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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 22, 1910. 
Rules for Catboat Racing. 
A conference of yachtsmen interested in cat- 
boat racing was ne.d at tne Edgevvood 1. C. 
house in rrovidence last Saturday. ihe dele¬ 
gates met to discuss rules to govern the races 
mat are to be sailed next summer on Narra- 
gansett Bay. It was an inter Day conference 
and there were representatives from Marragan- 
sett, Barnegat, Massachusetts and Great South 
bays. The delegates from Buzzards Bay did 
not attend and Thomas Fleming Day, who is a 
member of the New Bedford Y. C., voted for 
them. 
The type of boat to be favored caused a long 
discussion. The delegates favored a cabin boat, 
although the Great South Bay delegates an¬ 
nounced that they would not be able to arouse 
much enthusiasm in the sport as only open boats 
were raced in their waters. The conference re¬ 
sulted in the delegates agreeing on a wholesome 
type of boats with fair cabin accommodation and 
barring freaks, fin keels, bilge and leeboards, 
double rudders and double hulls. They are to 
be rated on over all measurement and the time 
allowance is to be seven seconds a foot for each 
mile of the course. 
The meeting adopted the name of the Inter¬ 
bay Cabin Catboat Association, and decided that 
the rules should not be changed for three years. 
It was decided to have the races here consist 
of not less than three or more than five. The 
scantling restrictions of the Cape Catboat Asso¬ 
ciation were adopted. 
It was decided that the individual boat scor¬ 
ing the most points in the races should be known 
as the champion catboat of the world. The 
delegates promised that two Massachusetts Bay 
boats, two Barnegat Bay boats, one Buzzards 
Bay and one or two from Great South Bay 
wotdd compete in the races here. 
The rules and regulations as adopted were as 
follows: 
Definitions—The catboat which the interbay 
contest races hopes and intends to develop shall 
be a seaworthy and cruising yacht of the center- 
board type, strongly constructed, properly bal¬ 
lasted with fixed ballast, having good freeboard 
and substantial cabin trunk and suitable cabin 
accommodations for cruising. The intention is 
to produce types of catboats free from all freak 
features, such as sharpies, catamarans, double 
hulls or other unusual types or any boat fitted 
with bilge fins, bilge boards or other similar 
contrivances. No boat shall be admitted hav¬ 
ing a full blunt bow, square sides, double rud¬ 
ders, bilge or leeboards or reversed curves in 
the fore and aft center lines or any unusual 
feature. 
Freeboard—The minimum freeboard shall be 
not less than seven-eighths of an inch for every 
foot of L. W. L. length. The minimum free¬ 
board at the bow shall be not less than one and 
three-quarter inches for every foot of L. W. L. 
length. 
Flead Room—The minimum head room under 
the cabin trunk beams, over the cabin floor for 
the space required, shall be not less than two 
and a quarter inches for every foot of L. W. L. 
length. 
Cabin Floor—The top side of the cabin floor 
shall be below the L. W. L., not less than one- 
half inch for every foot of L. W. L. length for 
a space including the centerboard casing not less 
than 3 feet wide and 6 feet long, for boats 24 
feet waterline and over, and 3 feet wide and 5 
feet long for boats under 24 feet waterline. 
Fixtures and Fittings—There shall be a sub¬ 
stantial partition at the after end of the cabin, 
two lockers, two transoms, of suitable size to 
form a bed, cushions for transoms, one blanket 
for each member of the crew, receptacle for two 
gallons of water, one anchor, suitable cab’e, life 
preservers, compass, lantern or lamp, lead and 
line, pump, foghorn, boat hook and bucket. The 
fittings shall be on board in all races during the 
series and when the boat is measured. 
Ballast—All ballast sha’l be below the cabin 
and cocknit floors or the transoms, and shall not 
be moved during races. (Amendment here is 
talked of.) 
Sails—Mainsail only shall be used. 
Crew—The crew shall consist of not more 
than one person to every five feet or fraction 
thereof for the over all length. The full number 
of the crew shall be- on board and amidships 
when the boat is measured. 
Length Over All—The boats shall be of a 
length over all not exceeding 27 feet and not 
less than 22 feet. Any craft which is less than 
22 feet may assume that measurement in order 
to race in the class. 
Allowance—The allowance shall be on the 
basis of seven seconds per mile per foot. 
T. R. Goodwin, president of the N. B. Y. R. 
A. , under whose auspices the conference was 
held, presided. W. Louis Frost acted as secre¬ 
tary. 
After the conference the members enjoyed 
a beefsteak and Rhode Island Johnnie Cake sup¬ 
per. The delegates were: Narragansett Bay, 
William J. Rooks, R. I. Y. C., and James Fos¬ 
ter, Edgewood Y. C.; Barnegat Bay, John C. 
McAvoy and Guy A. Luburg, Island Heights 
Y. C., and R. IT. Crowell. Seaside Park Y. C.; 
Great South Bay, Foster Crampton and William 
B. Groutage, Center Moriches Y. C.: Massa¬ 
chusetts Bav. IT. M. Robbins and F. F. Crane, 
of the Quincy Y. C. Delegate-at-Large, Thomas 
Fleming Day. 
Yacht Sales and Charters. 
The following sales have been made through 
the office of Stanley M. Seaman: 
8o-foot gasolene coast cruising yawl Zirvah, 
sold by John H. Cromwell, New York, to Geo. 
Smith, Philadelphia, Pa. 
75-foot schooner Mavis, sold by S. L. Folger 
to S. T. Hubbard, New York. 
55-foot sea-going gasolene cruiser Valeda, sold 
by H. K. Milner, Georgia, to F. B. Richards, of 
Cleveland, Ohio. The yacht is to be fitted out 
in the spring and will be used mostly on the 
Great Lakes. 
Gasolene express cruiser Duchess, sold by L. 
M. Gilbreth, Plainfield, to F. E. Lewis 2d, 
Stamford. A French engine is to be installed, 
and the owner hopes to enter her in many of 
the season’s races. 
Sloop Polly, sold by T. S. Price, New York, 
to A. D. Mathews, Brooklyn. 
Gasolene cruiser Dorryn, sold by Geo. F. 
Foote, Ithaca, to James Golden, Norwalk. 
Auxiliary yawl Alga, sold by Alfred Wilson, 
Trenton, to F. F. Farrell, New Orleans. The 
yacht will be shipped south just as soon as ice 
conditions allow moving from her berth in 
Jamaica Bay. 
Canoeing . 
Red Dragon C. C. 
The annual meeting of the Red Dragon C. 
C. was held Saturday evening, Jan. 8, 1910, at 
the club house, Wissinoming-on-the-Delaware. 
The election resulted as follows: Commodore, 
J. A. Edgar; Vice-Commodore, C. C. Wilson; 
Purser, W. H. Logan, Jr.; Quartermaster, E. 
B. Hand; Correspondent, H. A. Johnson; 
Measurer, M. D. Wilt; Fleet Surgeon, F. O. 
Gross, M.D.; Trustee (to serve three years), J. 
E. Murray. An oyster supper in Snug Harbor 
preceded the meeting. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.—Charles E. Tyson, care of 
Cook’s Linoleum Co., Trenton, N. J., by Robert 
F. Tims; Joseph W. Broomhead, 4709 Leiper 
street, Frankford, Pa., by Elmer B. Ayres; 
Herbert E. Amidon, 322 West Duval street, 
Germantown, Pa., by Walter G. Sibley. 
MEMBER DECEASED. 
Central Division.—No. 5778, O. F. Flister, 
915 Park Building, Pittsburg, Pa. Mr. Flister 
died July 29, 1909, notice having just been re¬ 
ceived by the treasurer. He was a member of 
the Algonquin C. C. 
Traps hooting. 
If you want your shoot to he announced here 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
Jan. 24-29.—Houston, Tex.—Sunny South Handicap. 
Jan. 30.—Buffalo, N. Y.—Frontier R. and G. C. H. C. 
Utz, Sec’y. 
Feb. 8.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y. 
Feb. 12.—Temple, Pa.—Hercules G. C. A. K. Ludwig, 
Sec’y. 
Feb. 15-18.—Kansas City, Mo.—R. S. Elliott tournament. 
Feb. 16-17.—Columbus (O.) G. C. Lon Fisher, Sec’y. 
Feb. 21-22.—Harrisburg (Pa.) Sportsmen’s Association 
live-bird tournament. Karl Steward, Sec’y. 
Feb. 22-23.—Columbus (O.) G. C. Lon Fisher, Sec’y. 
March 8.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y. 
March 8-9.—Holmesburg Junction, Pa.—Keystone Shoot¬ 
ing League of Philadelphia. 
April 12.—Bergen Beach (L. 1.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y. 
May 10.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y. 
June 14.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec y. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Jan. 24-25.—Artisia (N. M.) G. C. Mark A. Corbin, Sec’y. 
Feb. 1.—Delaware Water Gap (Pa.) G. C. Jos. H. 
Graves, Capt. 
Feb. 22.—Herkimer (N. Y.) G. C. Leon Klock, Sec’y. 
March 8-9.—Holmesburg Junction, Pa.—Keystone Shoot¬ 
ing League. F. M. Lames, Sec’y. 
March 16-17.—Baltimore, Md.—A. G. Alford Sporting 
Goods Company G. C. Geo. P. Mordecai, Pres. 
March 24-25.— Jewell (la.) G. C. W. S. Hoon, Sec’y. 
April 13-14—B'lue Mound (Ill.) G. C. J. W. Robbins, 
Sec’y. 
April 26-28.—Pawnee, Okla.—Oklahoma State tournament 
under the auspices of the Pawnee G. C. D. B. Her- 
riman, Sec’y. 
April 29.—Jacksonburg, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley 
Sportsmen’s League tournament, under the auspices 
of the Jacksonburg G. C. Ed. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
May 3-5.—Hutchinson, Kans.—Kansas State tournament 
under the auspices of the Hutchinson Gun Club. C. 
T. Rankin, Sec’y. 
May 14.—Bethel (Conn.) G. C. C. K. Bailey, Sec’y. 
May 17.—Pillow (Pa.) G. C. J. A. Bingman, Sec’v. 
May 18-19.—Gabon (O.) G. C. U. E. Campbell, Pres. 
May 21.—Fairmont, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley Sports¬ 
men’s League tournament, under the auspices of the 
Fairmont G. C. Ed. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
May 30.—Carrick (Pa.) K. and G. C. C. G. Eaches, Sec’y. 
May 31-June 3.—Cleveland, O.—Ohio State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Cleveland G. C. F. II. 
Wallace, Mgr. 
June 2-4.—Atlantic City, N. J.—New -Jersey State tour¬ 
nament. A. H. Sheppard, Sec’y. 
June 7-9.—Syracuse, N. Y.—New York State Sportsmen’s 
Association tournament. Chas. G. Blandford, Sec’y. 
June 8-9.—Sullivan (Ill.) G. C. Ben Cochran, Sec’v. 
June 16.—Shinnston, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley Sports¬ 
men’s League tournament, under the auspices of the 
Shinnston G. C. Ed. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
June 16-17.—Charleston, VV. Va.—West Virginia State 
tournament, under the auspices of the Charleston 
Gun Club. Dr. Gwynn Nicholson. Sec’y. 
July 16.—Littleton, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley Sports¬ 
men’s League tournament, under the auspices of the 
Littleton G. C. E. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
Aug. 13.—Clarksburg,W. Va.—Monongahela Valley Sports¬ 
men’s League tournament, under the auspices of the 
Clarksburg G. C. Ed. II. Taylor, Sec’y. 
Sept. 3.—Morgantown, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley 
Sportsmen’s League tournament, under the auspices 
of the Morgantown G. C. Ed. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
Sept. 8-9.—Atlantic City, N J.—Westy Hogans’ tourna¬ 
ment. Bernard Elsesser, Sec’y. 
Sent. 28-29—Sullivan (111.) G C. Ken Cochran, Sec’v 
Oct. 8.—Grafton, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley Sports¬ 
men’s League tournament, under the auspices of the 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The next shoot of the Hudson Gun Club, of New 
Jersey is fixed to take place on Jan. 30. 
The Columbus, O., Gun Club has changed the dates 
of its mid-winter tournament from Feb. 16 and 17 to 
Feb. 22 and 23. 
At the live-bird shoot of the Penrose Gun Club, Phila¬ 
delphia, Jan. 15, Simon and Paul scored 10 straight. 
There was a light attendance of shooters consequent to 
the difficulty of transportation. 
The heavy snowstorms of last week caused the post¬ 
ponement of many Saturday trap shoots. Some grounds, 
in isolated sections, would require a Cook to reach 
them, so deeply were they buried in polar covering. 
*, 
The Columbus, O., Gun Club has arranged shoots for 
the following dates: Feb. 22-23 (midwinter shoot), 
March 23, April 20, May 18-19, June 22, July 22, Aug. 
24-25, Sept. 22, Oct. 20 and Nov. 8 and 9. 
