Feb. 17, 1912 
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Ticks from the Ship’s Clock. 
For real progress and up-and-comingness 
among inland yacht clubs we dip our grum- 
metted topping' lift to the Muskegon Country 
Club yachting division. They have a member¬ 
ship of nearly 100, a very handsome club house, 
in fact, there is no other club on Lake Michi¬ 
gan, outside of Chicago and Milwaukee, and 
few clubs anywhere on the Great Lakes, oc¬ 
cupying so luxuriant a home as does Muskegon 
Y. C. During the winter there is something 
doing all the time, so that when spring comes 
there is no delay in getting into commission. 
Already elaborate plans for next season are 
being completed, and a most successful season 
seems assured. 
Between watches, Commodore J. Stuart 
Blackton, of Atlantic Y. C., found time to write 
a musical comedy, “On the Wings of Love,” 
which was produced by an amateur company at 
Waldorf-Astoria last week. Mrs. Blackton 
played the lead charmingly. The company was 
good, while the book was exceptional for an 
amateur. 
A report from London to the New York Sun, 
under date of Feb. 12, says: 
“The Royal Motor Yacht Club to-day chal¬ 
lenged the Motor Boat Club of America for 
the British International trophy won by Dixie 
IV. One of the contestants for the trophy on 
1 behalf of the Royal Motor Boat Club will be 
a new hydroplane designed by the Thorney- 
crofts.” 
This will stimulate building of motor boats 
! in America, which has been unenthusiastic be¬ 
cause of our easy victory last year and the gen¬ 
eral impression that there would be no interna¬ 
tional contest this year. 
M. Herman Brill, of Philadelphia, is having 
built by Luders Marine Construction Co. a 71- 
foot cruising motor boat to take the place of 
Granada L, a 6o-footer which he has used for 
the past two years. Granada I. probably is best 
known under the original name of Triune. The 
new boat will be named Granada 11 . She is to 
be 12 feet beam fitted with twin screws driven 
by motors aggregating 60 to 75 horsepower and 
developing a speed of 12 statute miles. The 
design of the craft is of the seagoing type with 
plumb flaring bow and whaleboat stern of the 
Ludcrs type. She will have raised deck for two- 
thirds of her length and will carry forward a 
sunken pilot house or dining saloon feet 
long. This room is to be finished in natural 
African mahogany. 
The entrance to the quarters is from the side, 
on the main deck level and consists of a double 
stateroom, a bathroom opposite the companion- 
way, a vestibule and a living room forward. All 
the furniture of these rooms, the beams aver- 
head, the doors and trim are to be solid African 
mahogany. The vestibule is to be finished in 
mahogany, but the remainder of the paneling 
is to be in white enamel. 
The engine room is amidships, aft of the 
galley and will be partitioned off for the gaso¬ 
lene tanks, with capacity of 525 miles. The fresh 
water tanks_ are large, and the boat has been 
designed with an unusual amount of locker, 
provision and supply space. The boat will be 
rigged with a military mast, a large stack and 
will carry a 1,3-foot power tender and a g-foot 
rowboat. Delivery is to be made May 15. 
Speaking editorially of the conditions govern¬ 
ing international yacht races on Great Lakes, 
“Tf published by Erie Y. C., says: 
If the racing conditions need changing, we wish 
that while at it they could be changed so as to 
restrict entrances to yachts designed and built 
on the Great Lakes and sailed by Corinthian 
members of the contesting clubs.” Right O, 
say we. 
Air inlets in a motor, both for the carburettor 
and the breather pipes, should have strainers 
to keep out duct and dirt. A fine brass wire 
gauze is good for this purpose. Breather pipes 
are used to allow a free passage of air in either 
direction in the crank case. If the case were 
entirely closed the pistons in descending would 
create a compression in the crank case and offer 
resistance to the rotation of the motor. Con- 
I'ersely, on the upward stroke of the piston the 
air would be rarified and again offer resistance 
to rotation. Therefore an opening called a 
breather pipe is provided in the crank case, to 
allow free “respiration” of the engine. This 
opening must be protected from foreign sub¬ 
stances which might get into the oiling system. 
Bayside Birds. 
The new one-design class being built by 
Nevins at City Island, for members of Bayside 
Y. C., after designs by William Gardner. This 
is a decidedly servicable type of boat and will 
do a day’s work as a pleasure boat or cruiser. 
It is remarkable value at the cost, $600. The 
boats are of the centerboard type, 27 feet 9 
inches over all, 17 feet 9 inches on the water¬ 
line, 6 feet II inches beam, 2 feet 6 inches draft 
and with board down 5 feet ,3 inches. Each will 
have 1,200 pounds of lead ballast and spread 350 
square feet of canvas. These boats will be 
comfortable, seaworthy and have a small cabin. 
Club Elections. 
PHILADELPHIA Y. C. 
The annual meeting and election of officers 
of the Philadelphia Y. C. was held at the club 
house, Essington, Wednesday, Feb. 7. The fol¬ 
lowing named gentlemen were elected to serve 
for the ensuing year: Commodore, John H. 
Bromly; Vice-Commodore, Philip H. Johnson; 
Rear-Commodore, Bernard Block; Recording 
Secretary, S. W. Bookhammer; Financial Sec¬ 
retary, C. Carroll Cook; Measurer, Alex. G. 
Rea; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. Fred J. Haerer; Har¬ 
bor Master, Geo. F. Schilling; Trustees—^Jos. 
Price, Wm. A. Christy, A. L. English, Geo. W. 
Fite, S. B. S. Barth, Robt. J. Williams, Walter 
N. Stevenson; Race Committee, John McAvoy, 
1 hos. W. Boyd, Otto R. Heiligman. Preceding 
the meeting and election of officers the annual 
dinner was held. One of the features of the 
evening was the presentation of a handsome 
mahogany hall clock to the retiring Commo¬ 
dore Sami. B. S. Barth. 
MARYLAND MOTOR B. C. 
At the annual meeting of Maryland Motor 
Boat Club the following officers and commit- 
tes were_ elected: President, Lee S. Meyer; 
vice-president, Harry G. Leland; Commodore 
J. Cookman Boyd; Vice-Commodore, O. L. 
Molter; Rear-Commodore, Jacob Mayer; Fleet 
Captain, Gustav F. Krug; Secretary, Charles C. 
Counselman; Treasurer, Edward A. Weiler. 
The Board of Governors consists of the above 
officers and the following additional members: 
William P. Bigelow, Myer Rosenbush and Al¬ 
bert H. Likes. 
By unanimous vote the courtesies of the club 
and of such of the boats as may be available 
were tendered to the committee having in 
charge the entertainment of the delegates and 
representatives of the Democratic National con¬ 
vention. which is toi be held in Baltimore in 
June next. 
In this connection there was also appointed a 
committee, consisting of J. Cookman Boyd, 
BAYSIDE BIRDS. 
