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retary announced that there were 686 club mem¬ 
bers and 315 yachts enrolled. 
1 he club will be represented once and a half 
in the international sonder yacht races at Kiel 
next June in the second American invasion of 
German waters. The yacht Cima, owned by Guy 
Lowell, will be the full representative, while the 
yacht Bibelot is partly owned by R. W. Em¬ 
mons, 2d, also of the Eastern. The third mem¬ 
ber of the American team that will go to Ger¬ 
many is Beaver, owned by George C. Dabney, 
and others, of the Beverly’ Y. C. 
But the features of the coming season for 
the Eastern Y. C. are the two ocean races that 
will precede and follow the annual cruise early 
in July. 1 he ocean race from New London to 
Marblehead will follow the Harvard and Yale 
rowing races, and with the Clark cup and an- 
othe rtrophy for sloops and yawls, it is hoped 
that a number of the large yachts will round 
Cape Cod. 'I he annual regatta will follow soon 
after July 4, and then will come the club cruise 
through the Gulf of Maine to Bar Harbor. A 
day or two after the finish the large yachts of 
the fleet will race back to Marblehead for cups 
offered by Guy Norman. 
Gravesend Bay Y. R. A. Meeting. 
The annual meeting of the Yacht Racing As¬ 
sociation of Gravesend Bay was held in the 
Assembly, Brooklyn, last week. The clubs 
represented were Atlantic, Brooklyn and Ben- 
sonhurst yacht clubs, New York Canoe Club 
and Crescent Athletic Club. In the absence of 
Commodore G. R. Le Sauvage, Horace E. 
Boucher presided. Secretary Tieman made his 
report on the championships, and the per¬ 
centages of boats that qualified in the different 
classes are as follows: 
Class Q—Grayjacket, 73; Spider, 71, Florence, 
54; Soya, 42. 
Handicap Class (first division)—La Cubana, 
73; Miami, 65: Joy, 64; Kentrel, 47. 
Handicap Class (second division)—Careless, 
77; Breeze, 50. 
Class S—Blue Bill, 95; Bensonhurst, 68; M. 
and F., 52; Alice, 36. 
Class X—Slow Poke, 81; Suffragette, 63: 
Merry Widow, 61; Mouse, 56; Skylark, 53; 
Bobs, 42; Pike, 31. 
Class Y—Aries, 80; Skeets, 50. 
It was decided that the election of officers 
should take place on March 22, to which date 
the meeting was adjourned, and it will then 
meet at the Crescent Athletic Club house. A 
tentative schedule of dates was arranged, the 
first of the season being on Saturday, May 27, 
under the auspices of the Atlantic Y. C. 
After some discussion it was voted to recom¬ 
mend to the different clubs that the rules should 
be amended so that yachts of Class S should be 
allowed one professional in all races. This will 
make the rules accord with those of other as¬ 
sociations. 
There was a brief discussion about the lower 
bay courses, which have not given general satis¬ 
faction under all conditions, and the matter was 
referred to a committee composed of John R. 
Brophy and W. L. Inslee. It was also decided 
that there should be an annual dinner of those 
yachtsmen interested in lower bay racing and 
that it should be held as usual at the Crescent 
Athletic Club, when the association prizes will 
be presented to winning yachtsmen. 
Motor Boating. 
Motor Boat Challenge. 
A challenge is on its way from the Royal 
Motor Y. C. to the Motor Boat Club of 
America for a series of races for the British 
Internationa] trophy for motor boats. It is 
expected to reach the club holding the trophy 
to-day and action will be taken on it at once. 
The challenge was accepted, and the British did 
not wait long after the Deed of Gift had been 
reframed and the racing rules agreed on. 
Motor Boat Show. 
The annual exhibition of the National Asso¬ 
ciation of Engine and Boat Builders opened in 
the Madison Square Garden last Tuesday, and 
it will be the attraction there until March 5. 
1 he show this year is the largest in the history 
of the Association and probably the largest ex¬ 
hibit of boats and engines ever held in the 
world. There are more than three hundred ex¬ 
hibitors and every available inch of space has 
been taken. Not only are the exhibits shown 
on the arena floor, but the restaurant and the 
concert hall are filled. 
There was not time to study the show and 
give an extended description of the show for 
this week’s issue of Forest and Stream, but 
more attention will be paid to the chief attrac¬ 
tions next week. There arc some very hand¬ 
some craft to be seen, and the builders have 
made great strides in building motor boats 
that fill every requirement and can be pur¬ 
chased for little money. Of course there are 
costly boats for those who can afford them and 
in these the Gas Engine and Power Company 
and the Electric Launch Company rather ex¬ 
celled. 
The Gas Engine Company had some splendid 
boats in size varying from the launch tender to 
tliv 45 Innt raised deck cruiser and the finish 
on these boats is beautiful. 
The 45-foot cruiser of the midship deck type 
has a beam of 10 feet 6 inches and a draft of 
3 feet. The forward part of the vessel is of the 
raised deck type, followed by midship deck, and 
then by a glass cabin with windows sliding fore 
and aft, with deck either side of same, also deck 
aft. 1 he motor room, galley and crew’s 
quarters are located forward under the raised 
deck, while the saloon, toilet for owner and 
stateroom. are aft. The boat is very hand¬ 
somely finished inside in mahogany joiner work, 
while the outside joiner work is of teak wood.' 
A 4 cylinder Speedway engine of 32 to 40 horse¬ 
power is installed, arranged with deck controls. 
A speed of 11 miles per hour is guaranteed, 
A speed launch 39 feet 8 inches over all, 6 
feet beam, planked with mahogany, battened 
seam construction, with a guaranteed speed of 
34 miles per hour is also shown. This boat has 
a 6-cylinder Speedway engine of the same style 
as in the 1 artar, the fast one that was built last 
summer for R. E. Slaven, which made such an 
excellent record. 
One of the regulation 30-foot runabouts, with 
a 4-cylinder, 4(4 by 5-inch Speedway engine of 
18 to 22 horsepower is exhibited. This boat 
has a speed of 14 to 15 miles per hour. The 
next boat is a handsome teak wood yacht 
tender 25 feet long, 5 feet 6 inches beam, with a 
4-cyhnder Speedway engine of 12 to 16 horse¬ 
power. 
In addition to the launches, there will be a 
number of 1911 model Speedway engines shown. 
I he Electric Launch Company had several 
boats, the largest of which is 54 feet long. This 
is a beautiful vessel and its type is a popular one. 
1 lie 1 9 11 Elco-de-Luxe is the largest, its 
length over all being 54 feet, extreme beam 9 
leet 3 inches. The 1911 model has full head- 
room in the engine room, which is forward 
and accessible through a new form of sliding 
glass hatch, affording unusual light and ventila¬ 
tion for the engine room. The bridge deck, 
directly aft of the engine space, affords ample 
room to seat a company in wicker chairs and 
on the permanent settee. The stearing wheel 
with engine controls alongside, is located at 
forward end of bridge deck. 
I he main cabin is luxuriously finished and 
equipped, the woodwork being in selected ma¬ 
hogany with ceilings finished in mahoganv 
panels finished in white enamel. Plate glass 
mirrors are used as ornamentation in this cabin 
I he seating arrangement of extension transoms 
or sofas is so arranged as to pull out, forming 
wide comfortable berths if it is desired to sleep 
oil board, two comfortable berths being pro¬ 
vided in the main cabin. Hanging lockers and 
writing desk, with cabinet and china closet, will 
be installed in the cabin and finished in selected 
mahogany. 
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