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~a~ L~ 1001 Davis.st. O>i#e GREenleaf 4640 Evening Only A uthorized Thor Service on North Shore Bagsl'. that m ake lovely >mas . ......c.... .. ...... . . . . . . . . f.. Sequins disc bag Bengaine casite clasp poüch with Silk grin cif buçkle .. 3.00 mar- 3*00 hag,. Patou . 00 so Worth's velvet "Money In suede also.. . Bag."» 2.95 British m~enace bas overlooked one point in which Britishi superiority is s0 far ahead of Anierican achieve- ments, the sensitive sit down and prepare to weep. ,That point of superiority lies. inithe model yacht races, which ini evcrv initernati 'onal event so. far have been won by British boats. - This is cause for patriotic Americansý to feel ver ' bad, according. to A. Ballardý Bradley of 808 Willow road, Winnetka. In England the sport is 125 years old, favored alike by retired admiirals, the populace,.and tbe local govern- ments wlio even subsidize it to the extent. of,- constructing speciall1y suited ponds for tbe racing' of tbese lovely littie- craft. Tbe British as- sociation lias about 300 members. In America, however, only a few hardy souls in Boston and Provi- dence and in Chicago and out on, the Pacific coast, have taken to a sport which demands> a mecbanic's skill, and tbe true sportsman's unwaver- ing devotion. About six or seven years ago, sayÉ Mr. Bradley, tbe National Model Yacbt association was formed witli 75 to 100 members and lias since-a-nnually competed. in :the international races.. Always in vain, lie wryly admits. Hoive Qrg anization The Chicago Model Yacht club, which may be considered tyrpical of similar American organizations, bias about 30 members, chiefly engineers, mechanics, cabinet-makers-some of who are u ,nt.mDldrivtlnow - - hoi But it is ini the basement that the working models are housed, Kather- me 1 wbich is now a veteran, and the incomplete Katherine 11, on which be and Mr. Rogers are nightly and Sunday engaged in planing and sandpapering, preparatory for the 16 coats of -enaniel whièh will eventuallv water-proof ber sides. The Spider owned by Mr. Rogers is also there. and a boat they buit*for Mr. M.\cli-. vaine, Jr. Mr. Roger>s, by thle waN. is a 'tborough-,going. sailor and - i.;4 membler of the crew of the ('ossoon. Six Montha ta Build It takes about six months to miake a boat,. Mr. Bradley announced, stop- pin*g briefly witli plane ini hand as lie hrusbed, off the curley white pille shavings fromi the.work bencb .to the f. Suede ' zipper bag handle..... Suede envelope bag. trim ........... with, drop ..---2.95 Metýal ...5.00 UUIC1msanb41 a e>ÇL iences. Mr. Bradley neyer .goes to these meetings, lie says, but lie, would !ike to. form a nortli shore-, branch and considers tlie project fecasible mnas- muchi as only ten memnbers and five boats are necessary for a charter. His local associates, B. E. Rogers and William B. McIivaine, Jr., are equally interested. One of the first prerequ.isites for sucli a branch woul be a pond suit- able for sailing purposes. At present in al Chicago, wbich prides itself Above are shtow»i the "Com;a il-, che," of Detroit, Mich... which'-uas avxarded1 second place in tihe kinid- 2('est eliinatiiion con tcstlost. June, and hce "Monsýoon," of 'Ciaicago, present holder of the Sheldon Clark trophy, the ou-tstanding vacht awçard of the ycar.. The 'Comnanche" nmai'be identified jhi the pichure by the nuiefber 107. The "MIo;tsooni" j: nuaner 87. to an ideal sailing pond for practice inches of sali, stands 100 inches fligli, or f or races. . weigliý about .43 pouncis. Mr. Bradley .Mr. Bradley's enthusiasmn for mode! hais special rubber tord in his Kath- boats is boundless. . -is interest be- erne I, cord of whicli there is only gan 15 or 20 years ago, lie recalîs tbree or four feet in the wbole couni- roughly, when lie was laid up. In bis try. library are two of lis early models, He and Mr. Rogers have'hlad good .of the cutter Columbia, whidli 'won luck with 'the, Spider, and Katherine the international years, ago, and of, I'in liglit- sailifig weather, but, they