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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 2, 1909. 
Sender Boats Restrictions Binding. 
Builders of Sender class boats for the Ger¬ 
man-American trials at Marblehead next August 
must see that their boats comply in every par¬ 
ticular with the restrictions governing the In¬ 
ternational match, if they wish to have a chance 
to get on the American team of three boats. 
The Eastern Y. C.’s special committee, having 
the arrangements for the match in hand, makes 
this statement in regard to the restrictions. 
“We recently received a letter from a man 
who is building a Sonder class boat, asking if 
we were going to be very strict in our interpre¬ 
tation of the restrictions governing the building 
of boats for the class. He pointed out that 
some boats which were passed as acceptable in 
1906 were rejected in 1907, on account of having 
planking deficient in thickness, and made the 
point that we were not so strict in our interpre¬ 
tation of the restrictions in the first year as in 
the second. 
“In answer to this, our committee rules, that 
while it welcomes entries from all boats of the 
country and all kinds of clubs, big or little, it 
will allow no leeway whatsoever in the interpre¬ 
tation of the restrictions. This was the stand 
it took in the first year and in the second year. 
The explanation of the fact that some of our 
boats were passed during the first year and not 
passed in the second year, is that these boats 
were extremely close to the mark, and that al¬ 
though they did not run under thickness as 
measured in 1906, yet when measured in 1907 
the planking, being bored in numerous other 
places, was found in several instances to be too 
thin. It is also, of course, possible that boats 
which were accepted last year might upon re¬ 
measurement by the same measurer or by an¬ 
other measurer be found to be below the re- 
Quirements. In other words, it is not possible 
to bore holes over the entire boat. What we 
wish to emphasize, however, is the fact that 
when any deficiency is found it will not be 
passed over, and that the measurer will use his 
best efforts to find such deficiencies. 
“We have just had an inquiry from a designer, 
asking if solid built-up masts could be used. 
In this connection we call attention to the pre¬ 
liminary announcement for the races, issued 
this year. In Article 7 built-up spars are pro¬ 
hibited. This is a change from the actual word¬ 
ing of the rule a year ago, although it was the 
intention to prohibit anything but the ordinary 
solid spar made out of a single stick of wood, 
the object being to avoid unnecessary expense.” 
Forest and Stream may he obtained from 
any neivsdcaler on order. Ask your dealer to 
supply you regularly. 
Yachts Change Hands. 
These transfers of yachts are reported 
through the agency of Frank Bowne Jones. 
Schooner Dervish, sold by Commodore H. A. 
Morss, Corinthian Y. C., Marblehead, to Robert 
Toland and Edw'ard C. Dale, Corinthian Y. C., 
Philadelphia. 
Power yacht Revonah, sold by F. W. Wurster 
to W. J. Pierpont, of Savannah. 
Auxiliary yawl Wapiti, sold by E. B. Green 
to Maunsel White, of New Orleans. 
Sloop Doroth}' Q, sold by F. T. Bedford to 
Stuart Hamilton, of Hamilton, Bermuda. 
Sloop Achilles sold by Caleb Boring to 
Dudley C. Trott, of Bermuda. 
Power yacht Veba, sold by A. Velleman to a 
southern yachtsman. 
House boat Lysandcr sold by C. A. Capron 
to James C. Stewart. 
Steam yacht Imogen, sold by C. A. Capron 
to James C. Stewart. 
Sloop 3"acht Annawanda, sold by J. H. 
Wright to A. E. Ehler, Porto Rico. 
Power boat sold by Addison Johnson to 
Joseph B. Cousins, of Brooklyn, for use in 
Florida waters. 
Auxiliary sloop Dragoon chartered by Hobart 
J. Park to Flarrison B. Moore, for use about 
Miami, Florida. 
