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Yachting in California. 
>an Francisco, Oct. 23.—The active yachting 
.son in San Francisco Bay is now practically 
! an end for this year, and within a short time 
list of the boats will be laid up for the winter. 
course, the owners of some of these will 
:e occasional cruises around the bay, but all 
ing events, as far as the different yachting 
lanirations are concerned may be regarded 
; ended. The members of the Corinthian Y. 
held the annual Corinthian games at Para- 
e Cove Oct. 18, and nearly every yacht still 
; commission in the club fleet sailed over to 
cove. The annual baseball game was held, 
1 this was on# of the features of the day’s 
ertainment. In the absence of Stanley Fay, 
Co is sojourning in Europe, Jack Short cap- 
ned one of the teams. While the game put 
by these two club teams would not arouse 
: enthusiasm of a died-in-the-wool baseball 
, to a Corinthian yachtsman the meeting of 
■se two teams each year is of more import- 
:e than the recent struggle between the Cubs 
I i Tigers. There are plavers in each team who 
1 -ticipate in only this one game each year, 
rt Captain John Keefe was present with his 
ps of assistants, and the feast that was pre- 
-ed under his supervision was a wonder. 
(The California Y. C. closed the season on 
i t. 18 at its headquarters at Brooks Island, 
ere were aquatic sports of all kinds, a num- 
• of valuable prizes were donated both by the 
b and by individuals. After this entertain- 
nt there was a complimentary dinner served 
the officers and crew of the Maryland C., 
merlv the Jessie E.. owned by Fred du Brutz 
1 Dr. E. C. Gill. This yacht won the annual 
ner race of the club. 
The San Francisco Y. C. has set the last day 
October as its closing day, and the closing 
ise in squadron will take place the following 
The Corinthian Y. C. will have its closing 
jks Oct. 24. and the closing cruise in 
hadron the following day. The Golden Gate 
C will also close its season this week. The 
olian Club held its last cruise about a week 
. 1, when many of the yachts participated in 
, annual cruise of the Pacific Yacht Associa- 
jn to Vallejo. A. P. B. 
Two Cruising Power Boats. 
| ’wo cruising power boats building at the 
! mford Motor Works are fast approaching 
{npletion. One, a 75ft. raised-deck yacht for 
trill B. Mills, of Detroit, who also owns 
steam yacht Cynthia, will be finished in a 
; ’ days, and it is to be used cruising in 
j >rida waters this winter. The other is for 
j B. Hawkins, of Duluth, and this craft will be 
[ nched shortly. It is also to be used for 
j them cruising. These boats were built from 
igns by Whittlesey & Whitaker. 
Boston Y. C. Meeting. 
he fall meeting of the Boston Y. C. was 
d last week at the Rowe’s wharf house with 
'»ut thirty members present and Commo- 
1 e Boynton in the chair. 
j he secretary of the regatta committee re¬ 
ted on the 1908 racing season as follows: 
1 otal of fourteen regattas, including club runs, 
I 'e held, with 471 starters. This does not 
ude the races at either Portland or Booth- 
Harbor during the club cruise, 
a the nine club and open regattas there were 
I starters, an average of thirty-one yachts in 
h regatta. The six open races had 239 
1 'ters, an average of forty per race, and the 
2e*club regattas had thirty-six starters. 
In the five squadron runs of the annual 
se along the Massachusetts and Maine coast 
1 yachts took part in the racing runs, 
j he championship winners for the season 
e: First rating class, Marie L., owned by 
>rge Lee; second rating class. Secret. A. P. 
ring; class Q, Little Rliody II., C. F. Tilling- 
i t; class I, 18-footers, Dorchen, A. W. 
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Finlay; Hull one-design 15-footers, Nicknack 
II., by E. B. Holmes. No championship was 
awarded in the Sonder class, as no boat took 
part in the required number of races. 
1 he only amendment to the by-laws passed 
was that relating to flag members. This new 
paragraph is as follows: Any woman owning 
a yacht is eligible for election to the club as a 
flag member, and shall, upon election, pay an¬ 
nual dues, but no initiation fee. Such member¬ 
ship shall be for full membership only, and shall 
continue only during the period of yacht owner¬ 
ship, and carries the following privileges: The 
right to fly the club burgee; to have private 
signals registered with the secretary; to enter 
yachts in club races, and the use of the club 
stations and floats. 
A Rule for Motor Boats. 
Motor boat men have had great trouble in 
getting a rule that works favorably to all sizes 
of vessels. The rule of the American Power 
Boat Association has given fairly good satis¬ 
faction, but it has been freely criticised, and 
some declare that it works unfairly and leaves 
too much to the honesty of the owner. There 
has been talk lately of making a new rule, and 
the Manufacturers’ Association is to have a 
convention of motor boat owners during the 
Motor Boat Show in February, to see if it is 
not possible to frame some rule that will be 
acceptable to all and give general satisfaction. 
Ihere has been a similar trouble on the other 
side, and several practical men have discussed 
rules in the publications devoted to yachting 
and motor boating. C. L’Estrange Ewen has 
drawn up a rule which he submitted to the 
Yachting World. In a letter he said: 
“The method of ascertaining rating has a 
great influence on the design of the motor and 
consequently on the future of the motor boat 
sport and industry. It is, therefore, an im¬ 
portant question which I think merits the fullest 
discussion. Believing that you will agree with 
me on this point, I draw your attention to what 
I have described as ‘The Ideal Power-rating 
Formula.’ 
I may say that I have given the matter the 
fullest consideration for some years and believe 
that my idea‘merits the title'l have given it. 
The main advantages are: 
“1. Equal chances are given to engines of 
equal efficiency, regardless of type. 
“2. Economy is encouraged. 
“3. The revolution difficulty is eliminated. 
‘‘ 4 - The possibility of error is small. 
“I trust that you will see your way to pub¬ 
lish it with a view to getting the matter dis¬ 
cussed and brought to the notice of associations, 
clubs and other authorities who are interested 
:n the making of rating rules. 
“ Yours, etc., 
“C. L’Estrange Ewen. 
“45 Hope street, Glasgow.” 
Mr. L’Estrange Ewen explains his proposals 
as follows: 
“I am convinced that if an ideal method of 
approximating horsepower for rating can be 
devised it will have fuel consumption as its 
basis. A liquid quantity may be expressed in 
terms_ of weight or volume. To determine the 
quantity by either method is equally simple, 
but to calculate the power from the weight of 
fuel used would, I think, tend to penalize the 
use of the heavier oils,' which is not desirable. 
I am accordingly putting forward the following 
proposition for the consideration of those 
authorities who undertake the business of 
framing rating rules: That instead of deter¬ 
mining the horsepower, as hitherto, by a con¬ 
sideration of cylinder displacement and mean 
pressure, a near approximation will be made 
from the volume of fuel consumed. I suggest 
that brake horsepower (P) be taken as equiva¬ 
lent to pints of fuel consumed per hour (p): 
P equals p. 
“As. however, most well-designed motors do 
not consume one. pint per horsepower hour, a 
nearer approximation to the developed power 
could lie obtained by multiplying p by 1.25. 
1 his would give the exact power of an engine 
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