394 

YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 

Recent SALEsS.—The following transfers and 
items are recorded through the office of Mr. Stan- 
ley M. Seaman, New York city: Mr. Charles H. 
Taylor, Jr., of Boston, Mass., has sold his Herre- 
shoff 30-footer Notos to Mr. Robert C. Mitchell, 
commodore-elect of the Sachem’s Head Y. C. Mr. 
Louis Bacon, of Boston, Mass., has sold his 
Herreshoff 30-footer Gamecock to Mr. E. Q. 
Trowbridge, of the same club. The same agency 
has sold the auxiliary yawl Possum for Mr. Al- 
bert L. Pope, Hartford, Conn., to Mr. E. F. 
Noyes, Hamilton, Ont. She is expected to leave 
for Lake Ontario as soon as the Erie Canal opens. 
Also the 6oft. cruising launch Graydon for Mr. 
Arthur S. Gray, Hudson, N. Y., to Mr. Fred B. 
Morse, of Madison, Wis. She is to be used for 
cruising on Long Island Sound. The auxilary 
yawl Umbrina has been sold by Mr. John P. EI- 
ton, Waterbury, Conn., to Mr. John E. Wayland. 
Umbrina is a cruising boat built at Marblehead, 
Mass., in 1903. She is laid up at Marblehead, her 
owner contemplating cruising to the coast of 
Maine before bringing her to Long Island Sound. 
eee 
HincHam Y. C. Lecrure.—The second of the 
series of yachting talks was given on the evening 
of Feb. 28 by Mr. Winfield M. Thompson. He 
spoke delightfully on the subject of “Historic 
American Yachts,” beginning with the romantic 
and picturesque sides of the sport, passing on to 
a description of Cleopatra’s barge, the Northern 
Light, the North River sloops and other famous 
boats of the early days. Then followed a resumé 
of the America’s Cup contests, passing through 
the Steers, Smith, Burgess and Herreshoff periods 
and finally closing with a brief account of the 
ocean race for the German Emperor's trophy. 
Among four-score interesting stereopticon slides 
the most striking were a very spirited one of the 
sloop Halaia in half a gale of wind and a rare 
picture of the American schooner yacht Sappho. 
This latter was made from the only extant photo- 
graph of that vessel taken in England in the days 
before marine photography was practiced in this 
country and when the subjects were moored bow 
and stern to get a time exposure. Other interest- 
ing pictures were likenesses of Col. Stevens, the 
father of American yachting and founder of the 
New York Y. C., Colonel Winchester and his 
loving cup, the first of which there is a record 
in this country, and a picture of the Puritan in 
lower New York Harbor. 
Ree 
DEATH OF ERNEST STAPLES.—Ernest Staples, a 
well known yachtsman and club man, died at 
Larchmont of pneumonia after a short illness on 
Monday, Feb. 26. Mr. Staples was one of the 
amateur crew on Fleetwing in the famous ocean 
race of 1866. He joined the New York Y. C. in 
1877 and has been active in the affairs of that 
club ever since. Mr. Staples belonged to the 
Larchmont Y. C. and a number of other yachting 
and social organizations. 
RRR 
British STEAMER FoR C, W. HARKNESS.— 
Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson are building at their 
yards in Leith, Scotland, a 20o0ft. cruising steam 
yacht for Mr. Charles W. Harkness, of New 
York city, from designs by Messrs. Cox & King. 
RRs 
EIGHTEEN-FooT R. M. ONneE-Design CLass.—A 
special committee of individual members of vari- 
ous clubs affiliated with the Y. R. A. of Long 
Island Sound, which undertook the promotion of 
an open one-design class, has adopted the plans 
for a class of boats to rate at 18ft. under the new 
measurement rule. The plans are by Messrs. 
Hoyt & Clark, of New York city, and show a 
boat of a wholesome type of sound construction, 
and vet one which should give a good account of 
itself as far as speed is concerned, especially in a 
good breeze. 
It was desired to produce a boat as large as 
feasible to rate at 18ft. and which would be fast 
and easily handled under average sound condi- 
tions. The design chosen calls for a boat which 
approximates the raceabout type, it having been 
decided that this would give the best all around 
satisfaction for the work required of a day-sailing 
and racing craft. The boat has, moreover, a fairly 
FOREST AND STREAM. 

good cabin for this type, and has better cruising 
accommodation than the average raceabout of the 
past few years, or the boat of any one-design class 
of about 2oft. waterline. 
The construction is to be fairly heavy, there 
being no necessity to save weight, since the dis- 
placement is quite generous for the moderate sail 
plan, and the ratio of lead to total displacement 
of .44 is ample to insure a very stiff little craft. 
The keel and framing are to be of oak, with cedar 
planking, brass screw fastened. The deck is to 
be canvas covered, and the trunk cabin will be of 
oak and pine, with mahogany trimming. The 
deck general dimensions are as follows: Length, 
over all, 31ft. 6in; waterline, 21ft.; breadth, ex- 
treme, 7ft. 6in; draft, extreme, 5ft. 3in.; sail area, 
510 sq. ft.; rating, 17ft. 8in. 
It is expected that from ten to fifteen boats will 
be built, and the price, with Ratsey sails and the 
usual outfit, will be $1,250. The hulls will be con- 
structed by the Racine Boat, Mfg. Co. at its large 
plant at Muskegon, Mich., and will be shipped to 
their branch at Bayonne, N. J., where they will 
be rigged and finished for delivery for the open- 
ae of the yachting season, about the middle of 
May. 
These boats will presumably race as a special 
class in the events on Long Island Sound and 
are not to be confined to any one club. Any ont 
interested in these boats may secure any further 
information by addressing Mr. F. G. Stewart, 
chairman of the special committee, at 76 William 
street, New York, or the designers, at their 
office at 17 Battery Oper ee Yachtsman. 
Cox & Stevens’ NEw Worx.—At Lawley’s 
yard, South Boston, work is being pushed rapidly 
on the 150ft. steam yacht for Mr. Roswell EI- 
dridge, from the designs of Messrs. Cox & 
Stevens. It is expected that the vessel will be 
turned over to her owner in July. Messrs. Purdy 
& Collison, of City Island, have laid the keel of 
a 67ft. trunk cabin gasolene launch from designs 
by Messrs. Cox & Stevens, and they expect to 
make delivery by May 1. This vessel will have 
a 50 horsepower Standard motor and will be very 
handsomely finished. She will be used on the 
Maine coast. The Nilson Yacht Building Co., of 
Baltimore, Md., have commenced work on the 
83ft. steam houseboat designed by Messrs. Cox 
& Stevens. This craft is designed for Southern 
waters and will be delivered to the owner in the 
fall. She will have two triple expansion engines, 
water-tube boiler and will make about 11 miles 
an hour. Mr. William P. Kirk, of Toms River, 
N. J., has commenced to plank the 65ft. house- 
boat he is building from designs by Messrs. Cox 
& Stevens and will make delivery by the middle 
of April. The motor power will be a 25 horse- 
power Standard engine. This boat will only 
draw 24in., and can go in any harbor or river 
along the coast. 
Ree 
ScHOONER SUNSHINE Sotp.—Mr. Hollis Bur- 
cess has sold the schooner yacht Sunshine, owned 
by Dr. John Bryant, of Cohasset, Mass., to Mr. 
Frederick L. Gay, of Brookline, Mass. Sunshine 
is 64ft. over all, 50ft. waterline and 2oft. breadth. 
She was designed by Mr. Henry Bryant and built 
by Hodgdon at East Boothbay, Me., in 1901. Mr. 
Gay, who is a prominent member of the Eastern 
and Boston Y. C.’s, will use her for cruising, 
making Marblehead his home port. 
Ree 
Tue Motor Boat AND SPORTSMEN’S SHOW.— 
On Tuesday evening, Feb. 20, the Motor Boat and 
Sportsmen’s Show was opened at Madison Square 
Garden for a run of two weeks. To the casual 
observer the interior of the Garden looks very 
much the same as it did last year. The artificial 
lake, which occupies the center portion of the 
main floor, is rather larger than it was at the 
other shows. The present one contains nearly a 
million gallons of water. In the center of the 
lake is a long narrow island which is reached by 
bridges located at the west and east ends of the 
building, A number of firms have their exhibits 
on the island. The island is much better ar- 
ranged than it has been hitherto, and the exhibits 
there show up to better advantage. The sides 
of the tank are lined with motor boats of various 
sizes, kinds and types. 
The large exhibitors of motor boats are located 
[MaArcH Io, 1908. 

in about the same places as they were last year, 
and the space allotted to them is about the same. 
The standard of the boats exhibited as well as 
the engines is much higher, and great progress 
has been made in both hulls and engines during 
the past twelve months. 
It is mainly an exhibit of motor boats and gaso- 
lene engines. However, the gun and rod side of 
the show has not been entirely lost, for on the 
Fourth avenue side are camps, tents and forest 
effects, and there are found guides and Indians. 
Several gun and rod makers and a few firms who 
supply campers have attractive exhibits. 
The Concert Hall is again given over to the 
Indians and there are found almost every example 
of the work of their craftsmen. 
Wild birds and animals are located on the 
north and south ends of the third galleries. 
The display of boats used by the bay men and 
sportsmen on Great South Bay have attracted 
considerable interest. A scooter is displayed, and 
this remarkable little craft makes the exhibit 
most popular. 
In the basement are a number of exhibits of 
gasolene engines. 
Altogether the show is far better than it has 
been in previous years. The exhibits have been 
arranged with more care and the building has 
been rather better decorated. 
The attendance has been excellent and the ex- 
hibitors almost without exception claim to have 
done a good business and to have booked nu- 
merous orders. 
RRe 
RoyaL CANADIAN Y. C, RaActnc SCHEDULE.— 
The Race Committee of the Royal Canadian Y. 
C. has arranged for the following racing events: 
Thursday, May 24.—30ft. and 14ft. dinghy classes. 
Saturday, May 26.—20ft. class. 
Saturday, June 2,—First class, 30ft. class. 
Peet June 9.—25ft. and 16ft. Classes; 14ft. dinghy 
class. 
Saturday, June 16.—30ft. class. 
Saturday, June 23.—First, 20ft., 16ft., and 14ft. dinghy 
classes. 
Saturday, June 30.—380ft. class. 
Monday, July 1.—Over 40ft., Queen’s cup and L.S.S.A. 
Saturday, July 7.—25 and 16ft. classes. 
Saturday, July 14.—30ft. class, 14ft. dinghy class. 
Saturday, ‘July 21.—First, 20ft. and 16ft. classes. 
Saturday, July 28.—30, 25 and 14ft. dinghy classes. 
Saturday, Aug. 4.—l6ft. class and L. Y. R. A. 
Saturday, Aug. 11.—14ft. dinghy class and L. Y. R. A. 
Saturday, Aug. 18.—16ft. class and L. Y. R. A. 
Saturday, Aug. 25.—14ft. dinghy class. 
Saturday, Sept. 1.—First class. 
Labor Day, Sept. 3.—30, 25 and 20ft. classes. 
Saturday, Sept. 8.—All classes, Prince of Wales cup. 
CUPS: 
Over 40ft.—Queen’s cup. 
First class (35ft. and over).—Lansdowne & Lorne cups. 
Pellatt trophy. 
All Classes.—Prince of Wales cup. 
30ft. Class.—Murray, Beaver and R, A. Smith cups. 
25ft. Class.—McGaw cup. 
20ft. Class.—Cosgrave cup. 
16ft. Knockabout Class.—Gooderham cup. 
14ft. Dinghy Class.—Harman cup. 
FLAGS. 
First Class.—R. C. Y. C. champion flag. 
A champion flag will be given to the “yacht 
making the best average in her own class. 
RRs 
PHILADELPHIA Y, C. OrFrrFicers.—The Philadel- 
phia Y. C. held its thirtieth annual meeting at the 
club house at Essington on the evening of Feb. 
14. The following officers were elected: Com., 
Abraham L. English; Vice-Com., Philip H. John- 
son: Rear Com., J. Anderson Ross; Rec. Sec., 
F. W. Abbott; Fin. Sec., C, -Carroliigeuc. 
Treas., Samuel B. S. Barth; Fleet Surg., F. W. 
Hearer, M.D.; Harbor Master, Lloyd Titus; 
Meas., George T. Williams; Regatta Committee 
—F. W. Abbott, Robert C. Clarkson, C. Carroll 
Cook; Trustees—S. W. Bookhammer, Fred. T. 
Chandler, William Christy, Charles J. Eisenlohr, 
George D. Gideon, J. William Good, Robert P. 
Thompson. . 
, a 
Newrort Y. C.’s New Site.—Some time ago 
the Newport Y. C. appointed a special committee 
composed of Messrs. Louis L. Lorillard, George 
H. Draper and Charles S. Plummer to select a 
site for a sub station. On March 2 the committee 
reported in favor of Dyers Island, located nine 
miles up the bay from Newport. Dyers Island 
is owned by Mr. Bradford Norman, who has 
offered it to the club for its exclusive use. A 
club house will be built there. 
