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ered, however, that Medric always had the faculty of 
winning in extremely light and fluky airs, so that noth- 
ing really new was shown in this. On Saturday, at the 
face of the Boston Y. C, light, shifting breezes also pre- 
vailed. Tyro, owned by Mr. W. H. Joyce, and .sailed 
by Mr. Sumner H. Foster, was the winner, and as she 
was designed to win in light airs, those on board of her 
were satisfied. After the race at the South Boston Y. C. 
it was found that Medric was 23ft. on the waterline. 
She can be altered so that she can fit the class, but she 
will lose her percentage for the first race. Upon Tyro's 
first measurement she was found to be % of an inch 
short on beam, which has been remedied iDy increasing 
the thickness of the planking. Nutmeg's lead keel was 
fUn last Thursday, the mold being built _ around the 
•W-Godeti keel. Her Cabin work is being finished and it 
is expeeted that she will be in the racing shortly. 
New Yard At Marblehead.— At : the new plant of 
Mfessrs; Burgess ^ & Packard, at Marblehead, the main 
shop is almost finished. The ways will be In this week. 
T ke big ways for the marine railway will be built very 
shortly. . This wofk was somewhat delayed because of 
the pi-esfenee of a ledge. At. the Salem shops the 23ft. 
launch fpi- Mi". James Lee will be launched this week. 
She has an engitie of 15 horsepower. The riew 40ft. 
autoboat for Mr. William Wallace is still awaiting her. 
engine, the make of which has not yet been decidea. 
Fastest in Canada. — The 37ft. launch, designed, by 
Messrs. Small Brothers for Mr. Hutchison, of l3ouglas- 
town, Canada, father ®f Mr. Richard Hutchiscn, whose 
Highball has been entered for the long distance race, 
was tried out last week and over a measured course made 
1734 miles an hour. It is claimed that she is the fastest 
launch in Canada. 
Chanticleer Sold. — The steel schooner Chanticleer, , 
owned by the late George W. Weld, has been sold by 
Mr. Arthur Binney to Mr. John F. Harris, of Chicago. 
She will be used in eastern waters. Chanticleer was 
designed by Mr. Charles L. Seabury and was built by 
the Gas Engine & Power Co. and Chas. L. Seaboury & 
Co., Cons., at Morris Heights, in 1902. She is _ii8ft. over 
all, 79ft. waterline, 22ft. lin. beam and 12ft. sin. draft. 
Corinthian Ocean Race.— It has been announced by 
the Regatta Committee of the Corinthian Y. C. that the 
ocean race, to be sailed from, Marblehead to the Isles 
of Shoals and return, starting on June 17, will be open 
to yachts of any recognized yacht club. The classes will 
be as follows : 
Class A, handicap, for boats over 30 and not over Soft, 
waterline — First prize offered-hy Mr. Ha'try H. Walker; 
second, $is ; third, $10: fourth, $S. 
Class B, handicap, for boats under 30ft. waterline and 
over 40ft. over all — First prize offered by Yice-Commo- 
dore Morss; second, $10; third, $7; fourth, $5. 
Class C, no time allowance, conforming ta the rules 
of the Twenty-two-Foot Cabin Yacht Association — 
First prize offered by Mr. Lawrence F. Percival ; sec- 
ond, $10; third, $7; fourth, $5. , _ 
'"Nss D, handicap, .. for;: boats under 30ft. waterline 
and under 40ft. over all, , except yachts conforming to 
the rules of the Twenty-two-Foot Cabin Yacht Associa- 
tion — First prize offered by Mr. Henry A. Hildreth ; 
second, $10; third, $7; fourth, $s. 
Manchester Y. C. — The Regatta Committee, of the 
Manchester Y. C. has announced the following fixtures: 
July 5, Wednesday— First championship; 
July 18, Tuesday — Second championship. 
Aug. I, Tuesday — Third charripionship. 
Aug. 14, Monday— Y. R. A. .open. . . ' 
Aug. 15, Tuesday — Crowhursf..,cup. 
Aug. 22, Tuesday— Fourth championship " - 
Sept. S> Tuesday— Fifth championship. 
East Gloucester Y. C— The _ Regatta Committee of 
the East. Gloucester Y. C. has announced club races, to 
be sailed on the following dates June 6, June 11, June 
20, June 2S, July 4, July 9, July 18, July 23, Aug. i, Aug. 
6, Aug. 20 and Aug. 29. Special races will be sailed 
Labor Day. ' 
WiNTHROP Y. C. — The Regatta Committee of the 
Winthrop Y. C. has announced the following fixtures : 
June 17, Saturday — Class handicap. 
June 24, Saturday — Class handicap. 
July I, Saturday — Class handicap. _ ; 
July 8, Saturday — Special race at Columbia Y. C. 
July 15, Saturday — Class handicap. 
July 16, Sunday — Club run. .. . .-^ 
July 22, Saturday — Y. R. A. open. ' 
July 29, Saturday — Class handicap. 
Aug. s. Saturday — Special race at South Boston Y. C. 
Aug. 12, Saturday — Class handicap. 
Aug. 13, Sunday — Club run to Nahant. 
Aug. 19, Saturday — Class handicap. 
Aug. 26, Saturday — Class handicap. 
Sept. 2, Saturday — Class handicap. 
Sept. 10, Sunday — Y. R. 'A. rendezvous. 
Columbia Y. C. — The Regatta Committee of the Co- 
lumbia Y. C. has announced the following fixtures : 
June 10, Saturday — Interclub with Winthrop Y. C. 
June 17, Saturday — Cruise to Marblehead.. 
June 23, Friday — Ladies' day cruise to Grape Island. 
July 8, Saturday — Interclub race. . 
Aug. S, Saturday — Interclub with South Boston Y. C- 
Aug. 27, Sunday — Ladies' . day cruise to Peddock's 
island. 
New Schooner for Mr. H. A. Morss.— Mr. Henry A. 
Morss, owner of the 35-fo.oter Cossack, is to have a new. 
schooner designed under the new uniform rule for next 
season. The schooner, which will be SSft. waterline, 
will be designed by Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane. 
Autoboat for Mr. H. L. Bowden.— A report was cur- 
rent about town last week that Mr. H. L. Bowden, 
owner of the autoboat Mercedes U. S. A., the 22-footer 
Rube and the 18- footer Hayseed II., is to have a new 
autoboat for the 40ft. class, which will be built in New 
York. This boat,, it is said, will have an engine of 150 
horsepower, probably a Mercedes. 
At Stearns & McKay's.— At the Marblehead Yacht 
Yards, Messrs. Stearns & McKay, the 3S-footer Golden 
Rod, owned by Mr. George E. Bruce; the yawl Kath- 
erine II., owned by Hon. Frank W. Rollins, and the cut- 
ter Wyvern, owned by Mr. R. K. Longfellow, are being 
fitted out. They are about ready for launching. TJie 
new 2Sft. speed launch for Mr. W. H. Stewart, Jr., is 
nearly finished. 
Helen Sold. — The 2S-footer Helen, owned by the late 
J. Montgomery Sears, has been sold through the agency 
of Mr. B. B. Crowninshield to Messrs. T. W. Souther 
and J. W. Holt, of the Boston Y. C. Helen is one of 
the Bar Harbor 2S-footers, and was built in 1901 by the 
Gas Engine & Power Co. and Chas. L. Seabury & Co., 
Cons., at Morris Heights. 
Mourned by Yachtsmen.— Through the death of Mr. 
J. Montgomery Sears, yachting has lost one of its most 
devoted patrons, and yachtsmen a sincere and beloved 
friend. Mr. Sears was one of the Puritan syndicate, and 
during his yachting career he owned many yachts which 
he raced in Massachusetts, at Newport and at Bar Har- 
bor. He had recently purchased the steam yacht . Sul- 
tana from Mr. John R. Drexel and intended to use her 
for a summer home. He was for some years a member 
of the New York and the Eastern yacht clubs, and only 
a short time previous to his death had been elected a 
member of the Boston Y. C. 
Cruising. Schooner.— Mr. Norman- .-L. Skene is pre- 
paring the preliminary plans' for a -"seagoing cruising 
schooner for Mr. G. T. Williams, : of . .Hartford, Conn. 
She will be 81 ft. over all, 56ft. waterline, 17ft. 2in. beam 
and loft, draft. She will be used for general cruising 
along the coast and possibly for ocean cruising. 
John B. Killeen. 
Lloyd's Register of American Yachts, J905. 
With the opening of the yachting season comes the 
new volume of the American Yacht Register for 1905, 
published by Lloyd's.;; 'Register of Shipping. Though 
only in its third season, this book is' already well-'known 
iu all parts of the United States and Canada as the 
standard work of reference for yachtsmen. . 
The past ye^r -has wrought more than the' usual num- 
ber of changes in yachting history; severe storms in sev- 
eral localities have wrecked many yachts, and the grow- 
ing popularity of the gasolene motor has led to the con- 
version of many sailing craft . to auxiliaries. Notable 
among these are the cup defender Mayflower and her 
predecessor by a year, Priscilla,. with many smaller 
yachts designed by . Burgess and Carey Smith. With 
the change to auxiliary pov/er: there comes very fre- 
quently a change from cutter to yawl rig, and while a 
few old sailors are found like the owners of Pappoose 
and Minerva, who deride the allurements of power, most 
of the old fighting 40- footers and 40- footers are now to 
be found cruising as auxiliary- .yawls. 
A still greater change is due to the fact that: the early 
Burgess boats and their .contemporaries have just about 
reached their majority, and though still seaworthy and 
serviceable, they aie rapidly finding their way into trade. 
The 40-footer Chispa and the 46-footer Mineola have 
been sold for pilpt service in southern and West Indian 
waters, the 30-footer Kathleen has been broken up, and 
others have been, sold or are on the sale list at prices 
which will take them into trade. 
All of these changes are recorded in the Register, a 
book of S42 pages with fifty-nine colored plates of club 
burgees, national ensigns and owners' private signals, 
the latter to the number of 1,440. The total number of 
yachts listed is 3,389, of which '2,130 are. .sailing . craft 
;and 1,259 are propelled by steam or some other power. 
Th'e tendency of. the times is shown by the fact that 
while but a year ago the sailing. yachts made; 67 per cent, 
of the total, .this year they make but 62 per cent.'' 
Among the power yachts,, the; new' gasolene cruisers 
in all sizes from 30 Id. 8oft. figure' conspicuously, this 
type of craft being deservedly popular fro.m its great 
utility, its adaptability to all waters, and the compara- 
■ tively low cost of running. 
In addition to the main: list of yachts, giving .the most 
complete .partiicular.s of hulls and engines, -there are lists 
of signal letters, of former names of yachts, of builders 
and designers of the United States and Canada, and a 
very complete list of over 3,100 yacht owners, with ad- 
dresses and clubs, as well as the yachts owned by each. 
• The Lloyds cannot continue to publish this admirable 
work if . yachtsmen do. not give them proper support, 
and as this is the only complete record "of American 
yachts this country has ever had, owners owe it to them- 
selves to give the publishers every help and all assist- 
ance that they can. Every yachtsman should buy a copy. 
The Register is published from the New York office 
of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 15 Whitehall street. 
New York, the price being $7.50. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Auxiliary Schooner Witoco Launched. — The auxil- 
iary schooner Witoco was launched at City Island from 
the yard of the builder, Mr. Robert Jacob, on Saturday, 
June 3, about noon. She was designed by Mr. Henry J. 
Gielow for Mr. W. T. Colbron and will replace a smaller 
vessel of the same name. She is 84ft. over all, 6oft. 
waterline, 19ft. breadth and 8ft. 3in. draft. The boat is 
of wooden construction, copper fastened and her ballast 
is of lead, all outside. 
The deck is flush except for a small mahogany house 
aft of the mainmast, which gives head room and ventila- 
tion to the quarters in that part of the vessel. The com- 
panionway is in the starboard side of this house, and it 
leads to a steerage. On the starboard side of the com- 
panionway is a stateroom with sofa, bed, bureau, sta- 
tionary washstand, wardrobe and lockers.- Aft of this 
cabin is a toilet room with tub, folding basin, closet and 
lockers. On the opposite side of the passage on the port 
side are two more staterooms, each with berth with 
drawers under, folding wash basin and clothes presses. 
The saloon, loft. in length, is forward of these state- 
rooms, and extends the full width of the vessel, with a 
sofa. On the port side is a buffet and on the starboard 
side a desk with a bookcase above. Forward of the sa- 
loon on the port side is another stateroom with toilet 
room connecting, wardrobe, wash basin. The engine 
room is located on the center line of the boat just for- 
ward of the saloon with a passageway to starboard, and 
stjil further to starboard is the sailing master's state- 
room. 
Forward of these staterooms and engine room is the 
galley, extending the full width of the yacht. A refri- 
gerator and ice-box are located on the port side, and on 
the starboard side are dressers, sink, lockers, etc. The 
forecaslle is 14ft. long and will accommodate six men. 
At the forward end is a water-tight bulkhead, and for- 
ward of this is a metal lined compartment arranged t'o 
receive gasolene tanks. 
Witc(:o is equipped with a 40 horsepower Craige en- 
gine which will drive her at about nine miles an hour. : 
The yacht has a complement of three boats, a launch, 
a gig and a dinghy. She will be placed in commission 
at once. 
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Entries in N. Y. A. C.'s Block Island Race. — There 
will be at least nine siarters in the New York Athletic 
Club's race to Block Island. The entries already filed, 
together with the particulars of the boats, follow : 
Boat, Owner and Club. Length. Allowance, 
Flcsshilde, W. D. Hennen, New York A. C. 42ft. lOin. Allows. 
Hanley, C. D. Mallory, Indian Harbor.... 42ft. 6in. 0 05 37 
Alert, J. W. Alker, Manhasset Bay 42ft. 3in. 0 09 49 - 
Saladin, R. W. Rathborne, New York A. C. 41ft. 2in. 0 28 03 
Alyce, H. A. Jackson, Jr., New York A. C... 39ft. 1 04 32 
Heron. J. LeBoutellier, Stamford 32ft. 6in. 2 53 57; 
Rita, W. Durant, New York A. C 30ft. ■ 3 3() 02 
Penekeese, H. Baldwin, Huguenot...." 29ft. llin. 3 37 26 
Gauntlet, L. D. Huntington, New Rochelle.. 28ft. 4 09 42 
The race starts on Saturday, June 17. 
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Entries in Race Around Long Island. — Eight own- 
ers have already entered their boats in the race to be 
sailed around Long Island under the auspices of the Sea- 
wanhaka Corinthian Y. C. The race will start off the 
Atlantic Y. C. at Sea Gate on Saturday, June 17, and 
the boats will finish off the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
at Oyster Bay. The following boats have already entered : 
Peggy, ketch, Frank S. Hastings. ^ - 
Fearless, sloop, William Greenough. 
Gossoon, yawl. Jessup. , 
Tito, sloop, C. Sherman Hoyt. - 
Nike, sloop, v ictor I. Cumnock. ' ; 
Nephawin, yawl, Jonathan Thompson, Jr. 
Nephawin, yawl, Johnathan Thompson, Jr. 
Regina, sloop, Francis G. Stewart. 
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A Fine Yacht Basin. — One who might observe the 
apparently insignificant proportions of that little body of 
water in Quincy, Mass., known as the Town River, would 
never imagine that near its mouth is one of the finest 
yacht basins in the country. It is a fact nevertheless 
that the Baker Yacht Basin is one that appeals to owners, 
of large and small craft. That part of the river on which . 
the basin is located is completely landlocked, and in the 
basin proper there is a depth of from 10 to 20ft. It is 
especially clean for fitting out and, as there is a direct 
fresh water shed, it is free from worms. There are four 
.steam marine railways with a capacity up to 800 tons, 
and there is a complete and extensive building and repair 
plant, with full equipments in the different departments. \ 
Some of the largest steam and sailing yachts are to be 
found in. the basin every winter. 
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Unqua-Corinthian Y. C. Schedule. — The Regatta 
Committee of the Unqua-Corinthian Y. C, of Amity- 
ville, L. I., has prepared the following programme: 
June 24 — First club regatta. 
July 8 — Regatta for cups presented by Commodore 
Francis A. "Williams. 
July 22 — Regatta for cups presented by Vice-Commo- 
dore Charles P. Molineux. 
Aug.5-T-Regatta for cup? presented by Rear Commo- 
dore Edward Bleecker. 
Aug. 7 to 12 — Annual cruise to Patchogue and other 
points east of Babylon. 
Aug. 26— Ladies' day. 
Sept. 4 — Open regatta. 
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Halifax Race Attracts English Entries. — The 
yachts of the New York Y. C. that are expected to join 
the Eastern Y. C. in its race from Marblehead to Hali- 
fax, starting Aug. 21, will have several yachts of British 
register and English build as competitors. Members of 
the Regatta Committee of the Eastern Y. C. have been 
in Halifax the past week conferring with the officers of 
the Royal Nova Scotia Y. S. regarding the race, and 
they have been assured by the Halifax yachtsmen that 
several entries from the Halifax fleet might be expected 
in the race. 
As the Halifax fleet includes a number of yachts built 
I'n England, these entries will give the race a strictly in- 
ternational character. Halifax is enthusiastic over the . 
proposed visit of the American yachtsmen, who will 
practically be given the freedom of the city. 
A series of races will be sailed while the American 
boats are in port for challenge cups in possession of the 
Royal Nova Scotia Y. S. and for special prizes, consist- 
ing of a silver tankard for first boat in each class, bear- 
ing in enamel the colors of the local club. Racing runs 
have been_ proposed from Halifax to Shelburne, with 
stops at night at Chester and Liverpool. At Shelburne 
races will be given by the Shelburne Y. C. for special 
trophies. 
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Keystone Y. C. Schedule.— The Regatta Committee 
of the Keystone Y. C. has arranged for the following 
schedule : 
June 17, all classes, lower course, start 2 P. M. 
July 15, all classes, lower course, start 2 P. M. 
Aug. S and 12, annual cruise, start 10 A. M. 
Sept. 9, consolation race, lower course, start 2 P. M. 
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