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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[[March 4, 
Boston Letter, 
Boston, Feb. 27. — Five new 22-footers. By far the 
greatest development in racing classes for the coming 
season will bt among the 22-footers. in which class five 
Slew boats are now under way. This class will be raced, 
usrtal. under the rules of the association which governs 
itj attd it may be said that, no matter what favorable 
a<:lion might generally be taken toward the adoption of 
the new uniform rating rule, the owners of yachts in 
this class would undoubtedly insist upon racing as a 
special class. It looks as thoiigh the class would be well 
l^presented at all races throughout the season, for the in- 
terest which was aroused last year through close competi- 
tion has in no way abated. Owners of the older boats 
are just as efttliusiastic as ever, and each believes that he 
has an eqxsal chance with any of the boats which inay 
come fresh from the builders at the opening of the season 
t9^>5- In addition to the new boats building, there 
•ate at least four of the older ones that will, be out for 
blue pennants, and it is quite possible that there may be 
more. It is hkely that the boats will stick together in all 
of the circuit racing throughout the bay, for the disposi- 
tion among the racing owners has been to keep at it, no 
matter where they finished. 
One of the most enthusiastic among the owners of the 
new boats is Mr. H. H. White, who is having one built 
by Mesrs. Hodgdon Bros, at East Boothbay. Mr. White's 
boat was designed by Messrs. Small Bros. She is now 
ai! planked, and is said by those who have looked her 
over to be a beauty; that is, so far as a Massachusetts 
Bay aa-footer can be said to be beautiful. Mr. White is 
■quile confident that she will prove a wonder in her class; 
out so is each of the other four owners of new boats. 
Another boat building at the Hodgdon shop is for Mr. 
W.^ H. Joyce, for whom Tayac was built two years ago. 
This boat was designed by Mr. B. B. Crowninshield. She 
lias also passed the planking stage. Another boat from 
the board of Messrs. Small Bros, is building at Graves' 
yard, Marblehead, for Mr. H. L. Bowden. the famous 
autornobilist. whose Hayseed, sailed by Mr. John F. 
Small, won the championship in the 18ft. knockabout class 
last season. The new boat will be sailed by Mr. Ernest 
Hendrie. Boston Y. C, who sailed Mr. F. L. Boroden's 
l8-footer Arbeka 11. last season. This is the only one of 
the five that is not an out-and-out keel boat. She is a 
compromise keel, with a draft of a little more than 5ft., 
carrying a small centerboard. It is expected that this 
may give her the advantage of being able to get into 
shoaler places than the other boats when all hands are 
hunting for flukes in the breeze. Mr. C. C. Hanley has 
been at work on a 22-footer for Mr. A. C. Jones, which 
should now be in the finishing state. It is somewhat of a 
departure from Mr. Hanley's rule to turn out a keel boat 
'of his own desis-n for racing purposes, but he feels con- 
fident that he can produce the speed and there are many 
who share his confidence. Those who have been familiar 
with Hanley creations in the past, know that he is likely 
to prove a dangerous competitor with any type of small 
boat. The last new 22-footer to be heard from will be 
designed by Mr. Fred D. Lawley, and will be built at the 
Lawley shops at Ci y Point. The owner's name cannot 
be announced with certainty yet. Mr. Fred. Lawley did 
not admit knowing anything about the boat last Friday, 
but the contract was signed on that day, and she is to be 
finished by May i, 
CHANGES IN OLD BOATS. 
Some of the 22-footers that raced last season and in 
1903 are to receive alterations calculated to improve their 
speed, and they will be out with the new ones when the 
time comes. Commodore B. P. Cheney and Mr. Charles 
D. Lanning, Boston Y. C, have felt that Clotho, last 
season's champion, is still fast enough to make them all 
hustle another year. It is said, however, that some altera- 
tions will be made on Clotho before the season opens. 
Clotho is now at Lawley's. Peri II., which was purchased 
from Mr. George Lee by Dr. Morton Prince, is being re- 
built under the supervision of Mr. E. A. Boardman. who 
designed her. She is now at Graves' yard, Marblehead. 
Peri II. will b^ sailed by Mr. Boardman during the 
coming season, and will be raced for all she is worth. 
Medric. formerly owned by Mr. H. H. White, and now 
the property of Mr. George Lee, is also at the Graves' 
yard. She will be altered to suit her new owner, and is 
sure to be raced hard. Opitsah V., owned by Messrs. 
Sumner H. and Herbert I. Foster, will be out again this 
season, but with few if any alterations. She will be 
sailed part of the time by Mr. Sumner H. Foster, but as 
he is greatly interested in the welfare of Mr. Joyce's new 
22-footer, it is likely that his brother, Mr. H. I. Foster, 
will do most of the stick work in Opitsah. It is expected 
that Mr. John Greenough's Urchin will also be out, but 
whether or not there will be any changes made in her is 
not known. - ' 
NINETY-FOOT SCHOONER FOR MR. ROY A. RAINEY. 
A 90ft. : Steel centerboard schooner is to be built at 
Lawley's for Mr. Roy A. Rainey, of Cleveland, a member 
of the New York Y. C, from designs by Mr. A. S. Chese- 
brough. Mr. Fred. D. Lawley has been assisting Mr. 
Chesebrough in working out the lines. The new schooner 
is a full-bodied craft of wholesome type, with a fair 
amount of deadrise. While it is quite likely that she 
may be raced, there has been no oinission of detail in the 
layout below decks. She will be elaborately fitted up and 
will be a most comfortable cruiser. She will be 130ft. 
over all. 90ft. waterline,- 25ft. beam and 13ft. gin. draft. 
The work of laying down will be commenced immediately. 
NINETY-FOOT SCHOOXKR ELMINA II. 
. The 90ft. steel schoonet-'-Elmina XL, designed by Messrs. 
A. Carey Smith & FerrisHor Mr. F. F. Brewster, has 
been plated at Lawley's, and now the deck and Cabin work 
is going in. Last week the- plate seams were covered with 
a specially prepared white cement, which leaves a glassy 
surface when dry and this week the priming coat will 
probably go on. The schooner is a large and improved 
Elmina 1. She should be fast and comfortable, and a 
good actor in a seaway. " -. ■ 
Canada's cup defender, 
The lead keel has been run at Lawley's for the Canada.. 
Cup defender designed by Mr. Charles F. He'-'-e<^hof¥ for 
:< member of the Rochester Y. C. This boat will be about 
48ft. over all, 30ft. waterline, loft. gin. beam and 7ft. 4in. 
draft, She will liave 9,600 pounds of ballast 
NEW 2 1 -FOOTER FOR UPTON CtJP. 
Mr. Fred. D. Lav/ley is at Work on the lines oi a 21^ 
footer for a syndicate of members of the Columbia Y. C, 
of Chicago, whose names are for the present withheld. 
This boat will coinpete for the Lipton Cup for 21-footers 
presented to the Columbia Y. C. by Sir Thomas Lipton. 
NEW BOAT FOR SOUTHERN WATERS. 
Messrs. Burgess & Packard have designed and are 
building at their Salem shop a 40-footer for Mr. J. A. 
Rawlins, of New Orleans, vice-president of the Bay 
Waveland Y. C. She is soft, over all, the limit of the 
class in which she will race. She will compete with 
Calypso, Chewink III., Cadillac and others which have 
recently been purchased in southern waters. She will 
carry 1,700 sq. ft. of sail, the limit of the class being 2,000 
sq. ft. She will resemble the skiinming-dish type of some 
years ago, with flat body and short overhangs. It is ex- 
pected that she will be completed by April t, when she 
will be tried out in Massachusetts Bay. She will then 
be sailed to New York, whence she will be shipped south 
on the deck of a steamer. John B. Killeen. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES.1 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Chicago Y. C.'s iBft. Class. — There is no doubt that 
the Chicago Y. C. will have good racing next summer as 
a result of the meeting on February 23 of the Yacht 
Owners' Association to boom the tSft. class. As a result 
of this meeting, four boats, at least, will be started at 
once, being built by Dr. C. P. Pinckard, Mr. Sidney 
Mitchell, and Mr. R. V. Price, the fourth boat being 
built by a syndicate headed by Messrs. Keogh, Atkin and 
Hacker. It is expected that other syndicates will be 
quickly formed, as the cost of these boats does not exceed 
$1,000 each, and they are seaworthy and particularly 
adapted for afternoon sailing, having a large cockpit and 
a small cabin. 
The boats will be named after Indian tribes, the names 
having been selected for the present boats being Pequod, 
gatta Committee— Theodore D. Wells, Fred. Vilmaf, 
Harold Lee; Membership Committee — G. D. Provost, 
J. Havens, W. L. Pettibone; Library Committee — C. E, 
Robertson, Hendon. Chubb. W. H. Nelson; Entertainment 
Goinmittee — J. L. Golden, Charles Baker, P. D. Bernard; 
Nominating Committee — W. H. Nelson, H. B. Chamber- 
lain, J. S. Negus, J. B. O'Donohue, S. E. Vernon, A. W. 
Booth. 
Rear-Commodore E. B. Havens presided. The club 
now has 559 members, and 267 boats are enrolled in the 
club fleet. 
The club will probably have an annual cruise this year. 
The details will be arranged for by the Regatta Commit- 
tee and flag officers. 
An automobile garage will probably be erected on the 
club grounds. If constructed, the building will, be located 
at the southwest corner of the property, arid will cost 
$3,000. _ 
The initiation and life membership fees will go toward 
a sinking fund for the purpose of meeting $25,000 of bonds 
due in nine years. 
The new racing rules for rating measurement adopted 
at the recent conference of yacht clubs was passed. 
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John McGilvray Dies. — ^John McGilvray died at his 
home in Brooklyn from heart failure ott February 23. He 
was born in 1820 at Bail&y's Brookj Nova Scotia, Hfe 
was an expert in the buildihg of maritie doCks aiid fail- 
, ways. Aboiil tWenty-four years ago he wag dppoihtetl 
dockmaster of the graving docks at Erie Basin, and dur- 
ing that time he has had charge of the docking of all the 
America's Cup challengers and defenders. His acquaint- 
ance among yachtsmen was a wide one, and he was loved 
and respected by all who knew him. 
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Auxiliary Yawl Sold. — The auxliary yawl Yonondio 
has been sold by Mr. Chas. Morgan to Mr. A. A. Spadone, 
through the agency of Stanley M. Seaman, New York. 
She is 46ft. over all, 31ft. waterline, t4ft. beam, 4ft» 
draft ; designed by Mr. Chas. G. Davis, built iSgg by 
Detroit Boat Works for Mr. C. J. Bousfield, Bay City, 
Michigan) 
POWER yacht GREGORY, BUILT BY LEWIS NIXON, EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD ENGINES. 
Keowa, Miami and Apache. It is reasonable to assume 
that they will be known next summer as "the Indians." 
The members are subscribing for a handsome cup which 
will cost about $750, which will be a perpetual trophy to 
be raced for by boats belonging to any yacht club on the 
Great Lakes, and the first regatta for this cup will be held 
September 2, 4 and 5 of this year. Considerable inter- 
est has been shown in this class by other clubs outside of 
the Chicago Y. C, namely, at Milwaukee, Detroit and the 
Corinthian Y. C, of Chicago, who promise to have at 
least one boat in the race. 
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Sloop Building at Atlantic City. — A cruising sloop 
S5ft. over all is being built at the Vansant Shipyard, At- 
lantic City, N. J., from designs by Mr. Thomas D. Bowes 
for Mr. William Soraers. 
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C. H. Crane Appointed Fleet Captain S. C. Y. C. — 
Commodore William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Seawanhaka 
Corinthian Y'. C, has appointed Mr. Clinton H. Crane 
fleet captain for the coming year. 
Canada Cup Boat by Gardner & Cox. — The Canada 
Cup boat designed by Messrs. Gardner & Cox for a syndi- 
cate of Rochester Y. C. yachtsmen, headed by Mr. 
Thomas B. Pritchard, will be built by Mr. William M. 
Miller, of Charlotte, N. Y. The design shows a boat of 
extreme type. The rules under which the craft was de- 
signed do not produce as wholesome a boat in the small 
as they do in the larger classes. 
New Racing- Catboat.— Mr. A. C. Middleton, of Cam- 
den, N. J.J has secured plans from Mr. A. Gary Smith 
for a racing catboat. The boat will be an improved 
Bouquet, which craft has raced for the past five years 
with such success on Barnegat Bay. 
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New Herreshoff 40-FooTER. — There is building at 
Bristol a 40ft. waterline cruising sloop. The design of 
the hull is identical in every particular with the monotype 
30-footers turned out. by the. Herreshoff Mfg. Co. for 
members of the New York Y. C. In fact the same set of 
lines was used, the scale alone being changed in order to 
make the waterline work out to 40ft. 
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Atlantic Y. C. Meeting. — Some fifty members at- 
tended the annual meeting of the Atlantic Y. C, held at 
the Hotel Astor on Monday evening, February 20. The 
following officers and committees were elected : Com., 
Daniel G. Reid': Vice-Corn., F. D. Underwood; Rear- 
. Com.. "'R.--B.-. Havens; Sec'y, E. H. .M. Roehr; Treas., 
Bartow S. Weefe' ;"rj\'Eea-s,,-..H.. J. 'Gielow;_ Trustees (to 
serve three years) —J. R.' Maxwell H«nd'on Ch^l1>bi -Ke^" 
Atlantic Division Dinnct, 
The annual dinner of the Atlantic Division of the 
American Canoe Association was held at the Sterling 
Hotel in Trenton, N. J., on Saturday evening, February 
18, 1905. 
The dinner was a great success in many ways, and, in 
fact marked a new epoch in the history of the Association 
in that all previous records were broken in the number of 
guests present. There were one hundred and one mem- 
bers and their friends present by actual count, and every 
Division was represented. The arrangements were per- 
fect, and great credit is due Commodore Furman and his 
committee for their untiring zeal in looking after every- 
body's coiiifort and seeing that sufficient accommodations 
were obtainable for all who wished to remain in Trenton 
over night. 
The banquet hall was very prettily decorated with flags 
from the different clubs in the Division. Among those 
noticed were the burgees of the Trenton, Red Dragon, 
Knickerbocker, and others. Of course "Old Glory" was 
there in profusion and headed the list. 
The dinner was served at 7 P. M., and the menu was 
excellent, again reflecting great credit upon the committee 
and the caterer alike. 
_ A very pretty feature of the evening was the presenta- 
tion to every guest of a souvenir in the form of a stein 
appropriately marked with the date, etc., stating the event 
it commemorated. 
About ten o'clock the speaking was commenced by Com- 
modore Furman, who, amid great applause, stated in out- 
line the programme for the Decoration Day cruise, and 
who was later assisted by H. C. Allen, who gave further 
details of this Division camp, and upon the request of a 
member present, described the difference between a stop- 
ping place and a hoteh Judge R. J. Wilkin, president of 
the Board oi Governors, also made an address which wis 
lustily applauded. Mr. Fred. G. Mather, treasurer of the 
Association, was the next speaker who told some pleasant 
experiences of his canoe life, and incidentally,. I noticed, 
he received quite a number of applications for life mem- 
bership in the Association. Ex-Commodore Lawson and 
Thome also spoke, and the festivities were brought to a 
close by the reading of letters and telegrams by Mr. C. 
W. Stark from the absent ones. 
There was one incident of this dinner which cannot be 
forgotten. It was. the: silent toast drank to the memory 
of Commodore MacLis^er of the Red Dr3<yon Car'^e Ch'b 
who" die J so suddenly this winter. Mr. M. D. Wilt read 
a letter from the members - of this club offering a cup 
to be raced for atjhe Division meets, to be known as the 
JVIac-Iiister'tTop'hy. Undoubtedly the Executive Comrait- 
"Tee will accept tiie offer. 
