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the order named were the first commodores of 
the Inter-Lake: George W. Gardner, 1894; 
John E. Gunckel, 1895; George H. Worthing¬ 
ton, 1896; S. O. Richardson, Jr., 1897. George 
T. Bliss, of Erie, Pa., the other past commo¬ 
dore who occupied a seat with the guests of 
honor, was head of the Inter-Lake in 1899. Of 
the others, George H. Worthington lias served 
the association as commodore three different 
terms, and S. O. Richardson two terms. 
Rochester Y. C. 
Rochester yachtsmen think that the sport 
of sailing is declining on the Lakes and at¬ 
tribute the decline to the growing popularity of 
the power boat. This was the theme of the 
report of Secretary E. Noxon at the annual 
meeting of the club which was held at 
Rochester last week. The members met at 
Powers’ Hotel, transacted the business, elected 
officers and then dined together. 
‘I Secretary Noxon, in his report, said: “Many 
inquiries have been made regarding the basin— 
when it would be dredged out—an inlet cut 
through, etc.—not a few have suggested that a 
temporary channel be dug, so that boats of 
shoal draft would be able to find shelter and an 
anchorage in the pond. To all we must repeat 
that lack of dredging facilities has been the one 
and only obstacle of the opening up and de¬ 
velopment of this property. The difference be¬ 
tween engaging a firm especially to come here 
and do this work, and taking advantage of the 
services of a concern that may be here on an¬ 
other contract, is a matter of thousands of dol¬ 
lars. It is an item that is entitled to careful 
consideration, and while we feel that the work 
should not be unnecessarily delayed, as the power 
boat fleet is constantly increasing and demands 
accommodation, it is earnestly hoped that some 
expedient may be found during the coming 
year that will enable us to enjoy the advantage 
of the basin, even though it may be but a 
temporary makeshift to afford shelter for the 
smaller boats. 
“The sailing races, once so prominent a 
feature of our club programme, have practically 
died out. Seneca and Iroquois had a few 
brushes and the little Scudd sailed alone in her 
class. Nearly every skipper is going in for 
gasolene. Yacht racing is fast becoming a 
dead issue in Rochester waters. We managed 
to have a fair representation in the July re¬ 
gatta of the Lake Yacht Raciijg Association 
which was held here, but that proved to be 
about the only race worth mentioning. Thirty- 
two yachts were sent around the triangle, but 
the dearth of Rochester yachts killed all local 
interest in the event.” 
The long distance power boat race for the 
“Rudder Shield” was the first of its kind ever 
held on. Lake Ontario. It attracted wide at¬ 
tention and few entries. Santanita, owned by 
Commodore Thomas B. Pritchard,; Julugra, 
owned by Fred A. Mabbett; Sans Souci, owned 
by Frank A. Brownell, and Virginia, owned by 
W. J. Graham, all flew the Rochester Y. C. 
burgee. Marietta, representing the Buffalo Y. 
C.; Helen, of the Gananoque Y. C., and Kla- 
tawa, of the Queen City Y. C., Toronto, were 
also entered and raced. The course covered a 
distance of 290 miles, including a trip through 
the Bay of Quinte. 
,. “Santanita won the race by the small margin 
of ten minutes over the little Virginia, the 
former breaking all records for long distance 
power boat racing, averaging 10.7 miles an 
hour. Considerable dissatisfaction was mani¬ 
fested over the rating of the contestants, but it 
is the practical application of such rules that 
always evolves better ones. It is more than 
probable that another race of similar character 
will be run under the auspices of this club dur¬ 
ing the coming summer. 
“Six of our members have died during the 
past year, Henry Bausch, J. A. Corrigan, 
Arthur G. Yates, George B. Dresser, Adolph 
Von Hirschfield and Edward O. Graham, who 
for several years was treasurer of the club.” 
The officers chosen were as follows: Com¬ 
modore, W. P. Pembroke; Vice-Commodore, 
W. C. Hart; Fleet Captain., George R. Newell; 
Treasurer, W. W. Hibbard; Secretary, Clute E. 
Noxon; Measurer, Charles J. Pembroke; Fleet 
Surgeon, Dr. P. F. Sondern; Directors—Dr. 
P. F. Sondern, Thomas W. Shannon and 
Thomas B. Pritchard; Delegates to L. Y. R. 
A.—Thomas B. Pritchard, Charles Van Voor- 
his and W. P. Pembroke; Alternates-—Wilson 
Cross, George P. Culp and L. G. Mabbett. 
Long Distance Races. 
The Brooklyn Y. C., at its annual meeting, 
decided to have three long distance races next 
season. One of these will be the race for sail¬ 
ing craft over the Cape May course, which has 
now become an annual event with this club. 
The other two races will be for power boats. 
One of these will be over the Cape May course, 
and the other will be from the Lower Bay to 
Charleston, S. C. The Charleston Y. C. ex¬ 
tended an invitation to the members of the 
club to visit their home, and it was decided 
that the regatta committee should go ahead and 
make the necessary arrangements. 
Some yachtsmen think that long distance 
racing is being overdone. It was hard work 
last season to arrange dates, so that there 
should be no confliction, and even then some 
events came very close together, so that they 
suffered and did not get enough support from 
owners to make them interesting. There are 
already three long distance events arranged for 
power boats next season. The race to Havana 
will start on May 21. In June there will be the 
race to Bermuda, and in July the race from 
Marblehead to New York. The Cape May 
race has formerly been started just before July 
4. and that will probably be the date for the 
next race over that course. This will mean 
that the Charleston race will have to come late 
in the season if those who are promoting it 
wish to get outsiders to enter their yachts. 
The distance to Charleston is about 650 miles. 
The course goes outside Capes Hatteras and 
Lookout, and great care will have to be given 
to a study of tides, and weather conditions be¬ 
fore fixing on the date for the contest. 
Motor Boats in Germany. 
Consul-General A. M. Thackara, at Berlin, 
in his report which has been published in the 
Consular and Trade Reports, gives some in¬ 
teresting information concerning the motor and 
motor boat exposition to be held in Berlin in 
1910, as follows: 
“An international exposition of motor boats 
and motors will be held in Berlin from March 
19 to April 3, 1910, in the Exposition Building 
at the Zoological Garden under the auspices of 
the Imperial Automobile Club and the Asso¬ 
ciation of the Motor Vehicle Industries of 
Berlin, and under the patronage of Prince 
Henry of Prussia. 
“The following is the classification of the 
articles to be exhibited: (1) Motor boats: 
Motor boats of every kind; motor boat parts, 
accessories, as well as material for the con¬ 
struction of motor boats; tools and machinery 
for motor-boat construction. (2) Motors: 
Motors for ships, fishing vessels, yachts, and 
boats; motors for agricultural machines of 
every kind; motors for air ships; parts, acces¬ 
sories, as well as material for the construction 
and equipment of the above-mentioned motors. 
(3) Models, illustrations, etc.: Models of motor 
boats, motors, etc.; clothing, charts, literature, 
etc., and all motor-boat equipment articles; 
models and photographs which bear upon the 
above-mentioned articles; prizes for motor-boat 
races. 
“Application forms and other literature can 
be obtained from the- officers of the Interna¬ 
tional Motor Boat and Motor Exposition, 
Leipziger-Str. 16, Berlin, to which applications 
should be made for space. For applications re¬ 
ceived after Dec. 15, 1909, the management re¬ 
serves the right to increase the ordinary rental 
rates up to 100 per cent. The rates per square 
meter (10.76 square feet) are 12, 18 and 25 
marks ($2.86. $4.28 and $5.95), depending upon 
the location.” 
Laid Up at Manning’s Basin. 
The yachts in winter quarters at Manning’s 
basin, South Brooklyn, are: 
Steam—Allegheny, VV. A. Jamison; Edithia, 
J. FI. Hanan; Bellcmere, Mrs. H. N. Slater; 
Illini, Edward ’ F. Goltra; Nylked, B. F. De 
Klyn; Margaret, Isaac F. Emerson; Claymore, 
Franklin Plaines; Norman, F. G. Potter; Semi¬ 
nole. John N. Robins; Aphrodite, Colonel 
Oliver H. Payne; Warrior, Frederick ,W. 
Vanderbilt; Cherokee, John S. Kennedy; Alice, 
F. D. Underwood; Charavi, Walter Hawxhurst; 
Conqueror, Frederick W. Vanderbilt; Peerless, 
Charles W. Harkness; Lagonda, Lucius G. 
Fisher; Emrose, Andrew M. Rose; Surf, John 
IT. Hanan; Gunilda, W. L. Harkness; Thetis, 
Fliram W. Sibley; Inga, C. H. Mathiessen; Ca¬ 
lypso, R. C. Veit; Natomah, H. B. Schuler; 
Elsa II., H. G. Curry; Wacondah, Charles Hay¬ 
den; Ardea, Clarkson Cowl; Marjorie, Henry 
W. Savage. 
Schooners and Auxiliaries—Albatross, J. C. 
Marr; Comanche, W. A. Otis; Ariadne, James 
Laughlin, Jr., Montauk, Clyde C. Balston. 
Sloops—Python, Dr. R. S. Stedman; Scamp, 
Flarvey Murdock. 
Power—Martha, Paul Kosseck. 
There are also in the basin Osprey, Halcyon, 
Caswell, Observation, Mexican, Cavalier 
Brownie. Radha, Dorothy G., Ruth, Daisy and 
Seawanha. 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. Lectures. 
The committee on seamanship and naviga¬ 
tion of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. has 
arranged for several informal dinners and 
lectures which will be delivered at the New 
York club during the yvinter. The first of 
these informal dinners was served last Tuesday 
and a table in the main dining room was re¬ 
served for Seawanhaka-Corinthian members. 
The dates for other gatherings are Dec. 28, 
Jan. 11, annual meeting Jan 25, Feb, 8 and 22. 
March 8 and 22 and April 5 and 19. Two 
courses on navigation and seamanship are to 
be started as soon as possible, and these will 
be held on the evenings already mentioned. 
The first course will be by Captain Howard Pat¬ 
terson. The second course will be given by dif¬ 
ferent lecturers selected by the committee. F. 
G. Stewart is the secretary of the committee. 
Buffalo Y. C. Nominations. 
The nominating committee of the Buffalo Y. 
C. has completed the ticket which is to be 
submitted to the members of the club at the 
annual meeting. It is as follows: 
For Commodore, Edward Michael; for Vice- 
Commodore. Clarence L. Buckpit and Edward 
N. Smith; for Rear-Commodore, Edward Old¬ 
man; for Secretary and Treasurer, Robert FI. 
Mason; for Measurer, Frank D. Woods; for 
Fleet Surgeon, Dr. E. P. Hussey; for Directors, 
three to be elected, William J. Conners, Mere¬ 
dith Potter and Gilbert Klinick; for Regatta 
Committee, three to be elected, D. A. Ells¬ 
worth, H. G. Smith and C. L. Sheppe 
Colonial Y. C. Officers. 
The annual election of officers of the Colonial 
Y. C. was held at the club house. Hudson River 
and 138th street, last week. Those elected were: 
Commodore, Carlton S. Welch; Vice-Commo¬ 
dore. Charles M. Hilliker; Rear-Commodore, 
M. IT. Dyckman; Recording Secretary, Frank¬ 
lin P. Pratt; Financial Secretary, Charles H. 
Stone; Treasurer, Frederick Gerst; Board of 
Directors—W. Gerald Phlippeau, Charles P. 
Holland, George J. Vestner, Richard E. Wel¬ 
don, Frederick Schmidt and Frank Totten. 
Harlem Y. C. Officers. 
The newly elected officers of the Harlem Y. 
C. are: Commodore. Walter S. Sullivan; Vice- 
Commodore, Fred D. Newton; Rear-Commo¬ 
dore, William R. Fowler; Treasurer, E. J 
Martin; Secretary, Edward Smith. 
