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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 11, 1880. 



of noise caused % exhausting steam is of great value 

 considered from n sporting view, because the approach 

 togaweis made more sure aud easy, fourth, through 

 using Hie compound system the greatest economy of fuel 

 is obtained : witness itssucci ss in the transatlantic steam- 

 ship service and British vachte. the old style, 

 being entirely disj 



lnsi ten j ears. 



U'llnl 





■ money value of the fuel 



used in ;i steam 



yacht 



IS 1111 



large, si ill etsonnmyin its 



use is important 



beoai 



ae thl 



vessel is enabled to make a 



Longer trip with 



a ;;i\< 





unt, or the mxmherof tames 



necessary to coal 



lip IS 



les-ell 



>d and a nuisance mitigated. 



Tb© following 



is :i ilo 





.,:, „l as|,.mn.- vaeht built 



by this C 



a te\ 



' mi, .11 



h, since fur M.-ssrs. Charles 



11. Dim and Jo 



ci>li T 



Bari 



3, of this city. She lias been 



in successful oj 



iratio 



l ill Bl 



nithoni waters, and shown 



herself to be ev 



>rvlhi 



ig des 



irable for the purposes for 



which alie wasii 



tende 



!. I,i 



bgth, 24ft; ; beam, 6ft. 9in. : 



depth. 3ft Gin. ; 



draft 



■ it" u-a 



er, 3ft.i speed, 71 miles per 



hour : Consumpi 



ion ol 



coal, 



JO lbs. per hour ; weight of 



boat, including 



mach 



nerv, 



!S,000 lbs. Her interior is 



beautifully finis: 



led ii 





gauy, cherry and oak. An 



important novel 



v in the fin- 



n of a folding tent and nwn- 



ing combined w 



is furr 



iehed 



with this boat. It is formed 



bfemploying a 



numb 



er of 



curved longitudinal ribs of 



wood, the ends i 



[' wlii 



?h are 



pivoted at the extreme for- 



ward and after 



parts 



of the 



standing room or cockpit, 

 •aterproof cloth, and when 



These ribs arc c 





l)\- \ 



not in use fold t) 



emsel 



ves in 



a compact form on the gun- 



wale of the boat just outside the rising. The tent 

 be instantly raised by swinging the uppermost rib or bat- 

 ten over to the opposite gunwale. \Vhen thus closed it 

 forms a perfect protection against wind and weather and 



stand up under. Eith< 



set! at will, or both sides of it may be 



needed as an awning. This folding 



an important addition to all open 



ready means of protection against the 



gives plenty 

 the tent ma; 

 partly raisei 

 teal will 

 launches, gi 

 elements an 



The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company havo now in 

 course of construction several vessels which deserve spe- 

 cial notice. A fine steam-yacht f"i Mr. Graham, of Bal- 

 timore, the k-.-c! Of wbich was laid the let of February, and 

 the yacht is expected to go into service the 1st of May. 

 Length over all. 120 ft.; beam. 10 ft.: depth. 6? ft. Her 

 main cabin, situated aft of machinery, is 21 ft. in length, 

 and is to be Brushed in oak. Out of this open three Btate 

 rooms and a pantry, all finished in maple. 



She has one vertical compound engine, the cylinders 

 10i in. and 18 in. 

 by 18 in. stroke. 

 The boiler is of the 

 coil system before 

 described, and has 

 a grate S ft. Sin. in 

 diameter. Maxi- 

 nium speed. 30 

 miles an hour. For- 

 ward of the nia-j 

 chinery 

 atedalf _ 

 t iom, kitchen and 

 quarters for the 

 drew. The after state-room is fitted up with hath tubs 

 and i ry modern convenience. This beautiful model hits 

 been named the Gleam. There arc also nearly completed 

 at the company's workshops two launches for the United 

 States Navy, each 88 ft. long and 8i ft. beam. They are 

 very handsomely finished internally with mahogany, 

 cherry and oak j metallic trimmings of polished bronze. 

 They are to be furnished with improved compound en 

 gines, and their i rials will take place early in_A) 

 torpedo-boat for the Imperial Governme 

 an advanced state of completion; leiigtl 

 7 ft. Engine, 120 h. p. She is expected 



of Ru 



miles per he 

 in May. Thosummer 

 and visitors from all 

 daily anil shown the 

 Thero are five or six Bt 

 ties which are kepi tl 

 bauds aro now employ 

 for the coming sunime 

 shops and yards "l tli 



pany pn nl a -i > tkin 



stonin vessels, yachtsai 

 a just reputation for 

 The ll.-rreshoir brothe 

 of Naval Architects, L 

 for originality in cone 

 inventioi 

 star in o 

 which tl 



11 probably leave th 

 ■f 1880 



up: 



very properly resented in some letters to hand, and which 

 will do published next week. Those who cannot complj 

 with the above, and who are unable to write from the 

 standpoint of gentlemen, may hereafter expect to find 

 their communications relegated to the waste basket. 



operatic 



• On 



npi 



Xti 

 oad 

 brillian 



she 



valves 

 spring* 

 pie ob 

 insight 

 Bristol 

 tion of 

 should very 



t-:\- ,;-iK 

 opening. 

 received 

 process. 

 _ to different par- 

 ;re during the winter, and many 

 d in painting and preparing them 

 'a duty. Altogether the machine- 

 Herreshoff Manufacturing Com- 

 -eene of aoti vi t v and hustle; the 

 d torpedo-boats they turn out have 

 ipeed, symmetry and durability. 

 •s arc members of the Institution 

 udon. It is only fair to add that 

 ption ami boldness in design the 

 ements of this linn constitute a 

 of mechanical achievements of 

 v well lie proud. That their coil 

 he basis for imitations in design 

 t to the Bristol builders, for their 

 plagiarized and budt upon exten- 

 ance at our engineering exchanges 

 shafts, midship propellers, safety 

 and most reliable kind, in which 

 ns have been superceded byasini- 



THE FACTS IN THE CASE. 



N justice to our correspondent, "Corinthian," we 

 printed his letter in full last week, without comment, 

 evidence that we have always desired these columns to 

 ■ perfectly [impartial to all. No one will object to the 

 right of "Corinthian" to entertain inipresssions of his 

 own concerning the performance of yachts, often 

 enough open to honest differences of opinion. But 

 herein his letter sheers off the course of sound deduc- 

 tion, he will not object to being cautioned, "no higher." 

 The Eurydiee (not Enrymedon) was an old-time frigate. 

 ' razeed " into a corvette long before modern naval sei- 

 ned ■ a. 1 come to the surface, and had not a vestige of scien- 

 tific design about her. Her capsizing in a squall is prool 

 that a littls more science and a little less " talent " would 

 have saved her from the catastrophe which befell her, 

 although the sticks would have been taken out of any 

 vessel under the circumstances of being struck by a 

 white squall with stun'-sails set below and aloft. The 

 capsizing of the Captain has never been laid to the 

 charge of Providence. She represents a very plain case 

 which the superciliousness characteristic of the niarlin- 

 spike in matters appertaining to naval architecture 

 usurped the legitimate province of the naval draughtsman. 

 Long before the Captain was launched, E. J. Reid, M. I. 

 N. A., pointed out clearly the danger to which "rigged 

 monitors" were liable, in his papers on curves of stabil- 

 ity. Captain Cowper Cowles, R. N., however, like many 

 another old seaman, fancied that, having won reputation 

 in his proper sphere, he was also better able to judge of a 

 vessel's design than others who make such work a spec- 

 ialty, and departed radically from the drawings approved 

 by the admiralty. After the disaster, the curve of sta- 

 bility of the Captain was calculated at the Admiralty, 

 and very plainly indicated wherein the turret ship fell 

 short. It is quite certain, that had the curve been calcu- 

 lated before the vessel left port, no sane person would 

 have allowed her to proceed to sea. The Captain is 

 therefore only another illustration of the danger of 

 trusting to luck and." natural " talent in mechanical 

 structures. A glance at her curve of stability in com- 

 parison with those of the monitor Miantonornah, the 

 broadsides Vanguard and others, and the high freeboard 

 turret ship Monarch, tells the whole tale in a second. 

 Our correspondent is referred to the transactions of the 

 I. N. A. Instead of Providence being at fault in the 

 matter, it was a clear case of ignorance assuming the 

 garb of knowledge. Concerning the behavior of our 

 naval vessels at sea, we can testily from experience that 

 they leave little or nothing to be desired in this respect ; 

 our correspondent has put too much faith in the yarns 

 of political demagogues and sensational newspapers. 

 As for "scientific" sail drafts, if a simple case of statical 

 balance is to be considered such, we have furnished to 6 

 many sail plans to yachts not to know that balancing the 

 center of effort and the center of lateral resistance holds 

 in practice quite as well as in theory. Our correspond- 

 ent, possibly not knowing all the " ins and outs " of other 

 men's business, must not charge every designer with the 

 results he may observe. Owner's crotchets, kind and in- 

 fluential friends acting as oracles, and special objects, 

 often have a more powerful voice in the planning of a 

 vessel than tho designer's convictions. The latter works 

 like any professional person, " to order," and can be 

 charged only with success or failure when free to follow 

 his own ideas, which is seldom the caso. 



canoeing spirit is there that lint :i dozen guod paddles would 

 turn up. 



Much better luck is to lie hoped for pb hake George, that little 

 queen of lakes, and eertafulyany canoeist going there from here 



more well-known Ame 

 done. Success to tile 

 August, Is the wish ol' 



LivD-pwA, England. 



i eonvtiiiiiL- meetings tor general or 



villi Mr. Bishop. Mr. Norton, and a few 



i names,t.he thing seems almost already 



ioe Congress ami a largo turnout in 



CHARLES (1. Y. KtNll, 



Royal G. C. Clyde mid Mersey C. 1 1. 



—The following was tho programme of tho Inter-Canoe Cluh 

 cruise. 187s :- 



Bo«t«,— Staxl t'roin ltosrrioat.il, 12th July, at U a.m., and down 

 Frith of Clyde via Cloch and toward Lighthouses toward the 

 Kylcs, the camp for the night being settled by the captain of the 

 cruise. Tho principal camp to lie on I he Bute shore opposite 

 Karnes and Tighnabruaich (or Innens), where members can Join 

 later on, by steamer from Greenock, distance about twenty-five 



I , ■ i, iiiii:, -Tho cruise to bounder tho management of a cap- 

 tain and two mates, assisted by a committee of representatives 

 from each club, and to consist of a quartermaster (ono who knows 

 tho ground! und a purser. 



Fh iy». —Each club to fly its own flag in all cases at the mast-head 

 Private flag ut the peak. The captain and Officers to be distin- 

 guished by special flag curried at the mteeu mast-head or dag- 

 mast aft. 



Each canoeist will make his own arrangements as to provisions 

 and camping gear. Tien ty of facilities for provisions along the 

 route. 



CHrtfte.— Intending cruisers are recommended to obtain Wast 

 Coast of Scotland chart-sheet 3. No. J!,15P. Price 'Js. lid. 



Race*.— Races will be held along the route. Further particulars 

 afterwards. 



Canoeists of all clubs, and also those, who are not members of 

 any club, but who are friends of members, are requester] to inti- 

 mate their intention of joining at an early date to one or other 

 of us. 



Chaiu.es G. V, Kino, R.C.C., C.C.C., and M.O.0., 



3 drove Park, Liverpool. 

 r'lii-u Goon, R.C.O.E. (Matei, 



. Danish Consulate, Hull. 

 W. S. IlOLDEN, M.C.C. (Mute), 



The Dreck, AnQeld, Liverpool. 



YACHTING NEWS, 



Portland -Yacht Club.— The annual meeting was held March 

 3d, and the reports of the officers showed the club to he 



perous conditio! 

 the Corinthian <■ 



vantage of the 

 Cluh house i'l Lin 



ball-way harbor 



East to Mt. Deso 



becoming the re 



fleet from the so 



(lore, Wm. Senior, Jr.; Vie 



Geo. C. Owen; Secretory, G 



It has 137 members with twenty-eight JUlihte, 

 predominating Strongly, much to the ad- 

 Is proposed to renovate and enlarge the 

 Custom House pier and moke Ihe port a 



ubts from Bostoo and New fork bound 



leigbbo ring waters of which are rapidly 



uumcr cruising grounds for mi Increasing 



I. The officers for the year aro : Comino- 



W. Willis Gool'd ; Fleet Captain. 



Rand; Treasurer, P. H. Jor- 



, ..itich like to see the Berreshoffs try their 

 iumd at a Qitana, Ughtrwng, or Hiraivfa of twenty-four 

 mile fame. 



m^-To Correspondents.— Owing to the press upon 

 our columns we must request correspondents to observe 

 brevity and terseness in their letters. Come to the point 

 at once, avoid repetition of ideas, and remember that 

 anything appearing in tin's journal is read by tens of 

 thousands every week, and is therefore open to challenge 

 by tbose of another mind. Above all, avoid stupid per- 

 ' \1 llings : as arguments they are not 

 ug, but are rather the evidence of a 

 .ature ideas, and besides, we propose 

 to draw the line strictly in this journal and exclude all 

 matter which is not creditable to gentlemen. Some 

 correspondents have misconstrued the liberty i 

 them as a privilege to indulge in license which has been 



sonalities and 

 in the least cc 

 green pen 



TLTE CANOE CONGRESS, 



Editor Fora-l and Stream,— 



Your Issue of the 1st of January, 1880, came to hand a few days 

 ago, and it is to the very considerate loudness of Mx. N. H. Bishop 

 that I owe the pleasure oj bm tagsanie. 



The idea of a Canoe Congress Is by no means new, as the ap- 

 pended circular will show. In the summer of 1677 Ihe idea was 

 tir-i Started In public at a canoe lnuch of tho Clyde Canoe Club on 

 an island In Loch Ridun, Kylcs of Bute, at which a good dozen of 



■tot the 

 port there, 

 among the n 



: ',,t,. t,i, 



'. C. 



ost i 



Mei 



ting with a hearty sna- 

 rinted and distributed 

 in Great Britain. Bruin- 

 uerouB. and had all the 

 Jbcen a "cons 

 rather fater-GanoeOl ah 

 at j 



dan ; Measurer, J. II. Byer ; Regatta Committee, Com. Win. Bell- 

 ter, Jr., cr-nj.Vi", X. K., loi.es, G. W. Rich, I. T. Wyer, P.L. Mosely. 

 The match for the challenge cup has been feted for MayiJOth. 

 Additions have lieon made to the library and mi active 

 & rtein. '■, lairing yachts are sure to receive any attentions re- 

 ouircd. The Heel consists of the following vessels, wilh their w. 



idUwihi. St.T ; iaiwci, 2J-; Lizzie T. Dai ;, : Minnif, 



36.; v 11* 8 Petrel; ra (t.tj mu- 



per, 27- Sloops: Ca$ao,8&; E ■■•.■. Bl.l ; (■', Tf/Je, 29 9; G 



ovror, -it ;,</(,:,,;:!.::• v.... ',(,, ',,' \ rrltu, W.O ; Sprite, 



18.11; Swan, IT; HMMJJIUI. 87.3; TwUi.jhl, SC.7; Vale, 17.0; IFiilip, 



28.10. The Portland V, 0. is represented in the National Yachting 



Assoeiatlon. 



Atlantic- Yacht C m ,.. ! h ua] spring races hare been 



fixed for June 9th. The officers for the year aro as follows : Oom- 



. ■■ h. i.m A. l'is:, ; S'i.'e.-Commudore, Henry \Y Hogins 

 Rear-Commodore, W. R. Vcrmilyo; Treasurer, R. C. Field; 

 Measurer, John H. Rhodes; Correspoiullng Secretary, .1. L. 

 Maroellus. IrusteeB, Seorge A. Thayer, 3. K. Maxwell, g. n. 

 Btpley, II. S. Manniuvr, W. 11. II. Beobe and J. II. Hades; Regatta 

 Oonrroittee, ,1. '.. Mare . i -. George A. Weber and J, L.Van 

 wyck. We understand thai somemenibers of the olnb haveTur- 



chasedpropi ,, »e, L. L,.neai the Manhattan Beach 



Rattl'oad, rind that tuey propose to erect n club-house, and [IDS 

 sibty a break water to secure a good liarbor, In plaee of Gowauus 

 Bay, trhlch is now being filled in and shoaling rapidly. 



EASTiiriN Yacht Club.— The following are the bffloera for the 

 year!— Commodore, T. D. Boardman; Vlcp-CQmmorloae, 0. u r . 

 Amory; Rear-Commodore, Henry 8. Ifovey , Secretary, Henry 

 B. Jacksou; Treasurer, Patrick T. .laeksou ; Measurer, OoorgoA. 

 Goddiud; Regatta Committee, John Jeffries (chairman;, Daniel 

 Appleton, Robert S, RussoU, Francis W . Lawrence, George A. 

 Gorldard. A club-house is soon bo bo erected on Marbleheafl Seek 

 which is to he a model of its kind. A store-house will be kept In 

 connection with it for the convenience of yacht owners. Out- 

 door sports, archery, croquet, etc., will be encouraged in the 

 grounds. 



l1 the annual meeting held March 



Second street, Philadelphia, 



iruitted. Thecluhnumbers 158 momberB 



i thai 



took part in it, several of w 

 their canoes againsta really 

 suit of the whole concern w 

 The primary reason ofth 

 the difficulty of canoeists, r 



objected to take fhi ir oani 



erul want of spa it seemed ti 



Although the number of c 



ed by hunflreds, i I tl n 



L " crack " raees at Bendon tc 

 dozen. Now, for our Aiucri 



ad i 



the stain 





trong wind ui> the Kyles, andthere- 



? a most complete fls 



i signal failure seemed to have been 



en ,,. ■."limn had business to detain 



at the time appointed ; othe 



s long railwayjourueys.andageu- 



pervade the canoeing fraternity. 



,i, i his country can be count- 

 s very great diiliculty even at the 

 amveue a gathering of a couple of 

 ui cousins to e.\pecl.a large turn out 

 from " over the water " is too much of a good thing. The days of 

 clanship here have departed, and even were, a dozen Kob Roys to 

 play the " Gathering of the Clans " on a dozen bagpipes all over 

 Scotland, and send round a hundred " Fiery Crosses," so little 



?«i"n:» auk Yacht 

 1st at their head 

 the usual repori 



Sin. long, 4 ft. Bin beam and 

 IB i - - !•■ r.,, | cam mi ■ - frc-l i !2 to HtL long, boooiSEZft. 



'. Il .,, liovelTft, -i. 28ft. tea. -h undllli.Bin. head. Theolli- 



, ,.:- ,,,i le tmodore, JohnH. Boach; V , ■ 



moiioie, .1. P. Quinn; Rear Commodore, Francis George; Treas- 

 urer, Isaac Sharp; Secretary, James WinterbottOm J Measurer, 

 William Mailman; Regatta Committee, Frank Maxwell, Samuel 



ol, ."i,-. 1 - .■ h i U.QuJnn and George W-Qarlley. 



1 ifficere elected for the year as fol- 

 lows- Conw IterLlo , the Bluebell; Vice. 

 .mi , i , George Lee, of I lie Pert; Secretary and Treasure!. 

 Richard B. Sears, of tho Psyche; Measurer, Arthur B. Denny, of 



tho! — ■; Regatta Committee; I r Gs Bner, of tho 



Gi'l/it; J. Grafton M;i ,. | c. Lowell, ol tho 



Nbrnd ; Sidney i\ 7 . Burgess, of I lie Hidden ; Richard B. Bi 

 Pwiic- And the following Committe- 



fer with the Dorchester Vacht Club concerning uniform sailing 

 rules i or Boston waters. Walter Lloyd Jeilriea, Kdw. Burgeia 

 Patrick Grant, Jr. 



