FOREST o AND STREAM* 
[£Nov. 49, 1904- 
Royal Munster Y. G 
Rarely, if ever, did any club begin its existence with 
such a small roll of members or under less auspicious 
circumstances than did the Royal Munster Y. C. } of 
Ireland, which, two years ago, attracted so much at- 
tention in yachting circles of the two hemispheres, by 
reason of its being the honored recipient of a "King's 
pup" from His Majecty, King Edward VII., for an 
. international race at Cork, Ireland. 
The club was founded in 1872 (or 152 years after the 
•establishment of its sister club, the Royal Cork Y. C, 
which has the distinction of "being the first sailing club 
known to the world's history). In August of that year 
seven gentlemen, David Goold, Richard Foley, Thomas 
K. Exham, Patrick O'Connell, Joseph E. Russell, 
Henry Egan and Henry Harding Hayes, prompted by 
a love for yacht racing, then, unfortunately, beginning 
to rapidly decline in the south of Ireland, met together 
and formed themselves into what was then known as 
the Munster Model Y. C. 
From the beginning, the primary object of the club 
was not only to revive racing, but more particularly to 
promote amateur sailing, and with these ends in view 
the members set to work. Each had his own little open 
sailing boat, and on the days appointed for racing, each 
was his own helmsman and crew, the reason for this 
single-handedness being a rule of the club, which dis- 
tinctly said: "No person but a member of the club 
may be on board any boat, while taking part in a race 
given by the club." And the good effects of this rule 
were apparent when, in 1873, the club opened its second 
season with an increased roll of members and boats. 
Thus encouraged, in 1873, the club held its first 
annual regatta, which was a complete success, and the 
third year of the club's existence not only saw a still 
further increase in the number of its members, but 
also the open sailing boats succeeded by the decked 
16ft. class, known as the Munster Model Y. C. class; 
a year or two afterward came the 18ft. class, and, as 
time went by, these were in turn superseded by larger 
boats. Some of these erstwhile flyers are still to be 
seen flitting about Cork Harbor during the summer 
months, and even occasionally competing in races 
against the more modern boats of their size. 
Thus, things prospered from the beginning with the 
club, and what must have been, if possible, even more 
gratifying to the original promoters, yachting had re- 
ceived an impetus and was beginning to revive. Year 
after year, the club became more and more popular; 
its spirit had spread and members began to pour in, 
bringing with them boats of more or less size on which 
to fly the flag of "the plucky little Monkstown Club," 
and to take part in its matches, till 1886, the conditions 
in which the club found itself were such as to render 
the title "Model" inappropriate. Accordingly, this title 
was dropped, and the club became the Munster Cor- 
inthian Y. C. 
Under this name the club continued growing _ in 
favor and importance for six years, at the end of which 
time, through the request of His Majesty, the King 
(then Prince of Wales), Her late Majesty, Queen 
Victoria conferred the title "Royal" on the club, and 
changed its name to the Royal Munster Y. C. 
In the same year ('92) the club, for the first time in 
its history, departed from its usual custom of catering 
solely for local yachts, and at its annual regatta gave a 
race for the crack first-class racers then going the 
round of the British and Irish regattas. This invitation 
brought the then famous 40-raters, Corsair and Thalia; 
in '94 Vigilant and Britannia met for the first time over 
an all-deep-sea course under the auspices of the Munster 
flag; in '95 the club was again honored by Queen 
Victoria by the presentation of a Queen's Cup. This 
much coveted trophy was battled for by Britannia, 
Ailsa, Isolde and the fast American 20-rater Niagara, 
the last-named losing the cup to the Royal cutter by 
only 9s. 
1896 saw the first-class racers again assembled to do 
battle over the Cork Harbor course for prizes offered 
by the Royal Munster and also an important innovation, 
as far as local yachting was concerned, namely, the first 
appearance of the Cork Harbor six-tons (T. M.) one- 
design class, the establishment of this class being 
mainly due to the efforts of the Royal Munster, which 
gave a guarantee to provide weekly races confined to 
the new class for five years, and, though the guarantee 
is long since expired, the club continues to carry out 
its conditions. 
To commemorate the club's jubilee in 1897, the then 
Commodore, the late Mr. Richard Foley, presented the 
club with a silver shield, to be given to the one-design 
boat winning the most races given by the club during 
the season. This gracious act tended to create even 
greater enthusiasm among helmsmen and owners, and 
to further encourage the enthusiasm, other members 
came forward with similar champion prizes in subse- 
quent years. 
Thanks to the efforts of the club, yachting in the 
south of Ireland had in 1898 become fixed on a firmer 
basis than it had ever been before. But the Royal 
Munster committee was not content with this _ pros- 
perous state of things. It next turned its attention to 
making it permanent, and with that object the club 
boat class was established. These boats_ are of the 
16ft. type, and were, as well as the one-design class, all 
built at Cork from the designs by William Fife, Jr. 
The club boats, as the name implies, are the property 
of the club, and for the purpose of teaching members, 
who would otherwise not have a chance of learning to 
handle and sail a yacht. A small annual subscription, 
in addition to the ordinary subscription, is required 
from those making use of the class, and the boats are 
allotted by ballot to subscribers who wish to take part 
in the races specially provided for them; and in order 
to fully insure the carrying out of the idea that 
prompted the establishment of this class, a special sub- 
committee is appointed annually to look after it and 
its interests. 
The Royal Munster committee, also with a view to 
keeping the sport alive and of fostering a love for it 
from early boyhood, has admitted to membership, at 
reduced subscription rates, young gentlemen under 
eighteen years of age. These junior members have all 
the privileges of senior members, as regards sailing, 
etc., but have no voice in elections or in the affairs 
of the club; nor is the fair sex forgotten, ladies also 
may become members on the same terms as the junior 
members, and as a result some of the lady-members 
have become more than a match for their masculine 
rivals in handling and racing a boat. From this, it 
may be seen, the Royal Munster is leaving no obstacle 
in the way of yachting becoming accessible to every one. 
From the first day of its existence,, the club has 
adhered steadfastly to its original aim — that is, the 
encouraging of and making of amateur yachtsmen. The 
rule aiming at this end and which is rigidly enforced, 
reads as follows: "On boats of 10 tons (T. M.) and 
under, only one paid hand is allowed to form part of 
the racing crew and then, only on condition he does 
not touch the helm, all the rest of the crew must be 
either members or non-residents of the County of Cork. 
Any violation of this rule disqualifies the offending boat 
and renders her liable to suspension for the rest of 
■ the season from taking part in races given by the club." 
The , funds of the club are allocated solely to yacht 
racing and to the strict adhesion to these two rules, 
together with the never-tiring zeal and energy of Mr. 
H. Harling Hayes, who has been secretary almost from 
the club's inauguration, and who is now the sole re- 
maining one of the seven original members, may be 
entirely attributed the club's success. 
That it has succeeded not only as a club, but also in 
fulfilling the end for which it was created, is an in- 
disputable fact, proof of which was the club's selection by 
the greatest proof of which was the club's selection by 
His Majesty, King Edward, to be the first Irish club 
to become the recipient of a King's Cup since his ac- 
cession. The efforts of the club to bring about inter- 
national competition for this trophy are too well known 
to mention here, suffice it to say the committee did 
their best. Mr. Pierpont Morgan was waited on with 
a view to inducing him to bring Columbia over to meet 
Shamrock I., which Sir Thomas Lipton promised to 
enter, but, unfortunately, the notice given was too 
short to permit of the American flyer's crossing the 
Atlantic in time, and the project fell through. The 
cup was subsequently won by Bona. 
The annual subscription of the club is one guinea 
($5) ; entrance fee, the same amount. There is no club 
house, meetings being held in one of the leading hotels 
of the city of Cork, otherwise the headquarters of the 
club are at Monkstown, a pretty and popular summer 
resort situated on Monkstown Bay, one of the widest 
expanding arms of Cork Harbor, and over which a 
great part of the bi-weekly races given by the club 
are sailed. Opposite the club quay is the anchorage, 
where numerous yachts lie moored throughout the 
summer season, and where there is sufficient water at 
all times for yachts of any draft, besides shelter from 
the prevailing westerly winds. 
Few clubs can boast of the Royal Munster's record. 
Since its inauguration it has made giant strides. Thirty 
years ago its flag was unknown outside Cork Harbor; 
to-day, it flies at mastheads, not only throughout the 
United Kingdom, but in North and South America, and 
even as far east as Japan. 
The club officers for the ensuing year, which shows 
promise already of being a good one, are as follows: 
Com. A. F. Sharman-Crawford, I. P., Slainte, 20 tons; 
Vice-Commodore, Arthur H. Julian, Maureen, 6 tons. 
Committee — G. A. Goold, James J. Foley, Thomas 
Russell, D. J. Daly, G. H. T. Beamish, George M. Fox, 
F. H. Stopford. Hon. Secretary. W. C. Taylor, B. L. 
Secretary and Treasurer, H. H. Hayes. J. J. H. 
Officers of A. C A., 1905. 
Commodore— C. F. Wolters, 14 Main St., East Rochester, N. Y. 
Secretary— H. M. Stewart, 85 Main St., East Rochester, N. Y. 
Treasurer— F. G. Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany, N. Y. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — W. A. Furman, 846 Berkeley Ave., Trenton, 
N. J. 
Rear-Commodore — F. C. Hoyt, 57 Broadway, New York. 
Purser— C. W. Stark, 118 N. Montgomery St., Trenton, N. J. 
Executive Committee — J. C. Maclister, U. G. I. Building, Phila- 
delphia, Pa.; L. C. Kretzmer, Lv-C. Schepp Building, New 
York; E. M. Underhill, Box 262, Yonkers, N. Y. 
Board of Governors— R. J. Wilkin, 26 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Racing Board — H. L. Quick, Yonkers, N. Y. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Lyman T. Coppins, 691 Main St., Buffalo, N.Y. 
Rear-Commodore — Frank C. Demmler, 526 Smithfield St., Pittsburg. 
Purser— J. C. Milsom, 736 Mooney Brisbane Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 
Executive Committee— F. G. Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany, N. Y.; 
H. W. Breitenstein, 511 Market St., Pittsburg, Pa.; Jesse J. 
Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. 
Board of Governors — C. P. Forbush, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Racing Board — Harry M. Stewart, 85 Main St., East Rochester, 
N. Y. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — D. S. Pratt, Jr., 178 Devonshire St., Boston, 
Mass. 
Rear-Commodore — Wm. W. Crosby, 8 Court St., Woburn, Mass. 
Purser — W. S. Stanwood, Wellesley, Mass. 
Executive Committee — Wm. J. Ladd, 18 Glen Road, Winchester, 
Mass.; F. W. Notman, Box 2344, Boston, Mass.; O. C. Cun- 
ningham, care E. Teel & Co., Medford, Mass.; Edw. B. 
Stearns, Box 63, Manchester, N. H. 
Racing Board— Paul Butler, U. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass. ; 
H. D. Murphy, alternate. 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Chas. W. McLean, 303 James St., Montreal, 
Can. 
Rear-Commodore — J. W. Sparrow, Toronto, Canada. 
Purser — J. V. Nutter, Montreal, Canada. 
Executive Committee — C. E. Britton, Gananoque, Ont. ; Harry 
Page, Toronto, Ont. 
Board of Governors — J. N. MacKendrick, Gait, Ont. 
Racing Board— E. J. Minett, Montreal, Canada. 
WESTERN DIVISION. 
Vice»Commodore — Burton D. Munhall, care of Brooks Household 
.Art Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 
Rear-Commodore— Charles J. Stedman, National Lafayette Bank, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Purser — George A. Hall, care of Bank of Commerce, Cleveland, O. 
Executive Committee — Thomas P. Eckert, 31 West Court St., 
Cincinnati, O.; Dr. H. L. Frost, 10 Howard St., Cleveland, O. 
Board of Governors— Henry C. Morse, Peoria, 111. 
How to Join the A. C. A. 
From Chapter I., Section 1, of the By-Laws of the A. C. A.: 
"Application for membership shall be made to the Treasurer, 
F. G. Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany, N. Y., and shall be accompanied 
by the recommendation of an active member and by the sum of 
two dollars, one dollar as entrance fee and one dollar as dues for 
the current year, to be refunded in case of non-election of the 
applicant." 
"Forest and Stream " Designing 
Competition No. IV. 
Sixty-foot Waterline Cruising Power Boat. 
$225 in Prizes. 
The three designing competitions previously given by 
Forest and Stream have been for sailing yachts. In 
this competition, the fourth, we are to change our sub- 
ject and give the power boat men an opportunity. The 
competition is open to amateurs and professionals, except 
that the designers who received prizes in any of the three 
previous contests may not compete in this one. 
The following prizes will be given : 
First prize, $ioo. 
Second prize, $6o. 
Third prize, $40. 
Fourth prize, $25, offered by Mr. Charles W. Lee for 
the best cabin arrangement. 
Mr. Henry J. Gielow, N.A., has very kindly agreed to 
act as judge. In addition to making the awards, Mr. 
Gielow will criticise each of the designs submitted; and 
the criticisms will be published in these columns. 
The designs will be for a cruising launch propelled by 
either gasolene or kerosene motors, conforming to the 
following conditions : 
I. Not over 60ft. waterline. 
II. Not over 4ft. draft. 
III. A signalling mast only to be shown. 
IV. Cabin houses, if used at all, to be kept as low 
and narrow as possible. 
V. Construction to be of wood, and to be strong, 
simple, and inexpensive. The cost of the boat complete 
in every detail must not exceed $9,000. 
VI. The location of tanks and engine or engines to 
be carefully shown. Either single or twin-screws may be 
adopted. The power and type of the motor must be 
specified. 
VII. The boat must have a fuel capacity sufficient to 
give a cruising radius of 700 miles at a rate of 8 miles 
an hour. The maximum speed shall not be more than 14 
miles nor less than 10 miles. The estimated maximum 
speed must be specified. 
VIII. All weights must be carefully figured, and the 
results of the calculations recorded. A thousand-word 
description of the boat and a skeleton specification must 
accompany each design. 
The design must be modern in every particular, with- 
out containing any extreme or abnormal features. We 
wish to produce an able, safe, and comfortable cruising 
boat, one that will have ample accommodations, so that 
the owner and his wife and two guests, or three or four 
men, can live aboard, and one that can easily be managed 
at all times by two or three paid hands in addition to the 
steward. The draft is restricted to 4ft. in order that the 
boat may have access to nearly all harbors, canals and rivers 
North and South, and may thereby widely increase the 
cruising field. We have in mind a boat that can be used 
North in the summer and South in the winter, and a 
craft well able to withstand outside passage along the 
coast in all seasons of the year. 
Special attention must be given to the cabin arrange- 
ment. The interiors should be original, but devoid of any 
impractical features. Arrangements should be made for 
a direct passage forward and aft without going on deck. 
Drawiogs Required. 
I. Sheer plan. Scale, J^in.=i ft. 
II. Half breadth plan. Scale, ^in.=ift. 
III. Body plan. Scale, }4in.=ift. 
IV. Cabin plan and inboard profile and at least one 
cross-section. Scale, ^in.=ift. 
V. Outboard profile. Scale, ^in.=ift. ;, 
The drawings should be carefully made and lettered; 
all drawings should be preferably on tracing cloth or 
white paper, in black ink. No colored inks or pigments 
should be used. 
The drawings must bear a nom de plume only, and no 
indication must be given of the identity of the designer. 
In a sealed envelope, however, the designer must inclose 
his 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, not later than February 3, 1905. All drawings will 
be returned. Return postage should accompany each. 
The Forest and Stream reserves the right to publish 
any or all the designs. 
Erie Y. C- — At a meeting on the 9th inst., the following 
officers were elected to serve for one year: Com., W. L. 
Morrison; Vice-Corn., Albert B. McDonald; Rear-Com., 
Carl Reichel; Fleet Captain, W. W. Ester; Sec'y and 
Treas., W. S. Reitzel ; Directors — W. S. Foster and 
Frank Fairburn; Regatta Committee — F. Reitzel, F. M. 
Slocum, E. A. Davis ; Meas., Grant Lynch ; Asst. Meas., 
Wilbur Altman; Surveyor, Henry Schact; Asst. Sur- 
veyor, Frank Feisler; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. C. H. Harvey. 
All communications intended for Forest and Stseam should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 
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