54 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Acgist 16, 1888. 



VOYAGE IN A ONE-TON CUTTER, 



Editor Fart standi, ' 

 She is not a cutter i 



cause she has the boi 

 other people who hav 



Ill.llt 



sions 



for i 

 Then.... 



stern. « f a|.o(a 



•• hatch is a "Hd." about iff. ..... 



• lifted up while cooking or raised just enough al 

 it rem ,,r air through tile cabin, Although 



.rtahly. 

 ■. which 



night l(. 



.' in the 



lial A VINDICATION OF THE CUTTERS. 



ogs VyHKTllF.it for Hie aaksof euwying fttvot with eortAiii pacm 



Jm JJi 5', w,,e '^ ° : <n ''i'ii ihr.i^i, cureless: observation. I he report,!- 



;.- at :i 



p tat 



lot* 



ater 



.. it rat 

 prong up from tti 

 '. r P. M. we tied til 

 ell satisfied with our afternoon wor 

 partaking of a supper of 



entCI 



.'Inch 

 the e 



side or City Isl 

 ! miles. Turn.', 

 tf coast, egg oi 



. Mt. and found 



Wednesday, June 80. Tinned i 

 completely enveloped in a dense ...„ 

 hoiled .pialwg.-: aw! llapja. ■■;,--. ,n the alcohol stove Vh. 

 a breeze Horn S. \V. lifted the fug and ~.-itiin- - -il v , ., 



the hai-nor and headed down the Sound When to ', 



li...-k tlu-uliiil If-rtua. anil the sun p.njringdownlnaints 



to have taken a contrail to furnish two grease spots fn 



lisbinentnf the cockpit. Drifted l>v Sand's Point and Lac 



the title. About in o'clock a nice s. W. hreeze sent us bv 



Harbor and up to Matinicock Point. Noticing thai a He 



under the Connecticut shore of the Sound had all th 



wanted, thought l.esl lo cut across and take chances. The topsail 



was now h-nt and set. ami did good work iherestol the cruise Made 



fOTtliBligllthoiis,. i„ Croat I'., plain's Island, hut when ,,l, lH it in the 



rselves 

 collet', 

 /clock 



£|SS3 



theembel- 

 again with 

 Hempstead 

 t of yachts 



wind thev 





middle of the Sound, we laid a course E. N. f. . w lii.-li was to take us 

 to Penfield Reef. At 7:,'i ' louu.led the tn-ncon. and at * P. M„ wo were 

 tied up to n wharf at Black Rock and eating supper, a score of thirty- 

 six miles to our credit. After clearing away the supper dishes, went 

 ashore fur a mile exercise and to replenish the larder. Turned in at 



Thursday, dune 21. —AH hands on deck is bellowed into the mute's 



Jng, and with a 



N. W. moved out of the harbor. Our journey \ 

 wdud suddenly tiled out. and to prevent the tid 

 'he harbor the anchor was let go. Turned in 

 antlabonl 7 o'clock turned out again. After ] 



'd, for the 

 is: back up 

 ibort nap 



111.- III. 



r. lied 



How u 



uch o 



cutter 



under 



propoi 



Hons i 



displn 





hoal a 





les down 



wind 



! ad 



within h 



II a 





s :i(isecs 



whet 



ll 



'i'cn'i'i.'"! 



leu 



,V: ; 



ruising 

 •r huge 



■ 



and outpoints in< 

 ister her rail did r 

 i si. the boat for 



taken to he a much larger l>o:it, 

 looked hi r all over, he asked in 





all. and i 



notice 





downhai 



1 I will 





i anchor 



-.ill, ...lit 





jf interesl 



. ami is 







aril and 



)-!i : t o and he 



exclaimed 



•Well. 



.'.'< tbey knew nothing about net ; but 



..fin.- yawl rig had hecu explained, and ' 



spoke 

 after 

 Ihey 

 Id not 



.lone i'.iw.isa bright sumum-d i> , a -- «,- c.llel at the boat-shop-i 



of W. P. Stephens. West Brighton, Ststeo Isl intl. in response to nutn- 



Bi-ous telegrams as to wtaBd the boat would bu ready ror delivery. 



.•■iiii found alongside lie: slipway, jutt finished 'hit very 



orniog. When the numerous articles of bedding and packages and 



P. M Ihstai,. 





• rati was the center ol attraction, and in on going aboard a crowded 

 reception was held in He- .'•:: cockpit, and the length. I.ieadth. depth, 

 hallast and rig '•:' ciii-is in general were ilioroughly discussed. 



Friday, June SB.— Galled all hands at 4 A. M., and made sail to light 

 wind from S W. riot, us far as Pine Island where- w>> dropped anchor 

 ns th- wind had left us at the mercy of the tide. Breakfasted on 

 tried eggs, flapjacks with svrup, canned chicken and coffee Abool 

 8 o'clock a. southerly breeze filled the sails and taking the anchor 

 aboard we were s..on 'kipping merrilv tlown Fisher's Island Sound 

 Did not reach Watch Hill until 1 o'clock, owing lo the scarcity of 

 the wind. When ubreasi lie- light the wind veered to the S. W. uud 

 held there the rest of the day. There was quite a sen on bul the 

 little bout stood up to it wondei -fu'.lv and wenl along without let lip. 

 The lone reach lo Point Judith was" quicklv made and at.f>:30 P. M. 

 he point aud were abreast of Beaver Tail Light, 



■ingthev 



. Wi. 



run up No: 

 pari of the cruise. 

 - and the natty and 

 savored of the home 

 (lowing of horns and 

 ntle fast to her buoy 

 >s for the day. 



l-l'o. 



STEAM YACHTS IN ENGLAND. -According to the Lot 



Great Britain reaches the astonish; 



pense of keeping half the number I 



$3,750,1X10. The total tonnage of American yachts 

 ■urpenter's measurement. Allowing a- -■• 



yearly to 

 tout 30,000. 



.st of $1">0 per tou, 

 on'-.-isth that of 



there was no chance of disclosing. 



AS for Weunnuh. she sailed a slashing race, 

 her class at the turn. Since the match « la 

 sionof certain fuels, which, w ilh the head. 

 uwav her apparent defeat, at least to " 

 whatever intluence they may have upon c 

 eriiics. The cutter had stepped a new mi, 

 proved to he so ••willowv'' that in the jump 1 1 

 ' go over (he side, hence lopsu id l me 



ni the yacht could not I..- kepi ■ 



Even then she was beaten only by Km. Doe* 

 slam-bang censure. 



Next day WeuOUAh led (he whole crow. 

 Does that justify the UeiahVn nonsensical n 



Next day Weuonah led around Cui.o 1' .go 

 d.-,\ up the Gape, so for an the hailling win 

 race to be made. Does (hut justify the Hen 



Next (lav Wenon.il. pulled ml' a magniii, 

 Julia and >li-ehiei. the very vachts stippos, 

 lui.llv at Newport. Hoes that justify the He 



Next day Weuonah led all Ihe Sloans into t 



(he 



, i, ,:. ■ ... i- 

 gO. and il 

 Fireatcoeil 

 is housed, 



rr.nl woi 

 !:-lo-, r all 



down t..|. 



i will, leu 



• for the cutter.' 



neyard Haven, 



&&' 



a hliud a 



ores forth Hi- l.ss will he stum', le and snrawl, aud ihat heiug .. 

 lorteri, a long piece oirir..,.".'...!,--. ■.:.!.,,:. -Ii-.il : 



Her career is a brilliant .vindication ..i " 



n her design. 

 Her superb sai mg enforces afresh ail which has hi 



