The Model Craftsman: Volume 6, Issue 7 – December 1937

. tHe MODEL mMAn ad TRAE a a Oh MODEL WACENC | CN — racing was inaugurated, | termed News of Clubs By C. O. BROOK id ibn Long Island M. Y. C. Regatta of Sept. 18-19th was another decided success for that dynamic model yacht club. They were on their toes every minute of the time, and the guests lacked nothing for comfort and a good “The Avery Relay Race” because it was worked ovt by one of their members, William Avery. For this Mr. Avery donated four silver cups, one to be given to each member of the winning team. This race was made ‘up of four men from each club. Those clubs who were short were paired with other clubs and a few of the members of the home club, until ten teams of four gach were formed. Each skippers On Saturday the wind was mild team selected a captain, and each —a gentle southerly breeze that was given a small silk pencaptain moved the races ahead well beyond nant which he fastened to some thirtytime. their schedule. There were five entries from the many eastern Clubs, some ten Clubs being present. The Long Island club’s meth- od of preparing badges and lunch tickets was unique to say the least. Each guest was given a silk badge with the host Club’s flag printed on it; with this the guests received a paper slip with a sketch of a cup of coffee, two sandwiches, a cut of cake and a doughnut. This meant that you would be given just that at noon Saturday, without cost. On Sunday, each guest received another silk badge with the words, “Guest Lunch” printed on it. Sunday A. M. we were greeted with a cold rain that made all hands seek their cars or the rest rooms after sailing part of a round. Yet for the two days, the south wind held quite steady, although on Sunday it freshened to about a 10-mile clip. The rain lasted until noon, when racing was resumed and twelve rounds were completed, to 2 P. M. At 42 New-Type Race this time, a new style of part of his model. Each of the captains started out in the first heat of this relay. The object was to see which team would finish first, with the pennant attached. When the captains sailed to one end of the pond, they immediately put off again for the finish line. When they arrived, their next Skipper had to meet him where he came at ashore, the point take the pennant from the Captain, fasten it on his own model, and start right out. team Each of the others of the repeated this performance until the last man of the team was in, when that team was declared the winner. There were two divisions: The Deeper Hudson M. Y. C. won in the first division; Marblehead M. Y. C. in the second division. It was then decided that instead of letting the two winners race for the four cups, the first and second team of each division would race The Marblehead M. Y. C. won in this, though there is little doubt that the Deeper Hudson M. off. ___——— ih dll oT eabarg Re retin epg te ES teatie lw MODEL YACHTING rue { rf rt Pace S° || HERE AT LAST IS YOUR FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE strove to get a boat that could go over there and win. But the weather was consistently against us. We had no weather to make a real selection, and it was no doubt felt by the officials of the M. Y. R. A. A. that we could be going unprepared. Still, I can’t help feeling that this was an error. We should have had a boat at Gosport. There can be no denying that no boat or skipper is a posi- tive winner. The element of luck will not be denied and the veriest tyro may sometimes beat the best of them. By this I do not mean that we should let any skipper go who desires to go, regardless of his ability to sail, but we have enough top-notch skippers here A HEAVY U.S.R.A. MIKADO IN O GAUGE The boiler, cab, fire-box, tender sides and deck are assembled. Drive wheels are quartered and mounted on axles. Machined main and side rods. Die cast cylinder block. Bronze cast pilot and smoke-box front. Split bearings on drive wheel axles and ball bearing thrust on drive shaft. Exceptionally heavy chassis, completely machined, drilled and tapped. No. 2 Standard motor and 25:1 gear reduction. sMba tents $55.90 who could go over and make a race |} COMPLETE KIT ……….0.secceceegecsueeeeeeeeeeeeeerens ‘ap ‘ interesting for any competitors. SEND FOR OUR BOOKLET—FULLY ILLUSTRATED ‘Tic Tmtevnational event at’ Bow: y ton would have done wonders to advance the sport here. It was the one series of races of all others that would have made the Ameri- can public realize that model yacht racing is not a child’s pastime. That is the one idea that we have experienced the greatest difficulty in removing from the mind of the . : . public. 243 Ea st Erie i William Bithell, that indomit : the Récton ce YO one ace ; Sr ; 14” and %%” Seale B & O R.R. 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