Mechanics for young America; how to build boats, water motors, wind mills, searchlight, electric burglar alarm, ice boat ..etc.; the directions are plain and completeReprinted from Popular mechanics . harge of the driver. The en-trance is at the front, the upper deck beingreached by the \isual winding all who enter or leave are seen by the driver who sits opposite one side ofthe entrance. The bus seats 32 passengerswho place their fare in a box on boardingthe car. The omnibus has been well patronizedfrom its first appearance. 86 POPULAR MECHANICS HOW TO BUILD A MODEL YACHT By Al
Mechanics for young America; how to build boats, water motors, wind mills, searchlight, electric burglar alarm, ice boat ..etc.; the directions are plain and completeReprinted from Popular mechanics . harge of the driver. The en-trance is at the front, the upper deck beingreached by the \isual winding all who enter or leave are seen by the driver who sits opposite one side ofthe entrance. The bus seats 32 passengerswho place their fare in a box on boardingthe car. The omnibus has been well patronizedfrom its first appearance. 86 POPULAR MECHANICS HOW TO BUILD A MODEL YACHT By Alex. E. Quin Within the past few years the interestingand instructive sport of model yachting hashecorne very popular in the sporting circlesof San Francisco. This popularity hasbeen caused principally by the efforts of alately formed model yacht club, in the af-fairs of which some of the foremost citizensof San Francisco have taken a great inter-est. Quite a few of these men are navalarchitects, marine engineers, etc. Anothervital reason for the great hold this sporthas taken upon the San Francisco public, isthe donation to the city of a fine lake, espe-cially for the model yachting, by one of. The Finished Model Yacht our most public-spirited men, Mr. Spreckles,whose name the lake now bears. LakeSpreckles is situated in the beautiful GoldenGate Park, is about 250 ft. in diameter atits widest part, and around a portion of itsedge a stone walk is laid, upon which theyachtsmen can easily go around from oneside to the other. On a Sunday or holiday morning you cansee nearly half a hundred yachts of allsizes, shapes and rigs, sailing upon thislake, and the close contests between the dif-ferent yachts furnish excitement and amuse-ment for the large crowd of interestedspectators. Mr. Geo. W. Gickie, formerly manager ofthe Union Iron Works, presented a trophycup to the San Francisco model yacht club,and this cup is held by the owner of thespeediest boat in each special race; besidesthi
Size: 1624px × 1538px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookp, booksubjectindustrialarts
