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fire extinguishers, must be on each yacht. 
Suitable arrangements must be made for fitting 
an emergency rudder. An assortment of spare 
parts and gear to the satisfaction of the com¬ 
mittee must be carried. All boats must be 
equipped with the fittings and appliances pre¬ 
scribed by the government regulations. 
Fuel must be carried in at least two distinct 
and'fixed tanks permanently piped and con¬ 
nected. Fuel for lighting or cooking purposes 
may be carried in separate tanks. The carry¬ 
ing of fuel in tins or other temporary re¬ 
ceptacles will not be allowed. 
Entries for this race will be received up to 
one week before the start. There will be no 
entry fee, and there will be no fee for measure¬ 
ment. 
Six Defenders for Motor Boat Cub. 
Commodore H. H. Melville, of the Motor 
Boat Club of America, speaking at the dinner 
of the Royal Motor Y. C. in London recently, 
announced that no less than six boats are now 
being specially built in this country to try to 
keep the British International trophy here this 
year. The races, he said, would be held in 
Huntington Harbor. 
It is understood from reports from the other 
side that the changes in the deed of trust of 
this trophy have been agreed upon. Commo¬ 
dore Melville went abroad with power to act 
for the Motor Boat Club of America, the hold¬ 
ers of the trophy, and now all remaining to be 
done is to get the sanction of Lord North- 
cliffe, the donor of the trophy, to the changes. 
The match in future will be not less than two 
out of three races. Some other slight changes 
have been made that more clearly define the re¬ 
quirements of the races. Challenges for this 
trophy must be received by the holding club 
by February, and after a challenge has been 
accepted, other countries can make entries. 
Efforts are being made to induce French, Ger¬ 
man and Italian motor boat enthusiasts to take 
part in the race. 
It will be news to American yachtsmen that 
Huntington has been selected by the defending 
club as the scene of the contests. The Hunt¬ 
ington course in 1908 gave entire satisfaction 
to all. and the change will be appreciated. 
Fine Cruiser for E. H. Gold. 
Egbert H. Gold, of Chicago, is to have a 
new yacht built which will be a fine addition to 
the rapidly growing fleet of the Lakes. Mr. 
Gold is an ardent yachtsman, and his new 
yacht will be thoroughly up-to-date and speci¬ 
ally adapted for extensive cruising. The plans 
and specifications have been drawn by Gielow 
6 Orr, and the yacht is being built at Manito¬ 
woc, Wis., at Burger’s yard. The dimensions 
of this yacht are: Length over all, 69 feet 8 
inches; length on load waterline, 67 feet 7 
inches; extreme beam, 16 feet 10 inches; draft, 
2 feet 8 inches. This light draft is necessary 
because Mr. Gold wishes to use his yacht where 
waters are shoal. She has, however, consider¬ 
able beam, and her model is such that she 
should be good in any weather she is likely to 
meet. On account of the light draft, it has 
been necessary to have two tunnels in which 
the propellers work, and in case of the yacht 
touching ground, the propellers will not be 
injured. 
The lines show an easy form with floor car¬ 
ried well forward and aft, indicating seaworthi¬ 
ness as well as liberal interior accommodations. 
Exceptional structural strength has been ob¬ 
tained by carrying up the sides of the hull for 
a distance of 50 feet fore and aft amidships, 
thus forming a flush deck vessel with nearly 
7 feet clear head room. Instead of circular 
ports, rectangular windows are provided, which, 
together with skylights and ventilating cowls, 
will give excellent light and ventilation. 
As the boat is intended for long cruises, the 
accommodations have been arranged with this 
feature especially in view, and liberal living 
quarters with ample closet and locker space 
have been provided. The main cabin or saloon 
is at the forward end, 13 feet long, and extend¬ 
ing the full width of the yacht. It is fitted with 
divans, desk, piano, music cabinet, gun cases, 
etc. The space immediately aft of the saloon, 
17 feet fore and aft, and the full width of the 
vessel, will be taken up by the owner’s state¬ 
room, bathroom and the guests’ staterooms, 
fitted with berths, divans, wash basins with hot 
and cold water and open plumbing complete. 
The next 19 feet of the boat will be used 
as the engine space, galley and quarters for the 
crew. The berths, bureaus and divans in the 
staterooms and saloon will be finished in pol¬ 
ished mahogany and the balance of the interior 
will be finished in white enamel. The skylights 
and deck fixtures will all be of mahogany 
finished bright. 
The yacht will be driven by a pair of Stand¬ 
ard four-cylinder motors of 40 horsepower, with 
Tobin bronze shafts and manganese bronze pro¬ 
pellers. The gasolene tanks will be forward 
on the main deck with gravity feed to the 
motors. The water tanks are cylindrical and 
fitted to receive air pressure, so as to supply 
running water throughout the yacht. The yacht 
will be steam heated and lighted by electricity. 
It is to be finished and ready for commission 
by May 20. 
Yacht for Havana Race. 
Enthusiastic yachtsmen all over the country 
are carefully laying their plans for the season 
of 1911. A host of new boats will be on the 
water during the coming summer, many of 
which are being built with a view to entering 
them in many of the famous events. 
One of the principal boats now in course of 
construction is the handsome motor yacht 
which is being built in Camden, N. J., for J. F. 
Betz, 3d, of Philadelphia. Mr. Betz intends to 
use his new boat as a cruising yacht and has 
expressed his intention of entering her in the 
1911 Philadelphia-Havana race. 
The new yacht when completed will be 82 feet 
long, with a beam of 13% feet. Her construc¬ 
tion will be of the very best materials obtain¬ 
able, having in view, at all times, strength as 
well as speed. She will be powered with a 
specially built 6-cylinder engine of 150 horse¬ 
power, and it is expected that this powerful 
piece of machinery will drive her through the 
water at a speed of at least 15 miles per hour. 
The distance to Havana from Philadelphia 
is given officially as 1,300 miles, and in 1910, 
Berneyo, owned by S. W. Granbery, of New¬ 
ark, N. J., negotiated these 1,300 miles in 6 days, 
6 hours and 19 minutes. Berneyo's engine was 
one that is rated by the manufacturers at 25 
horsepower, and as her average speed was a 
little less than 8 knots, it can readily be seen 
that should this new boat of Mr. Betz’s come 
up to expectations, the best previous time 
record will be smashed. Mr. Betz has spared 
nothing in the way of expense in order to have 
this new boat the very best in all ways and 
confidently believes that, barring mishaps, he 
will equal the time by steamship from Phila¬ 
delphia to Havana. 
Much discomfort was experienced by the men 
who participated in last year’s race by reason 
of the fact that most of the boats did not pos¬ 
sess proper accommodations for the comfort 
of their crews in a race of that length and Mine. 
Mr. Betz intends that his new yacht shall pro¬ 
vide every adequate convenience that may be 
the means of promoting the comfort of his 
crew. It is expected that the crew will con- 
sist'of ten men, and since this necessarily means 
a considerable consumption of food during the 
trip, special attention has been paid to the gal¬ 
ley, or boat’s kitchen, which is designed to be 
extremely large and commodious. 
One of the principal drawbacks which have 
militated against the success of ocean motor 
boat racing in the past has been the under¬ 
powering of the boats that have ventured on 
these long and hazardous journeys. Mr. Betz, 
however, has sought to prepare for this in 
the equipment of his new boat, and feels that 
he has successfully met the demand that con¬ 
ditions will exact, by the installation of this 
specially built engine of 150 horsepower. 
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