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ooop , .. .: I, ‘”)'”T”y l f1LEINSTAC Jt-· .. :..,fATT , ‘ , A MONTHLYMAGAZINEFOR THEMINIATUREBOATENTHUSIAST NOV. TtiA.NI\S61VIN6 Price Entered ;u Second-cl:iss m:i tter ~l:irch 194<) NUMIJf~ 25 Cents .3I st. 1948. at the Post Office at Providence. . ·~••· Fred L. Pigeon . •,, •" ., •._r· ,. ••n• .,, ...,_.,, " Rhode Isla.nd . •l Fred L. Pigeon~ .. L·ttle did c ithcr King Neptune or Miles Standish realize that on October 21, 1875, would be born unto Abram and Amanda Pigeon, a son who would bring a great honor to tho land of the free and the home of the brave. Seventy-four years after the birth of Fred L. Pigeon, he brought to America, the International Cup, won by his famous model yacht, The Ranger. -¥- - ... "My mother, Amanda Standish Turner, was born in Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was a descendent of Miles Standish. My father, Abram Pigeon, was born in East Boston in 1844. He was a member of the firm of H. Pigeon & Sons, established in 1830, spar makers and owners of many clipper ships, and' fore and aft "RANGER" The Winner! schooners of that period. Father des:gned and built a very fast cat boat in the early sixties, the model of which is in M. I. T., ship model museum, Boston. News of this victory threw the entire model yachting fraternity into a dither of excitement. A detailed report on the London races appeared in the October issue of this magazine, sent in by the Honorable Charles R. Seabrooke. I always lived in an atmosphere of water front activity. We, as a family, always had boats and yachts from my earliest recollection. When I was old Here is the story from the pen of Mr. Pigeon himself. We quote him from now on: 3 fri~ nd:::, W. E:tarling Burgess and L. Francis H2rreshoff, to see if their office could be available as headquarters for us. These gentlemen were willing to cooperate and become charter members. W ~ buiit at that time, Class B models, and ch:.i.llengcd the Central Park Model Yacht Club for the Brooklyn Eagle Cup, sailing at Flushing Bay, New York. There were 9 models sailing-3 from Prospect Park; 3 from Central Park and 3 from Boston. The Boston Model Yacht Club has won this cup six times. enough, I helped out as a hand to trim sheets, etc. You can see that it was natural that from mv earliest years, I was interested in all kinds and descriptions of boats, nnd be::ome identified in designing, building and sailing models at every opportunity. I bought my first yacht in 1895, named the Cir::e. I raced her from all ports along Massachusetts Bay from Newburyport to Provincetown. She established a great record for herself. My father- Then Mr. Black and I considered the Ai:1s Ballantyne William Bithell advisability of organizing a national association. After much effort on our part, the New York Clubs realized' the benefits to be derived from such an organization. This was the beginning of the Model Yachting Racing Association of America, representing a tremendous amount of hard work, time and thought on our part. John Black was president some few years, and I was secretarytreasurer. in-law, Captain Newton P. West, took her to Jamaica, B. W. I., where she continued to win races. I then built the Aurora, a Massachusetts Bay 18-footer. I raced her for several years. The above are only two of the many boats. I designed, built and sailed most successfully. In 1925, John Black talked with me concerning the possibility of starting a model vacht club in Boston. This idea interested me. I got in touch with my Continued on Page 12 4 that Am!?rica offers. Too seldom are we willing to face facts and lend ourselves toward correcting the causes t'-at underlie so much of the unnecessary unhappiness among our rank and file of citizens. The LaRocque Company Publishers I often think of the little verse: 92 Dou(!lns Ave.. PrO\·idencr 8. R.I PHILLIP BARR Editor ASSOCIATE Ttchnicnl Dr. i\Jr. l\fr. Mr. l\fr. "So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, When just the art of being kind Is all this sad world needs." EDITORS T.W.Houk A.R. Lassel Frt>d L. Pigeon \V1!\iam Bithell Ains Ballantyne The art of being kind! If more of us would only strive to recapture that apparently lost art, what a finnr human race would be in prospect! E11ropenn Ret,resentntt”ve Mr. Charles R. Sea::irooke 29 Trcsham Ave. Ha<:kne~•. E.9. London, Enghnd 5011th .4.merir.an Ce>rr~sPondrnt Mr. Fritz Rabe M i~iont>s 14g 7, C;,sila de Corren 25:l Moni evid’.”:, t.Trugu:w E•,s/ern Division CorresP011dn:t Mr. James Warrell P.0. Dox 72, Valley Stream, To “What have we to be thankful for?” we submit, as a possible answer to t 1-1at question, the thoughts expre!’l!’led in a poem by Janie Alford, and the prayer which follows it. We feel that the poem and the prayer bespeaks for all model yachtsmen, the theme of our November issue. N.Y. tl’ es,ern Dit’ision Corr es pondenl G.C. r.allagher San Fmnci~co, California Founded in I 1145by Cha: le,; H. Farley Official Puhlirntion of th<' MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Address all correspondenc~ to 91 DOUGLAS AVE. PROVIDENCE, THANKS 8 R.I· Subscription, One Year, $2.00 in U.S. and Canada: $2.50 Forei~n Make all Checks and Money Order.,; payabl,.; to "MODEL YACHTING" .4.ll rights reserved. Nothing that appears in this magazine may be reProduad. Either wholly or in Part, without u:ritten pennis.~ion of the Editor acting for the MY RA A or from a contributor who rrservr.s his rights. Vol. V NOVEMBER No. 58 Thanksgiving All too often we hear many people say "What have I to be thankful for?" When we hear such an expression, we should pause and reflect upon the conditions obtaining in our wondrous land, many of which contribute toward setting up false conceptions in the minds and hearts of the multitude. We are prone to point out the countless advantages 5 BE TO GOD "I do not thank Thee, Lord, That I have bread to eat while others starve; Nor yet for work to do While empty hands solicit Heaven; Nor for a body strong While other bodies flatten beds of pain. No, not for these do I give thanks! But I'm grateful, Lord, Because my meager loaf I may divide; For that my busy hands May move to meet another's need; Because my doubled strength I may expend to steady one who faints. Yes, for all these
