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YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For .advertising relating to this department see pasres ii and iii. 
Recent Sales and Charters.— The following transfers 
have been made through the agency of Mr. Stanley M. 
Seaman, New York: Auxiliary catboat Keystone, Mr. 
Ernest M. Bull to Mr. Frederick T. Mason, New London, 
Conn ; ; Sloop Kangaroo, O. F. Smith, to Mr. C. W. 
Wright, Brooklyn, N. Y., and the jib and mainsail Knave, 
W. N. Bavier, to Mr. E. Hope Norton, of New York City. 
National Association of Engine and Boat Builders. 
■ — A meeting of the executive committee of the National 
Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers was held 
Tuesday evening, September 13, at the Hotel Manhattan, 
Madison avenue and Forty-secend street, New York city. 
Several matters of importance concerning the welfare of 
the Association, as well as matters pertaining to the 
National Show, were discussed. The report of the com- 
mittee appointed at the last session of the executive com- 
mittee, held prior to this meeting, was received and unan- 
imously adopted, and it was finally decided that a 
National Show be given under the auspices of the 
National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers 
and the Sportsmen's Exhibition Company, to be known as 
the Motor Boat and Sportsmen's Show. The dates 
selected were from February 21 to March 9, 1905, ai-d the 
place Madison Square Garden, New York city, This 
be the first National Show the engine and boa*-builuV. & 
industry has ever held, and from the assurances given by 
the officers and members of the Association, it will be the 
largest exhibit ever given in this country, and in connec- 
tion with the Sportsmen's Exhibition ComDany will give 
the public a show such as has never before been given. 
The chairman of the executive committee announced the 
appointment of the following committees — Committee on 
Legislation — J. H. Schoonmaker, chairman; A. Snyder, 
E. A. Riotte, J. M. Truscolt; Committee of Exhibition — ■ 
Henry R. Sutphen, chairman; J. S. Bunting, A. Massenat, 
S. J. Matthews; Committee on Transportation — H. R. 
Lozier, Jr., chairman; J. S. Bunting, H. N. Whittelsey, 
j. B. Smalley. The following were elected to member- 
ship : Active, Mr. James Craig, Jr.; Mr. W. L. Fay, 
representing Fay & Bowen Engine Co. ; Mr. R. B. Clark, 
representing Giant Gas Engine Co. ; Mr. Morris M. 
Whitaker, representing the Canada Launch Works. Asso- 
ciate—Mr. C. R. Mabley, representing Smith & Mabley, 
Inc. ; Mr. Charles F. Splitdorf. 
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Ocean City Y. C. Officers.— At a meeting of the 
Ocean City (N. J.) Y. C, the following officers were 
elected : Com., C. Howard Schermerhorn ; Vice-Com., 
R. R. Sooy; Sec'y, Rolla Garretson; Treas., Senator 
Lewis M. Cresse; Trustees— W. Scott Hand, Oswald J. 
De Rousse and Dr. C. E. Edwards ; Executive Committee 
—Charles F. Wall, L. M. Cresse, John. N. Zurn, J. H. F. 
Dixon, H. F. Stanton, T. S. Mitchell, and George W. 
Powell. 
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Ocean Race to Shelburne, N. S. — Some members of 
the Shelburne Y. C, of Shelburne, N. S., are trying to 
interest the Eastern Y. C. in an ocean race, the course to 
be from Marblehead to Shelburne. We trust the plan will 
be consummated, as such a race would afford fine sport, 
and open up some new cruising grounds to the Eastern 
men. 
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Launch Building at Huntington's Yard. — There is 
building at the yard of the Huntington Mfg. Co., New 
Rochelle, a 38ft. launch from designs made by Mr. R. M. 
Munroe. The boat will be used in Florida. The work 
of hauling out at this yard has been going on for some 
time past, and there is already a number of boats on the 
beach and in the basin. 
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Calypso-Chewink III. Match Race a Failure. — A 
match race arranged by the Regatta Committee of the 
Southern Y. C. between the crack 25-footer cabin sloops 
Chewink III. and Calypso, which have been racing pretty 
hard ever since their advent South, resulted in a dismal 
failure of the "drifting match" sort on Saturday, Septem- 
ber 10. : 
Large Prize Offered for First. Motor Craft Crossing 
Atlantic. — Mr. G. L. Charley has offered $10,000 for the 
first motor boat to cross the Atlantic. The proposition 
has aroused interest among the manufacturers on both 
sides of the Atlantic. The conditions governing the event 
are so vague that that matter can hardly be discussed 
intelligently at this time. That the plan is perfectly feas- 
able there is no question, for a small kerosene launch — 
the Abel Low— has already made the passage. 
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Northport Y. C. Election. — At the annual meeting of 
the Northport Y. C, held a few days ago, the following 
officers were elected : Com., J. B. Morrell ; Vice-Com., 
Charles Van Iderstine; Flag Officer, Raymond Morse; 
Sec'y, H. Davis Ackerly; Treas., Murray S. Brown; 
Trustees — Edward Thompson, J. B, Morrell, J. W. Hilt- 
man, H. Davis Ackerly, D. P. Morse, N. S. Ackerly, and 
Charles Van Iderstine. The treasurer's report showed 
the club to be in a flourishing condition. There now is a 
balance on hand of $2,375. 
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Yachts Damaged by Gale.— A N.E. gale that had been 
moving up the coast broke on this neighborhood on Tues- 
day, September 15. The wind reached a velocity of 
seventy miles, and was accompanied by a continued and 
heavy downpour of rain. Much damage was done all 
along the coast, and shipping of all kinds suffered 
severely, although not to the extent it did in the gale of a 
year ago. The last gale in which yachting interests suf- 
fered severely happened on Thursday, September 17, 
which was almost a year ago to the day. 
Yachts both large and small were swept ashore along 
Gravesend Bay, New Rochelle, Glen Cove, and Oyster 
Bay, and all were more or less damaged. Reports state 
that considerable damage was done on the New Jersey 
coast 
BOSTON Y. C. — STATION AT MARBLEHEAD. 
The old sloop Orion dragged ashore at Sea Gate and 
tried conclusions with the breakwater off the Atlantic Y. 
C. The owner, his family, and the crew were rescued 
without difficulty, but the boat was badly damaged. 
The big schooners Lasca and Endymion went ashore at 
a point about half way between Coney Island Point and 
the Atlantic Y. C. house. Both were pulled off uninjured. 
The schooner Loyal dragged her anchors and collided 
with the racing sloop Bagherra, the cutter Isolt, and the 
little racing sloop Trouble. Isolt came down on Vivian 
II. and Era. Wraith went ashore and lost her bowsprit. 
At Oyster Bay and Cold Spring the shore was strewn 
with yachts in a more or less disabled condition. 
Fortunately no lives were lost, and no serious accidents 
reported. Yacht owners who remain in commission dur- 
ing the fall should look to their moorings and ground 
tackle. 
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Rainbow Disabled. — Virginia and Rainbow were to 
have sailed the first of a series of match races under the 
auspices of the New York Y. C. on Thursday, September 
15. The N.E. gale that had been blowing for -the two 
days- previous had let up, but the wind had worked around 
to N.W., and was blowing with a strength of over thirty 
miles. The Regatta Committee, consisting of Messrs. S. 
Nicholson Kane, Paul Eve Stephenson, and Eugene Len- 
tilhon, were on board Mr. R. A. C. Smith's steam yacht 
Privateer. The starting line was off Mott's point, Hemp- 
stead Harbor. The preparatory signal was made at 2 
o'clock, and the starting signal at 2:10. Rainbow was 
under full mainsal and jib, while Virginia had two reefs 
tied in. Rainbow had the best of the start, and was com- 
ing down to the line when the main sheet slipped on one 
of the bitts, allowing the boom to bring up against the 
mast head runner. The boom was sprung, and the yacht 
was taken in tow by her tender, Mirage, and taken to City 
Island. Virginia withdrew after the accident, and the 
race was off. 
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One-Design Class for Sea Cliff Y. C. — Some twelve 
members of the Sea Cliff Y. C. have agreed to build from 
one-design moderate sized jib and mainsail boats. The 
new class is in the hands of a committee composed of 
Messrs. Allan Pirie, Harry North, and W. S. Silkworth. 
•s m. at 
Dodger Launched. — The big gasolene yacht Dodger 
was launched at Woods' yard, City Island, on September 
13. The boat is built of steel from designs by Messrs. 
Gardner & Cox. She is 90ft. waterline, 94ft. 4m. over all, 
and she will develop a speed of 23 miles. Dodger was 
built for Mr. H. I. Pratt, and she is equipped with two 
250 horse-power gasolene engines. Her fuel tanks have 
a capacity of 1,000 gallons. The boat is very roomy be- 
low and her quarters will be comfortably fitted up. 
Knickerbocker Y. C. 
College Point, Long Island Sound — Saturday, Sept. 17. 
One of the features of the ladies' day programme of the 
Knickerbocker Y. C, held on Saturday, Sept. 17, was the race 
for launches. The course was from College Point to Gangway 
buoy and return — 15 Miles. 
Mercedes VI. and Catch Me made their maiden appearance 
in the racing field. Mercedes VI. won easily, beating Catch Me 
17m. 27s. Catch Me started in order to give Mercedes VI. a 
race, and the former fan out of fuel before she finished. 
In the open launch class Effie won. Dolphin carried off the 
honors in the canopy top launch class. 
Besides the motor boat races, there were classes for sailing 
yachts. There were thirteen starters in five classes. All the 
starters covered an 8-mile course, except the Hampden dories, and 
they went only 4 njiles. 
In the 43ft. class Paiute II., a "Gil" Smith production, was 
beaten by Gurnard on corrected time. Ouananiche was the 
winner in the 30ft. class on corrected time. The other winners 
were: Irene, Shovonne and Indian. The summary: 
Open Launches — Start, 3 :00— Course, 15 Miles. 
Finish. ■ Elapsed. 
Esgeka, H. Kuhler 5 05 40 2 05 40 
Effie, A. A. Leger 4 59 58 1 59 58 
Dike, O. D. Dike ......5 19 55 2 19 55 
Meno, R. R. Abranz 5 39 41 2 39 41 
Cabin Launches — Start, 3:05 — Course 15 Miles. 
Brunhilde, F. R. Rix ...5 24 31 2 19 31 
Allenia, S. H. Allen 5 24 15 2 19 15 
Stump, J. Sulzbach 5 47 58 2 42 58 
Dolphin, C. A. Dien 5 24 12 2 19 12 
Auto Boats— Start, 3:10— Course, 15 Miles. 
Mercedes VI., W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr 3 58 55 .0 46 55 
Catch Me, J. E. Martin 4 14 22 1 04 22 
Sloops, 43ft. Class— Start, 3:50— Course, 8 Miles. 
Gurnard, L. H. Zocher ...5 24 50 1 34 lO 
Nautilus, J. J. McCue 5 29 19 1 39 i9 
Paiute II., W. Beam 5 22 46 1 32 46 
Corrected time, Gurnard, 1:32:39. 
Sloops, 30ft. Class— Start, 3:55— Course, 8 Miles. 
Feydeh, W. H. Hayward 5 32 15 1 37 15 
Ouananiche R. Sands ' 5 33 26 1 38 26 
Exile, E. Delevante 5 36 04 1 41 04 
Porgie, J. C. Honey 5 38 18 1 43 18 
Corrected time, Ouananiche, 1:35:47. 
Yawls, 30ft. Class— Start, 3:55— Course, 8 Miles. 
Cruiser, W. S. Coddard, Jr Did not finish. 
Irene, Daniels & Allen 5 48 00 1 53 00 
Catboats, 18ft. Class — Start, 3:55 — Course, 8 Miles 
Shovonne, G. \. Stelz 5 47 14 1 52 14 
Dorothy, L. Englert 5 30 16 1 55 18 
Hampden Dories — Start, 3:55 — Course, 4 Miles. 
Indian, J. O. Sinkinson 5 07 30 1 12 30 
Blackbird, R. Sands 5 24 15 1 29 15 
BOSTON Y. C. — STATION AT HULL. 
