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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Dec. 4, 1909- 
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The members who will race these yachts are 
A. H. Morris, A. Bryan Alley, L. G. Spence, 
Jr M Goldschmidt, Robert Jacob, J. A. 
Tierney and John Proctor Clark. Others think¬ 
ing of building are: T. J. S. Flint, Fred Proctor 
and Seymour Hyde. Butler Whiting has been 
the moving spirit in the promotion of the class 
and his object has been to develop a good type 
of boat that will be serviceable for inter-club 
racing and not a class just for members of the 
Larchmont Club. While the Larchmont men 
have started the movement by ordering boats, 
other clubs are interested, and it is very prob¬ 
able that Whitestone yachtsmen and members 
of the Seawanhaka-Corinthian, Manhasset Bay, 
Indian Harbor and other clubs will be interested 
and will build. 
These boats have not been designed to the 
rule. They are big and staunch, and the rule 
is developing a sharp fine model. These will be 
knockabout rig with all sails inboard. They 
will carry spinnakers but no balloons, and it 
is probable that they will be sailed by amateur 
crews. 
Lake Erie Yachting. 
The Cleveland Y. C. has an engineering prob¬ 
lem on hand. It is trying to get its house out 
of the sand on the south shore. _ Since the 
Government engineers built the pier to the 
eastward along the Marine Hospital front, the 
yachting perspective of the foot of East Ninth 
street has shrunk considerably. The club must 
move out to meet the lake. 
Gordon Park power boaters want shelter. 
Not that the bouncing billows bother them in 
their snug berth; they would prefer to be a 
little nearer the deep sea and a little furthei 
away from the bottom at times. The protec¬ 
tion they need is a house for duffle and loose 
equipment, cushions, compasses, flags and other 
paraphernalia. 
Rocky River is probably less needy than 
either of the other locations. But dredging the 
remaining upper portion of the west channel 
would help some. 
Lakewood increased its annual income at the 
last meeting by raising the regular dues to 
$16 per annum. They were $12 previously. The 
raise takes effect Jan. 1. It was the unanimous 
opinion of the L. Y. C. members that more 
money was needed to successfully carry the 
club through with its improvement programme. 
Call for the annual meeting of the Interlake 
Yachting Association to be held at Toledo Dec. 
4 has been received. Commodore S. O. Rich¬ 
ardson, Jr., cordially invites local yachtsmen to 
attend. The most important business is the 
election of officers for 1910. Present Vice-Com¬ 
modore Charles W. Kotcher, of Detroit, is 
slated for the executive chair, but it is not 
certain he will accept the honor. It is hoped he 
will, for he is a hustler of the true Western type. 
For the subordinate officers Buffalo is due 
for a vice-commodoreship and probably Lake- 
wood for the rear flag bearer. In the ordinary 
course of events that would give Detroit con¬ 
trol during 1910, Buffalo 1911, and Cleveland 
1912—a reasonable and logical distribution of 
responsibility. 
Commodore N. S. Larsen, of the Maumee 
River Y. C., has reappointed A. M. Kane as 
Fleet Captain, and has announced the standing 
committees for the ensuing year as follows: 
Sail Boat Regatta—Charles W. Quetschke, 
chairman: W. J. Billingslea, W. F. Hennig. 
Power Boat Regatta—Morgan S. Reed, chair¬ 
man; E. J. Doane, A. H. Krueger. 
House—Charles Bowers, chairman; Harry 
Montague, H. Geise. 
Canoe Regattas—John Rohr, chairman; Burt 
Weber. 
Sick Committee—John Doelker, chairman; 
George M. Mclnnis. 
Sail Boat Measurer—G. E. Marks; assistant, 
Walter Grasser. 
Power Boat Measurer—Frank Slavin; as¬ 
sistant, A. B. Chapman. 
Publicity—Roy B. Woolley and R. M. Starr. 
Entertainment—W. W. Perry, chairman; Guy 
N. Butts, George Hoffman. 
C. W. Quetschke, .reappointed chairman of 
the sailboat regatta committee, has served in 
that capacity almost continuously for the past 
seven years, and there have been times when 
he was the only active member. 
The regatta committee of the Toledo Y. C. 
is preparing a booklet giving a complete history 
of the first race for the President Taft trophy, 
sailed in connection with the Interlake regatta 
last summer. The book will give a record of 
each heat, including the position of each con¬ 
testant, weather conditions, length of race, 
course, time made by all boats, and much other 
information. The booklet will also contain 
half-tone cuts of competing catboats, so far as 
they can be obtained. 
It was stated that Port Clinton had put in a 
bid for the 1910 Fourth of July regatta, and had 
asked the co-operation of the Toledo yachts¬ 
men. This invitation came from the Citizens 
Association of Port Huron, Michigan. It was 
signed by J. J. Lynn, one of the leading bank¬ 
ers of that city, who stated that it had been de¬ 
cided to hold the first annual regatta at that 
port Monday, July 4, and hat there would be 
sailing for all classes, with special provisions 
for the old boats not eligible to sail under the 
new universal rules. Port Huron is distant 
from Toledo about 125 miles. The yacht club 
is not a member of any association. The club 
would be eligible to membership in the Inter¬ 
lake Yachting Association. On account of the 
long distance it is not likely that the invitation 
of the Port Huron committee will be accepted. 
In fact, preliminary plans are already under 
way for holding a regatta in Toledo next Fourth 
of July, under the auspices of the Toledo Y. C. 
The Port Clinton yachtsmen have already 
intimated that they would like to have the 1910 
Labor Day regatta held at that port. 
Preparing for the Winter. 
The time has now come when owners who 
contemplate remaining afloat during the autumn 
and winter should give their vessels an over¬ 
haul with a view to preserving them from the 
evil effects of damp, frost, and snow, says the 
Yachting World. If a small yacht be properly 
cared for in the early days of autumn she will 
not deteriorate any more by being kept in com¬ 
mission than she would if laid up in the usual 
mud berth. On the other hand, if precautions 
be not taken to preserve the fabric from the 
ravages of the weather there is a risk of both 
hull and gear suffering to a considerable extent. 
The first thing to do is to remove from the 
yacht all gear that is not likely to be wanted 
and store it in a dry place ashore. If the 
vessel-be fitted with a topmast the spar should 
be unshipped and replaced by a short chock- 
staff, while the spinnaker-boom and its attendant 
gear may also be sent ashore. The white sails 
used in summer must be unbent and replaced 
by a suit of canvas that has been dressed with 
oil and ochre to render it impervious to damp. 
If an owner has not a suit of dress sails and 
does not care to go to the expense of buying 
one he had better lay up his craft forthwith, as 
white canvas is quite unsuitable for winter work. 
During that season of the year the atmosphere 
is for the most part heavily laden with moisture 
and it is often impossible to dry wet sails for 
weeks together, and as cotton duck, of which 
most small yachts’ sails are made, is particularly 
prone to mildew, the summer suit, if used dur¬ 
ing the autumn or winter, is pretty certain to 
be ruined. Most owners, however, have a dis¬ 
carded suit of sails by them which can be 
dressed at small cost and bent for the winter. 
It does not matter very much if the material of 
which these sails are made is somewhat worn 
and thin, for owing to the shortness of the days 
and the uncertain character of the weather the 
yachtsman who keeps his craft afloat during the 
winter is not likely to venture very far afield. 
He will probably confine his sailing to com¬ 
paratively land-locked waters such as the east 
coast rivers and creeks, with perhaps an oc¬ 
casional short cruise to a neighboring port 
when the weather is particularly fine and 
tempting. 
The decks should receive a coating of varnish 
to protect them from frost and snow, for if 
this precaution be neglected and the weather be 
permitted to eat into them, the planks will turn 
a dirty gray color and nothing will restore their 
pristine beauty. The varnish, moreover, will 
harden the surface, and in the event of the yacht 
being used for fishing the decks will not suffer 
so much from the heavy trawl heads. The 
varnish can be readily removed in the spring 
with the aid of one of the many alkaline prepar¬ 
ations that are sold for the purpose. If the sky¬ 
lights and other bright work are at all bare of 
varnish they should receive a fresh coat, as also 
should the spars and blocks, and a prudent 
owner will also grease his wire standing rig¬ 
ging with tallow. The yacht’s bottom, after be¬ 
ing scrubbed, should be black varnished—anti¬ 
fouling composition is quite unnecessary during 
the winter months, for when the water is cold 
a vessel’s bottom will keep clean for a con¬ 
siderable time. 
Below decks some form of coal stove is al¬ 
most a necessity, not only for warmth, but to 
keep the cabins and their fittings dry. An oil- 
stove is not of much use for this purpose, as it 
will only generate a muggy sort of warmth that 
has but little driving power. A small “bogey” 
stove, however, will keep everything below 
decks as dry as the proverbial bone and the best 
fuel is a mixture of peat and coal or coke. 
These little stoves are very inexpensive to buy 
and are easily fitted, but it is as well to protect 
any woodwork in its immediate neighborhood, 
with asbestos millboard. If the boat is only 
used for week-end sailing, the blankets and 
bedding should be stowed in waterproof kit 
bags during the owner’s absence, b'ut even if 
this precaution is taken one cannot rely upon 
them being perfectly dry, and they should 
therefore be aired before use. The best form oi 
cabin stove we have seen is that made by Smith 
and Wellstood, which burns anthracite. This 
only requires filling up once a day, and, being: 
hermetically sealed, there is no risk of injurious, 
fumes. The fire can therefore be kept alight 
all night with safety, which is a great comfort 
in cold weather. If the caretaker fill up. the' 
stove once a day the fire will remain alight' 
throughout the winter, and the cushions, 
bedding, and other cabin furniture will be kept 
quite dry and in good order. Yachting in the 
winter without a coal stove of some sort is a 
game not worth the playing. However tight 
the decks and cabin top may be, everything 
below decks is running with. moisture formed' 
by condensation, and there is a steady drip, 
drip from the beams and coamings. This in a 
short time generates mildew, which ruins the 
cushions and as likely as not sows the seed of, 
rheumatism in the constitutions of the owner 
and his crew. If, however, a small yacht be 
properly prepared and fitted for winter work, 
sailing during the “off” season is really excellent 
sport and we wonder that more owners do not 
give it a trial. 
Chicago Y. C. 
The Chicago Y. C. has started in already to 
boom things on Lake Michigan next season. 
The annual meeting of the club was held last 
week. Officers were elected for the. ensuing 
year, considerable indebtedness was wiped out. 
plans of gigantic scope were fostered, and the 
enthusiasm of the yachtsmen led to the dona¬ 
tion of a number of cups to be raced for next 
summer. , , 
Dr. William L. Baum, who served the clur 
as commodore in 1906 and 1907, was a f? an 
elected as chief flag officer, and the burgee oi 
the Chicago Y. C. will fly next season frorr 
the fore masthead of Amorita, the largest anc 
finest schooner yacht on Lake Michigan. Then 
was no opposition to the regular ticket, and the 
following officers were elected: Commodore 
Dr. William L. Baum; Vice-Commodore, Di- 
Thomas L. Gilmer; Rear-Commodore, James U 
Heyworth; Secretary, A. Sheldon Clark 
Treasurer, Murdock MacLeod; Trustees, 
William B. Mundie and Edward M. Mills. 
Dr. Baum announced that he would offer £ 
