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City Island, in 1897, and since that time she has been 
used but little. Kestrel is a fine vessel, and now that she 
has not been in commission for so long, it is gratifymg 
to know that she has fallen into the hands of so clever 
an amateur as Mr. E. Burton Hart. 
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Monaco Entries.— The entries for the Monaco meet 
this year now number one hundred and three, of which 
seven are English. The Lozier Motor Co., who were 
the only American exhibitors at the Paris Salon, have 
entered the three launches exhibited, and, so far as 
known, these will be the only American entries. 
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Bayside Y. C. Meeting. — At the annual meeting of 
the Bayside Y. C, held at the Hotel Astor, New York, 
on Friday evening, January 20, the following officers 
were elected : Com., G. Walter Smith ; Vice-Com., G. 
Howland Leavitt; Rear-Com., W. W. Cole; Treas., 
Hugh L. Weber; Sec'y, William H. Johns; members of 
the Board of Governors, to serve for three years, Robert 
B. Currie and Elmer G. Story. 
The annual dinner which followed the meeting was_ at- 
tended by one hundred and thirty members, which is a 
remarkable showing when the club's total membership 
is only 154. The Secretary of the club, Mr. William H. 
ISOLDE. 
Owned by Fred M. Hoyt, Rear-Commodore Larchmont Y. C. 
Photo by James Burton. 
Johns, acted as toastmaster. Mr. Johns made a short ad- 
dress in which he traced the development of the club 
since its inception, a little over a year ago. When the 
club wa.s started there were ten members; there are now 
154. Arrangements have been made for a new one- 
design class, and the boats will be designed and built by 
Mr. Thomas Clapham, of Roslyn, L. I. The boats are 
24ft. over all, 19ft. waterline, -6ft. breadth, and will carry 
385 sq. ft. of sail. Five boats have already been 
ordered. 
. Two Launches Sold. — Mr. Stanley M. Seaman has 
made the following sales : The launch Helen, by Mr. F. 
W. Carpenter, Southold, N. Y., to Mr. Louis Orgelfinger, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; the cruising launch Marion, by Mr. 
George A._ Coles, Middletown, Conn., to Mr. James Tay- 
lor, Passaic, N. J. The new owner died soon after the 
purchase, and the_ boat is now at Miami, where Mr. 
Taylor intended using her. 
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Schooner Clytie to be Used South. — Mr. Henry C. 
Ward has sold the schooner Clytie to Mr. E. S. Reiss. 
The boat is now at the Morse Iron Works, South Brook- 
lyn, where she will be put in shape for use in southern 
waters. 
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New Boat Building at Amityville.- — A small racing 
boat is being built by Mr. A. Ingles, of Amityville, L. I., 
for his own use. She is 22ft. over all, 18ft. waterline, 
7ft. 6in. breadth and of shallow draft. The boat is of 
the skip-jack model, and will be entered in all the local 
events next season. 
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Boats for Defense of Canada's Cup. — At least three 
new boats will be built for the defense of the Canada's 
Cup by members of the Rochester Y. C. The HerreshofJ 
Mfg. Co. will design and build one of the trio; Messrs. 
Gardner & Cox are working on the design of a second 
boat, and Mr. C. F. Herreshoff has completed plans for 
the third boat. 
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Three Starters for Brooklyn Y. C. Ocean Race, — 
The details of the ocean race to be given by the Brooklyn 
Y. C. next season have been arranged. The course will 
be from Gravesend Bay to Hampton Roads, and the start 
will be made on Thursday, June 29. The first prize will 
be a cup valued at $500, the money for which will be 
raised by subscription among the members. Mr. Charles 
A. Kelley, secretary of the Brooklyn Y. C, and Mr. J. 
Leon Wood, of the Hampton Roads Y. C. have arranged 
for the details of the event, and also for a series of 
races to be held in Hampton Roads after the finish of the 
outside race between the local and the visiting craft. 
Three boats are being built for the ocean race; one is 
for Mr. Thomas Fleming Day, one of the promoters of 
the contest. This boat will be built by the Huntington 
Mfg. Co. Mr. L. D. Huntington, of the Huntington Mfg. 
C, will build a boat for himself, and Mr. R. D. Floyd, 
of New York, will have a boat built from designs by 
Messrs. Small Brothers. 
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New York Y. C. Meeting.— The first general meeting 
of the New York Y. C. was held at the club house, West 
Forty- fourth street. New York, on Thursday evening, 
January 19. The report of the Secretary, Mr. George A. 
Cormack, showed that there are 566 vessels in the club 
fleet, whose total tonnage amounts to 67,900. The club 
now has 2,170 members, and 55 more were elected 
at the meeting, ten of which were navy members. The 
Committee on Measurement created some time ago re- 
ported, and the modifications and amendments suggested 
by them were adopted after some discussion. Mr. Theo- 
dore C. Zerega, a member of the Model Committee, 
spoke of the progress that had been made by that body. 
A committee was appointed to make arrangements for 
the presentation of a fitting gift for ex-Commodore S. 
Nicholson Kane, who retired this year from the Regatta 
Committee after serving for fifteen years. The portrait 
presented to the club of ex-Commodore Gerry by him- 
self was accepted. 
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Commodore Bourne's Appointments. — Commodore 
Frederick G. Bourne, New York Y. C, has made the 
following appointments: Fleet Captain, J. D. J. Kelley, 
U. S. N. ; Fleet Surgeon, J. McG. Woodbury, M.D. 
Forest and Stream" Designing 
Competition No. IV. 
Sixty-foot Waterline Ctoisldg 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, $100. 
Second prize, $60. 
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 pair! 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 Siiould be made for 
a direct passage forward and aft without going on deck. 
Drawings Required. 
I. Sheer plan. Scale, J4in.=ift. 
II. Half breadth plan. Scale, 54in.=ift. 
III. Body plan. Scale, y^m.=iit. 
IV. Cabin plan and inboard profile and at least one 
cross-section. Scale, J^in.=ift. 
V. Outboard profile. Scale, i/^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 mtist inclose 
his name and address, together with his nom de plum^e. 
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. 
Officets 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, 
'i reasurer- F. G. Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany, N. Y. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION, 
Vice-Commodore— W. A. Furman, 846 Berkeley Ave., Trenton, 
N. J. 
1< ear-Commodore— F. C. Hoyt, 57 Broadway, New York. 
f urser— 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, L. 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, 
Rear-Cortimodore— Wm. W. Crosby, 8 Court St., Wobum, 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. , . r\ 
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, Mor»e, Peoria, IlL 
How to Join the A. G, A. 
From Chapter I., Section 1, of the By-Laws of the A. C. A,: 
"Application for membership shall be mad« 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 oae dollar as duM for 
the current year, to be refunded in case of non-election of the 
applicant" - 
A. C A. Membership. 
The following have been proposed for membership in 
the A C. A. : Atlantic Division— Charles F. Daymond, 
of West Englewood, N. J.; Frank E. Kimble, Ralph B. 
Lucas, William U. Ale, Louis N. Chevrier and Harvey 
F. Whitehead, all of Trenton, N. J. Eastern Division- 
Samuel B. Burnham. of Providence, R. I. 
Frederic G. Mather^ Treasurer. 
Position in Rifle Shboting. 
By Walter G. Hudson, M.D., President Manhattan Rifle and 
Revolver Association. 
Rifle shooting is generally practiced in certain prescribed 
positions, depending on the distance. It is important at the out- 
set to acquire good positions for each range, for faulty ones are 
easier to learn than to unlearn. 
At 200 yards the off-hand or standing position is generally re- 
quired, both in military and match rifle shooting. It is the most 
difficult one in which to hold steady, and requires the most practice 
to become expert in, so far as good holding alone is concerned. 
By the off-hand position is meant standing, with neither the gun 
nor the body resting upon or against any artificial support. But 
it is not required that the shooter shall adopt the shotgun position, 
with the left hand fully or partly extended. The physique of some 
men makes this the easiest position for them, but others can do 
better work with the left arm close to or against the body, and it 
is permissible and entirely within the rules for them to shoot in 
that way if they prefer it. 
A little observation v/hen a large number of expert riflemen are 
competing in some important match, will show numerous modi- 
ficEtions of the off-hand position. What is easy and natural for 
one, might be strained and difficult for another, who in his own 
position is equally expert. It will also be noticed that some of 
these positions are more graceful than others. Good scores, how- 
ever, are not made by dainty posing, but by steady holding. There- 
fore, having by careful trial of all positions found that in which 
you can hold the rifle steadiest, even though it is a little less 
graceful than some other, don't let any one induce you to 
change it. 
Practice with the target or Schuetzen rifle is particularly valuable 
in acquiring skill in the off-hand position. One who has be- 
come even a fair shot with the latter weapon can generally do 
surprisingly good work with the military rifle at 200 yards. The 
reason is that the Schuetzen rifleman has trained himself to hold 
for the center of the bullaeye, while the military shooter does not 
care whether it is the center or the margin, so long as he hits 
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