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joiner work is of the best and the fittings and 
furnishings, while governed in the main by 
simplicity, will be tasteful. 
On deck there is a small bridge around the 
foremast, which is a novelty, but which is ex¬ 
pected to prove of utility and be a pleasant look¬ 
out sation in fine or moderate weather. There 
is a half deck house in which is a companion- 
way leading below, where breakfasts and teas 
may be served. 
Commodore Tod has challenged for races for 
the Cape May and Brenton's Reef cups which 
are now held by the Atlantic. It is expected 
that other fast and large sailing craft will enter 
these races and Karima will have to show her 
best speed to win. Commodore Tod is an en¬ 
thusiastic yachtsman. He holds a master’s 
license and is a practical navigator. His first 
yacht was the yawl Fidelio. which he purchased 
from the late j. Fred Ackerman. Then he had 
the schooner Katrina and with that yacht won 
several long distance races, and in Katrina he 
first learned deep sea sailing and got to love 
the sport. Flis next yacht was Thistle, which 
took part in the race across the Atlantic for 
the Kaiser's cup. Commodore Tod was his 
own navigator in this race and the Thistle sailed 
the shortest course between Sandy Hook and 
the Lizard, but she was unfortunate in weather, 
often running into soft spots and being be¬ 
calmed. 
It will take a few weeks yet to finish Karima, 
and then she will be tuned up for the season's 
racing and she will race whenever there is an 
opportunity. A vessel of her size, however, is 
not suited to the courses of the ordinary re¬ 
gattas and she will take part mostly in the long 
races over ocean courses such as the two events 
of the Eastern Y. C. and the cruises of the New 
York Y. C. in addition to the two cup races 
for which she is the challenger. 
Carolina Y. C. 
The Carolinas have the distinction of having 
two yacht clubs bearing the State name. One 
which has a station at Wrightsville Beach be¬ 
longs to North Carolina, and the other at 
Charleston to South Carolina, but each is known 
as the Carolina Y. C. The club of the Northern 
State is the older, having been organized in 1853. 
That of Charleston, S. C., enjoys the distinction 
of being one of the most flourishing in the 
United States. It has an active membership of 
300, with a waiting list; a commodious, if not 
very ornate, house with wharf and dock prop¬ 
erty worth at least $60,000 free of debt, a fleet 
of twenty-five motor boats, one sail yacht and 
about one dozen dories. The sail yacht is club 
property and used on cruises for the accommo¬ 
dation of members. 
At present the club is more a motor boat than 
a yacht club, but its title is read clear by its 
record and prospects. First as to the latter. 
Northern yachtsmen on the way to Florida are 
generally by force of circumstances, if not stress 
of weather, competed to put in at Charleston. 
All seeking the inside route must do so because 
that route begins there. But many large yachts 
bound South outside call at Charleston for con¬ 
venience or pleasure if not by necessity. Visit¬ 
ing yachtsmen are warmly welcomed by the club, 
glad to avail themselves of its facilities, and as 
a rule disposed to call again. It must follow 
that some of these will eventually' affiliate with 
the club, attract others and make Charleston 
their winter headquarters. As a convenient start¬ 
ing and ending point for cruises to Florida, Ber¬ 
muda or the West Indies, Charleston’s claims 
are obvious. 
The Carolina Y. C. was organized in 1883 and 
incorporated in t888. Its first commodore was 
Charles H. Glidden, a Northern man, who soon 
after the war came to Charleston and made it 
his home for many years. He was succeeded by 
Augustine T. Smythe, a native lawyer, and then 
by Wi'mot D. Porcher, a rice merchant, also a 
Charlestonian. The present officers, who have 
just entered into their second terms, are: Com¬ 
modore. W. Hampton Logan: Vice-Commodore, 
Alexander W. Marshall; Secretary, G. Lee 
Holmes; Treasurer, William T. Haskell; Meas¬ 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
urer, Louis Y. Dawson; Fleet Captain, John S. 
Harleston; Solicitor, George H. Moffett; Fleet 
Surgeon, Hy P. Jackson, M.D.; Boat Master, F. 
Grange Waring. 
The club is an important factor in the social 
life of Charleston. It gives frequent entertain¬ 
ments during the winter at which the best peo¬ 
ple of the city gather, while on summer after¬ 
noons the spacious piazzas of its admirably suit¬ 
able house are thronged by young persons of 
both sexes, especially on race days. The ball 
given by the club to the officers of the United 
States battleship South Carolina on April 13, 
1910, the anniversary of the battle of Fort 
Sumter, was a brilliant and notable event, even 
in the home of St. Cecelia. 
The dories afford the only sailing races now 
held by the club. These begin in May and are 
continued weekly throughout the summer and 
fall. They are held over inside courses in full 
view of the club house and the battery and in¬ 
variably attract crowds of spectators. 
For seventeen years or up to 1901, when the 
motor boat fashion struck the c’ub, it held an¬ 
nual regattas and frequent special events. Keen 
rivalry grew up between it and the Savannah 
Y. C, out of which resulted some remarkable 
contests. This rivalry began in June, 1889,. when 
the latter sent a squadron to participate in the 
Carolina club’s annual. In the first class Ka- 
trinka, junior flagship, Vice-Commodore W. D. 
Porcher, held the honors secure for Charleston, 
but in the second class Zinga carried them off 
for Savannah. There were seventeen yachts in 
the race, ten first and seven second class. The 
following year three Charleston yachts, Wild 
Bird, Katrinka and Flirt sailed to the South 
for the annual regatta of the Savannah Club at 
Thunderbolt, near the mouth of the river. Ka¬ 
trinka led the fleet home, but Wild Bird took 
first prize on time allowance. As Katrinka cap¬ 
tured second prize, there was nothing, not even 
consolation, left for Savannah in the first class. 
In 1891 the first interstate match was sailed 
in neutral u r aters at Beaufort, S. C. Each city 
was represented by three yachts. Charleston 
yachtsmen in anticipation of the contest, which 
was for a $250 cup besides the glory, had im¬ 
ported a Gardner boat, Manito, which at their 
first trial had beaten Katrinka on time allow¬ 
ance. Katrinka, by the v r ay, was a Patrick Mc- 
Geihan model lengthened by the addition of an 
after overhang. These, with Flirt, a home built 
boat, went to the line for Charleston. The Sa¬ 
vannah squadron embraced Ocean Queen, a 
Fletcher model; Glance, another Pat McGeihan 
boat, and El Diva of forgotten design. Savan¬ 
nah was sadly left behind. All of the Charles¬ 
ton boats led her home. Manito took first place, 
though beaten on actual time by Katrinka. 
Charleston held the cup unchallenged for six 
years, but in 1898 it was captured for Savannah 
by Titania, a Charleston built yacht owned by a 
Charlestonian, who had become a resident of 
Savannah. The race was sailed over the Savan¬ 
nah c ub’s course in connection with its annual 
regatta. Katrinka, defender for the Charleston 
club, finished first, but failed to save her allow¬ 
ance. Charleston sent two boats to Savannah 
in quest of the cup in 1899. Those w r ere Titania 
and Katrinka. but Dragoon, a newcomer, beat 
them both. However, the challengers found 
comfort in the fact that the race was a mere 
drift. Yet their blood was up and they com¬ 
missioned Clinton H. Crane, of New York, to 
build them a new boat for 1900 and stipulated 
for a match of three races. The new boat, built 
by Lawley, of Boston, was called Mavis and 
handled by Commodore Porcher and his brother 
Francis Y., who had often sailed Katrinka to 
victory. Mavis easily beat Dragoon two straight, 
and so the cup came back to the keeping of the 
Carolina Y. C., where it has remained since. No 
more matches were sailed. Savannah yachtsmen 
tried to buy Mavis, but her owners refused to sell. 
She was laid up instead, remaining out of the 
water until a few weeks ago, when she was sold 
for $500, about one-seventh of her cost, stripped 
of her lead keel, to be converted into a motor- 
boat. 
There are indications that the club will return 
to sailing. At a recent meeting it was decided 
[April 22, 1911. 
to build a boat to enter the Sea Island regatta 
held at Rockville, Wadmalow Island, in August. 
This is a contest of large batteaux (flat bottom 
boats) notable for attracing a big crowd of 
spectators. Hitherto it has been confined to en¬ 
trants from James, Johns and Wadmalow islands. 
Yachting out West. 
San Francisco, Cal., April 8 . —Editor Forest 
and Stream: The San Francisco Y. C., one of 
the most prominent of the bay organizations, 
has just arranged its sailing program for the 
season as follows: April 29, opening day; 
April 30, cruise in squadron; May 3, members’ 
tournament of indoor games; May 13 and 14, 
McNear’s and return; May 17, members’ tourna¬ 
ment at club house; May 21, handicap race from 
the club house through the channel and back 
to club house; June 3 and 4, handicap race to 
and from Vallejo; June 7, members’ tourna¬ 
ment; July 1 to 4, inclusive, Volante, Vallejo 
and race home; July 5, members’ tournament; 
July 15, Farallon race; July 23, annual regatta; 
Aug. 2, members’ tournament; Aug. 5 and 6, 
cruise to Petaluma drawbridge and return; Aug. 
19 and 20, Vallejo and return; Aug. 27, aquatic 
sports and handicap motor boat race for club 
boats only; Sept. 6, indoor tournament;' Sept. 
16 and 17, cruise to McNear’s and return; Sept. 
20, indoor tournament; Oct. 4, members’ tour¬ 
nament; Oct. 8, motor boat regatta, and Oct. 
21, closing day. 
Many of the yachts of the Corinthian Y. C. 
have been taken out of the lagoon at Tiburon, 
and these are now being prepared for the sea¬ 
son, which will soon commence. Among the 
boats that have been taken from winter quarters 
are Meteor, W. J. Hogg; Freda, J. F. Tracy; 
Mignon, G. V. Bieber; Mischief, E. Conley; 
Gypsie, C. D. Gresham; Moonlight, B. Vincent; 
Starlight, A. Ballard, and Wawona, owned by 
G. Stewart. 
The Aeolian Y. C. has elected officers for the 
season of 1911 as follows: Commodore, Louis 
T. Ward; Vice-Commodore, George Postel; 
Treasurer, S. D. Wilson; Secretary, Arthur O. 
Jacoby; Port Captain, Ed. Landgren; Directors, 
L. C. Knight, E. E. Johnson, Ed. Jones, E. S. 
de Pierris and the officers mentioned. S. A. 
Boysen is official measurer. This club now has 
about fifty yachts registered. 
The well known yacht Fulton G. has been dis¬ 
posed of to Walter Zeiss and Louis Holm and 
will be sailed this season under the colors of- 
the Corinthian Y. C. Some minor alterations 
are now being made in this craft, and she is 
expected to make a fine showing in the races 
in the 44-foot class on the bay this season. 
The Sacramento Canoe Club has been organ¬ 
ized at Sacramento, Cal., and quarters have 
been established above the Southern Pacific 
bridge over the Sacramento River. Frank 
Osborn has been elected president, and John 
Chapman, secretary. Other members are G. 
Faber, A. Putman, H. Neymeyer, T. Schwartz, 
T. Schlosser, E. Simmermacher, H. Grady, C. 
B. Oether, C. Bergh and E. Theile. 
Golden Gate. 
Launch of the Wink. 
Wink, a sloop for class S, was launched at 
Herreshoffs last Saturday, and shortly after tak¬ 
ing the water, was tried. This yacht has been 
built for D. G. Whitlock, a member of the 
Brooklyn Y. C., and is to race in class S on 
Gravesend Bay and later in the season will take 
part in the series of races of the Crescent 
Athletic Club for the Lipton cup. This cup 
was first sailed for last season, and was won by 
R. B. Moore’s Blue Bill. It is held by the 
Crescent A. C. until it has been won three times 
by the same yachtsman. Wink is 32 feet 4 
inches over all, 20 feet on the waterline, 6 feet 
10 inches beam and 4 feet 10 inches draft. She 
spreads 437 square feet of canvas. Mr. Whit¬ 
lock was present at the launching and ex¬ 
pressed himself well pleased with the boat. 
Wink came west this week. She was tried in a 
strong breeze and showed herself to be stiff and 
able. She footed very fast. 
