double berth), and two large berths in main cabin. 
The transoms have been arranged to extend so as to ac- 
commodate two more people when necessary. 
Attention is especially called to the locker equipment, 
stowage for stiit cases, sideboard arrangement, cabin 
chiffoniere, wardrobes in staterooms, size of ice-chest, 
dresser, sink, stove, and coal bunker in galley, and com- 
pleteness of tank and plumbing arrangements. 
The dimensions follow : 
Length — 
Over all 61 ft. 2 in. 
- L.W.L 40ft. 
Overhang — 
Forward 9ft. 6 in. 
Aft lift. 8 in. 
Breadth- 
Extreme 14ft. 6 in. 
L.W.L 14ft. 2 in. 
Draft- 
Extreme ..6ft. 
To rabbet 4ft. 4^in. 
Board down ..lift. 9 in. 
P'reeboard — 
Forward 4ft. 9 in. 
Least 3ft. 
Taffrail 3ft. 9 in. 
Interlake Yachting Letter. 
Cleveland^ O., June 11. — La Rita, of Chicago, owned 
by Mr. George H. Peare, twice winner of the Lipton cup, 
has at last'been ruled off the board by the official measurer 
of the Columbia Y. C, of' Chicago. La Rita's owner is a 
good yachtsman— in fact, one. of the best on the lakes. 
After official meastirer William Cothroll had measured 
the craft a few weeks ago, preparatory to the season's 
racing, &nd discovered her ineligibility, he so informed 
the owner. . .Not disconcerted in the least. Captain Pearc 
called his crew together and sailed the boat to Kenosha, 
where she will be cut down so as to meet the requirements- 
of the case. It would be highly amusing if after La Rita 
has been rebuilt to see her carry off the cup for the third 
time, ;'r;d i.i she does, her game owner will be entitled to 
all the credit there is in the victory. 
The eyes of fresh-water yachtsmen genfirilly are turned 
to a little town about eighteen miles from Toledo, known 
as Monroe Piers, Mich. While a small place from, a gen- 
eral point of view, it is a mighty place from a .yachtsman's 
standpoint. The first big regatta of the season will be held 
there July 2, 3 and 4. Last year the regatta was for one 
day only, and a fleet of over one hundred yachts lined up 
with the gun. It was one of the most Successful meets 
ever held on fresh water, and the members were so en- 
couraged that this year they decided to have a three-day 
meet. A number of cash prizes have been offered,, in addi-. 
tion to numerous other trophies. The regatta .is held under 
the auspices of the Monroe Y. C. The club is one of the 
mast enthusiastic yachting organizations on fresh water, 
and it is the intention of the members to make the com- 
ing meet the biggest and, best ever held" orr. the Great 
Lakes, and all are working hard to that end. At the com- 
ing regatta, clubs will be represented from Buffalo, Erie, 
Qlevel^nd, Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit, and Port Huron, 
and it is estimated that from one hundred and twenty-five 
to one hundred and fifty boats will be in attendance. 
The 21 ft. special restricted class will in all probability 
rule on the lakes this summer. Five boats have been 
built for Detroit yachtsmen for this class, and now comes 
the announcement that still another is to be added to the 
list. This boat, is rather a radical departure from the 
usual run, in that where others go to the extreme top of 
the class, this one has taken the bottom. She was designed 
by Mr. Charles D. Mower for Messrs. O. E. McLaughlin 
and S. H. Willian'is, and was bnilt by her owners. Janelda, 
as she has been named, has just been completed, snd.will 
be launched in a few days. Her general dimensions are as 
follows: Length over all, 31ft. gin.; waterline, 20ft. lin. ; 
beam extreme, loft. ; beam at waterline, 9ft. lin. ; draft 
extreme, ift. 8in. ; draft to rabbet,, if t. lin. ; draft with 
board, sft. 6in. In addition to bein-g smaller than the aver- 
;ige boat of this class, she also has a remarkably sm.all 
s?il area, having only 615 sq. ft., of which 490ft. are in 
the mainsail, the balance, 125ft., being in the jib. A glance 
at the boat shows her to be a light powered craft of de- 
cidedly m.oderate dim.ensions, easy in a seaway, well 
adapted to the waters hereabouts, especially the short, 
choppy seas which' a.re a characteristic, and her construc- 
tion to be of the best. What her chances will be with 
boats of Eyota and Pirate type is a matter of conjecture. 
The first tryout of the new ,21-footers occurred on 
Decoration Day, between an Eastern designed and a West- 
ern designed boat. The Eastern creation is from 
the board of Messrs. Burgess & Packard,, of Boston, and 
the other by Joe Poulliott, of Detroit, Mich. The former 
was designed and built for Mr. Kenneth Stevenson, of 
Detroit, and has been named Eyota; the other was built 
by her designer for Mr. E. L. Ford, also, of Detroit. Great 
things had been expected of the eastern boat, and Detroit 
yachtsmen were exceedingly anxious to see a tryout. The 
day was excellnt, a fresh breeze blowing on the river, 
while up in- Lake St. Clair there was a good chop of a 
sea. Both boats were manned by excellent crews, who 
played hard for positions when the preliminary gun had 
been 'fired. Eyota got away first, followed two minutes 
later by Pirate. Eyota seemed to be doing better. wind- 
v,-ard work than the other, but Pirate was picking her up 
at a lively clip, and would have passed her had it not been 
that Eyota carried away her bobstay and her spar. This 
settled the discussion for the time being. A new hollow 
spar has been telegraphed for. The other three boats of 
the class j re not yet in commission, though they are ex- 
pected to be ready in a few days. 
Mr. J. H. Smedley's boat, which was designed by Mr. 
Chas. L. Seabury, has arrived, but is not rigged. Mr. 
Smedley expects to have her in sailing shape in a few days. 
The other two have also been finished except rigging, and 
the owners hope to have the fleet of five sailing within 
another week. Their first reah appearance in racing togs 
will be at the three-day meet at Monroe Piers, July 2, 3 
and 4. 
'Vannessa, recently purchased by Commodore John 
Smedley, of Detroit, has arrived, and is being placed in 
commission. As soon as the work is completed, the Com- 
m^odore, accompanied by a party of friends, will leave for 
a trip up the lakes, after which he will attend the annual 
meeting of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association, to be held 
at Put-In Bay, week of July 17. The programme of this 
event will be announced later. 
Rooster II., recently purchased by Messrs. Whitney, 
Nash and Hall, of the Lakewood Y. C, of Cleveland, from 
Mr. Chas. F. Adams, 2d, of Boston, Mass., through the 
agency of Small Bros., has arrived in this city. No time 
was lost in getting her into the water, and on last Wednes- 
day she took her initial spin. She appeared to move 
through the water quite lively, making very little fuss, but 
local yachtsmen are averse to believing her the equal of 
Cliloris, which was purchased at Boston last year. If 
Rooster II. shows up well in the races she will be a candi- 
date for Lipton cup honors at Chicago. 
C. 'W. Schmidt, Jr. 
Rhode Island Letter. 
Providence, R. I., June 11.— The first strictly auto boat 
owned in this vicinity was recently launched by Mr. 
Frederic S. Nock, at East Greenwich, by whom she was 
designed and built for Mr. J. R. Harding, of Potowomut 
Neck. She is called Ici Bann, which is said to mean "The 
One" in the Japanese vernacular. She is of the regulation 
type, with one cockpit of moderate size situated amidships, 
and the rest of the boat, forward and aft, decked over. 
Her dimensions are : Length over all, 37ft. 7^in. ; water- 
line, 35ft.; extreme beam, sft. ; beam at waterline, 4ft. 4in. ; 
draft to rabbet, 9J/2in. She has a displacement of 3,000 
pounds. Her lines are fine, and she has the tetrahedal, or 
three -triangle, form of underbody. Her constructiori is 
about medium, the planking being of V^in. cedar, with 
oak frames lin. square at keel and lin. by ->^in. at head. 
I'he decks are of 5^in. stock, covered with canvas. There 
are two assistant keelsons of spruce, sided two inches, 
that run the whole length of the boat, and inside of these 
are the engine bearers of oak, three inches thick. The 
motor is a 25 horse-power four-cylinder Buffalo engine, 
which, with the piping" and necessary fittings, weighs about 
1,500 pounds. The shaft, propeller, hangers, rudder, and 
all such equipment, are of Tobin bronze. The steering 
wheel is aft of the negine, and is set over to- starboard 
to offset the throw of the' propeller to port. The motor 
can develop 40, horse-power on speed, and oh her trial 
trips the boat has done a little better than 18 miles an 
hour. With some further changes, it is expected that she 
Will time 'up to 20 miles. Ici Bann is enrolled in the 
Rhode Island Y. C.._ and it is possible that she will be 
entered in the American Power Boat Association for the 
races for the -perpetual challenge cup, to be sailed at New 
York June 23, 24 and 25. . 
At the Nock yard there has also just been completed a 
■20ft. cruising yawl called Procyon, designed by Mr. Nock 
for Mr. Charles A. Goodwin, of Hartford. This boat and 
another one about finished were built in four weeks' time. 
Procyon is 31ft. 6in. over all, 20ft. waterline, 9ft. beam, 
.and 4ft. 6in. draft. She is a keel boat, and carries outside 
.lead ballast of 3,200 pounds. She is built in the finest 
rdanner and is finished in mahogany throughout. She has 
very easy bilges and not much deadrise. The forwctrd 
lines are moderate, but the after lines are quite full. 
The Warwick Neck one-design is-footers are prepar- 
ing for t'^p season, and will soon be affordinar their owners 
sport. The boats are called Zest, Zu Zu, Zaza, Zoe and 
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Auxiliary power, ccnsisting of an 8 horse-power Buffalo 
motor, has been installed in Mr. Edgar Harding's 27ft. 
yawl, Jaberwcck. L, H. Murphy's 50ft. schooner Margaret 
i,s to be thoroughly overhauled and equipped with new 
rnasls and rigging. 
The new steam yacht, Little Sovereign, owned by Mr. 
M. C. D. Borden, of New York, and just launched by the 
Herreshoffs at Bristol, has proved on her trials to be 
faster than the contract called for. She will go to Marble- 
head this week, where her owner will place her in com- 
mission. She is fitted with twin screws, and although the 
engines are not remarkably powerful, she can easily steam 
at 23 miles an hour, being a thin, wedge-shaped craft 
about iioft. long and loft. beam. The Herreshoffs have 
begun the construction of another new steam yacht, tO' be 
about 50ft. long and 7ft. beam. The keel has been laid 
and the planking commenced. 
C. F. Tillinghast's 22-footer, Little Rhody, is expected 
to enter ih the next Eastern Y. C. races off Boston. Prob- 
ably another entry will be a 30-footer owned by Russell 
Grinnell, of Bristol. F. H. Young. 
Bfoofclyn Y. C. Ocean Race* 
The .following cable has been received from Sir 
Thomas Lipton : - . 
"London; June 2.- — In order that cup for ocean race 
under auspices Brooklyn Yacht Club shall be worthy of 
occasion, am having it made to cost not less than 100 
guineas. 
"(Signed) Lipton.-" 
The club replied by cable to Sir Thomas Lipton, thank- 
ing him, and stating that the offer was greatly appreciated. 
The following additional entries have been received to 
date: 
Sloop, Eumareir, enrolled Rock Island Y. C. ; over all, 
36ft. ; beam, 12ft. ; draft, 3ft. 6in. ; owner, Edward K. 
Hill, Worcester, Mass. 
Cutter, Mopsa, enrolled Harlem Y. C. ; over all, 35ft. ; 
beam, 9ft. 6in. ; draft, 6ft. 6in. ; owner, Franklin C. Sulli- 
van, New York city. 
Yawl, Naomi, enrolled Raritan Y. C. ; over all, 36ft. ; 
beam, loft. 6in. ; draft, 3ft. ; owner, Lewis A. Schmalholz. 
This makes twelve entries received so far. Five more 
have been received, but so far have not been acted upon 
by the regatta committee. 
Entries will close June 18, 1904. The race starts July 2. 
Full sailing directions for the race will be issued 
shortly. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
TwENTY-FOOT LAUNCH FOR C. D. GiBSON. — Mr. Charlcs 
Dana Gibson, of New York city, is having a 20ft. launch 
built at Camden, Maine, by A. Barrett's Son. The boat, 
which will be used on the Maine coast, is to be equipped 
with a four horse-power Cushman motor. It is expected 
that with this power the boat will develop a speed of 9 
miles. ^ r 
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Ora Sold. — Mr. Newell Martin, of New York city, has 
purchased the i8ft. raceabout from Dr. F. H. Boyntoii. 
The boat is now fitting out at Bayonne, N. J., and will 
soon leave for Cohasset, Mass., where she will be raced 
by Mr. Grinnell Martin. ■ \ 
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Fenella Sold. — The schooner yacht Fenella, recently 
sold by Mr. Wm. Boyce, Manhasset Bay Y. C, to Mr. 
Geo. C. Brooks, Eastern Y. C, Boston, has been sold 
by that gentleman to Mr. John G. Meehan, Atlantic Y. 
C. Transfers were made through the agency of Stanley 
M. Seaman, New York. Fenella is a flush deck keel 
schoonery 67ft. over all, 53ft. waterline, 17ft. beam, 9ft. 
draft. 
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Keystone Y. C. Fixtures. — The regatta committee of 
the Keystone Y. C. has arranged the following schedule : 
June 18 — Race for one-design class. 
July 2 — Races for all classes. 
July 16 — Races for all classes. 
September 17 — Consolation race. 
The annual criuse of the club will begin Friday, July 
29, and the fleet will remain away until August 6. 
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Bath Beach Y. C. Incorporated.— A certificate of in- 
corporation has been filed by the Bath Beach Y. C. The 
incorporators are J. Eksergian, Bennett's Lane; F. B. 
Curtin, Bay Eleventh street; W. H. McMahon, Bay 
Eighth street; William Merzweiler, Bennett's Lane, and 
E. B. Wheeler, Bay Twenty-second street, Bath Beach. 
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Edithia Launched. — The large gasolene yacht Edithia, 
designed by Mr. William Gardner, of Messrs. Gardner & 
Cox, was launched from the yard of the builders, Messrs. 
Samuel Ayres & Sons, Nyack, N. Y., on June 2. The 
yacht was built for Mr. John H. Hanan, who was present 
with a number of guests. Mrs. Hanan named the boat. 
Edithia is 114ft. gin. over all, 103ft. 6in. waterline, isft. 
join, breadth, and 5ft. draft. The power is supplied by 
two 300 horse-power Standard gasolene engines, each 
having six cylinders I2in. by I4in., and driving twin 
screws. The gasolene tank has a capacity of 2,300 gal- 
lons. A sustained speed of twenty-one miles an hour is 
guaranteed. 
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Knockabout Natalie Sold. — Mr. William Lambert 
Barnard has purchased the 21ft. knockabout Natalie, ex- 
'Hobo, through the agency of Messrs. Small Bros. 
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Club Books Received. — We are indebted to Secretary- 
Charles A. Gregory, of the Bergen Beach Y. C, and 
Commodore William E. Peck, of the Sachem's Head Y, 
C., for copies of their cliib bppks for 1904. 
