Jan. is, 1910.] 
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Small Boats on the Lakes. 
There is every indication that yacht racing 
on the Lakes will be chiefly in the smaller 
classes of sailing craft and with motor boats 
this year. Small boats are becoming more and 
more popular each year everywhere, and the 
fad seems to have reached the Lakes. Robert 
F. Power, who studies the yachts on the Lakes, 
writes: 
“Is yachting in Cleveland degenerating to a 
catboat sport? This is the New Year’s ques¬ 
tion. Will the fleet of said yachts at Rocky 
River continue to dwindle in 1910 like it has 
during the year just closed? Are local lovers 
of the sport to see nothing at Lakewood on 
race days but a few ancient 18-footers and one- 
design catboats? 
“There has not been a new sailing yacht 
built in Cleveland in two years. Oriole, Her¬ 
man Kraus’ 16-footer, was the last one to be 
added to the racing fleet. When George Hall 
sold Hoorah she was left alone, the sole sur¬ 
vivor of a splendid little racing class which just 
naturally dies from neglect. 
“The 21-foot class met the same fate. Chloris 
went to Chicago three years ago, and Cleve¬ 
land, after her discouraging experience at Chi¬ 
cago in 1908, went out of commission. Com¬ 
modore George H. Worthington says he will 
never again own a racing yacht. He is through 
with racing. Rooster, owned by E. R. Rickers- 
burg, is now the only representative of the 21- 
foot class in this part of the country., 
“The 18-foot class has been kept intact, but 
it has not grown a bit. The last boats to be 
added to the local fleet were Fudge, owned by 
W. F. Nash, and Fannette, by H. R. Dryfoos. 
They were imported from the east in 1907. 
Both have been for sale for a year without a 
buyer in sight. Last spring Commodore Win- 
ton subscribed $500 to a syndicate for a new 
boat. No one else offered to put in a cent. 
Which is evidence of how sadly the sport is 
degenerating in this community. 
“It used to be that new boats were in sight 
on New Year’s day. Thirty-footers and even 
forty-footers were not uncommon. There was 
only a handful of enthusiasts in those days, but 
they were the red-blooded sort. They put the 
Lakewood Y. C. on the map as a racing or¬ 
ganization. The fleet they took to the inter¬ 
lake regattas was for many years the largest of 
any club between Bay City and Buffalo. The 
club was nothing to what it is now either in 
size or resources. But it had boats and men 
who knew how to handle them. 
“Last season the racing fleet consisted of 
half a dozen 18-footers, three catboats and two 
cruisers. The powerboats were so scarce the 
classes could not fill. The writer recalls one 
race last summer where there were three classes 
and five boats, mostly dinghys. For 1910 there 
will be a couple of new catboats, building by 
Zickes for Messrs. Bierce and Alburn. The 
cruiser class will be discontinued, without a 
doubt. Commodore Winton’s $500 for a new 
18-footer still hangs up, but it might as well 
be five cents as far as anyone seems to care. 
“Something must be done to stimulate rac¬ 
ing at Rocky River. It is the life of the sport. 
Racing made the Lakewood Y. C. and lack of 
it will kill it from a yachting standpoint. The 
club might well forget about docks, tennis 
courts, dredging, etc., and think only about new 
boats between now and spring, unless new 
boats are added to docks or channels. Get the 
boats first and then provide a place for them.” 
First Boat of the New Year. 
What is the first boat of the new year was 
launched from the yard of the Luder’s Marine 
Construction Company, at Portchester, last 
Saturday. This is a power boat for O. S. 
Johnson, of Scranton, which was built in twenty- 
eight days, and is to go south at once. This craft 
is 32 feet long, 7 feet wide and is fitted with a 
25-30 horsepower four-cylinder motor, which, 
it is expected, will drive the yacht at the rate 
of 12 miles an hour. The boat is to be used on 
St. Johns and Indian rivers in the winter, and 
in the summer on Barnegat Bay. The. hull is 
staunchly constructed and will stand consider¬ 
able buffeting. On account of the shoal waters 
where the yacht is to be used the draft has been 
held to 2 feet, and a skeg and shoe protects the 
wheel and rudder from injury by grounding. 
The cabin is aft and the engine in the forward 
part of the boat. By this arrangement practi¬ 
cally the entire boat can be used by the owner. 
The cabin is finished in figured African ma¬ 
hogany and upholstered in green with leather 
cushions, carpets and silk curtains. Ample 
storage room is provided for fishing rods, guns, 
etc. Gasolene is carried in a large copper tank 
under the rear deck and sufficient fuel can be 
stored for sixteen hours’ run at full speed. The 
boat is fitted in the most up-to-date style, has 
ice boxes and fresh water tanks and is lighted 
by acetylene. The motor is controlled by one 
man in the regulation automobile style. 
Ocean Contests Brooklyn Y. C. 
The regatta committee of the Brooklyn Y. 
C. has selected Saturday, July 2, as the day to 
start its annual sailing and power boat races 
over the Cape May course. The start will be 
in Gravesend Bay from a mark boat off the club 
house to Southwest Spit buoys, to Scotland 
Lightship, to Fire Island Lightship, to North¬ 
east End Lightship off Cape May, N. J., same 
returning, sailing vessels to finish at Scotland 
Lightship and the power boats off the club 
house, distance about 325 miles. 
There will be two classes in the power boat 
race, 40 to 70 feet over all and 70 to 100 feet 
over all, 1909 rules American Power Boat As¬ 
sociation to govern. 
General Austen, chairman of the regatta com¬ 
mittee, announces that the prizes to the winning 
yachts in each event will be very valuable, and 
that also additional prizes will be given ac¬ 
cording to the number of starters. 
The sailing yachts will probably start in the 
morning and the power boats in the afternoon. 
The date is very attractive, as the 4th of July 
coming on a Monday will enable yachtsmen to 
participate in the event without spending any 
time away from business. 
Edson B. Schock, S. Warren Granberry and 
William P. Kiggins have been selected to assist 
the regatta committee in the management of the 
power boat race. 
Columbia Y. C. Officers. 
The members of the Columbia Y. C., of South 
Boston, have elected these officers and com¬ 
mittees: Commodore, R. J. Huntly; Vice-Com¬ 
modore, Joseph Spry; Rear-Commodore, G. L. 
Brambach; Secretary, Theodore Campbell; 
Treasurer, George H. Carver; Measurer, John 
E. Hunt; Trustees—W. J. Shepard, L. Trafton, 
J. C. Morgan, J. E. Hunt, F. W. Fraser; Audit¬ 
ing Committee—L. J. Martin, W. H. Grose: 
Membership Committee—J. E. Holland, Thos. 
A. Shepard, A. N. Campbell, Jr. The secretary’s 
report showed that the club possesses a larger 
membership than ever, and the treasurer’s re¬ 
port told that the treasury was in a flourishing 
condition. 
South Boston Y. C. Officers. 
At the annual meeting of the South Boston 
Y. C., held last week, these officers and com¬ 
mittees were elected: Commodore Wilbert 
Soule; Vice-Commodore, John J. Tobin: Rear- 
Commodore, John F. Burke; Secretary, Charles 
E. Butterman; Treasurer William X. McKee; 
Fleet Surgeon, C. R. Rothwell, M.D.,; Trustees 
—Arthur Fuller and P. J. McMahon; Regatta 
Committee—Thomas F. Bruen, John J. Har- 
land, Edward T. Roche, H. R. Schadt and 
Howard Gannett, Jr.; House Committee—James 
P. Holland, Thomas Harrison, James B. 
Schmidt, A. L. Sherer and Charles H. Hottle- 
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