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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Pacific Yacht Btjildincl— The new Bchooner -which 

 "White & Famham are building at San Francisco is about 

 plaoked up. She is 62ft. on deck, 56ft. waterline, 18ft. Sin. 

 beam, and 4ft. 3in. hold. 



Tktjk to Life.— Mr. A. Carey Smith, marine artist, has on 

 hie easel at the Studio Building a very handsome oil painting 

 of the Comet under full sail. The point of view chosen shows 

 the schooner nearly broadside on, and the likencsB of the 

 craft is life-like. The sea, sky and distance have an air so 

 true to nature that oue can well fancy himself aboard her 

 decks taking the drift as it flies aft from her fore-chains. As 

 anatomy is necessary to the figure artist, so is a knowledge of 

 model and naval design an absolute requisite to the mariue 

 painter, and few possess greater or more varied proficiency in 

 this direction that Mr. Smith. Hardly a celebrated yacht in 

 American waters but whose beauty and grace of outline has 

 been transferred to canvas by the skilled hand and unerring 

 eye of this artist, who takes rank as one of America's fore- 

 most marine painters. No sooner is one task completed than 

 another canvas is stretched to meet the demand upon his 

 talent, and what with the designing of yachts and orders for 

 paintings far ahead of the capacity of one man's brush, Mr. 

 Smith finds few moments to spare ; but these he devotes 

 among bis many frieDds to the discussion of that all-absorbing 

 theme— naval architecture — a field in which he has rendered 

 as prominent services as in the guiding of the brush and the 

 harmonizing of forms and colors upon the mimic scenes of 

 yachtmg life. 



Cobill-Bakk Match.— This match, sailed on the Dela- 

 ware, May 13, course 40 miles, resulted in a tedious drift, 

 owing to light airs and calms. The Barr crossed the line two 

 minutes ahead. 



Thb Muriel— This cutler is to receive a larger rig upon 

 her return from Chesapeake waters. It is to be a big one, 

 and will bring out what speed she possesses. 



Thb Nokna.— Mr. Contoit's beautiful schooner has been on 

 the screw-docks for a cleaning and painting last week, pre- 

 paratory to some extended cruising. Very favorable accounts 

 oE her performances reach us. 



Yachtsman axd Coasters' Guide. — The second edition 

 of Capt Pratt's valuable little work on coast navigation from 

 Cape Hatteras to St. John's, N, B., has been received. The 

 first edition sold " like hot cakes," and the many useful and 

 succiuct additions made to the new edition will insure to it an 

 equal amount of popular favor. The volume gives the 

 courses and distances with relative bearings of the light- 

 houses and ships along the coast, with sailing directions for 

 75 harbors and ports; a list of buoys, beacons, etc., of the 

 Sound, especially for the uBe of yachtsmen ; the Hudson 

 River 'some receipts and seaman's proverbs, and much other 

 matter Of interest to all who go down to the sea in shipB. It 

 is a short compendium of the more elaborate and expensive 

 works of similar character issued by the U. 8. Coast Survey. 

 Printed in clear type and bound in waterproof cover. To be 

 had of Capt. Wm. A. Pratt, of Deep Biver, Conn. 



Emma D. vs. Unknown. — A match was sailed May 19 be- 

 tween these two 20ft. cat-boats, over the Harlem course. 

 Sail five times over, distance 22 miles ; stakes, $100 a boat 

 and set of colors. Wind light from SE., but freshening; 

 tide flood Won after a close match by Emma I). (John 

 McDufl ) in 2b. 2fim. 51s. ; Unknown (Albert Simms), 2h. 

 -53m 5s McManus had the helm of the latter and Jap. 

 Variau tooled the former. Both yachts belong to the Empire 

 Yacht Club. 



The Phantom.— This fast schooner, 138 tons, has been sold 

 to Mr. Honey, of Boston. 



•Nbw Cruising Sohooner.— At Loring's yard, East Boston, 

 there has been built for Mr. John M. Ward a cruising schooner 

 on a pilot-boat model. Length, 53ft. Bin., 47ft. Keel, 16ft. 

 h*«ni depth of hold, 5ft. 6in.; masts, 52 and 50ft ; maintop- 

 mast' 15ft.; bowsprit from kmghtbeads, 16ft. ; bulwarks 

 12in'high- cabin trunk, 23ft. long j cockpit, 8 and 9ft., and 

 IB n' deep- main cabin, 13x8ft., with 6ft. 2in. clear; head- 

 room under house; one stateroom, pantry galley, etc., and 

 12ft forecastle. She was built by Capt. Lincoln Simpson ; 

 ioinerwork, by James Mclntyre; rigger, Francis Lord; sail- 

 maker, George W- Roberts, and iron work by Filz & Joy. 



Johnson-Rilby RAOK.-Articles have been signed for a 

 Rimrle scull race between Frenchy Johnson and James H. 

 WllvforSoOOaside, over the Ensenore course at Owasco, 

 mile and a half and return. To take place May 15. 



Thr Dauntless.— This schooner, long the property of Mr. 

 Jam™ Gorton Bennett, has been sold to Mr. R. Waller and 

 a rnTvement is on foot to have him elected Commodore of the 

 New York Y. C. 



T „ R p A j M EE — This schooner will not be changed to a keel, 

 as at first "intended, but will only receive an overhauling 

 preparatory to her cruise on the lakes. 



A New Sloop— Mr. Henry Steers is building at Greenpomt 

 « qoft vacht for his own use. She is distinguished as being 

 bud exWlingly strong and of picked stuff. Report says 

 she is to be cat-rigged, but we hope not. 



Southern Yacht CLUR.-The annual regatta of this club 

 takesplace May 26. The club has the remarkable number of 

 ^members, with $3,232 in the treasury. Times must be 

 good in the Pelican State. 



THE YAWL'S SUPERIORITY. 



San Francisco, May 2, 1879. 

 Editor Fobest and Stream: 



In your issue of April 21 your correspondent '• Lubber seerne 

 to have been greatly troubled with that double reef in hia sloop's 

 mainsail and uo wonder Or all the nautical nuisances in a blow 

 that of reefing a sloop's mainsail is the very meanest, and " Lub- 

 ber" may console himself with the tact that many a blue-water 

 sailor has been almost equally nonplused ; not so much from the 

 want of knowledge as to how the reef should be put 

 possibility of putting it in at all, without imminent da 

 boat and the crew. To put a reef into a sloop's mamsail it >s al- 

 most necessary to let go the jib halliard and partly haul it down, 

 to prevent the boat from "paying oil" into the trough of the sea, 

 and thus endangering her spars, or something worse. U the very 

 best it is an awkward, uncomfortable and unsatisfactory job, and, 

 if on a race the time lost ia a most serious item. Your recommen- 

 dation to change her rig into a yawl ia the true solution ut the dif- 

 ficulty for difficulty and danger will always be an luoideut 

 sloop rig in heavy weather. On the other hand, a yawl rig i, 

 moat deliehtf ul in all weathera. There ia no other rig for a yacht 

 within fifty to sixty feet over all that can, for a moment, compare 



with it, either in speed, facUity in handling, or safety in any wind 

 and sea. I refer more particularly to the style of yawl in use here, 

 aa, in my eatimation, the English yawl rig does not bo well answer 

 the requirements of a coutre-board boat aa does our 'Frisco rig. 

 The difference is not ao much in the general principle aa in the de- 

 tails and handinoas. The English yawl is a cutter, with a abort 

 maiuboom and " j igger" inast, and small jigger sail aft; a ring 

 traveler for the jib in the bowsprit and a foreataysail to the knight- 

 heads. This brings the mainmast much further aft than in our 

 rig, and to that extent reduces the Bize of the mainsail and the 

 power and apeed of the boat by dividing the canvas that we carry 

 in one good size msioaail, between the mainaail and forestaysail 

 of the English rig. 



The advantages of our rig over the English yawl are, more 

 speed, greater celerity and ease ui handling, and more cabin room 

 in a centre-board boat, even of the Bame beam, owing to the cen- 

 treboard being placed further forward. Iudeadyou could aoaroely 

 design a well-balanced English yawl rig on oneof our centre-board 

 boats ; but our 'Frisco rig ia just the thing for changing a centre- 

 board sloop to the best rig out. If well considered by a good de- 

 signer (a man may know how to sail a yawl well and yet know next 

 to nothing of how beat to change aud balance her rig,) the change 

 is sure to give satisfaction. Tho Slartkd Fawn, Emerald and 

 Sappho, all sloops from thirty-seven to forty-one feet on water 

 hue, have been changed to yawls, aa described, aud handle and 

 sail better than before. No owner would change back. The ma- 

 terial points in our yawlsare, the single jib as in a sloop, thelargo 

 mainsail, alt "inboard," aud the large driver, or jigger, aa com- 

 pared with the atl'air of the English rig. 



The advantagea we claim for our rig are all well proven in the 

 above boats aud alao in the Frolic. Com. Harrison's yaw), forty- 

 three feet on ..he water line, and in several smaller boats, Ariel, 

 Mist, Enid and others. We find in practice in our rou^h water in 

 the bay that when we have occaaion to shorten sail the beat way is 

 to lower the mainsail (the peak only, if in a squall) and roef ; a 

 double reef is a rare thing. The boom ia all inboard and the reel 

 can be put in at your leisure. If abort handed you can haul your 

 jib and driver sheets to windward, put the helm down aud leave 

 her lying-to, like a duck, her sails perfectly balanced, and reef at 

 your ease, or leave the aail in the brails and j og on under easy can- 

 vas (the driver and jib). 



Com. Harrison in the Frolic, in taking out parties — and he is 

 very generous in this way — frequently sets dtiver and jib idone, if 

 blowiDg at all fresh, and the boat moves along at a five or aix mile 

 rate as steady as a ohurch ; indeed, she could stand a strong gale 

 under this sail, aud the steadiness and ease of the boat under this 

 aail is remarkable. Much more so than a boat would be under a 

 single sheet of canvas In the centre of tho vessel, as the two pieces 

 of canvas at the extreme ends keep her wonderfully easy and buoy- 

 ant, and she is always under instant control, either to stay or wear, 

 as the jib or driver sheets give her quick and certain motion if 

 required. If " Lubber" will have bis thu-ty-four feet sloop 

 changed into a yawl, on our 'Frisco plan, he will be a happy man, 

 and he can handle her easily with himself and one man, or a stout 

 boy, as "crew," Frisco. 



We do not think that any sailor will for a moment question 

 the superior handiness of the yawl, as set forth by our corres- 

 pondent above. The exact size of yacht for which this rig is 

 best fitted depends upou circumstances. When the sloop's 

 boom becomes of such length aud weight, and the mainsail of 

 such size, as to be difficult to manage and troublesome to 

 handle with the crew carried, then the yawl rig will offer the 

 best substitute. It secures greater speed than the schooner 

 and is more economical in cost and maintenance. In short, 

 it is a rig halfway between the sloop and schooner, possessing 

 to a large degree the advantages of both, without the chief 

 objections made to either. From thiB it ia to be gathered that 

 no fixed tonnage can be assigned as the limit to which the 

 sloop rig should be carried, but each individual owner must 

 be governed by the conditions under which his sailing is done 

 and, finding the sloop no longer meeting his requirements tor 

 cruising purposes, the yawl will be his next best choice. In 

 accord with this we find this handy rig on craft, of all sizes, 

 ranging from McGreggor'sdiminutive yawl Jiob Roy, of 31ft., 

 up to the imposing Lvjra, of 300 tons. It is a rig that only 

 requires to be introduced to recommend itself. 



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The Nbw Smoke Balls for Trap-Shooting. — Our sym- 

 pathies are decidedly with the Titusville Target Ball Com- 

 pany of Pennsylvania for the distress to which they have 

 been put by the delinquency of the parties to whom they had 

 intrusted the manufacture of their new explosive baUs. 

 Depending upon the pledges of the parties with whom they 

 had contracted they advertised prematurely in our paper early 

 last spring, and not having been able to fill the orders with 

 which they have been overwhelmed, have very naturally in- 

 curred censure and reproach which they did not deserve. 

 We have had many inquiries as to their reliability and 

 purpose, and are now happy to be abie to publish the sub- 

 joined card in explanation of their present situation : 



Titusville, Pa., May 13, 1870. 



Dear Sir:— On the 7th of last February we made a contract with the 

 "Unexcelled Fire Work's Co., of New York, to manufacture our •■s- 

 ploslve balls. It was not with them an experiment, as they had made 

 a quantity of perfect balls for us la« fall. They took ttie contract with 

 a thorough understanding of what they had to do. We provided them 

 at our own expense with the machinery reqnu ed. There was uo em- 

 barrassment or risk as to payment, because we were prepared aud 

 offered to deposit the money in advance. 



Our balls are a complete success In everyway. In proof of which 

 we enclose some copies of letters. We, and all who hove seen them, 

 are convinced they must greatly diminish the trade In 

 The above named company have failed to comply with our orders and 

 have put. ns off from time to time wi'.h excuses by no means satisfac- 

 tory. You caa draw your own inference as to the cause of their delay. 



We have now concluded arrangements with another house to supply 

 us aa rapidly us possible, and are about coniutnating arrangements 

 with still a third Arm. 



We will soon be able to demonstrate to you aud to the world that 

 oura Is Beyond question the best, and most convenient ball ever Invented 

 for the purpose. 



We now have orders for an Immense number. Until these are filled 

 we cannot expect to respond to new ones with the promptitude we 

 would wish. 



Trusting you will appreciate the difficulty under which we are labor, 

 tng, and indulge us with some patience, .we remain, respectfully 

 yours, C. V. Bougbton, Manager, Target Ball Co. 



cazKNoviA, N. T., May i, 1579. 

 C. V. Bocgdton, Manager Target Ball Co. : 



Kind Sir -Yesterday our club used the sample box of your explosive 

 balls, and all unite lu saying that they are moBt perfect and give the 

 best satisfaction of anything of the kind lu the market. 

 Most respectfully, Will TJ. Crcttekden, 



Gen. Agent for Card's Trap. 



Nbw Jersey — Bamegat Inlet, May 14. —Bay birds of all 

 descriptions are very plenty ; scarcely an, hour to-day but you 

 could count from ten to twenty flocks ; wind southward. 



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North Carolina— Salem, Forsyth Co. — The prospect for 

 next fall and winter's quail and turkey here never was better. 

 I am surprised that more Northern men do not find their Way 

 here. C. G, P. 



Virginia. — Chiucoteague Island sport is reported to be 

 " booming," as the politicians say. The marshes are swarm- 

 ing with birds, and gunners who are so fortunate as to visit 

 the Island find their lines cast in pleasant places. 



Oregon— Eugene, May 5.— The spring shooting has been 

 as good as usual ; have killed a number of mountain grouse, 

 and also bagged a considerable number of geese. A friend 

 killed, in a part of forenoon, ten geese, as they were on their 

 northward journey. The pigeons have just made their ap- 

 pearance, and thousands are on the late-sown grain fields. 

 Such an abundance of finer game here, that pigeODs are not 

 noticed much. J. G. S. 



MAY IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME. 



—The new gas concentrator and foul protector, devised by 

 Mr. Shelton as an auxiliary of the auxiliary rifle barrel, ma- 

 terially auxiliarates the effectiveness of the arm. 



—The editor of the Tionesta (Pa.) Fored National has 

 three young otters, and the family cat is Buckling them with 

 great satisfaction to all concerned. The editor dug 'em out 

 of a hole, and carried them home in bis pocket. Editors will 

 carry anything home in their pockets. 



—5Ir. H. C. Squires, No. 1 Corilandt street, has on exhibi- 

 tion the elegant gun presented to Mr. Charles Hallock, Editor 

 of Forest and Stream, by Dr. H. Struve, of Dresden, 

 Saxony. The arm is of the most elaborate and costly finish, 

 and a curiosity in its way. It is used for hunting chamois 

 and other large game among the mountains. Connoiseurs of 

 fine gun workmanship will be well repaid by giving it an 

 examination. 



TnE Sportsman's Watou (Jh.un.— Mr. M. N. Sbepard, 

 150 Fulton street, New York, has invented and manufactured 

 a gold watch chain, especially adapted to the tastes of sports- 

 men. It consWs of a gun or rifle lor the bar. and glass balls, 

 cartridges, balls and bullets for the chain propsr. A cut of 

 it will bo found in our advertising columns. As a prize for 

 shooting contests this is a peculiarly appropriate article, com- 

 bining with the ornament of a badge something that is useful 

 as well. 



SHOT GUN TESTS. 



Matsvulb, Ark., May 7, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Strbam : 



I will venture a few remarks, not with a desire to lay down 

 any rules, but simply to give some of your readers an experi- 

 ence of several years with the shotgun on small game. A 

 charge that will be effective at long ranges is sure to be so at 

 shorter ones ; so always load for a long shot. My first hunt- 

 ing was done with a muzzle-loader, 13-gauge, 41-iuch barrels, 

 lljlbs., and I yet have the first complaint to make of it., as 

 regards killing powers, with any kind of shot larger that 8's, 

 provided sufficient powder was used ; but from later experi- 

 ence with shorter and lighter guns, I find just as good results 

 can be obtained with the same charge of powder and one, or 

 even two, sizes smaller shot, and with so much less fatigue 

 when hunting on foot. Hence, I should generally recommend 

 a light gun. I will confess to a slight personal leaning to- 

 ward larger shot and heavy charges of powder for large 

 game. The general tendency, I think, is to overcharge with 

 shot. The harder a shot strikes the worse wound it will make; 

 consequently we want heavy charges of powder to give high 

 velocity, but stopping when the recoil becomes unpleasant. 

 (My experience does not extend to chilled shot.) The follow- 

 ing approximates nearly, I think, to the standard for a 12- 

 gauge, 80-inch, 81bs. choke-bore gun. 



Powder. Shot. 



Dear 4 drs. 12 No. -2 i.uofc. 



Turkeys 4 " loz. No. 2 or 3 



Ducks and old groute 4 1 tolj^No. 4 



Partridge, Squirrel and Babbits 3S-S loz.No.6or r 



Young Grouse, Quau, Woodcock, Snipe, etc.. ,.3# loz. s to la 



For a cylinder bore or muzzle-loader from ^ to $ oz. more 

 shot, and from £ to i dram less for very quick or strong pow- 

 der. For 10-gauge £ dram more. E. W. Soott. 



Texas, May 5, 1879, 

 Editor Forest and Stream t 



In response to your invitation of April 24, I wish to lay 

 some facts for your readers on the guu question. The editor 

 of the London Field during the latter part of last year con- 

 ducted some very exhaustive experiments upon the loading of 

 guns, and as a final satisfactory result, obtained the folio-w- 

 ing, which I transcribe literally from Field Nov. 18, 1878, 

 under the head of " Shooting Notes:" 



"Nov. 18, 1878.— Mr. Maleham's 12-bore, shot with 3 drs. 

 1 Curtis & Harvey No. 6 powder and 1| oz. chilled shot ; wads 



