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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb. ii, 1911. 
CABIN PLANS AND LINES OF CATBOAT VIRGINIA. 
New Rochelle Y. C. Dinner. 
It must be an immense amount of satisfac¬ 
tion for clubmen to be able to dine together 
and to feel that their pet organization is pros¬ 
perous, has done good work for the particular 
sport it supports, and that as an organization 
it does not owe a cent in the world. So many 
of the larger yacht clubs can show that the club 
is successful, that it is keeping its head abo\e 
water, that is, that it is not falling behind—but 
these are often so loaded with debt that it 
seems only a question of time when they must 
fail. 
The members of the New Rochelle Y. C. 
gathered at the Hotel Manhattan last Satur¬ 
day for the annual meeting, and the reports of 
the officers and committees were such glowing 
ones that they made the annual dinner, which 
followed the meeting, a most happy one and the 
most successful in the history of the club. Sec¬ 
retary C. A. Marsland, in his report to the 
members, showed that there are now 246 mem¬ 
bers of the club. This is twenty-nine more 
than there were a year ago. During the year 
71 new members were elected, but some were 
lost through death and resignations. The club 
fleet numbers no yachts, which is larger in 
proportion to the membership than that of any 
yacht club in this vicinity, and the majority of 
these yacht owners are racing men, too F.cho 
Bay is a deligtful harbor for yachts of all sizes 
and during the season from early spring until 
late fall the vessels of this fleet fill that harbor. 
The treasurer, in his report, showed that the 
club had spent considerable money during the 
year, as all clubs must, but in spite of this, after 
all bills had been paid, there was a balance of 
more than $1,700 in the treasury. 
The report of the regatta committee showed 
that the New Rochelle Club is a yachting or¬ 
ganization in fact and not only in name. The 
committee is made up of active yachting men, 
who own and sail yachts, and they know better 
than others whnt racing yachtsmen want. G P. 
Granbery is the chairman, the other members 
are M. S. Kattenhorn and W. H. J. Elder. In 
his report. Mr. Granberry said: “There were 
held by the New Rochelle Y. C. during the 
season eleven races, namely, spring regatta. 
Cornfield Lightship race, annual cruise, annual 
regatta, special race for sail yachts and for 
power boats to Lloyd’s Harbor. These two 
last-named held in conjunction with the Hugue¬ 
not Y. C. The race for the Waterway League 
championship was held under the auspices of 
the New Rochelle Y. C. The total number of 
starters in the various races is 186, of which 
there were 50 in the spring regatta, 40 in the 
annual cruise and 60 in the annual regatta. The 
total number of prizes is 62. A prize was 
awarded for each day’s run on the cruise and 
also a series prize for the greatest total points 
for the entire cruise. 
“The value of the prizes was $850, and for 
this amount $470 was subscribed by the mem¬ 
bers. The committee desires to thank those 
who so generously contributed to the prize fund, 
also to Mr. H. L. Stone, of Yachting for the 
handsome trophy which he provided for the 
Cornfield Lightship race; also Commodore B. 
R. Stoddard for a cup offered in the power 
boat race, and Commodore George F. Lewis, of 
Huguenot Y. C., for a cup donated for a special 
sailing race. We wish to thank Commodore 
Houck and Mr. C. A. McGill for their kindness 
in placing their yachts at the disposal of the com¬ 
mittee on various occosions. 
“Your committee takes pride in calling your 
attention to the steady increase in popularity 
of the New Rochelle Y C. regattas, as evinced 
by the new records made for number of yachts 
starting. More yachts participated in our an¬ 
nual regatta than in any race held during the 
season by any other club on Long Island Sound 
with the single exception of the Larchmont 
Y. C. 
“Among the victories won by yachts of the 
New Rochelle Club were: The ocean race for 
Brooklyn Y. C. challenge cup, won by sloop 
Waialua, Mr. H. L. Stone; the Harlem Y. C. 
Stratford Shoal race, won by sloop Crescent, 
M. A. B. Bill, and the Waterway League cham¬ 
pionship, won by sloop Rowdy, Mr. H. S. 
Duell. 
“In almost every regatta during the season 
the New Rochelle Y. C. was well represented, 
and on one occasion, when the weather was so 
boisterous as to cause a postponement of a 
certain annual regatta, there were only seven 
boats at the starting line, and of these five were 
from the New Rochelle Y. C. The ardent en¬ 
thusiasm of its yacht racing members has 
earned for the New Rochelle Y. C. a reputation 
of being not a social, country or automobile 
club, but a real live yacht club.” 
The election of officers resulted as follows: 
Commodore, E. C. Myrick; Vice-Commodore, 
S. C. Hunter; Rear-Commodore, C. A. McGill; 
Secretary, C. A. Marsland; Treasurer, C. E. 
Salter; Measurer, R. M. Haddock; Trustees, 
Arthur H. Titus, Augustus P. Bennett and 
Lewis R. Smith; Regatta Committee—G. P. 
Granbery, A. E. Eldredge and M. S. Katten¬ 
horn; Law Committee—J. F. Lambden, chair¬ 
man, and C. W. Voltz; Art Committee—Henry 
M. Lloyd, chairman, and Henry Doscher; En¬ 
tertainment Committee, E. R. Leaycraft, chair¬ 
man, and William J. Clark; Nominating Com¬ 
mittee—M. W. Houck, chairman, and F. W. 
Isenbarth and H. J. Meyer. 
Commodore Houck presided at the dinner 
which followed the meeting. It was a most en¬ 
joyable affair. About 150 members of the club 
were present and speeches were made by the 
new Commodore E. C. Myrick; Commodore 
Gillespie, of the Stamford Y. C.; Commodore 
E. A. Sanford, Huguenot Y. C.; Commodore 
F. B. Bragdon, Harlem Y. C.; Commodore H. 
A. Jackson, Jr., New York A. C., and C. E. 
Colwell, the Mayor of New Rochelle. 
Commodore Jackson presented to the club 
the Brooklyn challenge cup won last year by 
Waialua, and later it was announced that al¬ 
ready a race was assured for that trophy for 
the coming season, as a challenge had been re¬ 
ceived from the American Y. C., which named 
the Rowdy, a 30-foot sloop owned by H. S. 
Duell. It is probable that five or six yachts 
will start in this race next July. 
The members are determined that the season 
record shall be better than that of last year, 
and every one was delighted with the success 
of the club, the meeting and the dinner. 
