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FOREST AND STREAM. 
LJan. 29, 1910. 
aft of the gasolene tank is a steel watertight 
bulkhead, immediately aft of which is the 
owner's stateroom, 8 feet in length and extend¬ 
ing full width of the vessel. On the starboard 
side will be a double brass bed, on the port side 
a sofa with drawers under, and forward amid¬ 
ships a mahogany chiffonier. On the port side 
aft of this stateroom and connecting with it will 
be a large wardrobe, and on the starboard side 
a toilet room, fitted with porcelain basin and 
closet and nickel-plated open plumbing complete. 
Aft of this will be the steerage on the starboard 
side and opposite this on the port side a single 
stateroom, with berth, divan, bureau and ward¬ 
robe complete. Aft of this port, stateroom will 
be a toilet room and abaft of this a bath room, 
with porcelain tub, lavatories, closets and nickel- 
plated open plumbing complete. Opposite this 
bath room on port side will be a single state¬ 
room, with wardrobe, divan, bureau, etc. At 
the after end of the vessel and communicating 
with the steerage by a passage 27 inches in width 
will be a double stateroom, 9 feet in length, ex¬ 
tending full width of the vessel, fitted with a 
large bureau, two single berths, two sofas and 
two wardrobes, with all furnishings and fixtures 
complete. 
Although the main fresh water tanks will be 
under the cabin floor, auxiliary water tanks will 
be provided to supply running water throughout 
the vessel. ' The bath room will be tiled, as will 
also the other toilet and dressing rooms. The 
motive power of this yacht will consist of two 
6-cylinder Standard engines developing not less 
than 100 horsepower each, which will give the 
yacht a speed of over sixteen miles per hour. 
This, combined with the large gasolene supply, 
refrigerating plant and large fresh water ca¬ 
pacity, will give this vessel the distinction of 
having the largest cruising radius and best speed 
yet produced in a motor yacht of these dimen¬ 
sions. She will be equipped with three boats, 
an electric light plant and windlass operated by 
electricity, hot water heating system, running 
waters,' telephones, etc., so that she will be a 
most complete and up-to-date craft in all re¬ 
spects. 
The work is well in hand, pr>d the yacht will 
be completed about the middle of next May. 
Trans-Pacific Ocean Race. 
The Trans-Pacific Ocean race has been 
steadily growing in importance and in popular¬ 
ity since it was first started, and it promises to 
become in time the most important of all the 
long distance races. The course from San 
Pedro to Honolulu is 2,086 nautical miles, so 
with the exception of the races that have been 
sailed across the Atlantic, this is the longest 
race in which yachtsmen take part, and instead 
of holding at intervals of some years as is done 
on this side of the continent, this race is an 
annual affair. 
It will be started this year on July 4, and 
those who have charge of its details are sure 
that there will be a fair sized fleet of starters. 
The prizes this year are to be donated by the 
Hawaii Y. C., and Capt. Frank Hay of the 
South Coast Y. C. has offered a handsome 
trophy to the yacht under 60 feet that makes 
the fastest actual time over the course. Some 
eastern yachtsman who is fond of variety in 
his sport might do well to consider sending a 
boat to the Pacific coast and taking part in this 
event. It is certain that this will be done in 
the near future, as the Pacific coast yachtsmen 
are progressive, and they are determined to 
make this event the most important long dis¬ 
tance race sailed. The conditions to govern 
the race this year are as follows: 
The race is open to cruising craft belonging 
to any organized yacht club whose waterline is 
not less than 30 feet. Boats to enter this must 
be bona-fide cruising craft of substantial con¬ 
struction and rig, having full decks and water¬ 
tight cockpit. Yachts having fin or bulb keels 
or balanced rudders are barred. 
Measurement.—The measurement for comput¬ 
ing allowance is the length of the deck over all. 
The length on deck from the fore side of the 
after side of the stern board or transom. 
Fiddle heads and ornamental pieces or boards 
are not included in this measurement. Boats 
will rate for allowance from the closest full 
foot. 
Crew.—There will be no restriction as to the 
number or character of the crew, but the per¬ 
son in charge of the sailing of the yacht must 
be a bona-fide member of an organized yacht 
club. . 
Sails.—Lower sails to be those usually carried 
by the yacht when cruising.- No restrictions on 
light sails. 
Boats.—Yachts must carry such small boats 
or tenders as they carry when cruising. 
Stores and Water.—Stores and water suf¬ 
ficient for thirty days must be on board. Water 
to be fixed in tanks or breakers. 
Equipment.—Anchors, chains or hawsers, side 
lights, two compasses, sextant, chronometer 
and life'belts, or jackets’for each member of 
the crew. 
Ballast.—-Weight may be shifted fore and aft 
for the purpose of trimming, but no weight 
either in the form of stores or ballast must be 
jettisoned except as a measure of safety. 1 
Time Allowance.—The time allowance will 
be sixty minutes to the foot for the full course, 
a distance of 2086 miles. No allowance for rig. 
Time of Start.—The race will start at 12 
o’clock on Monday, July 4, 1910, from San 
Pedro, California. 
Finish of Race.—The finish of the race will 
be abreast of Diamond Headlight, Honolulu. 
Territory of Hawaii, not over a mile to the 
leeward. 
Entries.—Entries must be received by the 
secretary of the Hawaii Y. C., Ltd., not later 
than May 1, 1910. Such entries must be in 
duplicate and.be accompanied by a full descrip¬ 
tion of the yacht. 
Protests.—Protests concerning non-eligibility 
of a yacht must be in writing and be made not 
less than 48 hours before the time fixed for the 
starting. 
The committee reserve the right to reject an 
entry if the boat is in any way unsuited for 
ocean racing or is defective in hull, rig or 
stores. The committee upon written request 
will inspect any boat and certify as to her 
eligibility. . .. 
Pacific Coast News. 
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 7. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: While most of the San Francisco 
yachts have been laid up for the winter, there 
are a few enthusiastic owners who are enjoy¬ 
ing winter sport, and almost every Sunday a 
number of white wings are seen skimming over 
the bay. Chas.-E. Miller is one of the most 
enthusiastic of the local yachtsmen, and he is 
spending a great deal of his time out in his 
yacht Yankee, During the past few weeks he 
has been sailing and hunting in the vicinity of 
Antioch, and is now planning to make trips 
to both Sacramento and to Stockton, and be¬ 
fore the regular yachting season opens, will 
have visited most of the navigable waters be¬ 
yond Army Point. The water in the rivers is 
now high and sailing up streams is much more 
enjoyable than in the summer time, for more 
places can be visited and there is not the same 
danger of being hung up on some sand bar as a 
result of low water. 
The Corinthian Y. C. has selected a nominat¬ 
ing committee to present a list of officers for 
the coming year, and this list is now being 
posted in the club house. The following names 
have been selected, and as a contested election 
has never been known in the history of the 
Corinthian Y. C., it is anticipated that those 
chosen will be next season’s officers: Com¬ 
modore, William J. Hogg.; Vice-Commodore, 
John E. McFarlane; Port Captain, John H. 
Keefe; Treasurer, Charles F. Morel; Secretary, 
H. W. Westerfield; Directors, (in addition to 
the above), Theodore F. Tracy, and J. A. 
Wagner. Regatta Committee—W. A. Barlarge, 
W. B. . Coates and. Charles Gerlach. The elec¬ 
tion will be held on the last Wednesday in Jan¬ 
uary. The annual New Year’s dinner of the 
club was held at Tiburon Sunday, Jan. 2, and 
was one of the most successful events of the 
kind ever held by the club, there being an un¬ 
usually large attendance. The nominating com¬ 
mittee this year consisted of John C. Bricknell, 
Harry Hawks and Herbert Walsh. The Cor¬ 
inthian yachtsmen are much elated over the 
announcement that the supervisors of Marin 
county have decided to erect a new bridge over 
the Tiburon Lagoon. At the last meeting of 
the supervisors, a representative body from the 
yacht club was present and the need of having 
a draw-bridge was set forth at length. At the 
present time the draw-bridge can be opened 
only at rare intervals, and when yachts are 
taken into the lagoon and moored, they must 
remain there until spring. When the plans are 
drawn up for the new bridge the yachtsmen are 
to be consulted, and one will be constructed 
that will allow the yachtsmen to take their boats 
in and out of the lagoon whenever desired. 
Three yachtsmen—Tudor Tiedmann, of Ala¬ 
meda, and Edward T. Farnum and Thomas 
Dunham, Stanford students-—were marooned re¬ 
cently on a sand bank off Bay Farm Island in 
the yacht Hyack and spent the greater portion 
of a night out in the cold. The trio had left the 
Encinal Y. C.’s headquarters for a short cruise, 
and when well out in the bay the wind died 
down. The boat was without an anchor and 
drifted upon a sand bar and stuck fast. Farnum 
and Dunham set out in a small boat to row 
back to the club house and reached there about 
midnight almost exhausted. A rescue party 
headed by William Woodside went to the rescue 
of the other member of the party, but nothing 
could be found of the yacht. Next morning the 
yacht was discovered off Hayward landing with 
Tiedmann safe aboard. 
From present indications the coming season 
for yachting in San Francisco Bay will prove 
to ’be a very lively one, and already several im¬ 
portant meets are being planned. The Sequoia 
\. C, of Eureka, is preparing to issue a chal¬ 
lenge to the holder of the San Francisco per¬ 
petual challenge cup, and there is no doubt but 
that this will be accepted. Last season the 
northern club was preparing to race for this 
cup and sent a challenge in, but graciously 
waived its prior right to the race in favor of 
the South Coast Y. C., of Los Angeles, which 
sent north Mahpe, which boat was defeated by 
the Corinthian Club’s representative, Presto. 
There is great activity in racing circles in 
Eureka, and during the past year several fine 
racing craft have been placed in commission. 
Calypso and Oreadis are both new boats and 
have developed such an amount of speed that 
the yachtsmen of that place are led to believe 
that they have the fastest boat on the coast. 
Numerous races have been held of late at 
Eureka, and it is the consensus of opinion that 
Calypso is the best boat of her class. This 
yacht is in the 25-foot class, and if she is named 
as the challenging boat, it is likely that she will 
be pitted against Discovery, which has de¬ 
fended the cup for the Corinthian Club on two 
previous occasions. 
From the northwest comes the news that 
there will be no race this year for the Alex¬ 
andra trophy. One of the provisions of the 
deed of gift governing the cup was that notice 
of an intention to challenge must be in hands 
of the cup trustees before the end of the year 
preceding the race. The Royal Vancouver Y. 
C. has decided not to build a challenging boat 
next year and none of the other clubs in the 
northwest have sent in a challenge, thus there 
will be no race for the trophy at the July re¬ 
gatta. There is still a discussion under way in 
1 egard to the rules, and until this is definitely 
settled, there will be but litle chance of there 
being any racing for the Alexandra trophy 
A. P. B. 
Col. Thompson Charters Catania. * 
Col. Robert M. Thompson, who last year 
made a voyage around the world in the con¬ 
verted yacht Mineola has chartered the Duke 
of Sutherland’s steam yacht Catania, in which 
he is to. make an extended cruise to the far 
East, which will probably last for six months. 
