Feb. 15, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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East Shrewsbury Ice Y. C. 
The East Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club held 
its first race of the season on Feb. 6 when the 
Mosquito Fleet was put into commission. In 
the first two-mile race for small boats, Captain 
George Riddle piloted Fido second over the 
course in 7m. 30s., finishing 50s. ahead of Spud 
II. with Captain Alonzo White at the helm. 
The diminutive Pater Bug third, with iMaster 
Hank Wooley in charge, finished third. 
While there were no races on Sunday, the 
visitors at the club house were treated to a 
number of thrills. In the excitement of “clock¬ 
ing” some of the new boats that were tuning 
up, the hickory log fire in the club house burned 
out for want of attention. 
Captain Aaron Wooley put the finishing 
touches on “Big Bill” in the morning, but on 
the trial spin was caught in a wind pocket which 
snapped the mast and boom. Within an hour 
afterward, however, “Big Bill” was fitted out 
with new rigging, and judging by the fast time 
made on the second trial, this new mosquito 
will have to be reckoned with in the distribution 
of cups. A series of races is scheduled for 
Saturday, Feb. 15, and Washington’s Birthday, 
provided the ice holds out. K. 
Streak Wins the First Ice Yacht Race 
of the Season. 
Red Bank, N. J., Feb. 9. — Editor Forest 
and Stream: Running against a heavy north¬ 
west wind, which at times almost caused it to 
turn turtle, Everett Asay’s ice yacht Streak won 
the first race of the season at the Independent 
Ice Yacht Club to-day. It was a five-mile tri¬ 
angular run on the North Shrewsbury River, and 
Streak made it in seven minutes. Harry Asay 
tended the sheet. The other participants were 
Ralph P. Sickel's P. D. Q. It. and Nat Chime- 
roy’s Breeze. Fred Fisher's N. R. G. made a 
start, but was disabled, and Chester Minton 
withdrew with Spy. The chairman of the com¬ 
mittee, Edward Asay, started the boats off in 
a bunch, and Streak soon forged ahead, leav¬ 
ing P. D. Q, and Breeze to fight for place. 
New Boat for Col. Du Pont. 
General T. Coleman du Pont's racing- 
motor boat. Tech, Jr., which lost its mark 
through the decision of the Motor Boat Club 
of America not accepting the report which 
credited her with having made a new' world's 
record of fiftj'-eight miles an hour in the inter¬ 
national race for the Heins trophy at Hunting- 
ton Bay last September, is having several changes 
made in the craft, which, according to her builder 
and designer, Adolph Apel, should enable her 
to come up to or beat the time she is reported 
to have made in the September clash of the 
speed champions of the world. 
General du Pont, however, it is reported, 
has declared that so long as the committee of 
the IMotor Boat Club remains as it is, he will 
never enter the craft again for a mark in the 
international contests. No explanation is given 
out other than this statement. 
Mr. Apel, the builder, declared his convic¬ 
tion that the speed was in the Tech, Jr., and that 
she indicated reserve power that he is called 
upon to develop through alterations, which he 
declines to discuss in technical statements, and 
which he has assured her owner he will bring 
out. 
"I have had the Tech under observation and 
have studied out points that can be improved. 
In this. Commodore du Pont agrees and has 
directed me to go ahead with them. They con¬ 
cern her lines as well as her engines. Yes, I 
am disappointed over the decision of the Motor 
Boat Club, but I am confident that we will be 
able to demonstrate in races in wdiich Tech Jr., 
will be entered that she has all the speed claimed 
for her.” 
Mr. Apel is building another hydroplane for 
General du Pont, which he says will point higher 
out of the water, and the stern will lower a 
little, which is accomplished by a lengthening of 
the concave surfacing of the bottom by a series 
of “cutaways” which graduate to larger sizes 
as they approach the stern, and the builder be¬ 
lieves this new craft will have much more speed 
than the Tech, Jr. 
When the committee representing the Motor 
Boat Club of America rendered its finding to the 
effect that the timing of the Tech, Jr., was at 
fault, the Heins trophy was awarded to i\Irs. 
Paula H. Blackton, whose Baby Reliance HI. 
showed the next best time over the course, 
though it was less than forty miles an hour. 
The records of the speed trials at Buffalo 
show that Mrs. Blackton’s flyer covered a mile 
with the tide at the rate of forty-niue miles an 
hour and against the tide at forty-five miles 
an hour, or at an average speed of forty-seven 
miles, and the Davenport (Iowa) records show 
that Commodore J. Stuart Blackton's Baby Re¬ 
liance II. established a record of fifty-four miles 
an hour, while Count C. S. Mankowski's Ankle 
Deep made a mile at the rate of 51.3 miles an 
hour over the Glen Cove course last December. 
Club Elections. 
PHILADELPHIA Y. C. 
Officers of the Philadelphia Y. C. were 
elected as follows: Commodore, John H. Brom¬ 
ley : Vice-Commodore, Philip PI. Johnson ; Rear- 
Commodore, Bernard Bloch; Recording Secre¬ 
tary, S, W. Bookhammer; P'inancial Secretary, 
C. Carroll Cook; iMeasurer, Alex G. Rea; Fleet 
Surgeon, Dr. Fred J. Haerer; Harbor Master, 
Thomas W. Boyd; Trustees, William A. Christy, 
A. L. English, Joseph Price, George W. Fite, 
S. B. S. Barth, Robert J. Williams, Adam Sulke; 
Race Committee, John McAvoy, Otto Robert 
Heiligman, George T. Gwilliam. 
PASSAIC Y. c. 
An enthusiastic meeting of the members of 
the Passaic River Y. C. was held in the club 
house, Feb. 4, for the anpual election. Over 
200 members were present. The deepest interest 
was displayed in the election of a commodore, 
the candidates being E. L. Curtis and John 
Keller. Keller’s aggregation was successful by 
a majoriti- of two votes. The defeated ones 
were good losers, however, and the new com¬ 
modore will undoubtedly have the loyal support 
of all the members during his administration. 
I he election of a financial secretary also 
brought on a spirited contest, William Hedden 
winning against F'rederick Wilkins with a ma¬ 
jority of eleven votes.. The other officers elected 
are as follows: Vice-Commodore, Frederick J. 
Stumpf: Recording Secretary, P'rederick Kep- 
pler; Treasurer, A. E. Warren; Members of 
Board of Trustees, E. A. Wall, Henry Yahn, 
William iMurray, Henry Stumpf, I'. S. Wurth 
and William- O. White. The following were 
elected as members of the auditing committee: 
E. L. Hearsey, L. Nauemann and Frederick J. 
Stumpf. 
The club is in a prosperous condition, the 
membership being more than 300. The secretary 
reports a flotilla numbering 152 craft. There 
have been many social events during the past 
year, and hopes are high for as good a season 
this year. Definite plans for coming motor boat 
season will be taken up at the next meeting. 
McClurg Buys Arabella. 
Ogden T. McClurg, of the Chicago Y. C, 
purchased the ocean-going schooner yacht 
Arabella, formerly owned by Washington B. 
I homas, of Boston. The yacht, which will be 
the largest yet sailed on the Great Lakes, will 
be added to the fleet of the Chicago Y. C. Mr. 
McClurg intends to rechristen her Talofa. The 
yacht measures 128 feet on deck and is 103 feet 
on the waterline. The beam is 26 feet and the 
draft 13 feet. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.—John B. Clarke, 521 West 
175th street. New York city, by A. D. Berning; 
William IM. Wall, 498 P'irst street, Brooklyn, 
N. by F. C. Buchenberger; Margin Mills 
Gregory, 205 Jackson street, Trenton, N. J., by 
Wm. C. Kuhn; Harry I. Wood, Box 54, North 
1 arrytown, N. \., by Chas. W. Ferguson; Fred¬ 
erick A. Jacobson, Edgewater, N. J., by J. A. 
Leroux. 
Western Division.—David P. Burns, Jr., 82S 
h'ayette street, Peoria, Ill., by Bruce Rutherford ; 
George W. Smith, 404 Home avenue. Oak Park, 
Ill., and 1 homas F. Joyce, 425 Belmont avenue, 
Chicago, Ill., both bj' W. W. Hincklej'; Frederick 
D. Parker. 516 Jefferson Bldg., Peoria, III., by 
H. PI. Dewey. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division. — 6583, Sheppard W. 
Hogan, 216 North Third street, Millville, N. J.; 
6584, Joseph F. Peiser, 2468 Seventh avenue. New 
\ ork city,; 6585, Louis Papen, New Durham, 
N. J. 
RESIGNATIONS. 
Central Division.—6505, Charles H. Rice, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Western Division.—4300, George Q. Hall, 
Cleveland, O. 
