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wit h the principles of hydrostatics, is, perhaps, not so surprising, 
for nothing scorns harder to combine in this world than sound 
scientific knowledge and practical common sense. 
The yachting community, ns represented In print, is divided by 
this peculiarity into two great classes: (hose who know what they 
are talking about, and those who think they do ; aud it is this 
faetthat makes me hesitate as to the manner of my reply, for 
with tho former olass some of Mr. Kirby’s assertions with regard 
to resistance wlU have no weight alongside of the researches of 
Froude, Woolsey, Ranklne and a host of others; while with the 
11 practical," tho fact that he carved A rrnw with so much success 
will cause them to shut their oyes to his errors in explaining his 
successes, and they will aooept from him anything he may say, 
however inconsistent with woll-eBtabllBhed principles. 
I stated it ns my opinion, and with all duo respect to Mr. Kirby 
1 still hold It—that a kool boat was, or could bo, faster than a cen¬ 
tre-boarder ; and I think tho performance of the Enter prim In 
the Greonport Regatta, IS79, in which she parted her peak hal¬ 
liards, lowered her mainsail, rovo new ones, and still won, beat¬ 
ing such boats as Repina and Winsome, sustains me in It; to say 
nothing of tho Vikino and Gael in tho Boston races. 
Brooklyn, Kill). S4Wi. Martin Galx. 
Editor Forest and Stream 
l have carefully read Mr. Kirby's article on yacht design, and 
taken all together, think it Is the most able artiole that has ap¬ 
peared in your payer since I have taken it (February, 1879). Mr. 
Kirby thinks a largo amount of ballast is necessary to speed 
in working to windward In a seaway, and compares It to the bal¬ 
ance wheel of machinery. Now, a balance wheel Is not put in an 
engine to Increase the speed or power, as it is well known that a 
heavy balance wheel is a loss of power, caused by the extra Mo¬ 
tion, and is only used where steady motion is neocssary. Now, 
the yacht with a large amount of baliast will displace a greater 
amount of water than one with loss, consequently she will have 
more wet surface, which will cause more resistance by tho extra 
friction. In regard to your comments en Mr. Kirby's statement, 
that the resistance is greater at a depth than at the surface being 
incorrect, I think it is very plain that tho resistance is very much 
greater ten feet below than at the surface. As water weighs 
something over 63 pounds per cubic foot, the pressure at that 
depth is equal to its weight, therefore the pressure of ten feet 
would ho 620 pounds per square foot. I do not claim that water is 
practically any denser bolow than at the surface, but as the pres¬ 
sure is greater, the friction of wetsurfaoe must-be largely in¬ 
creased. FOLAjns. 
Buffalo, Non. 26(7i. 
In order to dose this discussion, so far as we are con¬ 
cerned, we now add that our esteemed correspondents, Mr, 
David Kirby, Thos. Glapham, “Polaris,” as well as many 
others whose letters we cannot print, are in error concern¬ 
ing greater friction being produced at twenty-five feet 
draft than at five feet. Authority : The exhaustive experi¬ 
ments instituted by Mr. Froude, which prove practically 
(no theory in this) that, in spite of any supposition to the 
contrary, friction is not greater per unit of surface at 
deep draught than at light draft. We prefer to take the 
practical deductions of Mr. Froude as our authority, to 
any vague guessing of correspondents, however highly 
we may think of their accomplishments in modeling fine 
and fast yachts. 
To Mr. Kirby we desire to say, that water being incom¬ 
pressible, a cubic foot of water, at twenty feet depth, will 
flow around a vessel's hull as easily as a cubic foot at five 
feet depth; and friction, the other factor of resistance, bar¬ 
ring wave-making, being no greater, it follows that at 
twenty feet no greater resistance will be experienced to 
passage than at five feet, always assuming that the vessel’s 
form is sufficiently fine not to lift the column opposing it, 
but to permit its passing into the wake. Draft in vessels of 
fine form has nothing to do with resistance. “ Polaris ” is 
reminded that large displacement unless abnormal, does 
not necessarily imply large wetted surface. It would be 
an easy thing to design a vessel with 25 per cent, more 
displacement and yet less “ skin " than another. 
As our esteemed friend Mr. Clapham is something of an 
enthusiast for practice, he will not in this case object to 
our taking Mr. Froude's practice in preference to his own 
theory. 
We would suggest to some of our readers, that the 
perusal of a work on physics would do much to give 
them a clearer conception of the statical and dynami¬ 
cal properties of fluids, a confounding of which is at tho 
bottom of much of the misconception existing concern¬ 
ing resistance of vessels under way. But if we can spare 
the space, it is proposed to publish a series of short papers 
on the whole subject of naval design, so that a clearer 
understanding can be arrived at than from any fur¬ 
ther discursive remarks in answer to individual corre¬ 
spondents. __ 
THE CAME OF CRICKET. 
—Mr. George Wright is still suffering from the injury 
to this lmnd, sustained in Daft's Nottinghamshire vs. 
Yorkshire match, at Philadelphia. Several bones were 
broken, and Mr. W, says, “Morely did it." 
—The Newark (N. J.) Cricket Club is talking of giving 
a public entertainment for the benefit of the organiza¬ 
tion. One of the principal features to be the All-Muggleton 
and Dingley Dell match. 
An American Team to Yisit England.— It looks 
very much, as matters are shaping, both here and across 
the water, as if there was a prospect of a Philadelphia 
team visiting England sometime during the coming sea¬ 
son. At a recent meeting of the Young America Club 
the following resolution was unanimously adopted :— 
“That, with a view to returning the visits of foreign 
cricketing elevens to Philadelphia, and in the belief that 
such would materially add to the further development 
and future benefit of cricket amongst us, Mr, George 
M. Newball be requested and authorized, on be¬ 
half of the club, to make such arrangements as he deemed 
best, if any, looking to a visit abroad during the coming 
season of a representative team of Philadelphia cricket¬ 
ers and also, that the Secretary be instructed to open 
correspondence with the other Philadelphia clubs in re¬ 
gard to the matter.” 
Young America Cricket Club.— At the annual meet¬ 
ing of this organization, held at Germantown, Philadel¬ 
phia, on November 19th, 1879, the twenty-fourth anniver¬ 
sary of the club, the following Board of Directors wore 
elected to serve for tho ensuing year :—Edward M. 
Davis, Jr.. President ;'Robert Vaux, Vice-President; D. 
S. Newliall (225 Church street, Philadelphia), Secretary ; 
Edward J. H. Howell, Treasurer; George M. Newhall, H. 
Pinckney, and Rodman Wister. More than seventy 
members were present, and there was much enthusiasm 
over the annual reports, election of officers, and the pros¬ 
pect for the coming season. There are now on the roll 4 
honorary, 23 contributing, 310 active and 82 junior mem¬ 
bers ; total, 419. The financial condition of the club is 
excellent. 
Merion Cricket Club.— On Dec. 5th the regular meet¬ 
ing of this club was held at the Merchants’ Club, Phila¬ 
delphia. The following officers were elected for a term 
of one year :—James Rawle, President; Meredith Bailey, 
Vice-President; Edward S. Sayres) 217 South Third 
street, Philadelphia), Secretary ; and William R. Philler, 
Treasurer; Ground Committee, Richard H. Reilly, Lind- 
ley Haines, J. Randall Williams, J. S. Wain and Joseph 
M. Fox. On adjournment of the meeting tho members 
sat down to their annual club dinner, as has been the 
custom for many years. 
—Do not neglect to oil your bats, from time to 
time, during tho winter months. 
AVERAGES FOR 1879. 
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
This Philadelphia University played three matches, of 
which one was won, one loBt, and one drawn on account 
of rain. The small number of matches played was prin¬ 
cipally due to the very busy inter-club season, and to an 
unwillingness to contest with older and more powerful 
local organizations. This, therefore, left them only Col¬ 
umbia and Haverford Colleges against which to match 
themselves. Next season theUniversity trusts to be able to 
present an eleven which will be strong enough to success¬ 
fully compete with the larger clubs,in which case itwill be 
able to arrange plenty of matches for tne spring and sum¬ 
mer months. Harvard, too, is tobave an eleven,and several 
of the Western colleges have already stepped into the 
arena ; so that altogether the outlook is a good one for 
inter-collegiate cricket. At present the University has 
no second eleven to boast of, which is to be regretted, as 
the second is generally the future strength of a college 
club. The classes played a number of matches with each 
other, and besides the University Eleven averages, the 
principal of these will also be found annexed:— 
BATTING AVERAGES. 
John B. Tliayer, jr. 1 2 53 38 
Murphy..— 3 A 54 43 
Hozelliurst. 1 2 13 7 
Geo. C. Thayer-...... 1 2 21 12 
Montgomery. 1 2 18 la 
S. E. White. 1 2 13 13 
Conerthwaile. 12 8 0 
Robins .. 2 4 17 0 
Church . , . 2 4 14 7 
J.S. Clark. 1 2 S 4 
ft. S. Philler. 3 4 14 13 
MacArthur. 1 2 3 3 
Hutchinson . 1 2 2 2 
Paso.12 2 1 
BOWLING; AVERAGES. 
jj? 5 
s? 3 
Montgomery. 94 
J. B. Thayer, jr.133 
Murphy..91 
S. K. White. .126 
a 
BATTING AVERAGES Or CLASS MATCHES. 
g! I 
G. C. Tlrnyer, *si,... 
J. B. Tliayor, jr, ’S3. 
Murphy. W). 
J.S. Clark, '81_... 
Hill, '81. 
Broatow, '81. 
Robins, ‘81. 
W. w. Tliayor, '83.. 
Church, '80. 
Dickson, '80. 
Through the courtesy of the secretary of the Univer¬ 
sity Club, we furnish' the above interesting official re¬ 
port. _ 
HAMILTON CRICKET CLUB. 
The annual meeting of the Hamilton Cricket Club, of 
Hamilton. Out., was held on November 3d, George 
Roach, Esq., President, being in the chair. After the 
minutes of the last annual meeting were read and con¬ 
firmed. A. H. Hope, Esq., Treasurer, read the financial 
statement, which showed the expenditure to be $554.98 
and the revenue $119.93, the amount nowdueby the club 
to be $393. The treasurer explained that the deficit was 
due to the visit of Daft’s Team, tho total expense con¬ 
nected with it beitjg about $930.00. The greater portion 
of this had been provided by private subscription. The 
subscriptions during the year had increased by $100, but 
the expenses had been unusually large. It was decided 
to 'raise the amount of the deficiency by supscription 
among the members of the club, and a handsome sum 
was subscribed by those present. The question of having 
a professional was discussed, those present being gener¬ 
ally in favor of it. 
The Secretary, Alex. Harvey, Jr,, Esq., read his resume 
of the season’s play, Bhowing that the club had played 
ten first eleven matches exclusive of the one against 
Daft’s team, and only lost one, viz., against the Irish¬ 
men. Two junior matohes were also played, of which 
one wa9 won, and one lost. The following is the Secre¬ 
tary’s report:— 
SECRETARY’S OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE HAMILTON 
CRICKET CLUB FOR THE SEASON OF 1879. 
The season was opened by a match played in St. Cath¬ 
arines on the 24th of May, against the club of that place. 
We had had scarcely any practice previous to this, and 
the team, with one or two exceptions, was a weak one; 
nevertheless we proved victorious by 27 runs. Hamil¬ 
ton, first innings, 34 ; second innings, 109. St. Cathar¬ 
ines, first innings, 41 ; second innings, 75. The top score 
was 49, obtained by Mr, Simonds. 
The next match was played on our ground, on the 26th 
of May, against the Paris Team, which resulted in favor 
of Hamilton by ten wickets. Paris, first innings, 56 ; 
second innings, 67. Hamilton, first innings, 116 ; second 
innings, 5, for no wickets. The highest score was made 
by Elmslie, 36. 
On the 14th of June a match was played on the Ham¬ 
ilton Grounds against Galt, when Hamilton scored an¬ 
other victory by eight wickets. Galt, first innings, 21 ; 
second innings, 80. Hamilton, first innings, 49 ; second 
innings, 55, for three wickets. Davies obtained 23 (not 
out), the highest score; Park next, with a well played 
20. The bowling of Feme was remarkably good in the 
first inningB, he getting eight wickets for 10 runs. 
The next match was played on the Trinity College 
Grounds, Toronto, on the 27th of June, against the ex 
and present students of Trinity College, which was easily 
won by Hamilton by an innings and 38 runs. Trinity 
College, first innings, 31 ; second innings, 50. Hamilton, 
first innings, 119. The principal feature of this match 
was the brilliant innings of Mr. Simonds, who got 68 (not 
out). This was the top score of the match and the high¬ 
est individual score of the season. 
Next came one of the most important matches of the 
year, namely, that against the Peninsulars, of Detroit, 
played upon our grounds on the 1st of July. The Penin¬ 
sulars brought their strongest team, and I think that 
the Hamilton Club never put a more efficient eleven in 
the field than upon this occasion. The match was well 
contested throughout and resulted in our favor by 18 
runs on the first i nnin gs. Detroit, first innings, 78 ; sec¬ 
ond innings, 23 ; for five wickets. Hamilton, first in¬ 
nings, 96. We were, doubtless, indebted for this very 
important victory to the magnificent wicket-keeping of 
Mr. Wand. In this match, as in all other matches in 
which he participated, his play behind the wickets was 
almost perfect, and we can congratulate ourselves upon 
having in our eleven the best wicket-keeper on this side 
of the water. The fielding and bowling all round in this 
match was good. Tho highest score was again obtained 
by Simonds, 22. 
The next match was played against the Carlton Club, 
on the Toronto Ground, on the 26th of July, and resulted 
in the signal defeat of the Carltons by one innings and 
12 runs. Carltons, first innings, 20 ; second innings, 61 
Hamilton, first innings, 93. Simonds again headed tho 
list with a score of 26. 
We next found ourselves playing in Hoboken against 
the old-established St. George’s Club, of New York, on 
the 25th and 26th of August. The weather was most un¬ 
favorable for cricket, and owing to a heavy fall of rain 
we were unable to have any play the second day, conse¬ 
quently the match was declared drawn, although greatly 
in our favor. St. George’s first innings, 47 ; Hamil¬ 
ton’s first innings, 99, for two wickets down, of which 
Ray obtained 29, Simonds made 24, and R. K. Hope 21, 
both not out. 
From New York we proceeded to Philadelphia, to 
tackle the famous Young Americans of that place. Tho 
match was played on the beautiful new grounds at Sten- 
ton, on the 27th and 28th of August. The weather was 
fine, but the ground rather soft. The Hamilton captain 
having, as usual, won the toss, the Young Americans 
went first to the bat. Their innings closed for the. re¬ 
markably small score of 28, being about the smallest 
total their eleven has ever put together. Feme's bowling 
in this innings was admirable,and seemed greatly to sur¬ 
prise our opponents. He got seven wickets at the ex¬ 
pense of only five runs. Hamilton, in their first innings, 
made 74, of which A. H. Hope got 24, and Simonds 22. 
Great tilings were expected from the Young Americans 
in their Beeond venture, but they barely succeeded in 
avoiding a defeat in one innings, making only 59 runs, 
and leaving Hamilton 5 to make to win, which was done 
without the loss of a wicket. Thus we won our greatest 
victory by 10 wickets. We have heard since that tho 
Young Americans took the result very much to heart, and 
that they intend to have their revenge next year, if they 
have to come here every week. It is to be hoped tlley’ll 
come often. 
We left Philadelphia on the evening of the 28th, and 
made our way to Staten Island, where, on the 29tli and 
30th, we engaged in a match with the club of that place, 
when we were again fortunate enough to prove vic¬ 
torious. We defeated the Staten Islanders by 8 wickets. 
Staten Maud, first innings, 47; second innings, 43. 
Hamilton, first innings, 66 ; second innings, 23 for two 
wickets. Simonds got 16, and R. K. Hope 15 in the 
first innings, and in the second innings, Wauil played 
well for 11, not out. Kennedy bowled extremely well 
throughout this match. 
We left for home on Monday, Sept, 1st, taking with us 
a clean record, and, I think, the good opinion of all the 
cricketers with whom we came in contact. It is ex¬ 
pected that these three clubs of our tour will visit us 
next year to play the return matches, when it will de¬ 
volve upon us to endeavour, to the best of our ability, 
to return in some ma nn er the hospitality so liberally ex¬ 
tended to us by the cricketers of New York, Philadelphia 
and Staten Island. 
The next and last club match was that played on the 
13th and 14th of Oct. against the Irish Gentlemen, when 
we met with our first and only defeat of the season, 
