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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[May 15. igog. % 
Opposed <0 Cash Prizes. 
Commodore S. O. Richardson, of the Toledo 
C., at a dinner given by him to the commit¬ 
tee men of the Inter Lake Yachting Association 
on April 24 in the Toledo Y. C. honse, ex¬ 
pressed himself as opposed to cash prizes in the 
Inter Lake regattas, and made a plea for a re¬ 
turn to the old-time purity of the sport, when 
yachtsmen raced Tor the love of it and for the 
loving Clips and merchandise prizes that might 
be offered. 
More than this, the commodore backed his 
plea with an offer of $300 for special merchan¬ 
dise trophies if the regatta committee would 
eliminate cash considerations. “We yachtsmen 
boast of the pnrity of our sport, and yet we 
bring it to the level of professionalism by offer¬ 
ing cash prizes,” he said. 
Later in the evening three members of the 
regatta committee held a conference, but failed 
to back np Commodore Richardson's conten¬ 
tion, although his suggestion seemed to meet 
the hearty approval of many of the yachtsmen 
at the dinner. It is expected, however, that the 
r|uestion will be brought up at a full meeting 
of the committee in the near future. 
The dinner was attended by about thirty visit¬ 
ing and local yachtsmen, and reports were mad‘ 
by all standing committees of the 1 . L. Y. A. 
who had held meetings separately during the 
afternoon. 
William L. Schumacher, reporting for the re¬ 
gatta committee, announced the racing pro¬ 
gramme for the annual regatta to be held in 
Toledo during the week beginning Aug. 23. 
'i'here will be racing for all classes of yachts on 
the outside course Tuesday, Wednesday and 
Friday forenoons. The cat boat' races for the 
Taft trophy will be held on the inner course 
Monday and Tuesday afternoons and Thurs¬ 
day forenoon. The ladies’ catboat race will be 
held off the T. Y. C. house Thursday afternoon 
and the frec-for all catboat race will take place 
over the same course Friday afternoon. 
The powerboat committee had not completed 
its programme, but Chairman Robert E. Power 
said the committee had adopted the Detroit 
rule, and would begin the week's racing with 
the handicaps and finish with the free-for-all. 
The power boat committee will endeavor to 
secure the organization of club teams to go into 
a special race on Wednesday, the prizes to go 
to the club to which the winning teams belong. 
Venetian night will be the climax of the Inter 
Lake regatta. The committee, of which Com¬ 
modore O. W. Nelson is the chairman, will 
have $1,000, donated by the King Wamba 
festival committee of the Chamber of Com¬ 
merce. to spend on the night river display. 
Four hundred dollars will be set aside for 
prizes, and the balance. $600, will be used for 
the fireworks display off Riverside Park and 
for other necessary expenses. 
Competing craft will be dixided into four 
classes with five prizes, $30. $25, $20, $15 and 
$10, for each class. The classes will be as fol¬ 
lows; 
Class A. sailboats 30 feet and over; power 
boats. 25 feet and over, deck line measurement. 
Class R. sailboats under 30 feet; power boats 
under 25 feet. 
'Fhc river pageant will start from the T. Y. 
C. and move to the Lake Shore Bridge and re¬ 
turn. I'he fireworks will be exploded from a 
barge in the river off Riverside during the en¬ 
tire time the illuminated boats are moving up 
and down the river. The date of Venetian night 
was fixed for Tuesday, Aug. 24, with the under¬ 
standing that if the weather should be unfavor¬ 
able, it will take place the first favorable 
evening following. The committee appointed 
the following as judges: Blacque Wilson, of 
The Blade; Henry Vortriede, of the German 
Express; George Dun, of the Times; Negley 
D. Cochran of the News-Bee, and George W. 
Tonson, of the board of public service. 
Chairman A. L. Cone said the committee on 
entertainment planned to erect a big dining and 
sleeping tent in Bay View Park for the accom¬ 
modation of the owners of' small boats, and 
asked that each club report to his committee 
the number of yachtsmen who will desire such 
entertainment. 
Commodore H. V. Bisgood said Buffalo is- 
planning to send over some very fast boats, and 
that the yachtsmen of that port will probably 
charter a steamer for the trip to Toledo and 
will live aboard the^craft during the regatta. 
Yacht for Lorillard Spencer. 
55-FOOT boat has been designed and is 
building by the Luders Marine Construction 
Co., for use about Newport for fast day service. 
The boat is for Lorillard Spencer, and will have 
a speed of 23 miles per hour. It is to be built 
of white cedar with oak and elm framing, 
planking will be semi-double construction and 
specially trussed to withstand the strains of 
fairly rough water. 
The boat will h.ave a long turtle back extend¬ 
ing well aft, under wliich will be engine and 
crew accommodations. Aft of this space there 
will be a large cockpit arranged for chairs. The 
cabin is jdaced fairly well aft to have accom¬ 
modations to sleep two people in case of ne¬ 
cessity. The cabin house will contain toilet and 
cooking conveniences, and there is a small 
after cockpit. 
The gasolene tanks are divided up, part under 
the after deck and part amidship. The boat 
will be driven by a i/S-horsepower Jencick en¬ 
gine, running at about 850 revolutions. This 
craft will be in commission the latter part of 
June. 
American Motor Boats in Arabia. 
The Sultan of Muscat, Arabia, has just placed 
an order for a 26-foot Mullins steel launch for 
h.is private use. This 26-foot model was de¬ 
signed by Whittelsey & Whitaker, of New York, 
and is equipped with a 25-horsepower, three- 
cylinder, two-cycle reversible engine, provided 
with silent nnder-water exhaust, reverse gear 
and one man control. The engine is placed for¬ 
ward in a special compartment under a steel 
hood, and is separated from that part of the 
boat in which the passengers are seated by a 
handsomely paneled oak bulkhead, on which is 
placed the whole control of the engine, which 
is conveniently arranged within a radius of 15 
inches. The cockpit is equipped with magneto, 
reverse gear, wicker chairs and cushions. 
Canoeing. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Central Division—W. F. Sanville, 240 Amber 
street, Pittsburg, Pa., by H. D. James. 
Eastern Division—E. M. Frankland. 76 
.\rnold street. Providence, R. I... by E. S. 
Clark; M. T. Brooks, 47 Auburn street. West 
Medford, Txlass., by A. J. Smith. 
Western Division—G. A, Hinnen, 212 Eos- 
dick street, Cincinnati, O., by Allen Houston. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division—5776, Frank N. Stanley, 
P. O. Box 1357, New York city; 5783, Harry A. 
Stone, 127 Franklin street. New 'York city. 
Central Division—5777, John Irwin Orr, 6414 
Dean street. East End, Pittsburg, Pa.; 5778. O. 
F. Flister, gi5 Park Building, Pittsburg, Pa.; 
577g. G. P. Jackson, Forbes and Wightman 
streets, Pittsburg, Pa.; 5780, J. H. Coldwell, 
Verona, Pa.; 5781. Edward H. Hahn, Magee 
and Ann streets, Pittsburg, Pa.; 5782, Chas. L. 
Davis, Box 911, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Eastern Division—5775, Herbert F. Harris, 
41 Harris avenue. Lakewood. R. 1 . 
APPLICANT FOR RE-INSTATEMENT. 
Eastern Division—4968. Richard C. Smith, 42 
Dudley street, Medford, Mass. 
Trapj hooting. 
If you want your shoot to he announced here 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
May 15.—Tuckahoe (N. Y.) G. C. A. M. Dalton, Capt. 
May 15.—Cambridge, Mass.—Harvard Gun Club-Norfolk 
Country Club. 
May 19-20.—Auburn, N. Y.—Cayuga County G. C. J. N. 
Knapp, Sec’y. 
May 31.—Newport, Mass.—Aquidneck G. C. C. M. 
Hughes, Sec’y- 
May 31.—Englewood, N. J.—Pleasure G. C. C. J. Wes- 
tervelt. Sec’y. 
May 31.—Tuckahoe (N. Y.) G. C. A. M. Dalton, Capt. 
June 6.—Montclair (N. J.) G. C. anniversary tournament. 
Edward Winslow. Sec’v. 
June 5.—Tuckahoe (N. Y.) G. C. A. M. Dalton, Capt. 
June 19.—Tuckahoe (N. Y.) G. C. A. M. Dalton, Capt. 
July 5.—Tuckahoe (N. Y.) G. C. A. M. Dalton, Capt. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
May 15.—Niles (O.) G. C. Jos. Rummell, Sec’y. 
May 15.—Hamilton (Can.) G. C. W. R. Davies, Acting 
Sec’y. 
May 15.—Weiser (Idaho) R. & G. C. F. P. McKay, Sec’y. 
May 15-16.—New Athens, Ill.—Egyptian G. C. Jac. H. 
Koch, Sec’y. 
May 17-18.—Brampton (Can.) G. C. R. E. Choate, Mgr, 
May 17-19.—Lake Charles, La.—Calcasieu G. C. and G. P. 
A. Frank Gunn, Vice-Pres. 
May 17-20.—Burlington, la.—Iowa State tournament under 
the auspices of the Iowa State Sportsmen’s Associa¬ 
tion. Everett Beckwith, Pres. 
May 18.—Norwich, N. Y.—Chenango County Fish, Game 
and G. C. Nelson L. Satchell, Sec’y. 
May 18-19.—Marion. Ind.—Indiana State tournament, 
under auspices of the Queen City G. C. Frank How¬ 
ard. Sec’y. 
May 19.—Bloomington, HI.—McLean County G. C. C. A. 
McDermand, Sec’y. 
May 19-20.—Thornville (O.) G. C. C. F. Shell, Sec’y. 
May 19-20.—Capron (Ill.) G. C. A. Vance, Sec’y. 
May 19-20.—Auburn, N. Y.—Cayuga County G. C. Jos. 
N. Knapp, Sec’y. 
May 19-21.—Walla Walla, Wash.—Sportsmen’s Association 
tournament of the Northwest, under the auspices 
of the Walla Walla Gun Club. J. F. Snails, Sec’y. 
May 20.—W’atertown, (Wis.) G. C. J. A. Mirgler, Sec’y. 
.May 20.—Herndon (Pa.) G. C. J. A. Straub, Sec’y. 
.May_20.—Red Hook (N. Y.) G. C. W. S. Massonneau, 
Sec’y. 
May 20-21.—Louisville, Ky.—Kentucky State Sportsmen’s 
Association tournament, under the auspices of the 
Jefferson County G. C. Emil Pragoff, Sec’y. 
May 21.—Ouarryville (Pa.) G. C. J. R. Armstrong, Sec’y. 
May 21.—Fairmont, 'W. \'a.—Monongahela Valley Sports¬ 
men’s League. E. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
May 21-22.—Falls City (Neb.) G. C. C. C. Davis, Sec’y. 
May 22-23.—Eagle Park (Ill.) G.C. Chas. R. 'Young, Sec'y. 
•May 23.—Fond du Lac County (Wis.) G. C. F. A. 
Nolan, Sec’y. 
May 23-24.—Fargo, N. D.—Gate City G. C. Louis Jen¬ 
sen, Sec’y. 
May 24.—Stratford, Canada.—Pastime G. C. Wm. Boles, 
Sec’y. 
May 24-25.—Alexandria, La.—Louisiana State Sportsmen’s 
Association tournament. J. F. Letton, Mgr. 
May 25.—Charleroi, Pa.—Western Pennsylvania Trap- 
shooters’ League. Louis Lautenslager, Pres. 
May 25-26.—Gabon (O.) G. C. U. E. Campbell, Pres. 
May 25-27.—Chicago, Ill.—Illinois State tournament under 
the auspices of the Chicago Gun Club. Fred. H. 
Tosple, Sec’y. 
May 25-26.—Syracuse, N. Y.—Messina G. C. G. M. Phil¬ 
lips, Sec’y. 
May 26.—Summitville, N. Y.—Tri-County Shooting Asso¬ 
ciation. F. W. Strader, Sec’y. 
May 25-27.—Grand Island, Neb.—Nebraska State tourna¬ 
ment, under the auspices of the Grand Island Gun 
Club. Gus Sievers, Sec’y. 
May 26-27.—Crandall (S. D.) (3. C. W. A. Brown, Sec’y. 
May 27.—West Chester (Pa.) G. C. , F. H. Eachus, Sec’y. 
May 27-28.—Malone (N. Y.) G. C. A. H. Mould, Sec’y. 
May 27-28.—Luverne (Minn.) G. C. A. O. Moreaux, 
Sec’y. 
May 27-28.—Smithville, Tex.—Ideal G. C. G. W. Oliver, 
Sec’y. 
May 27-28.—Caruthersville (Mo.) G. C. Jos. W. Reed, 
Sec’y. 
May 28.—Portland (Me.) G. C. C. F. Jordan, Sec’y. 
May 28.—Henning, Tenn.—Peters G. C. T. Bun Fields, 
Sec’y. 
May 28-29.—Cleveland (O.) G. C. F. H.. Wallace, Mgr. 
May 29.—McKeesport (Pa.) G. C. L. W. Cannon, Sec’y. 
May 29-31.—Pittsfield, Mass.—Berkshire G. C. John 
Ransehousen, Sec’y. 
May 30.—Lockport, HI.—Will County G. C. John Liess, 
Jr.. Pres. 
May 30.—Green Bay (Wis.) G. C. R. E. S. John, Chair¬ 
man Tournament Committee. 
May 30.—Waverly (Minn.) G. C. W. H. Boland, Sec’y. 
May 31.—Charleston (W. Va.) G. C. Dr. Gwynn 
Nicholson, Sec’v. 
May 31.—Bucyrus (O.) G. C. Thos. Jessen. Sec’y. 
May 31.—Kansas City (Mo.) Trapshooters’ League. J. R. 
Elliott. Sec’y. 
May 31.—Philadelphia, Pa.—S. S. White G. C. F. L. 
Hise, Sec’y. 
May 31.—Mechanicsville (N. Y.) G. C. George Slinger- 
land, Sec’y. 
May 31.—New Haven (Conn.) G. C. M. E. Thompson, 
See’v. 
Vlay 31-June 1.—Utica, N. Y.—O. C. S. A. G. C. A. J. 
Lowery, Sec’v. 
May 31-June 1.—Bay City (Mich.) G. C. J. Breen, Sec’y. 
