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nent property. Four other models have been 
successful in the past in winning the first cup. 
J. McCleary’s Coronado, W. Brown’s Skidoo, 
W. Little’s Arrow and Brannan’s Ruth have 
been the previous winners. The results were 
as follows: J. E. Brannan’s Ruth defeated 
Brown’s Skidoo; McCleary’s Coronado beat 
Hodgkins’ Sumatra; Hay’s Agnes beat Little’s 
Arrow; Loudon’s Mischief beat Stinson’s 
Undine. In the second round the Ruth was 
successful over Coronado, and Mischief de¬ 
feated Agnes. In the finals Mischief defeated 
Ruth and ended the first cup race. 
An Expensive House Warming. 
The new boat house of the Fort Washington 
Canoe Club, located at the foot of 165th street 
on the Hudson River, was almost entirely de¬ 
stroyed by fire on the night of March 4. 
The fire originated in the Audubon Y. C., just 
north of the canoe club house, and spread 
rapidly to the house owned by John Dalton, 
south of the canoe club. This in turn set fire 
to the adjoining house, owned by the canoe 
club. Only six badly scorched canoes out of 
the twenty-five or more in the house were saved, 
and many expensive sailing and camping out¬ 
fits were entirely destroyed. 
This canoe house was only completed recently 
and was constructed by the club members, who 
had planned a house warming, but not on so 
extensive a scale. 
The other two houses were entirely destroyed 
and many expensive launches were burned, only 
one being saved. 
The amount of loss involved is hard to esti¬ 
mate, and it is believed none of the property 
was insured. Only a fortnight ago the club 
members held their annual dinner, at which 
function several of the guests congratulated 
them warmly on the progress they had made as 
a club. Although a young organization, the 
membership has grown steadily and the mem¬ 
bers had worked hard to maintain a high stand¬ 
ard of sportsmanship. They had but recently 
completed their club house and looked forward 
to a successful year; but the fire will not be per¬ 
mitted to affect their organization, and arrange¬ 
ments are already being made to secure tempo¬ 
rary quarters until a new house can be arranged 
for. 
New Yacht for Mr. Pulitzer. 
On Thursday, Dec. 5, the shipyard of Messrs. 
Ra-mage & Ferguson, at Leith, was en fete, for 
the launching of the 1600-ton steam yacht they 
built to the designs of G. L. Watson & Co., for 
Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, of New York. Mr. 
Pulitzer’s yachting connection has not been a 
lengthy one. Last year he chartered for six 
months Baron De Forest’s steam yacht Honor, 
and so pleasant was the experience, he deter¬ 
mined to have a craft of his own, and before 
the charter had expired, the new ship was under 
way. As was natural, the Honor was taken as 
a basis, and while to outward appearance the 
new vessel is more or less like her, there are 
many points on which she shows a decided im¬ 
provement. 
She is schooner rigged with two pole masts, 
clipper bow, scroll head, and elliptical stern, 
having the two decks like Honor, but a long 
almost unbroken range of steel deckhouses, with 
flying bridge above, which makes her practically 
a three-decked vessel. 
The accommodation has been carried out en¬ 
tirely to Mr. Pulitzer’s ideas, and in this respect 
the vessel is unique in the pleasure fleet of the 
world. 
The part of the ship forward of machinery 
is entirely devoted to the owner, the guests’ 
staterooms, servants and crew being aft. This 
insures entire privacy, and the bulkheads have 
been specially deafened to eliminate noise from 
the engine room. To get forward, the crew 
need not come on deck at all—a special passage 
has been arranged under deck, leading from 
their quarters to storerooms and chains forward. 
In the range of deckhouses, commencing for¬ 
ward is Mr. Pulitzer’s study, with lavatory and 
private vestibule adjoining, then dining room, 
from which on starboard side a passage runs 
aft to drawing room, behind this being smoking 
room, and small deck shelter. 
On the main deck under the raised forecastle 
are crew’s stores, lavatory and hospital, sepa¬ 
rated from cabins by well. Then owner’s break¬ 
fast room, containing stair to suite of rooms be¬ 
low on cabin deck, consisting of gymnasium, 
large stateroom and bathroom. Aft of break¬ 
fast room is bedroom, with bathroom, and 
passage communicating with valet’s room. 
The servants’ rooms are on port side of ma¬ 
chinery casing, while the starboard side and 
immediately behind machinery are devoted to 
staterooms, twelve in number, and four bath¬ 
rooms. The crew’s quarters are all aft, occupy¬ 
ing main and cabin deck. 
The saloon galley and pantry are situated 
amidships in engine casing. 
As will be obvious, this arrangement some¬ 
what interferes with the outward appearance of 
the vessel; but the designers have hit the happy 
medium of producing both a useful and a pleas¬ 
ing type of yacht. Viewed on the stocks, the 
hull impresses one as being exceptionally 
powerful, and .foretells excellent sea-going 
qualities. 
The decorations of the cabins are in the 
simplest manner, but nothing conducive to com¬ 
fort has been omitted. The work in the princi¬ 
pal rooms was carried out by Messrs. Wylie & 
Lochhead to the designs of Mr. Murray, of 
London. 
The engine department has been made the 
subject of greatest care to insure smoothness 
and regularity in running. There are two boilers 
and two sets of triple expansion engines driving 
twin screws. The bunkers are of capacity ample 
to take the yacht across to America and back. 
All the latest improvements, including re¬ 
frigerating machinery, electric light, etc., have 
been fitted, and everything arranged to make 
her the most comfortable ocean-going craft 
afloat. 
The christening ceremony was performed by 
Miss Tuohy, daughter of Mr. Pulitzer’s London 
manager, and the name bestowed on the vessel 
was Liberty. 
Preliminary trials of the Liberty were held on 
Friday, Jan. 31, at Leith. A stiff gale was blow¬ 
ing, and the sea was somewhat heavy, which 
afforded a splendid chance of testing the vessel's 
sea-going qualities. No water came on board 
when going in the teeth of the gale, and when 
broadside on she proved very stiff, the rolling 
being slow and easy. 
On the measured mile over 15 knots was ob¬ 
tained without great effort, which was ex¬ 
tremely gratifying in view of the fact that the 
yacht was not designed for this end, but rather 
for comfort at sea and smooth running. 
There was practically no vibration. In the 
course of the next week or so coal consumption 
trials will be held, and a short time afterward 
the yacht should be ready for turning over to 
the owner. 
In a special race between Capt. J. S. Taylor’s 
scooter Eagle and Chas. Merritt’s ice yacht 
Junior, on Orange Lake, the ice yacht won in 
a boat for boat race by a spurt when near the 
finish that put him 5 sec. ahead. It was an even 
and exciting race all over the course. 
THE BURNING OF THE FORT WASHINGTON CANOE CLUB. 
Canoeing . 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Western Division—H. K. Patch, C. C. Vance, 
Carl Slane, Wm. S. Truesdale, William F. 
Knisely, and Jeremiah McQuade, all of Peoria, 
Ill., and all by Henry C. Morse. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division—5462, Constantine C. Clifft, 
178 North nth street, Newark, N. J. 
Northern Division—5463, George L. Johnston, 
Gananoque, Ont., Can.; 5464. William Hale, 
Gananoque, Ont., Can.; 5465, Walter F. Halli- 
day, Gananoque Ont., Can. 
