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Vigilant. Since then. Capt. Barr has sailed 
small boats in Eastern waters, and for some 
years had charge of the English cutter Shona, 
popularly known as “the toothpick,” which 
was owned by Charles H. Tweed. This craft 
has been in commission each year since the 
early 90s until last season, and in 1908 Capt. 
Barr was not afloat. 
Capt. Barr was a fearless sailor, cool, 
cautious and at times daring. He was par¬ 
ticularly clever at the tiller and some yachts¬ 
men think that at stick work he was more deli¬ 
cate than his more successful brother. Capt. 
Charles Barr. During his racing career he 
sailed .378 races, and in these he won 250 prizes. 
He leaves a widow, five sons. John. James, 
William. Archie and George Barr, and two 
daughters. Mrs. Arthur Scofield and Miss 
Annie Barr. 
Seawanhaka Y. C. Nominations. 
The annual meeting of the Seawanhaka-Cor- 
inthian Y. C. was held last Tuesday afternoon 
at the Midday Club, and the members . elected 
officers and committees for the year. With the 
exception of a few changes on some of the 
committees, the officers remain practically the 
same as last year. Commodore Frank J. Gould 
is again to lead the club and Victor I. Cum¬ 
nock. who had worked hard on the regatta 
committee, will serve once more. The following 
were elected: Commodore, Frank J. Gould, 
steamer Helenita; Vice-Commodore, Francis 
S. Smithers, steamer Kismet; Rear-Commo¬ 
dore. Frank S. Hastings, ketch Peggy; Secre¬ 
tary. Percy S. Weeks, Treasurer, Frederic P. 
Moore; Measurer, C. Sherman Hoyt; Trus¬ 
tees, class 1912: Parker D. Hardy, Willis D. 
Wood, Franklin A. Plummer; Regatta Com- 
mitte • Victor I. Cumnock, Chairman; How¬ 
ard C. Smith, Beverly R. Robinson, George 
E. Roosevelt, C. Sherman Hoyt; Committee 
on Lines and Models: John Hyslop, Chairman; 
Montgomery H. Clark, St. John Smith; Com¬ 
mittee on Navigation and Seamanship: Arthur 
C. James, Chairman; Admiral W. S. Cowles, 
Daniel Bacon; Law Committee: W. A. W. 
Stewart, Johnston de Forest, George L. 
Shearer. 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. Meeting. 
The Manhasset Bay Y. C. is one of the most 
progressive on the Sound. It has grown won¬ 
derfully since it was organized, and the mem¬ 
bers are planning to make things lively this 
year. The season of 1908 was a very good one. 
The yachtsmen had lots of racing, there were 
many entertainments at the club house, and 
Treasurer George C. Meyer, at the annual 
meeting held at the PTotel Astor last week, 
showed in his report that the club had made 
money and had a nice balance on hand. 
J. W. Alker, chairman of the regatta com¬ 
mittee, reported that during the season the club 
held one special race, two open regattas and 
three long distance races. In the annual re¬ 
gatta fifty yachts started, which is a record for 
the club. In the special race there were two 
starters, and in Stratford Shoals cruising race 
there were fifteen starters. Sixty-seven yachts 
were entered in the fall regatta, but fog and 
calm on the morning of the race kept many 
from getting to the starting line, so that the 
number of starters was forty-two. The total 
number of starters in all the races was 123 
yachts. 
A special class of one-design yachts are being 
built at City Island for members, of the club 
from designs by Henry J, Gielow. These small 
boats will be raced on Manhasset Bay on Satur¬ 
days and holidays, and in the open regattas of 
nearby clubs. The committee suggests that 
the club provide a cup valued at $100, to be 
known as the Championship Cup of Manhasset 
Bay, and competitions for this trophy be for 
yachts owned in the club. The club has had a 
die made from which medals will be struck 
and presented to crews who have represented 
the club in challenge cup races. Those entitled 
to these medals sailed on the following yachts: 
Alert—Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup, 1903- 
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Alera—Manhasset Bay Challenge Gup, 1908. 
Manhasset—Childs Challenge Trophy, 1907. 
Chaperon—Childs Trophy, 1908. 
The election of officers resulted as follows: 
Commodore, Hazen L. Hoyt; Vice-Commo¬ 
dore, Charles M. Gould; Rear-Commodore, 
John F. O'Rourke; .Secretary, R. Hamilton 
Macnee; Treasurer, George C. Meyer; Meas¬ 
urer, William Gardner; Trustees (class 1911)— 
Clarkson Cowl, F. N. Floffstat. 
Corinthian Y. C. Meeting. 
The annual meeting of the Corinthian Y. C. 
of Marblehead was held in the house of the 
Boston Athletic Association last week. All 
reports showed that the club has progressed 
well and is in a flourishing condition. The 
treasurer has money and the secretary said 
the membership had increased so that it was 
nearer the limit than in former years. 
The regatta committee’s report showed that 
the season of 1908 was the best in the history 
of the club. Twenty-two races were sailed 
in which 686 yachts took part. In the mid¬ 
summer series of four days’ racing 506 yachts 
took part on August 12, the banner day there 
were 132 starters. Included in these twenty- 
two races are the Bermuda ocean-sailing race, 
the Quincy Cup race and the Isle of Shoals 
ocean race,. In addition the club had charge 
of the matches for the Wagner-Levitt and 
Knight Cups for dories and the Sumner H. 
Foster Memorial Cup for 18-footers. 
Commodore Henry A. Morss, who has been 
in office for three years, declined a renomina¬ 
tion, as he will start next month to circle the 
globe and expects to be gone 18 months. The 
following officers and committees w'ere 
elected: 
Commodore, Harry W. Walker; Vice-Com¬ 
modore, William P. Wharton; Rear-Commo¬ 
dore, Harold S. Wheelock; Secretary, Herbert 
S. Goodwin; Treasurer, Fred W. Moore; 
Measurer, Samuel H. Brown; Executive Com¬ 
mittee; Arthur K. Simpson, Everett Paine; 
Membership Committee: Percival W. Pope, 
Merrill Hunt, Harold K. Wead, Samuel W. 
Lewis: Regatta Committee: William L. Carl¬ 
ton, Lawrence F. Percival, George F. Up¬ 
ton, Benjamin C. Tower, George H. Mayor; 
House Committee: Andrew Raeburn, John A. 
Burnham, Jr. 
Dorchester Y. C. Officers. 
At the annual meeting of the Dorchester 
Y. C. the following officers were elected: 
Commodore, Hjalmar Lundberg; Vice-Com¬ 
modore, Walter S. Chase; Rear-Commodore, 
Arthur R. Bowman; Secretarv, William S. 
Mace; Treasurer, Oliver F. Davenport; Meas¬ 
urer, John H. Burroughs; Board of Directors, 
Hjalmar Lundberg, Walter S. Chase, William 
S. Mace, Oliver F. Davenport, Louis M. Clark, 
Franklin iM. Codman, Charles L. Carr; Re¬ 
gatta Committee, Eli M. De Rusha, Hunting- 
ton Sanford, Henry A. Dodge, C. B. Thayer, 
R. E. Beckert; House Committee, William E. 
Richards, Andrew Johnson, Shirley B. Everett; 
Membership Committee, William S. Mace, 
Frank L. Bowman, Charles A. Hayden, Arthur 
E. Rogerson, George L. Perry. 
Hingham Y. C. Officers. 
At the annual meeting of the Hingham Y. 
C. these officers were elected: Commodore, 
Alfred L. Lincoln; Vice-Commodore, William 
L. Barnard; Treasurer, Charles M. Scudder; 
Secretary, J. Sumner Fowler; Executive Com¬ 
mittee, the officers ex-officio, George S. Marsh, 
Dr. Samuel H. Spaulding, William H. Canter¬ 
bury; Membership Committee, W. L. Barnard, 
J. S. Fowler, W. W. Melcher, B. A. Robinson, 
G. O. Henderson; Regatta Committee, George 
Melcher, Francis H. Coleman, E. Leroy Lane, 
Wendvel P. Karshick, George W. Stetson; 
Measurer, Wallace W, Pratt; Delegate to 
hlassachusetts Y. R. A., William L. Barnard. 
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