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[Jan. 21, 1911. 
to have been done, what do ye.find? First, 
that Miranda IV., weighing 2,400 pounds—that 
is displacing a little over a ton—made the best 
average speed of forty-one miles an hour on 
120 horse-power. Now the new challenger s 
displacement is exactly 4.6 times as great, while 
her horse-power is 6.6 times as great; that is 
to say only about 30 per cent, greater in ratio. 
On what then is it claimed that this slightly 
higher ratio of horse-power to tonnage is going 
to drive her twenty-one miles per hour faster? 
Not on her fourteen feet additional over all 
length surely, for the known and admitted 
speed giving quality of length can hardly ex¬ 
tend so far per se. Nor can even the fact that 
she is a hydroplane set all the theory based on 
practical observed results at defiance in this 
fashion. 
“Besides, it is very much open to argument 
whether the planing efficiency of the Fauber 
multiplane type qua multiplane is not greater 
than that of the single step Miranda IV. type, 
still more than that of the earlier Lelas model, 
of which Flapper seems to have been the latest, 
largest and most powerful exponent. Also 
whether it is not likely to be more favorably 
manifested in larger craft of the two types. 
With such design and construction as Messrs. 
Dixon Bros, and Hutchinson invariably put 
into all they turn out it is safe to say before 
hand that Mr. Mackay Edgar’s new .challenger 
will be an uncommonly fast and able craft. But 
to predict for her a speed offhand of more 
than 55 knots on the strength of a comparison 
of tonnage and horse-power—with the latter 
only in a slightly higher ratio, which would 
not obviously hold good between two motor 
cars, let alone motor boats—seems to transcend 
the limits of sense as well as the privilege of 
comment. Even hydroplanes—albeit admittedly 
to a much lower degree—are still subject, after 
all, to the laws governing skin friction, the in¬ 
crease of power for every speed increase' apd 
so forth. Hence such predictions seem beyond 
justification,.least of all to those whose reputa¬ 
tion is idly placed at stake without their leave 
or warrant.” 
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Novel Cruiser for Pacific. 
Capt. F. B. Turner, a retired Yukon River 
steamboat man, has just launched an auxiliary 
schooner rigged yacht at Vancouver. The new 
boat has been named Chackawana, the Indian 
word for snowbird, and she will be the most 
notable addition to the fleet of the Royal Van¬ 
couver Y. C. The boat cost about $15,000 up 
to the time of her launching, but there will be 
many other incidental expenses that will run 
the total considerably over that figure. 
Chackawana measures 65 feet over all, with a 
beam of 24 feet, and will draw close to 6 feet 
of water with all supplies and stores on board. 
She is very solidly constructed, her keel, stenr 
and stern post being of Australian spotted gum, 
a very hard and tough wood, even superior to 
oak in that respect. All the rest of the timber 
with the exception of the white oak frame and 
ribs is of native wood. The entire interior is 
finished in selected panelled fir. 
Chackawana is unique in that she is fitted to 
be handled from three different places. Under 
power in fine weather she can be steered from 
a wheel on the bridge deck back of the pilot 
house. In wet or rough weather she will be 
handled from the cosey pilot house. When 
under sail she can also be steered from the. 
cockpit aft. The main saloon has four Pull¬ 
man berths and an extension dining table that 
•can be opened to ten feet in length. The fittings 
are of red plush with velvet carpet to match. 
Two wardrobes and two handsome sideboards 
are also fitted in this room. The owner’s state¬ 
room is finished in old gold with carpets and 
curtains to match. A bathroom and lavatory 
adjoins this room with hot or cold, fresh or 
salt water available. There is also a library 
-on board besides roomy wardrobes and an in¬ 
geniously fitted dressing table for the owner’s 
wife. 
The motive power will be a three cylinder, 
four cycle gasolene engine of 50 nominal horse¬ 
power, and was built specially for Capt. Turner 
by a firm at Bridgeport, who specialize in their 
engines on low fuel consumption. The engine 
room will be finished in imitation of Flemish 
oak and will have two separate gasolene en¬ 
gines, one for electric lighting and the other 
to drive the pumps for washing down decks, 
pumping out the bilge and driving the ventila¬ 
ting fan system, designed to force a current of 
cool air through all the cabins. 
Large cruising radius as provided for by a 
storage capacity of 1,000 gallons of gasolene 
carried in a series of connected tanks placed 
below the floors. Besides keeping the weight 
low, and making the yacht steady in a seaway 
it assures steady supply to the carburetor, as 
gasolene is pumped up to a sight-feed indicator 
tank that feeds by gravity to the engine. There 
are also large tanks for fresh water, and a 
special power pump to provide salt water direct 
from the sea to the bath tub. The galley is a 
large bright and well ventilated apartment 
equipped with a gasolene range, the fuel being 
supplied from a tank carried on the deck above. 
There is also a gasolene coil heater, designed 
to heat all the water required for the boat as 
well as for the bathroom. The kitchen tontains 
every up to date ingenious and labor saving 
culinary device, having also an ice chest and 
large refrigerator. Chickawana will carry a 
12-foot rowing tender and a 14-foot power 
tender. These two little boats are named re¬ 
spectively This and That. 
In her schooner rig the boat will carry about 
1,500 square feet of sail in a jib, foresail and 
mainsail. This will be used in light weather 
and the masts and rigging are so arranged that 
they can be lowered to pass under bridges, as 
it is the owner’s intention to do considerable 
cruising up the Fraser River and on Pitt and 
Harrison Lakes, as well as up the coast as far 
as Alaska. -Next summer will be spent cruis¬ 
ing along the coast, according to Capt. Tur¬ 
ner’s plans, and next winter he will cruise down 
the coast to Southern Californian waters. 
Down the Mississippi. 
New Orleans, Jan. 14 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The little pleasure craft Lawrence ar¬ 
rived here during the week from Manitou Isl¬ 
and, in Lake Michigan, in command of Mrs. 
llass. With Mrs. Hass were Lawrence Hass, 
George Carter, Mrs. Carter and Miss Carter. 
The Lawrence is forty feet long and has an 
eighteen horsepower engine. The party left 
Manitou Island October 15 and came. down 
the Mississippi river by easy stages and stopped 
at several points enroute. The little ship went 
on down the river to the gulf and returned to 
this city where the party will spend some time. 
The Lawrence is elegantly fitted up and every 
comfort is provided. It is probable the boat 
will be shipped back by rail. F. G. G. 
Palm Beach Races. 
• 
The Palm Beach Power Boat Association 
will hold its seventh annual regatta on March 
14 to 17. Efforts are being made to get a good 
fleet of racing craft to Florida. The endurance 
race, which has become the classic event on 
Lake Worth, will be held on Friday, March 17, 
and there will be many starters for the coveted 
Palm Beach prize of $2,500 in gold. This prize 
will become the bona fide property of that 
motor boat owner who first succeeds in win¬ 
ning two contests for the same. 
The endurance race this year will be the sec¬ 
ond for this prize, the first leg having been 
won last year by the motor boat Dewey, owner 
W. F. Coachman, Jacksonville, Fla., which boat 
accomplished the distance of 119.18 miles at a 
rate of 24.8 miles an hour. The second boat 
to finish, The Jack Rabbit, owned by Hugh 
L. Willoughby, Jr., accomplished the distance 
at a rate of 23 miles an hour and finished 11 
minutes 9*4 seconds after the Dewey. The Eau 
Gallie, owned by G. F. Paddison, accomplished 
the distance at the rate of 20.7 miles an hour, 
making the last four laps at a slightly slower 
time than the preceding nineteen, but making 
a splendid record for herself notwithstanding 
same. The Diana, owned by George Gingras, 
withdrew in the early stages of the race, due 
to pump trouble. 
In addition to the Palm Beach grand prize 
the Palm Beach cup, having an intrinsic value 
of $500, is for the motor boat exhibiting the 
highest average speed of six trials over the 
mile course on Lake Worth, and the associa¬ 
tion cup, also having an intrinsic value of $500, 
is for the motor boat winning the contest for 
the Florida designed and constructed boats. 
The officers of the association are: President, 
H. M. Flagler; Vice-President, W. K. Vander- 
biit, Jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, Leland 
Sterry, Palm Beach, Fla., and Chairman of the 
Regatta Committee, Theodore D. Wells, 32 
Broadway, New York. 
The members of the executive committee of 
the association are: H. G. Ward, Harrison B. 
Moore, James K. Clark, Lieut. H. L. Wil¬ 
loughby, H. E. Bemis, and the measurer, Clyde 
Yeomans, of New York. 
Motor Boat Tests on the Elbe. 
Vice-Consul James L. A. M. Burrell, at 
Magdeburg, in the Daily Consular and Trade 
Reports, says: “The Motor Y. C., of Germany, 
with which the Magdeburg Automobile Club 
is allied, is arranging for the latter part of 
May, 1911, a motor-boat tour on the Elbe, 
from Leitmeritz to Potsdam, similar to the last 
trip on the Danube, from Regensburg to 
Viehna. The trip is to be a test of reliability 
and endurance, without any speed contest what¬ 
soever. and has been planned with the hope 
of increasing the use of motor boats on inland 
streams. A halt of a day will be made in 
Magdeburg,, and the local automobile club and 
the city authorities are arranging for an appro¬ 
priate reception.” 
Canoeing. 
Canoe Club Elections. 
The Buffalo C. C. last week elected these offi- • 
cers: Commodore, Edward L. Jung; Vice-Com¬ 
modore, Charles H. Hurley; Fleet Captain, 
Harry V. Bisgood, Jr.; Secretary, Frederic 
C. Rupp; Treasurer, Charles A. Wolsley; Di¬ 
rectors, C. Arthur Spaulding, A. Eugene 
Davenport, William J. Donovan, George Puls. 
Following the election a buffet lunch was 
served. Each of the new officers made a short 
speech in which he outlined the work he pro¬ 
poses to do for the club. The reports of the 
retiring officers show that. the organization is 
in a most flourishing condition. 
The Gordon Place C. C., of Wisconsin, has 
elected A. J. Schinner, commodore; Arthur 
Hegeman, fleet captain; Fred Hientz, secretary, 
and William Otto, treasurer. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.—John V. Phelan, Box 402, 
New York City, by L. S. Stockwell,, 
Western Division.-—Newton M. Love, 301 
Ellis street, Peoria, Ill.; Hugh P. Miller, 339 
South Adams street, Peoria, Ill.; Homer H. 
Dewey, 143 North Elmwood street, Peoria, Ill., 
and Joseph L. Furst, 513 Sixth avenue, Peoria, 
Ill., all by Henry C. Morse. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division.—6130, Gustave T. Speckel, 
650 West 170th street, New York City. 
MEMBERS DECEASED. 
Eastern Division.— 5795, M. T. Brooks, West 
Medford, Mass. 
Western Division.—5156, Dr. Frederick W. 
Van Slyke, St. Paul, Minn. 
