FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July i7, 1909- 
COMMODORE F. H. HOLMES’ ONEITA, BELLPORT Y. C. 
ONE-DESIGN CLASS. 
Bellport One-Design Class. 
The one-design class of the Bellport Y. C. 
is giving great satisfaction to the owners. 
These yachts were designed by John A. Con¬ 
nolly Jr., of Brooklyn, and the plans were pub¬ 
lished in Forest and Stream during the winter 
These boats are 26 feet 454 inches on deck 16 
feet on the waterline, 8 feet beam and t foot 
8 inches draft. They carry 400 pounds of lead frames, 
outside and spread 370 square feet of canvas 
Of this 282 square feet are in the mainsail, and 
88 square feet in the jib. They are 
Fort and to construct there a roomy, safe and 
convenient harbor for the very numerous motor 
boats of all sizes and descriptions. In addition 
to this it is proposed to have an automobde 
garage and a safe enclosure and shelter for the 
expensive speed boats. It is expected that by 
the time that the new railroad line from West 
End to Spanish Fort is under .way of construc¬ 
tion the home of the new club will also be in 
also 
The new club will undoubtedly take a number 
of members away from the Southern Yacht 
Club and affect that old 
claimed that the reason to be _ 
institution. It is 
found for the 
equipped with a storm jib,, and spinnaker. claime t a « Motor Club is the fact that 
There are eight yachts in thl s c |ass. an ie °rg z j s entirely too small and 
Pictures show that they are good looking j £ f ccommodation . 
and they have already shown that they sail fast 
and are very seaworthy. 
Gulf Yachting. 
New Orleans, July 1.—The Gulfport regatta 
races have been postponed and therefore did 
not take place on July 3 as arranged some time 
ago. It is announced that the reason for this 
postponement was on account of the destruc¬ 
tion of the Gulfport Club house at the head of 
It will be recalled that this building 
the pier. 
was practically destroyed by a fire some nights 
7 oo but it was thought at the time the regatta 
arranged for Gulfport, Miss., would take place 
as scheduled, but the committee m charge de¬ 
cided it would be impracticable to attempt to 
hold the races while the club house was almost 
in ruins It is stated that the regatta at Mobile 
Biloxi, Pass Christian and Bay Waveland will 
he held according to the program. The next 
regatta will be that at Mobile on July 10 \vhen 
a number of fast sailing craft of the southern 
waters will take part. 
Commodore Jones, head of the Gulfport Coast 
Association, is now m New York and noth1 g 
will be known of the exact date of the regatta 
until he returns. It is presumed the races will 
he pulled off some time within the next five or 
six weeks. , , . 
The New Orleans Motor Boat Club has been 
organized in this city and «ill be ent.rely .nde- 
pendent of the Southern \ acht Club at West 
End It is announced that the new organiza¬ 
tion will have its headquarters at Spanish Fort. 
The officers elected at the meeting were as fol¬ 
lows: Thomas Sully, commodore; Ernest Lee 
jahncke, vice commodore; Albert Mackie rear 
commodore; W. L. Howell secretary; E. M. 
Toby, treasurer; Dr. S. S. Grosjean, fleet cap 
* ai The committee on constitution and by-laws is 
composed of Charles Farwell. chairman; Stone¬ 
wall Jackson, and Dr. S. S. Grosjean. 
The committee on permanent site is composed 
of Albert Mackie, chairman; Walter Parker, 1 . 
Sefton Schneidau. . , . _ 
It is proposed by the new club to erect a 
clubhouse in the immediate vicinity of Spanish 
Beverly Y. C. 
The racing in the regatta of the Beverly Y. 
C on July 10 was exceptionally fine. I he 
weather was light, the wind being from t 
southwest. There were thirteen starters in the 
1 e-foot class, and seven of there we I, e , sa ji e ^ f ^ 
women. Miss Kathryn Warren sailed .Seefer, 
Miss Margaret Codman, Ya lu; Mrs^ John Pa k 
insnn Tr Narda; Mrs. R. W. Emmons, ~u, 
Tinker -Mrs F A. Eustis, Snail; Miss Mary E. 
Wdhams, Try, and Miss E. B. Emmons Mon¬ 
goose. The elapsed times in the different 
classes follow: . c ~. 
Twenty-one footers: Terrapin 1 - 54-5 > 
Illusion, 1.56.50; Barnacle, 1 - 57 - 55 ; Lethe, 1 5 - 3 H 
Arethusa, 2.03.55; Merrywing, 2.05.15. Marka 
ba So’nder 7 ’cfass: Maria, 1 . 59 - 55 ; New Orleans, 
203.08; Bessie, 2.04.53. , on 
Fifteen-footers: Polly, 1.28.12; Seefer, 1-29-20, 
Anita, 1.29.23; Jub Jub, Jr., 1.30.28; Yalu, .30.56, 
Narda, 1.32.30; Rebekah, 1.33.22; \im *-34 45 , 
Tinker 1.34.46; Jack, I. 35- 01 5 Snail, 1.35-20, 
Name,’ 1.35.25; Try, 1.36.32; Mongoose, 1 . 36 . 35 - 
Dories: No. 2, M. Taylor, 1.27.55; Chipmunk, 
R W. Emmons, 2d, 1.28.08; No. 4. Ralph ^ 
White, 1.34-00; No. 5. Homer Sweetzer, 1 - 34 - 25 , 
Cvpher, Andrew Fiske, 1.3525; No 8 Eunice 
Taylor, 2.28.40; Gnome, T. Crane, did not finish. 
Power dories: Edith, 1-34 5 °- . . 
Sailing dories: Scud, Howes, 2.00.07; Marie 
and Wasp did not finish. 
Class Q: Brownie, 3 - 39 -° 5 -; Paloma did not 
fin Cmboats: Trinket, 3 - 44 - 27 ; Ingomar, 3 - 49 - 36 ; 
N Launches': Francis E., 2.01.18; Sylvia, 2.00.12.1 
The standing of the yachts in the chief classes 
to date on Narragansett Bay follow: 
18ft. Class. _ 
Per- 
Starts. Points. centage 
,. TT ■ fi 519.5 86.6 
* H “g> .; 7 481.5 68.8 
Bat . . 7 423.6 60.5 
I, ema . 5 273.6 54.7 
M u ? tan S . 6 307.0 51.7 
Nada . 5 151.2 30.2 
? adl ’S a . 6 170.8 28.4 
Mystery . 66.7 18.8 
* B ° mt0 . 4 55.5 13.8 
Betty .,.; 
*Race tied and not counted. 
„ yy Cl3SS P ' 4 375.0 93.7 
May Queen . * 44L6 73.6 
Mednc XI. s 150.0 50.0 
Pnscdla . 4 141.6 35.4 
Setsu . 2 75.0 25.0 
Jewel . 
T , C ' aSS Q ' 3 300.0 100 . 0 ' 
Isuelo . 5 300.0 60.0 
Brownie . „ 100 0 50.0, 
Paloma . \ g6 6 33.3 
Peggy . 1 33.3 16.6 
Folly . I 
Canoeing. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Edgewood Y. C. 
Twenty-four yachts started in the regatta of 
msett 1 
nd. Porter 
the" Edgewood Y. C. on Narragansett Bay on 
July 10, m a strong southerly wi 
Fearey’s 18-footer Hugi sailed away from the 
other yachts in her class, winning easi y. le 
'"class RR, 18-footers, elapsed times: Hugi, 
3.16.05; Tema, 3.26.35; Bomto. 3 - 31 - 35 ; Rat, 
3.33.15; Mystery and Betty did not finish. 
' 'class P, corrected times: May Queen, 2.54.16; 
Medric II., 3.0246; Setsu, 3 -° 5 - 39 ; Jewel did not 
^Handicap class: Alice W., i- 57 - 2 5 ; Obstacle, 
1.58.55; Planska, 2.28.43. 
new members proposed. 
Atlantic Division—Harrie F. DonVnrk"’ cit 
Bailey Ave., Kingsbridge. New York ci 
Frank H. Goddard, Marble Hill, Kingsbrid 
New York City, and Charles F. De Long, 
W. 149th street, New York city, all y 
Andreas; Howard L Lippincott, 224 P 
street. Burlington, N. J., by W C. D. Gaun 
Arnold Memers, 26 5th street, Weehawken, 
J„ by Richard Beyer. „ _ . p 
Eastern Division—Milton S. Doris, R- ■ 
News Co.. 21 Pine street, Providence, K. L, 
Fred G. Valpey. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division—5852, Dr. Bruce G Philb. 
^20 W. 59th street, New York C1 W; 5853 - ” 
P. Gunther, 2980, Marion avenue, Be df o rd , f* 
New York city; 5854. E. D. Eggebrecht, 64 j= 
street, Hoboken, N. J. 
MEMBER RE-INSTATED. 
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