316 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 17. 1883. 



■.n:, in .i:i r. I im l Inst and large sails, the sloop-rig is thebest, simply 



■' i i ' ■ ■■■It. :i litttn;' -:nl l.v iis.-ihgul.ir lonn. 



bill when handled by exports- especially in flawy w-.i'h-i « ill fill 



■■ ! ■ " ii ■. im. •.'!.■ ni.iii.v.iii Ls i ghl so • lose by the 



Wind thai ti..li' ,,'. ti l.\ ...hill,.-. This lends lb. vnchl out l.j wind 

 " ■■" '' i ' I Hn-iv is It, i hfilil-siill 1" humor and coax lint 



The yacht Viracomes out this season with double head saUs and 



rove her looks, n will make hoi m 



i >u u heavy blow mid rough son. Hint slrlc of sailing bring 



lal forte 



i i . ,s looking better tnao ever, and her 



' . u.. doubts about her adding another , i. tolj In the mtiliv 



' it i In.- guoJter t'liv V i '. i-egtui.-i i.n ill" i uli ot June ueii 



i„-r s I'oini v. C. Hi"- oldest "ii 



! '■ i tollowitic ..|if-i- w,ic olc.-lel; C in...l.,r... 



.I.ill: Vice-roinuiodor-. 1; i. Will., 1-. lT.siil.nl. H A. 



i, i s spinner. Corresponding BeCretary, E, M. 

 Filch; Tr.-ti.tii.T, II l...-l-r: M twir.-r, l\ KlliR. It.- first •-•loss 

 will consist of is f i t> wii i i -ail restrictions: second class, 



- ' ts with sail r-siiiciioii; third class will be measured by 



hulk. Three new boats Im v<- joined 1 1 j . - .-lull uu.ler Ibis rule Their 



auoual regatta will mi;"pl.'iL-.- isih,.t dune. it Q w . 



PiiiLADiti.i-.iiA. May !' 



SPEED OF STEAM YACHTS. 



THE interest awakened by the speed at whiob yachts were driven 

 by sails, no! only with, bni against the wind an.l sea. is now 

 in.,: , :. .n.ii i". 1 In ■— ■ im. ii -.(.-.I in .■:■..-.• iiiL' no- 



tion of wood, iron and <ti 

 failure and ee 

 !i:i- son,, thing fit mi, 

 petty jeali.u 



approaching nearer i 

 powei tin. I utility to the 

 one uiav well be proud. 



,.iu koeverfe. or ought 

 better the man and the 



•nt whlehis to deold his 



Ii or I'nlla. i .,i l.i n 



pari from and above all the 

 almost an animated being 

 iv work of man ii. beauty. 

 . is acreation of w in, -1. .mi- 

 lling o'ompiiitilively. Hap 



beamy boa! 



Suitable dill 



■ : " " ■ 

 ■ 



in 3 oh 



toe i i 



The energetic and 

 needing on Hie 1th li 



which was of a .or 

 ■■,.•-. W.S. |iiv„r.y. ' 



ss in turning, at 



•ai to alter the 

 rately in id the 

 ins the longer 



and (he si ,,i I. i -, 



'lag the results 

 more prises, In 



■ 



s of I he Sound I 



tle< 



i Ii great inieri st Comuiaiidei (iorringe'aconcjuslons4n 



his talk with a New York llr.nl. I report. I ,i lew days ag... and on the 

 question "Is hi^h speed un. limiM. Ironi Amoi iciui slop yards." we 



: | It certainly is. No one will deny thai 



we can do us well as tl.ev on the oilier si.fe. and on i he other side 

 torpedo hoats have reeenllv heen construe l.-.l which have -teameil 

 i 1 r- :ii tie- i>.-r. o;- i tile ..f Iwenlv-two knots 



need eightei n and two -lei.tlis knot- for I 

 is a well known fu.'t lii.ii the I trier a »•• 

 li.-r nt a high rale of speed, and u Is safe 



, . boat Iwenlv-livo knot 



ship ai twenty live knots ,r y. 



, ■ i "ml. I have I li clveii l 



■ t welit.v knots an hour. • veil if 

 tei-y nail to be omitted Id s, cure this spei 

 an, I few joins are the ni',-t .-IT.-, tive." 



i, i ui-of-wor ul: 



.,,, |, .;,.,, ;.. j 



-, '.tcaus. the m.-rehai 

 model and , ,- ■: oi.,.- ■ . I.. pro i id, 



' ,,,,.,..... i .■ i.,,,f..v|.|.. 



' ! ':.":"' , ll r,'. h '-7 ; ";V' ; ,',' *-'""",' 



'III- . . I 



I" ' ••- I i- . i ' I il. th-, ■•• ill I... I ■ -1 1 1 1 \ 



i ; i- -ainri-s in e< 

 as our old nil,-, are i.,,. lay. In oilier wort 



i„ i . . ..I 



There is no reason v, hi . as i lonanandei 

 not have steamers on II. t- Side as It. -I | 



II I' 'ti"'- 



-hips, no nation alia 



' i in ,. weight that we do, « 



. ... 



.... part I... the other of our Mist 



we have in daily use. 

 Hue study is given to all : 



irpedo 



t which ave 



e ho 



II 



hunlhey 

 •ur:ail,-i|. 



such di- 



Hnll at the n 

 vitatjon to II 

 fng regatta, 



tiie Quiuity Y. C. has 



i: Opening t 



In:.-. .In,,.- I-'. --.tin |>. 



SwW . 'l-'ly ll 



M . third champion- 



:ee in each 



laid litis is-u,'.i' a',', 'ii', 

 e cottage at the ..p. i, 



• will be out of date 



nne slreiii;il 

 is in the in; 

 we ore transported 



■ . .a the furniture 



. .. constructions, and we have lie- arti- 

 l H, ore is a fund to l.e found in the designs put before 



\.-entioii. will dcl-cl tu d cause d lo h- corrected. 



I, and when such talent ns 



it ships, n 

 ■orfc.-r. fir. • 

 into shape, we 



This should he the 

 Commander CJnrrbige ;-.. . 



. , upbuilding, 



iiiipi-o-.eiiietiis unpolled mlo lie 

 The produce of our mines should be taken advantage of bi in.il. 



hi I n -u thctn.nnd now that British 



ipr-s-uted in this country by 

 oneoftheircliiefomcers.il: . ii trials ore put before 



him. ilu alti ntion of the an, -mill and energetic Irihuiial known as 

 I.I, - I,, i i l-ul lilili l.d I-. !•• i_-i. >h ipj.in - will irivi • • 



tin ii .-ni nest consideration, 



The superior quality of our iron being llius recogalred, 



■ni i.l :i in ri: l!v f d :.-.- ■>■■, ;!,t ..' l!,e hull ; of out slop- in 



, i, lime obtain a like class- 



British-hudl ship- hit- .- f ;iv..|i lie -in. 



U'c- vent un on this tiss. i lion with Koud reason for doint; so. as by a 

 comparison ..I Lloyds' tal.l. - lor l he scnntlliiL-s to he used in yachts 



v here ii i tcrial iri tolj mori ■ ar 



i, ,.■ ... ■,.., ,-. n the o-antUnescaUed foi 



the mei-ctitini ; ih.'il a reduction of "" to rf'l per cent. 



(ni , . im :- I,, ih- dilferenl parts of the Btruoturelis modi 

 '" spared to lie same suse vessel for the merchant ser- 



111 the Ulel-iiltn.t s.rvi, ■•• .winclo Hie ..ill-id,, pressure heillK put 



, , itienii.. isof the Institution of Naval Arehii.-cts, 



in the tables sei forth in Un- pap.-rs r.-ad m the Institution 

 .-liit.-cl.s at til. -ii- Insl spring -.-ssion. i.y the chief surveyor 



i iv. i i | .. reduction i- made in the scantlings 



..- vessels in He- merehatil . service, of from 111 10 'JJ per 



cent, geuerall] .and In some parts of their hulls even 8'ipcr cent, re- 



, iiiad.t. 



.; illy of our Iron is carefully tested and Hie results 



- !■■!■ till- ...llllll -, W.- 



ni oi oiii-tti.iiin to turn onl lightei construe io 



(he same lime ol.lain a snide w iien-bv insurance offices will lake I he 



: . Idol hi] 



Kit i I 



in the hill ' 



sui ■■ iron 



. e ,t n journal pretending I 



■ hose advocacy ship building Is to be improve 



so S-rlti:.\M is interested in the huildut 



sea-going yachts, whethei' propelled by sails 



. ' ■ iliMin ■■■■ •( one lie-, el, .■...' 



v. til follow on to a bettei and lighter construction ot 01 



I Ml . I; later on. and wln-n the subject of ta 



Inilldin-ai-e taken into eolisldeial ion 



Allowing I hat we attain lie- i .-,-. ..-nilion of those SI 



, . irations now insuring our ships, it w ill n 



ii.., weight of Hie I. oiler- and engines t 



the hulls is tu he red I, and in ih.- same time It 



power tor the propulsion of the respective hulls into n 

 put. 



This subject must also receive Coiniiuui.lci 

 sid> -ration and if by dinl of studj he can ti 

 time retain a like relativn sir.-n.tih in tin 

 md engine to on pas- Urn ew I.rmlli 



^o H'l.< 



§<momig. 



Toinxxiip prompt attenKo 

 dressed (•■ the Forest and St 

 individuals^ in whose absent 

 portance are liable In delay. 



■ /.',,, -„■: should be ad- 



^■hinii i '..., and nut in 



Office mailers o/ -IK- 



FIXTURES. 



May -'1— Toronto Qs.no 



Aug. 10— AiiK-ric.-tii Cai 



Aug. a. w. 23-Amerii 



Lake. 



Aug. -U- An 



and Skin Races. 

 :ie Assocluiion Meeting nt Stoney Lake. 



Regatta ut Stoney 



■ Association Mi e.tins ai Stoney Lake. 



RACES BETWEEN CANOES AND SAILING 

 BOATS. 



THE Thames Valley Sailing flub has for some seasons admitted 

 id though the 



siderahlv larger than 

 scored a fair nun. bli- 

 the lirsl was aband 

 brougnt out the folio 



the. 



.ihelali, 



...- and c 

 •specially 



.IV 



rl. ha 



boat may he more form 

 -rul and skillful handling; 

 ire on a very fair level 

 age, if any, is with the 



BO • t -.•:. •••for.-, when, 

 to win oyer the I wo canoes 



d ill- r.-p., .(of theT. V 



_£. B. TnEDWEN. 



CANOEING OUTFITS. 

 r|i±i£ following list was made out fur a Pearl canoe f,.r ., cruise in 



I dependent of hotels and cities The size ..r ii,.- b-.at gives ro 



tot a large cargo, some ol the ballast us.-! in racing b.-in,-- removed, 

 and smaller saiuused when cruising. Some of tbeaitictes mentionea 

 iM bo omitted, but as the work of an experienced canoe n-tneier, 



In wtitli-... i compartment: 



wo pairs blue Man- 

 nl'lsliirt. loprotect 



■ -n ditto, 

 • :.|utu.. -Hk imiKl- 



Millie. 

 .Minv. 

 I'.-arl. 



cuiter. 

 ■ iL._r.-i 



rl third, the 



eggs, cheese, nugor, 



sliding boxes, such 

 i in the locker afi : 

 I: fal for frying ti-b. 



:;-;,;;':p.'pp . 



il.-.-k- : Towels, bathing 

 r sponge, stiii'w... i 

 wet. and will di , q 



.-ell i 



e.i. 



of centerbo.ir.i trunk: ^i.tj.s and charts iii tin case. 



,s in r -id.- decks: Lantern, pail for bailer, woodoii 



i watei. with cup 



is hung on the back-board. ,v compass is kept, on a 

 e. or on floor of cockpit. One-half of paddle 

 e-half in sirup..-, d, •,■:.-. ready for use. 



TYPES OF CANOES. 



Sin- Will you allow mespace for t 



i-ed hi 1 week ill th- lepoll of III 



ce of March -li? I .-ippruach tin- su 



'I horai-.i 



why we should not ultaill as 

 the -1, 50ll-ton shiji (..'omniander 



the future. 



Above all, as ColnllUln.lei (. . 



whether u waste of public uion 



. ,i , .i uav ,, wain a pi-oiu.-i d 



ii- have Ihcm ,.f sin 



u partner ol the usually heavil; 



« - 



,,i,.i . 



i greatel 



inge picture to u 



mi &AZ1NK. This ancient periodical keep 



mi tige. The article nudci lie lllle of "Mniillgi-uii-lil ..f Shi) 



I' will he read by all new b.-ttinners ai twiddlin;.- In.- .In 



With much pleasure and some enlighleunieul. This is followed i 



the May nun. bei by an artel- under the heading Of Regattas. 1 



itiak.- tuijuii.- whose tusi- for the briny hs 

 etie I by the many ijooi] i ■.: - now in the hands ..I .mr rlstuggcnert 



. i os( himscll on the theory of naval archftectur 



writer lown the baser side i 



tiianl of yacht facing, ho goes on to say: "The mam pob 



i- an lulere.st ol a iiighcr kind. and. il pes ii.l-. I., torn ... 



io io smile, ac-oiin-,. As a rule. Hi.; working hands liai 



" ■' l,i iV, , 'i ' 'nde^witif 



..,',.!, '..''"-"'ii'i'.'. ' i" !' im - a Ihike. or even by some dishonorab 



: , . i.' :- before their eyes, and they ^ri iry in the thougnt tht 



tle-.v will have the laugh again,: SOI r-b itiOUl Bill UJ To 



Until the lie.cts.-ilM.. u. And the g.-iei. 



of racing, and sum up their winning with pride and -ati 

 purlake too mlieli of the -an- -iililncid: p.ut -ur.-ly tb-l 



ii,., i . i ■egatia winch embodies hitler feelings, and givi 

 i, i ii ,., pirationa than these. For a man who baa draws li 



own plans, made his own calculations, uliilhtalin.-l his own theori- 

 aud at Ui-t embodied his ow-u views of perfection in a oeautiful ere 



No. i. boil! m 187 

 a board of 631ba 

 'nit., an. I spinaki 



ad a 



s numerous. She names 

 Lake, conveyed euch a 

 ioe. hut the Dumber ..f 



■ tu li.-r 



by gaying 



i:..i, «oy, 



■uuded bow 



.sad and a jib. si,,- was 



i. of similar modi I and 



inn on ibe 



yawl, about •juit. long, 



iga. M. -i i: 



,. Iiowevi i.i 



rounded 



. Of sail. 



3iUiin.. 

 . of sail. 



■,;.., 



hop, 



to prove p 



nggy.r '■ I 



gear. 





Whll 



poise 





ill!' tin- ct.l-.id otie- '. i.l. won jib 



and mizsen. the boats having rudder aim footgear, sliding back- 

 hoiu.l and bntch-s over well, and la'-r lived hid„lie.uls in Un- ends 

 oiinct. hied. 



tit on, more changes were made, until liitl. - 



the Original model bul tl.-it unt.l , , :,, ami, 



called by its designer, iili . ^ . L. Al-e-n. the Shadow. This boa was 



■ 

 sliding and two fixed bulkbea I i-d and ,.ft 



.-sftoiu on deck; the ri-.: being Of the sliding 

 and little or no ballast being used. Tins model, m (l.e 



veais. has I, is,, ne some changes ui the bands of 



ilders, the rig now used being two lugs of about 70 and 



■ i' known model, the Pearl, has iindergons a similar 



