FOREST AND STREAM. 



336 



oe other fellow's .sister), j-t down such receipts as 

 prove good id a note book and send them to Forest and >tream, a 



cuiotc t -Gallej Fire." Hanj of our rentiers can i>-lt of little 



poiitSthat are ol the greal St .1 " '■■ hegnmc-s. how •■ 



...... .! ii,... what utensils 1.. carry wli.fr spun ami weight i- limited. 



what store or lump is bcsl for canoe use, what to cony on a cruise, 

 bow nest to carry th« store* a uember of the C.C.C. hu.l a very goo ' 



best nl the '6 lei turn Speak out BOW), hint- on 



olcmhii.-s in handling food ami washing dishes, how to mnl.o good 

 . ,. i irv nas a reputation for his coffee), and many oder 



items that wil ■ All are welcome I ir fire. 



the hunter, tie angli r. r I ■ - - woodsman, the yachtsman, there is a place 

 eh mid when t!i>' Ir.l ■■ '■" ' >■ -1.-111. . ami all arc .-.i-ntc i round. 



ii shall he ih.ir faultaud hot ours il iho raredoesnot suil 



THE LOG BOOK. 



l.-A CKl' 



HE NASHUA RIVER. 



EMBARKED at South Lan 

 eight four in ' 



-■ within f.mr mil- 



"■ i M and II wasons continnoti 



until midnight, with tin- ruin falling 

 seemed to the boats by ropes lashed ar 

 pits, and when the rope- was wet it sin 

 away from tin- de.cU and letthewata 

 not add 10 our comfort in any great (In 

 ex p. ricilce-l eiiii,,ei*l-- would Imvr. done 

 i. ni. we .in, ol- I iv and took it. The 

 taken severely ill. and, not feeling like .: 

 loaded th- ■'.. -train and 



to hear no end of dinning about the I 

 - ' while it la 



hhb., • n July ::. Camped that 

 lie. and on the following day 

 i. A thunder storm came up 



if i 



is a i 



. Na 



r" !' r 



THE CHART LOCKER. 



—BOSTON. MASS. TO MT. IH-'.SKi.'T. Ml-'.. 

 ■ban used wastbal of the U. 8. Boast Survey, 



sex Harbor waters 







hich elliptic:. llltO 







a tiiul. it is about 







Starting from the 



'/', 



i,i 



nt or north >iior,.. 



rftrj 



wd 



rtii. a creek which 

 is the ere,!; Iron. 



(ndi 

 port 



■;■: 



An inside passage cat 



and by the old iiinbe 



Ipswich River. TUeeol 



to go through vii y near I a- t 

 good, only k.-.-p to the right 

 si.l, . i,ui that is a sborl one. 

 ,.IT loth- westward. It is he 



safe,,! thesteamboal Boat all night, while tl aptninspui up at the 



hotel 

 Sandy Cove, nl the extremity ol i In- point Just e;i-l ol Kennebecli- 



Sort. is a very good camping plate, lly the side of a farm road leatl- 

 ig directly in from the west, end of the beach, will bo fouml a little 

 spring among the pines, 



At Toil Ian I th- oam-s "ere leftover night on the tlont at the house 

 of the rowing club, about one mile above the breakwater light, right 

 na the ,itv -.vaier fr.nit. The members present kindly urged UH to 



. . presoi.. ._ 

 but nothing w.is disturbed ab._. . 

 if twenty-year-old curiam nine disappeared, 

 .one- individual under the prohibition of the 



.i the cause of the 'Let!, 

 . camping place on Jewell's Island. Caseo Bay, 



tl facers (A. C, A.) saying so. (ieorgo. janitor at the Knickerbocker 



Canoe Club house, will be there uutil Dee. 1, and the club hope no 



pass the home without -toppiBg and at least registering 



■'here all the \ear except tic- months of December. 



■;.'. . and n is hoped all en i„t.s will bear this in 



Those who have housed their canoes under the delu- 

 sion that the season has closed, have missed s.ome of the pleasantcst 

 ,■■ year. On Saturday night the Dot, lTeaicanti Lark 

 (vere-down the Kills by moonlight returning at II I'. M. and one day 

 this we.- k the D..\ I-'r.-ik. Lark. Surge. Psyche, .M.s,, into and Mfos 

 wore out nearly all day. The Psyche and Surge an- now laid ftp/ for 



repairs. 

 A. c, A DUES.— The following circular is printed for ih" benefit of 



members wh msv not have received it: Office of the Secretary and 

 Tf-.-'l".' o| die Alileriean ramie AssiM-i.it ion. Solilll h-rville. N. V . 

 Oct. -. 1H88.— Dear Sir: Your annual due of Si i., th.- American 

 canoe Association, tor the year ending August 3, l.Sl.is now payable. 

 Pleast -i.- poat-offlee nddress in full, and the change in nameof 

 canoe, .f any Respectfully yours. lu.\*. A. Ncioi:. Trea-urer A.C.A. 

 -■■' K'.l ES. Glen's Kails. X v.. Nov 17,— Editor Fort'M ond 

 Ntivom. I have read "KatriUB's" defense of the Pittsburgh Canoe 

 t hih's burg,- nitii interest. Ii: mv reference to their burgee I 

 • •liib direclory give,, in Forest and Stream of 1st h)6( 

 rather hastily. as si-n below. Last slimmer, while cruising down the 

 St. Lawrence River. I met a canoe thing the Pittsburgh colors, io the 

 owner ol whidi was mentioned tlm' simil.-iritv ,.f th- I, ,, c c and 

 P. C. C. Hags. This gentleman immediately acknowrwlged our ,-laim 

 In mat particular design and expressed his intention of proruring a 

 change in the 1>. C. C. burgee, "that, there was no reason for one club 

 adopting tae same thing as another.", ;tc. When von published the 

 club directory of "Ctimarada" 1 hastilv glanced at the heading to 

 see what points it contained, and then, in ing in haste, jumped Io the 

 Pittsburgh Oiub to see il a change had been made in their colors. 

 trUcfe and my personal knowledge of the 



JachHng. 



and heallhfuhi.s- ol in, 

 Betas will, Case,. Bay. 

 i by i la- B.& li. s. s. Co."> 



- •■■ 



Canoeists e 

 part of this 



II. -CONNECTICUT RIVER. 

 How far UP can a canoeist start in Jnlv* How niaov dams are 

 there to portage n.um.1y Are logs usually troublesome at this season: 

 Can liie Fifteen Mill- Falls be lull I,} an experienced canoeist: Hon 

 ■ ■an il..- 'loner Connecticut be best reached by rail} What game is 

 found on the upper Connecticut Are there anv good maps of i he 

 river, and where can they be had': 



III. -PASS \ 



Hon far tip cither of 



Inches at water ascend 



tcbed hi rail 



are met with in the de 

 height during the 



itch below the average 



Thanks are due to 1,. A. C. ol Flushing, L. I,, and W. A. H. of Law- 

 rence, .Nlass.. for offersoi information. 



KNI(.'KKKl'.i,CKl.K i . I . /■a/i/.'.r l-\,mt «*/ si,,„„, rlicvcg- 



hoiis.. i 1 



be the I 



Ml. W 



■ cue., composed of I ■■■ ■ ve ofni era ■ 



club not holding ei:h-r ,.,| th-aboic ,,oj 

 Informal tbscunsiou .'is to tue advisabn 

 at the next A. I.'. A, m.-eet. The te-lu; 

 siroiiglyin favor of having it. and the Si 



ations shonhi br ad- 



iliiitrj Co., and not to 

 office matters of m.- 



EARLY in October, the Hull Y. C.. appointed a committee, of live 

 to take action in regard t.. th- Eormation ofa National Yachting 

 Association. This, committee comprises Dr. John Hrvant. sloop 

 Shallow: .Mr. David Hail h'ice. V a«l Whim c.,p; Mr. I,,,ui^ M. Clark. 

 Vice Com n i odor, • C A. Perkins, and i ..num. do,- \v y. u'eld. seh.ion.T 



(iitami.whoocupesthcciiai:. \i u i i ing last week the .Secretary 



.11 clubs „, the Onlted States and Canada 



an invitation to join in a call to 

 be favorable, a call will tic issued signed by all 

 participate, but should the answers show a v 

 proposition, the matter will bo dropped, 



C to 



THE CUTTER IN AMERICA. 



THE cutter rig and English type of model is being gradually intro- 

 duced in America; in fact, it may be said thai yachts are in a 

 transition state on the other side of the Atlantic. I'lje most strenuous 

 opposition has been made to the introduction of the English model, 

 winch was derided from every possible point, of view. Iheieis „.,«■ 



ml the 



deep body 

 ly to admit 



night t..ha\ 



might 



the iliiliciillv hv not desiring to enter such hai 



There is not much doubt, now the Americans bav ,oe taken to 



the Engli-h model and rig, they will soon equal or excel our yachts; 

 and as they will have to prodne,- them to comply with a sail area ami 

 length rule, there will he iniflScement for them io construct hideous 

 craft, as llat -skied as acanaaBboat, and almost as shapeless as some 



If any one is anxious' to g$l possession of rtie "America Cup," 

 they should take time hv the forelock, and send over a really good 

 ■ ■uti-r like May, Annasona or Mtrrjorie at once: if we. wait another 

 Yankee cutter will be as bad to beat as a Yaukee 



..ho. 



0. — 1.0 





ing, li abouM read 

 -mere v. iii oe „,. ii.iiuia-iiii.-ui 101 ■ iiiriu io ixmwruct hideous craft." 

 As the hi, hi truly says, if our cousins do not call for that Cup next 

 season, they had better stay away, VVr ur '' learning a little about 

 cutters, and especially that they arc just as uuieb faster than the 

 sloop in "moderate breezes as in a blow. In fact, length for length, 

 the culler earrhs oil the palm in everytu»g from a calm up to a 

 hfghgale 



MEASUREMENT QUACKS AND THE N. Y. Y. C. 



SO far as we have been able to ascertain the sentiment of the N,w 

 York Y i: . there is little or no prospect ..f a ci ;•. in ihe pi...... 



en1 im-asiu ,-merii rule while under the lire of an impending challenge 

 from abroad. The only change jwasible would be a modification 

 looking toward plain "leadline length," which would not disturb the 

 allov.am", ■-i.-l.-i -.lie present sail area and length rule to .,,,. gr at 



and im re i- no r-ason why one kind of vessel should not indulge in 



sr.:::^;; 



custodians of the America Cup A in. 

 "loadline length.'' though not us beiue 

 radical alterations, would still uiiseii. 



We do 



•rounds, 



nith'the 



in ihe foreign 

 it convictions or 

 k Y.O. thauarti- 

 t of his chances 

 ni, in default of 



ii iinauthor 



as the Ne.i 



„ easily enough debit 



;th and Uisph men 



I!, from which the ci 



of the New York Y.C. has not eVenbemi mooted, a 



lending bad faith is onlv the idle el.., • 



88 implication of the club's fair na 

 strangle before harm has been done. 

 )raiice of sporting eipiitv or llightv en. iilerati, 

 :■,; th- liurry of their business affairs K 

 n favor of a move amounting 



will be i 



mge of rules a 



all who are ■ 



■ bav- 



ight iii - 



iw their 

 ve have 

 .- at air 



lillgdc- 



A CLOWN ON HIMSELF. 



IT l,„ 



I bad 



. be admitted, how 



v,-r, that the BedOUin'S mainsail set 

 211). anil It is open to dniim whether 

 ,uld have beaten her had she been in perfect form 



of ihefiiacie and Uedouiu there is no doubt, in,- ra : 



g settled the question of the liraci-'- supremacy beyond 

 rsy. It was more man demonstrated thai la a fivst, 

 •(->,- an, I moderately smo.iih water, the (trade could niu 

 - World Reporter Nov, in and V, 



THE FIRST AMERICAN AUXILIARY. 



THE model and general speialicaiion for a line vessel of the 

 auxib'ary class, have been got out for Commodore \V. F. 

 Weld, II. Y. c. This new vacht is to '>•• ljsfi. over all. ll'Jf:. water 

 line. ^Tli. fliu. beam. lift, depth of hold, and will draw aboui 

 15ft. She will be of larger outplacement than any schooner yachl 

 in America, anil is to be rigged either as a barkentme or as a 

 three masted topsail schooner. Steam power will be auxiliary, 

 and the yacht intended for round the Horn cruising. Mr. Weld 

 will examine the English steam yncbts to be met with in the 

 Mediterranean! during his cruise abroad in thetiitana.and settle upon 

 further details upon Ins return in early spring. 



SHARPIES ON THE LAKES. 

 BOitor Forest and Stream; 



Have just returned from the South, and go to Detroit to-day to lay 

 up the White Wings. Am much interested in tin: sharpie contest 

 now going on in your columns. "Sipiid" says " We have no records 

 . f ,■:, ended cruises in sharpies." How docs that tally with Un- 

 reports of Hon. Hoberl Rcosevclt and Commodore. Douglass's trip to 

 Florida last winter* By the way. I am at a loss to understand what 

 Mr. Hoosevell is driving at. A short linn: si c- he was all sharpie, 

 and now oue hardly kuows whether he is sharpie or non-sharpie, or 

 whether it is only non-Clapham lam only a beginner in vnoimng. 

 and so shall not attempt to set u)j self up as authority on any ques- 

 tion connected therewith. I pinned my faith to the sharpie ami put 

 up my money, not on a "box" of 30fi. like "Squid." but on a mil- 

 grown sharpie 60ft. over all in length and 15ft beam, and believe 1 

 have the best built and fitted sharpie ever put in commission. So 

 far have uo reason to regret my choice. Went with my faintly and 

 party of friends— sixteen, inducing crew — on a four weeks' cruise up 

 the lakes, and had a good time. A party of my friends took the boat 

 and made a cruise to the same quartet . and during both cruises we 

 met a Dill allowance of had weather. We always stayed out as long 

 as any of the large working vessels, and up to date have never found 

 any weather bad enough to take any water on board. My time has 

 been so fullv occupied I have not tested mv sharpie a-s fully as 1 ex- 

 pected to this season, hut hope next year to make up for lost tunc 

 and as fast as I arrive at any conclusions will give your readers th- 

 benefit of th- in. Whets Wings, 



Bedford, Ohio. 



EXPERIENCES ABOARD THE BEDOUIN. 



editor Fbrest and stream: 



Your nautical man has made short work of "Podgers." It. is lucky 

 for the "nautical man" that. he was not out on one of those capsisidg, 

 sprav tossiug sloops, built to give their crew a shower batu after a 

 hot .day when the breeze comes up and a little sea gets on, us a 

 shower bath is not a very pleasant thing in this cold weather. I wonder 

 if "Podgers" has ever sailed m one of those "comfortless, wet, soppy 

 things" that he designates a cutter. S.ioul.iu't think he had by the 

 way he talks about them. Again, I would like him to explain, how 

 he 'makes the Uracie beat the liedouiu, in the last race, ju.st as much 

 as the cutter beat her in the first two raci s. when, in tne last race, 

 tirade barely saved her bacon as it was. auo if there had been two 

 miles further to ge when the wind freshened there might have been 

 a different storv to toll. 



Th,- wr tor ot this was fortunate enough to be on board the Bedouin 

 in thellrst ra e with the tirade lasi month i„ n„. heaviest sea and 

 win, I. He begs leave to say that he dsl not "lay flat on his belly" or 

 "take ,i .hitch on the windward rail." and that his feet were not wei 

 from being in the water on the leeward side, as "Podgers" might, lead 

 a -verdant "to suppose mat they inns! have been. The writer doe- 

 !,..[ claim to bean ••amphibious man. •and has never cultivate* either 

 "toe or linger nails" to hang on with, and yet in- did not tumble off 

 ihe cutter's deck. Strange, was it not- At the same time the writer 

 n as roller sorry to see st.eb a disgraceful exhibition made of OUT 

 crack sloop, a boat he had been brought up to believe was invincible 

 "ov anything except a White Star steamer or a Cunarder, by a cruis- 

 ing cutter. Nothing Like Lxpehience. 



(To the foregoing we may add that in the worst of the sea. on ihe 

 Sandy Hook bar, Die Uedouiu was pi rleclly dry. barring a lew harm- 

 less buckets full saipped over the lee bow, which speedily ran out of 

 the he scuppers, and thnt she shrew not udrop of sprav. The (jracie. 

 on the contrary, was drenched with spray to. e and a'ft. Everyone 

 •ho has had experience in cutters is prepared to concede that thev 



' boat 



an sloops at all I 



s.J 



. THOSE YARNS ABOUT OPEN BOATS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The charming freshness of an article in your paper about Madge, 

 Open boats, etc . prompts me to tell you astory. 



A former friend, who is now dead, owned an open boat SSte, | OD g. 

 built by a celebrated man of that time, due day. when sailing near 

 Tnrogg's Point, when his boat had the small rig on, and Lwelve or 

 liflce.n solid soldiers from David s Island sitting up to windward, thev 

 met the Yindex. then, as now, called the "pot," "old tank," etc Tli.- 

 Viodex was double reefed with torcstavs.iu s,-t. comfortable io<"-iiiK 

 to the eastward, unmindful of all racing. The open boat luad'cif witli 

 men, hauled up : under the lee bow of toe Yindex an I passed out to 



It. 



built hv the same man 

 went «• li When the 

 along and met the "po 



-elated v 



at g'ee, and the verdict 

 and Unit, she bad been 

 •rmy intend had a yacht 

 Suewasagoodboaj and 



lilfel 



'.. us for an interpretation of cur- 

 ce that up to this tlate a change 



nil h 



equal io uie occasion, i onnng up to in,- bar. he put down a 

 rod of lulls, brown paper covered with one dollar |,,jis and tol, 

 man with the strange boat, 'I will sail yon for SU K h, p,„ ,„', , 

 of the money now, ami i will name 111. race." 1 n- „||„',. ,„„,! w( 



It, a man 

 '"" ^"i "e,»een the inter- 

 ■peed ot his boat. And no! 

 <■ amount to show that he 

 ■1 n very small and bc-aiuv 

 le nick-name Bedbug, was 

 ut down a large 



' ' -1,1 Ihe 



i part 

 •anted 



■I'm up the 



id a bystander 



ne, aud where 



ig. and sailed 



d •.'oofi. 



• the tor. 

 :,-,. i: Hi 

 lllillg th.- 



all st,,i 



r Kr.il 



■: i.l,- 



of 



ndbag 



n.,1 

 up (I: 



Na 



. if ., 



it 



mug the 



gcsi.Nl to put her off to allow me machines to pass clear „, 



windward. lb.- helm was , 1U[ „,, „,„, Bl te le fi untouched. 



the tma paying round Smartly with boon, almost amidships, 

 lb,- l.dv h then passed to windward tbu nssw waving hands 

 in ree..giiiti,.ii -i th,- consideration shown aboard the cuttei From 

 ne- • n- ■ ■!. -•■:■:.-,- ,:-.liuc yarn that Lilv !?. bad outpointed and om 

 footed the uriva. We ,-,..gret that to avoid a charge ,,f partiality, we 



hud .airs, Ives obliged p, occusionallv publish ill-considered I:,-,,, 



ii ins u. in the long run, fallacies are certain to be exposed, tbeyare 

 • -.. ■! some people for a time, ami Is a waste of valuable 

 spa,-, « hi. ii we begrudge to the perpetuation of groundless defaam- 

 Hon of the cutter . 



