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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 14, 190S. 
Boston Letter* 
Boston, Jan. 7. — At the recent annual meeting of the 
Beverly Y. C, a committee composed of Messrs. David 
Rice, J. Lewis Stackpole and R. W. Emmons 2d, vk^as 
appointed to make recommendations for revising the 
restricted classes of the club and also to draw up restric- 
tions for a new 15ft. class. This committee has worked 
quickly and has submitted recommendations which will 
be acted upon at a special meeting to be held in the com- 
mittee room, 322 Exchange building, Monday, January 16. 
In the recommendations submitted, the committee has 
retained the three regular restricted classes and added the 
15ft. restricted class as required. In the old classes such 
changes have been made as have been found necessary to 
eliminate the possibility of freak design, and the recom- 
mendations are in line with changes that have already 
been made in the classes of the Yacht Racing Association 
of Massachusetts. It is not, perhaps, surprising to note 
that there is much reluctance on the part of the yachtsmen 
racing in Massachusetts Bay and in Buzzard's Bay to 
adopt the proposed new uniform rating rule for classes 
which have been in existence for many years. It has been 
the custom in both places to race the yachts on water- 
line length alone, all of the competitors being built to 
the limits of the classes, in none of which time allowance 
has been given. At the same time well defined scantling 
restrictions have been laid down for the purpose of pro- 
ducing substantial yachts. With all of this the yachtsmen 
have been satisfied; but the tendency of producing yachts 
of extreme dimensions and form has caused the majority 
of yachtsmen in both places to look about for a remedy 
for the evil. The committee of the Beverly Y. C. sug- 
gests the direct limiting of over all length, together 
with other restrictions for measuring to maintain good 
form, and this has been done with the active classes in 
Massachusetts Bay. 
The committee of the Beverly Y. C. starts out at once 
by saying that square-ended, snub-nosed, hollow or square- 
sided bow or stern, on vertical cross-section, metal or 
hollow fins, leeboards, metal deadwocds, double rudders 
or double centerboards, hollow spars, double planking or 
balance rudders will not be allowed. All boats in the four 
classes shall be provided with water-tight cockpits with 
scuppers draining outboard, or water-tight bulkheads, or 
tanks sufficiently large to float the boat when full of 
water. 
The measurer shall be furnished with a copy of the 
plans from which the sails were made, and at the same 
time there shall be furnished an elevation of the boat 
showing to scale the proposed lengths of overhang at both 
ends, and a vertical cross-section of the bow at a point 
one half the distance between the extreme L. W. L. for- 
ward and the extreme bow. The extreme beam on this 
section shall not exceed 36 per cent, in class B, and 40 
per cent, in classes C. D and H of the greatest L.W.L. 
beam of the boat. The girth of the underbody at this sec- 
tion shall not exceed the number of inches represented 
by the sum of the beam, plus the depth of the hull 
measured from top of covering board at the rail, plus 3in. 
ir classes B, C, D, and plus 2in. in class H, measured at 
this section. Horizontal sections forward of L.W.L. naust 
not be concave. Extreme L.W.L. beam, draft and weight 
of ballast must be furnished club inspector. The deck 
line at point of girth measurement shall not run at an 
angle greater than 30 degrees with the center line of the' 
boat. 
It is specified that in class B, the largest class, of 2Sft. 
waterline, the cabin shall be fitted at each end with a 
bulkhead not less than three-quarters of an inch thick; 
transoms on each side; three Icckers. one of which shall 
be for dishes; one folding berth forward and stand for 
stove. The 21-footers and the i8-footers are obliged to 
have cabin houses. The 15-footers must be decked for 
more than 50 per cent, of tl'e total length. The following 
is a table giving the principal restrictions for the four 
classes as recommended by the committee: 
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LARCHMONT Y. C. ONE-DESIGN CLASS— MIDSHIP SECTION. 
Designed by Tams, Lemoine & Crane. Built by B. Frank Wood. 
Com., J. E. Packard; Sec'y, Edward L. Ripley; Treas., 
Walter L. Fifield; Meas., Frank W. Roberts; Directors— 
A. M. Goddard, J. E. Packard, L. L. Wellman. A. W. 
Nichols and V/illiam H. Smith. The club starts with 
SLK^een charter members. 
Mr. F. F. Brewster's new 90ft. schooner is being plated 
at Lawley's. At the same shops an 87ft. naphtha yacht is 
receiving the cabin work. A 22-footer is planked. Four 
of the Cchasset one-design 17-footers have been com- 
pleted. Work has commenced on an i8-footer designed 
by Crowninshield for Mr. George H. Wightman, of the 
Boston Y. C. A 60ft. steam yacht, designed by Mr. 
Arthur Binney, has been laid down. 
Messrs. Swasey, Raymond & Page are at work on the 
lines of a 45ft. cruising launch for Mr. M. T. Bowditch, 
a 32ft. cabin launch for Mr. G. Brown, a 40ft. cabin launch 
for Mr. Sumner Robinson, a 30ft. speed launch for Mr. 
Lewis Clarke, of Philadelphia, a 40ft.. cabin launch for 
Mr. O'Brien, of New York, and a 30ft. launch for Mr. 
W. H. Brown, of Pittsburg. John B. Killeen. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Cobweb Y. C. Officers. — At a meeting of the Cobweb 
Y. C, held at the club house foot of iS2d street. North 
River, on Saturday evening, January 5, the following offi- 
cers were elected: Com., A. N. Rose; Vice-Com.. J. H. 
W. Fleming; Fleet Captain, William Riley; Recording 
Sec'y, D. Manson; Financial Sec'y, Charles Boughton; 
Treas., John Homann'; Meas., Frederick Gerrus; Steward, 
Edward Ruquet; Sergeant-at-Arms, Von Wolfersdorph ; 
Fleet Surgeon. John Martin. M.D. ; Trustees— C. H. 
Madden, A. Feldhus, J. Rigney, F. Lambert, E. Walsh 
and F. Madden. 
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New Power Boat Club. — We understand that an arti- 
cle on "Power Boat Clubs" which appeared in these col- 
umns December 31, 1904, is already bearing fruit. The 
formation of a club on the plan outlined is practically 
assured. We are not at liberty to announce its name and 
location^ but they have commodious and convenient quar- 
Extreme L.W.L. fully 'equipped, without crew 
Extreme over all not to exceed 
L.W.L. beam minimum for centerboards 
L.W.L. beam minimum for keels 
Maximum forward or aft overhang 
Minimum freeboard 
Minimum freeboard of the section on which girth is measured at . 
Minimum draft of keel in keel and centerboard boats 
Minimum draft of keel and centerboard boats 
Maximum draft of keel for keel boats 
Minimum ballast for centerboard boats 
Minimum ballast for keel boats 
Minimum length of bottom of keel 
Total area of working sail ^ 
Proportion of mainsail to forestaj- sail 
Class B. 
Class C. 
Class D. 
Class H. 
.25ft. 
31ft. 
18ft. 
15ft. 
.43ft. 
;'.6ft. 
31ft. 
26ft. 
. 9ft. 
7ft. 9iu. 
6ft. 9in. 
5ft. Sin. 
. 8ft. 
7ft. 
6ft. Sill. 
Sft. 4in. 
. 9ft. (3in. 
■ Sft. 
7ft. 
6ft. 
24in. 
20in. 
18in. 
16in. 
34in. 
28in. 
24in. 
21in. 
. 3ft. 6in. 
3ft. 
2ft. 6in. 
2ft. Sin. 
. 4ft. Gin. - 
4.ft. 
3ft. 6in. 
Sft. 
6ft. 
6ft. 
5ft. 
4ft. 
4,500 lbs. 
;;.000 lbs. 
1,500 lbs. 
1,000 lbs. 
5,000 lbs. 
3,500 lbs. 
1,800 lbs. 
1,200 lbs. 
3ft. 
. 6ft. 
5ft. 
4ft. 
900ft. 
600ft. , 
450ft. 
360ft. 
80 per c't. 
80 per c't. 
80 per c't. 
80 per c't. 
The table continues, giving scantling restrictions, 
equipment, crew, etc., for each of the four classes. In its 
announcement the committee recommends that all boats 
that have sailed in any of the club's races, or that are 
being built under the rules of 1904, and which may pass 
the club inspector, may race in the class that they are now 
entered, unless changed so that they may measure out of 
the class, and that the one-design Herreshofif i8-footers 
and the Herreshoff and Burgess one-design 15-footers, as 
now built and rigged, may sail in the restricted i8ft. and 
15ft. classes. 
At the amaual meeting of the South Boston Y. C, held 
in the club house last Wednesday evening, the following 
officers were elected : Com.. F. W. Rauskolb ; Vice-Corn., 
George M. Hannan ; Rear-Com., William G. Doyle, Sec'y, 
P. J."" McMahon; Treas., W. H. French ; Meas., F. H. 
Borden; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. F. B. Reed; Trustees three 
years, W. F. Cogan and Walter Shaw; Regatta Commit- 
tee— J. H. Brewer, H. S. Haines, J. J. Harland, William 
Hennessey and- J. F. Trotman; House Committee — A. K. 
Brown, J. D. Coughlin, F. W. Falvey, H. F. Flynn and 
H. T. McArdle. The annual ball of the club will be held 
in Paul Revere Hall Tuesday, February 7. 
At the annual meeting of the Lynn Y. C, the following 
officers were elected : Com., Preston W. Johnson ; Vice- 
Corn., Fred, A, Mank; Sec'y. F. L. Ingalls; Treas., W. 
A_ Estes ; Directors — Edward Connor, John P. Lydon, 
^^'1lIiam Redlou and James Reed; Regatta Comm-ittee — 
L. S, Coffin, T. A. Clough, Fred. W. Ford, John P. Lydon. 
WilHim H. Lydon; Membership Committee — F. L. 
Ingalls, James Spratt and P. C. Saunders. 
The Augusta Y. C. has been organized at Augusta, Mc., 
with follo\vi)ig" officers; C.oni,, A, M. Goddard; Vice- 
ters in view on Gravesend Bay. We will gladly forward 
any narnes sent us by our readers to those who have the 
matter in hand. Please address such communications to 
the Yachting Department. 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. Officers. — The annual meeting 
of the Manhasset Bay Y. C. was held at the Hotel Astor 
on Tuesday evening, January 3. The following officers 
were elected : Com., Alphonse H. Alker, steam yacht 
Florence; Vice-Com., Clarkson Cowl, steain yacht Ardea; 
Rear-Com., R. W. Bainbridge, houseboat Chetolah; Sec'y, 
Edward M. INIacLellan; Treas., M. W. Torrey; Meas., 
Francis W. Belknap; Trustee class 1907, James L. Laid- 
law, and George A. Thayer. 
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Morrisania Y. C. Officers.— At the animal meeting of 
the Morrisania Y. C, held a few days ago, the following 
officers were elected: Com., George Scliroeder; Vice- 
Com., H. Hassall ; Rear-Com., H. Bartram ; Treas., F. 
Derluth ; Finan. Sec'y, F. Schroeder ; Recording Sec'y, T. 
Grace; Meas., A. D. Dowrie; Sergeant-at-Arms, Peter 
Hagen; Board of Directors — L. Orth and J. H. Tully, 
two years ; House Commitliee — J. H. Curtiss, W. E. 
Robinson. N, S. Busby, C. Hendricks, L, Hitchler, W. 
Hixon, E. F. Bartro, J. Kohn, and J, Custance ; Regatta 
Com.m.ittee — C. Kirchof.' C. Wilmore, Charles Reuterman, 
E. Delevante, and F. Starke; Membership Committee — • 
J. Berrian, L. Fried, and W. Grady; Nominating Com- 
mittee — H. Hopper, £. Doerfel, and J. McDermott ; 
Auditing Coniii)iUc(>--G. Grace (jpd W- Pp Forest. 
One-Design Class for Lat^hmont Y. C 
The plans for the one-design boats for the members of 
the Larchmont Y. C, which we are able to publish this 
week through the courtesy of Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & 
Crane, show a boat almost identical with the famous 
Tartan, cx-Lanai. 
While the boats were designed for class racing, the 
architects also planned the boats to fit the regular race- 
about class, so that the owners are sure of good racing. 
Several boats hav.e already been ordered, and the\- are 
now takmg shape at Wood's yard at Citv Island. "They 
are excellent craft, and are being put together in a 
superior manner. The planking is single below the water- 
line and double above, this latter being d;;ne in order to 
secure an absolute smooth topside. The contract price, 
exclusive of sails, is $1,500, which is a low figure for a 
modern boat of this type. The selection of a sailmaker 
rests with the owner. The spars will be hollow, and they 
will be furnished by the Frazer Hollow Spar and Boat 
Company, of Greenport, L. I. 
_ No firm of designers has had greater success in tliis 
size and type of boat than Messrs. Tarns, Lemoine & 
Crane, and with the construction in the hands of that 
skilled mechanic, Mr. B. Frank Wood, a class of fast and 
serviceable racing boats is assured. 
The dimensions are as follows : 
Length — 
O^f!" all 3sft. 6in. 
L.W.L 21 ft. 
Overhang — 
Forward 8ft. 
Aft ^ 6ft'. 6iu. 
Breadth- 
Extreme 8ft. Sin. 
L.W.L 7ft. gin. 
Draft- 
To rabbet 1 ft. 6in. 
Extreme 4ft. 
Board down (jft. gin. 
Freeboard — 
Forward oft. 3in. 
Least lit yi,^] 
^ Aft ift. Sin. 
Sail area . . 600 sq. ft. 
Sloop Eclipse Sold.— Mr. C. Pemberton, Jr., of Phila- 
delphia, has purchased the sloop Eclipse ' from Messrs. 
Collins Brothers, of Keyport, N. J., through the agency 
of Mr. Stanley M, Seaman. 
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Red Dragon C C 
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 7.— Editor Forest and Stream. 
At the annual election of officers held by the Red Dragon 
Canoe Club, of Philadelphia, at Hotel Hanover, on Fri 
day evening, January 6, the following were chosen for 
1905: Cora., Clifton T. Mitchell; Vice-Com., W. Chapin 
Thompson; Purser, W. H. Logan, Jr.; Quartermaster, 
Hany Blumner; Correspondent, W. K. Park; Meas., M. 
D. Wilt; Fleet Surgeon, F. O. Gross, M.D. ; House Com- 
mittee— A. D. Shaw, C. A. Sparmaker, A. L. Belfield, 
Theodore Quasebart; Trustee to serve three years, PYed. 
W. Noyes. 
The annual mess was indefinitely postponed owing to 
the tragic death of Commodore John C. Maclister, who~ 
■accidentally shot himself on the night of January 3 whde 
[coking for burglars at the club house at- Wissinoming. 
Mr. Maclister was an active canoeist and prominent ui 
all of the affairs of the club, and was much loved by all 
of his fellow members, also very popular with all wlio 
knew or came in contact with him. He has taken part 
in many canoe meets along the Delaware River, and wcm 
numerous prizes, and has also participated in the annual 
meets of the American Canoe Association. His sad and 
sudden ending has cast a deep gloom over the members 
of the club. W. K. Park, Correspondent. 
A« G» A* Membefship, 
The following hav\e been proposed for membership in 
the Central Division of the American Canoe Association • 
Robert W. Gallagher, of Buft'alo ; G. H. H. Hills, of But- 
talo; J, H. L. Gallagher, of Palmyra, N. Y. 
; pRiiPERic G. MATHER; Treasurer, 
