496 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July ly, 1888. 



THE S. S. NAMOUNA. 



i:,h 



ph mi jour vnhmblo paper of ,Tuno3i, siaimgtbat 

 m:u \ niht Vim, .una is receiving new ami 

 •-. ,!:i.l th:ir later 111 ill.- -.-car she is lo receive n-« deck 

 nulla .'.■-. urate, and might conveyn wrong-im- 

 pression I., -i in..- ii-i • -t i- innl strongih She is in present mere!) 



having nc«- topmasts, solely owing n. n.- i "I ones being full of 



knots ii.-ii- i. r-'i- Hi.- hist few in-. nil.-;, they have bwn painted in 

 imitation of pine. Hi- knots were .-" ugl.v . but as the i. ■;■•.. 



In- I'l-llllVI-ll lor 111!' rcjisi.ll llli-nlli -ii.-.l. I in- in v. v.. i. i. .:..!.. . |. , 



:■'.■. ill 111 tiiu. longer. Tin- lower in. i.-:- l.-'l ill-red lli.mntti 



ii i-. in .-..ni.-iiipKniMii tola) in" pine decks in tlitt autumn in sa 



ip.ialily ami si) I. -lis li:.' best Kngl ;-'...- : ii.- 1 '- .,-... id any possj 



tuliiv ..I leakage In uol ciiui.-io -. through ihe -.-.vi>»-: i>. i . . iln- valuable 



.'3l>in fittings. .1 Vi IV tllil.SI.-i 1,1. ll; IS also In I..- 1:11.1 down, lull (illlv 



..v-r-ii. ..« i-.-i ■ v ,.-, lui.nJ.HliiiiH The propose. I nil i ration ill the bow- 

 is ihi- mum! ini: nil n i.u ■•! in- forefoot, which is carried down rotbei 

 square ami is v.-rv ihin, with a view of making bei oomerounda 

 little Quicker Tin overhaul sin- is having is mevoh n general "in- 

 after a I. :n- 1 .--■:. - . -n - work Tli" SiiiiHiiiun. 1 may add. is ns -sic-..ntr 

 and Bta -h. .in. I a- g 1 .1 --., 1 t a- ■ an l"-. and tin-- proved her 



-:i-|l' ... nv. -I' and nvi'l- iL'aill in nil snrls ol weather. 



LtVEW . l-'.ngkind. .iiilv l St i'i.mik Dyrnb. 



AN ENQi-ISH OCEAN MATCH. 



THEgl-ea mi.-.) i- . known as th..- liar- 

 wien or "down Swin" race, tool place June Tin urse was 



from Southend to Harwich, a disiunsi- which, for the time allow - 

 an ■-. w "•- -i-o— I an fifty miles L-avu,g Penohurah street station ai 

 .,., . arn I...IH- \...ii .-..n-.-.p.. n. I. -in wa- ..a hi- ...ay to the historic 

 t.i.M. ..r (iravi -wiiil. uh-ri- In- .viii. ii.ilinl tin- club sli-aun-r and lo 

 i m -,-t his confrere, Captain A., who hail.-, from (ilonccsii r, where he 



was oiu-i- known as n hnrdv fisherman and n writ. -ml <m im 



The river puisnes a s..m.-« >mt winding course from London Bridge 



ti.il, a. witb occasional settlements along its liaiikH. Tin- train 



sped along past manv a charming hit ol' land and water .---i.,i\. 

 shaded walks and pri-ttv collages. Now and then the river with 8a 

 ships and odd-looking, brown-sailed barges, evei Boating on Its 

 bosom, would come in) ■ view, and ogam recede until only tin- spars 



wuve Visible above green hedgerows, or beyond a ih-niiii co| r 



i.r, ,-.-. I'oriuerly 111- Thames poured Us wiit-rs int., II i l hr-n-h 



a I .r. .id -sliiari , hut nut lire. perhaps aid-. I hi man during Hi- later 

 centuries, has filled up i hi- many mouths, anil --*-■ 

 sandy wasl-. or after that a muddy swamp, II. 



now dry and cultivated land u boa i n get 



the Romans started the embankments ui'.n-- 

 very doubtful, indeed It Is hardly pr 



t< .i ai nigh water, is 



■rail i Supposed thai 

 Timlin's, hut this is 



r illlllK-dl.il- SUll Ssni-s-, unlll-l haw ,1 



cien t importance te engage them, it i- 



in-iit ■■ u.-i- l.. vim about I In' twelfth cent 



linn iiav.- lost nun.- "I" ih.-ir liupiirt.-ii .- . 



\'l Kilmirv in .•iiil,.ul,-l"iitl>- l-u.l). 



Making our way 



•rk of -ufli 

 im cmbatik- 

 iless to suv 



Mi- 



ll In 



1 like 



:i-|.-i 



;-.- ,ii. -i« aid informed inc. had losi a g 1 ni-hl's sl-.p because of 



la- aii.vi-i . I— i he should also miss the boat, ma few moments we 

 iv-in iiiidir v\:iv for lb- starling pninl "f the va. hi-, the South and 

 pier, uhi-h is a h.ii wooden structure reaching nearl) two nines out 

 into the water over n shelving beach 



1 will ii..i iiti-n.pl I" describe the si in. wbi.-h was a Hying one, 'nit 

 if th.- reader "ill picture in bis mind the appearance of fourteen large 

 vn-lds iin.i-r lull sail crossing B Hue almost together, with wind 

 ahead; and within a I'.v hundred yards tacking off in-r ■ 

 .it the fudge'! boat for the southern shore, be maj form some eon- 



■•-pti I sight \i I': in lh- sinning gun »ns fired, and in lane 



inuiiii,- all II- yachts w.-rc over tint line. The wind was steady from 

 K S K . almost d-:-l ahi-.-l.l 



for the hen. Ill '-I III- ya-hnii|.- fralernity I will give the names of 



and their tonnage hy lh- Yacht Racing Association ui-as- 



in-- ineiu. i.hi-i, is the -mil of length plus, area Ith squared, and nxnl- 



tiplied bj the breadth, the productdlvlded by l.TSO. The yachts were: 



Sehociu-'rs. .Miranda. I .'.- :-.:i-. Nina !:.'.;. .u-: yawls, lain 

 drift, ?fi; Neptune 48; cutteis, Erycina, SO: Sniu.i-na. KS; Murjorie, 

 i.s; siiv-i sun-. -10: May. i": sl-iitlii.ouii.l. IO:Tara. m: I'lida. if. and 

 Buttercup, wtons. 



Tin- Miranda somi passed fur lo windward of tin- Nina, which was 

 an old mid <i-i) interim racing yachl. and -vid-ull\ in.nl. I- (..coin 

 P-t- v.iih an\- ol ! n- oth-r-. hi the course ol an hour it ra clear 

 ihal -.-v.-i.il of lln vessels wer-- virluallvout ..f 111- race. The Mir- 

 aiido could not compete with the cutters on sliorl tacks, and of the 

 latter the May l.-.l lo r.v.-r a mile, r..ll..ued by Ihe .Sanui-nn, Tura anil 

 Krv-iiin in tin. order named. II would l„- u-.l--.-s to follow th- details 

 e.ii.-.-pl in so fur as some of llu-m are of special interest. 

 There was B oloee and very exciting luffing match between the 

 S:'.n:.,na and th. Kr.i -ina . Tie former, on the starboard tack, ap- 

 proached the latter on the poii lack, ami wentBbotil Jnal to wind- 

 ward of h-r. with th-.-vid.-iii dealgn of taking h.-r wind from her if 

 possible 'I'll- Bryonia. h..v.-.-.-.-r. i:n.-.s .-, i,.-it.-i game, and, taking a 



good full, lulled up siuartl.i i.ilh ;■ "l.lig-d the 



Snuioiia to give way. tty Dos pi din- tin- Salu.cn:, !■■.! tie- 



wind for a few seconds, wtofle the Krycina sh.t ahead and was so.. a 

 on th- weathi : bow -.f hei opponeul I he man vre woe well axe 



lilted, and r iv-d l.lgli praise and applause. 



Th" wind i...-ing light it wan half-past one before Mouse Lightship 



woe reached, ih- Mir ml.. n..w -i,,,-.v.,i i,. , - i .,,i... 



,,.- vessel on long tacks, for -h- s.,..„ ,t.,„ I ••■-e-.ii-l niiii-iig th-m all. 

 closely follow in- th- May. n inch she bid fair to overtake; bur later 

 she mad- an unfortunate tack far to the south, where -h,- mnsl have 

 lo-l the will. I. f-.r Bbc fell lii-bind and did n.-t a.-ain r v-r her piac- 



land 



considered to i 



she did ii. .t i;i\ 



At 8 0'elOCK I 



Star, Sa ma, 



fi..in the -i --in 

 ond place, iviii 



■ 

 vvi.ii.- the .-a 



Now w- are out in ll- S .-. 1 1 . 

 i,v buoys and lighthouses, w 

 ii'iav dreaO There is nr '•■ 



,i bore, -ii ., clear day, it „ 



.,v-r the quarter The blue of 

 . ..Mihcrs and creeps 



visible, will' i '■..: 



whir- sky .n-i ocean meet. Tl 



th- drowsili-s.s du- to th- air 

 |.c. in- th- oiiii'l brainy all nun 

 liii which glv.-s health and sire 

 hardships and P-iil to wlu.li u 



,,u:,ii|ii ,l lo inn- and rig allowance, in 

 ofheial lime ni iu rival of all the yachts 

 I In- hour h-ing . ..'.-.lock, only ininiil 

 May I tlui. Usee. Marjoii- J :-• 



s: May. Miranda. Tarn. .Silver 

 - far astern lo I. e distinguished 

 the Maijorie passed to the see- 



Ighl up and followed close after 



ulier-in two yachts, each of 10 Ions regislcr. have sailed ovarii 



course of 50 miles bo windward In lessactual limi-tlianothcryachisof 

 tnuoh greater tonnage, as the Sarucana of «s tons and the Erycina 

 of 90 tons. H. 



I.o.\iio\. . I inn: IB. 



r and Bloop with a 



r, cutter-rigged are 



ii.spl.icein-iit I tut ii 



l.\i;ril>li>NT \ 



11. F, Killn: 



... N. I> La 



1 light and viui 



ut to first ma: 



ilslakr. Catspa 



-in 



in,, i 



Constable Buc 

 ' ■ !--.m had it t 

 finishing in r.a 



Cl.KVKI.ANli VArHTI.N'tl ASSilC'l ATION.- 



-The sumr 



lcc. July -1 



IS! 



s follows 



FIRST CLASS. 



Start. 

 id Si V, 



Finish. 



ygnel 



■ml .....'.' 







10 3iJ.3ti 



-1 -..VI. CLASS. 



.Hi -X lii 

 10 33 1:. 



10 .11 Hi 



., ..HI :-::t Ii 



..in -,'i :)l 



2 24 10 



9 hi is 

 4 1(1 50 



3 :..•, 87 

 (lis. 



3 05 12 



lei i . 



aiver 







io as oa 



. in si) jr. 

 ... distance. 



: 23 H 

 :i B7 54 



Time. 



4 41 Oil 



5 51 84 



I 37 -i'-' 

 5 53 35 

 5 24 17 



4 40 38 

 B 51 2? 



5 01 ass 



Id:, 



fuzes were awarded as follow 

 Kirsl class ('vgnet.lb-sl.prr/, 

 A. cull and Jjn. Second class K 

 $l'.i; Lulu. ?•.'.->: Ctiaiou. ilo. 



ATLANTIC \. C.-A mntch v 

 class F, over the regular course 

 Scotland lightship and return, E 



84ft, fUn. aailing length, accejili 



iry onlers for the coining < 



It is desirable, i 

 each dav's sail sll. 



11 will he 



: Ll 



Th- r— nil : ol tins lac. winch was one nl great int. rest ihn.ugli- 



,.i)i deserve to be discussed - fully than bpaee will permit at 



ii,i-(inie. lean only refer to ii.--ali.-iii features, and reserve fibr- 



thei - -i.i.n.i-lll :•.! :l fUtOre l-'l-' 



Than 



i.-,i i 



ll ore Hun all.. wan— to Ihe li.ll.-r On b 



i-nt.-r th- im-" on thai basis of in- ,- 



all yaclitsiii-n that racing yachts are built wi 



vailing syst-iu.'l liK-nsili-iii-iit.anil lb- aim 



-el a- possible an I .- :.:ii-h Ball-carrying pot 



smallest possible tonnage 



large vessel- mil -ill fa-ier limn small ones 



England, where, under the s . U. \ 



me taxed, short lei, glli ..ii the »,il-llin- wi 

 -real d-pth to give sill carrying |io 



.1. I.. M.un i.I.i.i s. l-'l 

 01 a'V V. C.-Se, 



oil (Heat il;ll. in strot. .. 



Zip. wa- -ap-u-d Ibl-oligll col 



lian.l-h.,1 for s.cu.d tine 



sal\. A special race will pel 

 Judges, N. B, l-'uiniil.l and Gfeo 



:,.ob-. .i. I-. Brown 



is. 8d. 

 du.. . 



C. The 



li'LAOSHlP Atalanta. July 11. I-- 1 ,. 

 r to Increase Ihe interest in t lit- -misc. thai 

 far as practicable, be made an informal race 

 rl to port, without classification or liinf- al 



I vaeht in at cuch port will bring to at ior as 

 iai anchorage of the licet, and will iniuledi- 

 signal, a small ensign as a distinguishing 

 lei rnrily llagbnat lor Ihe Heel. He will 



■ cbl :c. il pass-s the llagbo.it iin*\ r.-pofl the 



upon the arrival of the fleet at the anchor- 



that lie- foregoing iiiiplli-s also such a Id- 

 's, Commodore. 

 mpioiisbip mulch was sailed July Ii 

 llisi.'ii -villi th-'.Myille '' Nio'l;-. ami 



be ilcUirm 



ned upon instead 



rdway. Sin 



Hilary as uni 



er: 



Length, 



Actual. Coi 



■eeted. 



■J0 (Hi 



1 :;.) 55 



1 OS 17 



80 ni 



1 35 5(1 



1 -!' :i- 

 1 15 26 





1 18 •'! 1 



1 til :«; 



s 



I -ts 52 



1 il u'j 



.'.'1 us 



I fij DO 



1 22 33 





l ll OS 





.. 's'l t'O 



withdrawn 





. 19 011 



withdrawn 





i ETTOACrO l , r.-o 



of the Chicago Sipuidron to Milwauki" 

 much to pti'ti th- -port on Luke Michicin. 

 active parlicipaliou in vachtiug hv the ).-. 

 v.imkce in -liie.'t i-ois,,., ,..,;,.,. 

 Corn and v.. other wors 



coiTespond-m :■ account, the i 



:■- -'. indv, a I'd 



ole will race 

 s uill si an 

 of Toronto, 



KXl'EUIMKNTAL KKl-'.L.- The Mark Twain, built for John 

 Birch, hy .M.-td. Iian. ai I'ururnpj. was launched recentlv. She 

 80ft. over all. 25ft . water line, 10ft, loin, beam and 3ft. deep. 



,- k— 1 i'.,i shoal waler. The uockptl 

 the nuisance of a eeiit.-i-boi-.nl trtnik. 

 I i.'n trial, the yactll is said to hav: 



and i 



id el. :■ 



Unking 

 later, t 

 pr-vioi 



en JHdge, Ci 

 dv. Th,-. an 



BEDFORD 



side, and sunk. Tin- 



,'d for July 2(1, open to 

 uwai.ee, lV.in to the 

 idotocvcnin. Nool-s, 

 s. Course, that of the 

 ncr to take tin- pot 

 ie Goodwin, Maud !•'., 



•in, was sailed by the 

 utheast. freshening In- 

 sisted of drifting and 

 Kestrel ten minutes 

 ore- havitfg glveu up 



,rd. Saturday. -Inly •>. for Martha's 



lake yachtsmen will give Col chain 

 in ih- way of -ntri - I- s.-euve the 

 I'ohourg, ()nl. .some time in August. 

 I, with the proposition put in shape. 



1 1,,. ,,.. ,iii I,,'. i„- -a , i-aih lor-s.-n by those who ha.- studied the 

 tiject, and il ia now well ilbi-ti'iiled by the rcsulis of this race. 



■ a- rail, slip ov-r a piece of cardboard to previ 

 ihe wood. 1'or a thorough i ei". valing ,,l brass, which has- 

 gih or la.-.qii-rcd. wash wllh aboil boil- 1 In strong lye ii 

 portion of un ounce ton pint, th-u rub with Strong cripou 



s>. but should 



nd bids for a 

 has, llilman. 

 lor Gorringe 

 Philadelphia, 

 fitting stc.'im 



club 



I I" 



beating Lizzie. Silas 

 their ci edit ami the I 

 • Y. C. -Fil- 



l-July 2. 



!■ ( up, pr 



.led 

 Open lo 

 v'acbls ft:ift and upward .smaller boats may cnt-r at thai measure- 



',;,..,„ , nin,- tobe ■ I'l'ldl Cup 



small VAiii is. I'm I; -,,-:l. v.. races to 



lachls un.l.-i- . -Hill. The dun is l lie nlllv one winch Inn in il: by-laws 

 : lag fchi Si2 • Of yachts eligible to enter the club races. 



