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The Catboat Virginia. 
Last year the catboat Virginia was built from 
designs by Charles D. Mower to take part in 
the inter-bay catboat races sailed on Narra- 
gansett Bay. The boats for these races have 
to conform to certain requirements, and these 
are framed to develop a wholesome seaworthy 
type of yacht. The class is growing popular, 
ana in time it should be one of the most popu¬ 
lar along the coast. 
Virginia, as the plans show, has good accom- 
nl0 jf 10I c as * kere * s nothing freakish in her 
model. She represents all that is good in the 
catboat. Her dimensions are 26 feet over all, 
25-37 feet waterline, 12 feet beam and 2.58 feet 
draft. She spreads 765 square feet of canvas. 
Southern Y. C. 
New Orleans, La., Jan. 27. — Editor Forest 
and Stream: The annual meeting and election 
of officers of the Southern Y. C. will take place 
on Feb. 9. The members will meet in a few 
days for the purpose of nominating a ticket. 
The club is in good condition and a number of 
new members have been enrolled recently. The 
club headquarters at West End have undergone 
many improvements during the past year. As 
soon as the officers are elected, the regatta com¬ 
mittee will be appointed for the purpose of ar¬ 
ranging a program of races for the coming sum¬ 
mer and early fall. It is expected that the motor 
wlu w ' n take a leadin & Place in the regattas. 
While there are many lovers of the sailing craft 
in New Orleans, still it is admitted that the 
sailing craft do not attract the public as in years 
past It is said that one reason for this loss of 
popularity is to be found in the fact that very 
few new sailing boats have been added to the 
fleet at West End or in those waters, and the 
people are rather tired of seeing the same old 
boats year after year. Another cause is at¬ 
tributed to the great interest the public is taking 
in automobiles, motor boats, aeroplanes and other 
comparatively new amusements. A sea wall is 
now being constructed at West End and exten- 
sne improvements made, and for that reason the 
amusement resort for the public here will be at 
Spanish Fort this summer, a few miles from 
West End. 
Mayor J. S. Montgomery and Harry Mont¬ 
gomery and their wives are in this city stopping 
at the Grunewald Hotel. They left their yachl 
Gitana at Vicksburg on account of the break 
down of the machinery. The boat was operate 
from Georgetown, Ky., to Vicksburg. Th 
° r, £inal plan was to go down the Ohio River t 
the Mississippi and thence to the Gulf of Mexio 
and finally to Havana, but the latter trip ha 
been abandoned. It is thought that Gitana i 
most too small to venture out in the Gulf. Th- 
boat is a gasolene yacht and the gasolene tank 
are of not sufficient capacity for a long cruis. 
to Havana The boat will be brought by rivei 
to New Orleans and shipped by rail to Florid; 
where the Montgomerys will spend severa 
weeks. Gitana will be used for inland and near 
shore cruises in Florida. The Montgomerys wil 
sail for Havana from Florida, leaving their yach 
in some Florida port to await their return The 
report a pleasant trip. 
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