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any of your readers are interested in any points which have 

 not occurred to me, if they will write I will endeavor to give 

 them what information 1 can, derived from our experience. 

 Capt. Edward Moody, a thorough yachtsman, can furnish 

 plans if desired by any one. If their boats are already built, 

 let them give dimensions, style of boat, etc. Saucelito. 



The yawl has become a fixture in San Francisco, and it is 

 with no little pride in the American Corinthian and in our- 

 selves that we give space to our correspondent " Saucelito " to 

 record this as a fact. We have so strenuously fought for able 

 models and ship shape rigs that we note the preference among 

 our 'Frisco brethren with profound satisfaction. With their 

 good example before us, we do not think the time very dis- 

 tant when the principles of sound design and hardy rig will 

 so far obtain among the yachtsmen of the East that even the 

 most inveterate champion of the sloop will thank us for our 

 efforts in behalf of his conversion to something better. 



YACHTING NEWS. 



Columbia Yacht Clot.— At a meeting of this club, held 

 at the residence of ex- Com. J. S. Baker, New York, March 4, 

 some important features were incorporaied with the sailing 

 rules hitherto in vogue. Upon motion of Mr. John Frick, 

 Secretary of the club, the following resolution was adopted : 

 "That the regatta course hereafter be a triangular one ; that 

 open boats be allowed one man to every three feet of boat, 

 Willi the exception of the owner, and one man to every seven 

 feet of cabin boat, with the exception of the owner ; that no 

 one but a member of the club be allowed to sail a boat." In 

 accord with this, the new course will be from the club house, 

 foot W. 86th st. , to and around a stakeboat off Edgewater, 

 and another off Guttenberg, sail three times over. Monday, 

 June 23, was fixed upon for the annual match. Ladies regat- 

 ta some tim« iu August, and the Champion pennant match in 

 October. In the ladies' regatta at least one lady must be on 

 board of each entry. The April meeting will be held at, the 

 above address, after that at the club house. Prizes for 1S78 

 were distributed to the winners, as previously reported in 

 these columns. 



Launch of the Norna.— The finest and largest addition 

 made to the American yacht fleet for some time past, was 

 successfully launched, March 5, from the yard of C. & R. 

 Poillon, Brooklyn. A full description of the schooner ap- 

 peared in our issue of Oct. 34, 1878, so that, it will only be ne- 

 cessary here to refer to the design of the schooner as a whole, 

 in oiiler to forestall the hasty critics who will rush into print, 

 should they see Noma heel a little more than others when 

 under sail. In the first place, she has not been laid down as a 

 racing vessel, but as a comfortable cruiser, one which should 

 have ample room below, a flush deck, moderate rig and ease 

 as well as safety in a seaway, combintd with reliable weather- 

 ly qualities. That the model combines all the elements neces- 

 sary to attain these ends in a high degree is certain. Both her 

 owner, Mr. Chas. H. Contoit, and her designer, Mr. A. Carey 

 Smith, had their eyes wide open when they struck in her lines, 

 and did not operate in the dark. Her owner is well aware 

 that in order to secure the easy qualities he seeks, he must of 

 necessity sacrifice a certain amount of initial statitical stabili- 

 ty, and make up by ballast what he loses in narrow beam 

 and an easy bilge. It is expected that Noma, will heel slight- 

 ly more under a breeze than the wide, flat-bottomed, sharp- 

 bilged craft of the wretched Mohawktype, and we warn critics 

 against too hasty declamation should the new schooner sail 

 scuppers-to before the rest of the fleet, lest in their very ire 

 they betray their want of knowledge. 



If Noma will heel more at the outset than the beamy craft, 

 she will not be found wanting in wind and sea ; and we look 

 forward to very satisfactory all-round qualities in her per- 

 formances, and do not believe that her owner will have occa- 

 sion to regret his choice of an easy sea-going form in prefer- 

 ence to the hard bilged spar-breakers and pile-drivers, so much 

 affected by the smooth-water school. The Noma has as neat 

 a gang of "rigging as one need see, the handiwork of Philip E. 

 Low, whose name is a guarantee of his work among the own- 

 ers of many a big one. Below, the quarters are very tastily 

 fitted with the saloon amidships on the English plan. The 

 joiner work is rich but not in the least gaudy, and the plumb- 

 ing, of which there is much more in a big schooner than most 

 would imagine, reflects credit upon Mr. Wm. Bishop, who 

 modestly says that this is not the first craft he has had a hand 

 at. Noma was launched with 25 tons of pig stowed, besides 

 the 4 tons of whoiesome lead on her keel. She floated exact- 

 ly at the intended line : pretty good proof that Mr. Smith has 

 got the designing of this class of vessel down pretty fine, and 

 that the care bestowed upon calculating her elements was not 

 in vain. The schooner will now be finished up inside and 

 will make Eail for a trial in some five or six weeks. 



Seawakhaka Yacht Club.— The annual fixtures of this 

 club have been settled upon as follows : 



May 30 (Decoration Day)— Review of the fleet by the com- 

 modore. Starting from TornpkUisville, H. I., at half-past ten 

 a. m., the yachts to pass in review before the flagship, then 

 sail to and anchor off the Beach House, near New Dorp, for 

 refreshments, returning about l'< i 



June 21 (Saturday ';— Coriuthiu 

 recoguiiied clubs ; prize 8100, to 



and second class schooners. 

 members of the winning crews. 



Two or more yachts to start in each class. 



Annual Corinthian Cruise— Yachts will rendezvous at Gleu 

 Cove, L. I, July 8, starting next morning for Oyster Bay, 

 and from there, as may be decided upon, to Thimble Islands, 

 New London, Greenport, Stonington, Newport and New 

 Bedford. 



Lightship Regatta— Open to all first class sloops of recog- 

 nized clubs, for Center Cup ; value, S700. 



Race to take place between the 15th and 30th October, as 

 appointed by the Regatta Committee ; course, from Sandy 

 Hook Lightship to Cape May Lightship and return ; three 

 yachts to start or no race. 



The club has under consideration the erection of a club 

 1 Bland. 

 ■ uwaek Yacht Clob. — The annual meeting of the 

 South wark Yacht. Club was held Monday evening, March 3, 

 at their rooms, Philadelphia, when the following geutlemen 

 were elected to serve during the season of 1879 : Com., Jo- 

 seph P. Ken a. I irt ; Vice-Corn., Chas. Messick, 



yacht Maid; Rear Com , John Quinn, yacht F. Lawrence; 

 Sec'y, Jas. M. Winterbottom ; Truss., Isaac Sharp; Measurer, 

 Wm. F. Roach ; Steward, Geo. W. Cariley ; Trustees— Lsaac 

 Sharp, Geo. W. Cariley, R. W. B. Lauer, F. V. B. Maxwell, 

 J. T. Dallas j Regatta Committee— John H. Roach, Chm'n ; 



, -pen to all yachts of 

 irst, second and third class 

 Prizes also to be given to 



C. R. Dougherty, Isaac Sharp, Wm. Clymer, R. W. B. Lauer. 

 The meeting was largely attended, and the utmost interest 

 manifested by the members. The club is in splendid condi- 

 tion in every respect, and expect to have over fifty boats iu 

 their spring regatta, due notice of which will be given, to- 

 gether with a list of the prizes. C. C. 



^nswets to ^o^respottdmis. 



Ho Motto* VnJten ot Aoonjiuom (loiamnnloatloss. 



,r H. a— Tlie rifle Is not made except in samples. It Is not In the 

 market. 



IIakvafj), Cambridge, MastB.— For trout fishing go clown into Tol- 

 land County, Conn. 



A. B. D.— When your earthen lower pots have beon thoroughly 



soaked they will not leak. 



B. H. L., Seranton, Pa.— See our advertising columns tor gunsmiths 

 who will choke-bore your gun. 



J. H. W.— Can send you fourteen papers on boat and skiff building, 

 or can procure yon copy of Neilson's book on boat building on receipt 



Of $1.25. 



H. N. D.— For a second-hand boat go to Desmond, 3T Peck Slip, or to 

 Geo. Koahr, foot of 135th st , Harlem. They will put you on the track 

 of one probably. 



Aboheb.— Would advise yon to read Maurice Thompson's "Witchery 

 of Archery." Ton C40 get much information from his article in Serib- 

 nw'iforMay.lSTS. 



G. B. S., Poughkeepste ; B., Georgia ; and F. W. H.— Will these cor- 

 respondents, whose queries were answered last week, send their ad- 

 dresses to this office, 



F. W. K., Mtlburn, N. J.— Where can I procure a copy ot the last 

 report of the New Jersey Fish Commissioners? Ans. G. A. Anderson, 

 Fish Com., Trenton. 



ScnscaiBSE, Stamford, Conn.— Ton can buy pigeonafor trap shoot- 

 ing at Washington Market, this city. They cost flfty cants per parr. 

 Blue rooks to be had there. 



W. F. S., Memphis, N. T.— Whore Bhall I direct to have my pup's 



name registered, and what is the price ? Ans. To John Munaon, St. 

 Loul3, Mo. We believe there is no charge. 



M. E. L., Frederick Oity.— Will you nave the kindness to give me the 

 address of some parry of whom I could obtain beagle pupa ? Ans. Per- 

 haps from W. L. Bradhury, Orange C. H., Va. 



r.. J. .'.., Wyoming, Canada.— To whom should I address a letter for 

 information respecting homestead lands in Kansas 7 Ans. Write to A. 

 M. Sommers, Land Commissioner, Emporia, Kansas, 



X. T. Z , Dauphin, Pa.— Is the salmon fishing reserved in Nova 

 Scotia ? Hive name ot any ot the Commissioners of Fisheries there ? 

 Ans. Fitz Cochran, Chief Game Commissioner, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 



K. K. L.— The cut of the Bdgar barblesB hook appeared in Issue. of 

 Deo. 5, 1878. We took great pains to make out an index so that our 

 readers might find such things without writing to us to hunt them up. 



Kamp, Lockhaven, Pa.— Where can wild celery seed be purchased, 

 and at what time and where should it. be planted ? Ans. We cannot 

 give yun 1 he requu'ed information. Address American Agriculturist, 

 New Tork. 



E.G.J . uostou.— Please give me the pedigree of the pointer dog Ned, 

 winner of first prize at the annual dog show in your city in 1869 or '70 ? 

 Ana. There was no show held in this city until 187T. No dog named 

 Ned won In that year. 



C. B. v.— Vanderdecken's "Tacht Sailor" treats of seamanship; 

 Kemp' a "Manna'," of seamanship and the construction of small yachts ; 

 Kemp's "Tacht Designing," of large yachts. Prices, $8.75, $8.50 and 

 J25. Can procure you either. 



W. R. L., Rushville, 111.— I have a pointer pup six months old; it is 

 no larger than one of three. Will not get fat. Do you know of any 

 way to make him grow ? He has plenty to eat. Ans, Try a teaspoon- 

 ful of cod liver oil twice a day. 



W. H., Philadelphia.— l. Have had three pasteboard concentrators 

 shot through my gun In mistake. Will the use of concentrators damage 

 a choke-bore gun? 2. What is the best way to wash a breech-loading 

 shotgun i Ans. 1. They should not. 2. Dae water. 



E. M. E , Hancock, S. v.— Can you toll me who Imports and keeps 

 for sale greenheart and other woods far making fishing rods in New 

 Tork City? Ans. Address Lumber Dealer, northwest oorner of Centre 

 and Walker streets. He sella lancewood in half logs and greenheart In 

 boards. 



HnnscBiBKR, Baltimore.— There are Eley numbered wads which have 

 on tnem the numbers 4, 5 and fl. They are used for convenience as fol- 

 lows : When the shells are loaded with No. 4 shot a No. 4 wad Is used, 

 a No. 5 for No. 5 shot, elc. Taus the shooter knows just what hlB 

 loaded shells contain. 



O. C. B.— For conatrnetion of centreboard for Bkiff, see paper sent 

 you. Follow the proportions therein given. Make sail 12ft. on boom, 

 Bit. 4in. on gaff, Sft. Bin. on hoist ; mast, 2ft. 91n. from bow. Centre of 

 centreboard when down should be perpendicularly under centre of 

 sail. No -kag or keel required beyond what you already have. 



C. E , New Tork.— 1. Can yon tell me ot any person I could atop with 



for a couple of weeks on the south side of Long Island, not far from 



Sew Tork ? J want to be on the water so as to collect all kinds of 



•>. Do you consider the sooty tern rare around these 



pans? Ans. l. Address DaveHart, Northport, L, I. a. Decidedly so. 



J. D., Jr., Erie, Pa.— I am in want of a book treating fully on rod 

 making. Want the best work. Can you help me ? Ans. No such 

 speciUc. wort. Send to Orange Jnud & Co., 2io Broadway, New Tork, 

 for " American Angler's Guide," by Thad Norria, 2 vols., $5; Or, bay 

 Oailock's " Sportsman's .Gazetteer," 909 pages, priee, $3, for sale at this 

 offlee, 



L, O. T., Weyhridge, Vt —1. Can you tell me where I can obtain 

 maps 01 Lake Megantlc and the upper Connecticut region? Also 

 map of Montana and at what price? 2. Do the Winchester Co. make 

 Express rifle ; B. What will kill the ilea on my cocker spaniel pup ? 

 Ans. i . Beers & Co , corner Church and Fulton streets, N. T. 2. Tea. 

 3, Sapanule. 



£o. H., Baraboo, Wis.— Will yon please inform me through your 



Answers to-Xorrespondents " the way the split bitnboo fishing rods 

 are made ? Ans. Several two-column articles describing the mann fac 

 tore of split bamboo rods have appeared in our columns. The atten- 

 tive inquirer had better refer to his flies. We have no space for 

 description in this column. 



J. H. T.— If draft is no consideration, try a keel -tin. deep amidships 

 on your Barnegat sneak boat, rounding off well at both ends. Sail ot 

 the standing lug pattern, 6ft. on boom, :;rt. sin. head, and 4Tt. on luff; 

 latter at right angles to foot ; mast a little over one-third length of boat 

 from bow ; mast, l>£in. at partners ; boom, l j.,'in. at- centre ; gaff, ljgln. 

 Taper both ends. Good clothes line for single halliards and sheet. 



H. W. K., Prince George Co., Md.— l. Please recommend to me some 

 reliable map of the White Mountains and the northern part of New 

 Hampshire? Also, where could I get the same ? 2. The correct num- 

 ber of shot in one ounce of No. 8 shot. 3. What would be the charge 

 for a 14 gauge 7 Ji lb3. muzzle-loader ? Ans. 1. Of J. R. Osgood *JC'o., 

 Boston. 2. 899 of Tatham's, 375 of Leroy, Edgar & Co. 3. 3 drs. pow- 

 der, l oz. shot. 



O. P. N„ Brooklyn, L. I.— I have a 12-bore, 30-lncli barrel, muzzle- 

 loading shot-gun, which does not Shoot aa well aa it should. The bore 

 along about midway of barrels, is from 1 to 2-lootbs of au Inch smaller 

 than at muzzle and breech. Please tell me in your " Answers to Cer- 

 respondents" how to bore it to be most effective for quail, rabbits an* 

 such? Ans. It needs rebarlng. A practical gunsmith will tell yon 

 how to rebore it. 



Rob, Brookfleld, O.— I shipped a dog to a certain State. The express 

 agent told me tbat the charges would be $10. The dog was shipped C. 

 O. D., less the express charges, $10. When the C. O. D. bill was re- 

 turned, they charged $13.75. Can I recover the $8.75 that they over- 

 charged? Ans. The extra $9.75 was probably the commission for col- 

 lecting. Unless your original contract for $10 included the collection 

 fee, yon probably cannot recover anything, 



S. 8., Washington, Ind.— 1. How would it do to breed a Gordon setter 

 to a black Irish setter ? What color would the pups be 7 2. How often 

 per day, and what would be the proper food for a pap three or four 

 months old? 3. Please give treatment for distemper? Ans. 1. Very 

 well, if both were good field dogs. The colors of the puppies would be 

 black and black and tan, with possibly a red one. 2. Three times a 

 day ; bread and milk. 3. Distemper appears in so many forms that 

 treatment must be governed by the particular case. 



Paul, West Boylston, Mass.— Why do young puppies from the age of 

 six weeks to four months crave and continually jmaw old mortar or 

 plastering ? When I first noticed it I thought it, was because they ha 1 

 not bones enough, but after supplying them with banes find they con- 

 tinue on the mortar just the same, at times leaving the bones for the 

 mortar and returning to the bones. Ans. We do not know that as a 

 rule they do. When they do, it is probably caused by either a desire 

 for lime or the presence of worms In the Intestines. 



A. G.F.— For leeboard for lift, canoe, use H or Sin. hard wood 

 Cut forward edge 18in. long; on bottom, 22ln.; after edge, Bin.; and 

 then cut np to upper end of forward edge ; round off corners. Hang to 

 side of bot by driving two staples, one over the other, two inches apart, 

 near the upper corner of board. Slip these over suitable iron thole 

 pin, which will keep the beard in place. Have staples on opposite side 

 of board also, so that It can be shifted over to pin on other side when 

 you go about. Pins, 5-10in. diameter and 3j4in. long. Ship them 

 same as thole pins. Board should hang about under centre of sail, if 

 convenient to reach. 



Canadian, Bowmanville.— 1. A certain authority on shooting (long 

 range) says: " A rifle recoiling without hindrance will throw a bullet 

 higher than if held firmly to the shoulder." We have a theory that a 

 firmly field rifle will throw a shot higher on the target than a loosely 

 held rifle. Which is the correct theory ? 2. What Is the smallest figure 

 that an archery outfit can be got for, both gentleman's and lady's, and 

 at the same time be articles tbat dependence can be placed upon ? 

 3. What are the symptoms of a too lightly grooved long-range rifle ? 

 Ans. 1. Will have an article on the subject iu a few weeks. 2. Send 

 for catalogues of .the archery goods' dealers who advertise in our col- 

 umns. We have already published a good deal about this. In archery 

 the best Is the cheapest. 3. " Unaccouutables" during the score. 



F. L, Flemlngton, N. J.— I am a watchmaker. Do you know of any 

 good place in Texas for me to start ? Could you give any names of 

 persons that live there that I may correspond with ? Where can I get, 

 and how much for, the latest small map of Texas ? What part of the 

 State do they have trout ? Are they small or large ones? Could you 

 give me the name ot party " J. G." and address In last week's paper on 

 Texas. He talks as though lie would take an interest in a poor man 

 and " thet's me." Ans. I. \7e should think any of the thriving German 

 towns west of San Antonio a good field for a watchmaker. 2. Ton 

 might correspond with S. B. Buckley, State Geologist, Austin, " J. G." 

 has positively forbidden us to give away his name. Colton & Co., 

 William Btreet, N. T., publish a map of Texas ; 50 cents we think la the 

 price. Texas "trout" arc bass. There are a few speckled trout In 

 the extreme northwest corner of the "pan-handle." 



S. T. C, New Orleans.— Time allowance should vary for size and 

 length of course. Difference in size Implies difference iu power, and 

 the larger boat must allow the smaller time, bo that they may race 

 upon an equalization of power. The longer the course the greater 

 muBt the amount of time allowed be, for excess of power over a long 

 distance is a greater advantage in point of time than over a short dis- 

 tance. In practice we only work up to the theoretical demands in a 

 very rough and often unjust way. In place of size, length only la 

 taken by all clubs in the country, excepting the New Tork and Sea- 

 wanhaka yacht clubs. This is done Bimply to obviate the labor In- 

 volved in calculating actual size, though one or two clubs have at- 

 tempted to justify length measurement in theory ; something that can- 

 not logically be accomplished however. See our back files for articles 

 on this subject. Second, the length of course is often disregarded, and 

 so much per foot allowed without regard to the number of miles sailed. 

 A cocrBe may be 15 miles, with a leading wind all around, yet if one or 

 two sides require beating up. the number of miles sailed may be half as 

 large again. It Is common to overlook this difference, and to figure 

 upon a fair wind all round, to the manifest injustice of the smaller 

 boat. The objection to mere length measurement is modified to a 

 great extent as long as boats of the same type sail together, such aa 

 those of your club. Its unfairness will appear in strong light whBn 

 Bailing a sharpie or a narrow cutter against a sloop. For your pur- 

 poses, lengtn on water line, with one-third of any overhang added, 



ill form a fair basis. For estimating distances sailed, add all straight 

 courses; and on those where the wind is dead ahead, allow once and 



half the actual distance. If long and Bhort legs can be made, allow 

 less in proportion. The total will give a good approximation to 

 distance sailed. The judges should be criterion aa to this. Allow 

 time as below ; or, if you are content to follow the ouatom In northern 

 waters, take direct distance only. This gives general aitiafaetion, be- 

 cause custom has hardened yachtsmen to the errors committed, al o 

 because It Is more readily understood and applied. Classification 

 should be adapted to the boats of the clu'j, so as to limit the nur 

 classes, and yet not have boats differing much in size of sail iu the 

 same class. The time you allow— 3, 4, 5 and 6s, for over 22ft., from 20 

 I i to 20ft. aud under lsf c— is only about half as much aa gen- 

 erally allowed in the North, aud is hardly enough. We send you by 

 mail one of Uerreshoff's time tables, which are the beat of the kind 

 Tney are too long to print. Ton can compare your raleB with the 

 cable at leisure. 



