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FOREIST AND STREAM. 
activity in the building of new boats. There are build- 
ing two new 22-footers, and it is expected that nearly 
all of the older boats in the class will be racing through- 
out the season. AVith these the class will make a very 
respectable showing and of the three popular classes of 
prescribed waterline length will be the most active. It 
is not known that any new boats are building for the 
i8ft. and 15ft. classes. There will not be nearly as many 
boats in the general racing in the i8ft. class as in past 
seasons, the decline in this class pointing more or 
less directly to complete extinction. The isft. class' 
seems likely to drift along and out in the same manner 
as the i8ft. class. Two new Cape cats, are forthcoming, 
and there is every likelihood of good sport in this class. 
The fever of renewed life is on and the owners of boats 
in the class, and their friends who race with them,^ are 
very enthusiastic. It is likely that some new sailing 
dories will be built. The field i« this class is very large, 
and even when boats are sold, they continue to race in 
Massachusetts waters, so that the class is not likely to 
lose in interest. The boats are economical in first cost 
and in maintainance and the racing of their forms a 
most excellent school for the generations of yachtsmen 
just starting out. . 
Mr. Edward Stanwood, of Boston, is having a launch 
built at the yard of Hodgdon Bros., East Boothbay, 
Me. She will be used in the vicinity of Squirrel Island, 
Me., where Mr. Stanwood has a summer home. 
a’ 55ft. cruising launch is being built for Mr. Harry 
Friend of the Boston Y. C. She will be used at Marble- 
John B. Killeen. 
British Letter. 
The Big Class.-— In my last letter I stated, that efforts 
would be made to form a class from among the present 
handicap boats to sail under Y. R. A. rules and time 
allowances, instead of being handicapped as hitherto. The 
idea has emanated chiefly from the minds of the owners, 
many of whom are dissatisfied with handicap racing, and 
is therefore likely to . be carried out. The new cutter 
building at Camper & Nicholsoffs, Gosport, for Mr. 
Young will have a keen opponent in Mr. Kennedy’s Fife- 
designed White Heather, which is to be turned into a 
cutter so as to meet the new boat on equal terms. As 
these two vessels are of much the same size, and White 
Heather is only two years old, some pretty racing should 
result between them. It would be interesting to have 
Bona back in her original cutter rig, but, as far as one 
can tell, there is little likelihood of her being out at all 
next season unless she finds a new owner. One thing 
seems pretty clear, and that is, that the day of first-class 
out-and-out racers has gone by, that is to say, in future 
owners will insist on having vessels built with a due re- 
gard to strength of construction, and the fever of exces- 
sive overhangs seems to have considerably abated. All 
the most recent cruiser-racers have been vessels with 
quite moderate overhangs. They are fine, able ships, dry 
and seaworthy, sound and strong, and have given every 
satisfaction to their owners. Now, that the present rating 
rule has only two more years to run it is improbable that 
any pure class racer will be built over 52ft. rating, for 
there is sure to be some change or modification in the 
rule in the near future, and a proper rule of scantling re- 
strictions will be brought in at the same time. The band- 
box system of construction is fortunately doomed, but 
not until it has well-nigh brought about the destruction 
of class racing. It is pleasant to riote, moreover, that 
the Yacht Racing Association is waking up to a sense of 
the damage it has done to the sport by its persistent 
apathy and neglect of its obvious duties for many years 
past, and that it now seems inclined to make up in some 
measure for its delinquencies. The future success of 
yacht racing will, however, depend quite as much upon 
the efforts of the owners as upon the Y. R. A. Owners 
have realized this to some extent already and wdll realize 
it still more when they discover how much their words 
wdll weigh with the governing body. It is chiefly if not 
wholly due to the efforts of yacht racing owners that the 
racing fixtures have been placed upon such a satisfactory 
basis for next season; it will be due entirely to the owm- 
ers if a Y. R. A. class is formed from the pick of the 
liiu- fleet of handicap yachts, and it is directly due to the 
rcfu.-al of owmers to build flimsy vessels that .scantling 
rest rid ions are being framed at Lloyds in conjunction 
wiiii some of our leading designers. All these are moves 
in ihe right direction and tend toward the revival of 
class racing, which should never have been allowed to 
(lie out. 
The S.m.vli.er Cl.vsses. — Mr. Burton, the most ener- 
,v!:c owner in the 52ft. class, has hrought forward a 
sclunie for consideration by the Y. R. A. whereby it is 
proposed to allow a certain margin on either side of the 
rating of a class rater, so that a certain elasticity may 
be allowed to owmers and designers for subsequent altera- 
tions to a boat in case she does not turn out as success- 
ful as could be wished. As matters stand at present, 
boats are built right up to the rating, since no time allow- 
ance may be given to boats wdiich are below, and those 
above cannot compete at all until they are reduced. The 
consequence is that boats are calculated so near the class 
rating that there is practically no margin to play with, 
and a boat wdiich is the least bit slower than the others 
is a failure. It is hoped that if a small percentage w;ere 
allowed, either in excess of or short of the class_ rating, 
it might be possible to alter such a boat as to bring her 
up to the level of the others. Of course, a boat so al- 
tered would either receive or give time according as she 
w'as made smaller or larger, according to Y. R. A. scale. 
The older hands, of course, cry out against such a drastic 
alteration, but the owners themselves are generally in 
favor of the change, wdaich, after all, is only going back 
to the old rule of a few years back, as far as the boats 
below the rating are concerned, and is merely spreading 
the allowance in the opposite direction for boats in ex- 
cess of the class measurement. Mr. Burton clearly 
points out that the present system of building right up 
to the rating and making the first boat past the post a' 
winner is not satisfactory, for, as he says, he is the only 
owner in the 52ft. class who has built more than one 
boat during the last four years. It is almost certain that 
Mr. Burton’s idea will be put into practice. There_ are 
rumors of twm new' 52-footers, one from Fife, of Fairlie, 
and another from designs by Mr. Charles P. Herreshoff. 
Both reports, howmver, require confirmation. The Solent 
classes will probably turn out in much the same strength 
as last year. ^ E-. H. Kelly. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and Hi. 
De.vth of Frederick P. Sands. — .After an illness of 
about ten days Frederick P. Sands died at his home in 
Newport, R. I., on the afternoon of Dec. 22. Mr. Sands 
had been in failing health for some time, and although his 
death was hardly looked for, it was doubted if he would 
ever fully regain health again. Mr. Sands was one of 
the best known yachtsmen and trapshooters in the coun- 
try. Yachting loses one of its staunchest supporters 
through the death of Mr. Sands. He w^as a member of 
the New York Y. C. and for several years he w’as in 
charge of that organization’s station at Newport. As 
Vic-Commodore of the Rhode Island Y. C. he made one 
of the best flag officers that club ever had. Mr. Sands 
w^as also a member of the Warwdck and Newport Y. C.’s 
and the Narragansett Bay Racing Association. He w'as 
one of the founders of the Newport Yacht Racing Asso- 
ciation. During his life he owned the sloops Peri, Waif, 
Daffodil, Lizzie L. and Evelyn, and the Fife cutter Uvira. 
Mr. Sands was fifty-two years of age. 
« 
Speed L.vunch for J. C. King. — The Electric Launch 
Co., of Bayonne City, N. J., is building a high speed 
launch for Mr. John C. King, of New York city. The 
boat, which will be used at Palm Beach this winter, is 
35ft. over all and 5ft. bin. breadth. She will be fitted with 
a 50 horsepower, four-cylinder gasolene motor, and the 
builders guarantee a speed of 20 miles an hour. The boat 
will be known as Topsy. 
K m 
C. Vanderbilt, N. Y. Y. C.’s New' Commodore. — The 
New York Y. C. held its sixth general meeting at the 
club house in West Forty- fourth street on Thursday 
evening, Dec. 21. Commodore Bourne presided, and 
after hearing the reports of the various officers and com- 
mittees, the election of officers took place. _Mr. John B. 
Buchan read the report of the Model Committee. It was 
most interesting and "U'as well received. Commodore 
Bourne, after serving three years, declined renomination 
and his term of office expires with the year 1905. Com- 
modore Bourne has proven himself to be one of the best 
flag officers the club has ever had, and under his guid- 
ance the club has forged rapidly ahead. Before turning 
the chair OA'er to Rear Commodore Vanderbilt, Commo- 
dore Bourne made a short speech in which he thanked 
those members who had accorded their hearty support 
and said he would support the club quite as enthusiastic- 
ally now that he had returned to the forecastle as he ever 
had while in command. Mr. Vanderbilt thanked Ihe 
members for electing him their commodore, and said that 
while his predecessors had established a very high stan- 
dard he hoped with their support to make his adminis- 
tration a most successful one. No new members were 
elected. The officers elected are as follows : 
Commodore — Cornelius Vanderbilt, steamers North 
Star and Mirage and sloop Rainbow. 
Vice-Commodore — Llenry Walters, steamer Narada. 
Rear Commodore — Seymour L. Hu-sted, Jr., schooner 
Crusader. 
Secretary — George A. Cormack. 
Treasurer — Tarrant Putnam. 
Regatta Committee — Oliver E. Cromw'ell, H. de B. 
Parsons and Ernest E. Lorillard. 
House Committee — Thomas A. Bronson, Hunter Wykes 
and George A. Freeman. 
Committee on Admissions — Henry C. Ward, Tracy 
Dows, Edward E. Whitney, George A. Adee and Alex- 
ander S. Cochran. 
Library Committee — T. O’Conor Sloane,:;John H. Cole 
and George A. Armour. - 
Model Committee — James Douglas Sparkman, Paul 
Eve Stevenson and Abert Bradlee Hunt.u^ 
Committee on Club Stations and Anchorages — William 
H. Thomas, Henry H. Rogers, Cord Meyer, Augustus C. 
Tyler. Charles Lane Poor, Maximilian Agassiz, Alfred C. 
Harrison, Henry C. Ward, William Lanman Bull, J. 
Harvey Ladew and Paul G. Thebaud. 
Sales and New' Orders. — Messrs. TvlacConnell & Cook 
have made the following transfers ; The launch Queen 
Bess has been sold to Mr. W. C. Perkins, of Providence. 
R. 1. Queen Bess is in Florida, and the new' ow'ner will 
take possession there for the Florida season, after which 
he will bring the yacht north. The gasolene launch 
Osprey, owmed by the commodore of the Harlem Y. C., 
has been sold to Mr. Jacob Smith, of New Rochelle. The 
auxiliary Cape Cod catboat Lorraine, ow'iied by Mr. E. V. 
Rosemond, of New York city, has been sold to F. T. 
Buenzle, of the United States Navy; also Onaway sold 
to IMr. William Roth, of New York city. 
Officers of A. C* A.t 1906. 
(Assumed office Oct. 1, 1905.) 
Commodore — H. Lansing- Quick, 'Yonkers, N. Y. 
Secretary — 'William W. Crosby, Brighton Mills, Passaic, N. T. 
Treasurer — Frederic G. Mather, 164 Fairfield Ave., Stamford, Conn. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Woolsey. Carmalt, 82 Beayer St., New York. 
Rear-Commodore — Matthias Ohlmeyer, Francis H. Leggett & Co., 
128 Franklin St., New York. 
Purser — George S. Morrisey, 73 Mercer St., New York. 
Executive Committee— William A. Furman, 846 Berkeley Ave., 
Trenton. N. J. ; Louis C. Kretzmer, Schepp Building, New 
York; Clifton T. Mitchell, 46 E. Sedgwick St., Germantown, 
Pa. 
Board of Governors — Robert J, Wilkin, 211 Clinton St., Brooklyn. 
Racing Board — Daniel B. Goodsell, 36 Washington Sq., New York. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Henry R. Ford, 45 N. Division St., Buffalo,N.Y. 
Rear-Commodore — Edward H. Demmler, 526 Smithfield St., Pitts- 
burg, Pa. 
If: ITDeC. 30, 1905- 
Purser — B. Irving Rouse, 981 Lake Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee — ,Tohn S. Wright, 519 West Ave.., Rochester, 
N. Y. ; Lyman T. Coppins, 691 Main St., Buffalo, N. 'Y. ; Jesse 
J. Armstrong, Rome, N. Y, 
Board of Governors — Charles P. Forbush, 164 Crescent Ave., 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Racing Board — Harry M. Stewart, 83 Main St., E. Rochester, N.Y. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
I'ice-Commodore — H. M. S. Aiken, 45 Milk St., Boston, Mass. 
Rear-Commodore — Frank S. Chase, Manchester, N. H. 
Purser — Edgar W'ard, 112 Highland St., West Newton, Mass. 
Executive Committee — Daniel S. Pratt, Jr., 178 Devonshire St., 
Boston, Mass.; Arthur G. Mather, 84 South St., Medford, 
Mass.; H. L. Backus, 472 Lowell St., Lawrence, Mass. 
Racing Board — Paul Butler, U. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass.; 
Herman D. Murphy, alternate. 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
\ ice-Commodore — J. McDonald Mowat, Kingston, Ont., Canada. 
Rear-Commodore — James W. Sparrow, Toronto, Canada. 
Purser — Russell H. Britton, Gananoque, Ont., Canada. 
Executive Committee — Charles E. Britton Gananoque, Ont., Can. 
Board of Governors — John N. MacKendrick, Galt, Ont., Canada. 
K’acing Board— J. McDimnld Mowat, Kingston, Ont., Canada. 
WESTERN DIVISION. 
\'ice-Commodore — John A. Berkey, St. Paul, Minn. 
Rear-Commodore — Lucien Wulsin, The Baldwin Co., 142 West 
Fourth ,St., Cincinnati. O. 
Purser — 'Wade Hampton Yatdley, 49 Pioneer Press Bldg., St. 
Paul, M inn. 
Executive Comrhittee — George H. Gardner. 149 Kennard St., Cleve- 
land, O. ; Augustus W. Friese, The Journal, Chicago, 111. 
Beard of Governors — Henry C. Morse, Peoria. 111. 
Racing Board — Frank B. Huntington, 90 Sheboygan St., Fond-du- 
Lac, Wis. 
How to. Join the A. C. A. 
“Application for membership sEtll be made to the Treasurer, 
F. G. Mather, 164 Fairfield Ave., ^‘emford. Conn., and shall be 
accompanied by the recommendation of an active member and by 
the sum of two dollars, one dolia-c entrance fee and one dollar 
as dues Lr the current year, to uc refunded in case of non- 
election of the applicant.” 
A. C. A. Membership. 
new members proposed. 
Central Division — C. T. Johnston, Oakment, Pa., by 
Frank C. Demmler. 
» 
Fixtares. 
Feb. 12-17.— Grand Rapids, Mich.— Indoor Twenty-Iwo Caliber 
Rifle League of the United States tournament. Chas. J. Otis, 
Cor. Sec’y. 
March 12-17.— New York.— One hundred shot indoor championship. 
Zetticr Rifle Club. 
George Scheicht, the veteran marksman, was high man in the 
ICO-shot match, held on the Zettler ranges in West Twenty-third 
street, New York city, Dec. 19, and W. A. 'fewes made the best 
60-shot score, while the bullseye prize also went to Tewes. The 
result at 75ft., offhand: 
One-hundred-shot match ; 
George Schlicht 240 243 243 245 242 245 246 243 238 244-2429 
Owen Smith 235 243 245 242 238 243 247 242 247 243—2425 
Dr T F C Mehlig 228 237 244 239 238 243 240 241 233 24'2— 2385 
H D Muller 239 243 236 237 234 235 235 239 239 240—2366 
Fifty-shot match 
W A Tewes 
Louis Buss 
C G Zettler 
C Zettler, Jr 
.249 
.239 
.244 
.243 
H D Muller 245 
Louis Maurer 235 
A P Fegert ..233 
Barney Zettler 230 
G Bernius 230 
H C Zettler 231 
Bullseye target, degrees: 
W A Tewes 25'14 
Dr Mehlig 28 
Barney Zettler SSVz 
A P Fegert 36 
H C Zettler 37V2 
245 246 247 
243 245 244 
241 238 238 
238 232 241 
243 234 234 
239 2:32 234 
240 211 237 
240 225 235 
230 232 226 
231 240 236 
249—1236 
246—1217 
238— 1199 
239— 1193 
2.34—1190 
245—1185 
232— 1188 
233— 1163 
231—1149 
236—1134 
L C Buss.... 
H D Muller. 
C G Zettler.. 
G Bernius . . 
.38 
.48 
.63V2 
. 301/2 
New York Central Schvetzen Corps. 
D. ScHARNiNGHAUS made the best score on the ring target in 
' Fegert was 
: target, which calls for one shot 
scores in full follow: 
Ring target, 20 shots: 
D Scharninghaus 
Felix Kost 
G A Vienii 
Chris Gerki 
F W Wessel, Jr. 
Jacob Hess 
J Von de Lieth 
Bullseye target, degrees: 
A P F egert 
J M Leonard,. 
Chris Gerken . 
Jacob Hess...... 
G A Viemeister 
H D Muller 
, which 
calls for one shot only. 
The 
.480 
Bruno Eusner 
...450 
.479 
F 
Schroeder 
. . .431 
.478 
II 
A Ficke, Sr 
...423 
.477 
G 
Dettloff 
...413 
.476 
T 
M Leonard 
.. .408 
..475 
H 
Roffmann 
. . .400 
.474 
D 
O VViehrmann 
...398 
.467 
H 
Von der Lieth 
...394 
.465 
H 
I>ruiTimer 
. . .387 
.455 
H 
1.) Schmidt 
...351 
.33 
G 
A Dettloff 
. .95 V-' 
.44 
D 
Scharninghaus 
.106 
.46 
F 
W Wessel, Tr 
.108V-. 
.49 
D 
O W'iehrmann 
.114 
.60 
H 
Von der Lieth 
...121 
.63 
H 
A Ficke, Sr 
.129 
.88^2 
H 
D Schmidt 
.161 
.95 
F 
Schroeder 
,231 
New York City Schuetzen Corps. 
The weekly shoot was held Dec. 
West Twenty-third street. The best 
at 75ft., offhand, follow: 
Aug. Kronsberg 242 238 — 480 L 
\ P Fegert 238 234 — 472 L 
R Busse 230 240—470 L 
T Fuger 228 2'37— 466 E 
R. Beridler 224 2.39-483 H 
R Schwanemann 229 228 — 457 E 
C Wagner 227 228 — 455 A 
J Facklamm 222 226 — 448 \V 
B Eusner 224 223 — 447 G 
C Schroeder 216 230 — 446 A 
H Radloff ...220 220—440 :C 
21 on the Zettler ranges in 
two scores of 10 shots each 
Gleichmann 218 213—431 
Bentz 215 208 — 423 
Schultze 206 214 — 420 
Stein :.. 204 216-420 
Kuhlmann 207 204-.411 
Heldt 185 221—406 
Wiltz 197 206-403 
Leonard 194 196 — 390 
Bach 177 204—381 
Reilstein 168 196 — 364 
Stover 148 144—292 
Indoor .22 Caliber Rifle League. 
Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec.- 23.— For your publication, I wish to 
report that the prize list for the League tournament, Feb. 12 to 17, 
will be made somewhat larger than first announced. _ 
The championship match will have twenty-five prizes, from $10 
to $100. The continuous match will have thirty-five prizes from 
two to seventy-five dollars, and the bullseye contest will have 
fifty cash awards ‘from one to fifty dollars. The honorary target 
event, which will be open to members only, has not been deter- 
mined beyond the fact that it shall be equally . attractive for all 
prospective competitors. Programmes will be ready for distribu- 
tion about Jan. 10. Chas. J. Otis, Cor, Sec y. 
