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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Aug. 27, 1910. 
radius of the circle or curvature increasing reg¬ 
ularly from the bow towards the stern, the sides 
of the hull are also curved, the curvature being 
the greatest at a point hear the stern, as shown 
in Figure 6, and gradually flattening toward the 
bow until at the bcw of the boat the. sides are 
flat or plain, as shown in Figure n. At each 
side near the stern the bottom is formed with 
portions a slightly bulged down, or curved 
downwardly from the straight level of said 
sides. By this means the boat is not only 
steadied on its bottom, but as its speed in¬ 
creases these bulged-down portions have a ten¬ 
dency to cause the stern of the boat to ride 
over the water, raising it so that its draft de¬ 
creases as its speed increases, and also serve to 
keep the bow of the boat from rising unduly. 
The general shape of the hull just described 
serves to cause the boat to rise upwardly in 
the water as its speed increases and to cause 
it in a large measure to skim, or glide, over 
the water when under great speed, thus enab¬ 
ling unusual speed to be attained at a compara¬ 
tively small expenditure of power. The bottom 
of the boat is perforated along lines parallel 
with its sides, as shown most clearly in Figure 
1. and the perforations are protected by de¬ 
flector shields a' also formed wedge-shaped and 
curved, downwardly from the bottom of the 
heat, thus being also in the form of cone sec¬ 
tions, and one located immediately in front of 
each perforation. The form of said shields is 
such that in passing over the water each shield 
serves to divide the water immediately in front 
of the adjacent perforation and form a channel 
to receive the air as well as to cause a suction 
to draw the water downwardly, as will be pres¬ 
ently described. I have shown two rows of such 
holes along the entire length of the boat and 
additional holes between said rows near the 
bow. It will be understood, of course, that as 
many rows as desired or found advantageous 
may be used and any other suitable arrange¬ 
ment employed. 
The propeller shaft B is mounted in suitable 
bearings with a propeller b on its outer end and 
connected with an engine B' at its inner end. 
The propeller and engine are, or may be, of 
any suitable construction and arrangement. 
The air tube, or main, C extends horizont¬ 
ally between the deck A' and the bottom of the 
.boat, being provided at its rear end with the 
upwardly extending branch C', the top end of 
which is provided with a valve c secured thereon 
by means of a pivot c'. A small supply pipe 
c~ connects each of the perforations in the bot¬ 
tom of the boat under the shields a’ with said 
air tube, or main. 
In operation, the boat being driven* rapidly 
through the water, its cone-shaped bottom and 
taperingly curved sides will cause it to grad¬ 
ually rise out of the water until its draft is 
very slight, while the suction caused by the boat 
gliding over the water will draw the air 
through pipes C'. C. and c 2 by suction and dis¬ 
charge it undbr the boat behind the shields a’. 
causing a thin layer or cushion of air to be thus 
injected under the boat, thereby buoying up 
the boat and reducing its friction upon the 
water as well as its draft and facilitating its 
propulsion. When it is desired to stop the 
boat, or increase the friction between the boat 
and the water, the supply of air is cut oft’ by 
closing the valve c. when the supply of air will 
cease and the natural friction and pressure of 
the water will assist in retarding the progress 
of the boat. 
Tartar a Fast Boat. 
Tartar, a 6o-foot mahogany launch, built for 
Ralph E. Slaven, of the New York Y. C., by 
the Gas Engine & Power Company, attracted 
much attention at the motor boat race off 
Larchmont. She has two 125 horse power 
speedway motors and on her trial made 38.O 
miles an hour. Her contract called for 36 
miles. 
The Forest and Stream may be obtained from any 
newsdealer on order. Ask your dealer to supply you 
regularly. 
Canoeing . 
Lakanoo Boat Club. 
Burlington, N. J., Aug. 13.—Franklin Gauntt 
won the regatta committee cup offered for the 
best score in the August regatta of the Laka¬ 
noo Boat Club, and virtually cinched the sea¬ 
son’s prize, the trustees’ trophy, in an exciting 
series of canoe races on the Delaware River, 
here, this afternoon. Gauntt led with 18 points; 
B. Sleeper, second, with 17; C. Shell, third, with 
14, and J. Probasco, fourth, with 14. In the 
conte'st for the trustees’ trophy, Gauntt, with 
48 points, leads Shell with 44, with a sailing re¬ 
gatta yet to be run. To-day’s summaries follow: 
One-man singles, y^-mUe —Won by J. Pro¬ 
basco; Gauntt, second; Sleeper, third. 
One-man doubles—Won by Gauntt; Shell, 
second; Buckley, third. 
Tail-end—Won by Gauntt; Shell, second; 
Sleeper, third. 
Fours, singles—Won by Page, Gauntt, Jones, 
Shell; second. Buckley, Sleeper, Simons, Pro¬ 
basco; third, Troxell, Bailey, Sharp, Burley. 
Tandem, singles, standing—Won by Sleeper 
and Buckley; Page and Probasco, second; 
Troxell and Sharp, third. 
One-man overboard—Won by Sleeper; Shell, 
second, Probasco, third. 
W. G. D. Gauntt, 
Chairman Reghtta Committee. 
A School Teachers’ Canoe Trip. 
A long paddle by two young women, school 
teachers in Manhattan, ended August 17th at 
Betterton, Md. Miss Laya Maschat, a swim¬ 
ming teacher, and Miss Pauline Steinberg, 
teacher in a High School, left New York in a 
fifteen-foot canoe intending to paddle the whole 
distance from New York to Baltimore by way 
of the canals. Both are at home in a canoe, 
expert swimmers and ardent lovers of life out 
of doors, and after an interesting and somewhat 
arduous journey by way of the canals, they en¬ 
tered the head of Chesapeake Bay on Wednes¬ 
day, August 16. and beached their canoe just in 
front of the hotels. They were brown and 
wholesome looking and declared that they had 
had a fine time on their trip. From Betterton 
they went on to Baltimore by steamer, shipping 
home their canoe and camping outfit by ex¬ 
press. 
1 rips of this kind are not infrequently taken 
by young women in the Middle West, but it is 
unusual to learn of women on the Atlantic 
coast, who have the courage, independence and 
energy to make one. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division—Frederick Raymond Tay¬ 
lor, 3634 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa., by 
Walter L. Reeder. 
Northern Division—Robert E. Gooch, 26 
Wellington street, Toronto, Ont., Can., and 
Jack McGregor. 55 Robert street, Toronto, 
Ont., Can., both by A. McNichol. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division—6106, Edward C. C. Kelly, 
633 Willow avenue, Hoboken, N. J. 
Central Division—6107, Savannah H. Slate, 
Grindstone, N. Y.; 6109, Ford Johnson. 46 
Franklin street, Rochester, N. Y.; 6110, Fred 
Raetz, 330 Fourth street, Rochester. N. Y.; 
6111, Frank Connelly, 605 Pleasant street, Hot 
Springs, Ark. 
Eastern Division—6108, Lloyd T. Brown, 295 
Beacon street, Boston, Mass. 
Western Division—6105, Lew Forster Porter, 
Madison, Wis. 
MEMBER REINSTATED. 
Eastern Division—5564, E. Merle Bixby, 43 
Hollis street, Providence, R. I. 
Traps hooting. 
If you want your shoot to be announced hen 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
Sept. 5.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Lock Haven (Pa.) G. C. C. A. Jobson, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5-6.—Roanoke, Va.— Virginia State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Roanoke G. C. A. H. H. 
Boyd, Pres. 
Sept. 5-6.—Cincinnati, O.—Hyde Park G. C. Tri-State 
tournament. 
Sept. 13.—Bergen Beach (N. Y.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier. Sec’y. 
Sept. 14-15.—r Red Hook (N. Y.) G. C. \V. S. Mossoneau 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 20.—Temple, Pa.—Hercules G. C. A. K. Ludwig 
Sec’y. 
Oct. 12.—Bergen Beach (N. Y.) G. C. fourth cosmopol 
itan championship. L. H. Schortemeier, Sec’y. 
Nov. 8.—Bergen Beach (N. Y.) G. C. L. H. Schorte 
meier, Sec’y. 
Dec. 13.—Bergen Beach (N.Y.) G. C. L. H. Schorte¬ 
meier, Sec’y. 
1911. 
Jan. 2.—Bergen Beach (N. Y.) G. C. eighth annual 
merchandise handicap. L. H. Schortemeier, Sec’y. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Aug. 27.—Newmanstown (Pa.) G. C. F. S. Rader, Sec’y. 
Aug. 30.—Armstrong (Mo.) G. C. W. E. Hulett, Sec’y. 
Aug. 30.—Washington, Pa.—Western Pennsylvania T. S. 
L. tournament, under the auspices of the Washington 
G. C. Louis Lautenslager, Pres. 
Aug. 30-31.—Collierville (Tenn.) G. C. X. W. L. 
Mathews, Sec’y. 
Aug. 30-Sept. 1.—Chicago (Ill.) G. C. C. P. Zacher, Sec’y. 
Sept. 1.—Denver, Colo.—Fred A. Stone Shooting Park 
tournament. A. E. McKenzie, Mgr. 
Sept. 1-2.—Selinsgrove, Pa.—Sunbury-Selinsgrove G. C. 
C. Foster, Sec’y. 
Sept. 1-2.—Cape Girardeau (Mo.) G. C. F. B. Goodwin, 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 2.—Wilmot (O.) G. C. E. E. Ellis, Sec’y. 
Sept 4-5.—East St. Louis, Ill.—Progressive G. C. N. R. 
Huff, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Clarksburg, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley S. L. 
Ed. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Herrin (Ill.) G. C. O. H. McNeill, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Niles (O.) G. C. Jos. Rummell, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Williamson (W. Va.) G. C. Bert Shumate, 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club. C. L. Kite*, 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Springfield (Mass.) S. 
Sept. 5.—Tarpon Springs, Fla.- 
K. Decker, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Cleveland (O.) G. C. 
C. C. L. Kites, Sec’y. 
-West Coast G.C. W. W. 
F. H. 
Wallace, Mgr. 
C. E. F. Mark- 
Sept. 5.—Phillipsburg, N. J.—Alert G. 
ley. Mgr. 
Sept. 5.—Columbia. Pa.—Excelsior R. and G. C. W. M. 
Guiles, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Hammond (Ind.) G. C. J. C. Becker, Sec’y. 
Sept. 6.—Belleville (Ont.) G. C. Hugh Howey, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—Expedit, Pa.—Big Bend R. and G. C. W. C. 
Shiffer. Pres. 
Sept. 5.—Royersford (Pa.) G. C. Harry E Buckwalter, 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 5-6.—Nashville, Tenn.— Cumberland Park Club. 
Irby Bennett, Pres. 
Sept. 5-6.—Cincinnati, O.—Hyde Park G. C. E. W. 
Rugg, Sec’y, pro tern. 
Sept. 5-7.—Vicksburg, Miss.—Mississippi State tourna¬ 
ment, under the auspices of the Vicksburg G. C. 
J. J. Bradfield, Sec’y. 
Sept. 6-7.—Cainsville (Mo.) G. C. G. D. Davis, Sec’y. 
Sept. 7.— Mberta, Can.—Strathcona G. C. Geo. F. 
Dow .itr. Sec’y. 
Sept. 6-7.— Yale (la.) G. C. John Nowels, Sec’y. 
Sept. 7.—Hoopeston (III.) G. C. Edw. Erickson. Sec’y. 
Sept. 8-9.—White Hall (Ill.) G. C. F. C. Griswold, Sec’y. 
Sept. 8-10.—Atlantic City, N. J.—Westy Hogans tourna¬ 
ment. Bernard Elsesser, Sec’y. 
Sept. 9.—Cedar Rapids, la.—Hawkeye G. C. A. W. 
Vondraeck, Sec’y. 
Sept. 12-13.—Orion (Ill.) G. C. F. S. Fullerton, Sec’y. 
Sept. 13-14.—Omaha, Neb.—Benson G. C. F. T. Lover¬ 
ing, Sec’y. 
Sept. 14.—Tabor, Ind.—Tab G. C. Arch Glover, Mgr. 
Sept. 14-15.—Youngstown, O.—Struthers and Youngs¬ 
town G. C. J. D. Ward, Sec’y. 
Sept. 14-15.—Delta (Colo.) G. C. R. A. King, Sec’y. 
Sept. 14-15.—Perry (Okl.a.) G. C. J. T. Gregorie, Sec’y. 
Sept. 15.—Williamsport (Ind.) G. C. H. C. Salts, Sec’y. 
Sept. 15.—Allentown (Pa.) R. and G. C. C. H. Snyder, 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 16-17.—Reading, Pa.—South End G. C. Howard 
Meichior, Sec’y. 
Sept. 17.—Beverly, Mass.—United Shoe Mchy. G. C. 
Geo. F. Eaton, Pres. 
Sept. 19.—Newton (Ill.) G. C. C. M. Franke, Sec’y. 
Sept. 19.—Uniontown (Pa.) G. C. F. C. Robinson, Sec’y. 
Sept. 20-21.—Marion, Ind.—Queen City G. C. Frank 
Howard, Sec’y. 
Sept. 22.—Wapakoneta (O.) G. C. Chas. E. Zint, Sec’y. 
Sept. 22-23.—Paden Park (W. Va.) G. C. T. M. Mclntire, 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 22-23.—Bridgeport (Ill.) G. C. Geo. W. Ball, Sec’y. 
Sept. 22-23.—Du Bois (Pa.) G. C. U. S. N. Crouse, Sec’y. 
Sept. 22-24.—Phoenix, Ariz.—Arizona State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Phoenix G. C. A. W. 
Galpin, Sec’y. 
Sept. 23-24.—Troy, N. Y.—Laureate Boat Club. J. J. 
Farrell, Mgr. 
Sept. 25-26.—Bellairs Grove, Mo.—Peerless R. and G. C. 
Harry A. Boone, Sec’y. 
