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white pine, upper deck covered with canvas and painted. 
All the galavanized iron work on awning, etc., is painted 
white, as is the hull and house. 
Many pleasant days were spent by the owner and his 
guests last summer, and the boat seemed to fulfill all ex- 
pectations as to comfort and seaworthiness. 
Whileaway is 60 ft. over all, 54ft. waterline, i6ft. 
breadth, and draft 2ft. 6in. She was designed by Mr. 
R. M. Haddock, and built at Tarrytown by Julius Peter- 
son for Mr, J. Herbert Carpenter, of Ossining, N. Y. 
Yacht Squadron of the West Hampton 
Country Club. 
At meetings of the Regatta Committee of the Yacht 
Squadron of the West Hampton Country Club, held No- 
vember 25, 1904, and January 5, 1905, the various recom- 
mendations of the conference held October 28, 1904, and 
the final report of the Committee of Five, dated Decem- 
ber 12, 1904, and giving exact form to the changes in the 
rules, were considered and accepted for this organization, 
and are as follows : 
RULE IV.— CLASSIFICATION. 
1. All yachts shall be classified by racing lengths, and shall be 
divided into classes as follows: 
Sloops— Class Q.— All boats in this class shall conform to the 
restrictions and regulations for competitors for the Seawanhaka 
challenge cup. 
Catboats with overhangs, measured light, less than 25 per cent, 
of their length over all. Class A, 19 feet and over. Class B, 
wnder 19ft. 
Catboats with overhangs, measured light, equal to or greater 
than 25 per cent, of their length over all. Class AA, over 19ft. 
and not over 21ft. Class BB, 19ft. and under. 
And special classes at the option of the Regatta Committee. 
2. In the measurement of catboats, one-quarter of the load 
overhangs (forward and aft) shall be added to the load waterline 
length in computing the racing length. 
3. The racing measm-ements of yachts in classes AA and BB 
shall be considered to be the maximum limit of their classes; 
when these yachts race in one class, each class shall race at its 
maximum measurement, and the time allowance figured accord- 
ingly. 
4. The restricted classes shall include only such yachts as have 
been or shall be built in accordance with the definitions and limi- 
Sations appended to these rules. 
5. Yachts having more than one certified racing measurement 
shall sail under the largest measurement, unless the Regatta Com- 
mittee be notified twenty-four hours before the stail of the race 
that the yacht is to sail under a smaller certified measurement. 
DEFINITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF RESTRICTED 
CLASSES. 
Catboat Classes A, B, AA and BB. 
The intention of the restrictions in these classes is to produce 
types of catboats substantially constructed, free from freak features 
as sharpies, scows, catamarans, double hulls, or other unusual 
types or any yacht fitted with bilge fins, bilge boards or other 
similar contrivances. 
1. All catboats entitled to enter and race in these classes dur- 
ing the season of 1904 as regulated by the racing rules and re- 
strictions adopted by the Conference of Associated Clubs of 1903, 
shall be exempt from the requirements of the following scantling 
restrictions. 
2. Scantling Restrictions.— Frames, keel, stem, sternpost ■ and 
deck beams shall be of oak, or its equivalent in strength. The 
minimum cross-sectioned area for frames or timbers shall be IM 
square inches for each running foot of boat's length. This re- 
quired area may be made up of smaller frames spaced closer to- 
gether, or larger frames further apart; or in combinations of 
large and small frames with appropriate spacings. The mmimura 
cross-sectional area for deck timbers shall be IV2 square inches 
to each running foot of boat's length or proportional area. Shelf 
or clamp strake not less than IV2 by 1^/2 inches, or equal area, 
entire length of boat. Plnnking not less than % inch on the 
bottom and % inch above the load waterline. Deck planking 
not less than % inch thick, except that an allowance of Vsmch m 
thickness can be made If canvas covered. The centerboard shall 
be of wood, but may be weighted not to exceed 30 pounds. 
3. The angle of the half-breadth plan of the bow shall not 
exceed 30 degrees. , . , , , 
4. Catboats shall not be rigged or fitted with back or preventer 
^*l^^"ln Classes AA and BB the light overhang shall not exceed 
40 per cent, of the over all measurement, and the forward over- 
hang shall not exceed 50 per cent, of the total overhang meas- 
urement, taken light. 
The dates for next season are as follows : 
Club Regatta— July 15. 
Squadron Cruise— July 29. 
Association Regatta— August 12. 
Ladies' Regatta— August 25. 
Open Regatta — September 2. 
About June i the usual regatta schedule and general 
orders will be issued giving all further details. The offi- 
cers elected at the annual meeting are as follows : Com., 
Walter H. Martin; Vice-Com., Griswold Denison 2d; 
Rear-Com., Gilbert C. Halstead; Fleet Captain, George 
P. -Sanborn ; Meas., William F. Howard. 
Annual Meeting of the Bensonhurst Y. C. — On 
Wednesday evening, January 11, the annual meeting of 
the Bensonhurst Y. C. was held in Brooklyn. The follow- 
ing officers and committees were elected : Com., A. C. 
Bellows; Vice-Com., Charles E. Allen; Rear-Com., John 
B. O'Donoghue ; Sec'y, W. W. Roberts ; Treas., Clarence 
H. Clayton; Meas., John R. Brophy; members Board of 
Directors— Arthur T. Wells, William J. O'Neill and 
Louis H. Hall ; House Committee — Charles H. Hamilton, 
A. G. Boyd, Carl L. Dingens, John F. Eggert and P. 
Douglas Knowles ; Racing Committee — Alfred D. Mackey, 
chairman; William H. Childs, Randall C. Birch, George 
D. Eggert and Richard W. Rummells; Delegates to the 
Yacht Racing Association of Gravesend Bay — Alfred D. 
Mackey and William H. Childs. 
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Shackamaxon Y. C. Officers. — At the annual meeting 
of the Shackamaxon Y. C, of Philadelphia, the following 
officers were elected: Com., John Engle; Vice-Com., 
Marx Scladensky; Financial Sec'y, Frank Barrett; 
Recording Sec'y, William Zeiber; Treas., William Gaun; 
Board of Directors — John Engle, William Gaun, William 
Morse, Charles Schoenleber and George. Pfirrman. 
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New Home for Shelburne Y, C. — The new home of 
the Shelbusne Y. C, of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, was 
opened to its members on Tuesday evening, January 17. 
riie grow'.h of the organizaticn during the past few years 
made the erection of a new lionie and a new boat house 
necessary. Mr. T. Walter Magee is the secretary, ajld 
}s.I.r. R.obprt Q, liervey is commodore, 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Boston Letter. 
Boston, Jan. i6. — Members of the Quincy, Squantum 
and Wollaston Y. C. have come together for the purpose 
of maintaining the Cape cat type and racing it for the 
mutual benefit of the owners of such boats. Last Monday 
a meeting was held at the office of Vice-Comrriodore 
Frank Fessenden Crane, of the Quincy Y. C, and an 
association was formed, to be known as the Cape Catboat 
Association, 12 boats being entered at this meeting. 
All owners of Cape cats have been invited to join the 
association, for membership in which there will be no 
fees. All that is necessary is to send the name of the 
boat with that of the Owiifer to Dr. Dawes, secretary, 
Neponset, Mass., or to Ralph E. Winslow, measurer, 122 
Hancock street,' Quincy. All boats to be eligible must 
be of the cabin type, not less than 20ft. or more than 30ft. 
over all. Another meeting of the association will be 
held at Vice-Commodore Crane's office, 4 Chestnut street, 
Quincy, on Monday evening, January 23. For some time 
interest in the Cape cat type has been waning in Massa- 
chusetts Bay, mainly because of the development of tks 
knockabout type, which most yachtsirien believe to be 
more easily handled. There still retiiain many, however, 
who believe in the Cape Cat type, and who enjoy racing 
and cruising in theitl jiiSt as much as in the days when the 
cat was the most popular boat in the Bay. These yachts- 
men are desirous of preserving the type, and have formed 
this association for the purpose. 
At the annual meeting of the Corinthian Y. C^ of 
Marblelread, the new uniform rating rule, as proposed by 
the New York Y. C. was adopted. The following officers 
w^ere elected: Com., John O. Shaw; Vice-Com.,- Henry 
A. Morss; Rear-Com., George P. Hodgdon; S'tt'y; 
Everett Paine; Treas.-Meas., W. B. Steafns; Fkecutive 
Committee^ — Frank E. Peabody and W. H. Rothwell ; 
Regatta Committee — Herbert S. Goodwin, L. F. Percival, 
H. H. Walker, W. L. Carlton and Stephen Bowen ; Mem- 
bership Committee — Percival W. Pope, O. W. Shead, 
Frederick Estabrook and Charles D. Wainwfight; House 
Committee for three years, Robert C. Morse. 
At the annual meeting of the Cohasset Y. C, held last 
Thursday evening at the Boston Y. C, the following offi- 
cers were elected — Com., Alanson Bigelow, Jr. ; Vice- 
Com., C. H. Cousens; Sec'y and Treas., G. W. Collier; 
Executive Committee — L. B. Willcutt, J. A. Bouve, A. A, 
Lawrence, C. W. Gammons and S. R, Pegram; House 
Committee — S. M. Ripley, Edward Nichols and G. G. 
Crocker, Jr. ; Regatta Committee— F. J. Moors, W. R. 
Sears, R. E. Williams, G. S, Tower and H. E. Cousens; 
Membership Committee — P. J. Bates, R. B. Tower, Odin 
Towle, S, R. Nichols, H. B, Tower, J. M. Willcutt and 
S. C' Bates. 
The annual dinner of the Quincy Y. C. was held at the 
Revere House last Thursday evening. The guest of honor 
was Mr.- Sumner H. Foster, vice-president of the Yacht 
Racing Association of Massachusetts, who gave an inter- 
esting talk on "Racing in Massachusetts Bay." John T. 
Cavanagh, one of the cleverest amateur skippers in the 
Bay. told stories of his racing experiences. 
The third of a series of smokers was held at the Wol- 
laston Y. C. last Thursday evening. J. J. Feeley, owner 
of the sloop Katonah, gave a talk on lighthouses and 
other aids to navigation along the coast. Dr. Brayton 
entertained with stereopticon views illustrating the evolu- 
tions of types, from the Norseman's galley to the modern 
racing yacht. 
At the annual meeting of the Savin Hill Y. C, held at 
the Hotel Essex, Thursday evening, the following officers 
were elected : Com., J. E. Robinson ; Vice-Com., F. E. 
Merrick ; Rear-Com., A. L. Kidd ; Sec'y, H. T. Washburn ; 
Treas., C. A. J. Smith; Meas., R. N. Burbank; Directors 
—A. Coombs and J. P. Hawes ; Membership Committee — 
W. R. Beetle, J. A. Will, C. W. Hull, W. S. Flarvey, Dr. 
M. F. Rogers, G. C. Scott and G. R. Horsman. 
The following officers have been elected by the Kenne- 
bec Y. C: Com., E. W. Hyde; Vice-Corn., F. M. Cook; 
Sec'y, E. R. Wittekindt; Treas., F. F. Blaisdell; Meas., 
L. M. Lemont; Directors — A. A. Percy, S. L. Fogg and 
I. H. Nash ; Regatta Committee — S. C. Greene, O. J. Led- 
3-ard and W. B. Stevens. Commodore Hyde appointed 
F. S. McLennan Fleet Captain. 
John B. Killeen. 
Meeting of the Corinthian Y. C. of Philadelphia. — 
The annual meeting of the Corinthian Y. C was held at 
the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, on Thursday 
evening, January 12, and the following officers were 
elected : Com., Alexander Van Rensselaer, steam yacht 
May; Vice-Com., E. Walter Clark, Jr., sloop Irolita'; 
Rear-Ccm., C. Howard Clark, schooner Savarona; Sec'y, 
Addison F. Bancroft; Treas., George E. Kirkpatrick; 
Race Committee — Addison F. Bancroft, Harvey J, 
Mitchell, Henry S. Jeanes ; Committee on Admissions — 
Alexander Van Rensselaer, Frank H. Rosengarten, Brere- 
ton Pratt, George C. Carson, Robert Tolaud. Nominated 
by members of the club at large for Committee on Admis- 
sions, Dr. Hobart A. Hare. For Trustees to serve for 
three years — Dr. Hobart A. Hare, Randal Morgan. 
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Philadelphia Y. C. Meetlkc— A regular monthly 
meeting of the- Philadelphia Y. C. was held at the club 
house at Tinicum on Wednesday afternoon, January 11, 
and the following officers were elected : Com., Abraham 
L. English ; Vice-Com., Phillip H. Johnson ; Rear-Com., 
J. Anderson Roff ; Recording Sec'y, Frederick W. Ab- 
bott ; Financial Sec'y, C. Carroll Cooke ; Fleet Surgeon, 
Dr. Frederick Harrison ; Hat^or Master, Lloyd Titus; 
Meas., George T. Gwilliams ; Board of Trustees— George 
W. Fite, Alexander R.ea, J. William Goode, F. W. Book- 
hammer, Charles J. Eisenlohr,. Robert C. Thompson, Wil- 
Ham Christy, Sr. ; Regatta Committee — Robert Clarkson, 
C. Carroll Cooke, Frank Matten. 
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New Auxiliary Schooner {Building at City Island.— 
Contract has been signed with Mr. Robert Jacob for 
an auxiliary schooner to be built for Mr. William T. 
Collron, of New York. The, yacht was designed by Mr. 
Henry J. Gielcw, and is S-^fr, over all, 60ft. waterline, 
19ft. breadth and 8ft. draft. She will be fi[,te4 'vyith a 
^0 horsepower Craig engine, 
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Forest and Stream** Designing 
Competition No. IV. 
Sixty-foot WaterHce CfUisiDg Powet B5ai. 
$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, $iao. 
Second prize, $60. 
Third prize, $40. 
Fourth prize, $25, oifere'd 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 ctuisilig launch propelled by 
either gasolene ot kerosene rtlotoirs, conforming to the 
following conditions : 
I. Not over 66it. waterlihfe. 
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 bb rhore than 14 
miles nor less than t'O niiles. 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 com forta!)le 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 pair! hands in adrlition lo ihe 
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 s.iould be made for 
a direct passage forward and aft without going on deck. 
Dfawiogs Recjuired. 
I. Sheer plan. Scale, ^in.=ift. , 
II. Half breadth plan. Scale, ^in.=ift. 
III. Body plan. Scale, ^in.=ift. 
IV. Cabin plan and inboard profile and at least one 
cross-section. Scale, i/2in.=ift. 
V. Outboard profile. Scale, V4i».=lft. 
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 notu de plume only, and no 
indication must be given of the identity of the designe-r. 
In a sealed envelope, however, the designer must uiclose 
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. 
Meeting of the Harlem Y. C. — The annual meeting of 
the Harlem Y, C. was held on Saturday evening, January 
14, and the following officers were elected : Com., F. J. 
Muhfeld ; Vice-Com., Richard Webber, Jr. ; Rear-Com., 
T. W. Jarchow; Treas., Walter S. Sullivan; Financial 
Secretary, H. B. McAllister ; Recordinar Sec'y, J. F. Proc- 
tor; Fleet Surgeon, T. A. Martin, M.D. ; Board of Direc- 
tors — F. J. Fitch, T. C. Allen and E. J. Martin to serve 
two years, and J. Surman, H. Merz and A. Black to 
serve one year; Meas., John Wormer; chairman of Race 
Committee," Frank McDermott. The committees appointed 
were as follows : House Committee — F. J. Fitch, T. C. 
Allen and A. Black; Membership Committee — H. Merz, 
J. Surnan and E. J. Martin; Representatives to Y. R. A. 
of Long Island Sound— John Wimmer and Frank 
McDermott. 
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Seventy-footer Virginia Being Rebuilt. — The work 
of rebuilding the 70- footer Virginia is now going on at 
Jacob's yard,_ City Island, under the direction of Messrs. 
Tams, Lemioine & Crane. Virginia has not been sold, as 
was reported, and is still owned by Commodore William 
K. Vanderbilt, Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
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A New High Speed Launch. — Mr. Robert Jacob is 
building at his yard at City Island a high speed launch 
40ft. over all for a member of the New. York Y. C, The 
boat will be of light construction, and she will be equipped 
with a powerfi;! motor cf French manufacture, ' 
