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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. io, 1910. 
Lawley’s Yard to Move. 
Lawley’s yard at South Boston is to disap¬ 
pear and the big yacht and ship building plant 
will be set up at Neponset. This was rumored 
some time ago, when George Lawley purchased 
land on the water front at Neponset. The 
South .Boston yard had to go because of pro¬ 
jected improvements. The Boston Globe gives 
a short history of Lawley’s, which is the best 
known yacht yard in the country, and which will 
be read with interest by yachtsmen. 
George F. Lawley, the founder of the firm, 
who celebrated his 87th birthday last February, 
first began to build boats at Scituate in 1866, 
mostly small ones, and in 1874 the firm moved 
to South Boston, its first location being at the 
foot of Seventh street, and the next at the foot 
of O street, which, enlarged in 1903, is its 
present plant. 
Many famous yachts have been built by the 
Lawleys, but it is hard to find any record of the 
yachts built by George Lawley while at Scituate, 
although the 30 : foot sloop Bluebird, built in 
1872 for A. C. Wheelwright, was on the yacht¬ 
ing records not many years ago. 
Of the yachts built at South Boston while the 
yard was at the foot of Seventh street, the 
schooner Adrienne, designed Iby George F. 
Lawley in 1879, of 50 feet over all, is probably 
the first of that rig built by the firm. Two 
sloops built in 1881 are still in active use, the 
Nirvana and Thiam. The former is now ketch- 
rigged and has auxiliary power, while the latter 
is raced each season by her owner, Commodore 
Wilbert Soule, of the South Boston Y. C. 
Some of the better known boats built at the 
yard at the foot of O street, the present loca¬ 
tion, are as follows: Schooner Harbinger in 
1884, sloop Nebula in 1885, steam yacht Herald 
in 1885, schooner Sachem in 1886, sloop Papoose 
and schooner Gundred in 1887, sloops Alga, 
Babboon and Chiquita, 40-footers; schooner 
Marguerite in 1888, schooner Merlin in 1889, 
sloops Camilla, Gladys, Hawk, Mildred and 
Saladin. all sc-footers, the 40-foot sloop Gos¬ 
soon in 1890, the 46-foot sloops Barbara, Mine- 
ola, Alborak. Savonara^ and Ilderim in 1891. In 
1893 steam yachts seemed to have the call, for 
four were built by the firm, ranging in size from 
the Acpiilo of 103 feet in length to the Random, 
only 76 feet long. After that there was hardly 
a year in which some large steam yacht was not 
constructed, such as the Alcedo in 1895. the 
Iduna in 1896, the Courier in 1897. Kaleda in 
1898, four small ones in 1899, Valda in 1900, 
Aquilo in 1901. Carmina in 1903, Anona in 1904. 
Cigarette in 1905, Ketoh in 1906, Halawa in 
1907 and Caroline in 1908. 
Two of the cup defenders which Edward Bur¬ 
gess designed, and which were managed by 
Charles Paine, were built by Lawley, the Puri¬ 
tan in 1885 and the Mayflower in 1886. The 
Burgess cup defender Volunteer, which was 
owned by Gen. Paine, was finished and rigged 
by Lawley, although the hull was built at Wil¬ 
mington, Del. 
Gen. Paine’s unsuccessful candidate for cup 
honors, Jubilee, designed by John Paine, was 
also built at South Boston, while the Crownin- 
shield 90-footer and the Independence, built for 
Thomas W. Lawson, were also constructed by 
Lawley. 
Of late years Lawley has built some of the 
best known of the larger schooners; in 1899 the 
Endymion and Latona were launched from the 
yard, and the former took part in the recent 
race across the Atlantic for the German Em¬ 
peror’s cup. The two-masted auxiliary schooner 
Idler, built in 1901 for Henry T. Sloane. is one 
of the best known of the larger auxiliaries. 
Margaret, the first Savarona, which won the 
Bermuda race in 1909, and then established a 
record for tire course, was launched in 1903. In 
1905. two large schooners were built at the yard. 
Elmina and Invader; the former has since made 
a great record in racing. 
The summer of 1906 was a great year for 
schooners, for the winter before Lawley had 
under construction four yachts of this rig. 
Dervish for Henry A. Morss, Savarona for C. 
Howard Clark. Jr., Shiyessa for Alfred Douglass 
and Taormina for William E. Eaton. Since 
then only four large schooners have been built 
at South Boston, Alcyone and Ranger in 1907, 
Visitor II. in 1908 and Shiyessa IV. last winter. 
Visitor II., a three-masted auxiliary schooner, 
designed by Swasey, Raymond & Page, of Bos¬ 
ton, for W. Harry Brown, of Pittsburg, is the 
largest yacht ever built by Lawley. She is 197 
feet over all, 150 feet waterline. 
Since 1897, when the 50-foot power cruiser 
Frolic was built by Lawley, this end of the'busi¬ 
ness has grown, until now it is probably the 
most important of all the yacht construction 
undertaken by the concern. Among those that 
are well known are: Stave Island. Glenda, 
Hupa, Tonopah, Elkhorn. Tringa, Faalua, 
Shada, Christina, Savallo, Viator, Dixie III., 
Monaloa, Taniwha, Topsy, Sea Duck, Eronel 
II., Fearless and Mystery. 
A couple of the torpedo boats, Blakley and 
DeLong, were launched from the yard in 1901, 
and although this represents all the construc¬ 
tion of the firm for the U. S. Navy, there have 
been built at the yard a number of boats for 
both the State and city. The latest city boat 
being the George A. Hibbard, which was given 
her trial trip last week. 
Besides the larger sailing, steam and power 
yachts Lawley has built many a fast racing boat 
for the smaller classes, of which probably none 
ever made a better record than Sally VII. This 
25-foot cabin scow was designed by Fred D. 
Lawley, the son of George F. Lawley, who now 
does almost all the designing for the firm. 
Sally VII. was built in 1903 for the Massa¬ 
chusetts Bay 25-foot restricted class, and was 
owned and sailed by Lawrence F. Percival. 
She made a wonderful record that year and 
practically was unbeatable. 
At present there is a very little new work 
under construction at Lawley's, the Iselin 100- 
foot steel schooner in the steel shed, which will 
be launched Dec. 17. and an 8o-foot power 
cruiser for a New York yachtsman in the 
wooden shed, being all the big work, although 
in the small boat shed there are building a num¬ 
ber of small power boats and tenders. 
The basin which has harbored many a well- 
known yacht in winter is well filled this winter. 
Among the yachts in storage there are steam 
yachts Isis, Spalding Bros.; Peregrine, R. H. 
White; Helena, F. W. Ayer; Orca, S. W. Col¬ 
ton. Jr.; My Gypsy, Thomas W. Lawson; Jule, 
B. P. Cheney; Juanita, F. B. McQuesten. and 
Sabrina, George D. Loud; schooners Arbella, 
Washington B. Thomas; Taormina, William S. 
Eaton; Hope Leslie, Laurence Minot; Emerald. 
F. Lewis Clark; Loyal Vagrant, Harold 
Vanderbilt; Shiyessa VI., Alfred Douglass; 
Iris, Francis H. Whitehouse; Gundred, Ben¬ 
jamin Vaughn; Monataka, C. L. Eaton, and 
Charmer, Theophilus Parsons; sloops Eelin, 
Lindsley Loring; Athene, Theodore P. Burgess; 
Marigold, Frank Drake; Humma, Robert Treat 
Paine, and Alice, Charles K. Cummings; power 
boats Cristina, Frederick C. Fletcher; Elkhorn, 
George S. Draper; Shada, Alvin F. Sortwell 
estate; Bostonian, Thomas Cunningham, and 
Sea Duck, Charles H. Tyler; yawls Waytarer. 
Charles L. Harding, and Palatine, Charles H. 
Ledlie. 
Yacht Sales. 
The following yacht sales and charters are 
reported through the office of Seaman & Hunt¬ 
ington : 
The schooner yacht Shiyessa, sold for Mr. 
Demarest Lloyd, of Boston, Mass., to Mr. J. 
B. Morrell, of Northport, L. I., will be wintered 
in Boston and brought to - home waters in the 
spring. She has raced considerably, finishing 
35m. behind Mr. Harold Vanderbilt’s Vagrant 
in last year's New York-Bermuda race. Her 
owner expects to 1 race her in Squadron races 
of the New York Y. C. 
Auxiliary yawl Albion, chartered for a short 
period for Mr. James Godfrey Wilson to Judge 
Lloyt, of New York. 
Gasolene cruising launch Diana, sold for Mr. 
Clendenin Eckert, of Stamford, Conn., to Mr. 
F. B. Van Doom, of New York Athletic Club. 
New owner has made extensive alterations for 
a Southern cruise. 
Gasolene cruiser Idlesse, sold for Mr. G. A. 
Freeman, New York Y. C., to Mr. A. P. 
Lasher, New York city. New owner will use 
her in Maine waters. 
Mao II., sold for Mr. F. L. Hutton to Capt. 
I. J. Merrit/of this city. Capt. Merrit will use 
her for coast cruising. 
Gasolene launch “Ted” chartered for a short 
period to Mr. B. C. Day, of Chicago, Ill. 
Racing sloop Rosemary, sold for Mr. E. M. 
Lockwood, Bayshore. L. L, to Mr. Thomas 
Cushing, of Montreal, Canada. 
Speed launch Sagitta, sold to W. B. Benslow, 
Brooklyn, N. Y.. New owner has shipped her 
to his winter home in New Smyrna, Fla. 
Gasolene cruiser Flowin, sold for Mr. E. D. 
Miner, of New York city, to a Philadelphia 
yachtsman. 
Gasolene launch Quest, sold for Mr. Wilson 
H. Tucker to Mr. S. C. Weston, Pa., for use 
on Long Island Sound. 
Sloop Dixie sold for Com. M. W. Houck, 
New Rochelle Y. C., to Mr. F. A. Archibald 
for use on Long Island Sound. 
The same office reports advice from Mr. John 
D. Spreckels, of San Francisco, through whom 
he purchased the steam yacht Venetia, that that 
yacht has completed fitting out in New Or¬ 
leans and leaves within a few days for a cruise 
through the West Indies and South American 
waters, expecting to arrive in home port, San 
Francisco, during May, 1911. 
Naval Architects Officers. 
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine 
Engineers, at their annual meeting recently, 
elected these officers: • Vice-Presidents, for the 
term expiring Dec. 31. 1916, George W. Quin- 
tard, Quintard Iron Works; Walter M. Mc¬ 
Farland. Babcock & Wilcox Company. Mem¬ 
bers of Council: For the term expiring Dec. 
31, 1913. W. I. Babcock, naval architect, 17 
State street, New York; W. F. Durand, pro¬ 
fessor mechanical engineering, Stanford Uni¬ 
versity, Cal.; Nathaniel G Herreshoff, vice- 
president and general manager, Herreshoff 
Manufacturing Company, Bristol, R. I.: H. I. 
Cone, engineer-in-chief. U. S. Navy; J. II. Lin- 
nard. naval constructor, U. S. N., retired; W. 
A. Post, general manager, Newport News Ship¬ 
building and Dry Dock Company. Associate 
Members of Council: For the term ending 
Dec. 31, 1913, W. H: Brownson, rear admiral, 
U. S. N., retired; J. R. Andrews, president, 
Hyde Windlass Company, Bath. Me. F. L. 
DuBosque, assistant engineer floating equip¬ 
ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 
was elected to succeed Horace See as member 
of Council. 
During the year about forty new members 
have joined the society, and twenty-one asso¬ 
ciate members were advanced to full member¬ 
ship. 
A New Salute. 
The Navy Department has prescribed a new 
salute to "colors” on board ships and at naval 
stations as follows: Instead of rolls on the 
drum and flourishes on the bugle, the band is 
to play at morning “colors”' the Star Spangled 
Banner, at the beginning of which the ensign 
is to be started up and hoisted smartly to the 
peak or truck. All officers and men are to 
face the ensign and stand at attention. At the 
end of the air all officers and men will salute, 
thus ending the ceremony. 
American Game Bird Shooting. 
Gunners, and outdoor men generally, will be 
interested in the announcement of the forth¬ 
coming book, “American Game Bird Shooting, ’ 
which is described on page 951- The table of 
contents and list of illustrations printed in this 
advertisement give a very clear idea of the wide 
range and high interest of the volume. 
