Sept. 24, 1910.] 
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Turbo Electric Propulsion. 
A very interesting motor yacht is at present 
under construction by MacLaren Bros., Dum¬ 
barton, according to the Yachtsman. She is 54 
feet long by 10 feet 6 inches beam, and is of 
steel construction. It has been stated that she 
will be fitted with a suction gas plant. This in 
itself would make her of special interest, but if 
the writer’s information is correct this is only 
half of the truth. Engineers in the Clyde dis¬ 
trict may remember that some time ago Mr. H. 
A. Mavor, a prominent Glasgow electrical engi¬ 
neer, brought forward a system of turbo-electric 
propulsion for ships. His idea is, in effect, to 
use a fast-running turbine coupled to a dynamo. 
This dynamo supplies current to a reversible 
motor—Mr. Mayor’s patent, by the way—which 
is coupled to the propeller shaft. By using a 
fast-running turbine it is possible to get maxi¬ 
mum efficiency of that portion of _ the -system, 
and by using a slow-running motor it is possible 
to get maximum propeller efficiency. It is claim¬ 
ed that this system is more efficient than the 
compromise which every turbine installation rep¬ 
resents—the turbine having maximum efficiency 
at high speeds, and the propeller at low speeds. 
The yacht in question is being built to the order 
of Mr. Mavor, and the writer understands that 
it is this system of propulsion which is to be 
used, the only difference being in the adoption 
of a suction gas engine in place of turbine. This 
installation ought to give .a perfect test of the 
efficiency of the proposed system. The propeller 
might be arranged to be coupled either to the 
electric motor or to the suction gas engine. 
Comparative trials would then give the percent¬ 
age efficiency lost in the transmission of the 
power. It could then be decided whether or 
not the amount so lost left a sufficient balance 
in favor of the proposed system. Should this 
rumor prove true, the trials will be watched with 
interest by yacht architects among others, as it 
is well known that the steam turbine has not 
been a conspicuous success when fitted in yachts. 
Bay Shore M. B. C. 
A new club was recently organized by motor 
boat enthusiasts who live about Babylon, Bay 
Shore and Islip, which has been named the Bay 
Shore Motor Boat Club. The officers elected 
are: Wm. H. Moffitt, Commodore; Dr. Wm. 
A. Hulse, of Bay Shore, Rear-Commodore; W. 
A. Schwab, Bay Shore, Secretary: John J. Gib¬ 
son, Bay Shore, Treasurer. The following 
Board of Governors were elected for one year: 
Wm. H. Moffitt, Wm. A. Tucker, E. M. Lock- 
wood, Dr. Wm. A. Hulse, Van Wyckoff, W. A. 
Schwab, Dr. I. W. Furman, J. J. Gibson. Carl 
E. Brewster, Geo. E. Raynor, John W. Ennis. 
The Regatta Committee is John J. Gibson, Carl 
E. Brewster, Geo. E. Raynor and John W. 
Ennis. Nearly fifty members are already en¬ 
rolled for this coming year. 
It is the intention of the club to purchase a 
tract of land in Bay Shore fronting on the Bay, 
and erect a club house in the early spring, so 
that in the month of May, everything will be 
in readiness for the season. 
Launch in a Glass Case. 
The steamer Mackinaw sailed from Nome re¬ 
cently, says the Seattle Star, with the famous 
launch Eagle aboard. The Eagle will be taken 
to Seattle and carefully ensconced in a glass 
case, where the public may come and gaze to 
its heart’s content and Capt. E. W. Johnson may 
gloat over Josh R. McIntyre. 
The launch was the ca^tse of the long drawn- 
out suit between Johnson and McIntyre for the 
possession of the famous Copper Gulch Mine, 
No. 8, which Johnson finally won in court last 
June. 
Johnson and McIntyre engaged in the lighter¬ 
ing business at Nome back in the days of the 
gold rush and shipped a launch from Tacoma to 
do the work. The business did not pay and the 
launch was beached. After lying on the beach 
for a year Johnson took out the engines and 
placed them in two other boats. In the course 
of time he traded one of the boats for a sup¬ 
posedly worthless claim. This claim is now the 
Copper Gulch. No. 8, which has already, produced 
$1,500,000 and shows no signs of stopping. 
When the mine turned out to be a bonanza, 
Mylntyre sued for a half interest on the strength 
of his old interest in the launch sent from 
Tacoma. 
Canoeing. 
Connecticut Y. and C. C. 
The newly organized Connecticut \ acht and 
Canoe Club held its first regatta on Labor Day 
on the Connecticut River at Hartford. lhe 
club has a membership of about 150 and its 
temporary club house is on the east bank ot 
the river, a short distance south of the railroad 
bridge. 
Although the club has but recently been or¬ 
ganized, it is quite active, and plans are now 
under way for the erection of a new club house, 
which, it is hoped, will be ready for the opening 
of next season. The officers of the club are: 
Commodore, George A. Roemer; Vice-Commo¬ 
dore, Edward Mantel; Fleet Captain, James 
Love; Second Fleet Captain, Robert McGregor 
Hutton; Secretary. Herbert G. Bissell; Treas¬ 
urer. Otto Mantel; Steward, Nicholas Prum- 
baum. 
George Roemer won the race for the cabin 
class boats with Roamer; time, 1.47.45. Otto 
Mantel’s Gennessee was second, and j. Way’s 
Lucy V. third. The race for boats with stand¬ 
ing tops was won by H. G. Foley’s I. C. U.; 
time, 1.40.11. H. G. Bissell’s Ontine was sec¬ 
ond and James Love’s Florence, third. The 
race for open power boats was won by E. Nord¬ 
strom’s Pern; time, 1.30.00. A. L. Monrad’s 
Viking was second. 
CANOE EVENTS. 
Double paddle canoes one-half mile—Melrose 
and Kroher, first; Mantel and Profitt, second; 
Schrim and Kane, third. Time, 6m. 
Eighteen-foot single canoes, one-quarter mile 
—Kroher, first; Schrim, second; Kingsbury, 
third. Time, 5.15. 
Tilting contest—Bowers and Kingsbury and 
Kane and John Melrose tie after ten minutes. 
Combination canoe race—A. Kroher, first; W. 
Bowers, second; C. F. Kingsbury, third. 
Canoe Cruises in Canadian Reserves. 
Concluded from page 466. 
We were cosily encamped on Otter Slide, 
when a young couple passed us en voyage in 
a canoe so lightly and compactly laden that 
it was hard to believe that they could have 
with them a wilderness outfit . When, later, we 
visited Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd, of Montreal, 
“at home” on the point nearby, we saw that 
they had a very complete outfit, including a silk 
pyramid wall tent, designed by Mr. S., and 
even a stove. They had come south from 
Burnt Lake, whither we were bound, and told 
us of the dinner they had had at the lumber 
depot locally famous for Gus’ “shoepac pie.” 
Mrs. S. said to Ezra, “Mr. Ward, what is in 
that shoepac pie?” and Ezra confessed his 
ignorance of its component parts. 
Some days later, when we dined with Gus, 
we induced him to tell us what was in his 
chef d’oevre. He was a purely self-taught cook, 
and greatly appreciated the camp cookbook, 
which we left with him: You would do well to 
pack your kit next season, and go in search 
of that shoepac pie. I only hope the cookbook 
has not crowded out that dish. 
Beyond Otter Lake is a barrier of varied 
portages, and in 1908 the unprecedented low 
whter promised unusual difficulties. -'.Several 
parties we met had sought to dissuade us from 
trying to reach White Trout Lake. Preparing 
for logs and stumps barely awash, I cut down 
the canoe keel to one-half inch with pocket 
hatchet. As the event proved, the journey was 
easier than it had been a fortnight earlier be¬ 
cause many obstructions in the Petewawa, 
which before had been just under water, were 
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