Mat 13, 1880.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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FIXTURES. 



May ir.-Quincy T. C. Spri 

 May IT, cmincv Y. C. Spn 

 Mav IT ■( neper's Point Y 

 May _'<) Portland Y. C. « 1 

 May :::• Southern Y. Y. P 

 Muv37-Southern Y.C. Pi 

 May 27-8outh Camden Y 

 Mhv 39 31 Fort. and Y. '. 

 Mav 31 Souwauhiku Y.C 

 MaySl-Quuker C.tv Y. < 

 Ainyj.i south Boston v. < 

 Muy 31-Kniokc .■! 

 May .'SI — Atlmiln: Y. ' . up 

 Juc'ii! I l-iiil.i<l,.|plu.< Y.l 



.lull.' r, MlULTlllll Y. I'.. 1 



June 7— Philadelphia Y. ( 

 Juini '.i-Ailamio V C. \ 

 Juno 7-Southern Y. C. l 

 June 10-New York Y. C. 

 Juno 10 -Southern V. ('. i. 

 JunelZ— Quinev Y.i '. i V. 

 June IS— tscuwuulmka n» 

 Jon.: II Southwi.rk Y. C 

 June 15— Long Island Y. ( 

 June 17 Huston Y. 0. Un: 

 June lT-.Maroleheud Keg 



June 17-Procinrntnwn V 



June2u— D' 



egatta. 

 Gnge Cup, 

 legalta. 



i Kega 

 !. ilemitta. 



2o-l)..rchester Y. C. KogaKa. 



3ii Washington Yillagc Y. C. Spring Hogatta. 



July 3- Beverly Y. C. Championship Paces, Nuhant. 

 July 5-Pno inoetown Y. C. Annual Cruise. 

 July — Soiuvanhaka Y.C. ('■■riiiiliinn Cruise. 



July 11- Quiney Y.C. Chun mship i-c-'iiua. 



July 17— San Kranei-eo Y. C. Annual Cruise. 

 June 17 Provinoetown Y. C. H.-giiltii. 

 July 31— [level ly Y.C. Championship Kaces. SwampsOC 

 Aug. 3— Canoe Congress Uegatta. Cake George. 

 AUg. -I Canoe Congress Regatta, Lake George. 

 Aug. 6— Canoe Congress Ifejpuiii. Lake George. 

 Aug. O-Canoe Congress Iti-irnnn. l.alie [imnM. 

 Aug. 12 Quiney Y.C. ( 



Aug.l8-Provincetown Y. C. Kegatta. 



Aug. 20— Quiney Y. C. Regatta. 



Aug. 88— Beverly Y. C. Championship Races, Beverly. 



Sept. 4- Huston Y.C Annual Keg , tin. 



Sept. 9-Proviucetowu Y. C. Fall Kegatta. 



Sept. 10-yiiinev Y. C. Fall K.-g.uta. 



Sept. 11 — Doivh.-strr Y. C. Open Mulches. 



Sept. H-Washinginn Yiilair.- Y. c. Regatta. 



Sept. 18— Dorchester Y. C. Open Regatta. 



Sept. IK- Ileverlv Y. C. Special, Nllllllllt. 



Sepi. II. -verlv Y.C. Speei..!. Cotult. 



Oct. 0— Washington Village Y. C. Pull Regatta. 



MASSACHUSETTS YACHTING ASSOCIATION, 



The following circular has been sent, to all Massachusetts yaeht 

 clubs:— 



Al a meeting of the yacht clubs, held at the Parker House, for 

 the purpose of forming an Association, and adopting rules and 

 regulations to govern Union Regattas, Mr. W. Lloyd Jeffries, of the 

 Beverly Club, was chosen President, and Mr. Coolidge Barnard, of 

 the Dorchester Club, Secretary. 

 Voted, 1. Name— Massachusetts Yachting Association. 



2. All Massachusetts yacht clubs invited to join Associa- 



tion. 



3. Measurement— One-third or over-hang added to water- 



line. 

 i. Allowance— Herreshoff tables adopted. 



5. Ciawfllcatlore— For center boards, 1st class, 40 feet and 



under to 28 feet. 2d class, 28 feet and under to 23 

 feet. 3d class, 33 feel and under tolB feet. 1th class, 

 18 feet and under. For keels, 1st class, 40 feet and 

 under to 30 feet. 2d class, BO feet and under to 25 

 feet. 3d class, 25 feel and under. 



6. Ballast -No ballast to be shifted. 



7. Sails— No restriction. 



8. Crews— One man to every five feet of sailing length or 



fraction thereof. 



9. Additional entries allowed in postponed races. 



10. Seeretar3 r to keep record of flutes of races and prevent, 

 as far as possible, races of different clubs coming 

 same day, the clubs to communicate with him before 

 advertising their races. The clubs also to furnish 

 him, as far as possible, with the measurement of their 

 yachts. 

 11. Association measurer shall measure any yacht in ques- 



If your club adopts these rules, and will Join tb* Association 

 please inform me, and oblige, 



Yours truly, 



Cooliook Barnard, 

 May Vst, 1880. Mill street, llarrison Square, Mass. 



Boston.— Tour last edition spoke of measurement only as the 

 mniii idea of the Massachusetts Y'achting Association. If your 

 correspondent, " M," can give some table to allow by, and some 

 rule for his measurement, we should like to see it. The clubs rep- 

 resented were the Boston, S. Boston, Bunker Hill, Beverly, Dux- 

 bury, Quiney, Dorchester and Jeffries. The S. Boston and Dor- 

 chester clubs have voted to adopt the rules. 



The two union regattas fixed for May 89th will be settled by the 

 withdrawal of the Dorchester Club, although they decided first to 

 have theirs on that date. Two open races within such a short dis- 

 tance of each other would both be well attended; and, as the 

 Dorchester club always gives good prizes, theirs would likely draw 

 many boats from S. Boston. 



At a meeting of the former club, hold May 7lh, Mr. H. S. Mann 

 was elected Fleet Captain, in place of Mr. Geo. S.Rice- gone west 

 —and Mr. Wm, Grey, Jr., was placed on the Kegatta Committee in 

 place of cx-Com. Barnard, resigned. Twel ve new members were 

 elected, and the Dorchester Y. C. is in' a flourishing condition. 



Mainmast. 

 ■ H'» 



YACHTING NEWS. 



Steam Yachts toe Sale— The Herreshoff Manufacturing 

 Company offer the Leila and a smaller steam launch for sale. 

 Both have safety coil boilers, and can be had at a barguin. 



The Gleam- On her recent irial the Gk.am made sixteen 

 miles readily, and the possibilities are that she can be driven up 

 to twenty when her bearings are worn a little more. She has 

 been sent to her owner, Mr. W. H. Graham, of Baltimore. 



Yauuts' Photos.— The enterprising house of G. W. Black & 

 Co., 333 Washing ton street, Bnstun, has issued a printed circular, 

 d!'. 4 ngiois, of the yachts' photos they have J"i sale. II is proposed 

 to add materially to their stock this year. Huston once more has 

 tttkeu the lead of New York. Photographers here are still asleep- 

 though y, e huve done our best to poke them up. 



CinccLAit Yacht.— Says the Oswego Ixmm • "The Chicago Dry 



i ■.in.', is now completing for Ciipt. Thomas Parker, Ocon- 

 oinowoc, one of the queerest looking yachts thai In: ■ ■ l. ■ 

 constructed. The croft has an 18ft,. keel, a 15ft. beam laid what is 

 known as a saucer bottom, and when completed will draw but ten 

 InohtM Of Water with a full load of passengers. She has but 

 one mast, which is located pretty well forward, and a utuinboorii 

 that extends a considerable distance over her taff rail. She wil' 

 have no gaff, and the mainsail will be attached only to El ' 

 and thohoom. Then above that, from the topmast to I he ex- 

 treme end of the boom, will be what is known as a ringtail, the 

 purpose being to aid in shortening or making sail. 



Yoskf.us Yacht Club.— The spring regatta of this club was 

 sailed May Stli. Course from Biegam's dock up river to Btalce- 

 boatotl'Glonwoo'', thence to srakeboat off the Jersey shore, and 

 hack to start, then across to the Jersey shore again, and down 

 rivorto Suofllin's dock, and return to start. Sail over three times. 

 Distance, fifteen miles, giving a great \ ariety of sailing. Judges, 

 Messrs. Robert Euwcett, Ed. Conned and W. If. Witch; Pinafore, 

 in third class, not timed, as she had a sail-over. The summary is 

 appended:— 



MRST class— SLOOPS. 



Actual Corrected 



Length. Time. Time. 



Yacht. Owner. Ft. hi. II. M.S. H.M.S. 



Seud A.. I. Prime 33 B 3 15 00 3 15 00 



Nellie A. 0. Gould 20 a 29 00 3 23 45 



SECOND CLASS— CATS OYER SOl'T. 



Yankee Bird S. Cokalete 33 4 3 17 45 3 17 15 



Minnie H. L. Garrison.... 23 8 3 2140 38140 



Time allowance, Urn. to the foot. Prizes, club pennants, went 

 to Scud, Yankee-Bird and Pinafore. 



Bay OB Qitintk Yacht Club.— The annual meeting of this 

 club was held May 5th. The report of the Treasurer was adopted- 

 The Secretary presented his annual report. It shows that there 

 are on the club list two first class, nine second class and live 

 third class yachts, and one catamaran. Two yachts were sold out 

 of and three added to the fleet during the twelve months. Messrs. 

 W. H. Bigger and J. L. Bigger have been elected members of the 

 club. Aid. D. B. Robertson, Commodore, addressed the club, 

 stating his desire to retire after two years of service, which was 

 received with regret by the club. The following officers were 

 then eleoted: Commodore, David Pitceathly, Umuildw; Viee- 

 Oommodore, K. J. Bell, Kathleen : Captain, William Pike, Sj/Mfl.' 

 Secretary, R. S. Bell, re-elected; Treasurer, .Morgan Jellett, 

 Dauntless, re-elected; Measurer, S. T. Green, Zephur, re-elected. 

 Kegatta Committee, James Clarke (chairman), Hon. G. Sherwood, 

 J.H. Starling, D. B.Robertson. E. Force, W. H. [Jigger, E. W. 

 Davy, Thomas Wills, J. J. B. Flint and George Thompson. 



Boston Notes.— Tn your last issue read Mr. James U Little as 

 owner of the Bremla; also laitthe, not Panther, the property of 

 Mr. Alpheus Hardy, recently purchased f torn Mr. J. M. Sears. 



Flush. 



If our correspondents will be a little more particular in the 

 chirograph}- of technicalities and proper names, mistakes like the 

 above would not occur. Compositors are Unfortunately nut 

 always encyclopedia? of everything under the sun. 



Oshkosh Yacht Club.— The Oshkosh Y. C. grounds presented 

 a lively appearance May 6th, the occasion oi which was the 

 launching of the following sloops: Carrie Morgan, Prospect, 

 Yinernth, Beatrice, Goodenough, and steam yacht Robert Brand. 

 The latter is a perfect beauty, and has had 10ft. added to her 

 length, and something very fast is expected from her. The 

 sloops S. M. Hay, and Flirt have been sold to Green Lake parties, 

 and will be taken away soon. The season is fairly open, and the 

 spirit of yachting is malting itself manifest to a considerable de- 

 gree. The yacht JYiobe is reducing canvas by cutting down her 

 hoist two feet. m C. C. M. 



Long Island Yacht Club.— The officers for 1880 aro as fol- 

 lows: Commodore, Franklin Beames, sloop Marie; Vice-Coin., 

 G. II. Dilks, sloop Exeehior ; President, James It. Finlay; Secre- 

 tary, Ellsworth Bond; Treasurer, F. Bates; Measurer, Geo. Cro- 

 lius; Chaplain, James Edwards. Trustees— Wm. Oldham, n train 

 Smith, W. H. Sawyer. Membership Committee— A. J. Beeley, 

 Chas. Wetherell, R. Best, J. H. Sawyer. Kegatta Committee— R. 

 Keymer. James Nobles, H. Smedley, Wm. A. Daly, J. Lenox. 



The annual meeting was held May 6th. After the ordinary busi- 

 ness was disposed of, the prizes won at the last regatta were pre- 

 sented, Elephant, A dm iral Rowan, Excelsior, Joralamon and Taran- 

 tella being the recipients in their several classes. 



The annual regatta was fixed for June loth next, at 10 a.m. In 

 medium sized cabin yachts and open yachts, this club is very 

 strong. Thirty seven starters came to the line last year, ond this 

 year it is expected that there will be more. At the conclusion of 

 the meeting, ex-Com.Tripkcn was appointed a coniniitleo to pre- 

 pare suitable resolutions expressive of the deep sorrow of the 

 club at the sudden and deplorable death of Walter Dixon. Mr. 

 Dixon was well known as one of the old pilots of New \ r ork Bay, 

 had been a member of the club from its organization, and was 

 liked and respected by all. The resolutions, when engtossed, will 

 be sent to his family. F. B. 



Good Run.— The s. s. Lurline, Mr. Pierre Lorillard, arrived at 

 Newport, H. I., May 8th, twelve hours from New York. 



Providence Yacht Club.— We have sold out- old club house, 

 as the water was shoaling, and the gas works in the neighborhood 

 were a nuisance, but as we are strong financially a new house will 

 be built as soon as a good location can Be decided u pon. Our club 

 is the largest and most enterprising on Narraganset Buy. Officers 

 for the year: Commodore. Benjamin Davis; Vice-Commodore, 

 Robert W. Jenck3 President, Benjamin Stillwell; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, E. F. Dustin ; Measurer, A. M. Black ; Trustees, Benja- 

 min Davis, E. J. Anderson, S. W. Cameron; Kegatta Committee, 

 B.Davis, E.J. Anderson. S. W. Cameron, IK. P. Dustin, B. Still- 

 well. The Har\ BJ J. Flint cup will be raced for in June, and the 

 E. J. Anderson cup in September, of which mutches 1 will advise 

 you. D. 



The Canoe Regatta.— Rushton's canoe, offered as prize for 

 the August Regatta on Lake George, is now on exhibition at Hig- 

 ginbotham's store, Washington avenue. Jersey City. It is offered 

 on condition of twenty starters in a paddling race, open to the 

 world. 



Salem Notes.— The season here will he a very brisk one. At 

 Flnsbury's yard business has been driving for some lime past. 

 The sloop Etfir, Main, of Marblehead, has received a new over- 

 hanging stern, and about 4,700 lbs. of iron on her keel— another 

 illustration of the growing popularity of this idea. The CMICli 

 schooner, hearhw, has been " retopped," and other repairs. The 

 schooner Romanes hits had a new overhanging stern, and other 

 repairs, with about one tou of load more into her keel. Slop 

 Vi.ua (anew boat in this vicinity) 1s to have some alterations ill 

 her cabin. Schooner Halcyon is to have a new plunk-sheer and 

 a new standing room. Schooner Iiebeeca litis had the hollow 

 filled out on her bow, and a uew overhanging stern; also has had 

 her house lengthened. The sloop Ruth is now iltUng out. 



At Brown's yard a, fine new schooner yacht is on the stocks. 

 She is iKl t.'iiin. overall, Hit' t beam, 6ft. deep, and 51ft. on the water 

 Ijrie, with 1,«1U lhs. of iron on her keel. Ilcr cabin is to be finished 

 in mahogany and cherry. She is for sale. The schooner Meritor 

 has received an entire new deck, and the sloop Idler has had her 

 masthead squared up. etc. The schooner Crett is at this yard fit- 

 ting out. Among the new boats on the stocks is one by the 

 Ri n.i I. his. A tine keel sloop, 33ft. long over all, 8ft. 9in. beam 

 3ift. deep. She will spread about 100yds. in her two lower sails. 

 Titers are also ouiteu number of smaller boats to be launched 

 this season. G. A. 



New VA.cnTs.-I.asl Saturday there was launched from the 

 yard of E. Young, al Oreeupoint, an exceedingly fino sloop yacht 

 for Mr. John C. Prague, of the Atlantic Y. C. She hasbeen built 

 upon lines furnished by Philip Elsworth, and has his stamp till 

 over. The successful sailing of the Elephant last year added much 

 to the reputation of Kisworth us a modeler of fast yachts, small 

 us well as large. In the new sloop tor Mr. Trague wo timl much 

 of the Efeptartt'a Conn predominating, and as she is large enough 

 to sail against such cracks as i'i.ceuand Hegina, the coming sea- 

 son will otter an opportunity for match sailing in this class never 

 before equaled. If the Elsworth yachts are as successful as they 

 seem to promise, it's good-bye to the clam shells, for the feature 

 in the new sloop, as well as in another building at the same yard 

 for Mr. Cortwright, is depth and displacement— two points hitherto 

 undertlic ban of public opinion, but now happily coming to the 

 fore. Whatever the speed of Mr. Prague's sloop may be, he has 

 certainly oue of the handsomest and most stylish craft of her ton- 

 nage, both inside and out— a fact for which he has to thank him- 

 self, wo believe, the outli ! and cabin decorations being of his own 

 design, down to the smallest detail. As the yacht left the ways 

 she was christened Va.nila by Mrs. George H. Peabody, the 

 pennant of the Atlantic Y. C. being mastheaded at the same 

 time. She has been built under tho superintendence of her 

 owner, and is 50ft. over all ; 131 1. w. L; 17ft. beam and 6*ft. hold 

 proper; mast, 60ft, f>iu. tong; topmast. 3,1ft. 6iu., including about 

 3ft. pole; boom, 37ft.; gitr, 3(llt.; diameter of mast at partners, 

 T.'lin.; topmast, 7iu.; boom. 7in.;gaff, aim; bowsprit,]Ux9in.atstem. 

 and 20ft. outboard; hoist of mainsail, 41ft.; jib, 33ft, on foot. 

 Tiower sails of No. 7 canvas, made of 13in. cloths by Stuart, 

 Full suit of balloon racing sails. Center-board, 13ft. 

 long, with 5ft. 6in. drop. Displacement, 21 tons ; bal- 

 last, 13 tons of inside iron, The house and cockpit 

 are very handsome in outline, the former 16in. high, with bright 

 top. The decks are likewise to be kept bright. The waist hag 

 lacust stanchions, oak rail, and is almost 9in. high amidships 

 Two shrouds a side oi 3}in. best galvanized wire. Topmast fitted 

 to hoil8e. Anchors 75 and 160 lbs., with 85 tins, land }in. chain, 

 and a galvanized windlass on the bits. The sheer is graceful— 

 about 13in. Keel, 17xl«iu., amidships of the "alligator" style. 

 Double frames of oak, 8x6 at keel, an.'. 8x1 at head. Oak dead* 



nd ki 



nd bilg 



slreake: 



!' pir 



siding. Beams, pine, 1x5 in. Oak wales Sin. sided, and cedar plan k, 

 Hin. Two quarter-boats, 12 and lift. long. Rudder, 3ft. 6in 



face, with 7in. st 

 for galley. Cub 

 headroom; stater 

 brass, of very neat 



wheel. A tlantic range No. 



1, 13ft. Bin. long, with 7ft. floor, and ;6f t. 4In. 



om, 8x«ft. All trimmings of hard wood and 



ind original design. Saw silk cushions, plush 



velvet curtains, decorated crockery and cut glass-ware. 



The Gwendolen, a handsomekccl sloop, will shortly be brought 

 round to this port from Boston. She is owned by J. F. Love- 

 joy, who formerly sailed the Gael, of Boston, and Mr. Binner, 

 one of the Fair]/'* crew of the same port. The Gwendolen wua 

 built by Woods Bros., East Boston, in 1879, and is 31ft. Bin. in 

 w. 1., 35ft. over till, 12ft. beam, with 6ft. draft, and a wholesome 

 casting of 1,200 lbs. iron on her keel. Standing height in cabin. 

 It Is probable that she will bo raced by her owners, who are 

 thorough sailors. 



A TEN DAYS' CRUISE IN '79, 



FRIDAY morning, on turning out, we found that during the 

 night the TVunrfi re r.N.Y.Y.C, had come in and anchored about 



a hundred yards away "fro 

 and slowly left the harbor. 

 beautituUy less as we got o 

 few miles off Cape Elizubet 

 nothing to be done but grit 

 only resul t or this was otto t 

 amid great applaui 

 distance to the sou 

 made for and cast ttucho 

 the name, at about 4.30. 



At about 9 o'clock we made sail 

 Tho wind was very light, and It grew 

 tside, till finally we were becalmed a 

 . It was scorching hot, but there was 

 and bear it. We tried fishing, but the 

 onedogtish, which "Eben" landed on deck 

 Along in the afternoon we were a short 

 nd east of Cape Porpuise, which we finally 

 ■ or in the small harbor, If it is worthy of 

 canoe was over the side almost be- 

 d " Gusket " and the " Captain " pad- 

 dled awoy toward what appeared to be the town, followed bv 

 the other " boys " in the dinghy. All that we could discover was 

 one man painting a fishing schooner of about thirty tons, which 

 he informed us was to be sold. Alter searching In vain for some 

 object of interest the canoe made out again, passing the dinghy 

 coming, and giving its occupants a shower from tho paddles 

 which caused the injured parties to immediately turn and give 

 chase with the e\ideift intention of wreaking summary ven- 

 geance on the heads of the offenders. Away flew the canoe 

 toward the yacht, and after it the dinghy. A small Islund lay 

 between them and thcu' ultimate destination, and toward it the 

 canoe was headed, and the occupants landing, thereupon gave 

 the attacking party a wet rsce.ition. They decided to give up, 

 andmadeforthe yacht, hoping to cut bffl communication if fol- 

 lowed by the canoe. They arrived sometime ahead, and armod 

 with mopa and swabs, stood " prepared to repel boarders," but 

 they hod no easy time of it. The canoe shot up under the bobstay, 

 and the crew thereof "swarmed" uplinto the bowsprit, the " Cap- 

 tain " armed with u sponge. The. tight was short but brisk, and 

 the"! -carders" having finally made a foothold on the deck, a 

 truce was called, and all hands amicably retired to the standing 

 room as the dinner bell sounded, and the belligerents retired be- 

 low to attend strictly to business. 



Saturday, when we awoke, the Isles of Shoals ranged dead ahead 

 about south one-hair west, fifteen miles or more away. The 

 wind, though fair, was moderate, tho sky being clear overhead 

 but cloudy lu the cast ward. As we closed up on Appledore, we 

 saw what was at hrst thought to be il man-of-war at anchor off 

 the island, but which turned outto be tho United States training- 

 ship Constellation. Our cruise was fast coming to an end, and wc 

 had to decline an invitation to remain for the " hop " next day 

 In an hour or two I he anchor was again lifted, and wo swung 

 round and ran out to the training-ship, gibing under her stern 

 undtalutinr. Then, with our nose pointed for Cape Cod, away 

 welly under every rug. and before long pat the "Shools"well 

 down on the horizon. Now came the tug of war. The cloudy 

 appearance in the east brought us a cross sea and wind, the 

 former catching her under the quarter gave her a roll which in 



