The New York herald., 1922-12-18
PREPARE ICE YACHTS
FOR RACING SEASON
Shrewsbury White Winged
Fliers Expected to Spread
Sails by Christmas.

Special Dispatch 10 THE New YoRK HEnALp
RED BANK. " j.. Dec. 17.--With the
prediction and hope of ice boating on
the Shrewsbury by Christmas there Is
much activity among the ice yacht own
ers. who are getting their white winged
fliers in readiness for what promises to
be the biggest season in the history
Of the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat and
Yacht Club.
Charlie Burd, designer of the former
championship yachts Imp and Drub. will
be back In the sport again. much to
the delight Of the local club members.
and is getting his new third class boat
Pickup in shape for racing. This yacht
will carry a Marconi rig. and its per-
formance on the Ice will be watched
with considerable interest by not only
the regatta committee Of the Red Bank
club but also by the Long Branch club.
If Pickup proves to be as fss. as Skip
per Burd's other creations 1t will no
doubt be picked as one of the two chal-
lengers from the North Shrewsbury fleet
to race this winter with the Long
Branch club boats in an effort to recover
the American and State third class ice
yacht championship pennants lost last
year. Several cups and other prizes
have already been put up for competi-
ton among the Red Bank yachts.
Reuben White. another leading skip
per. is remodeling his Get There with
new runner plank and rigging, and
expects, to turn out a winner. William
w. Vaughn of New York Is baving his
third class yacht Go-to-It remodeled
by Delford Fisher.
An innovation this season will be the
numbering of the lboats 80 as they
can be distinguished while racing. Large
numbers have been prepared and do
mated by President Thomas Irving
Brown. The boats registered in the
North Shrewsbury club and their num-
bers follow:
FIRST CLASS (sai area of 600 square feet
to $50 feeo-I. Rocket. Coley Estate; 2.
THIRD CLASS (25o square feet to $50
square fseo-3; Daisy, George w; Bray;
w.liam u G iVsre ". vaSshn: sn g. ns Kitty James B.
Weaver; I. Mildred. Burton c. Downing
=. Now Then Thomas Irving Brown: 4. Say
George Giig and George Ruppert: II.
Tempest. George Linton; ~, T. N. T..
Delford Fisher; 10: Typhoon. Henry Hover:
Henry Applegate: 10, Zero. Daniel Assay.
FOURTH CLASS (150 square feet to $50
square feeo-?e. Arrow, Frank Hellmund
ward Rowland.
FIFTH CLASS 15o square feet and under)--
%. Dart. William A. Pintsrd: 70, I'm Gone,
B. Drummond Cannon; 80. Moonlight. Reu'
ben White; 81. Vim. Henry Applegate.
The fortieth annual meeting OF the
North Shrewsbury Ice Boat and Yacht
Club was held this week. The club was
organized In Commodore James B.
Weaver's store with a charter member
ship of eighteen. To-day the club has
an active list Of ia members.
The following officers were elected:
President, Thomas Irving Brown: vice.
president. Schenck Thompson; commo-
dore, James B. Weaver; vice-commo-
dore, James Hubbard secretary. Will
liam Pintard; treasurer. Andrew 5.
White historian, William Pintard
mcasurer, Ensley r. White. and assis-
tant measurer, Frank p. Dickman.
Regatta committee comprises Harry G.
Degenring. William Fl. r. White. FLOYD
Brady and Daniel Asay, with the com
,nodore and vice commodore.