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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July i, 1905. 
Yachting Fixtures for J905. 
Members of Race Committees and Secretaries will confer a favor 
1 notice of errors or omissions in the following list, and 
also changes which may be made in the future: 
JULY. 
1 . Atlantic, Havens cup No. 2 and Underwood cup. 
1. Bristol, ocean race. 
1. Beverly, club. 
1. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. 
1. Knickerbocker, cruise. 
1. Knickerbocker, one-design power boats. 
1. Seaside Park, ladies’ cup races. 
1. Royal Canadian, Queen’s cup race. 
1. New Rochelle, annual. 
1. Boston, club, Marblehead. 
1. Corinthian, club, Marblehead. 
2. New Rochelle, cruise. 
3. American, annual. 
3. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. 
3. Eastern, M. Y. R. A. 
3. Bensonhurst, Childs trophy. 
4. Lakewood, Gardner cup. 
4. Atlantic, open. 
4. Corinthian, M. Y. R. A. 
4. Eastern, M. Y. R. A. 
4. Eastern, power boat races. 
4. Knickerbocker, one-design power boats. 
4. Edgewood, club. 
4. Wollaston, club championship. 
4. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. 
4. Seaside Park, club. 
4. Hampton Roads, cruise. 
4. Jamaica Bay Y. R. A. races. • 
4. Beverly, sweepstake. 
4. East Gloucester, club. 
4. Hartford, annual. 
4. Larchmont, annual. 
4. Sea Side, club. 
6-12. Atlantic, cruise. 
7. Eastern, cruise. 
8. Knickerbocker, one-design power boats. 
8. New York, Glen Cove, cups. 
8. Royal Canadian, cruising race. 
8. Wollaston, club championship. 
8. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. 
8. Edgewood, club. 
8. Quincy, M. Y. R. A. 
8. Rhode Island, cruising race. 
8. Seaside Park, club. 
8. Beverly, club 
8. Corinthian, club. 
8. Unqua Corinthian, Williams cups. 
8. Riverside, annual. 
8. Sea Side, open. 
8. Bensonhurst, Bellows challenge cup. 
9. Canarsie, open. 
9. Morrisania power boat race. 
10. Seawanhaka Corinthian, ocean race. 
11. Lakewood, series race. 
12. Seaside Park, club. 
12. Sea Side, open. 
15. Royal Canadian, club. 
15. New Rochelle, club. 
15. Knickerbocker, one-design power boats. 
15. Seaside Park, club. 
15. Country Club, Detroit club. 
15. Edgewood, club. 
15. Bensonhurst, Bellows challenge cup. 
15. Keystone, club. 
15. Atlantic, Underwood cup. 
15. Beverly, club. 
15. Boston, cruise. 
15. Corinthian, club. 
17. Edgewood, N. B. Y. R. A., open. 
18. New Brunswick Y. R. A. regatta, Prudence Island. 
18. East Gloucester, club. 
19. Seaside Park. club. 
19. Rhode Island, N. B. Y. R. A.‘, open. 
20. Rhole Island-Sachem Head, team race. 
20. Royal St. Lawrence, Seawanhaka cup. 
21. Fall River, N. B. Y. R. A., open. 
22. Knickerbocker, power boat race to Marblahead. 
22. Knickerbocker, one-design power boats. 
22. Winthrop, M. Y. R. A. 
22. Bristol, N. B. Y. R. A. 
22. Rhode Island, cruising race. 
22. Seaside Park, club. 
22. Koyal Canadian, Canada’s cup trials. 
22. Beverly Y. C., club. 
22. Marine and Kield. «econd championship, Y. R. A. G. B. 
22. Unqua Corinthian, Molineux cups. 
22. Corinthian, club. 
26. Seaside Park, club. 
27. Eastern, power boat races. 
27. Sea Side, club. 
28. Eastern, power boat races. 
28. Seaside Park, Bay Head and Island Heights, cruise. 
28. Sea Side, open. 
29. Eastern, power boat races. 
29. New Rochelle, ladies’ race. 
29. Chicago, race to Mackinac. 
29. Country Club of Detroit, race to Mackinac. 
29. Seaside Park, open. 
29. Edgewood, club. 
29. Knickerbocker, cne-design power boats. 
29. Hampton Roads, cruise. 
29. Rhode Island, cruising race. 
29. Royal Canadian, cruising race. 
29. Beverly, club. 
29. Corinthian, club. 
29. Boston, club, Marblehead. 
29. Indian Harbor, annual. 
29. Bensonhurst, Childs trophy. 
Fleetwing Now a Mission Ship. — Within a short time 
three famous yachts have been purchased by religious so- 
cieties and converted into mission ships. The last to 
make the change is the famous old schooner Fleetwing, 
which vessel was purchased by the American Baptist 
Home Mission Society, and she will be used to do tem- 
perance and missionary work among seafaring people. 
Some time ago the schooner yachts Coronet and Wan- 
derer w^e acquired by the Holy Ghost and Us Society 
of Shiloh, Me. This society will not work among our 
seamen at home, but will make long cruises to foreign 
lands. 
Y. M. C. A. Charters Yacht. — The New York Young 
Men’s Christian Association has organized several classes 
on- nautical training. In order to give the members prac- 
tical experience a yacht has been chartered through 
Messrs. Macc"nell Co^k. F^^h cF^s vu’ll he give’"' a 
cruise alojig tlte coast of several weeks’ duration. The 
boat chartered is tire schooner Amazon, which was built 
at Bayville, L, I„ in 1899, from designs by Mf. W, M. 
Walker by Mr. M, Wright. She is 90ft. waterline, _ 108ft. 
over all, 21 ft. breadth and loft. draft, agd Was built for 
'MlJ. C- Abbey- ' . 
Restricted Class for Lake Michigan. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The Macatawa Bay Y. C. is doing its utmost to fur- 
ther good, wholesome racing classes suited to the waters 
of Lake Michigan. I inclose a copy of our 21ft. restricted 
class, based on the Long Island Sound Y. R. A. 21ft. 
raceabout class, with additions and restrictions tending 
toward a more seaworthy boat with better accommoda- 
tions. Starting with the wider type of less displacement, 
we have found the raceabout type weighing 5,900 pounds, 
with easy wholesome lines and fine bow; the fastest as 
wel! as the most seaworthy boat for our waters — which 
are rather unprotected. The seas are sometimes large 
and long, but often short, and steep, and choppy. Under 
which conditions these boats have always beaten the 21ft. 
cabin class actual time, although carrying 200 or more 
feet less sail. 
The class has been adopted by the Lake Michigan Y. 
R. A. and accepted by the Milwaukee Y. G. as a substi- 
tute for their previous raceabout class. In the two clubs 
are at present eleven boats, the latest addition being 
Hobo, one of the American Y. C. one-design class 
brought West by Commodore Hompe, of the Macatawa. 
For the good of the sport we wish to do everything 
possible to promote this class and lead as many as pos- 
sible away from_ the dish-pan sieves of the 21ft. cabin 
class — a boat entirely unsuited to Lake Michigan, and of 
no use anywhere except for racing. 
To promote interest in the class, a magnificent silver 
trophy has been presented to the club for this class by 
ex-Commodore Miller, M. B. Y. C., for which a series 
of three races will be sailed each year on points. The 
cup will -be- the property of the boat winning three series, 
the races' being open to all boats of this class on the lakes. 
Frederic L. Baxter, Treasurer. 
Definitions and Limitations of the Lake Michigan Yacht' 
ing A'socialion 2Jft. Raceabout Class. 
Type. — A boat of this class is intended to be a seaworthy boat 
of the ordinary shape, with fair cabin accommodations. 
Double hulls, hollow keels, double rudders, bilge boards, metal 
fin keels are prohibited. 
Bow. — A square-ended, snub-nosed or square-sided bow is pro- 
hibited. The beam, measured on deck at a point midway of the 
forward overhang, shall not exceed 45 per cent, of the greatest 
waterline beam. The deck line shall not run at a greater angle 
with the center line than 35 degrees. 
Length and Overhang. — The over all length shall not exceed 
35ft. The length of the load waterline, with full equipment but 
without crew aboard, shall not be more than 21ft. nor less than 
20ft. 
A boat originally eligible for this class, which has been sailed 
at least one season, shall not be barred merely because of a 
natural lengthening of her load waterline of not more than 6in. 
Neither forward nor after overhang shall exceed 8ft. 
Load Waterline Beam. — The beam at the load waterline in keel 
boats shall be at least 7ft., and in centerboard boats at least 
7ft. 9in. 
The load waterline beam at a point 1ft. aft of the forward point 
of waterline shall not exceed 30 per cent of the greatest water- 
line beam. 
Freeboard. — The minimum freeboard shall be 20in. for the mini- 
mum beams above specified. A reduction of lin. in the free- 
board will be allowed for every increase of 4in. in the beam over 
the minimum. The freeboard shall be measured from top side 
of covering board to the surface of the water. Any excess of 
freeboard over the minimum required may be deducted from the 
required height for cabin trunk. 
Cabin and Cockpit. — The cabin trunk shall be at least 7ft. long, 
with a minimum width of 60 per cent, of the greatest beam of 
the boat, a minimum height at forward end of 7 in., and at after 
end of 9in. ; with flat and vertical sides. 
Cabin shall have a door, transverse bulkhead at after end and 
two transom berths at least 6ft. long. 
The cockpit shall be above the load waterline with scuppers 
draining outboard. 
Displacement and Draft. For centerboard boats draft shall be 
not less than 3ft. for at least 6ft. length of keel. 
A boat having a draft of more than 4ft., exclusive of center- 
board, shall be considered a keel boat. 
All boats shall weigh, when rigged and equipped, but without 
crew aboard, not less than 5,900 pounds. 
The affidavit of the designer shall be accepted as evidence of 
the weight of the boat. If through protest, the weight of a 
boat shall be questioned, the Race Committee, to whom the pro- 
test is made, shall cause such boat to he weighed or displace- 
ment figured under the supervision of the measurer, who shall 
see that nothing is on board when the boat is weighed, except 
what these rules prescribe, and that the boat is in every, way in 
a normal condition. The cost of weighing shall be paid by the 
owner if the weight is found to be less than 6,900 pounds; other- 
wise it shall be paid by the person making the protest. 
Scantling, Planking and Construction. — Ihe keel, stem, frames, 
house and deck-beams shall be of oak or its equivalent in 
strength. 
The frames shall be not less than 1 sq. in. section; deck beams 
not less than 1 1/3 sq. in. section; house beams not less than 
% sq. in. section. 
The maximum spacing of the frames and deck beams shall be 
9in. between centers. 
The planking, including deck and the side of the house, shall 
not be less than %in. thick; the top of house shall not be less 
than %in., finished. 
Deck clamps and bilge stringers, of yellow pine or its equivalent 
in strength, shall run from stem to stern, with a minimum cross 
section of 4 sq. in. for at least one-half their length. 
Diagonal , steel straps of at least Ys by 2in. section, shall.be 
worked . across over the deck beams from shear strake on one' 
side to sheaf strake on the other, crossing just forward of mast, 
and running as far aft as possible, securely fastened at each end 
and to every deck beam. 
Hanging', and lodging knees shall be worked about main beams 
at mast, after end of cabin, after end of cockpit, and at transom. 
A steeT’or bronze rod of at least %in. diameter shall be worked 
just aft oL mast from deck through keel, with diagonal steel or 
bronze braces at least Ys by 2in. section!" from deck beams to 
bilge stringers, the whole to form a truss to support deck and 
frame, at mast. 
Sails. — Only mainsail, jib or staysail and spinnaker may he used. 
The actual ■ sail area shall not be over 600 sq. ft., and not more 
than 480 sq. ft. shall be in the mainsail. The measurer shall be 
provided with a correct sail plan of any boat to be measured and, 
previous to measurement, the owner shall cause distinguishing 
marks to be placed on the spars as follows: 
On the mast at the tack and at the throat of the mainsail ; 
on the boom at the clew of the mainsail; on the gaff at the peak 
of the mainsail. 
No part of the mainsail shall be allowed to extend beyond these 
marks. The marks shall be black bands painted around the 
spar,? in a manner satisfactory to the measurer. The inner edges 
of tKe bands shall be the limits of the sails. 
The actual area of the jib shall be measured. 
Wide ffiat spars, or any, method to gain extra sail- without meas- 
urement is -prohibited. : ■ 
gpinpajter fioopt shall be carried on the mast when’ ip use. 
The distance from mast to end of spinnaker boom when in 
position shall not be more than 16ft. 
The spinnaker sheet shall not be carried forward of the head 
stay nor outside of the leeward shroud. The forestay shall re- 
main fixed at both ends during a race. . . 
Equipment. — There shall be carried in racing an anchor weigh- 
ing at least 35 pounds; not less than 30 fathoms of %in. rope; 
bucket, pump, compass, fog horn, lantern and five life pre- 
servers or life buoys. 
Crew. — The crew shall be limited to five persons, including the 
helmsman who must be a Corinthian, and not. more than one 
shall be a professional. 
Existing Boats. — Any cabin knockabout or raceabout in ex- 
istence or in process of construction on January 1, 1906, comply- 
ing with these -restrictions as to cockpit, over all length, weight 
and sail area, may race in this class. 
The Elvira and Madcap, of the Macatawa Bay Y. C., shall not 
be barred from this class for failure to comply with the restne- 
:ion as to weight. 
Boston Letter. 
Puritan Under Hammer. — The old cup defender, 
Puritan, now a schooner, built by Lawley in 1885 from 
designs of the late Edward Burgess, is to be sold at 
auction in Boston on Tuesday, her' owner, Mr. C. H. 'W. 
Foster, having purchased a houseboat. Puritan is in very 
good condition, having been thoroughly overhauled at 
Rockland, Me., two- years ago. 
Eastern Y. C. Classification. — Classes have been ar- 
ranged and prizes determined upon for the Eastern Y. C. 
special series of open races, to be sailed on July 3 and 4 
and Aug. 8. The boats are to be measured under the 
new uniform rating rule. As all the 22-footers would not 
fit in one class under the new rule, a special class is made 
for them by combining the two- into which they 'would 
measure. The same thing was done for the 18-footers. 
The 22-footers will come in a class to be known as N- 0 , 
over 25ft. and not over 33ft. rating. The 18-footers will 
come in a class known as 0 -P, over i8ft. and not over 
25ft. rating. It is understood that the 22-footers will rate 
from 31 to 33ft. under the rule, and the 18-footers will 
rate about 22ft. The largest class in these races will be 
Class M, over 33ft. and not over 40ft. rating. This is 
the regular classification under the new rule. The prizes 
are considerably larger than previously offered, and are 
calculated on this account to interest owners of the Y. R. 
A. classes in the special races. The prizes are as follows: 
Class M, $60, $30 and $20; Class N- 0 , $50, $25 and $15 ; 
Class 0 -P, $50, $25 and $15. There will be no first prize 
unless two or more boats start in a class, no second un- 
less four or more start, and no third unless seven or 
more start. The boats are allowed one man for each 200 
sq. ft. of sail. 
Entries for PIalifax Ocean Race. — The Eastern Y. 
C. has received nine official entries for its ocean race 
from Marblehead to Halifax, starting Aug.. 21. Several 
more entries of large yachts are expected. Those re- 
ceived are as follows : 
Schooner Invader, Roy A. Rainey, Larchmont Y. C., 
95ft. waterline. 
Schooner Corona, A. F. Luke, Eastern and New York 
Y. C., 86ft. waterline. 
Schooner Undercliffe (aux.), F. L. Clark, Eastern Y. 
C., 68ft. waterline. 
Schooner Agatha, W. S. Eaton, Eastern Y. C., 46ft. 
waterline. 
Yawl Vigilant, Stephen- Peabody, New York Y. C., 
86ft. waterline. 
Sloop Mineola, William Ross Proctor, New York Y. 
C., 70ft. waterline. 
Sloop Doris, S. Reed Anthony, Eastern Y. C., 56ft. 
waterline. 
Sloop Gloria, James Ross, Royal Cape Breton Y. C., 
49ft. waterline. 
Sloop Dorel, G. L. Batchelder, Eastern Y. C., 30ft. 
waterline. 
At the suggestion of New York yachtsmen a class will 
shortly be offered in this race for the large auxiliaries. 
It is said that Idler, Vergemere and Invincible are ready 
to enter. 
Three-Masted Schooner Houseboat.— The three 
masted schooner Lillian Woodruff, which was purchased . 
some time ago- by Mr. C. H. W. Foster, of the Eastern 
Y. C., has been made into a houseboat, and left Chelsea, 
where she has been fitting out, for Marblehead last 
Thursday. There has been built a long house extending 
from the quarter-deck forward, in which there is full 
head room from the deck level. It contains several rooms 
which will be used by |Tr. Foster and his family. Al- 
though the superstructure has been raised, the schooner 
still carries her full rig. Her owner expects to make 
occasional cruises along the coast in her. 
Edith Sold. — Mr. C. D. Wainwright has bought the 
40ft. auxiliary cutter Edith from Mr. W. Starling Bur- 
gess, of the designing firm of Burgess & Packard. Power 
- was installed in Edith two years ago, and she has been 
used since as a houseboat. Edith is of English design, 
the lines being by Ratsey & Co. She was built by D- J- 
Lawlor at East Boston in 1880. 
Waif Changes Hands.— The 33ft. sloop Waif, owned 
for a number of years by Mr. C. D. Wainwright, has 
been purchased by Mr. J. W. Dodge and Mr. Dexter 
Wainwright. A seven horsepower engine has been in- 
stalled and Waif will be used as a houseboat at Marble- 
head, making occasional cruises. 
Seawanhaka Boats Tried. — The two Seawanhaka cup 
challengers, Manchester and Tunipoo, were given a trial 
off Manchester on last Saturday. The air was light and 
more or less fluky. The boats were together nearly all 
the afternoon, but there appears to be some difference of 
opinion as to which had the better of the argurnent. Man- 
chester was sailed by Messrs. R. D. and Reginald Board- 
man, while Tunipoo was sailed by Mr. E. A. Boardman, 
who designed both boats. They will be shipped to Mon- 
treal Tuesday,, where the trials will be continued. 
New Wri'NKle in .IjjEAsyRiNG.— It is sg.i4 that '.a new 
