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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Jan. i6, 1909. 
however, the courtesy of yachting coastwise 
must be extended to vessels of all flags, such 
prohibition would only drive Americans 10 
operate their foreign-built yachts under foreign 
flags in the same manner as they now operate 
their foreign-built merchant vessels.” 
Eastern Yachting News. 
A SIXTY-FOOT over all auxiliary schooner is 
being built by Stearns & McKay, at Marble¬ 
head, for Henry A. Church, of Boston. This 
yacht, which will be named Intrepid, will be 
somewhat novel in rig and appearance, as she 
will be a schooner-rigged knockabout with all 
her sail inboard and having no,topmasts. This, 
of course, gives extreme simplicity, and will 
conduce greatly to the ease and comfort of 
those on board in rough weather. The hull of 
the yacht is very heavily constructed, and is of 
compact form, with deep body, practically flush 
deck, and it is to be equipped with an 18-horse¬ 
power engine installed in a separate compart¬ 
ment aft. The engine is a two-cylinder machine 
made by Murray & Tregurtha, and will drive 
the yacht about seven miles an hour. Forward 
of the engine room, but separated from it by 
a watertight bulkhead, is a large owner’s cabin, 
and forward of that the galley and forecastle. 
There is also nearing completion in the same 
yard a handsome mahogany launch of the fast 
type, designed and built for Spencer Ilsley, of 
Tomahawk, Wis. This boat, although heavily 
constructed, will make about twenty miles an 
hour, and is especially designed to stand rough 
handling and usage of every kind. This launch 
will be exhibited at the Motor Boat Show at 
Boston. 
Stearns & McKay have completed and de¬ 
livered three large fishing launches for Marble¬ 
head parties. They have also completed a twin- 
■screw, half-cabin launch with two cockpits for 
George C. Rand, of New Orleans, and have 
taken an ord9r from Cox & Stevens for a 40- 
foot cabin Rumch for Eben Stevens, of 
Lawrence, L. I. 
Dr. Wilbert Soule was elected commodore 
of the South Boston Y. C. at the annual meet¬ 
ing of the organization at the club house on 
the Strandway last week. Other officers chosen 
were: Arthur F. I.eary, Vice-Commodore; 
Peter Corey, Rear-Commodore; Charles E. But- 
terman. Secretary; William X. McKee, Treas¬ 
urer; Arthur E. McGarry, Measurer; Dr 
Charles J. Ferguson, Fleet Surgeon; Trustees 
for three years—Morris J. Lee and Michael J. 
Lynch; Regatta Committee—John J. Harland, 
Thomas F. Bruen, John F. Burke, Edward T. 
Roache and Harvey Shadt; House Committee, 
James P. Flolland, Charles H. Hottleman, 
James B. Smith, A. L. Sherer and Arthur 
McKee. 
Dr. Soule joined the club June 6. 1898, and 
is an enthusiast of yacht racing. He has the 
record of having won more prizes last summer 
than any other yachtsman at City Point. He is 
skipper of the Thialsi. a 40-foot sloop. 
At the annual meeting of the Columbia Y. 
C., at its South Boston club house last week, 
officers for the ensuing year were elected, as 
follows: C. F. Sterling, Commodore; George 
H. Carver, Vice-Commodore; Edward Marley, 
Rear-Commodore; Theodore H. Campbell, 
Secretary; A. E. .Justice. Treasurer; John E. 
Hunt. Measurer; Trustees — George E. Bridg- 
ham, A. F. Brown, F. W. Frazer, A. E. Justice 
and J. C. Morgan; House Committee—F. E. 
Bulfinch, A. Moore, Jr., P. A. Shubert, J. R. 
Young. James A. Plunt, W. A. Purdy and W. 
J. Sullivan; Membership Committee—A. M. 
Campbell, Jr.. Joshua Woods and Thomas A. 
Shepherd; Regatta Committee—Theodore H. 
Campbell, F. A. Frazer, W. J. Shepherd, George 
E. Carroll and James Mathison; Auditing Com¬ 
mittee—C. J. Donovan, R. J. Huntley and L. 
Marston. 
The plans of the launch, which could be, with 
slight alteration, made a good house boat, re¬ 
cently published in Forest and Stream, are 
building from designs by the W. Starling Bur¬ 
gess Company, I.td., of Marblehead. 
Ezra C. Fitch, of Waltham, has purchased of 
John F. Harris, of Chicago, the schooner Chan¬ 
ticleer. The yacht is at Lawley’s, and work of 
installing an auxiliary gasolene engine will be 
started soon. Chanticleer is a steel schooner, 
designed by C. L. Seabury and built at Morris 
Heights, N. Y., in 1902. She is 118 feet over all, 
79 feet waterline, 22 feet 2 inches beam, and 12 
feet 6 inches draft. 
The most prosperous season in its history was 
the report made at the annual meeting of the 
Squantum Y. C., held last week in the winter 
quarters, Wollaston. It was reported by the 
various committees that all bills were paid, that 
the summer club house is free from debt and 
that the club now has winter quarters in the 
Wollaston postoffice block, which are equipped 
with billiard and pool tables, bowling alleys and 
card rooms. The house committee of last year, 
Messrs. Sargent, Croucher, Field and Tobin, 
were given a special vote of thanks for the ex¬ 
cellent work done during the season. It was 
announced that the club had appointed a com¬ 
mittee to encourage the building of a one-de¬ 
sign class, and details on this subject will be 
made' public later. The officers elected were: 
Hon. Charles M. Bryant, Commodore; B. B. 
Smith, Vice-Commodore; E. F. Drew, Rear- 
Commodore, Richard R. Freeman, Secretary and 
Treasurer; Clifford Bean, Measurer, James Mc¬ 
Carthy, George W. Glover, Fred Croucher and 
.Howard Gannett, Jr., Regatta Committee. Frank 
E. Badger, trustee for three years. 
The annual meeting and election of the Win- 
throp Y. C. will be held at the club house, Tues¬ 
day evening, Jan. 19. The following officers 
have been nominated; Henry B. Whittier, Com¬ 
modore; David M. Wisley, Vice-Commodore; 
Joseph ,T. Devereux, Treasurer; Charles G. Bird, 
Secretary; Edwin D. Cox, Harry E. Blanchard, 
Edwin B. McKie and Edward S. Snow, Board 
of Directors; Edwin D. Cox, Lewis B. McKie 
and Harry E. Blanchard, House Committee; 
Fred B. Kingsbury, Jr., Lewis E. King, William 
F. Brown, Francis A. Place and William Daly, 
Jr., Regatta Committee; C. FI. Foster, George 
W. Roberts, Fred G. Curtis, John M. Gleason, 
Ronald Ridgway, Horace S. Ridley, A. S. Rich¬ 
ards, Edwin M. Thayer and Frank A. Talcott, 
Membership Committee. 
Auxiliary Sloop for E. F. Hutton. 
An auxiliary sloop is being built at the yard 
of Willard F. Downs at Bay Shore, L. L, for 
E. E. Flutton, which is to be used chiefly on 
the Great South Bay, but will also make some 
cruises outside that water. The designs have 
been drawn by Henry J. Gielow, and this craft 
is the third being built at Downs’ yard from 
Gielow designs. The general dimensions of this 
yacht are: Length over all, 63 feet; length, 
load waterline, 45 feet 8 inches; beam, 15 feet 
6 inches; draft, 4 feet. The yacht is to have a 
moderate sail plan, so that no reefing will be 
required, except in exceedingly heavy weather. 
In light weather the owner will depend on the 
gasolene motor, which will drive the yacht be¬ 
tween 8 and 9 miles an hour. 
The construction is a substantial one. The 
keel, stem, stern post and deadwoods are of 
white oak, the frames of selected white' oak, 
planed, steamed and bent to form; the planking 
is to be of yellow pine in long lengths, and the 
deck of selected white pine. There is to be a 
cabin trunk of mahogany, which will be 22 feet 
long, and the interior finish will be mahogany 
and white enamel. 
The model is a good one. Comfort, room 
and seaworthiness were required by the owner, 
so there is liberal freeboard, with an easy, hand¬ 
some sheer. The ends are moderate and well 
proportioned. Like most light draft boats there 
is little deadrise amidships, but the lines are 
worked out rather sharply forward, so as to 
make the boat easy in a seaway. 
There is a galley at the forward end of the 
yacht which is five feet fore and aft, and extends 
the full width of the vessel. This will be 
equipped with an oil stove, dresser, sink, ice¬ 
box and all necessary lockers and bins. Aft 
of this are tv.'O staterooms, each 10 feet 6 inches 
long, which are fitted with double berths, ward¬ 
robe, and there is a dressing room for each 
fitted with wash basin, toilet, etc. Aft of the 
staterooms is the main cabin which is 8 feet 
fore and aft. This is to be fitted with a side¬ 
board. transoms which are of the extending 
style, and which can be made up into berths 
which have lockers underneath. The cockpit is 
9 feet dong and has a mean width of 8 feet. 
There is to be no stationary seat in the cockpit, 
but it will be furnished with chairs and stools. 
Power Boats to Bermuda. 
The committee of the Motor Boat Club of 
America has issued published details of the an- 
luuil power boat race from this port to Bermuda 
which will be started on Saturday, June 5. The 
start will as usual be in New York harbor and 
the finishing line will be off St. David’s Flead, 
650 miles away. This race has been won twice 
by Ailsa Craig. Last year was the first race for 
the challenge cup which must be won three times 
before it is the_ property of the yachtsman so 
successful. Each year there is a cash prize of 
$1,000. There is a good outlook just now for 
this race. Some yachts are being built which 
will be eligible to start, and if they are as fast 
as their owners think they will be, they will be 
sent over the long journey. The general con¬ 
ditions governing this race are as follows: 
Prizes—The possession of the challenge cup 
and $1,000 in cash presented by a member of 
the New York Y. C. to the boat finishing first. 
Boats—Open to seaworthy boats not over 70 
feet over all, nor under 40 feet over all. A sea¬ 
worthy boat is a substantially built, full-decked 
vessel, having engine and living accommodations 
housed and appliances necessary to enable her 
to perform a long passage in open waters. 
Rating—Will be calculated under the 1905 
rules of the American Power Boat Association, 
except that the constant used in figuring the 
horsepower of the two-stroke engine shall be 
850 instead of 750. 
Time Allowance-—Shall be figured at 50 per 
cent, of the American Power Boat Association 
time allowance table, the distance for computa¬ 
tion for allowance to be on a basis of 650 nauti¬ 
cal miles. 
Propelling Power, Fuel, Sails, Stores and 
Water, Crew, Equipment and Tanks—The re¬ 
quirements under the above heads are practi¬ 
cally the same as for the race of 1^8. 
Entries and Measurements—Entries will be 
received until five days before start of the race. 
All contestants must be measured by the club’s 
measurer at least forty-eight hours before the 
race. 
Protests—^Protests covering violations of sail¬ 
ing rules must be made in writing within twenty- 
four hours after the finish of race._ Protests re¬ 
garding ratings must be filed in writing with the 
regatta committee previous to the start of race. 
Inspection—All contestants must report at the 
anchorage of the Motor Boat Club of America 
or at such time and place as the regatta com¬ 
mittee shall designate for the purpose of inspec¬ 
tion and measurement. 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. Officers. 
The annual meeting of the Manhasset Bay 
Y. C. was held at the Hotel Astoria, New York 
city, last Tuesday. Report by officers and com¬ 
mittees showed that the club is doing well and 
that it made good progress last season. The 
election of officers resulted as follows: Com¬ 
modore, Flazen L. Hoyt; Vice-Commodore, 
Charles M. Gould; Rear-Commodore, John F. 
O’Rourke; Secretary, R. Hamilton Macnee; 
Treasurer, George C. Fleyer; Measurer, Wil¬ 
liam Gardner; Trustees, Class 1911, Clarkson 
Cowl, F. N. Hoffstat. 
Sloop to Beat Avenger. 
Chester C. Rumrill, of Springfield, Mass., 
has placed an order with Flerreshoff for a rac¬ 
ing sloop of the type of Avenger. It is Mr. 
RumrilTs ambition to win the King’s cup and 
other good trophies, and he has given Herres- 
hoff carte blanche to turn out as fast a craft as 
he can. 
