Feb. 5, 1910.] 
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New Rochelle Y. C. 
The annual meeting of the New Rochelle 
C. will be held at the Hotel Manhattan on 
Saturday, Feb. 5. At that meeting officers and 
committees will be elected for the year and the 
usual business of the club transacted. The 
nominating committee has made up the follow¬ 
ing ticket, which will be submitted to the mem¬ 
bers: M. W. Houck, Commodore; E. C. My- 
rick; Vice-Commodore; Stephen C. Hunter, 
Rear-Commodore; C. A. Marsland, Secretary; 
C. E. Salter, Treasurer; R. M. Haddock, Meas¬ 
urer. Trustees—Boyd Decker, Frank Maier, C. 
B. Allen. Regatta Committee—G. P. Gran- 
bery, Chairman; M. S. Kattenhorn, W. H. L. 
Ehler. Law Committee—J. F. Lambden, John 
Oscar Bail. Art Committee—Paul A. Meyro- 
witz, C. W. Voltz. Entertainment Committee— 
Dr. H. T. Foote, W. B. Taylor. Nominating 
Committee—B. R. Stoddard, W. R. Berth, 
Ernest B. Wright. 
After the meeting the annual dinner will be 
held at the Hotel Manhattan. The club mem¬ 
bership numbers 235, and there is no doubt that 
at the beginning of the active yachting season 
the membership will reach 250, after which none 
but yacht owners will be admitted. The trus¬ 
tees report that the present club year ends with 
a good balance in the treasury, no indebtedness 
and the club property in splendid condition. 
Atlantic Y. C. 
The annual meeting of the Atlantic Y. C. 
will be held on Monday, Feb. 14, at 9 p. m., at 
the Hotel Astor, preceded by a dinner. 
The nominating committee submits the fol¬ 
lowing candidates to be balloted for at the an¬ 
nual meeting: For Commodore, Charles 
Sweeney; Vice-Commodore, George W! Tit- 
comb; Rear-Commodore, Hendon Chubb; Sec¬ 
retary, Harry A. Bullock; Treasurer, Robert A. 
Brown. Trustee, term to expire 1912, Howell 
H. Barnes; terms to expire 1913, R. C. Veit, 
S. L. Blood. Membership Committee—Bartow 
S. Weeks, Charles B. Ludwig, Herbert L. 
Jones. Nominating Committee, yacht owners— 
Horace E. Boucher, Francis M. Wilson, Edgar 
F. Luckenbach; non yacht owners—George S. 
Small, Jr., J. N. Jeffares, Francis H. Griffin. 
New Jersey Y. C. 
The members of the New Jersey Y. C. have 
elected these officers: F. N. Roehrich, Com¬ 
modore; William Buldecker, Vice-Commo¬ 
dore John Brock, Rear-Commodore; Ed¬ 
ward Bloom, Treasurer; Jules H. Dommerque, 
George A. Hughes and James F. Owens, Sec¬ 
retaries; John Rush, Measurer, and P. J. Mc¬ 
Dermott, Fleet Captain. A dozen new boats 
have been recently added to the fleet. 
Bayswater Y. C. 
The following officers were elected at the an¬ 
nual meeting of the Bayswater Y. C. of Bay¬ 
onne: Commodore, William Groeschel; Vice- 
Commodore, Richard Dynes; Fleet Captain, 
Charles Von Wallmenich; Secretary P. W. War¬ 
ren; Treasurer, John Roemelt. 
Foreign Motor Boat Trade. 
The government in its Daily Consular and 
Trade Report lately have published several 
statements from Consuls in different parts of 
the world relating to motor boats and the op¬ 
portunities of selling American marine motors. 
These reports also give some idea of the do¬ 
ings of foreigners in the yachting world and are 
not only interesting to those interested in the 
trade, but often give matter that those who are 
owners of vessels may study. Some extracts 
from these reports follow: 
A NEW PRODUCER-GAS-DRIVEN LAUNCH. 
A Dumbarton firm has recently completed 
a new producer-gas-driven launch. This boat, 
the first to its type built on the Clyde, is a 40- 
foot mahogany cruiser of 30 horsepower with a 
speed of 10 knots. The motor is of the usual 
four-cylinder petrol type, and has been specially 
adapted for producer gas. The official trials of 
the launch were carried out in the presence of a 
number of prominent Clyde yachtsmen and gas 
engineers interested in gas-propelling power. 
Although the weather conditions were most un¬ 
favorable, the experiment was considered satis¬ 
factory. 
The cost of coal used is given at 5 cents per 
hour, against 60 cents per hour for petrol. The 
boat carries fresh water in her bilge tanks to 
supply the vaporer for 36 hours continuous 
running, and sea water has been found quite 
suitable for passing through the cleaning and 
cooling scrubber. One report says the engines 
showed a remarkable flexibility on suction gas, 
while another holds the view that the greatest 
objection to the engine is its lack of flexibility, 
an objection which in time may be overcome. 
If this boat is in use throughout the sea¬ 
son, and enters the Clyde racing, as is predicted, 
valuable information on the merits and de¬ 
merits of suction gas as a propelling power 
should be forthcoming. 
MARKET FOR MOTORS FOR SCOTCH FISHING BOATS. 
Consular agent William P. Quann, of Aber¬ 
deen, in answer to my inquiries, furnishes 
the following information concerning the op¬ 
portunities for marine motors in the Scotch 
fishing fleet: 
“In regard to the opportunity now available 
here for the disposal of American marine 
motors to the owners of sail herring boats, to 
which attention was recently called, several 
manufacturers of oil motors have written for 
names of local agents to sell their goods,, most 
of them claiming to have the best engine in 
the United States, and, consequently, the best 
in the world, but none of them seems disposed 
to back up this assertion with the necessary 
outlay to demonstrate their machines in this 
market. The European manufacturers, on the 
other hand, are not looking for local agents, 
nor are they sending descriptive catalogues, but 
they have sent their best experts to install and 
demonstrate suitable motors in any boats whose 
owners are willing to accept a free trial. Up 
to the present about twenty motors have been 
put in, but several of the earlier installations 
have been found unsatisfactory, as the power 
furnished was inadequate to propel against an 
ordinary head wind. 
“No great success has been achieved so far 
by any of the European manufacturers, but if 
a good American engine had been pushed with 
the same enterprise, the demand for motors by 
this time would have been much keener than 
it is. 
“It seems to be the time one or two of the 
larger American manufacturers of marine 
motors to take some practical steps toward 
selling a few hundred machines in this market. 
During the coming winter a half dozen typical 
herring boats might easily be purchased here, 
and, after being fitted with motors, it would not 
be a difficult matter to lease them profitably to 
local crews who would furnish their own nets 
and other tackle. By disposing of one boat in 
each fishing center in this way the motor would 
soon be very well advertised, and if it proved a 
success there is little doubt that the manufac¬ 
turers in due course would realize large profits 
on their outlay. 
“In the north of Scotland alone it is estimated 
that there are about 1,200 large herring boats 
suitable for being equipped with oil motors.” 
SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN BOXTS RECOGNIZED. 
Consul-General A. M. Thackara, of Berlin, 
furnishes the following information concerning 
the manufacture of motor boats in Germany 
and the outlook for American boats in that 
market: 
“There has been during recent years a gradua 
increase in sales along this line, but at present 
there is a prospect of a decrease, which is prob¬ 
ably due to the generally backward industrial 
situation during the past year and a half. 
“The manufacturers of motor boats in Berlin 
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