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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Ocrr. io, 1908. 
Motor Boat Men to Meet. 
Efforts are to be made this winter to get all 
those who are interested in motor boats to¬ 
gether and find out just what is the matter 
with the sport and try to agree on some rule 
that will be acceptable to all, so that the sport 
may be boomed. The call for this meeting has 
been sent out by Hugh S. Gambel, the secre¬ 
tary of the National Association of Engine and 
Boat Builders. The call, in part, says: 
“It is proposed to hold during the time the 
National Motor Boat Show is in progress at 
Madison Square Garden, New York city, Feb. 
15 to 23, 1909, a convention to be composed of 
delegates representing all the yacht clubs 
throughout the country. The objects of this 
conference or convention will be the matter of 
endeavoring to adopt a universal rule for the 
racing of boats of all types, and also to de¬ 
cide upon some method or methods of action 
in connection with the coming proposed legisla¬ 
tion in the next Congress, as recommended by 
the Marine Commission, appointed by Presi¬ 
dent Roosevelt, to revise the present inspection 
laws, etc. 1 U 
“As to racing rules, there appears to be every 
need for the success of the sport of a change, 
and, if possible, the adoption of a rule that will 
be workable in all parts of the country, a rule 
that will be simple and yet giving to all who 
participate in racing events a just and adequate 
allowance. For the best interests of the future 
success of the sport a conference or convention, 
wherein will be representatives of all associa¬ 
tions or clubs will do much toward bringing 
about a universal rule, practical and just, and 
no doubt you will agree that such a rule is de¬ 
cidedly necessary for the best interests and 
future success of the sport; that by the es¬ 
tablishment of but one rule boats of any par¬ 
ticular section of the country will be able to 
race in other sections, and by such intrcourse 
of racing greatly benefit the sport.” 
Those clubs that have not received this call 
are requested to communicate with Hugh S. 
Gambel, 314 Madison avenue. New York city. 
Yachts Laid up at Greenport. 
Among the yachts laid up at the Greenport 
Basin and Construction Company’s yard at 
Greenport, are: 
Auxiliary schooner Atlantic, Commodore 
Wilson Marshall, Larchmont Y. C.; schooner 
Elmina, Rear-Commodore F. F. Brewster, New 
York Y. C.; yawl Vigilant, William E. Iselin; 
sloop Weetamoe, Charles Lane Poor; schooner 
Amorita, F. M. Hoyt; schooner Muriel, Charles 
Smithers; schooner Invader, Commodore Roy 
A. Rainey, Indian Harbor Y. C.; sloop Eleanor, 
George W. Darr; sloop Butterfly, C. O’D. 
Iselin; sloop Banzai, Gottfried Piel; sloop 
Isolde. F. M. Hoyt; sloop Ladona, C. L. Cam- 
mann, Jr.; sloop Bijou, John N. Luning; sloop 
Iris, Walter Piel; steamer Evelyn, John R. 
Hegeman; steamer Ava, Walton Ferguson; 
steamer Aztec, A. C. Burrage, and the launches 
Argonaut, Gertrude, Chequit II. and Felicia. 
Eastern Yachtsmen’s Plans. 
Eastern yachtsmen are planning to make the 
next racing season a good one. The sport this 
year in eastern waters was very good indeed, but 
it was a small boat year, and as it has been 
several years since there was much racing in 
the larger classes, efforts are being made to 
boom those classes. 
Two yachtsmen have promised to build 60ft. 
schooners if the Eastern and Corinthian clubs 
will each give two schooner races a month dur¬ 
ing the season, and it is likely that this arrange¬ 
ment will be made. With these two new 
schooners, a new boat to be built by Lawley 
for Vice-Commodore Alfred Douglass of the 
Boston Club, and Dervish and Ranger eligible 
for the class, there would be some fine sport in 
the new class. 
The 22ft. class will not be boomed next year 
in eastern waters, and there will not be much 
doing in the class anywhere except where the 
old boats race, but in place of this class 27- 
footers will be built and race on the other side 
of Cape Cod. Four yachtsmen are agreed to 
build in this class. They are William H. Joyce, 
who owned the 22-fpoter Tyro; George Lee. 
owner of the 22-footer Marie L.; Herbert L. 
Bowden, former owner of the 18-footer Hay¬ 
seed, and S. B. and H. S. Wheelock, owners of 
the 25-footer Carina II. 
Efforts have been made to induce these 
yachtsmen to build 33-footers and race in the 
class with Dorello, but they think the 33-footer 
too large and want the 27-footers, which are 
large enough for afternoon racing. 
Duxbury Y. C. Elections. 
The annual meeting of the Duxbury Y. C. 
was held last week, and the following officers 
and committees were elected: 
Commodore, Dr. W. H. Potter; Vice-Com¬ 
modore, A. B. Fowler; Secretary-Treasurer, D. 
D. Devereux; Measurer, J. K. Burgess; Re¬ 
gatta Committee—Plervey W. King, chairman; 
A. R. Train, C. M. Rogerson, F. R. Maxwell. 
Jr., J. H. Hunt; Entertainment Committee—A. 
R. Train, chairman; Dr. John B. May, Conrad 
Richardson, L. B. Goodspeed; House Commit¬ 
tee—E. S. Goodspeed, chairman; J. M. Cush¬ 
ing, Conrad Richardson; Directors—Dr. W. H. 
Potter, L. B. Goodspeed, S. C. Winsor, G. P. 
Cushman, A. R. Fowler, D. D. Devereux. 
The members of the club are to have a re¬ 
stricted class of dories, 19ft. over all for next 
year’s racing. These boats will cost $125 each. 
The class, it is expected, will be a large one. 
The committee promoting this class is C. M. 
Rogerson. chairman; F. R. Maxwell, Jr., W. 
H. Potter and H. W. King. 
George Gardiner Fry Back. 
George Gardiner Fry, of the American Y. 
C., who went to the Zuyder Zee with his dory 
Tautog, is back, and he has brought the inter¬ 
national trophy for dories, which was offered by 
the Royal De Hoop Y. C., of The Hague. Mr. 
Fry said the winds on the Zuyder Zee are al¬ 
ways stronger than those he has experienced in 
American waters. There were three races for 
the trophy. He won the first two races easily 
and succeeded in keeping his boat going while 
some of his competitors were capsized. The last 
race he had to sail against Mr. Lucassen, who 
is the best of the yachtsmen of Holland, and he 
won the trophy last year. Mr. Fry managed to 
beat Lucassen by a minute and captured the 
trophy. 
Rosamund Beats Robin Hood. 
A match race was sailed September 20 off 
the Indian Harbor Y. C. between the race- 
abouts Robin Hood, owned by George E. Gart- 
land and Psammiad, owned by Leonard H. 
Dyer. The course was from a starting line op¬ 
posite the red spar buoy off Cormorant Reef, 
to and around the gas buoy at the eastern end 
of Little Captain Island, thence around the 
red spar buoy off the western end of Great 
Captain Island, thence to the starting line. The 
start was at 4:28:30. Psammiad finished at 
5:13:15. Robin Hood finished at 5:16:40. The 
elapsed time of Psammiad was 44m. and 45s.; 
Robin Hood, 48m. and 10s. Psammiad beat 
Robin Hood 3m. 25s. The wind was S. S. W. 
and moderate, the sea smooth. 
Yachts Change Hands. 
The following transfers of yachts are reported 
through the agency of Hollis Burgess: 
The 51ft. gasolene launch Unome II. has been 
sold by Alfred L. Lincoln, Vice-Commodore 
of the Hingham Y. C., to a Long Island Sound 
yachtsman.. Unome II. is a well equipped boat 
and is driven by a 30-horsepower Century 
motor. 
The 21 ft. cruising knockabout Muriel has been 
sold by Mark Hopkins, Jr., of Mattapoisett, to 
a well known Boston yachtsman. 
Mr. Burgess says that there is a big demand 
for yachts just now, and the outlook for a good 
season next year is very good indeed. 
A Spirited Picture. 
The frontispiece this week is a spirited picture 
of a schooner yacht sailing in a good fresh 
breeze. It is a picture of the schooner Queen, 
taken when on the wind. Her lee rail is down 
to the water’s edge, and she is driving on to¬ 
ward the mark at her best speed. “The Joy of 
Racing” is fully shown in this picture, and the 
photographer, fully appreciating his opportuni¬ 
ties, has caught the yacht at her best pose. 
Canoeing . 
A. C. A. 
The annual meeting of the Executive Com¬ 
mittee of the American Canoe Association will 
be held in the Hotel St. Denis, Broadway and 
Eleventh street, New York city, on Saturday, 
Oct. 24, at 11 A. M. A full attendance is j 
earnestly desired, and all members of the as¬ 
sociation will be heartily welcome. Luncheon 
will be served from 12:30 to 1:30 P. M. 
John A. Berkey, Commodore. 
Geo. P. Douglass sends us the following pro¬ 
posed amendments to A. C. A. Racing Regula -1 
tions: 
Sec. 3, Rule IV., amend to read as follows: 
The sails used in any race shall not have an 
area of over 85 sq. ft. 
Rule IX., “Rating,” amend to read as follows: j 
The rating of the canoe length of L. W. L. ] 
multiplied by sail area, divided by 6,000, shall! 
not exceed 224. 
Rule XIV. Sec. 4, amend to read as follows: 
“There shall be ten regular races in addition to I 
the record race.” 
Substitute for subdivision No. 5 the follow- j| 
ing: 
“No. 5. The open canoe sailing trophy, dis- i 
tance nine miles in three heats of three miles |j 
each. Time limit, one and one-half hours for j 
each heat. For points, counted the same as then 
record.” 
Renumber the succeeding events one number J 
higher. 
Rule XVII., amend to provide a penalty for ■ 
fouling a buoy of having to round the buoy ? 
again. 
by-laws. 
Chapter IX., second paragraph. Strike out 
the words “including the sailing and paddling j 
trophy races, the three record races, the club 
race, and such other events as they deem ad- j 
visable,” and substitute the following: “as pro- | 
vided in Rule XIV. of the Racing Regulations.” I 
A. C. A. Membership. 
new members proposed. 
Central Division—Harold H. Rudd, 123 North 
Negley avenue, Pittsburg, Pa., and W. B. i 
Underwood, 900 Hill avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pa., :: 
both by PI. D. James. 
proposed for associate members. 
Miss Georgia Reed Cromwell, 32 Fairfield 1 
road, Yonkers, N. Y.; Miss Addie Rodenstein, 
561 West I52d street, New York city, and Mrs. 
Albert R. Genet, Ossining, N. Y., by Frederic 
Andreas; Mrs. Edward A. Phillips and Mrs. 
Albert L. Schellhammer, both of Warren, Pa., 
and Miss Etta K. Thomas, Buffalo, N. Y., .by 
John S. Wright. 
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