396 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dr.r. 13, 1888. 



(ffertag to the vulga r prejudices they fawn upon 



I I | Mil .11 I' 'II ..- "II ■■lltlLU^ l-« -..-. •••• n v> ,..w ,, „ 



anil fittingly represent 



Ti,.- im.-iiii-i . !■!■ was speedily taken up by libel mongers 



tzszsgi 



d.-launll 



loially devoid ..I mitii. 



The linen represents no -lulling mnovati 

 may to the minds of newspaper reporters and 

 Tliewiioli- ili-i -I i,i. -in- yachts, trieul >l i-ir: 

 pa-wages about tin- L'.iiiish shores, ami a host i 

 of i),.- same, or very Dearly tbesame proport 



are oven yachts iif Kill! mirr I..„lll. and tli 



.lullanai- is a failure and unmanageable in 

 announceR ulmsell an -'-- Clipper ship- an. 



US at all, though clip 



of the m*st 



i impunity, so far 



A TALE OF THE SEA WITH A MORAL TAIL. 



EAKLY Intna spring the reading publM of not only liuftai... l.u: 

 ..I tin- world a'. large, "'as thrilled "ith an account of the. adven- 

 turous t"v;i:r from s,.n Francisco to iustroliaof HernnrdGilboy. of 

 this eilv, his privations, Bufferings and hair-breadth usenpes from 

 death, , 



Tin- mc.icV. his first v,.|ilinv on III. nan ■ .. hi- having made a voy- 

 Sandwieh islands, a dista 



vrithoiii 



ideal i 



Hidden (Silt- ami Australia. '1 

 thai is ;,. live in Mstorj win 

 l.i'DkiJi. l-l'i. over all; beam, d 

 partition about lift, from tin- a 



.l-lin- amber-line, an.l 

 ' tilt- S.Milh Pacific i :li. 

 page; two pounds of 



In Its-pound tin cans (air ttghi iiwodwenrot ■ 



poun.i -:,:..-: im. cbvei. ioa-t saltnm.. nyp.mm) cans-. ^ two doze ii 



dozen cansof milk: one '-'-. containing '.' ■ pounds pj cube sagas i 



<iu.-Kross.if niaiol.es.. packed in a halt dozen glass jars: on.- naif 

 gallon of alcohol, ma druggist - glass jar: t- nr caus of nut oil— £% 

 gallons inscan: gallon can 

 ami two pounds of ten, in five an cans: on.- t.ui 

 pounds of nails; one -wooden pump; ISTeel <>t nalt-iuch hose for a 

 syphon to fill the kegs, or col water out of them; one grains, ham- 

 mer and hatchet: paper. i-.,pp.-r la.-lis: kerosene oil ■ 

 socket stovei two lamps; one pound of parnfllue caudles; twocom- 



■ • . i-i ami s-xtant; patent toffrail logi double-barreled 



ovderand shot, revolver and cartridges, find other articks 

 ml st-.iii of Hi.- situation .suggested. 



. . )•■ '..v. a ujii-st is. ik-j. i!:-- 1 ..• iii-. iln is ringed mid provisioned, 



tiiKteued to tho canvas 

 fast to the en. 1 of il.e I 

 hoveiohethr-" th-.l 

 hauled down the jib, I. 

 and rudder anii.lsliip. 

 would keep her bow t< 

 so that, in a heavy sea 

 Without any evem D 



for San From 



hu, '...,, „ 



day. '.id,,.... ,«»».™ -.-. 

 pauy, b, -,,.,-.,ii Herein lhe i 

 t.oyandh. v . ,„. ],)-,-. Be si 

 rigut under .. -. wlta ,„, ujge, as 



up, throwiug l. in! 



e.'.i.u- up on lie' VSb - v i u t II. 



drat:, fi.rtiin.il. ly. -• 



ueBucceeoedinrtel 



up once more, i m- 



This lime hi 

 and when h 

 tiugeverytl 

 them unshi] 

 that lav looi 

 . ■■• 



•111.!";; ■- 



eekup. ■ 



bd plugs, anil 

 .vasunly an 



a rnil.ifi' nia.i- to take the place of the one earn 



foun.lsiaivatii.il more .Ir-mie-i to-". ''-.■- . ',,,,, ",..•! ,-,.,in — him 



,u ,,| |..'.-i i.ne' .|ii:iri nt alcohol ,,l).| ten 



.-v touch. -.1. Inn. .vas last 'Ijs- 

 P,„ii:u-i ' :|1 crushed 



the last hope 

 I-' ranciseo Jul' 

 ..f sunshine. (I 

 this day a v«s 



tr 



rortbal reason. 



yachting pnrpos. 



IMc, thai which. ' 



inly i..sucli dangers as accompany naviga 

 fruin superadded jeoparrly due to inhei 



WHY CUTTERS ARE SAFE. 



■j"MlKRE is less (Janger of a narrow i«.nt being "overwhelmed" by 



in- aggravated by be 

 narrow boar, being v 

 bulky quarters, but I 



ii on the quarter. 

 losi by the helmsman, 

 udier course and ha- 

 ng sheer. Th- dry." t 

 he narrowest cutter y 

 in, but actual trial wit 

 lg, 'i be trial of the n 



WHY CUTTERS ARE DRY. 



fT in a popular delusion thai I 



t boats are wei ami div 



porlion such an 

 the boat offers U 

 and heaviest U 



of bi 



The opposite is ih- truth, and for three r 

 - high in. 



' bo.H has sharp t-nds and no shoulder. It requires 

 Oal whose al'i-r -n.l is easily dep'essed than to 

 vith Boring bilge, full stern lines and apoplectic 



Ii which a boat will lift to a sea is mil In he mcas- 



iug a narrow hoar will u 

 Uitlgitt a sumliei a., l- ol 



i leeward limg al't-r a .ill 



great freeboard, and also 



ssj-l than ih- . ir...-ie. -oes along with piank sheer out, In 

 r greater inclination through feeling tnc slrengih of the 

 ■ than the larger boats, 



INTERNATIONAL. 



'pitt'liY vachinig is international in all ii shearings. San Kraucisco, 

 JL I.Minloii. Kiel and Uerlin. ihonsan.is ei mil. k apart, iheyall in— t 



daily papers at n..ine ami sundry 1-- . 



the ]retictian,|.i-in..iiipi.ss|,av- i.^ ■■.'.- g.-n-ral 



national through the wi i- reaching intl -,,:. stbejim 



. Me intellects. 



tiie.y though: m.l oveiugiuu! 



es relating the discomfHure of Oracle 



I- ram is. ... C ibf'.rnla. 1 ' ' "^ , '. )]' u y.^. ,„,',,,; ls | hn- 



;;?S'Hls'i:!;r;:,-:u-.i^-- 



miles from Australia, (iilboy complated I SUa OH 



;.'"';■' ■:■; :. .. * e condense from the Bntelo Eumtna T. ■/■■,,«,,,*. 



i, • . J' ii 1 7. , i .- .us,- the -sample of (Jilhoy is worth .:■ 



■ri"' ......... .iii- -hs iio"li-tt.'-r -11 for --n -h desperar- in. d-i -t:i!-. :m gs. 



' '•'" . , ,. . '.,,... ,,,,,1 Mliiectiie point. The reader nee. 



v ' 1, ' , ' i ' ' '., ■, exploit as in. ono ol any value lo the 



5 »o follow siiii Dm lor all thai .-in.'.'- ■ 

 Lr in i'h"c information furuial 

 "■ r , : „ • s i-iid iii and the trials and tribulations 



■ . 

 eucus ure ii 

 ...f proceed 

 io which in 



■ 

 that small boats 



accomplish almost 



........ ..^ ..... ..rim. sniinr.s-H 



aSfffigSMS S^^ri,: loosed.' r^anSthcr: 



i ih- great govern- 

 : 3fl the ball roUe on, 

 • ai.oni Forest imi 



THE BATTLE ON THE BALTIC 



:iing journal' uf world-wide circulation Is s.tn.lled hen- 



vith much enthusiasm, ond pre iwatob wm. m- utmost interest the 



:■• :. . on in S merica. In your 



•....it from Ui- iutei 



„,,;i.,„ :l l i.i '.wi as many prizes, as the 



bad not the 

 ih-rulii. livers lost ine-ts and rigging, heca.ise llie.v din 



j,, n'hi,.'- .. v-l...-il\ with h.avy squalls. 



Th,' lived..- v II A- new rule); 



. tins v.-or in l.ngiand; Lolly, 10 tons: Anna, Id 



iigth. with lu (ons lead on i>.el: also the m-.v 



Norwegian -. ■ Dixon Kemp. Shelostber 



iirist The ' .;.-.. ii.1. -. .nl-r. sailing in the 



gajusl Anna, who coatiuncd the 



■ si .r'-.l l-n lnii- 



■ i, Is ..a time allowance. We 

 ...:n i.i. I.I:-. <h nil, I be correctly 



..,; itsell Into th.lirst 

 ,..,,,1 ..,„! | ... Mill, nee. The ii I .|i :• o: -.v. -sii.il va.-ht 



iiffoin- len'i.is. ami sail.ng i.. »■ c-ud class, pcriormed • xeellcntl.i with 

 her four ton ; iron k lent of center- 



UOiydSlOOps .. in'ahs Iji m: down on l-i-r -"h 



at ^tt S fe U a°&uiW: uew boat, bUUt in spring thfe year. Mie -.vas 

 laiii.ch.-d some weeks helore the reg.,.1,1 took place,:,.,.. 



[n running io the marl.-, ten niilos L-lorc in,, wiml.sh- 

 oieked up ul! v..c!.r. . xoepl tip) English i',to,,.,-r and ihu dn-tonner, 

 although ten minutes l.ii-ai si.in. In lomidm-ih- mark 1.11..1 -in.- 



■ :,. be 

 ii outer 



.... I. mil 



. i .-.-.. •:. 



Is-il |l"-v TO 



■ - . .-..is |,l 



; . 



mts, and 



■ ■■ 



«ips hero, which are 



.-i.-di.-.-rn 



a Ifavy. 



A MOUNTAIN OUT OF 



Editor Forest mid Sfrtom • 



If I thou. . ..' fa, N i„; 



belikelj to roach "i - 



-hi l.i 



,.,:,-, 



..ui by • 



forms of s, o, h.-si knonii i. 



"Yams About i.ipcii Uoals. ■ v.- 

 studied ",-■■: 



A MOLE HILL. 



■ 



would 



..-i and 



:■ h your 



. Ill mifhi 



In aooiniu- ul .... 



-•■•■ -' ■' ■■■■ i.oi.-i.-. .i.ciensiie .11.. I 'il,.:.li-!\l.i;...l.i- m.OilK-!- 



. arhitr.tr,- 

 enough to . . ig „,r name into a 



IweriminatiDg and just, on 

 I.ea.ler • letter and. with ihe verdancy of a man accustomed to 

 cr-.ln any and everything that pleases him r. 



petty argument*!, 

 • lundless, thghl 

 stani Reader' writes; "A >t:n.-i friend, now dead, alas! dead men 

 toll no tales,, own,, I an op-a 



This is equivalent to Mr. Noah, now , irt ran his 

 ark against the O'Hooligan an., for ituc . ■•.. O'Hoo- 

 h-ans -ailed an ark of too proud to hi . 



Slnni-nl loanv one. and Mr. nil', .ligan : 

 oah's, which was stranded at Ararat. 1 don i -■ 

 storj is not as credible as ■•( 'onsiani Eteader's." 



the oi her, if thai hetim.-rit. lind both are indetlniteenougli to recom- 

 mend their insertion as arguments, videlicet, opinions n: i 

 edil i ol a certain sportsman's paper. Ttrs 

 is probably the only man outekls oi a blind asylum who ;, ; 



> l.iclt in n eon. I of law is '■oniiiiriinition .-ii...-,l' 



ii-licved the famous •||,-s. Harris h.-d p-ri-l-.ed when 

 Sairylounp died ll would appear, though, thai la. !-. is still ia her 

 vigor frotn I ho account furnish.-: I fonrsr am. STK&iMOf the ••san.l- 

 bag sweepstakes race." 



I Baphira nothings Hua Ell Perkins 



rily. truth is stni&i 



i heliv 



rthan 





the 



ing of hands to '.. . 

 linn. Don't believe ii. Ytr 



s io tint with the bandsorhe 



vVe Brsl published Mr. Gart land's side of the story. A- then pnh 

 lisheJ the '■•-.. . . a. A third letter 



from Mr. (Ian land was declined i.i cuuseii cantaiued onlvar. petition 



ol fprnjer commumcations, I having . 



was properly closed. We now out out more valuable material to 



make room foi a fourth letter troro Mr. (Jartland asainottci of 



saiisfaction lo thai gcntlcnian. and to show how wrong nis esiiiuaK' 



of our motives. Ii our coi-r.-sj.oiidenl will draw a 



at 05 degrees, h- will s-.- the inter absurdity •..( 



urivi.-sangleol heel. W- e-i lainlv do believe lie- -Isi, c, ui.s nmile 



by genileineii on board the Orivn. and have no : 



Oartliind the call I'm pr-cis- ol,— rvation wli.-n h- convi 



nilh a dcclaralion concerning Ori.-nV heeling ' hi 



(ii-ivn was put off in the gale and sheets not sneaked a gentleman on 



board remarked : "Well, von o.mM n.t do iiiat with aiuihin- Inn a 



en:;-:.-' We : ol :he witnessesrel 



men well known in Hi- conimuniiv as experts. Ther- is uOISSUD 



wh..i.v-,-i.,.i-..,-,n a sandbag l.isi: and .i regular yacht s .. 



foiih-i discussion of our correspondent's letter would be profitless. 



We .i-.i.e- to give Up onj lurun* to such purposeless and loose 



generalities, because no end one way or the other is fuithered, and 

 ,,..! f..i Ih- trilling in-iin lations alleged I. v Mr (iarlland 



iw bound 

 cotdd 



isn Uy. All 

 a wiuii nerin. sue nuo aqinreu urn reputatiuii 

 i mibandtnesE and a fondness tor gel ri hawse, which was 



..l l.io ,1 much among th- .-mart oi,— in bolsnt waters I bl 



■■ inncli I'ancicl nbroa.l foi lhe| erlcct inn. in wlii-n she 

 . p.-.-: n- .-...ii.! Hoi maicn the big British. vet 

 as ihougiu i ..hi.- m-.i hollow in th- bow bul none, ol I 

 aeote could take down Norseman', v:iim> in pdnt -i discipline and 



i. -MNP TRANSFORMATTCiN BCENB, Rirsl bite the 



ind the e. 

 sloop in her 

 s.-it into a eu 

 proposed i" I 



.1IHAI.0Y. C.-T 

 dab, one is a sloop ol 

 annual election. Noi 



elected conn Ion - 



Soger eleet-d iv.ii- e 

 ■; W. D. 1-iMi- 



... ,i- piuni d-s. arrow; erst ^ 



nverhang tt is 

 like a ')s-h she mar lack 



During v. mi-: -. 

 -•■ romodeled : .- keep pace with the 

 ... I ;,-,-! an- iik-Iv .. 

 rm i- steadily disappearing tiffin Oh 



■ ■ iit- are building for members of the 



■15ft keel. II -..-1 The 



I 



P. W - Brawley :■.■ eleel 

 . 

 ■ •-.-: 1' !!. N. Bam 

 urer. and Joe Buff i*elected tunekecpor. Mi- . 

 rorresponding secretary, was obliged I arm forkuji 



,,i ...mi. "..-ui tunc, the business of tin- club having grow, i 



fill: FDNNS SI UK.- A gentleman ji-t :-'. I r 



l-'.nglaml. ui'on hcaiing the -lander-- abroad about lieen, could scarce 



• ■ x-pr. ks hisnsioin-l nt an 



i-.iss ni.iriiihs and ol •.la- 

 swallow what iinpiiiicipled and wholly 

 (prth io Ihe daily papers. "1 bu 

 the same prop.- '.ions as Qeen racing in 

 caiTVinz topsails all through iu weather winch 

 woiiid dar-t.i i:c.-.- much less moke itnincb tfnraun 



uci;an ikiisim; Schoonpi-Foiiui 

 ma. I. i;ern,n,la Nov. 1. from Gloucester, Mas- . bonnd loi the Medit 

 eii.inean. Sir 'lb. ,n..i- Brnsaey's auxiliary Suul 



Nassau tin .his follow in- Scici r i.it.o, i. Oun \: 1" l\'.-ld Hull 



V C . iel' I'osli.-n I'lie.-l.iv. N"V 1. tor the Meon 



iii. i Sherlock is in command, Schooner I") 



nan is now io ir.u-hsii 



w;,I-r.-. 



