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navigating instruments, and other yachting 
requisites. 
A variation of this design has been suggested 
for a boat of the same waterline length, using 
' the same model throughout most of its length, 
and broadening the stern to give the accommo¬ 
dations suggested. Such a boat would be used 
by a party wishing to cruise along our sea 
coast, through inland waters, canals and lakes, 
for hunting, fishing, or .as a motor house boat. 
The accompanying plans illustrate the con¬ 
venient arrangements and some_ of the novel 
outfits. No large engine power is required for 
such purpose; a small 15-horsepower engine 
would be installed in the forecastle engine room. 
A large double stateroom is provided at the 
after end with a bathroom at the stern; there 
is a comfortable cockpit amidships; and the 
houses over both cabins are arranged to furnish 
seats at each side; that is, the house breaks 
about 18 inches above the main deck, forming 
the seat, and rises t.s inches higher to give full 
headroom over all the floor space in the cabins. 
Beginning at the forward end of the bunks, in 
the main cabin, the top sides are raised, giving 
great freeboard; and from that point, the gun¬ 
wale is topped with a turtle-back deck. This 
arrangement gives the boat splendid sea-going 
qualities and furnishes comfortable accommoda¬ 
tions below decks right up to the bows. 
The boat is provided with a large compart¬ 
ment for ice and refrigerator room, and under 
the cockpit fish wells will be provided if re¬ 
quired by the owner. There is ample storage 
space for hunting and fishing gear. 
In every way the boat has been planned to 
give the greatest satisfaction to those who wish 
to spend a vacation on a hunting or fishing trip 
far from a base of supplies, and with all the con¬ 
venience of a house boat and cruising yacht. 
No Canada Cup Race. 
The conference of the committee representing 
the Roval Canada Cup and the representatives 
of the Rochester Y. C., at Rochester last week, 
came to naught. The Canadians argued in 
favor of barring Seneca as a defender of the 
cup. They pointed out how unfair it would be 
to make them build a boat that would conform 
to the scantling restrictions to race against 
Seneca, a boat built without any restrictions. 
They were willing to refer the .matter to the 
council of the Yacht Racing Union, as well as 
the interoretation of the deed of gift, but to 
this the Rochester men would not agree. The 
Rochester men did not want a race. They did 
not say so then, but they declined to make any 
concessions, evidently feeling sure that if they 
stuck out for a strict interpretation of the rules 
the Canadians would have to withdraw their 
challenge. 
For several weeks the conditions to govern 
the race had been discussed by the two clubs 
and delays were serious to the challengers. 
They had at first intended having two or per¬ 
haps three yachts built, but when time passed 
and nothing was arranged, they announced that 
they would be only able to have one yacht. 
Then as the conference failed in their being 
i able to come to anv satisfactory agreement with 
the holders of the cup, they went back to 
Toronto and later sent a telegram to the 
Rochester club, announcing that the challenge 
was withdrawn. 
It is unfortunate that a race could not be 
arranged and the Rochester yachtsmen have 
laid themselves open to severe criticism for 
their actions. They have held, the cup now 
for five years—thev won it in 1903, when 
Irondequoit beat Stra.thcona. They defended it 
successfully in 1905 with Iroquois, and then the 
Canadians sent a challenge for a race the next 
year. This the Rochester men did.not want to 
accept, and they induced the Canadians to with¬ 
draw the challenge. A race was arranged for 
last year and Seneca beat the Canadian boat, 
but if the Canadians had then insisted on the 
terms of the challenge being lived up to, the 
Rochester men would have had to forfeit the 
cup. The Rochester yachtsmen were surprised 
when a challenge was sent them for a race for 
next season, and since they have received it, 
they have not shown any desire to accept it 
and arrange a fair race, and now that the chal¬ 
lenge is withdrawn, they breathe more easily 
and are pleased. 
The telegram sent by the Canadian club is as 
follows, to Clute E. Noxen, Secretary of the 
Rochester Y. C.: 
“Your having rejected the many suggestions 
of our committee to settle the difference of 
opinion regarding the intention of the deed of 
gift to the Canada’s cup to an independent 
tribunal, we hereby withdraw our challenge of 
Sept. 23, much regretting the circumstances 
necessitating the same. This action is only 
taken after deep consideration by our executive 
and sailing committees.” 
After its receipt Secretary Clute Noxen ex¬ 
pressed the sentiment of the members and ex¬ 
plained the whole situation by saying: 
“We are glad that the controversy is over 
and that there is to be no race for the Can¬ 
ada’s cup next season. We never wanted a race 
in 1909 at all, but we did not want to do any¬ 
thing that was not perfectly fair and just in 
the matter. We are confident that we were in 
the right in every particular in the dispute over 
Seneca’s eligibility.” 
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 19.—The Canada cup 
controversy was discussed from all angles at 
to-day’s meeting of the council of the Yacht 
Racing Union of the Great Lakes. Although 
the meeting was called for another purpose, 
representatives of the Royal Canadian Y. C. 
and of the Rochester Y. C., and the views of 
the contenders, were set forth at considerable 
length. 
The result of all the talk was, as far as any 
progress in the direction of a settlement of the 
existing difficulty is concerned, practically noth¬ 
ing. The Canadians had no intention of reced¬ 
ing from their position, and the Rochester 
men were equally firm in the stand that the 
club has taken. The Yacht Racing Union has 
no authority to take any action in the matter, 
but this afternoon Dr. Jennings, of Detroit, and 
others interested in getting the cities together, 
brought up the matter of the disagreement, in 
hopes of effecting some sort of settlement or 
at least paving the way to a reopening of the 
matter. In this the would-be arbitrators were 
disappointed. 
Changes were made in racing rules, making 
them conform with those passed by the Atlantic 
Coast Conference. 
Rochester Club Officers. 
At the annual meeting of the Rochester Y. C. 
these officers were elected: Commodore, 
Thomas B. Pritchard; Vice-Commodore, Louis 
M. Beattie; Fleet Captain, Eric C. Moore; 
Treasurer, E. O. Graham; Secretary and Corre¬ 
sponding Secretary, Clute E. Noxen; Measurer, 
Charles J. Pembroke; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. T. O. 
Taft; Directors—Frank Ocumpaugh, A. R. 
Gorsline, George V. Fleckstein, George P. 
Culp. Delegates to L. Y. R. A.—Thomas B. 
Pritchard, Charles Van Voorhis, W. J. Pem¬ 
broke; Alternates—Wilson Cross, George P. 
Culp, L. G. Mabbett. 
Big Cup for Power Boats. 
The Colonial Y. C. has offered a $ 1,000 cup 
for which cruising power boats are to race 
next summer. This will be a challenge cup and 
will be held until some one yachtsman has won 
it three times. The cup will be for cruising 
boats under 50 feet and not under 40 feet, and 
the conditions will be framed similar to those 
that govern the Marblehead race. The sugges¬ 
tion that the cup be offered was made at the 
annual meeting of the club recently and the 
idea was so popular that the money was very 
soon subscribed. The yachts are to start in 
the Lower Bay and go over a course between 
400 and 600 nautical miles, and the first race 
will probably be to Fire Island Lightship, and 
then to Hampton Roads. This course should 
prove a popular one, as the yachtsmen taking 
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