16 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[FiEBRtfAK? 0. 1886, 



balai 

 Judk 



s hook, speaks in grout admiration of this, and 

 hat her speed cannot bo attributed solely to her 

 rat to a carefully designed model, beautifully 

 rarity, lateral resistance, etc, most 



ed. 



F,,i.,ii 



1 1, at oll'e 



to iny challenge to Mr. Claphara, " Corinthian " should be 

 .1 his fails before he poui-s his broadsides into my unfortu- 

 elf. 1 offered to sail Volante iu a strong breeze of my ehoos- 

 s-is,,,: sharpie, and, her owners willing, will do 

 1. But I did »"t otTer to sail an able 40-foot boat, with gear 

 : . '-iinmled, at sea in a breeze. 1 weigh 110 

 Is, and am not strong at. that. I have crossed the " pond " in 

 ■ I. inner in winter, and rouuded Hatteras id aBf-tOnnor in 

 Cr; But I never supposed any one with any experience at 

 uld answer my challenge with sueh a wild proposition as 

 e,l by Mr. Clapham. I will say in this connection that I 

 v:i- ii aware at the time that this gentleman was engaged pro- 

 fes tonally in building the chjss of vessels hoadvoeates, or I should 

 i . , sail him. 1 have nodesire to interfere with his 

 I .u,l sincerely hope no harm has come of it. 

 Ma-. Kiiby's articles contain much that is interesting and in. 

 si riiel ive, but, unfortcmatoly, in trying to prove his theories he 

 does not stick to fads, and t bus proves too much. 1 did not in- 

 tend taking up his assertions as to Vimler. but "Corinthian's" 

 article necessitating a reply, 1 thought I might perform the well- 

 known trick- of the stone and two birds. 



Mr. Kirby. in order to prove that Arrow type is as good in 

 strong winds and lumpy water as the deeper class, cites the June 



Of the N. Y. T. 0., in which Arrow beat Vin lai 



ong breeze, and that 

 oe, Arrow is 61ft. 5in. 

 trd, 5ft. tin.; and she 

 ., L. \V. !,.; beam, 17ft 

 es 17 tons of ballast; 

 Secondly, the weather 

 it Vindex badly, 

 -e=se!s of her class should beat Vindex class ; but Out- 

 trong breeze, where, according to his account, Fin- 

 al badly, ibe club record shows she gained eight 

 :he larger vessel. The race ended in a handsome vic- 

 Ai raw, I admit, but the smooth water and moderate 

 did I lie business. For all this, Vindex was second, 

 i lir ijue-master, with or without time allowance, 

 on the record as second for the Bennett Cup which 

 In this- the last season Vindex was in commission— 

 n two other races, and won them both, 

 ly not, as " Corinthian" says, be up to her best form, 

 Or In any form, for that matter, but she has raced twice, and won 

 both times, " hands down," defeating in the first race the nearest 

 boat -a larger one— fifteen minutes even, and in the second the 

 nearest one— 10ft. longer— about seven minutes. 



Permit moon closing to 6tate that I am not an " English cut- 

 ter" mau, as some of your correspondents appear to think, fori 

 believe iu medium beam and good depth (no extremes), and also 

 emphatically to assert that, although a devoted yachtsman, I am 

 not " Devoted Yachtsman, " as I am informed many believe me 

 to be. 



Hoping your readers will pardon my having kept that objec- 

 tionable person, " self," so long before them, I subscribe myself, 

 Robert Center. 



, I B ii < I M i. 



THE RACING CLUB OF AMERICA. 



minutes, asserting that it was d 



me in a s 



the boats were of one size. In 1 



lie first p 



L.W.I,.; beam. 20lt. Bin.; dr 



vilhout b 



carries 22 tons ballast. PSndi 



v is 56ft. 4 



4in.; draft without keel. Oft. Mil 



i., and car 



■ : ■ ■ , ! : i wo vessels of the sail 



e size ? 



sin inside the Hook. 



Here A 



she star! 



ghl ii 



a- way tho heavy "and longm 

 and pitching, and though 



it has great influence 

 le sails maybe reefed 

 the mast still exerts its momentum and makesa wideboat " yaw " 

 and wallow about at a dreadful rate and to a dangerous extent. 

 If the man who is caught in this way increases the length of his 

 boat, he will shut himself out from prizes that ho might have won 

 before on account of the time allowance for the addition to bis 

 length, lie therefore has a strong inducement to ke< 

 as she is, though ho knows sho would bo all tho better for more 



the next system we will consider. At first 

 urement; at all event3 one which Is theo- 

 t. The designer can use what dimensions 

 tiy form, without hinderance and without 

 appod in any direction. He can lengthen 

 for what he puts on in cubic feet. But. 

 e the freeboard in order to obtain more 



when la 

 head ri 



es and adopt, 

 liniself handh 



wants to rai; 



and keep the wate 

 weather, he finds that evi 

 the bulk. I know that 

 boats have been raised w: 



iar of the deck m rough 

 inch w'ilt make a great increase in 

 bulky boats hare won prizes, and 

 •eat. gain in comfort ; but (he added 



i published : 

 in the 



tnpara 

 ponying whicti tfal squadron is rightrj eredl 



isilisl i ,ie most races in 1378. For 1S79, Iitnvei', 



to the Beverley Yacht Club, with 10 ract 



The Boj-nl Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron is entill 



place of honor in 1879, as in 1873, for there were 



races in 1579 with 58 starters. This increase, by 



... i ! i , ; i ce l troves the correctness of your cont 



K. O. Sum ten hast. Honorary Socretai 



n,,v.)', Jan. SJtftj 



MEASUREMENT. 

 Editor Fvrczt mid Stream .-— 



ttle upe 



vof last year's racing by "Kongo Croix," 

 sis re us rlcs on " measurement." This subject 

 on a great deal of trouble in tho past, and prob- 

 Dnstttute a sonrwhat complex question. There 

 sire for a uniform measurement or some kind 

 ight sail in a number of races under the auspices 

 , and still give and take the same allowances. As 

 ub unfortunately has its own method, and boats 

 one club possibly take time in another. 

 in a man asks when a race is talked of is, " What 

 cut?" and this question has made no end of 

 ised misunderstanding. In the first place, to 

 rule it must be considered what are the quali- 



rith ii 



comes 8 1 Behavior in a sea, power 



work well, .-si i ii- .orally arriv 

 sails, or it- ss ii, he e . ..inod, under < 

 beam, coupled wil h a low centre of i 

 boon turned to this latlerplanto a g 

 Boston nearly all the new boats ha 

 nndeventhe most pronounced 



y sail, and steer and 

 y good beam and largo 



■u.liiii 



Atn 



, by 



itionhaslati 

 extentthan before. 

 e weight on the k« 

 is of the. shallow a 



br 



„ typo 





Tin: 



o lead for ballast, i 

 s can be more cone 



n pc 



the 



ail. 



ained by high f reeboard 

 Hast. This applies more particularly to small ves- 

 sels are found to do well with comparatively 

 ,, owing to their size enabling them to go through 

 l" waves that would interfere seriously with a 

 ay. A Iter these qualities are obtained, head room 

 may next be considered. These three dimensions 

 .nd depth, or head room— should be left to the de- 



lOt, 



she i 



y elect, and i 

 should be pe 



I., and 



The good points in this mo 

 ii a si I or not, ; 



signer; while at thesamotii 

 allowance will be. This 



gpRixed boats, that are unlit, for i 



i pressure iu favor of 

 nitted in a fair rule 

 ir these requirements, 



ie type or boat, and how free they have 



s most used iu clubs where small boats 



•ement are that beam and depth 

 rding to the judgment of the de- 

 li is known at the outset what the 

 ;ment produces wide and heavily 



steaded cruising. y\ T heu 



height raises the centre of gravity, makes the boat draw more 

 water, and does not necessarily add to the speed, except on rare 

 occasions ; yet the good results Of high freeboard for cruising 

 will not be questioned. Still an allowance must bo paid Cor this 

 added bulk, the same as if it had been put on the bow or stern, 

 where it wotdd be more of an advantage to higher speed. 



For a case in point wo will consider the Vixen and Ucgina. 

 The e boats arc so evenly matched that a few seconds has proved 

 to be all the difference in a long race. Suppose the owner of Bis- 

 gina should raise his boat and do away with part of the house, or 

 all of it, the sloop would be better for it. Sho would have more 

 head room forward, and more room in every way below, and the 

 water would bo kept off her decks. But it would not add any- 

 thing is iter speed in ordinary weather ; she would draw more 

 water : would not carry her sail quite as well as at present, since 

 tho centre of effort would be higher, and also the centre of grav- 

 ity. The boat would be better off for " all-round " qualities, but 

 her market value Would be less on account of her inability to sail 

 with such as M.rfn. The schooner Intrepid measures 13,122 cubic 

 feet and the Zfdfl? TT«1»9,lB2, yet the TiSdl WitBt is lit. Oin. longer 

 than the Intrepid and Jin. wider. Still the Intrepid has to pay a 

 penalty on cu bis measun men* in a race tot the very qualities wo 

 all arc anxious to see an able sea boat and wholesome yacht 

 possess. 



Suppose that a design has boon made, and carefully worked out 

 with all centers properly balanced. The cubic contents are 

 figured up, and it is found to be rather more than some other 

 craft that is to be sailed against, though the rival may, for all 

 that, be longer on tho water line. What can be be done under 

 these circumstances ? The new boat is none too deep, we will as- 

 sume, but free-board counts more than any other part in adding 

 to the cubic contents, and nothing is left, us but to cut it down— 

 to reduce her cubic contents to that of the rival yacht. The de- 

 signer knows that the time is worth more to him than the free- 

 board ina race, and though convinced that low free-board Is in- 

 compatible with good " all round" qualities, he is compelled, 

 nevertheless, to cut it down, and then add to the house to make 

 up the head room, and of course regrets it every time the wind 



bio 

 The 



the s 



f.'Xt sys 



yacht. . 



i be used for all siz 

 Hid compute the a 

 osiiruor knows the allowai 

 phis plans. The boats 



t we will consider is " length 

 tm." This was used fora long time by the IS". Y. Y. C, and 

 the rule of the Seawanhaka Y. 0. This meas.irc- 

 of boats, and anybody can measure 

 a without trouble. By this rule the 

 e of time before be begins to work 

 have as much free-board and depth 

 d, and she may be full or lean as may be wished. 

 The sitking of such a rule in practice on various types of 

 boats next demands attention. In 1S7S the Schemer, a represen I a- 

 :: i ,,i the wide and shallow type (37 17-1C0 ft. water line, and 

 1 1 5- ii 1 1 . l cam), sailed a raco with the Volante, though the latter 

 was in the same class. Volants is a moderately narrow and heavy 

 displacement boat (39 95-100 ft. long on water line, and 12 05-100 it. 

 beam). The weather from the Southwest Spit, out and back, was 

 just what the 1 



tin 



i the 



allows). 





lead, and Schemer about three and a half to four tons, part iron 

 ami pari lead. 



The Vindex in tho same kind of a race barely managed to beat 

 Coming an I 4dtfje V. This shows, in my opinion, that the meas- 

 urement will answer for all typos of bonis, and is the only rule 



can sail toget her with al'air " shov " Eoreitoer. In lightweather 

 the beamy boat can allow the deep, narrow one, aud beat her 

 time, and in bad weather tho narrow, deep one can pay off the 

 score to her wide competitor. When this measurement was used in 

 the N.Y.Y.C., the Sadie iu strong wmds very of ten beat tho Grade., 

 though Grade was a longer boat. The number of prizes won by 



si pi- 



od, safe boat, and at tin 



. Tho 



ith sua 



Hon may also be 

 i depth. Her ret 

 my be said that this measurement is rat 

 "cutter type. It is to be regretted thai 

 n made between tho cutters that hav 

 iny boats, so that more comparisons couli 

 ar as can bo judged at present, in t lie wen 

 Liner, I do not think it is likely that tho v< 



i tool. But 

 ave in the 

 ■ typo will 



slightly narrower style or boat with 

 ey will be much safer and have more 

 .utlay of money. In the near future 

 ssoeiation," and length multiplied by 

 nethod under which all types can meet 

 . An. I if we&o cr us to Boston ami 

 ee.and get caught off Cap-. ' od seltb 



of that kind v 



I cans] .eak from 

 *, Jan. 20th. 



mount of wilting on the subject. On 

 xperience. A. Carv Smith. 



Something About Crickut C.ROiraris— In our next issue we 

 will publish a thoroughly practical article on the laying out of 

 Cricket grounds and how to keep them in order. Tho article is writ- 

 ten by .Mr. George Giles, professional of I he St. George's Cricket 



is. n flliscity. This will be the first paper of the kind ever 

 published in America, as all previous trticles V hleh have ap- 

 peared on this subject have, been copied from English publica- 

 tions, and, of course, only applicable to the Engbsh soil and 

 climate. 



QBtOKnn on The Ice.— The cold snap which wo are now having. 

 should inspire the cricketers in this vicinity to have a jolly good 

 guino on the ice. 



^HtfwL 



AVERAGES FOR 1879. 



efbeica omcivET olyb of i 

 Wears indebted to Mr. G. S. T.Bliss, 

 Eureka Cricket Club, for the fol lowm; 

 at Fredei icton : " The Eureka Club v 

 1S79. In past years we made a mistak 

 Fredeiieton has heretofore always st 

 eting centre in New Brunswick and 

 summer is the first time that there ha 

 here since the Twenty-fourth Regime 

 so that we are not as well op in Hie ga 

 Oi i : e six matches paired three wei 

 following is the summary .— 



mieanri I 

 May3Ut,atFredericton.. \ F';," 2; ,, 



•ON, N. 11. 

 jorable Secretary of the 

 su .•'''.' apasi 

 organized oil 

 y not having two clubs. 



n and three lost. Th 



1 







i . . ■ 



not out. 



.Tuner;ttli,P.tFralerie1-0ii j 



Decided By mat innings. Foi 



is - , ,11, 13 not oui.; Fuller, 10. 



,„, _ (Eureka 5(! SI ti W) 



, "' 1,1 -' l Fn-'ilerie.ton...45 41 



■kots. For winners— Best score, G. S. , 



21 i lie 



,s down) 11!) 

 in— Colwell, 2,i: Me- 



L si B , s 



July 4th. 



July 



, St.. 



F..H. Allen, V, : M< 

 oul. For Eureka 

 Botsford, 2aHdlI. 



Aug. 23th, atFred 



Ielon..l20 r.i ,:: 



ikets. For win i6r«— 



a out, and (Y.iwcll,13aud 10 not. 



and 13; Hanlan, 7 ami 15, anil 



Eureka la (2 w) .. 13 



Fieilericton 41 .. -14 



Decided by first innings. For winners— Bliss, 22 no I 



losers— Street, 12. 



BATTISO AVERAGES. 



M. . 



umber of nt 

 Ig of grey tri 

 nd black stri 



The 



?lec 



of , 



CEET CLUB. 



tblished and exeell 



n. 27th, at I It ffl si use! tii 

 ith, No. r,2 Br i:i,l street. A 



, i :s. i s nnifon 



i 



e club will , 



,ss 



. 

 ■ 



,-l-e 1 .11. 



; 'is 



Kirby; Secretary, 1.. l.ove ; Treasurer, li .! 

 Committee, Messrs. Jenkins, Jackson and Hurl, art. 



Through the kindness of the club's Secretary, il, 1.. '■ ■ ■ ■ 

 are enabled to annex the following summary of Is 

 matches and averages :— 



SUMMARY* OF HATCHES. 



nirt Klemn. 

 May 30, Palerson, N. J.; vs. Paterson I nil, 



ill'-! . us-.. 



.Itiue 10, Fater.-on, ft. .;.; vs. Paterson Club; wonbyiu 



June 20, liobokon ; vs. St. George's ; lost, on first bo,, 



July 4, Prospect Park; vs. Pater.-os I Hub; v, , 



S'-i'sot Park ; vs. Staten Island; 



July 24, Albany ; vs. Albany Club; won on first innings It- IB 



August 0. Staten Island ; vs. Staten Island ; • ■-, B , 



September 17, Prospect Park; vs. Albany Cluh ; won 



tags by or runs. 



, nd Eleven. 



JuiieB.r.'ssesi.r Psrh; v-.Ms.i n Hsu'l ; . v. , 



si",, • : ProSP s, Pe ■!: ; VB. Si <Gi ',':-' ; . Ini I - 



'June la, "Prospect Park; vs. Columc 3 runs. 



June 29, Fiv-peci Park ; \,.:\i",-se ; (1st; j i ist • ., :.i'-.i. niiiinse 



August 8, Prospect Park; vs. Now York (1st) , w 



.-'is, ss, -2. Prospect Park; vs, JfeW EDI* (1 l; ft-on on lust 

 18 runs. 



BECAPITfi 



II - ' I i '.'','"' 



2 (1 



..... i 1 1 B 



10 3 



BAITIKQ AVliltAClES, 



1'ir.J El 



te- s 1 ' w & 



i 



n £ a 



ii 



. G. P. Scott 



:. it. Hooper 



1. 18. Greig 



,. \V. Brewster 



idletou .. 



I s,kin3 



!. C. A. Del! i, 



e-.'sird 



, '"ir 



. O. W. .i.s 



:. h. Lore 



ceuzlo 



-. T. Covue 

 ,. H. Tiieis 



i. W, Chippendale 



*Slffnifles l, iiot out." 



