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greater angle to immerse tho same amount. The floor of ljia 

 cabin cannot be more than 2ft below the water-line and have any 

 floor at all. This -would not give any belter heighl than the cen- 

 treboard boat (given in hie o'jtasa section) would with a 12in.house, 

 and not near so much crown to the deck. Every one knows that 

 a cabin under a house would be much ploasanler, better lighted 

 and ventilated, than one under a flush deck, and does not need a 

 skylight, to be forever |out of order, getting broken, or leaking; 

 while the top of the house is as much deck-room as tho deck itself. 

 Then cousidor tho width. A centreboard boat uf the same dimen- 

 sions, of Bay lift, 6iu. beam, and whose body amidships has 8ft 

 draught (actually more than the draught of the linos given), would 

 have, each side of the centreboard, as much or more room thau 

 his boat- would have between her berths. As to weatherlineaa and 

 ability, she would not compare at all with the deep centreboard. 

 The abilities of the two kinds of boats are so well known in this 

 section that each kind ia sailed in a separate class in all our raoee, 

 or if iu one class the centreboard has to give the keel yachi. of tho 

 same size an allowance, and the centreboard almost iuvariab y 

 makes shorter time thau the keel. The fastest and ablest boat on 

 this coast in a breeze is a centreboard yacht about 33ft. ou water- 

 line, about O^t't. draught, and (give " Podgers. 1 ' his due) 18ft, or 

 more beam ; but (tell " Podgers" this, too) she has a very large 

 amount of deadrise, and a cabin that is hard to hear iu a boat of 

 hBr size. My own idea is that she would be a little better if she 

 wore a little narrower ; for my own belief is in a boat of medium 

 beam, with a deep body ; bnt if I were driven to a choice between 

 a very narrow or a very wide boat, I think I should side with 

 "Podgers," and take a wide one. There seems to be an idea ex 

 tint among yachtsmen that the cutter rig is not adapted to arJJ 

 yacht bnt the " English model, 1 ' eo called. The fact is that the 

 rig can be adapted to any of our sloop or schooner yachts, and 

 I hey will be abler vessels for so doing. I doubt if they would sail 

 as fast in smooth water with a light breeze as they do now, but 

 when there is any wind and sea, they would beat yachts that had 

 beaten them under the old rig. GbamfuS. 



Our correspondent -makes several points in favor of the 

 sloop through an oversight which is all but too common and 

 to -which we have had occasion to refer before. There is 

 neither justice nor logic in drawing comparisons of perform- 

 ances between boats of different size. To argue that a beamy 

 sloop of the same length as the cutter is roomier and more 

 powerful is simply saying that she is a larger boat. Make the 

 cutter of equal tonnage by ,her length, or adding to other di- 

 mensions, aud the aspect of affairs will materially change. 

 Thus a sloop 30xl2.v4i cannot logically be compared to a cut- 

 ter 30xt)xdj. Taking the circumscribed parallelopipedons as 

 representiug the ratio of the yacht's sizes, it foDows that since 

 80x12.x -ii}=l, 620, the cutter, compared to this sloop, must be 

 taken say at 33>:9xfi.V^l,C33. With these figures before him 

 we doubt whether " Grampus" would not see reason to modify 

 his opinions in favor of the cutter. "We must take exception 

 to other matters which " Grampus'' brings forward against 

 the cutter and what he assumes to be to the credit of the 

 sloop. These differences will be discussed at length as oppor- 

 tunity offers in our future issues.. 



Coaoiimen's Walk. — Perhaps no phase of this walking 

 mania is so alarming as that to be presented at Clymef's 

 Hiding Academy, Brooklyn, on the evenings of Feb. 27 and 

 28, when the coachmen of New York and Brooklyn will con- 

 test iu a series of pedestrian contests. Well, if it has come to 

 this, that the coachmen have taken to their legs, and darkey 

 coachmen at that (they walk the second aiight)', we may well 

 be Ailed with apprehension of what the next development 

 will be. 



Aottiter Twenty-Seven Hundbed.— Miss May Marshall 

 who has been walking at Washington, D. 0„ last Monday 

 CVeuiDg, completed 2,700 jiiarter miles in 2,700 quarter hours. 



New Yobk Atiti.ktio Club. The annual assault-at-arms 

 which will be held at Booth's Theatre to-morrow and Satur- 

 day eveniogs promises lo he a fine exhibition. The contests 

 are in sparring, wrestling aud fencing. 



—The Newark Bicycle Club have a meet on Washington's 

 Birthday. 



§he §%me of §hess. 



Notice.— cm ess exchanges, oommrmicationa and solutions should be 

 addressed "Chess Editor Forest and Stream, P. O. box 51, Woleort- 

 vllle, Conn." 



Problem No. 44. 



Motto : diligence Injures Success. 



§ntiotml §^iim^. 



Tun BroxoLE Toubna-mbnt. — A' National Bicycle Tom la- 

 ment is to be held in the American Institute building, this 

 city, next April. The prizes will be awarded as follows; 



First prize, $250 aud the champion cup; second, $150; 

 third, 6100. The prizes willbe awarded to the contestants 

 covering the greatest number of miles in 72 and 24 hours, and 

 the one making the quickest 100 miles. Any bicycle, with a 

 wheel of any diameter cau be used, the track to be twelve 

 feet wide, eight laps to the mile. The contest is open to any 

 bicycle rider in the United States. The race is to be started 

 by report of a pistol. None of the contestants will be allowed 

 to reverse, but will be required to rido lelthand to the pole. 

 The entries will close on the 1st of April, and should be sent 

 with $20 entrance fee, to William De Noielle, Institute build- 

 ing. The followiug described eniries have already been re- 

 ceived: James A. Mc'Leod, Buffalo, N. Y.; W. J. Britto, 

 Pittsburg, Pa.; Robert H. Courtney, Koxbury, Mass.; Wm. 

 B. Harding and Wm. McCleilan, New York ; A. P. Messen- 

 ger, Albany, N. Y., long-distance champion of the United 

 8tates ; A. S- Conley, Bennington, and Charles A. Waring, 

 Worcester, Mass. 



Lvi'Ep.national, Curling. — In the international curling 

 match at Toronto, Canada, Feb. 14, played by the United 

 against Canada for eight rinks aside, the Americans 

 wen, 144 to 185 tor their opponents. First Rink— Belleville, 

 11; St. Andrews, of New York, 25. Second Rink — Scar- 

 boro, 25 ; New York Club, 18. Third Rink — Granites, of 

 Toronto, 12; Caledonians, of New York, 10. Fourth Rink— 

 Searboro, 28 ; Paterson, N. J., 15. Fifth Rink— Scarboro, 

 16; Jersey Oity, 22. Sixth Rink— Boumanville, 8; Mil- 

 waukee, 29. Seventh Rink— Scarboro, 22 ; Buffalo, 16 

 Eighth Rink— Dufferins, of Toronto, 13 ; Burns Club, of 

 Cleveland, 9. The weather was cold asd the ice keen. The 

 last rink was also for the McCready medal, which was won 

 by the Dufferins, The Red Jackets, of Toronto, played the 

 St. Andrews, .of New Y r ork, the latter winning by 20 to 18. 

 The Scottish Counties match for the Scottish- American Jour- 

 nai medal, two rinks a side, was won by Lanarkshire against 

 Ayrshire by 43 to 23. 



Tim Cf.csadebs.— The noble army of pedestrians is still on 

 the limp. As one pair of swollen legs and blistered feet drops 

 oul another fresh pair fills the void and the ranks are un- 

 diminished. Just what there is fascinating about a partic- 

 ularly homely woman walking stolidly around a sawdust 

 track might puzzle a philosopher, yet the attraction is strong 

 enough to draw a gaping throng. The newsboys hare caught 

 the fever, and the epidemic rages among the small fry with 

 all the virulence of the measles. When it comes to a point 

 when e OUT morning -papet because our earner 



is trying to do one hundred miles in tweaty^four hours, it is 

 high time for the magistrates to interfere. The Children's 

 Jrusade is nice enough to read about, but its repetition at 

 ie present day would be attended with some slight incon- 

 veniences. 



White to play and give mate fa two movea. 



SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS— NO. S3. 



1-Q-BH 





1— K-B5 



2— U-K2 ch 

 3— Kt-BT ma 





a- ii-ti-5 



e (other variations) 







rBOBLBM NO. 39. 





2— Mates 





1— Auy. 









PROBLEM NO. 10. 





l-B-TCi 





1-P-Q4 



2— BUM 





2— Auy 



2— Matts 



PROBLEM NO. 41. 





Q, tks K ch, etc., by checks. 



Game No. tOl —KING BISHOP OPENING-BERLIN DEFENCE. 

 Manhattan Chess Club Tournament. Game played between Messrs. 

 L. L>. Colin jand ,T. W. Balrd, Dec. 2, 1STS : 



White. Black. 



White. 



L. D. C. 

 J-P-K4 

 2— B-B4 

 3— P-Q3 

 4-P-O B3(t 

 5— t(-K Kt5 



s-b-ri 

 7-p-k Ea 



B-I5-Q Kto 



il-K^li-l.'..! 

 IU— k tks Kt 



Black. 

 J. W. B. 

 1-P-K4 

 2-Kl-K B3 

 3— B-Bl I a) 

 i) 4— Kr.-0 US 

 5— P-K R3 

 6— P-Q3 

 7— B-K3 



8-iGasdes 

 9— Kt-Kif(c) 

 10— P tks B 



11-K-R-! 

 12-K-KKt 

 ' 13-R-Kt 

 -P-KB4 

 - -T: ifcs P 

 16— B I--- 

 17— P-K-R4 



L. D. O. J. W. B. 



18— Kt-B4 18— K-KGJ 



l»— KEJ-K3 10-B-K3 



20— Cas-tjp- Q E 2i — P-IJ B3 



2 1 -P-K KM 

 22— P lis P 

 23— P-Q4 



84— Btke R 

 2B— KMlcs P 

 26-Q-Q8 cli 



21— (J.-H7 Oil 



2s-(,i-ri.scU 

 89-Kt-BB 

 Kit— p tks B 

 31-H-RI 

 32— B- Kt 



ECU Kt;Oll ::;— K-K2 

 34— Q tks K mate 



NOTES. 



21— P n . „ 



S2-P-P.3 



23 -P tks QP 



24— P tks lit 



25— K tks B 



2ti-K-Kt3 



2T — K-B 

 28— Kt-Kt 

 29— B Iks Kt 

 30— RtB 

 31— R-B2 

 s-i-R tks R 



NOTES. 



(a) Merely a transposition of the moves in this variation. 



(6) The more usual move here la Castle, which we regard ua more 

 within the spirit of the attack to this form of the opening than tne test 

 move. 



(s) The Black allies no doubt wished to satisfy themselves. experl 

 mentally that In this and similar positions this capture Is fata), 



CURSORY JOTTINGS. 



Cleveland, O., Feb. 7, IS79. 

 OHBSfi Editor Forest and Stream: 

 Dear .»-Nt attention has ia-l, been called to an article in a recent 

 vlierf m foil say substantially that-Mr. 





mself t 



dt hiTir 

 , Che: 



issi 



! of the 



lake puttltc the 



Tou 



s bad n 



ol that association. 'I 



faulty, improprieties wot'- claimed to liave Oot-nnv 1 11 1 lie pnui n»B- of 

 the tourney, which, if proved, might make a re-aiijodicaricn proper, f 

 tto-rcfore thnueht. hu i now tnink."that Mr. McKim wonld taw 

 mltterl an impropriety | t? maktotr known the names of the rone titers. 

 As soon as all tho prizes, general and special, were adjudged, and ir. 



■a: ' - i .1. in. I li 11 ? -.' :.i J "'l ..- i i -■ i .: i 



had. the names were published by Mr. McKun. You will oblige by 

 making this as public aa your acensation. 



Yonre respectfully", John G. Wiiitk. 



We cheerfully accede to Mr.White'a renues:,"an4 publish h:s comma- 

 nicatlon in behalf of the disgraced McKim. Tnc disgraced Sscretarj 

 is indeed fortunate in having so wolt-kuown ami respected a defender 

 (Shall we also infer that Mr. White sustains all tho :acts, official or 

 otherwise, of Mr. McKini during the pendency of the association prob- 

 lem toarncy, many of which we, In common with otiiera, regard us 

 disgraceful 7) We have heretofore alluded to the Secretary of the a'. 

 C. and P. Association, J. B. McKim, of Cleveland, O., as In disgrace in 

 conscqnencf: of acts (lone, things left undone, and o'fflolaily sanctioning 

 that which he should not have tolerated. We do not recant, and should 

 Mr. McKim request that we make public, in this column, the foots, 

 etc., which lead us to this conclusion, wo shall not delina to do so. Wo 

 do not think that we " ■•substantially said thai McKim disgraced himself, 

 etc." However, we should have so stated, in view of the (act that the 

 disgraced Secretary failed to acquaint the public that he-withhold the 

 publication of the list of competitors upon the advice of ,1. G, 

 Esq., but falsely assigned as a reason tor the delay mint nfspn.v In the 



■■■■ '.'.'inch he evidently intended should be the or?anof the a • 

 Hon— a spaceless, voiceless organ! Bnt we have already wa-icd too 

 much "space" oq this saoject— the game is not worth the 



— Tiirough the kinlness of Secretaries Colin and Logeiing, we are 

 able to entertain our readers with several tourney games and informa- 

 tion concerning tho Manhattan Chess Clnb. The headquarters u, 

 llourishint: club arc at Cafe Loading, 4a Bowery, the enterprising 

 prletor of which intends enlarging the chess rooms soon. " The tour- 

 nament isnearing its termination, and sorne Interesting games m 1 



1 chance to win a prlz 

 nmittee have prepared a 

 i appotritiini : 

 hour of play to the li-t 

 n Motile and BlOOb, Motile 

 ind Graham, Graham and 



to be played. In order that players who ha 

 might play all their games, the Executive C 

 list, and have requested thepi: 

 another, and register their names, date am 

 Special interest is taken in the games hetwe 

 and Graham, Mohle and N. Gedalia, Bloch a 

 N. Gedaria, and Balrd and Graham. Mr. Mohle still leads the score' 

 and stands the best show for first prize." The termination of the 

 tourney, distribution of the prlzia, grand banquet, etc., we again re- 

 mind onr local readers, occurs on Saturday evening, Feb, 2:, a ; .Cafe 

 Lo»eling, Boweiy. 



—A correspondence match consisting of two games has been begun 

 between the Edinburgh (Scotland) and Copenhagen (DenmarJj) 

 clubs. The Glasgow representatives are Sheriff S reus ant Sfesars. 

 Jenkius and Cram, while Copenhagen is represented by llerrall 3 

 sprung, Nielsen and Sorensen— all players of high repute. His Excel- 

 lency Heyderbrant der Lasa, German Ambassador at the court of Den 

 mark, the great chess author, will act as umpire in case of auy dispute. 

 This match will attract universal attention, and each in ive will no 

 doubt be anxiously awaited by American payers. We .shall give the 

 moves made as soon as received hore. The move3 thus far made are : 

 GAME NO. 1. GAME NO. 2. 



Copenhagen. Glasgow. Glasgow. Copenhagen. 



1-P-K4 1— P-K4 I l-r-qi 1— P KB 



2— P-K B4 2-P tks B 8-P-Q B-i 



(Bishop's Gambit) (Queen's Gambit I 



(a) P-Q, B3 may also be played here, but we grea-ly prefer 'he text 

 move, inasmuch as we believe that its defensive resources are more 

 easily comprehended in over-the-board play, and require less of the 

 almost invisible kind ol finesse iu play in order to properly continue the 

 game to that point where Greek is to meet Greek— the middle game. 



(6) We do not now reoall a game In which Black's preceding moves 

 and this continuation on the part of White occurs. The text move, 

 althoi gh of a quiet and slo w character in the present position, we are 

 inclined to favor in preference to moving either Kt. Our predilection, 

 however, for the early advance of the Q B P one square, as in the 

 Oinoco Piano, may have misled us in tho present Instance. 



(e) An unfortunate move which Mr. C. at once_takes advantage of, 

 and speedily opens a path into the enemy's j ungle. The game from 

 this point on is highly interesting, and the combinations brilliant. The 

 play of Mr. Cohn la excellent, and of a character that invariably pleases 

 the reader. Further notes oa play of this character are entirely un- 

 necessary and ill- timed, unlesB it Is the anuotater's intention to vex the 

 reader. 



Game No. 1O2.-SC0TCH GAMBIT. 



Subjoined is a consultation game played Feb. 8, 1S79, at Manhattan 

 Cheas Club, between W. M. De Visser and Chas. Saulson and J. W. 

 r. Ward : 

 White. Black. 



W M De V & C S 3 W B .v. J W 

 1— P-K4 



1-P-Kt 

 ■1 -Kt-K B3 



1 

 -l_Kr, tks P 

 ;. -Kl-Kul 

 li— H OS 

 7— B-K3 

 8- KVQB3<b) 



10— {-Kt 

 11— B K3 



13-Ivi-tii 



2-K.t-Q B3 



3— P 1 ks P 

 I— Q R5 

 r, -B-lil 



«-» ii.„ r rh 



s— q 1 :. 



11— lit K4 



!:-;—!) it- 



14— P tks B 

 IB— JX1 Iks Kt 

 16-Kt.O-l 

 17-K-G2 

 1S-Q-K2 

 19— K-K 

 20— K tks Kt 



si— Q-e iu 



- 



23—4 CfeB tj 

 21— K tks H 



11-Kttks Bch 

 IS— P-Q.4 

 18— Q-K6 

 17— Kt-Kto 

 l*-ti-K 

 ia-Knks B 

 2.1— Q-BS 

 21— P-KM 

 22-K-Q2 

 23— P tks Q 

 2-1- K tis Kt 



ie-K3 2t>— Resigns 



cj!i?tt/ ffttblhaUotw. 



Thb Oologist. — We are glad to see that this interesting 

 little journal, after a "dormant period of Beveral months," haa 

 once more resumed publication. As its name implies, thin maga- 

 zine is devoted to the encouragement of tho study of oology in 

 this country, and wo think that it deserves a better support than , 

 it seems to get. The terms on which it can be had are certainly 

 not exorbitant, for sixty cents is the price of a year's subscription. 

 It is published by S. L. Willard, of Utica, N. Y. 



Thb American Antiquakian. — We have received No. 3 

 of Vol. I, of the Antiquarian, to whioh we are glad to call atten- 

 tion. This really valuablo magazine has now reached its third 

 number, aud begins the year much enlarged and improved. It is 

 devoted to special studies in American history, archteology and 

 ethnolosy, but it contains many things which cannot fail ty inter- 

 est any intelligent person. The field of study which it occupies is 

 very important, and one which haa never been thoroughly explored, 

 and for this reason we are glad that the magazine has been start- 

 ed. Tho antiquities of Amerioa are very interesting, and thcao, 

 with the various races which have existed here, are certainly 

 worthy of the attention of scholars. The Antiquarian seems t-o 

 have taken rank among the first sciontifio journals of the country, 

 and already numbers among its asaooiato editors and contributors 

 some of the most prominent of our scholars and authors. The de- 

 partment of Correspondence also has drawn out a number of new 

 writers, and will probably be an important feature of the maga- 

 zine, as by it the froo^interchange of views among archaologists 

 will be secured. The following is the table of contents for this 

 number: "The Prehistoric Architecture of Amerioa, '' by E. A. 

 Barber; "The Phonetic Elements in Amerioan Languages,'' by 

 Dr.H. J. Farquharson ; " The Original Text of a Klamath Myth, 

 tritu comments, by A. S. Gatshot ; " The Engraved Stone found. 

 a 1 Gtraye dresh M in d," by Proi. M. O. ifeaS; "Tho Traces 0! 

 Bible Facts found in the Traditions of all Laud?,'' by Rev. Stephen 

 D. Peat; Correspondence, Editorial, Notes and Book Reviews, 

 Tho magazine is well printed aud amply illustrated, and wo take 

 pleasure in commending it to our readers. We shall be pleased 

 to receive future numbers of this magazine For review. The Anti- 

 quarian is published by Brool r s, Scbinke) 4 C 1, 

 and edited by Rev. Stephen D. Peet, Uuiouville, Ohio. Terms 

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