Some News and a Little Gossip. 
It has been rumored that G. Cecil Whitaker, 
who is now having a large racing schooner 
built from designs by Fife, is considering 
bringing the yacht to these waters to race. 
This*vessel was built to meet Westward, which 
was so successful last season and now that 
Westward is said to be ordered home for rac¬ 
ing here Mr. Whitaker will miss the oppor¬ 
tunity of racing against that yacht unless he 
follows Westward with his new yacht. It was 
suggested in this column a few weeks ago that 
British yachtsmen should pay a visit to these 
waters, in return for the many visits that 
as Meteor, Germania, Suzanne and other vessels 
Several season have been made successfu 
abroad through American yachts and those 
yachts would have done much to help the spoit 
at home had they raced in these waters. At 
home Mr. Whitaker will find only such craft 
as Meteor, Germania, Suzanne and other vessels 
of more or less ancient vintage, which were 
all beaten by Westward, and not much glory 
can be gained by beating them again. On this 
side there will be the Plant new yacht; West¬ 
ward, : Irolita, formerly Queen; Enchantiess, 
the: new yacht built for W. E. Iselin; Karima 
building for Robert E. Tod, and others, and 
to win from such a fleet will be something to 
^There is one thing though that might stand 
in Mr Whitaker’s way. On this side of the 
Atlantic there is no long schedule of races foi 
such vessels as the Class B schooners like there 
is on the other side, and it is-consequent y 
difficult to get a crew of good sailors to spend 
the season away from home, because the men 
lose so much in prize money. If some of the 
prominent yacht clubs would get together now 
and arrange a schedule of racing events for he 
o6-footers, it is very probable that Mr. Whit¬ 
aker would see his way clear to coming to this 
side of the ocean and enjoying a season of 
good sport. 
The annual meeting of the Harlem Y. C. was 
held last week and the following officers and 
committees were elected: Commodore, Fred B. 
Bragdon, sloop Amorita; Vice-Commodore, 
William F. Burrough, power yacht Ruth ii., 
Rear-Commodore, Philip J. Fox, sloop Kath¬ 
ryn; Secretary, Edward Schmidt; Financial Sec¬ 
retary. Joseph C. Fegan; Treasurer, Edward J. 
Martin; Chairman Race Committee, Walter S. 
Sullivan; Measurer, John Wimmer; Fleet Sur¬ 
geon, Ds. T. A. Martin; Trustees, class of 1911. 
William Strauss, Joseph J. Lyons, John t. 
Jarchow. Class of 1912, Edward M. Hartman, 
Karl F J. Seifert, Henry M. Shember. 
The following appointments of delegates and 
committees have been made: Fleet Captain, M. 
I Earley, Jr.; Race Committee, Walter S. Sul¬ 
livan, chairman, W. J. Fowler; House Commit¬ 
tee, Edward M. Hartman, chairman, John F. 
Jarchow, Joseph J. Lyons; Membership Com¬ 
mittee William Strauss, chairman, K. _ t. J. 
Seifert Henry M. Shember; Entertainment 
Committee, Frank D. Shea, chairman J t F. 
Proctor. William T. Hyde, Dave Reed, John 
A. Crowley; Delegates to Yacht Racing Asso- 
ciation of Long Island Sound, Walter S. Sulli¬ 
van John Wimmer; Delegates to American 
Power Boat Association, Arthur Miller, George 
W. Jarchow. 
The newlv elected officers of the Horseshoe 
Harbor Y.' C. are: Commodore, George H. 
Sutton; Vice-Commodore, Sidney 1 . Clutovv; 
Secretary, Richard C. Heather; Treasurer, C. 
C Gould; Trustee, T. J. McCalnll, Jr. 
One progressive club has already suggested 
a long distance race for the schooners Atlantic 
and Karima. These vessels are rigged with 
three masts, and a cup has been offered for a 
race around Long Island. The owners of these 
two yachts are said to be willing to compete 
and it is very probable that other large craft 
will enter. 
Horace E. Boucher, who has been chairman 
of the regatta committee of the Atlantic Y. C. 
for three seasons, will this year be chairman 
at Larchmont. He will succeed Charles P. 
Tower who has held the position for many 
years. ' Commodore Leonard Richards last 
week in General Orders No. 1 announced his 
appointments. J. D. Probst, formerly 'vice- 
commodore at the Atlantic Y. C., is fleet cap- 
tain; H. E. Smith is harbor master; Dr. W. E. 
Bullard is fleet surgeon, and the Rev. Richard 
Cobden is fleet chaplain. The regatta commit¬ 
tee is Horace E. Boucher, A. Rutledge Schmidt 
and Butler Whiting. 
The Hartford Y. C. members met last week 
and elected officers for the year, as follows: 
Commodore, Charles A. Goodwm; Vice Com 
modore, Francis R. Cooley, Rear-Commodore, 
Charles H. Symonds; Treasurer John Finest 
Stewart; Secretary, Edward B Barker; lrus 
tees, Hubert L. Maercklein, Joseph Merritt, 
Race Committee, Harry D. Olmsted, chairman 
Marcus A. Potter, William J. Crosley, Everett 
E Dickinson, Henry L. Huntington, Frederick 
E. Innes; Delegates to Yacht Racing Associa¬ 
tion of Long Island Sound, Harry D. Olmsted, 
chairman, Marcus O. Potter; Delegates to 
American Power Boat Association William J. 
Crosley, chairman, Henry L. Huntington, 
Delegates to Eastern Yacht Racing Associa¬ 
tion of long Island Sound, Charles A. Good¬ 
win, chairman, Charles Noel Flagg, Marcus A. 
Potter; Connecticut River Improvement Com¬ 
mittee, Karl E. Peiler, chairman Robert S. 
Brown, Charles D. Francis Charles H. Sy¬ 
monds, Harry R. Williams, Julian S. Allen, Gil¬ 
bert F. Barby. 
one and cuts down the club fleet considerably 
in number of vessels as well as in tonnage. 
In addition to these four the sffiops Dalai, 
Bronco, Kuvana, motor boats Dixie and Car¬ 
net and schooners Irolita’ and Edna have been 
transferred to other clubs. . , 
The fleet has, however, been increased by 
the schooner Queen, purchased by Commodore 
Clark; Whim, the auxiliary schooner owned by 
Clement Griscom, George E. Bartol s bug eye 
schooner Bonheur, W. Barklie Henry s sloop 
Dorello, J. Kent Kane’s motor boat Madge, 
Walter Lippincott’s motor boat Ariel, Mere¬ 
dith Colket’s motor boat Unome A J. Drexel 
Paul’s motor boat Sea Wolf and Clement A. 
Newbold’s motor boat Pampeno. 1 he fleet ot 
the club now comprises 119 yachts, ot whicli 
8 are schooners, 12 auxiliary schooners, 20 
sloops and yawls, 9 auxiliary sloops and yawls, 
7 raceabouts, 8 open boats, 15 steam yachts, 33 - 
motor boats and one houseboat. , 
In the racing season the raceabout Quaker¬ 
ess III. scored 4 firsts and 3 seconds out ot 
8 starts. The Typee started n times and was 
e times first and twice second. The Tomboy 
was once first out of 14 starts, the Cyrilla 3 
times first out of 5 starts and the Ellanor once 
first out of 6 starts. Grilse III. did not win a 
race The score of points in the spring series 
of races was Quakeress III. 31 P oints > T T yP ee 
30, Tomboy 24. Grilse III. 8, Ellanor 7. In ie 
second series the score was Cyrillo 21 points, 
Ellanor 17, Tomboy 17. Typee II. n and Grilse 
III. 4. The election of officers resulted as tol- 
10 Commodore, E. Walter, Clark, schooner 
Irolita, formerly Queen; Vice-Commodore, C. 
Howard Clark, schooner Savarona; Rear-Cipm- 
modore, Robert Toland, schooner Dervish, 
Secretary, Addison F. Bancroft; Treasurer 
John A. Inglis; Measurer, George Breed, Race 
Committee, Addison F. Bancroft, George 
Breed and Charles Longstreth; Trustees 
George E. Bartol, Dr. Hobart T. Hare and 
Robert L. Forest. 
William L. Carleton, the hard working chair¬ 
man of the regatta committee of the Corinthian 
Y C of Marblehead, at the annual meeting 
last week made a most interesting yeport. 
Twenty-one regattas were sailed during the 
summer, in which the total number of starters 
was 685 yachts. In the mid-summer series of 
four days 528 yachts started and the largest 
number in one day was I 5 °> on August 4 - 
There will be another series of races this 
year for the Manhasset Challenge Cup, won 
last year by Stuyvesant Wainwright s Cara 
Mia, representing the American Y. C. the 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. has challenged 
for a race, and a committee of that club—H. 
M. Crane, Johnson de Forest and Sherman 
Hoyt is to superintend the building of the dial- 
lenger and sail her in the races. . . 
The Manhasset Bay Y. C., the original 
donors of the cup, will also be represented in 
the races. A committee of members ot that 
club is at present trying to arrange a syndicate 
to have a 31-rater built. 
The yachtsmen from the southeast end of 
Long Island are to have a catboat to take part 
in the inter bay races this summer. These 
yachtsmen took part in the conference at Pro¬ 
vidence last year, and while they agreed with 
the rules, as framed, they said that the type 
of boat turned out under those rules would 
not be servicable in their waters, because they 
are so shoal. They admitted, however, that the 
type would be a good one for racing 111 deep 
water. Now several of those yachtsmen, among 
whom are the Growtages and Foster Crampton 
are forming a syndicate and will build a boat 
to go to Marblehead. They will have some 
fun. They may win the cup, but whatever they 
do will be for the good of the sport. Gil 
Smith will build the new craft and it is sure 
to be a fast one. 
The South Boston Y. C. elected the following 
officers at their annual meeting: Commodore. 
John F. Burke; Vice-Commodore, John J. 
Tobin; Rear-Commodore, Leon T. Allen; sec¬ 
retary, Theodore L. Kelly; Treasurer William 
X McKee; Measurer, Arthur F. McGarry, 
Trustees, William F Cogan James Bertram; 
Club Surgeon, Dr. Charles R. Ro hwell Re¬ 
gatta Committee, Howard Garnett, John J. 
Harland, Harvey R. Schadt Thomas J. Burke, 
House Committee, A L Scherer James . 
Holland, Charles H. Hottelman, Alfred B. Lin- 
derman and William A. Ratigan. 
At the meeting of the Corinthian Y. C., of 
Philadelphia, last week, it was pointed out that 
the steamers May, Margarita, Venetia and 
Ednada II. had been recently sold out of the 
club The loss of four such craft is a serious 
The newly elected officers of the Columbia 
Y. C., of Boston, are: Commodore, Russel J. 
Huntley; Vice-Commodore, Joseph Spry; Rear- 
Commodore, Oscar Brambeck; Secretary Alex¬ 
ander Moore, Jr.; Treasurer, George H. Car¬ 
ver; Measurer, James E. Hunt; Trustees, F W. 
Frazer, John E. Hunt, J C. Morgan, L. Tra^ 
ton and W J. Shepheard; Membership Com¬ 
mittee. John E. Holland, James Matthieson. 
George Cobb; Auditors, L. Masters, George 
Brigham and W. Grose. 
The Buffalo Y. C. elected these officers at its 
annual meeting: Commodore, Edward N. 
