Feb. 1, 1883.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



17 



Rtrt 



. The 



on of any HgW on board of n vessel of war 



oi in. • t nited Slates: may I,.' suspended « h. -never, in i hi' opinion of 

 tile Secretary of the Navy, the comin.ander-in-ehier i.r a squadron, 

 or the commander of a vessel acting singly, the special character of 

 the servica may require it 



F00 SKINALR. 



Kfi.K 15 Whenever ih.ro is a foe; or thick weatlie.r. whether bv day 

 or night, the fog signals shall lie iis,.<l a- follows: 

 (a.) Steam vessels underway shall sound a steam n&fstle placed 

 --"ess than eight fret from the deck ac intervals 



of not more than .me n.ii in- 

 .!■ I sail vessels under wav . 

 not more than live minnt, -' 



(C.) Steam vessels and sal 

 sound a hell at intervals ol oi 



(d.) Coal boats, i 

 boats, fishing li.,:,i-. 

 harbor or river. In Wan. I |. ■■•• 

 of the river, or anchored or n 

 of any bay. harbor, or river, i 

 horn or equivalent signal, »li 

 whistle, at int.-rvals of not mi 



. foghprh at intervals ot 

 en not under way, shall 



i-l'i shall make 

 re than two m 



STEERING AND SAILING KILLS. 



Rtftft Hi. If two i 

 so as to involve rial 

 port, so that each ; 



Krt.F. 17. Wh.n i 

 of e. Ilision, then, i 

 with ihewi.nl on 

 with the wind oh tl 

 vessel with the win 

 vessel free, m wide 

 But ifth'-v have Hi 

 wind aft. the ve.--.se; 

 of the v..-;--. I which 



11:-:.' I- If two v 



the) 



ndward shall keep. 



the helms of both shall bo. 

 e in »rt side of t he other, 

 re crossing so as to involve 

 :■ other on her starboard side 



THE KIND OF YACHT WANTED. 



>n not. some, time this winter, give us a design for a small 

 ay 23 or Sift, leadline, t'.ft. be-nui and about .'.ft. deep, Hush 

 de keel, housing topmast and complete .'niter rig? No half- 



first, and any sort of a cobiu down below win do. if it is big enough 

 to stowaway and keip the skipper's duds dry. A. H. A. 



! We will soon illustrate a four-beam cutter which will cover the 

 wants ol our Buffalo correspondent, in answer to many similar in- 

 quiries.] 



after the sami 

 valuable joirrj 

 Nodouoi On 

 any sea, and 

 those ill whicl 

 chosen friend: 



hollsteth." ;• 



ANF.TO.-0f the inside ballast of this yawl, illustrated in last is- 

 ;uc. lOOOlbs. are to he of lead east to Hi frames, rest in loose nig. 

 plush.. fa -.ha.!. I,n.. wn as myol blue. 

 leader, will be Its.,, it. and the spin- 

 do., n jibtopsnil. will _ contain ISOsq. ft. 





W.-H«ko 



TEH We 



>in,, 



The 



r. s. a. 



OS fpr a four beam cutter, suitable fo 

 ippear before long. We believe, froi 

 incus, that a vacht of that class is a 



BALLASTING SMALL BOATS ON THE DELA- 

 WARE. 



Ii seems to be the prevailing custom of vnchl handlers here to 

 ballast to the extreme ends, in order to gain speed, 



.hty and pr 



plunging. This i bold 



B a bo... siifftr and quicker, 

 she will live longer in lumpy 



goat u model-; 



Rule !SS. F.vt 

 the way of tht 



Rmx2B. Wh 

 keep out of th 

 qualifications . 



Kll.r.l In. 



them necessary in ord'ei 



SAII IX.; VESSELS TO DE 



Rule 25. Collectors oi 

 quire all sail vessels i., 

 every such vessel shall, on the 

 the night-time., show a lighted 

 wliicb such steam vessel shall I: 



ul vessel .ind the otht 



scl shall keep out of 



I n w-fiH SKINA.I. UuIITS ASM TO SHOW 



hlef offlcei-s of the customs shall re- 

 lish.-d with proper signal lights: and 

 approach of any steam vessel during 



eh upon that point or quarter to 



pproaching. 



ADDITIONAL RULES. 

 These additional rules i found in the proceedings of 1 

 Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels and Decisions 

 Department) are published for the Information of all cc 



Rule 66. All double-ended fe 

 carry a central range of cle 

 around the horizon, placed at 

 such sidelight as specified in 

 Rule 3. paragraphs b and c. 

 ferryboats, shall, whenever tl 

 designate for each line of s 

 colored, which shall show all a 

 distinguish such lines from ea. 

 on a flagstaff amidships, fif tee 



♦ The .i-nal I 



ing into the Golf of Mexfeoan. 

 as I hose on alloiher steamboat 

 ended ferrv ho its. which shall 

 double en. i..,l ferry-boats .... I., 



It is recommended bv the Board of Supervfsimr Inspectors of 

 Steam Vessels that. when, ver there is a fog by day or nfent safliUE 

 vessels and every crc.it p.. ..].. II. .: i,v sails ilpoii the ocean! lakes, and 

 rivers, when on 'the starboard tack', shall sound, with hit-r.ais .if 

 not more than two minutes. ..ue blast of the foghorn; when on the 

 port tack, two blasts; when with the wind free or running large 

 : snd that, when lying (o or at anchor, th.-y shall soimd the 

 bell with the same intervals. 



roonou.vs 

 lunent to he employed in making the fog 

 ust in all cases be left to the master or 

 ing only necessary that this Department 





hoard shall 



all her .hiss. . 





showing all 



disgust and tl 





id ait: also 







•d Statutes, 



Of even the SO 



loal inspectors, in dist 



-icts having 



ehop running 



safety ot navigation u 





1 had long b-i 



h boats a certain lig] 



t.' white or 





und the horizon, to de 



signate and 



it Islarl.ilon 



"ib.r. which lighlssha 



1 be carried 



which had list 





ange lights. 



reduced toab 





raters llow- 

 e the same 



wind enough I 



on the same waters, ex 



ept double- 



When he coult 



e governed by the ml. 



governing 



jib topsail, bu 



haiiaMc 



-elf. Although 

 a-lns. they are 

 out-sailing their 

 K. O. VV. 



THE RIG AMONG RIGS. 

 Editor Forest rind Stream.' 



Having been led by the facts set forth in Ft in est . 

 change the rig of my boat from a sloop to a yawl. I w 

 account of her performance under the latter' rig, from 

 ish to cruise with comfort and safci.v ma 



Tin. deep, v 



)lv 



: i. Tombs. 



of" in 



I. 



I photo and draught of a new 



Mr. Q, 11 Winans, of Kalnuia- 



Mleiiiiie. -Jl'/.tl. : beam extreme. 



...... : cabin, lift, long with ".ft. Sin. 



headroom. er 1-w I, „„..,. Has :.'.nni.|l.s. iron on keel. Hoist of 



mainsail. l«ft.: boom, -s : l fi.: gall', mil. ; lopsail. "Oft, on luff; fore- 

 sail, Sort, on slay; jib. «lt. on lulV: mast, from end of loudline, 9f.; 

 bowsprit, outbqardi ii'V.-f'. 



BUTTERFLY. -The new four-beam cutter for Mr. Ed. Burgess, 



SINGLE nANDEU.-In Mr. Buekmans now ;>l ft. single hand yacht. 



-nil gnt Wesl .New Brighton, there will be a Win. floor and 4ft. 



i"in. h.-a.l room under a house 1'Jin. high at crown of center. The 

 .'acht is I8f t. on load line, with 7fl. beam. This cabin is seldom 

 •quailed in ordinal \ sloops ii to Sfi longer and of 10 to 18ft, beam. 



NEW BLOOj?.— ten 

 building h sloop for 

 beam. Sit, (iin.: dept.l 

 bowsprit outboard, 1 

 5ft, Ho. headroom. 



NEW S'lloONKI;. T! 

 new- moderate beam s-' 

 beam. isft. ; draft. Sft. 

 molded Ofcjiii. ;,t heel-: a 



NEW SLOOP.-.Iohn 

 Cooper's new si,,, ,,. I., 

 IfiLjft., and depth, lift., 



HALI'VON-Isreccivi 

 as it is intended to race 

 a fresh fit from the sam 

 now becoming fnshiona 



n. is out on the hard at 

 »rhaul in time for spring, 

 •e of the iron kentledge, 

 lny fittings, new rigging. 



nox. Thirty-fourth street. South Brooklyn, is 

 Mr. P. Ilelan-v. Over all. StTt : keel. .Tift.; 

 i.-ift. llin.; mast, lift; boom, :ilift.; gaff. Ititt.; 

 4fl. ; topmast, 's'tlfl.: cabin, lift, long with 



Liwlovs are making progress with their 

 uooner. Load line, ('.Oft.: on deck. Toft.: 

 Frames double .,r while oak, sided .lin. and 

 I .I'.-.iu. at beads. Plank of yellow pine ','iu. 



bus, 



with tli 



frnt 



ie of Mr. J. w. 



all. 



>lf(, . on t 



:e Ii 



c i?fi.: beam, 



■nil 



These i 



r. 11 



■ nil better pro- 



i" new suit of sails, by M. -Maims, of Boston, 

 •makers, including square -headed topsail, 



MEDUSA.— Tin 



ime of Mr. Hester's new 3n-ton cutter, building 

 .uble. sided .lin.: molded ■!?; at heel and 8J4 at 

 i. yellow pine: (lock, 2x2>£iu. white pine, long 



HEART'S EASE. Hon. 



n'.-'-'ii'i '''.. ' n.i'ii'.';.,,,;'! 



of Southero Ash. 



studying the habits 



i keel. 



inr't. 



-idc. ; 



i iskihg Lislife. it is i 

 C6d of theinconvenil 



ided tin the change. 



nibit. like 

 • • brine, muph to u v 

 g. As for reefing, it 

 >iie i be outer points 

 that when there is a 

 etluinlcan. In fact, 

 ? atul risk of sailing a 

 mediately on making 



dand topsail and 



CS.of c-.lirse. the 



mt sword lishing. 

 ve dared to have 

 y to handle, re. 1 

 s compared with 



_.. of t.._ .. 

 shall so far regulate such s. 

 the purpose shall be exclud. 

 Any instrument or device 

 equivalent to that of a stea 

 for the purposes of the law. 



Anv directions heretofore given by this Department conflieiing 

 with the above mstruotions are hereby revoked. 



H. F. French, Acting Secretary of the Treasury. 



Editor Vorestand St,-«tm: TRAPS - 



I have been taking in all that Foj<est and Stream has written on 

 thesttbjoet of small safe boat,. All or the boats here are built on 

 the shoal plnn with ceat-rboai-i, in fact, iust such ones a. ■..,,; . di 

 "traps," and by the experience I have had in them, they are inst 

 what. yon have named them 1 think a yawl such as vou speuk of in 

 your issue of Nov .■'!" or in v.. ni-;„„ii, i.e.- for .1 in II. is ju-a the thing lor 

 my uso and propose to build one eighteen t'e.-i long, so that. 1 may go 

 cruising with my wife and child. Will the boat draw more herein 

 fresh water than in salt- l--. H r 



Sackett's HakBok, K. Y. 

 _ fSalt 



six. A vacht in fresh \ 

 in sea water. Thcdisp 

 is s.-i:. teat, and hertol 

 She meet sink 1. .' .-■:. I 

 one. thirty-sixth differi 

 draft. 



vill add about % 



to thirty. 

 norc than 

 . load lino 



'. cu.teet. 

 up for the 

 eh to her 



LONG CANOE VOYAGES. S It. Stoddard, of Oleu's Falls. N. Y., 



Starting from his home in Glen's Falls, Mr. Stoddard wflfproceed 



by canal tuTroy, thence down the Hudson to New York. Following 



Ohio and Mississippi. 'I lie. travelers w.-r,- lest beaid from January 

 a7, crossing from Fort Gaines to Fort Morgan. Mobile Bay, on their 

 way to Florida waters. Their voyage out and home will bo nearly 



of i 



1-,-th a 



iity if there 

 I nor out single-Banded and could work her 

 . Id w-lien she was a sloop. All who want 

 vork on a cruise. ..itl» safety and comfort, will ha veto goto the 

 yawl rig to get it. Jack. 



Saco, Maine. 





; as tw 



NEVA. 



, was built by Hutching & 



Vryor, of South Boston. She was intended for small iron keel at 



first, hence the moder.i .• siding of the wood keel and the -is,iv of 



so deep a shoe of l.-ad I o contain IheS.liWlbs. now outside. Thislead 



is Klft.long, l«u. deep in center, ami runs down at forward ,-,,.1 i. 



and at after end to lin. depth 

 amidships as possible Exir 

 Theyac'nl measures ins! .11 

 board at midship Iran.,., w 

 can be hung to small keels w 

 ing up the metal each side , 

 light false garbuards worked 

 The angle i.etw.-,-,, keel and 



. keep 

 lU pie 



hem to fair up with the body. 

 y be filled out in this way, mid 

 a strength of back is required 



SAFE YACHT APPRECIATED. 



Editor Forest and Btrttmv 



1 am the happy possessor of the keel yacht . She 



•1. With my boy mine years old). I sailed hoi 



. lilile 

 late in So 



wholly indebted I 



glad io render yot 

 Boston", Mass. 



.11 ! v 



I. -h a .. 



NEW FISHING MODEL. -Capt. J. W. Collins, the pioneer of the 

 movement for safer fisl.i.n; smacks, will exhibit In the coming Lon- 

 don Exhibition n new model for the (!, -urge's Hank fishery'. Sic- 

 will lave less heam and more depth than customary. The' model 

 will represent a schooner Soft, over all, sij.'-ff. hi am and i'ei d.i.ih 

 of hold. She will I..- less likely to capsize and (..under than the pr.-s- 



liy'foii'nwin'u' ,'.,pi. l. ..Hiius'- sucirest ions'. ' ife i.iuis! If 'i- .1':: '-vo'-'i-:. 



BIG 8TEAM I.AL'XCH.-The Rev. John L Aspinwall ishavinga 



launch or river yacht built by Mumm ai Hay llidge. Length, lisft.; 

 ou water line, 108ft. ; beam, lSJ^ft. ; bold, "iji'ft. ; draft, ii).Jft. 



HOPE.— Mr. ,f. S. Hathaway s sloop Hope is hauled out at Uutch- 

 ms .H Pryor's, South Boston, to receive keel in place of board. 



80MER SHOAL LIGHT. -The Lighthouse Board will place an au- 

 tomatic gaslight on the Dry' Kpmer in the lower bay. 



INTREPID.— This school 



I letters for Mr. John Harvey and t\ <:. Y 



^mwer£ to ^orre^ondmt§ t 



JSg^ - No Notii'o Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Flathead. Missoula. Mon. -Address Mr. .1. Mortimer, Morris street. 



A Consta.n-t Keadkr, New York.-Entei 

 dog who under.- iaii.':s bis business, and th 

 lip the idea. 



R. D. P., Fot-tlaud. Me.-The only advice we can give you isto re- 

 frain from performing such a cruel operation to the disfigurement of 

 your dog. 



J; r. S., Limrood.O.— Owners of Chesapeake Bay dogs should ad- 

 vertise their dogs if they have any for sale. Perhaps some one will 

 do so on reading this answer. 



Mediccs. New York.-'StonelH-ngH on the Dog," "Book of the 

 Dog, by \ero s-haw, and I he ".Management and Diseases of the 

 Dog." by Woodroirc Hill, are all standard authorities. 



<;. W. c. Washington. I). V. II. ti. Dnngau's Frank did not receive 

 a mention at the New W.rl; show of 1870. He was entered in the 

 open dog class and wis described as n..; years old. by Frank-Six 11. 



lhe.plu.tog 



is not faii- 

 picture." 



U you acknowledge yourself that 

 ind does not do her half justice.." it 

 n opinion of her "judging from the 



SStoJ^titaJmtri 



- lal 



ol 1 o 



-. \. V . 1 

 Us. ninil; 



Whm 



it of white 

 nl dark n 

 i of hull | 

 d. and ru* 



ends capable offlcnuin 

 for great things from t 

 Joiners combination if 



..1 f.,i 

 hard 







• • 



C. L. R. 11.. New York. — We doubi very much if vou could get one 

 of the old slump. They were so much neglected during I he war 

 thai the breed ran out. and is now much crossed wiih the fox- 

 hound. 



E r . l.vun Mass. win yon give me a tull description of the 

 Itelhaluii'ii wood; that is I would like to know the color-whether 

 white ur dark-ami if it is heavier than hmcewood or not. Ans.-It 

 is much like greenheart. If not tie ~ame. Ii is a dark wood, and 



J.F. M.. Brooklyn. N. Y -1. It is not loo old to try what she can 

 do. Send her to a good breaker and gel his opinion' about her. 2. 

 In the early soring as soon as the snow Is clear.' I off and t'a-v are 

 not likely to be killed off. Liberate I hem on the place you purpose 

 they should breed and see thai they aleslip d w.lh food. The rest 



V, W. I: „ Pucklin. Linn Co.. Mo.- I. 1 have broken a young Irish 

 setter thus season. |l L . j- pretty good ai everything except ranging. 

 How can I teach him quartering and style •_■ Whet i- distemiierv 

 Coiiyqngive me sriaptomii and cire? ':). Can you tell me ,., anv 

 good ground for snipe and wildfowl shooiing wiibin ca-y reach 

 pot over forty miles of cither Kansas City or St. Joseph. Must be 



i llBOWK'S B. okchial Troches will allay irritation which 

 uigbing, giving relief in Bronchitis, Influenza, Consump- 



tive and Throat troubles.— J&v. 



