Feb. 27, 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Steam Yacht for William A. Lydon. 
A coNTR.\CT lias been recently placed by Wm. 
A. Lydon. president of the Great Lakes Dredge 
& Dock Company, of Chicago, Illinois, with 
the Pusey & Jones <„ompany, of Wilmington, 
Delaware, for a steel, ocean-going steam yacht 
of over 200 gross tons, from the designs of 
William Gardner, who is also superintending 
the construction. Delivery to be made in the 
early part of the coming summer. 
The boat will be single screw, schooner- 
rigged, with pole masts, and of the following 
dimensions: Length over all 170 feet, length on 
load waterline 132 feet, beam 21 feet 8 inches 
and draft 10 feet. The hull will be constructed 
entirely of high-grade steel, with five water¬ 
tight bulkheads sub-dividing the boat into six 
compartments, thus affording a big margin ot 
safety in case of collision. The machinery is 
located amidships, engine and boilers in sep¬ 
arate compartments. Forward of the machinery 
space is located the ship’s galley, officers’ and 
crew’s quarter, and the after part is devoted 
entirely to owner’s and guests’ quarters. 
The owner’s room is located in the forward 
part, and extends across the full width of the 
boat. It is fitted with two stationary double 
berths, two bureaus, one large cheval glass, 
sofa and two wardrobes. Adjoining is a tiled 
bath room, with solid porcelain fixtures and all 
nickel-plated, exposed plumbing. Directly aft 
of owner’s room is a lobby and passageway, 
with stairs leading to upper deck. On either 
side of passageway are two staterooms, four 
all told, each equipped with stationary berth, 
seat, bureau, wardrobe and porcelain wash 
basin. At the after end of passageway, there is 
a double stateroom with two beds, two ward¬ 
robes. large bureau and two seats. Adjoining 
this room there is a bathroom, equipped com¬ 
plete with porcelain fixtures and porcelain tile 
sides and floor. This stateroom has large sky¬ 
light over head, and all other staterooms are 
lighted and ventilated with over-head, leanto 
skylights, in addition to the side ports, thereby 
assuring perfect light and ventilation at all 
tmes. 
All the seats, 'bureaus, berths, etc., are of 
selected mahogany. The woodwork otherwise 
is of white pine, handsomely paneled, trimmed 
with mahogany and painted white, with smooth 
dull finish. Directly above these quarters is a 
large deck house, finished entirely in mahogany 
and utilized as music room and deck saloon. 
In the after part are large sofas, with uphol¬ 
stered backs, and forward part contains piano, 
music cabinets and desk. 'I'he dining saloon 
and pantry are situated in forward deck house. 
The dining saloon is handsomely carved and 
finished entirely in unfinished teak, with furni¬ 
ture to match. The galley is directly below 
deckhouse, and food is transmitted to pantry 
by means of dumbwaiter. 
The crew’s quarters is divided off in two 
compartments, and four staterooms and mess 
room for officers and forecastle for crew. Good 
accommodation is provided for twenty men. 
The ship’s and crew’s storerooms are below 
berth deck. 
The main and shade decks are of cedar, white 
pine, while the deck houses, skylights, compan- 
ionways. rails and bulwark are of teak. The 
shade deck extends to sides of ship over the 
entire forward part of forward deck house, with 
captain’s bridge at the after end raised four feet 
above it. The main deck has a double set of 
awnings, one white and one blue, while the 
one over shade deck is of white, lined with 
blue. The boat will be equipped with a full 
set of sails for sea work. 
The complement of boats will consist of one 
2S-foot motor launch for owner’s use, one 18-foot 
power boat for ship’s use. one 16-foot cutter and 
one 14-foot dinghy. The propelling power con¬ 
sists of one 6oo-horsepower, four-cylinder, triple 
expansion engine and two water-tube boilers 
fitted for natural and forced draft. A complete 
complement of independent feed, air, bilge and 
circulating pumps will be fitted in engine, all of 
the most modern type. The boat’s cruising 
speed under natural draft will be 13 knots, and 
ISH knots with forced draft. 
The yacht will be lighted throughout by elec¬ 
tricity, the dynamo and storage batteries having 
a capacity of 250 16-candle power lamps, also 
a 14-inch 5.000 candle power searchlight, navy 
type, will be installed on bridge deck. The 
plumbing throughout will be of the most 
modern installation, with running hot and cold 
fresh water to all staterooms, and cold salt, in 
addition, to all bathrooms. Steam heat will be 
furnished in all rooms. The furnishings and 
hangings will be of the very best material pro¬ 
curable, and designed with a view of affording 
the greatest comfort. Mr. Lydon expects to 
place the boat in commission as soon as com¬ 
pleted and use her in these waters part of the 
summer, and the balance on the Great Lakes. 
Lake Yacht Racing Association. 
A MEETING of the Lake Yacht Racing Associa¬ 
tion was held in the rooms of the Royal Can¬ 
adian Y. C., at Toronto, last week, and arrange¬ 
ments made for the big regatta, which is to be 
held at Cobourg during the week of Aug. 2. 
The races sailed that week will be open to all 
yachts enrolled in clubs of the Inter-Lake 
Yachting Association and the Lake Michigan 
Yachting Association. Prizes worth about 
$1,500 will be offered, and the races will be 
arranged to suit all types of yachts, including 
the veteran cruisers and the modern racing 
craft. 
The programme starts with cruising races 
from Kingston. Toronto and Charlotte to Co¬ 
bourg. This will mean that nearly every yacht 
on Lake Ontario will be on its way to Cobourg 
on Monday, Aug. 2, arriving there on Monday 
evening or Tuesday morning, and on Wednes¬ 
day, Thursday and Friday races will be sailed 
at Cobourg around a triangular course. Flags 
and cups will also be given the winning yachts, 
and there will, no doubt, be large entries in each 
class. 
A committee of Canadian and American 
yachtsmen will visit Cobourg on Saturday, 
March 6, to discuss the regatta with representa¬ 
tives from Cobourg, and it is likely that 
arrangements will be made to have something 
out of the ordinary in the way of entertainments 
for the visiting yachtsmen. 
It is altogether likely that Commodore 
Worthington, of Cleveland, will attend the re¬ 
gatta with his famous schooner-yacht Priscilla, 
which will greatly add to the attractiveness of 
the gathering. The following Canada’s Cup 
boats will be seen in racing trim; Canada, 
Crusader, Alleen II., Eleanor, Beaver, Invader, 
Strathcona, Iroquois, Genesee, Temeraire, Kee- 
Lok 11 ., Rochester and Zoraya. 
In order that all the Hamilton and Toronto 
yachts will be sure to start in the cruising race 
from Toronto on Monday, Aug. 2, both clubs 
have decided to have a club cruising race to 
Oakv'ille on the Saturday afternoon previous, 
and the fleet will come on to Toronto on Sun¬ 
day. 
Philadelphia Y. C. Officers. 
At the annual meeting of the Philadelphia Y. 
C., held at the anchorage, Tinicum, Essington, 
Delaware county. Pa., the following named were 
elected officers for the ensuing year; Commo¬ 
dore, John H. Bromley, steam yacht Lucinda; 
Vice-Commodore, Philip H. Johnson, sloop 
Circe; Rear-Commodore, Joseph J. Martin, steam 
yacht Alert; Fleet Captain, Dr. John L. Brom¬ 
ley ; Recording Secretary. Sylvester W. Book- 
hammer, 628 Mutual Life Building; Financial 
Secretary, C. Carroll Cook; Fleet Surgeon, Fred. 
J. Haerer; Measurer, George T. Gwilliam; 
Regatta Committee, George D. Gideon. Bernard 
Bloch, William H. Kilpatrick; Treasurer, Sam¬ 
uel B. S. Barth; Trustees, John J. Sproul. Wal¬ 
ter N. Stevenson, William Christy, George W. 
Fite, Fred W. Abbott, Charles J. Eisenlohr, 
Abraham L. English. 
The annual report showed the finances and 
membership roll to be in excellent condition and 
with every prospect for an active season in 1909. 
Several races have been arranged in the race- 
about class and the first event is scheduled for 
April. 
ARTHUR BINNEY 
(Formerly Stewart & Binney) 
Naval Architect and Yacht Broker 
Mason Building, Kilby Street, BOSTON, MASS. 
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