FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb. 2, 1907. 
186 
Sales and Charters. 
The steam yacht Taurus, built in Scotland— 
dimensions, length over all 180ft., waterline 
162ft., beam 27ft. 4m., draft 13ft. 6in—has been 
sold to a Boston yachtsman, and will shortly 
sail for that port, where extensive alterations 
will be made from plans prepared by Messrs. 
Cox & Stevens. Her new owner then intends 
to send the vessel to the Mediterranean, where 
he will make an extended cruise Taurus has 
had several owners, the last one being Mr. J. 
H. Hanan, who purchased her from the Prince 
of Monaco, who used her for several years; 
while owned by him Taurus made a number of 
extended cruises, including one to the far north 
with an exploring expedition. 
The Electric Boat Co. have purchased the 
steam yacht Starling from the estate of W. L. 
Lockhart, of Boston. Starling is of the follow¬ 
ing dimensions: Length over all 121ft., water¬ 
line 1 ooft., beam 20ft., draft 7ft. 9m. The new 
owners are replacing the present boiler on. the 
vessel and are putting her in the best of con- 
tion. Starling will bde used as a tender to the Hol¬ 
land submarine boats in their Government trials, 
which will take place some time in March. 
The steam yacht Margaret, which as_ before 
stated was chartered for a winter’s cruise, has 
headed from Philadelphia for Charleston where 
the charterer and his guests will embark and 
will at once proceed for Panama by way of the 
West Indies. From Panama the vessel will re¬ 
turn to Fortress Monroe in time to witness the 
naval display of the Jamestown Exhibition. 
While fitting" out for her cruise Margaret was 
given a complete new suit of sails, boilers re¬ 
paired and was generally put in the best of con¬ 
dition. Captain L. B. Lake is in charge. 
The bronze sloop Neola, which has been pur¬ 
chased by Mr. J. A. Blair, Jr., of this city, will 
be raced next year in such a manner as to bring 
about the best possible results. A sailing master 
is being selected and arrangements are being 
made for a complete new set of racing sails. 
Neola is wintering at Greenport where she will 
probably be put in commission early in the spring. 
Mr. C. M. Rosenthal, of this city, has sold his 
1 ooft. yacht Mareta III. to Mr. W. A. Post, of 
Newport News. The vessel has arrived at New¬ 
port News, having made the trip down from New 
York under her own power. Mr.. Post will use 
his vessel in the Chesapeake and adjacent waters 
and she will be much in evidence at the time of 
the Jamestown Exposition. 
Launches for Florida. 
The sloop-rigged auxiliary launch Tommy 
Traddles, built for Mr. Vincent B. Hubbell, 
Larchmont Y. C., was launched some time ago 
from the works of The Gas Engine & Power 
Company, and Charles L. Seabury Company, 
Cons., Morris Heights, New York. The prin¬ 
cipal dimensions are: Length over, 45 ft.> 
waterline 42ft. 3m., breadth 13ft., draft 2ft. 3m. 
The hull is substantially constructed throughout, 
and is adapted in every way for hard service. 
There is a centerboard fitted, which is arranged 
to raise and lower from the cockpit. A table 
is arranged in the cabin, alongside of the center- 
board trunk, and above same neat racks and 
lockers are provided for glasses, silver, etc. 
The cabin is very roomy, and is arranged to 
sleep four persons comfortably. Drawers are 
fitted under the berths. The galley, with large 
ice-box is arranged in the passageway, on the 
starboard side, directly forward of the cockpit, 
and leading to the ' main cabin. There is a 
berth for captain arranged on the port side in 
the motor compartment, also wash basin. 
Large toilet room, for use of owner, is fitted 
with marine w. c. and wash basin. The engine is 
a 4-cylinder, 4-cycle Speedway, 28 horsepower, 
with make and break ignition. Controls to en¬ 
gine and reverse lever arranged in the cockpit 
at the steering wheel. The cockpit is large and 
roomy. The cabin house is low, with drop 
windows, the latter being arranged with screens. 
This launch is a very comfortable, roomy and 
seaworthy type of vessel, and adapted in every 
way for service in Florida, for which she was 
built. The boat has a speed of 9 miles per 
hour. The launch has been shipped south via 
Mallory Line steamer. 
A sister boat. Scallop, built for Mr. L. Q. 
Jones, by the same company, has been com¬ 
pleted. This boat is 36ft. over all, 33ft. 4 in. 
waterline, lift, breadth and 2ft. draft; equipped 
with 4-cylinder, 4-cycle, 15-horsepower Speed¬ 
way engine. In general appearance, arrange¬ 
ment, Scallop is exactly like Tommy 1 raddles. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
The two yachts, rating at 57ft., built from the 
same design, by Mr. N. C. Herreshoff, are now 
nearing completion at Bristol. The ownership 
of the yachts was decided by lot. Mr. Geo. M. 
Pynchon has named his vessel Jstalena, from -the 
Indian, White Water Lily. Mr. Henry F. Lip- 
pit has named his vessel Winsome. 
A third boat identical with the above boats is 
being built for Commodore Vanderbilt, of the 
New York Y. C. These boats are about the same 
length as Neola and Wetamoe, but longer on 
the waterline. The accommodations consist of 
three staterooms and a berth in the steerage, 
large saloon, captain’s cabin and forecastle 'for 
nine men. 
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Colonel F. J. Hecker’s new 140ft. steel steam 
yacht, building at the plant of the Gas Engine 
and Power Co. and Chas. L. Seabury & Co., 
Morris Heights, will be named Halcyon. 
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Mr. C. H. K. Curtis’ new 175ft. steel steam 
yacht, also building at the Seabury works, will 
be named Lyndonia. 
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Niagara, bark rigged steam yacht, Mr. Howard 
Gould, New York Y. C., has completed her over¬ 
haul at Morse’s, South Brooklyn, and will leave 
with her owner and a party of friends for the 
south on Jan. 31. 
Canoeing . 
A. C. A. 
The following circular letter explains itself: 
“New York, Jan. 26.—Dear Sir: The regular 
Division Dinner will be held at Reisenweber’s, 
Columbus Circle, Eighth avenue and 58th street, 
Saturday evening, March 2, 1907, at 7 : 30 o’clock. 
“We desire to call your attention to the fact 
that Reisenweber’s is centrally located, being 
in the very heart of the theatre and hoted dis¬ 
trict, and out-of-town members who desire to 
remain in New York over night may obtain 
very good rooms at reasonable rates. Do not 
forget that you may invite guests, who will be 
heartily welcomed. The price of tickets will be 
$2.50 per cover. You are earnestly requested 
to sign and mail the inclosed card with check 
at once, or in any event not later than Feb. 23, 
to Mr. Geo. R. Stark, Purser, Kingsbridge, N. 
Y. City, so that the work of the committee may 
be expedited as much as possible. The hour 
when old friends will meet again, will be from 
6:30 to 7:30 P. M. The dinner will be informal. 
“It is the desire of the committee to make 
this dinner a howling success, and in 'order to 
do so we must have the co-operation of each 
and every member in the division. 
“Yours fraternally, 
“William J. Flynn, Chairman, 
“William B. Maddock, 
“Maurice D. Wilt, 
“Geo. S. Morrisey, 
“W. G. Harrison, 
“L. Reichert, 
“J. K. Hand, 
“Thomas B. Latham.’’* 
Annual dinners are claiming most attention 
from conoeists just at present, and from the 
amount of enthusiasm displayed, it seems likely 
1907 will be a great year in this most attractive 
sport. 
CANOEING NEWS NOTES. 
The annual dinner of the Hiawatha C. C., of 
this city, will be held at Healey’s on Saturday 
night. Feb. 2, and there will not only be a large 
turnout of members, but there will be quite a 
number of guests from other clubs. 
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The Eastern Division of the American Canoe 
Association is making arrangements for its an¬ 
nual dinner, to be held in Boston on either the 
9th or 16th of February. 
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The Swastika C. C., of Providence, R. I., will 
hold its annual dinner at the Crown Hotel in 
that city on Thursday night, Feb. 21. 
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The Atlantic Division of the A. C. A. has de¬ 
cided on Saturday, March 2, as the date of their 
dinner, to be held at Reisenweber’s, this city. 
Vice-Commodore Ohlmeyer has appointed 
the following committee to handle the affair: 
Wm. J. Flynn, Chairman; Louis Reichert and 
W. G. Harrison, Knickerbocker C. C.; George 
Morrissey, New York C. C.; James K. Hand, 
Yonkers C. C.; Geo. Stark, Hiawatha C. C.; 
Thos. B. Latham, Fort Washington C. C.; Wm. 
B. Maddock, Park Island C. C.; M. D. Wilt, 
Red Dragon C. C.; P. F. Hogan, Brooklyn 
C. C. 
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Fire destroyed the handsome club house of 
the Medford "Boat Club Jan. 20, and Arthur 
Mietzner, the caretaker of the club, was so badly | 
burned that his recovery is unlikely. 
The building contained valuable trophies won 
at the annual meets of the American Canoe As¬ 
sociation, together with the club trophies, ban¬ 
ners and silver plate. These and all the furnish¬ 
ings were destroyed. These prizes had been 
gathered in numerous contests throughout the 
entire country and Canada, and cannot be re¬ 
placed. 
There was also in the building about eighty 
canoes, owned by members of the club, and forty 
dories, all of which were burned. The club’s 
war canoes and sailing boats were in a sepa¬ 
rate building a short distance away. 
The fire was discovered shortly after 4 A. M., 
when a telephone message was sent from a 
residence on Mystic street, Arlington, to the 
fire department of that town. Later an alarm 
was sent in from Arlington, and Winchester 
also sent a portion of its department. When 
the first person reached the building it was a 
mass of flames. I he nearest hydrant was fully 
a half-mile away, so that the firemen could 
only look upon the building and see it burn. 
The original building was constructed in 1900 
on the Medford side of the dam. Later, owing 
to increased membership, the building was 
turned around so as to face the upper pond and 
an addition built which cost $3,500, making the 
total valuation about $7,500. The new building 
was dedicated on July 4, 1905, when a carnival 
was held which was attended by thousands of 
visitors. The interior of the building was 
furnished lavishly, its appointments being among 
the finest in the country. The walls were 
adorned with the club’s trophies, which had 
been won from all over the country. It has a 
membership of 250, including the leading citizens 
of Medford. 
The building with furnishings was valued at 
$15,000, which is insured for $4,000. The loss 
to members who owned the canoes and dories 
will amount to fully $6,000 more, all of which is 
a total loss. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. j 
Atlantic Division—W. H. Lucas, New York J 
city, by H. C. Hinck; E. H. Aufort, Jr., New 
York city, by A. D. Berning. . 
Western Division—G. M. Miles, Peoria, Ilk. 
by H. C. Morse; H. A. May, Grand Rapids, 
Mich., and R. E. Penfield. Rockford, Ill., by H. 
F. Norris; A.' H. Zummach and W. E. Zum- 
mach, of Milwaukee, Wis., by Stanley Thatcher. 
