April 8, 1905.] 
281 
Boston Letter. 
Y..^ R. A; of ,M. Matters. — At a special meeting of tlie-' 
Yacht, Racing Association of Massachusetts, held at the ■ 
Boston Y. C. last Wednesday evening, several matters of - 
importance were discussed. Probably the most discussion 
was. on the question of whether or not the races in Dux- 
bury Bay .should count for Association percentage for the 
22-footers. At, the annual meeting of the Association it 
was voted that such races should not count for percentage 
in the 22ft. class, and at the special meeting it was pro- 
posed to- rescind the vote taken at the annual meeting. 
The new 22-footers for this year are all keel boats, with 
the possible exception of one, which is practically a keel 
boat, but has a very small centerboard housing inside 
the keel. Not only are the boats of the keel type, but 
they also draw more water than any of the keel 22- 
footers that have heretofore been built. It has been- stated 
that some of the 22-footers found bottom in Duxbury 
Bay last year, and so the proposal to exclude such races 
from the percentage tables was made to give all an equal 
chance in the season's percentages. Naturally the keel 
boat men were not in favor of the proposal to- rescmd 
the original measure regarding Duxbury Bay races, while ' 
Duxbury Bay men did not think it quite just to single 
out Duxbury when there are other places where shoal 
water may be found and where Y. R. A. races are 
scheduled. Commodore C. C. Clapp, of the Duxbury 
Y. C, replying to a statement of Mr. H. H. White that 
Medric ran aground in the Bay, stated that Medric was' 
in a channel with 20ft. of water under her, and that she 
was simply caught in a tide swirl. Mr. White answered 
this assertion by stating that Medric might have been 
caught in a tide swirl, and that there might have been 
20ft. of water under her, but she was pushed off with a 
7ft. oar. That there are times when Duxbury Bay is par- 
ticularly noted for absence of water is well known, but 
there are ways of getting around this difficulty. Several 
seasons ago, when the 25-footers made the same objection 
to racing in Duxbury Bay, the members of the Duxbury 
Y. C. stated that if they wanted water they would be 
given a race outside of the Gurnets, where they could 
have the whole of Massachusetts Bay to race in, and 
there is no doubt that some such arrangement can be 
made for the deep draft 22-footers. The matter of shoal 
water was settled at the meeting by voting that the Ex- 
ecutive Committee may throw out any race for percentage 
in which it is considered that there was not sufficient 
depth of water. 
It was, ako proposed to cut out that part of a rule made 
at the annual meeting which stated that "Any yacht that 
has crossed the starting line after the preparatory gun is 
fired shall be considered to have started." The proposal to 
throw , this out was not accepted, and so the rule w'ill pro- 
vide as quoted above. The rule was brought up originally 
on account of misunderstandings between yacht owners, 
and regatta committees, where owners declared that they 
had never started in a race and the committees main- 
tained that they did. The rule will be of benefit in keep- 
ing yachts away from the starting line after the prepara- 
tory signal has been given and interfering with other 
yachts when they do not intend to compete themselves. . 
A new class was adopted, to be known as class X, 
yachts conforming to the limitations of the Massachusetts 
Racing Dory' Association. There are a number of boats 
that conform to the limits of this class, especially in the 
North Shore clubs, and very good racing is enjoyed 
among them. With the addition of this class and also 
the new class formed to preserve the- Cape cat type, there 
will be plenty of extra work for regatta committees dur- 
ing the coming season. 
Steam Yacht for Me. W. H. Ames. — Messrs. Swasey, 
Raymond and Page have received an order for a steam 
yacht for Mr. William H. Ames, of Boston. This ,boat 
will be built at Lawley's. She will be of steel construc- 
tion, having twin screws and will closely resemble in out- 
line the steam yacht Visitor, which was designed by the 
same firm last season. She will be 121ft. gin. over all, 
117ft. waterline, 14ft. 6in. breadth and 4ft. 6in. draft. 
She will have engines of 800 horsepower estimated to 
give a speed of about 20 miles an hour. The same de- 
r signers also have an order for a high speed launch for 
Edwin Brown, of Boston. This boat will be 47ft. over all, 
40ft. waterline, and 7ft. breadth. She will have a special 
automobile engine of 100 horsepower. The 6oft. cruising 
launch designed for Mr. Alanson Bigelow, Jr., and build- 
ing at the yard of the O. Sheldon Company, Neponset, 
is ready for her engine. 
Elmina II. TO BE Launched April 18. — The schooner 
Elmina II., designed by Messrs. A. Cary Smith & Ferris, 
and building 'at the Lawley yard, will be launched on 
April 18 in the morning. The hull has been painted out- 
side, but there is considerable deck and inside work to 
be finished yet. Much of this will be done after she has 
taken the water. Two 50 horsepower Standard motors 
have arrived for the Hanson 87ft. gasolene yacht Elk- 
horn,, and \Yill be, installed at once. This yacht will be 
ready for her trial trip when she is launched. The 
Canada's Cup defender designed by Mr. C. F. Herreshoff 
for a Rochester syndicate is in the finishing stages. A 
22-footer , designed by Mr. Fred. D. Lawley for Mr. 
Charles D. Lanning, is planked. She is a slick looking 
craft, aud is thought , well of by those who have seen her. 
The frames are being gotten out for the 95ft. schooner 
for Mr. Roy A. Rainey. 
Launching of Prosit. — Mr. John B. Schoeffel, of the 
Tremont Theater, has issued invitations for the launching 
of his 90ft. twin screw gasolene yacht Prosit at the yard 
of the,0. Sheldon Company, at Neponset, on Tuesday, 
May 25, at '"noon. Prosit is a cruising boat of consider- 
able bo'dy and. having good accommodations. She will be 
propeHed";by two 35 horsepower Globe engines. 
" ■ John B. Killeen. 
Woman Designs Large Yacht. — It is not often we 
find the fair sex joining in the ranks of yacht architects, 
and their number can be counted on the fingers of one 
hand. ' The latest recruit, is Miss Windsor, of Lynstead, 
Teignmouth, who has prepared throughout the design of 
a yawTof 85 tons, builders' measurement. The yacht is 
being, 'built at Galmpton by the Galmpton Shipbuilding^, 
Company. She will be classed Ai at Lloyd's, and is .to 
be reatiy for the coming" season.— Yachting World. 
British Letter. 
Efforts to Encourage Racing at Home.— The matches , 
arranged by the Royal London Y. C. and the Clyde, clubs, 
from Cowes to the Clyde and from the Clyde back to 
Cowes, as an encouragement for British yachts to visit 
the Clyde during the ''Fortnight," have aroused a good 
deal of comment in Germany. This was indeed inevitable, 
seeing that the races were got up expressly as a counter 
attraction to the Dover-Heligoland races and the Kiel 
week, which have been the means of drawing away so 
many of our biggest and best yachts to the Baltic as to 
seriously interfere with our home regattas. It is, how- 
ever, surely too much to expect that British yachtsmen 
are to continue indefinitely to swell the fleet in German 
waters while the home races are in a state of semi- 
collapse owing tO' their absence. Flealthy rivalry is a 
good thing, and much sport has been derived from the 
racing at Kiel and the consequent intermingling of Brit- 
ish -and foreign yachts, nor is it at all likely that Eng- 
lishmen will cease to enter their vessels for German re- 
gattas. All that is desired here is to put the curb on the 
wholesale exodus which takes place from Dover every 
year of our largest and best handicap boats with the start 
of the German Emperor's Cup race to Heligoland. As 
the big handicap class has for some years been the back- 
bone of our racing consequent upon the disappearance of 
the first class raters and 65-footers, it may easily be 
understood what a gap: their withdrawal to foreign ports 
makes in the racing programmes of the Scottish and Irish 
clubs, whose regattas have been for many years fixed for 
the same period, and it was high time that something 
was' done to save these important fixtures from absolute 
insignificance. There is nothing unfriendly to Germany 
in such a move; it is only the rivalry that springs from 
foreign competition, and there is nothing compulsory 
about it. British yachtsmen are perfectly free to attend 
which ever regattas they may prefer, but it is hoped for 
their own sakes that the spirit of patriotism will induce 
some of them, at any rate, to forego the pleasures of Kiel, 
where the racing will not be seriously affected by their 
absence, and give that support to their own regattas, the 
lack of which of late years has been only too glaringly 
apparent. 
Reviving the 52FT Class. — There is also some talk of 
getting up a race for the ex-52ft. class from the Solent to 
the Clyde at the same time, and to this end Mr. G. Moir, 
owner of the ex-S2ft. Dragon, has been in communication 
with the Royal London Y. C, with a view to finding out 
whether the owners of the ex-S2-footers would be willing 
to race during the Clyde Fortnight if matches were ar- 
ranged for them. The matter has not been decided yet, 
but there is little doubt that it will fall through, and a 
race from the Solent to the Clyde ought to prove at- 
tractive enough to make it a certainty. 
The 36FT. Class on the Solent. — There is some ques- 
tion of reviving the 36ft. class on the Solent this season. 
Mr. Leckie, owner of the Fairlie-built Falcon, which had 
such a tough series of matches w.ith the Mylne cutter 
Barabel on the Clyde last season, has offered to bring 
Falcon round to the Solent and race her there if he can 
be sure of open races. Nyama is for sale, and the new 
Payne boat, Edie II., will be out. Should Nyama find a 
purchaser, the nucleus of a class would be formed, and 
if Barabel were to come south as well as Falcon, there 
would be some first-class sport.- The 36ft. class, which 
was one of the leading, features on the Solent for many 
years, was ousted by the South Coast one-design class, 
but there is plenty of room for the raters which would 
be welcomed back again and well catered for by the clubs 
in the district. 
The Racing at Plymouth.— -The regattas at Plymouth 
have this year been fixed for the end of July. For some 
}-ears past the regular racing season wound up at Ply- 
mouth the first week in September, but so little success 
has attended the week's racing, owing tO' the' lateness of 
the season, that it has been decided to try the eft'ect of a 
shift of date. Whether the change will be beneficial is 
at least open to doubt, as it is too close to Cowes week 
for cne thing, while for another the yachts A-isiting the 
Clyde will have races back from Scotland to the Solent 
^vhich will prevent lliem calling at Plymouth. It is a 
great pity for Plymouth Sornd,. and the vicinity is a fine 
place for yacht racing, but for many years past the West 
of England has been somewhat under a cloud as regards 
the regular racing fleet, which seems to fight shy of going- 
further west than Weymouth: 
The Largest Vessel oi' the Year, — Messrs. Camper 
6 Nicholson have just laui-ched a schooner of 103 tons 
for Mr. F. Milburn. Norlanda,, which is the vessel's 
name, is the only yacht of o\'er 100 tons .built this year, 
and is from designs by j\Ir. C. E. Nicholson. Two fine 
boats will be absent from the bi.g b.andicap class this 
season. Bona is not fitting out, nor is Mr. Plardcastle's 
cutter Merrymaid. But there is still a goodly class left 
if all the others turn out. E. H. Kelly. 
, Fast Run from Boston, Mass., to Whitestone, L. I.^ 
]N Sailing Yacht.— Captain Edward Norton has, sent the 
following brief account of the run of Valhalla II. from 
Boston, Mass., to Whitestone, L. I., last fall: "August 
29, I ,]?. M.- — Left South Boston flats with very light 
northerly breeze. At 6:30 Minot's Light bore south. 
Strong jjreeze sprang up, from N.N.E., and at 11 130 P. M. 
Highland Light bore west. August 30 — At 4:15 A. M. 
passed Pollock Rips, and at 6 A. M, Cross Rip Lightvessel 
was right abeam. Wind due east and heavy, mainsail 
double reefed. Abreast of Holmes' liole at 8:30 A. M., 
and at noon Vineyard Sound Lightship was just abeam. 
Off Point- Judith at 6_P. M., wind light and all sail set. 
August 31 — Abreast of Saybrook, Conn., at 8 A. M., and 
at, 6 P. M. becalmed off Black Rock. A li^rt breeze from 
the S:S.E. sprang up at 6 P. M. September i— At 4 
A. M. off Sand's Point, and anchored off Whitestone at 
7 A. M. Time froin Minot's Light to Whitestone, 61 
hours." Valhalla H. was designed by Mr. Jefferson Bor- 
den and built by Messrs. Read' Brothers at Fall River in 
1892. She was 53.6ft. over all, 37ft. waterline, 13,. 5ft, 
breadth, and .s. 5ft. -draft. When launched she was called 
-Mabel F. Swift,, and afterward renamed Sistae. II,, She 
was a centerboard boat when sold last year, but was con- 
verted into an auxiliary before she was taken south, where 
she was destroyed by fire. ■ • .. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Rules Governing Monotype 30- Footers.— When racing 
as one-design boats, the monotype 30-footers of the New 
York _Y. C. will sail under special rules gotten up by the 
committee having this class in charge. The committee is 
composed of Messrs. Newberry D. Lawton, Addison G. 
ITanan and W. Butler Duncan, Jr. The rules follow: 
Outfit.— Everj^liing delivered -with the boat, as per specifications, 
shall be on board in every race, except one anchor and cable, 
which need not be carried; srtic/es lost shall be replaced. 
Crew. — The crew shall not exceed five men, two of whom may- 
be paid hands; the helmsman sh.all be an amateur. 
Hauling Out.— Boats shall not be hauled out or put on the 
beach more than once in two weeks, and when hauled out shall 
not remain out more than forty-eight hours. In case of an 
accident the committee may waive this rule. 
Sails.— Not more than two suits of sails shall be used when 
racnig m any one season on any boat. In case of an accident to 
a sail the committee may waive this rule. 
A black band shall be painted around the mast at a point whose 
distance above the deck shall be determined by the designer, 
above which the jaws of the gaff shall not be hoisted. 
The sail plan, ballast or spars shall not be altered in any way. 
Pot-leading shall not be allowed. 
Only solid spars shall be carried. 
Each boat shall carry a special number above the reef points. 
Spmnaker sheets shall not be carried forward of or around the 
forestay. 
Questions arising under these rules shall be decided by the com- 
mittee elected for the season by the owner, whose decision shall 
be final. 
The several owners of the new one-design boats met 
at the New York Y. C. on Monday afternoon, April 3, 
and drew lots for them. Most of the boats will be sailed 
from Bristol to New York before May i. It is said that 
a number of the owners, will race their boats from Bristol 
to Larchmont. The names of the boats and their owners 
are as follows : 
Minx.. Howard Willets 
L mtail. . August Belmont 
Maid of Mendon w. D. Guthrie 
Neola II G. M. Pynchon 
Phryne. h. L. Maxwell 
L.ara-Mia Stuyvesant Wainwright 
■^lera A. H. and J. W. Alker 
^P^'' Cord Meyer 
L'nnet a. T. French 
Nautilus.. A. G. Hanan 
Adelaide II G. A. and Philip PI. Adee 
Anemone j. Murray Mitchell, Jr. 
Tobasco H. F. Lippitt 
Banzai n. D. Lawton 
i°'f. ■■ O'Donnel Iselin 
Dahmda w. Butler Duncan, Jr. 
Lyman Delano 
'--^^ma Oiivei'- Harriman 
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Annual Meeting of the Y. R. A. of L. I. S.— The 
annual meeting of the Yacht Racing Association of Long 
Island Sound was held at the Hotel Astor, New York 
city, on Friday evening, March 31. The following dele- 
gates were present: E. M. MacLellan, Manhasset Bay 
Y. C; Duncan Curry, Bayside Y. C. ; H. H. Gordon, 
Huntmgton Y. C ; Charles F. Kirby, Frank Bowne Jones 
and Charles E. Simms, Indian Harbor Y. C. ; Charles P. 
Tower and Charles T. Pierce, Riverside Y. C. ; Ward 
Dickson, Hempstead Llarbor Y. C. ; Frederick A. Hill, 
Norvvalk Y. C. ; O. H. Chellborg and Harry Stephenson, 
Knickerbocker Y. C. ; E. T. Birdsall, J. D. Sparkman, G. 
P. Cranberry, New Rochelle Y. C. ; H. A. Jackson, New 
York A. C, ; R. C. Mitchell. Sachem's Head Y. C. ; R. 
Myrick, Huguenot Y. C. ; H. de B. Parsons, Clifford 
Bucknam, American Y. C. ; F. G. Stewart, Seawanhaka 
Corinthian Y. C. 
A number of amendments to the racing rules were 
passed, and the officers for the coming year were elected. 
They are as follows : 
President, Oliver E. Cromwell, Seawanhaka Corinthian 
Y. C. ; Secretary, Charles P. Tower, Riverside Y. C. ; 
Treasurer, Edward M. MacLellan, Manhasset Bay Y. C. 
Executive Committee — H. de B. Parsons, American Y. 
C. ; FI. W. Hanan, Indian Flarbor Y. C. ; G. P. Gran- 
berry, New Rochelle Y. C, and Frederick A. Hill, Nor- 
walk Y. C. 
The racing will commence on May 27 this year and 
wind up on September 23. The complete racing schedule 
is as follows ; 
May 27, Saturday. — New Rochelle spring. 
May 30, Tuesday. — Harlem annual, Bridgeport spring and Indian 
Plarbor special. 
June 3, Saturday. — Knickerbocker annual. 
June 10, Saturday. — Manhasset Bay annual. 
June 17.— Larchmont spring and New York Athletic Club cruis- 
ing race to Block Island. 
.]une 24. — Seawanhaka annual. 
July 1, Saturday. — New Rochelle annual. 
July 3, Monday. — American annual. 
July 4, Tuesday. — .Hartford annual and Larchmont annual. 
July 8, Saturday. — Riverside annual. 
July 15, Saturday. — Larchmont race week. 
July 22, Saturday. — Hartford special. 
July 29, Saturday. — Indian Harbor annual. 
Aug. 5, -Saturday.- Pluntingtoii annual, Shelter Island annual 
and American midsummer. 
Aug. 12, Saturday.— tlorseshoe Harbor annual and Bridgeport 
annual. 
Aug. 19, Saturday.— Hugenot annual,' Northport annual and 
Plartford special. 
Aug. 26. — Hempstead Harbor annual. 
Sept. 2, Saturday.— Indian Harbor fall, Larchmont special and 
plartford special. 
Sept. 4, Monday.— Norwalk annual, Sachem's Head annual and 
Larchmont fall. 
Sept. 9, Saturday.— Larchmont fall and Manhasset Bay fall. 
Sept. 16, Saturday.— Seawanh^k?, Corinthian fall. 
.Sept. 23, Saturday. --AiK'JiiCBn fall. 
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Death of Ernest V. Pardessus. — Ernest V. Pardessus, 
yachting editor of the Brooklyn Times, died at Ormondi 
Florida, on March 28. He was fifty-four vears old, and is 
survived by a wife. Mr. Pardessus was well known as a 
writer of yachting matters, and was very familiar with 
boating on Gravesend and Jamaica Bays, having sailed in 
those waters for many years past. He was the secretary 
of the Jamaica Bay Yacht Racing Association, and a 
member of the Bergen Beach and Belle Harbor Y. C.'s. 
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• Belle FIarbor Y. C. Buys Land.— The Belle Harbor 
Y. C. has purchased a piece of property having water 
front on Jamaica Bay. The lot covers the entire block 
bet-ween Pelham and .Oriental avenues and fronts 220ft. 
on the water and runs back 300ft. A club house will 
soon be erected and a bulkhead will be built along the' 
shore. " . 
