JAITOABT 20, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



497 



F J BaUDelh, 137! A L Burt, 186; C F Eiitebouk, ISB. Prizes lor larg- 

 est number of llrat best acortsH as par cimaitloiis : J N Foy. U Max 

 and K D Ai-clisr. 



E F RlcUardsoo, 43H; J >i i I , . , >j -, 



4iS«; P J UaDtiiStU. 42«; K I, i 



aiD; II Bixby, .liH; F Dwl- 



A L Bun, 412; GVV Ballard, ' , -1 ; 1 : I , -" ; i r i 

 Max, S»S; U S HimlS, 3W): C: R Orllrtn, ?,TS; S FogK, S35. Vi-izin (.m 

 lATKUsl mimbcii' hinires suot: WHJackaon, ,1 N Prye, G W uullaiti 

 and a Max. 



MAanouA. GAiT.BRT— Tbe F.enoTid -svpok at flie Maguolia gollery 

 haB bfien pati-onb.ed by Ihfl y.-sllpiy d,_•v^tl■^•^■, iinrl really good work 

 has been done iu all the miitijliCH aiiui)iiniJL:tl. W. U. Fw'uhani haH 

 tecorderl 48 ia Msitch No. i, aH has aUo Wrigbt and GiliOHTi. Iii 

 Matrfi No. 2, Wri.'ht and Gilman take first poHilinns for 4.1 reBpec- 

 tlvely. Iu tbe pistol match Mr. Dudii takes the honors with 128. 

 In tlie FoBEBT .Knn Ht-rv.,\m inatoh Mr. Edwards jh aUaad of all 

 conifii-s wtha totul of l',i -a .\ipital uhowmg, in fa«t. All theBlioot- 

 ingin this match li:i I. not hi-.cu below 47. The best ui'oroa lu all 

 tbe inati!hr= .'it'.- ■iiii..-i .li :1 ; 



No. I M 'I : ! iiiibmu, 4.3; Wright, 4B; CJ ailmnn,4S; 



S FOifB. J I '.■'-'•. A haw, 45: J B Dlltty, 45; E CumlngS, 46; 



BKmvtuu , J : . ;,i, lujs, 45; P. Tones, 45; W EdwRrfl.'»,44; A LttW- 

 renee, 4J; ii iaijui, n-i; k steams, 4Hi .1 Anderson, 4S. 



NO. % Macch.-u WrisrlJC, 46; C Gilman, 46; W Huuler, 44; WH 

 X'ai-ahara, 4a. 



Poiiwt ana Stream Mateh.—B Edwanls, 49; J Edwards, 4T; WH 

 Fajiihum, 4T ; C Gilman, 4T ; C W'right, 47. 

 Pistol JIatoh. 

 ODunn 4S m 48-128 O A Gross.!.. ......35 81 88-103 



CGllinaa as 4u w—m Gc^McGoy ...34 88, 83—99 



W H l.'aruham SS iW 3N— Ilo F WurlU. ...M IU) B3— 98 



TTyron s: ss 8T-n2 C Wlilte ,,S3 32 82— BT 



CWrlgbt ST 36 SS-Ul 



MJiDiroiiD, ,Va.<.s., Jan. 10.— The last ahool hi tho Gold Badge 

 Mateh I'v, , ; ii, I..ll.^ Range took place to-day, and againeta 

 verybini i Mithor, F. HoIHb put iip a perfect score, 



Tuakinfj il iI j;' - ,;j;- ulive biillBeyea : 



F. HolHs r. 5 5 B r> r. r,-;:^ a, w.w»,i. .i i ., .t .i r.—at 



ro-entry o 6 4 5 5 5 o-w h. wui i'l .n ; :■ i j— :;o 



F. .Tone* 6 5 S 6 4 f) 1-33 .KHlrli;::i i , I r, I J— ;i" 



J.R. Teel 4 5 5 5 4 1 r,~:ii w KcUvji:-. i ;. -, i s .1— .nil 



B. Whittler 4 6 4 4 6 4 5—31 W. .lacOllS 4 4 4 4 + 4— if" 



E. Wllllama 4 5 4 5 4 4 6—31 



At tho cloBe of the match the directors awarded tho prizes in 



each olaBu which were as follpWH, 5 betit Bcores to uonut : 

 First Class. Second Olasa. 



F. HoUls 175 a. WltUhigtou ,..1113 



H. Rlluball 1«S J. Eaaimau 101 



E. F RicuaTasoii..,x ,-...ir>T A- W. wewi ,.,.,. itw 



K. WhUtler 184 .). U.Teel .lf.a 



C. n Kuftaoll.. 164 W. tTacoba 154 



A c. Goiiia...., 168 s.n,.TahnBon ,....,,154 



Medfoud, Mase., Jan. 19— The Medford Ain,T,tour Hifla Aa<iocia- 

 tlou oxjen a Bllvcrware match to-day, to be hIhiI, every Wi,ilii.;Kday 

 froml o'clock till Buiinet ; 200 yards; roujifl«, 10 , lide, any Hithiu 

 mles ; off-hand (iriug ; Creedmoor target eoiu.t : niH-n to all 

 coniwa, the aggregate ot fivo scorCH to couut -m om- euntinuoua 

 BROX'c i I'e-eiitriefl. Meniberh of the Medford jVuuitour liille ABtioci- 

 tioii will be haiidi(:^P[.ed on thou* reourdb ; uuu-meiuhurH will be 

 reqnircd to statu the hit;)iC'il recorded score they 'have made, and 

 will be hamlicaiiiied ty tlio direetora. 



New BEOFoiiti— .!.'.!.'.,.,._ ./wi ., 14 — The monthly ohoot of tho 

 NewBedrordKiBeAh.H.ieiiili III took place at Bay View flange to- 

 day. The attenduiue wtiB large coiieidf-ring the day. With the 

 pooTfist of coudiliimn fur large rennllit, Mr. Eggera did capita' work, 

 securing a good 45. Mr. 0. A. Gray woilted lnird lo equal the 

 Bnme amount, and only fell short one point— 44. Only the beat 

 flooroB are appended : 



E. Eggers.-,.— - ...B 4. 4 B 6 S 4 S 4 4—45 



O.A.GrBy..... » S jt 4 4 4 4 5 5 4-44 



'J'. A. Smith ,...5 4 4 8 4 4 4 4 4 4—42 



n.T BabraiCk... ,..4 44444454 4 — ^11 



H.FBft A 34444445 5-41 



W. E. OllDIlblgllfim 4 0448544 4 4—41 



T. W.Oole , 4 64443354 1— 111 



WxiiBFiEhV-Masg., Jan., 1.1— An afternoon and evening match 

 was enjoyed to-day by the Wakefield Amateur Rifle Associatiou, 

 with some excellent acorea at 200 yards, as foUows : 



T.Baxter 5 6 4 5 4 4 5—32 



O. C'oreoran. ,, .:.. ,,....5 6 4 6 4 5 4—82 



W.B.Daniel ." , n 4 4 6 4 4 b— 3i 



Illuminated Target. 



W.B.T3fln1el ,.--,,5 44544 6—31 



Geoi-ge Cheney 4 6 4 5 4 4 4— 30 



N. YoUDg 4 6 4 4 4 4 5-30 



Ohiojigo, III., Jan. 11— The Luke View Rifle Club and the 

 picked team of Co. D., 2d Kegt., Iowa N. G., wan Bhotat Washing- 

 ton, Iowa, with an allowance of two points per man for the military 

 rifles used by th« Washington men. The score stood : 

 Lake view Team. 



Wacaulay 4 64444545 4-43 



Bradley , 3 4 4544446 5—42 



Tilt 4 45444545 3-42 



Cram...., 4 4 4 6 6 4 -S B 4 6^15 



Bangs 4 4 4 564446 8—42 



Lang. 3 4 8 445634 4—39 



Chatfleld 4 54 6 44456 4-44 



Clarke , ,. 4 84444654 4— 41— 8S8 



Military Team. 



MefmlcheilPIi 5 44444444 6-43 



(_Ole 3 44644444 B^tl 



in>i 4 8 3 545444 4^(1 



4 84434 4 48 4—31 



4 a 6 3 6 4 4 5 6 4-4S 



, ,i:,ii 8 44444444 4-89 



ueis.' --- 3 4 4 8 5 3 U 5 4 3—39 



JJllbuer 8 44345454 8-89-319 



poltila allowed iii 



Total.. 



Agae, biliouaaeas, drowaiaeaa, jaundice and rheumatism. Hop 

 £Uter8 ronioves easily. 



J^chting and j^anoeitttj, 



THE 8. S. YOSEMITE. 



rest steam Tiicht bnilt in America 

 repreeeut^" at lust a new dtnux 

 il euekle ^he!l model, the hieh 

 d «hieh have HO loria ruled lit iii, 

 delerf <it hteaiu vaehlh In' . ii i 

 < mure fit to Uie'uerklii!- . 

 Jet, our Kt-eam.r^ have m : , 



tore, 

 bilge, li; I 



highfciJli eliui; il :.:iii-jup, 



)aStTieeu.llae;,nledaud.>i 

 their place, Ld,e our <■:: 



from the prevalence ol ri- „ _.._ . ,._ 



the yachts bad Ijeeii put to eerviee in reacUea :ind etietehe.! eoiu- 

 pnratively open and demanding aea going qiialitief, in no rimali 

 degree. Jlr. lielden's new steamer jh in reulitv the lirjt of Un- 

 kind which can fairly be rjubded ae a sea-going'steam yacht, and 

 oven in her some points of the able crniter have been neglected 

 more than they ought to in view of her small bunker capacity. In 

 noUog the Sotemits aa th« fiiet stu-going utmsau is the fleet we 



are not overloolting the Edgar Stuart, the America, tie Henriette, 

 ex-Sbaughraiiu, the Brttigne and tbe Vidette. The latter, though 



a faf-t and excellent craft in lier war, can bacdly be ranked as a 



■ ,.,. :,,,■,, I,. I :,, I,, I • ,- 1,1 II ,, ,,:,i,,,-,,i V ..fi i,.,:i-lv pcK, which 



" ,1, :i ,, i-'i ■ ,: ,,ii . a. trillo 



'.,'■'■ e„e. Ven- 



,•:,,■ , ■„,, V:.. 1, ,-!-,_■ '„, lO , ■ ', ,1 i:. . I'Ut Still 



ne.l -pid.- ilindinie fi.r ]irolouiied voYasiine, rs.v.pf, l,y rm.M from 



port to liorl, in fair weather. The old Edgar Htuarl was a Htraiige 



Hort, of hbip, coniijarativelvhght draft, high out of water and lit- 



tli- nu.i-i . ,-ljv v,as ol a'qnecr breed, neither one thmg nor tiie 



, ;'ii,| -,; , , ' imngHomelkim; for tlie Rea iu which tbe 



r mlo b-ing could not rid theiufielveri of 



II, :, , iin-polcHivIe of riK of the river lioatH noi 



SCHBlUg 11. ill r', .jl Lie- 



Icniri-O .pla.ll,;.:,- in ;i 



plavLug olhois vvhi 



■U were not iu thi.- -p 



lias been short and 



checkered, as a yael, 



much. Iieine evid.j 



tlv a white elephanl 



ahetlouii-l,-n 1,: '■; 



',■ V.-Tk wat.jrs for a h 



ohangeii , i , i 



,,-altimen and tin 



Cuban i i 



le, all steam vacUt^ 



Jiaper— fan „-,:!, i i 

 old raltlelrai) oi a 



le.l out of luugtte 

 Spanish gunboat, inl 



eight or Mine knotn 



tho .Stuart would liav 



for the favoriug sh 



dei of night ehichei 



Gastilliau's e , ^ . _. 



can ovei'haul is certainly pretty slow lor the age, and for U 

 watched the Stuart from the forecastle of Uncle Sam's \Vy 

 one of his olden time slructiircs with which he overawes 

 savage nations and affords sport to the crews of foieini 

 Tbe Stuart wna a dreaiw looldug spectacle at sea. i. : lu 

 ell fihe cavorted like 'a colt upon tho open prau , . , 



whei: 

 tossed 

 sought 

 ntterlT 



ight, 



:l out ateverv plunge, thee 



fonm-o'n of ^prav uiaKthlgh w-benl.er hI, , , ,■ ■ i„i 

 ■:, :,••' --i'li,, , •ileil'self to the fare ,,i ll„ v :i ■ - 



■ ■ -i.ee at sea, becau... 1 J . ■ • ■, 



..,,, :, .,l,ove and too lillli .■..■■ 



lif ,_.'iLi,_K.ioi., Mf the Cuban coani, a,i,i un n p;,--,-,i ,1 .,,0 -i 

 nn..-,d i,o a reef not far from RaiitiaKo ; peUia|ir. in,- safvr,t 

 ich would have rolled and jumped herself 

 ■er encomitered a gale or gone to pieren in 

 the beach. As each big steam yacht was 

 btigan to learn from experience, and 

 bides slowly came to the fore. 

 1 IST.I, wag an attempt of the 

 !d notions of navigating ' 



ipoViitiou of a boat 

 into spiiriterh had sht 

 Ibe liireakers, di-iveu 

 launched in suoces.^i , 

 more dej.tli, more length and 

 The Ideal, built at Williamsburi 

 hrtc* Van Dozen to apply his ill-st; 

 the water" to vessclK driven by steam in i 

 were nnfortunatelv given shape in tlie: 

 Her speed fell below expectations, and in- 

 wild and impofisiblo theory, and none ha-. 

 I'ortuuftle circumstance for Hie insnrane 

 riette and America may fairly be claB.sed ; 

 former, a tine vessel' taken altogether, 

 many others, from an insatiate desire to 

 L;riind walrion afloat on tonnage which wot 

 inhere extravagances, and her builders v 

 after bodv fuller than they desired, and I, 

 iu herstniclnre uhicli tliey could' not reoomm( 

 since hoisted the tn-colo'-'and no longer has 

 Tbe America, tbe lient apocimen of her kind at 

 launched, soon turned out to eat more r-oul Hi:., 

 a plethoric bank account, and the goveri- 

 the right moment and reheved her o.-, i 

 satisfactorv figure. Origiuallv built in li, 

 for the late H. N. Smith, the naval anlb.n.w,-^ 

 Dispatch and sent her to Key West during tbe \'ii 

 In the hands ot naval engineers she reached a 

 teen knots, though raputati.m credited her 



i th.:-; 



ib-awk 



nnd 



Kister 



craft. 



ticallv 



jontradicf 



:dtbe 



follnwed iu 



his H 



ake, a 



corn rial 



ies. 



The Heii- 



8ca-^oi 



ig V 



ichts. 



The 



ullered 



ho 



wevei 



. like 



Main i 



lia 



1 roo 



11 aud 



1 IKJt, )1 



rnii 



KllCll 



loiig- 



■e eibfn 





-.1 ke 



■p the 



introdn 



-■V M 



.'•ii;',! 



itlOllS 



Bretagii 

 ■ listK F 

 ,e can 

 l-egnlai 

 ssel, V 

 le big 

 .ugh v 



1 EulHi 



ath 



3f six- 

 Tbe 



N that 



for Mt. Hi 

 ■,•1 , 1 i i.i ■',!;: , , 1, ,l,.p;,rf for other chmes 



,!''' ■' '" ', ',' i; -Ml - -li' -or :i-, Arnerican proper!: 



■■I, ;-;■', :ii| jiu -ban i ; l-'iitt, her. A good deep draft 



vessel, with hark rig, the oiilv ol.jection will p.rohablv prove to be 

 the big coal bills, trifles at -nhich Mr. Say is fortunatelv able to 

 laugh with httle conceru. Tho Bcetagne is built ol wood under 

 tbe rules of t)ie Buieau Veritas, has been given the highest cbias, 

 and is 240ft. over all, 21flft. load line; beam, a2'.,'lt: doiith of 

 hold, 19ft. and draft aft, 14ft. Both Vidette aud f'tilyuia. though 

 capjable of coasting, are not slrictlv to he rated as cruiaeis, but 

 rather as half way between the '-bouse boats" and the Hush 

 decked vestiel. For regular sea work, thev are of loo light draft, 

 and would find dilhculty iu steaming aeniss or head ou'm rough 

 water. The Vidette is, however, a vast improvement m a[ipe;ir- 

 auce and speed upon the Ideal, but the I'olvnia. though v.-rv fa.st. 

 having so far realiz.d a higher rate tbau'auv vacht vet tried in 

 • ^ ■ ■' gh, not enough 



: cniiser, aud vet to. 

 en two ports, the tin 

 led before aud after 

 such piirpOHO, to .-: 



.od til 



siioi-t r 



la! c 



considered a very satii-iairom vt-t---' 

 ae little fault can be found with her o 

 tions in her arraugemeats and tittini 

 experienced eye. All our new stoamt 

 unmistakable signs of their being the 

 about them an apparent want of fau 

 fashions of the yachtsmau. The o|j 

 space, beanty of design, and general ti 

 tbe most of. There is foi ofteu a c: 

 and most vaohts when ready for coii 

 more than half finished. They suern lo he the re,s 

 and not the outcome of weU-digested thought 

 plans ; but all this -sve expect to see superseded 1: 

 work, as soon as the designer and draftsmau st 

 chanic m a sphere where the foi-mer should i nle 

 latter can never hope to become more than ;i 

 strike by whit or lack what the naval dr. u 

 ot a regular education aud years of ri , , 

 and capacity in one branch in 1)\- no ine-mih n ; . 

 competency m the othtT, and" onlv wlu n iht 

 combined in the same establishment can -.ve ho: 

 perfect steam yacht representing the luHhcHt skil 

 arts of the mechanic, and tke jierfect desii^u aud 

 from the drawing board of the naval architect. 

 cobble yard are over, and the age " 

 flned and matm-ed in dctiol than we 



hands of the Tu-oad-a-se school, unlesi ,.,, ^ 



with the drawing pen. That there ia ro.jrn for 

 yachting fleet ia only too patent to any one ot t; 

 sorry-looking incoiigruities aimuuily turned out 



d lla 



! hkelv to 



the 



llbs.n.ii 



■,1m 



of ha 



L!d UI.O 



udcompletere 

 cident aud luck. 



lice" HI 

 Thei 



Yosemr 



rspectiug public by being dubbed "jir 



Philadelphia last 



1 wh.,lesoine drpth, 

 . linn- ahove water, 

 nail hniiker.aqia.i-ify 



lai'idy im'der sail iV, 

 od lieatiiig up. To 



ste -rage way, :. . 



onucal ongiue vnll get a\ 



y i--'< 



i'liis and nmsattH- 



factorv when ,si 

 at all times iu ir., 

 If bu,:-king again,-,!, 

 in which a pet eeoi 



tan 



'■firi 

 vay 



ig one in tho face 

 or riye days only. 

 smg to see the w«v 

 with coal, aud th..t 



without maidng much headway over tb» ground either. An ampli 



sail area ia indispensable iu a cruiser, aud we think this can be 

 supplied to veBnels of tho Corsair class ttithont materially inter- 

 fering with other qualities. 



The Voscmite, though not bv any nieiiii- ,■',,■ |,i , ii|l,iir{ the 

 bill, corameudB herself in mor,;thairomi v, ,,,,ped in 

 thatJI, 



give the pnhlie f), 

 rehable HtatlsLics , 

 America. Had Iii, 

 exainples of flu- 

 tubnhirboUer 



e triiils; 



■id.s 



ifh ', 



icU 1 



■y, and 

 aut of 



1 pa 



Imed oft I 



ihihited tl 

 uuscru]inlouH crew who.- 

 l-,uiTery of persons uuacq 

 to laud so highh. In ap| 

 least, with perhaps the e 

 relic of tho river laun.:be, 

 placed bv 



tbe lay pn 



1 the 



gla, 



ce at the table: 

 h set forlh l,,y ai 



beads 



iuted vfitb the ful,..(eet thev undertook 

 ranee the Yosemite is novel, to nnv the 

 eption of the stereotype cut-water, a 

 vhich wo would like to have neeii difl- 

 ityliisb fignueboael aud a short, bright stick, as being 

 I'hanuonv with seagoing proportions anil niodel. There is 

 the ineiit.able result of accident to be observed in the rather 

 clumsy and miKhip»ha|ie manner in whicii the u-on tmlle deck 

 has been brought down lo meet the stem iu the eyes, (;ivmg an 

 rmlvbreuk to tbe sheer inteusified bv carrvmg out Ibe rail of a 

 rather clumsy bulw.Hrk netting ou the true line of sheer, pivijig a 

 h.-ai-y and ueedlesslv mixed impression to tbe obse-rver. Had the 

 turtle deck I.-eeii kept at nearly its full liei,.;ht t,o the end, aud a 

 r.mud bowsprit been housed ju the eyes, .>r had n iienl rail been 

 ■" ' ■ to the fore-chaiiiH and the deck laid llatin 



its n-uke fro 

 ! nbtai 110,1. "' 

 I after-tbouci 



ft IS lerrd r.. 



to, 



■ to side a 



more i 



leasi-ig lin 



■sumo the 



whole ( 



ni tie deck 



t did not 1- 



liter in 



to th.i rii; 



ist whal h) 



s Iieen 



,^-aiued i.v 



-ould ha 



■ut wa 



1 freel 



Lcht not 

 ■ might 

 - of the 



■pi eight 11 



■-I I i,iii,:,-iii nin iuto tbe frame h,-ad., : .-i.,,- -.,,,i-iig lu.jre 



I ■ i,el,j-,. and much more on deck, uo« piueur.j [„,. a marked 



1 -li. The deck is plated tliroughout, reuduiiug the Yosemite 



iliiigly stroiig on the upper flange of the girder, something 



■ li the great boiler and eugiue power rcmders necessai-y. In 



iio.l,,-i the new yacht is original. If ever there was anything 



ieagoini; turned'out with a "kuift-like" bow this mav be s'aid of 



ler. Tho fore- liody we .judKe lo be an exact expositioi. of the 



• wave line" system, ami a very handsome examjile it is. but amid- 



ihips there seeina to he a slight straight of breadth, so far as can 



■ction as she lies at the dock, something 



ised fri 



which i.s not vi-iy taking to those who Uke to see a vessel ' 

 all around. There is no Hare forward, on the contrary, a stiTingly 

 expiresscd ■■fnuible home," just what we like to see and what wo 

 bold to he proiluctive of great ease in a seaway. Iu a steamer, 

 'tahilitv can be olitaiued fro 



thei 





' g' 



nd r 



1 for ilaie 



8 deck 3 



eights, 



lUght— and the heavy overhangmg cants obsei 

 coasters are simijly another relic derived from bygone ages when 

 the bell-bow clippers furnished the fashion f..r a time, P.iit they 

 have long been relegated to tbe crudities ,-+' Hi.-os-it ,,,,1 tl-.,!.. I'i 

 no object in tenaciously clinging to a tin ■ :ii 



"tumble home" has been BO suecessfull 



stem thai there is nothing to offend the e> ,-, .ili,i tu,_ ,„,u ,,i ,tit' 

 Yos, smite is as haudfiome, •'sweet" and stvlisli as tbe most e.xact- 

 iiiL' r;,,uld d.inand, ft is. m fact, tbe handsomest we have seen for 

 a long while w hen judge.l from t,he hiaudpoiut of taste, and cer- 

 tainly the most appropriate and fitting from the standpoint of a 

 naval architect which has yet been designed for an .-\iuericau 

 steam yacht of large tonnag e. We may add tbat it is just the kind 

 bow we bad expected from tbe (;:licster yard, wTieie thoy know 



of tho 



- ■■■, ill ii,i-: enough 

 ■ .; , - ,■ U'avel alt 

 ■II,,: ■]-, ■■- liow and 

 tei-s H5 the thirst for 

 iii|:ilished forward ho 



a ihing or two about i 



Yosemite are fair and m,, , !■ ■, , , 



round to prevent the aj,; : , ,, 



we arc doomed to disa],i ■ iii^ii^ i i 

 bodv should have been saciitii-eil in t 

 big cabins is a pity. What the desigi 

 has beeu compelled to mar from the 

 Yosemite is "boxy," Tbe aides lose their round, become stiCC 

 and flat and a heavT-, angular-looking bilge rises slowly from the 

 water only to terminate in the full, short, chmiay overhang of a 

 colliers counter. And aU the filigree and gingeriread uiouldiugB 

 only serve by conlra.st lo hei^'hten the chagrin one feels at finding 

 such fan promises brought to nougbl,, one grand end swampied by 

 the cryiug faults of the other, sacrificed to the vultrar demand for 

 accommodation 1 Aft the Y.jsismito looks a ooflin. 'She ha. rather 

 too umcb sheer for " style," and freeboard suiTers iu consequeuce. 

 The round of the turtle deck ha.s been painted white, which a.id8 

 httle, if auvthing, to appearances, aud tbe wooden stauchions aud 

 rails would have been less heavy aud fence-like had they beeu of 

 iron. Tho flush deck— barbarous custom !— instead of exhibiting 

 the traditional snow-white plank, has been covered fore and alt 

 with painted canvas I The heathen who thus rathlessly has 

 trampled upon the yachtsman's sacred traditions, upou all that is 

 orthodox aud m vajle aboard a well kept-ahif), should be sent 

 down helow-, and in double irons for the rest of his days, or he 

 should take rail for the West and hniig out liis sliiugle as a roofer. 

 Why not pave the decks at once V The boats, both waist and 

 quarter, are bucolic in fashion audhnish, aud would be more iu 

 lilace s\yiiug to davits over some hooker's stern. The paint on 

 the davits has no business there, it will become dirty nfter a few 

 days in commission, but they will, wo suppose, bs Rcr.aped bv 

 orders of the Hki[iper. The boiler and engine hatches I.. ok like 

 stoet, honest work, but for a barn-like etriu-tiire, eommend ua to 

 thi- companion hatch, which is ueilher ship.shape iu its paneling 

 nor sale in construction. The tir.st sea shipped will take it alemg 

 The rig is that of a acliooner with a fore- 



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 apt todoubleuporcol- 

 iothmg i.iiL „. ,,„ii, -ii i,, . ii.ioil the cap forwardkeeps 

 their iuleuiiedau.L;ie. below, tne iosoimte has a very 

 raueo, nnd a good clearance, so tliat with small beam aud 

 supply ot power, a high rate of speed aught to be ex- 



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all: ISJft, on desk ; 

 l.ii.l l.iii. : -^^it. beam ; depth of hold, 12ft,, and draft 

 .Iriift inidslnps.th'.n. and forward, Sift The etumhead, 

 spun out nito n sturnp howHiirit, is 13ft. outboard. TheeugincB 

 are of the tripi-le conipouud tvp-e, aimilar to those of the Britauuio 

 of the While Stiu- Line. Twt. low pu-essure cylinders of 40in. and 

 a high pressm'e of as.iiii. Stroke, liaiu. ; wheel, lift, diameter, 

 with a pitch of 1711. 'I'wo e-ylmdrical boilers, each foft. in diam- 

 eter nn.l lift, i-iii.,' th.' -.hells heiiiK ■'■„iu. thick. Ilrtk'bt of stack, 



i.'jft,, v.iiii I'll ,ii ,i,i i;.-,^.me hatch, lilxHfl. ■ boiler hatch, 



bsKilft, I ,,,^,,i„ii -,,,|,_lii ..ill ihequarterderik. each Txtift., and 

 gallev less. .Ls,L,:i, LI;, i ,.,,:,-,„,,„ .,r im-le ir, c, Hx:f»;,x5-16tb, 



spaced 111: m.:,n.-,-, I,,-,-,,, o,,,.., ,, , ,,,.., 



running up to tbL-upp- , I ' 



lower deck beams on in 



iu wake of onpiues and I,, ,^, 



deep. There -are five huu--jieii,j;, a r,.,ii],-i.,[i iii::iah,_-ij,,-i i-irv-i^isi, ine 

 thrust bearin^s bulkhead aft, and the honors and cngmea inclosed 

 in three. Thene are of U and o-KUh. plate, Btiffened with angle 

 iron. Stem aud post are VilJ-iin., tbe stern-poet and rudder-post 



