The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
NrW BOAr rOR G. II. DAVIS,
One Of the Largest Open sunches Other
Yachting News.

Charles n Davis OF the New York Yacht
Club has ordered a launch, which is being
built b. Hauley at Osterville, Mass The
desi gns were drawn by Morgan Barney
This launch will be 20 feet over ALL 50 feet
on the water line, 10 feet beam aud feet
= inches draught II will be equipped with
a 20 horse power Twentieth Century motor
This viii be the largest open launch yet con-
struCted. The frames are OF oak and the
planking double. the inner plHHkinR being
white cedar and the outer yellow pine The
deck will be Of white pine the plankshear
aud coamings Of Quartered oak and the seats
and lockers OF mahogany. The hull will
be divided by 1--WE watertIght bulkheads
This boat is TO be used on the south side OF
Cape Cod and as the water Is often rough
there. the foredeck Is carried aft for dis
lance OF II feet and has maximum crown
OF ~ inches The freeboard forward too
has been raised rs inches The total height
OF the bow above the water line will be
feet inches This boat il expected to
make - miles an hour and will carry
enough fuel to run 500 miles The boat is to
be finished by May Is and will be named
Ildico
At a recent meeting Of the Bayside Yacht
Club Commodore q. Waldo Smith announced
the members OF the standing committees.
which are as follows Regatta committee,
Robert &. Currie. Charles J.. Willard. house
committee. Elmer g. storey, \. ,. Nesnith,
William &, Roe, There are now ~ mem bers
IN this club, which is the newest on Long
Island Sound. The boats OF the one design
class being built by Chaplain are 70 BIZ ready
A. =. Nesmith, J. +. Hin and Charles II. Rob.
erts. The clubhouse will be informally
THE annual meeting Of the Ocean Yacht
Club was held at the clubhouse at Stapleton
elected; Commodore, Samuel " DE Beer:
vice CommOdOre. Franklin w PhAyre. rear
commodore, John Krentz. secretary. John
uleasurer, James 4 Dunn. trustees, George
W stapleton. Henry Schneider, Thomas J.
The schooner yacht Elmina H. built at
Iawleys for +, F. Brewster, will be launched
on Tuesday. April is This boat has been
Ferris and il IS feet long on the water line.
She will be RACED Against the Corona, Emer-
yl1 ae Comm edo Row RSiney "s ou''' ior
William II Ames Of Boston has ordered a
new steam yacht, which il 20 be built from
designs by IA wsey, Raymond Page. This
boat Is TO be built at IAwleys and will be l2i
feet 0 inches over all, III feet on the water
line L feet inches 6 fi teet 90 Inches
power and will give the boat speed Of 20
The Bell Harbor Yacht Club has purchased
a piece Of property having waterfront on
Jamaica Bay. The lot covers the entire
block between Pelham and Oriental avenues.
and fronts go feet on the water and runs back
800 feet 4 clubhouse Ia to be erected and a
bulkhead will be built along the shore;
Edward T. Whitney has chartered the
highspeed yacht arrow from Charles X
Flint
The auxiliary yaw Cherokee has been sold
by Bancroft G. Davis Of Boston to Arthur G.
Thompson Of New York city, through the |
agenCy Of Stanley NJ seaman. She was de-
signed and built In 1902 by the George Lawley |
a Son Corp. Boston. This boat IL a. feet |
over all 30 feet water line, ~ feet beam. feet
drauRht. has a - horsepower motor. con-
Veniently locate Just aft Of cabin stairs,
The accOmmoda tiOns consist Of one state
room, two berths, two Tansom seats, toilet |
60 Hey aud good size forecaste. The Yacht |
will leave Boston, where she Is now stored |
abOut April 10 for home waters