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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 7, 1908. 
Skeeter, R. J. Collier; Southwinds, George L. 
Shanley. 
At the Marine Basin at Ulmer Park are many 
yachts, some of which took part in the racing 
on Gravesend Bay this year and others that 
cruised everywhere. The smaller craft are 
hauled up on the shore and others are moored 
at piers in the basin. Among those there are: 
Steamers Kanawha, H. H. Rogers; Rheclair, 
D. G. Reid; Noma, estate of W. B. Leeds; 
Columbia, J. Harvey Ladew; Tuscarora, Mrs. 
O. B. Jennings; Sultana, E. H. Harriman; 
Embla, J. T. Williams; Now Then, E. F. Luck- 
enback’; Carmen, Charles A. Starbuck; Hurrion, 
G. H. Rixley; Wadena, J. H. Wade; Win¬ 
chester, Peter C. Rouss; auxiliary schooner 
Haida. Max C. Fleischmann; schooner Endy- 
mion, George Lauder, Jr.; schooner Eclipse, L. 
J. Callanan; schooner Tammany, Commodore 
W. C. Towen; schooner Lasca, R. P. Doremus; 
auxiliary schooner Edris, Huston Wyeth; 
power boat Wanderlust, E. J. Steiner; schooner 
Shamrock, Frederic Thompson; schooner 
Uncas, George W. Titcomb; yawl Sakana, 
Haviland Brothers; sloop Hildegarde, W. W. 
Butcher; schooner Grampus, L. D. Armstrong; 
schooner Andromeda, E. W. Dixon; sloop 
Choctaw. Robert Henke, and the house boats 
Cachalot, Sleepy Hollow and Savamar. 
Among those laid up at Tebo’s Basin are: 
Steamers Oneida, Commodore E. C. Benedict; 
Virginia, Isaac Stern; Wanderer, H. A. C. 
Taylor; Celt, J. Rogers Maxwell; Neaira, C. A. 
Gould; Aquilo, William P. Eno; Arrow, Edward 
F. Whitney; Charmary, Charles G. Gates; Em- 
rose, Andrew W. Rose; Enterprise, Frank L. 
Perin; Carmina, Joseph E. Fletcher; Elreba, 
H. Darlington; Wild Duck, Mrs. S. M. Provost; 
Kismet, F. S. Smithers; Riviera, Frederick 
Gallatin; Linta, Walther Luttgen; Emeline, 
Charles Sweeney; Jathniel, Charles M. Pratt; 
Nydia, F. J. Lisman; Sapphire, John Pierce; 
schooner Queen, J. Rogers Maxwell; sloop 
Yankee, Harry L. Maxwell; auxiliary schooner 
Telka. Alessandro Fabbri; auxiliary Alcyone, 
Henrj r W. Putnam, Jr.; auxiliary schooner 
Genesee, James S. Watson; auxiliary Invinc¬ 
ible, estate of Charles T. Barney. 
Among the yachts at the Stamford Motor 
Works, Stamford, are: Ariadna, J. D. Smith; 
Hopewell, I. E. Raymond; White Fox I., W. 
Ferguson, Jr.; Pretty Quick, Frederic C. Gal¬ 
latin, Jr.; Alice, Dr. O. G. Palmer; Alta, John 
Wilson; Noname, J. C. Obman; Loris C. B. 
Castle; White Fox II., Walton Ferguson, Jr.; 
Mildred, James S. Herriman; Thetis, Rev. J. 
W. Scott; Dixie I., I. M. Daggart; Margaret, 
J. M. Weeks; Namo, Arthur Howes; Southern 
Cross (tender), J. B. Fillips; Tech, Dr. W. E. 
Rice; Buster Brown, Madison Square Garden 
Co.; Christabel, W. Ferguson, Jr.; Lux, T. 
Williams; Adeline, Walter Williams; Madge, J. 
C. Marvin; Kosagaas, J. D. Crimmins; Lotus, 
James S. Hermann; Louise, J. H. Schmidt; 
Runabout, E. T. Hall; Ariel, Richard Casey; 
Kim, R. V. McKim: Valada, J. S. Spencer; 
Nemoo, Frederick Beltz, Jr.; Hegus, H. Doug¬ 
lass; Hida, J. C. Lawrence; Hojo, R. E. John¬ 
son; Bonita. J. S. Bloodgood; Dodo, W. E. 
Douglass; Ylime, J. A. B. Smith; Nippie, A. 
Isabel; Americus. FT. Bell; Mysotis, W. 
Ferguson. Jr.; Abbie III., H. E. Huyler; Can¬ 
ada. E. T. Hopper; Daisy, William Robbins; 
Melioise, George E. Conley. 
Wasp May be Broken Up. 
The 'cutter Wasp, built by Herreshoff in 1892 
for Archibald Rogers, and which defeated Glori- 
ana, the sensational yacht of the previous year, 
may be broken up soon. She has had her lead 
keel removed, and unless some one wants a 
good craft for little money, she will be broken 
up. Wasp raced in the old 46ft. class and she 
won many races. She was 72ft. over all, 45ft. 
6in. on the waterline, 13ft. beam and 10ft. 8in. 
draft. She was.of composite build. Mr. Rogers 
raced her very successfully in her first year, 
winning among other prizes the Gnelet cup, and 
then she was sold to H. F. and R. L. Lippitt, 
and in the three years they owned her, she won 
thirty races and several valuable cups. H. W. 
Harris purchased the yacht in 1899, and then 
for two years she flew the flag of Cleveland H. 
Dodge. In 1902 she went around the Cape to 
Marblehead, having been purchased by Gordon 
Dexter, and she was sold last year to James 
Young, who has just had the lead keel removed. 
Another of the old 46-footers has also lost 
her lead. Nautilus, built for J. Rogers Max¬ 
well in 1891, and some years changed to a 
schooner, has been partly broken up at Law- 
ley’s yard. She is now owned by John D. 
Crosby, who purchased the yacht in 1902 and 
changed her to a schooner. Nautilus was not 
a success, and Mr. Maxwell sold her to 
William D. Dickey in 1892. In 1899 she was 
owned by F. L. St. John, but with the excep¬ 
tion of her first year, she has done nothing 
but cruise. 
Speed Launch for F. Max Huber. 
F. Max Huber, of Brooklyn, is having a 
speed launch built from designs by Henry J. 
Gielow, which he will use on the Great South 
Bay. This craft is to be built by Robert Jacob 
at City Island. The principal dimensions are 
length over all, 35ft.; length on the load water¬ 
line, 34ft. ioin.;' extreme beam, 4ft. 3m.; draft, 
2iin. under propeller. The launch is not ex¬ 
treme in design, but is a sensible wholesome 
type. She has easy, fair lines, with good sheer 
and freeboard. The construction of the hull 
will not be heavy, but substantial, and strength 
has been obtained by a system of internal 
stringers and transverse braces that will relieve 
the planking from all strains and stresses, ex¬ 
cept that due to the upward pressure of the 
water. The keel, stem and stern post are of 
oak, which are planed, steamed and bent to 
form and extend from gunwale to gunwale. 
The floor timbers are of white oak, and the 
planking is double, being cedar on the inside 
and mahogany outside. 
There will be a cockpit 16ft. 6in. long with 
a transverse bulkhead 8ft. 6in. from the for¬ 
ward end, firmly connecting with the sides of 
the boat. The portion of the cockpit forward 
of this bulkhead will contain the engine, and 
this will have lots of space around it, so that 
all parts of the machinery can be readily 
reached. The steering wheel, with operating 
levers for the helmsman, will be at the forward 
end. That part of the cockpit aft of the bulk¬ 
head will be for the owner’s use. This is 8ft. 
long. There will be one stationary seat across 
the after end, and the other seats will be rattan 
chairs. 
This craft is to be driven by a 20-24 Mercedes 
motor, driving a Gielow propeller at 1,100 revo¬ 
lutions a minute. The launch is to be ready for 
delivery on or before May 15. 
One Design Class for Great South Bay. 
There are now building at Bellport, L. I., in 
the shop of J. W. Overton, six one-design boats 
after designs and specifications by John A. Con- 
nally, Jr., of Brooklyn, designer of Alva, the 
Class P champion of Great South Bay, for the 
Bellport Bay Y. C., of Bellport, L. I. 
The dimensions of these boats are as follows: 
Length on deck, 26ft. 4^4in.; load waterline, 
T6ft. ; extreme beam, 8ft.; extreme draft, ift. 
Sin.; sail area, 370 sq. ft. These boats are to 
carry 400 pounds of lead outside, have roomy 
cockpits and a forward and aft bulkhead. They 
are to be ready for delivery June 1, 1909, and 
the prospective owners are: Captain, “Bill” 
Kreamer, Darwin O. Meserole, G. T. Droste, A. 
B. Boyd, Commodore Francis D. Holmes and 
Dr. P. G. Decker. 
The one-design class committee of the Bell¬ 
port Bay Y. C. are advocating strongly the class 
and the prospects are bright for at least a class 
of ten boats next season. 
Alva, a description of which was published 
last June, was designed by Mr. Connally to de¬ 
feat Elvira, a Gil Smith Class P champion, which 
she did handily. In her first start on July 4, at 
Patchogue, she defeated the champion by more 
than six minutes in a 15-mile class race; won 
first championship race at Babylon, July 18, by 
over nine minutes, second championship race at 
Patchogue, Aug. 1, by ov-er twenty-five minutes, 
and during the season won six races out of nine 
starts, losing the three on account of light 
weather, Alva being at her best in medium to 
heavy weather. Alva has logged over twenty- 
six miles in two hours and thirty minutes flat. 
Manchester Y. C. One Design Class. 
Members of the Manchester Y. C. are to race 
a one-design class of sloops next season, which 
will rate about 16ft. under the rule. Five of 
these have been ordered and are to be built by 
Rice Brothers at East Booth Bay, Me. The 
plans were drawn by B. B. Crowninshield. 
This class was decided on at the annual meet¬ 
ing in the summer. A committee composed of 
George W. Mansfield, A. C. Needham and 
Charles E. Hodges looked after things, and 
has arranged to have what will be one of the 
best classes of small boats built. It is rather 
unfortunate, though, that the class does not fit 
with the regular classification. The boats are 
too large for the 15ft. class, and are at a dis¬ 
advantage in the 18ft. class. The dimensions 
are 25ft. ioin. over all, 17ft. 6in. on the water¬ 
line, 6ft. 3in. beam and 4ft. 3m. draft. In 
model they are somewhat like the 15-footers 
that have raced on Gravesend Bay. They have 
a small cabin about 5ft. long, over which is a 
raised trunk and a fair size cockpit. They have 
fuller ends than if built to fit the rule. There 
will be 1,400 pounds of outside ballast on the 
keel, and they will spread 310 sq. ft. of canvas, 
of which 244 sq. ft. are in the mainsail and 
66 sq. ft. are in the jib. 
Five have been ordered. These are for 
Francis W. Fabyan, A. C. Needham, George 
Lee, George Wigglesworth and Charles E. 
Hodges. It is expected that ten members will 
soon give orders, and the committee think that 
before the season opens they will have induced 
in all twenty to join in the class. 
New Motor Boats Ordered. 
Several orders have been placed with the 
Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris 
Heights for new craft, and work on some of 
these boats has been started. 
G. H. Walker, of St. Louis, has ordered an 
open motor boat 45ft. long and 6ft. 6in. beam, 
which is to be built of teak wood. This boat 
has been specially designed for use at Kenne- 
bunkport, Me., for rough water service. It 
will have liberal freeboard and a flaring bow. 
The machinery will consist of a 6-cylinder 
Speedway motor which will drive the yacht 20 
miles an hour. It will be similar in design to 
the Ketchican II., built this year for Edward 
Kemp, and which has been in use at Hunting- 
ton and Oyster Bay. 
Clarence Morgan has ordered a 65ft. cruis¬ 
ing yacht for use on Lake Champlain, which 
is growing fast. 
C. W. Bingham, of Cleveland, has ordered 
a 1909 model 30ft. Speedway launch of the run¬ 
about type for use on Lake Worth. This launch 
will be shipped to Florida in December. 
A 50ft. mahogany cabin yacht, for service in 
the South, is almost finished. This boat Is 
similar in type to Tequilla, owned by David 
Dows, and Bantam II., owned by George D. 
Pratt. The new boat will have a 6-cylinder 
motor which will drive her 23 miles an hour. 
George W. Childs Drexel has ordered a 35ft. 
high-speed teak wood boat, a 35ft. teak wood 
steam launch and a 28ft. whale boat for the 
steamer Alcedo, which are almost ready for de¬ 
livery. 
A 25ft. mahogany boat for A. Van Rens¬ 
selaer’s steamer May, and a boat of similar 
tvne for R. A. C. Smith’s Privateer, have been 
built. 
The 45ft. cabin motor boat Brush By has been 
sold by Seabury & Co. for W. M. Van Horden 
to A. Ponvert, for service at Cienfuegos, and 
the launch has been shipped to Cuba. 
The 42ft. cruising motor boat Es,perance has 
been sold by the same firm for R. A. Howler 
to J. L. Wheeler, of Marion, S. C. 
