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ill be remembered that the Germania sailed 
: Queen’s course, forty-seven miles (Bul- 
: and Lymington), Royal Yacht Squadron 
•itta, in 3 hours 35 minutes 11 seconds—a 
:d of 13.1 knots. We do not think any of 
schooners of bygone days ever sailed this 
:»se under four hours, and the best time pre- 
y to Germania’s record was the Emperor’s 
;oner Meteor III.—3 hours 43 minutes 27 
■ids. 
‘ r hen Dr. Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach 
:?ht Germania to England in 1908, it was 
idly admitted that her like had never been 
in Cowes Roads. Beating the record on 
• listoric course with a quarter of an hoar 
•are and completely outclassing the British 
s in size, general contour and in the mod- 
tyle of her form and construction, we had 
id consolation in the fact that a member 
le Royal Yacht Squadron, Cecil Whitaker, 
ucceeded—not perhaps without an element 
:k—in lowering the colors of the splen- 
^erman yacht in a match around the Me 
light with the Fife schooner Cicely, which 
f course a much smaller vessel, 
aw the German Emperor has built Meteo- 
nd she is practically a sister vessel to 
ima. She measures 31.45 meters, rating 
>ns, Thames measurement, 107.4 feet in 
beam 27.15 feet. She is designed by 
k Oertz, built at the Germania works, Kiel 
er sails are made by the German firm of 
tz - Her crew are Germans and she is to 
nmanded by a German sailing master. In 
rly period of German yachting, when the 
- bought the first Meteor, which was the 
,otch cutter Thistle, and when in 1896 he 
:he Watson cutter Meteor II., the Kaiser 
n English captain and crew. In those 
he German sailors were not considered 
[enough for racing. Meteor III. was an 
i:an built schooner launched in 1902. 
1 this ship, at first, the crew was part’v 
[sed of Germans and partly British -.?if- 
'd her sailing master for several seasons 
- 1903, 1904, and we think 1905—was an 
fan. After that date the German sail¬ 
'd yacht masters by their gradual frain- 
came more and more skilful. Meteor 
as manned entirely by German hands 
mmanded by a German sailing master 
interesting to note how the Kaiser has 
.but not slowly taught his men how to 
I'^smart enough seamen to handle a rac- 
f eor IV. has a suit of canvas made by 
and in the photograph of the vessel 
ds seem to sit well. We believe this is 
t time that the Emperor has gone in for 
w n X as ° n , a Meteor. By doing so his 
1 Majesty has given the finishing touch 
n may be almost called the work of a 
1. na mely that of turning out a first class 
.racht built and manned by his own coun- 
Canoeing, 
Proposed Amendments. 
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°m- lng - amendments for requisite 
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f atird nUa i meeting to be heId a t Sugar 
Saturday, Aug. 14, 1909: 8 
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