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May, 1910 and manage large industrial establish- ments, although they have hardly seen the inside of a ship. J] 'am to be re- placed by these "divine right" officers and must find a job outside of the navy. Address, : ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE Not WANTED IN THE Navy, Care Divine Right Aide for Material, Navy Wepartment, Washington, D. C. WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS RACE. The whirlpool rapids race, projec'ed by Power Boating, will be run on Saturday, September 17, in Niagara river, the course being from the Maid of the Mist landing below Niagara Falls to Pitz's dock at Lewiston. The race is for a cash prize of $1,000 of- fered by Power Boating and a $500 gold cup offered by John A. Penton. The committee in charge of the event consists of Hon. O. W. Cutler, Niagara Falls, N. Y., chairman; Edward F. Dold, Motor Boat Club of Buffalo, Buf- falo, N. Y.; John Robinson, Buffalo Launch Club, Niagara Falls, Ont.; Ar- thur Schoellkopf, president Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power & Mfg. Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y.; W. H. Philpott Jr., Buffalo Launch Club, Niagara Falls, WN. . Yo? Charles 5. te fleet captain, Buffalo Launch Club, Buffalo, N. Y.; Henry Penton, of Babcock & Penton, naval architects and marine engineers, New York and Cleveland; Robert E. Power, editor Power Boating, Cleveland. Undoubtedly this race will attract worldwide attention and draw enormous crowds. The. conditions of the con- test are ' 1. Saturday, September 17, 1910, shall be date of this contest. 2. No restrictions shall be placed upon the form of mechanical power, but every boat shall be able to operate under its own power. 3. Contestants shall satisfy the com- mittee that they have made careful personal examination of the course. 4. Boats shall of decked or closed type, and cockpit, if fitted, shall be of self bailing type and deck erections shall not exceed 16 inches in he ght above' deck. The openings in same, if any, shall not exceed 12 inches in dia- meter and shall be fitted with standard port lights. 5. Ignition systems shall be securely fastened and protected from water. A'r" inlets must be protected against the entrance of water. The machinery instal- lation shall be properly and thoroughly fastened and all equipment properly stowed and secured. Steering gear shall be substantial and well fitted and sub- ject to approval. TAE MarRINE REVIEW 6. No restrictions shall be upon the number of crew. 7. Contestants shall be started away at intervals of not less than 10 minutes. This interval may be increased at the option of the committee. 8. The boat finishing the prescribed placed course under her own power in the shortest time will be declared the winner. 9. The course shall be from the Maid of the Mist landing on the Cana- dian side, or "some point above the bridges as may be decided later, down to and around a turn about one-half mile below Queenston dock, thence ta Pitz's dock: at Lewiston. 10. Boats, crews and equipment shal) be subject to approval of committee The committee reserves the right toa modify these conditions as in its dis- cretion may seem advisable. OBITUARY. Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn died in Washington, May 1, at the age of 71 years. After 32 years of active service, Admiral Hichborn, who, at that time, was chief constructor of the navy, was retired in 1901, with the rank of rear admiral. He entered the navy in 1860 as an assistant naval constructor, six years. later being made full constructor, and in 1893 chief constructor. He invented the Hichborn" balanced: turret: and >< the Franklin life buoy. Capt. John A. Wood, aged 79, one of the most widely known rivermen in the United States and an almost lifelong resident of Pittsburg, died April 16 at his home in San Diego, Cal., where he had resided for the last five or six years. Capt. Wood was born in Pittsburg and was a son of Jonathan H. Wood, a boat builder. Although only 18 years old when his father died, Capt. Wood suc- ceeded his father in business. Before steamboats were in use, Mr. Wood built most of the coal boats that were used in floating coal from this vicinity to the Southern markets. Later Capt. Wood became identified with the Wood & Hor- ner Co., which built the D. L. Hyatt, the first steamboat launched in this vicin- ity. Walter .J. Schlafer, vice president of Smith, Davis & Co., of Buffalo, N. Y., was stricken with apoplexy at his desk, April 4, and died four days later at his home, 153 Jewett avenue. Mr. Schlaefer 'had, during his entire business life, been identified with the canal forwarding, and afterwards with the fire and marine in- surance business. He came to Buffalo in 1879 and entered the employ of Lotheridge & Gallagher, who were then in the canal forwarding business, with 201 offices located on the old Central Wharf. In 1880, he attracted the attention of Edward B. Smith and Townsend Davis, who were then operating under the firm name of Smith, Davis & Clark, and from that time until his death, remained either in the employ or as an officer of that company, afterwards incorporated. Mr. Schlaefer was very closely identified with the Erie Canal interests, and was prob- Wa ter J. SCHLAFER. ably as well informed upon that subject as any underwriter in western New York, and his ability as an underwriter was recognized by the insuring public along the Canal and Great Lakes. He is survived by his wife, and ~ one daughter, Mrs. Francis J. Rohr, of Buf- - falo, and by his mother who now re- sides in Tarrytown, N. Y. LAKE LAUNCHINGS. The steamet Joseph Wood, named in honor of the first vice-president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was launched at the Lorain yard of the Amer can Ship Building Co. on April 16. The Wood will be managed by M. A. Hanna & Co. The new steamer is 524 ft. over all, 504 ft. keel, 54 ft. beam and 30 ft. deep. The bulk freighter St. Clair, building for the Northern Lakes Steamship Co., was launched from the Ecorse yard of the Great Lakes Eng'neering Works on April: 16° The St:'@lair is 465) over all, 444 ft. keel, 56 ft. beam and 30 ft. deep. The bulk freighter A. M. Byers, building for the North American Steam-- ship Co., was launched from the Cleve- land yard of the American Ship Build- ing Co. on May 7. The Byers is 525 ft. over all, 504 ft. keel, 54 ft. beam and 30 ft. deep. : ; The bulk freighter Peter Reiss, a dup- ©