AcansT 5, 1880.] 



FOREST ANB StREAM. 



1^ 



facJiHng dnd ^nnxiemi^. 



' Forest and Stream 



—Address all commumcafinns to 

 Piiblishmg Company, Neiv Yorh. " 



FIXTURES. 



Aug. 5-Canoe Conpres? Koyal 1 f jI - i:i iL'f 



Aug. 0- ChuOO CoUtf i-efcs Kppa : ; 



Aug 7— HejrtDit BiilBrprise .M;i I 



Aug-. 7— San FraiiPisco Y. C. Amu . ■ j i u. 



Au»f. S-Qiiaker Cil:y V, G. H.nl..i, . i i,jv. 



Aujf. !t-New York Bay Kegalta 



Aujr.ll— 'N. Y. Y. V. Annual CruiM; Eastwrml. 



Auif.lS-Qulauy Y. C. (Jliacupioiisbip KoMnmi. 



Aug. J-t or2l— Qevcriy Y. C. Oi t-ii Utgatta, Sw 



AiiK.14— WaBhingtoii VilliiKC Y.C. UBRtttta. 



Autt. 35-29— Quaker Cily Y. C. Airaual Cruise. 



Aug. n-Halem Hay Y. C. Fall Reiiuttu. 



Au«-. 17-Capn M'ay RognUft. 



AUiT. 18— Provinoetown Y. 0. Heg-atta. 



Auff. — BiitfalO Y. C. Kcgatta. 



YACHTING NEWS. 



The F^team Catamaran.— A eorre.spondent recently wrote he 

 liked FoKiiPT .\sii STREAM li(!caus(i it was not •' on the fence" 

 ntmui (Mill. -lit .|"<''ii"n^. Ijiii spoki! its mind aljout tliinij-s, from 

 gun-lioi:^p nil" i._'Miiid diivvii tiuu.vthi.:-al steam catamarans. We 

 never v.av,.in!il na the stcum uilamanin qUesti-jn, but pro- 

 TioUDix'd tlie e.xi.'cctattou ot hijfh speed from such craft as visii.m- 

 liry lind aot I'ouridfd uuon the sound principles of naval sci.i'nee. 

 Now to honest "e.TpeTimont" there can l)e no objection : it is ilie 

 Boul of progress : hut we do pity the Tialonaries KrasplnK- at the 

 rldieuloua and i[iip.)3i.iblo, and henct- our advico to roudore to 



take no - .'. 1l Ml L-i. : 'li '-ii'iii.:'! ■! -. v.'-' iici. more home out 



hyfait liowruthicssly the 



vitln, ■ : ' -iiiitteredl ShowuB 



Ittuni'! ..' ■ II III ' ' - liloclsed up aftat 



the 6iisti-.--.'-'-i 'li .- '-.ii li,.-L::i r.,.'"i;., •'! 1. 1 , l :,.i;d the ahorlivu at- 

 tempts Lu luuiii.'b ''<'>'■ (Oiiir a- -ln' liiy iiji rfa* ways. She made a 

 trinllrip, and (li;\v Ibi-ou^rli tb.j water at the dungeroiis speed ot 

 sevenmilesl Then half her blmh-s vrci-e ihrowa aside, and tlio pitch 

 ioiireased from S lo i:; t. ,-i smuli .iiircrcncc. .Slit/ slarted out 



once Ml , :ii-Ii ■", ■ ,_ : i. ; i::lrs-[jrohably about oinht 



in faiM ' . ' I ■'•en this and thirty miles; 



buta.i. ■ -If. wnrkon inexiJerlmeiit- 



in;f. Ii.i . ■:. i i ■ client, (if couric, every- 



body CQJi,.Li;i.u.l i; iu;.y t.->ic.i-': il.iii. I'.-iih some slight ebaiiifcs, 

 Bho will make thirty niiios tijcy are " .iiuite conlident." and all the 

 blamo is put upon the propcMcr, it n windmill eoiiirivance can 

 iBgltimately he lorined a propeller. There wUl be some more ex- 

 perimeutlng done with her. and very likely a few more miles 

 made, and then the scrap heap ot the Nyaek cobble yard will he 

 enriched by sundry ions of old iron. Sad to think of the Iw-iiily 

 thousand dollars irone, and Fokbstanp Stream only 10 cents a 

 copy, or Si a year. 



AB:?nRBiTtiss OP MBASltRBMENT— The Btranjo taiiffle into which 

 some people get when trying t" unravel time allowance and 

 measuronient by their own pot back-ai-iing- process is singulurlv 

 well illustrated hy 11 Hither comical attempt sl^-ned '• Crrlone," 

 which appuili-s in n lesser publicatijn The !ini"iMMr-..'TiiTt is 

 miident the outset that " t^iac " is liu- .inly uii.- m i i- i r -i.i.." 

 quently the inventor shows ihiu iiy his own lui. - i . i . i :> 

 yacht of 39I totis .aiiiade to sail on •:-\'<:-n i.-ji-m-i ■ . i:i 



toosl Hi^iiucCiii ml iihsmihtiii w-iili a v.:-nt.-eiino.-. '.'. i. . r i n. . 

 "size" MS the e.vlent nl volume, Inilkor bi|.'ness. ay ihc il/c of a 

 ghiporroek. Itls well thuf ' " ■• 



would be better if be and otl 



less, for their lettera uro full .. . 



most Impossible antics In logic aud mathoiniitlcf 



Arrived.— The liitle Lift. dory Little Western iirrlved safely at 

 Cowes, Bnglnud, July 28tb, altera passage of W days from Glou- 

 cester, Mass. 



EJIPIK-E YaCQT CnUB.— The roc-iilar midsummer rcfratta was 

 sailed in Fiuslling Bay, trom Harry liill's Hotel to College Point, 

 IhencOaround Ulkor'B Island and hoine; tail twa-e ovr :;(i miles. 

 Open to all ; no rcstrielions ; tim... all. .wan.;e, lim. per foot. Wind 

 fresh fi-.. 1 1, -iiii: -i.i;i ;r. . -1 '. 'r I ^- --iart waseU'ccled. Avalon, 

 Brttft.,!- ii ' It., the only other entry, 



goonwi ' : 11;- her spar and giving up 



uftcrsj.' ui, MIS- ;,, ■ ...I . ., :: .. . i.-ior won from L. B. Prince 

 and lUu OLii.su, .iUm, ........l „imssi v>-,irk-wlth the Prince. In 



the catamaran class Tarantella, Mr. F. Hughes, had a sail 

 over. The prizes, besides entrance fee of Jo, included a silver 

 cup, value $30, presented by Harry Hill. 



NEwncrtTpouT Yacut Ct.ttb.— The annual union regatta was 

 sailed in the liarhor Jtil.v SKth. Some 40 yachts went over the 

 course, main- others h...uij.!- excluded by the rule limiting the 

 length to ,-;ri f.:-et. 



The course for the first and second classes was down the river 

 to the sea, anmnd the outer buoy to a stiilteboatanchored oft Salis- 

 bury lleach and return- 12 miles. The third class sailed over a 

 portion of this course, a distance of about 8 miles, and the fourth 

 class tt distance of B miles. Wind from the north and light at 

 the start, but soon freshened up, eausin.u .-;-n" ip/.'ly -.vork short- 

 ening sail and sending many of the pain n I '■ • m ■ i up, which 

 seems to be their safest position .and tin i.eeka but 



man ignores In their construction. Ml i i la- funeral 



souad by dumping her crew and ignominn m-i . m i.ihk for no 

 other cause Ihan -an attempt to jibe I Th..- Psythc soon followed 

 suit. Dauntless carried away her sticks and cobweb rigging, CI v- 

 tie's balloon jib vHiitshed, Alliance lost her rudder, aud .soon 

 through a lontr list, and these boats w.ae Ijiillt liy men who would 

 feel deeplrinsuited if they werr i ! : iIm- ".-.-•re not mechiinics 

 and did not know- their busiiUL", ii '■ ' iiist about the case. 



In first class, MabaJft.lin..i:.rM . i ; Hohemian, IMJl't., 



Locke and Pi.-re, ivoaSl."., an.!:-i ..., A. Andrews, won 



S7.50. Thc.ithers In the class ivi ;• \i.. M. ilih- M., Planchette, 



Bauntlcss, Parole, bark, in the second elas?, IMm ,.m : hi!,.-. 

 Peri, istl., T. U. Cabot, won SI5; Hard Tiim. , i, 



Benneuiw. .11 Sla. ami Carrie Ma.v.l.',rt. Sin. ,C.C.M' - i 



Others in ihe claiss were Clvtie, Blanche, .Myth, Iim,,.. i;., im:m . --, 

 Gypsey. Inka aud Idle Hour. Boat and skin races lUmshcd luu 

 day's racing. 



Y.ACHT KACrSG A.ssocrATrON.— According to the London Field 

 the Prinoa of Wales has been chosen President of the Y. H. A. No 

 doubt this will aid in bringing in the Huyal Yacht Squadron, 

 with the Uoval Thames and New Thames, whose mulish pro- 

 elivitiea have caused thom so far to abstain trom the Association. 



* New YoiiK Yacht Cr.uu.— The following order regarding the 

 aunual cruise of the New York rucht Clnb has been issued :— 

 Fj..AGSnn> Kamhi.kr, New- York, Juii/ 370i. 

 OENBIIAL OllLitri NO. 1. 



Tlie squadron of the Xew York Y.it hi Club will assemble at Glen 

 Covooulhellrlj • r ' i lm-i -■,., m. i.iiiial cruise. Captains will 

 report OD- boar." 



The Comnio. 



OS Oak Uluas. I 



terminedat the lasi i;.i,^^ • .i :.'.,.i '. ua_ ilagahij). 



Certain ports will be cnleied in sp. eia...,t order 

 a favorable occasion will be schcte.i ior soua. 

 The usual regattas will take phn^e d 



A special pilze, ollcrcd by a mcmb 

 peted for by steam yachts, probably 

 port. 



The time of each yacht, at start and finish of oiich day's run, 

 will be taken by a member of the rcgalta committee on board a 

 steam yacht, affording an opportunity for swccpataitea and 

 matehcs. 



The conimndnre has much pleasure instating that the Eastern 

 Yacht t^luU hits iioc.-.-pted I hi.3 clutrs invitation lo join the squad- 

 ron aud to participate in its regatlas and races. 



The commodore hopes that all yachts of the club in commission 

 ■will join the squadron, and in view of the late important addition 

 to the list of steamers, earnestly desires their presence. By order 

 of tho commodore. G. L. Haiout, Fleet Captain. 



AMKRtOA— U VUNTLEBS.-The /frmi(( says: "There is a proba- 

 bUity of a match beim^ made between Vicc-Com. Waller's 

 schooner yacht DauntJcsa, N. Y. Y. C, and Gen. Butler's schooner 

 yacht Americai Boston Y. t.\, ot ijueeu'g Cup memory, to be 

 saile<I oCT Cape Ann previous to tho August cruise of the New 

 YorlcClub,'' 



Thk Coi.bisioN SfANiA,— Sloop Hopo, Coui. K. .1. Arulewoii, 

 Providence Y.G, was run into and badly rtiimngod by steanidr 

 llay Queen, in Providernre River, .liily 37th. 



New Steam Yacu-ls.— The sleam vaeht nri-/.aba, built at a cost 

 ofSSO.Odfor Mr. Howai.J. ..t lliiUal... iJ now adoat. She is KHit. 

 in length. 131ft. beam, li.is an iron hull, ami runs 1(1 inilcHan hour. 

 Mr..Tohn Uoachhasalsoahout linishoda stp.imer for Mr. W. 0. 

 Dlnsm.^re. She is tjjft. long, 10ft. beam, .Htt. deep, compound 

 surface condensing engine, cylinders 11 and Sin. by am. stroke. 



The Bat Ukoatta.— New Orleans is wide awake. Fancy send- 

 ing a yacnt 2,000 miles to sail in the New York Bay neeatta, yet 

 that is what the Southern Yacht Club has done. The Startle, " 

 that elub. Is entered, aud will appear at the lino next Monday. 



•riT Ci.uH.— The match race between the 



• f'^- -l.i.'no a side, -n-as sailed Saturday, July 

 i;. c,,i>siiPhi h.id h,.u- cabin built out 

 I'M ha. I stepp.iJ a shorter bowsprit. 

 iiiind.s, all tol.i. Prom tho start, to 

 I . .1, sail; bm, whon tho tacking ci 

 ,- Irijnt, after rounding the DalJarid 

 1 to hoi. I the best, wind and ..at .mt on 

 I^aler Consnelo lost her malutopn.ait, and 

 .led t.) increase her lead, winnintr, after a h 

 le unequalled lime of Sh. 32m. Siia, the ol 

 ug at 4h. 31m. 5s. Cnnsuelo measures 5(i,70ft., 

 ft., tho former allowing 30a. time. 



San Fkanci.sco Y'j 



ConsuoloaudO'C-iv 

 17th, in San Irsi 

 flush wilh the i.i 

 Each had a ere., 

 Hunler-sPoini. i ,, 

 ir.eneed along the ci 

 mark, O'Cunner seerm 

 ntlier's weatlier. i.au 

 n'Conncr c; 

 sailed race, 

 schooner to 

 and O'Counc 



OnEQON y.ACHTiNo.— The anniml regatta g-iven by tho Portland 

 (Oregon) A'achiing Association was sailed July 27th. W^ido Awake 

 took lirst money and colors, Oregonian second, Pleetwing third 

 and Water Lily fourth, beating Dip, Mermaid, GUde ' ' 

 cadlan. 



A. Y. 



.-This schoor 

 ., arrived al 11. 

 ^aU ne,\Lt day f. 



STEAii I'ACUT Race. -A n 

 during the orulse of the N. 

 steam to be carried at a (iicd 

 less to say, is Impracticable 

 boilers in use. 



Hying the flag of Rear-Corn. Vcru 

 '-. July :«th. recently from Labradi 

 hdney, U. B. 



steam yachts at Newporl, 

 :., lu August, is announced; 

 re, a rule which, it is ueed- 

 V of the diU'oraut styles of 



DOHCHESTEIi Vaciht Ct^ci!.— The club book for 1S60 shows a 

 healthy state of affairs. There are on Ihe list 9 keel sdhooners, 

 1 center-board schooner, 2 steamers, 1.3 keel sloop.s, 17 eenlci- 

 hoard sloops, 4 cuttei-s and 20 center-board cats, aialdug a rtcet of 

 U« sail all told. Among those we Hud the lamoiis Ainerlca, the 

 Adrieune, the new Caroline, theFleur do Lis, tho pretty steamer 

 Sappho, sloops Nimbus, Fairy, Egeria, Imperia. Sha.iow, Undine 

 and many otters well known as the pick of their kind in Bostou 

 waters. The membership includes 4 honorary aud Wi regulars, 

 A commendable feature of the book is the club roster from 1.H70 

 to date, showing at a glance the officers of the club, past and 

 present, 'i'hus, (;oolldge Barnard was commodore for 1.S71, '7'J 

 and '711; W. H. Baogi. Jr.. for 1H71, '7.1 aud '7(1, aud F. E. Pcabody 

 for I...77, '78, '79 Hud 'SO, -ivith a probable long run in the future. 

 Chat. HFolsom was the flrsl comiaodore in 1870, and has been 

 trustee ever since, as also Win. T. .Vdams and W. H. L. Smith 

 since l.s7a. Mr. Thos. Manning, .73 Beaver street, is the honorary 

 ageut of the club in New York. 



Cleveland Yacht CLnti.— At the last special meetlne, Com. 

 Gardner was presented with an elegant silk broad penoan't, bear- 

 ing the device of the commodore in white on a blue tleld. Tho 

 Hag was pres.ontcd by City Clerlv Eckmau In the name ot the club 

 in a very happily chosen speech which brought forth appropriate 

 remarks in return from the Commodore. The following com- 

 iiiiitec was appointed to revise the conslitution nf the club: 

 Messrs. F. H. Merchant, C. P. Smith, C. C. Kettger, Wm. Gerlach 

 and Ci.nraJ Crause. 



Magil-Clio.— It was the intention of Mr, Maxwell to sail tho 

 Clio lor the Uennett challenge cup now held by tho latter, but it 

 ai.pearsihat Mr. Weld, of the Magic, got In ahead, and has first 

 chance. The winner will then be challenged by Onsadcr, and 

 ain by Clyiie, if the soa.son is uot too fur ad' 



.need, i 



possibly again by Clyiie, if the soa.son is uot 

 possibly three may slari at the iamc time. 



JuLiA.-Tbe old time Julia has been sold by Mr. Whitney to Mr. 

 Aycr, of Lowell. Price said to be SJ,.'ili(i, <'oriainlv low enough, as 

 she was thoroughly overhauled by Lawlor hivt winter. She is .in.- 

 (.f the famous Steers family, and as a sloop in N.-v. Yorl; was fast 

 when in ihe hands oi Mr. Waicrbury. In model, Bho is, however, 

 a long \vay behind the America. 



THE ANTHRACITE ANSWERED. 



An article anent the refusal of Major George Deans, Secretary 

 ot the Perkins Steam Eugino Company, to meet the Leila iu a tost 

 of economy, appears on our editorial page. It was wntten before 

 the receipt of the following from the Herreshoif Manufaeiuring 

 Company, whoso opinion seems entirely in accord with our own. 



BuiSTOi., It. I., August id. 

 To Ma.iok 0E(3RaE Deanb, Secretary Perkins Engine Co. : — 



Dear Sir:- Yours of July aith is received. We re.^rei vonr 

 declination of a practical test between the Anthraeue j\n.i Leila. 

 Although we recognize and appreciate the dlUerence between 

 the two vessels iu point ot speed, we still tail to .see why a satis- 

 factory test at the dock, if preferred, of twelve hours or more, 

 could not be made, aud the results, so far as economy is concerned 

 (It being a simple question of coal aud horse power), be taken as 

 reliable and eouvincing. 



WKfc the earnest wish that a fair and satisfaotory trial may still 

 be arranged, we remain, Y'ours truly. 



The nERUE.SHOPF MANUFACIUBtNQ CO. 



THE BAY REGATTA, AUG. 0th. 



SAILING RULES. 



Eiitrie*.— Entries to be made in writing, accompanied by tlie en- 

 trance foe, aud actual water lino mensuremeut of the yacht 

 entered, to be Hied with a member of the committee prior to 

 !' iMiy" M.us . Sth, 1830, at il o'clock p.,m., when entries will be eon- 

 • 1, and no entries will be taken thereafter, except by 

 I lie of the committee. 

 ... :; reserve the right to remeasure any of tho yachts. 



.i...-Class A, 20 to 30 feet, entrance fee $3 ; class U, -a 

 loiitjleet, oucrance fee Sft; cdiiss C, ao to 23 feet, entrance lee *.5,- 

 class U, undergo feet, entrance fee $3; class E, catamarans, en- 

 trance fee ?5. 



iYumhers.— Numbers will be assigned to each vacht and must be 

 placed in center of mainsail on both sides. Numbers can be ob- 

 tained by presenting^ an order from any of the committee, to 

 John Flick, Zi Maiden Lime. 



SaUs.—iio more than t)vo sails— jib and mainsail— -wUl bo allowed, 

 and the tack of the Jib must be kept duivti during the race 



Prices.— Class A— Hrst prize, SKIO; second prize, *l(i; third prize, 

 $10. Class B.— First prize, S80; second prize, *3i) : third prize. .^10. 

 fllass C.-Fii-st prize, $70; second prize, $2,7; third prize. .510 Cfass 

 D.— First prize, iM; second prize, $20; third prize, S.7. Class E.-- 

 One prize, S25, to which is added *25 by Mr. F. H ughcs, making a 

 prize ot Sail for catamarans. 



Prizes to be paid by treasurer immediately after the decision of 

 Judges on day of the regatta. 



Start,— The start shall be a Uying one for all classes. All yachts 

 must be prepared to cross the line at 10:30 a.m. sharp, and must 

 cross within len miniiies after the second gun Is Ilred. 



«i!7i.*. First gun- prepare to start— live minutes interval- 

 second gun for all classes to start. Any yacht passing the line 

 after the expiration of ten minutes from the firing of the starting 

 gun will be timed as though passed at the espiraiiun of said ten 

 minutes. 



Courie.— The course will be, for classes A, B, C and E, from im- 

 aginary line between two stakebottts aneliored above Coney i.<- 

 land steamboat wharf. Bay Kidge, L, I,, ihenee to ami around 

 Bobbins' Keef Buoy, thence to and around stakeboat in Giaves- 

 cnd Bay, anchored about half mile oil the steamb.jat wharf on 

 the west point ot Coney Island, thonee to home stakebout, and 

 repeat, making 20 nautical miles. 



The course tor the fourth dags will be from the same starting 

 line to and around liobbins' Keef Buoy, tbenoe to and around 

 stakeboat anchored about half milo above Fort Lafayette, 

 thence to home stakeboat. and repeat, making 15 nautical miles. 



A'ta/ifboatu.— Yachts will leave all turning points ou the port 

 hand. 



Time AXkiwance.—'Vhe time allowance will be 2 minutes to 

 the foot for classes A, B aud C, aud 1» minutes per foot for claiiscs 

 D and K. 



Ba^Josl.— No restrictions »» to ballast or Dumber 0% iuqh garrled 



No man allowed to leave a yacht during the raei 

 or taking in ballast will not be allowed. 



A yacht touching any boat, imov or Hag used i 

 course shall forrcit all claims to the prize, e-. 

 below. -Anchoring will l.ealhiwe.l .luring ihe •-. 

 nllowei] lo propel a vaeht e.ve..-|ii sail-.— A e.iiiii 

 be placed In !!ie -.■s'ufln .'1111: 



■equ 



1 1 1,\' the judges for thai puipoae. — 

 I i.us shall be reported lo the judges 

 . and, ir required, reduced to writ- 



•etiou the chari; 



befor.- - . ..M 111- ,...rt T;,rk n-ii:;- 



to til.---' "M - .i[,| Tack, anr; in all ea 



the pojsi 1111 il.\- 01 Ihe yaehtou the (.on laeli 

 on the slarli.iard tack shall exist, the yacht 

 give way. If the other yacht keep her eoui 

 Ihe owner of the yacht on the port tack slia 

 the prize,— .'Vny vachl bearingawav or alter 

 ward, and thereby er.mpelling nnothei- ya 

 .hall foi 



shall not be 

 , and upon 

 • produced 

 y give way 



to..felhe 



a|ipr< 



a fi-i 



ichiiii 



vindv 



ml ■ 



irdB 



touelii-M : M.. M . • .1 







mgre.iiM • . M. 





•.'..■■. , , ■ M 1 1 ,.'.,, II ; 1 ,',,11 



forlcil. all •.-..mm: -m' . -■. I.r; 







yacht must, however, 01 1 





■ear aw-uy ut tho sumo time as 



iho one she hails, if she ca 



1 do so 



vithout coming lu contact.— 



When two yachts, by the ^ 



•ind, arc 



aiiproaoliingshore, a buoy or 



stal<ehoat toe-ether, and 



close 



ihat Ihe leewardraost cannot 



tack clear of the -windw 



ardmost. 



and by standing on further 



would be in danger of run 



ningash 



iri... or loiiching said buoy or 



staReboat, such w-eathern 



ost .\-ael 



t oil being reqticsted to put 



■, till 



) dolng 

 t the 



irdiuost5a<ilu, 

 - s the one 



ithout coming In contact. -Whci 



or bou.^-, the yacht nearest thereto shall be con-is 1 li- 



most boat, and should any other yacht thai is in n • .,: m ,jr 

 race compel a yacht nearer any mai-k, boat or buoj-. 1.;. t.mch the 

 sai.l mark, boat or buoy, the yacht so compelling her shall forfeit 

 all claim to the prize. The yacht so compelled lo touoh a n.'ark, 

 boat or buoy, shall uot suffer any penalty therefor,— Yachts go- 

 ing free must invariably give way to these by Ihe wind ou cither 

 tack. 



MEASUREMENT, 



Editor Forest ontJ Stream :— 



I observe from your writings 

 are a decided opponent of inea> 

 seomto atn-ibiite aU the ba'l 

 the ell'euts of that system, thi., 

 agree with you in your charaei. 

 yachts. The latter have certain 

 liar to thcraselveg, but they hav. 

 deeming points. 1 eon less I ^^■le 

 terto the London /7<(.f, that yo 

 experience of ieniith measi-ireiri 

 quite accL.pt the les.s,,,, i 1 _ m o 

 rule," wilhuiit any cor: 

 work well. But perh n 



gether, 1 



Miigth as Ihe 



uot be w 





share in 



ii-odueiiig th 



would bestrai 



aud build shal 



2. Norestne 



B •teadofean\ 



wmk them to 

 moilerate sail 

 excessive b.,-dn 



.ne lot working 10 wint-ward, and leaves her tar 

 lasy she. ts. .Such a mochauism beiog untaxed, it 

 0, iii.lee.l, if builders did not take advantage of It 



iaj-yo 

 •. Wii 



• sloop 



Lars 



ei]u 



t twice the 

 •.■ to 



large 



lUld uot i, 

 - cousfcijuoiieo-' And would not 

 enormous initial stilfness could 

 no longer l,e utilized .- 1 see some of your clubs limit the crow to 

 one man lor c\ ery a feet leuglh. 'This is about twice the eomjilo- 

 ment requited 10 work a well-proportioued and moderately 

 rigged craft. I should suggest one in ten, ami for "Corinthians/' 

 perhaps, the helmsman added. 



3. All or most matches beiug sailed iu sheltered waters. Per- 

 haps this cannot always be avoided from local causes; but the 

 fact gives peculiar forco to the two first rueQtioncd causes. Giv- 

 ing theyachts, whenever practicable, a taste 01 the "oiien," would 

 no doubt have a salutary effect upon their nn,"lel. 



These are some of the causes which have suggested themselves 

 to my mind as having done much toward the .Jevelopment of an 

 uiisatisiaetory typo which might not have gained the ascend- 

 ancy had they been removed. 



We now come to the remedy proposed by vou ; and with all ' 

 deference lo your oxtensive experience I eon I ess that i have not 

 been able to saiisfy m.>telf thai the ■■■•mmmsi s, m-ius" rule 

 would have the desired ettect. Your, us. m , m tides lu 



FOKKST AND SiHEA.y of Feb. HUh -CsMii I'a.tU!. to 



a displacement or weight rinc. Vou ii-i i:- :mi 1 -ii..meutum 

 as convcrliblc terms. Mow, wckuow th.o a l,..il;..n in.na. rublier 

 ball may have less momentum than a leaJ hullei 1-2U pat t its size 

 Size lu this sense is, in fact, no measure of momentum. 1 was, 

 therefore, imprcpared for tho conclusion that the vessel's bulk 

 \to be measured. Lotus take one ol your .sloops, f suppose 

 unusual iiroporiioiis. Let us suppose a man build.s 



30i-I2xia 



■esseis, each iiO per -^„- 



fccts by alternately atlding a'.i 

 mensious In succession. We flu 

 30xlSx4, and No. 3, 30xl2xS. The 

 of the same size. Assuming tin. 

 there be any doubt \ ' ' ' 



loop, and this he el- 

 o each of the 3 di- 

 , 45xlSx+, and No. 2, 

 \-our pioposcd rule. 



Most I 



Evi 



by 1 



11 u 



n the 



luld. n.hi 



this 



eho. 



iirfirinfli sloop '; 

 uch more nti.-.i 

 1 enabling a \ 



would g 



l.s pi.i 

 : POW 



ii.il b 



lUo be 



r spi 

 ic la. 

 lo do 



that the Novii Soolia Y. 



tho long run. 

 But although the idea no doubcls lookc-.l upcti by la.isi yachts- 



men as heterodox and absurd, I have strung uaubtB a* to the pro 



priety of taxing a vessel's power to carry sail tit all. As farasTiiiy 

 nearly all rules havlug this object in view land 

 1st rules in use), tend to produce long vessels 

 power for se-Jirosng purpo.ses. Tile 'f hauics rule 

 hconlyors 1 kiM.w It hiisiell a safety valve 

 possilil.: • ' 1:: th with poiv 



experie 



ice goe 



that includes m 





ufiieien 





ception. 



open. m 



akiug it 



words, I 



t IS an e. 



iutende 



1 to do- 



As all 



aidy su 



eJe 



ot po 



It do 

 the'' sir. 



gth 



. ih rule, pure and simple, 

 mie elicekio thu teudenoy 

 nou lii iUiuust all rules ; but 

 It length should not be the 

 n Mssii,., although 1 oannot 

 shape should be 

 ablished it may 

 Her ti) adopt Mr, 

 • . . and measure iho 



ilic power to Dtivry sail. 



IsOLl.S jtllCUEIl. 



basis .jI L..._s._ .si I ..:r apej.-d. it .. 



look upon ii rt.i cstaUlished) thai 1 

 taken mtoaeoount, hutassumiii_ 

 well be a question whether it w 

 Dixon Kemp's suggestion in th.s 1 1 

 actual sail power carried rather than 

 .Lauri'i\i, -YeriCdu, Jiilijith.^ 



It aUords us groat pleasure to publish the matured thoui,nts of 

 men by their qualifications fully able to doAl intoUigenllj with 

 the question they discuss, whether ihoy agree wUh ua or uot. Mr. 

 CoUn Archer's letter will be read with altenthm by all on ihia 

 Bide of the Allautic, OS his name is as well kubwu ou this cmiii- 

 nent as it iibroud for his valuable C(JiilriUutii,U3 ti» iuo<lcm 

 naval science. lueidontalls' we may also point to suth eoaiu...iii- 

 oailons as evidence of the universal circulation ot Fqiieo* aj»b 

 Stream an the esteem the journaUs held o by the best authori- 

 ties Ot the day, Onr oorrespondent Tesidiog »t such a diatttacv 



