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FoftftST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 7, 1882 



Second C'l:i« Keels. 1st. Beetle, B. Y. C; 2d, Kelpie, B. Y. C: 3d, 

 Mavis. I: Y. f. 



ran, Lsl Expert* II. V. ('.; v.M, Kebie. Bo. Y. 



•rhoards- 1-sl, Join r H. Y. 0. 



3d. N.uip.iivil W. V \ C. Iin. Lizzie, J. 0. 



Kifi.li fliiai. 1st. Klnr.i Lee. H. H. Y. Cr- 1 1. Mirage. IS. \ r . i .s.i - 

 sacu-. C. A. Y. Oi Ml. Nnnoi D., (.'. A Y C 



Note. -The v.'"' -iLnifii- 1 •■■ ■ '.'.. !:-i-.rly — Bo.,Bos- 



tou-D.. Uorch..,i,;r-lf., I lull -S. B., South Boston— S. Bay, Salem 

 Bay-W.. W,nthi\)p-.I.,.lelJiios-L., Lynn -W. V.. Washington VI1-" 

 lage— W. L., Weal Lyuu -Q, . yuincy. 1 illek. 



THE PRESENT RULES COOD ENOUGH. 



Ih. ..svi'i/e'rei',',:^-!- Nyl"a''i-'ie.- .i: 

 til t .• Ml •.. i.i-.i i. ar '.I : 1 In ill • ■!' 

 absurdly iiritieii ,-, y •■;>. iviin u . ill- 



ill atil class. Tli'. 

 oill p.Th i|.-i a .■.. 

 than half a .l...:,-ii 



ieh, as testa of 

 not depending 

 a an equality 



die time the sport had 



„„ general run of builders 

 •j u>w tuo imvi •■ ......win, and faith in "what was" 



p upon the yacht building eraft of the 



.„. lo lea,' 



nam 



superiority of one form o 

 being here considered. 



Now, since form is the issue, each individual she 

 in all directions so that he may give to tin- size agi 

 he may choose, as long and narrow or as shot! an. 

 If he is building a sloop to rare a 15-ton cutter. 1 

 he likes, but in so doing he n 



nil.l be 





lllll 



willing to leave to the judgi 



tin- index t 



Thethre 



assoeiateil 



rejudiee exhibited against the 

 , until at the present day no ex- 

 tify the construction of flat-iron 

 i ■-f'.riiiiii' of having water only 

 out this change of sentiment, in 

 •lie from the light draft sailing 

 is ful depth, and in forcing ah 

 od qualities, Forest and Stream 

 ightenod designers and builders 

 it of tho ripening experience of 



le unjustifiable bios against, the use of depth removed, a 

 I more creditable field baa been opened for the display of 

 d sound judgment in tbe models of the fleet, and a short 

 t the predominating characteristics of the principal types 

 vor may be the means of aiding in tho selection for new 



be laid down this winter. Because we have been a persist 

 ipion of depth, while down-trodden bv the ignorance of 

 >tis and unpractical sophistry, ft would nut be jusllliahle to 



that no virtues can, in our opinion, oxlst in the adored type 

 In the contrary, we are prepared to give credit where it is 

 a, though declining to subscribe to mere blind faith because 

 e" or fraudulently claimed as 



r of which all schooners can be 

 iy three well-known yachts of 

 ired with much credit in the re- 

 le the third has its champion in 



n then 



ilq.at 



lug cuts 



■V...-.1 1 



._ i form of three radically opposite 

 success. The Halcyon may be taken as an 



>d representative of the broad and shoal style 



at draft, little doad rise and low freeboard. 



rmplillcation of anew school likely to super- 



f perfection, especially where measurement by 

 lnli.-r the opposition to depth has been ovcr- 



leam is still in the ascendant in hor conception. 



d as a half-way compromise between extremes, 

 representative having been approached while 



i- are accustomed to on this side of the Atlantic. 



lave an illustration of tho newest ideas abroad, 

 There has been a gradual approach 



i the cuttt 



■ foi 





ticker 

 uiilei, 



en the wisdom of the tendency. Tbe really mode: 

 nun and depth is not very wide of the proportion! 

 lira, and by stepping the mainmast well in the xu 

 ir match for the cullers has been attained on a winu man con- 

 t'd possible when Cambria's praise used to bo Himg in verse on 

 streets and her print displayed in the shop windows of British 

 iting ports. 



[To be Continued.) 



VIXEN AND MAGGIE RATIONALLY COMPARED. 



;en, or any cutter and sloop, primarily ai 

 ;ize, for everyone knows that a large be 

 mall one without trial by racing. We . 

 n sloop, ami we kn< 



b'- lllie tO her e.\f--SS 111 •:;/■■ While !,er tol'lll lliai' il t'l '111 I 



And, we add, il wmld he .\.:,h alt i . .l-uy Hi- .iu-'H.v' ... 



cutter, an allowance for the extra I ions is due to the sm 

 no matter what their respective lengths may be. 



This is the rational method of comparing different 

 basis is equally fair to all. But to ask that a vessel like 

 built under a length rule, should sail on even terms iv 

 with the special view of evading length is a proposition d 

 least trace of equity, and results obtained from sailii 

 Vixen against a 15-ton Maggie, must alwavs be lllusiona 

 leading ill their influence, unless the. larger of the two 

 cutter, barn or dhow, is put on an equality with the sm 

 spect to size. Measuring bv bulk shows partiality to 

 brings boats to the line even 'in that respect, so that thi 

 give us an answer to the query. "Whose ft, rut is fastest. 

 the known .superiority of givai"!- siz.-:- Is a 15-ton Maggie 

 a 15-ton sloop? Is the 19-ton Vixen better ilian a l'J-tou 

 a good 19-ton sloop Is better than a good 15-ton cutter 

 111-ton cutter better than a 15-ton sloop, stands to re 

 competitive contests. 



collier 

 loes it, 



unaided by 

 better than 

 liter? That 

 good 

 itnout 



mil 



CRUISING. 



YAOHT cruising seems to be growing in favor in tbe East, while 

 racing seems to be confined among a few That is. a few fast 

 boats have all the racing to themselves, while those who have i aeius 

 of medium speed content themselves with cruising and sailing, leav- 

 ing out the exciting elements of the race. As we stated in our edi- 

 torial of last week there are several reasons for this. The expense 

 of maintaining a racing yacht is very great, and few care to keep in 

 racing trim yachts which are not as speedy as some others in the 



same fleet. The fast ones are kept up for racing and tl hers cruise 



Cruising is really the sport of yachting, which is belter liked as it 

 is longer practiced. When a fine fleet starts off on a cruise with a lot 



•"me. The good 

 other, as is the 



•■ ; -• .- 

 i port to port 

 en a chance to 

 e general free- 



Che New Y'.r!.. 

 i, and judging 

 Uy thoroughly 

 asure baa been 

 lout .uiv wind. 



an beat 



all "pari! 



(The ol 



e, apart from form, lies 

 ) not seek to find out by i 

 i 19-ton 'Vixen, but whac 

 in beat a 15-tou Vixen; £ 

 10 must be mule with 

 ind equity to ileui 



.■-ton 



ohtau 



rect a 



!th the 



ace whether a 

 we are after is 

 d it no such boat 

 i 19-ton Vixen in- 

 id all. 



•iithful 



lto 



DUXHI.'KY Y. f.-After an 



ed for foreign purposes, j 



Tin- sprit sail race wis won by tin Vnuug To.iz.-r, 1.1ft. Iin.. .1. U, I 

 Gaines, healing half a, dozen others. Time, lit'ty-sevoii minutes and 

 forty-two seconds. I 



mil not aided 



izer" It is not a fair expectation to ask that a 15-tou cutter 

 as good as a 19-ton sloop. That is clearly giving the sloop 

 No one has been silly enough to claim that cutters are 

 iieh better than sloops that they can afford to race on even 

 l sloops twenty-five percent, larger, but the claim has been 

 • equitable basis of even size the cutter is the better form 

 nd trial. On the other hand, with "sloop men'' it is not a 

 is to wnether a 19-ton sloop can beat a 15-ton cutter; it 

 •eason she ought, on the strength of being so much larger, 

 lliing else; but the question for them to answer is this; 

 9-ton sloop be a better boat if shaped as a 19-ton cutter J 

 certainly be no equity m the query, "Would my 19-ton 

 better boat if shaped as a 15 ton cutter?" The answer 

 inec. conic forth: How can you expect such a thing? You 

 : thai the cutter, iii addition to being relatively as fast as 

 thall possess the extraordinary virtue of overcoming four 



for a test of form. The issue can therefore be nothing 

 lis: Given a certain size, which is the best ■ form for It to 

 :h being the issue, and we do not suppose any rational per- 

 spute the correctness of this fundamental proposition, a 

 er can only be obtained from a race after all competitors 



reduced to the same size by the application of proper al- 

 Whatever the remaining result then is represents the 



Tho "scrub races" which lake place w 

 afford amusement for all and give tho 

 enjoy the contests, while the ansence . 

 dom from rules, etc, make the racing j 



Within the past month the large clul 

 Seawanhaka and Atlantic, have had ► 

 from the published reports all hands S' 

 enjoyed themselves. Tbe only thing 

 that the yachts have drifted from pli 

 It seems as if this drifting business « ., 

 ception. Hero we never have any trot 

 writer remembers several 

 the return of a portion of the fleet. 



People who own vachts and cruise a 

 out of their boats' than any other el 

 and go for a day or two to some fai 

 lounge, enjoying the sail to or from th 

 trip. Others can see no enjoyment in 

 ment of tbe nice or there is no fun in i 



When two or more yachts cruise in • 



evening in company, good uatured ri 

 way first, all combine t.. make such ti 

 in cruises in squadron there is more oi 

 certain submission to ordora expect' 

 Yet tle-'t cruisiiu does more to create 

 thing else.— San Francisco ttrcctler an 



a few friends 

 they fish or 

 ct the whole 

 r e tho excite- 



lealof pleas- 



fhe pleasant 



:hor or under 



Of course, 



TX>R two 

 1 grand 

 British and 

 not to cros: 

 been detcn 

 rounding tl 

 York Y. C. 



THE AMERICA CUP. 



in succession we hav 



been cheated out of the 



ompelitivo trials between 

 was s -alulle who decided 

 tie "forty" Annasona bus 

 illy unfair conditions sur- 



i be seen whether the New 



to right a very patent wrong, or whether it will prove uuwortby 



tho trust assumed by permitting the charges brought against the club 



-"' reproach to American yachtsmen. 



: current impression abroad that 



[y to escape international eompe- 



abroad to crystallize into pen 

 Tho London Field gives voic 

 the present trustees seel: del 

 tlt.ion when it says as follow 

 "American papers are still 

 under which a foreign yacht 

 America at Cowes in 1851. 

 perfectly fair, and the other 

 should consider them fair if 

 Now York Y. C. -select a ya 



forehand with a model of hi: 



difficult as possible. Itisqu 

 bury acqiuesced in the New 



challenger could do the same as tho 

 on the morning of the race: this, of 

 a. moreover, to present the club be- 

 cht. The tonus appear to have heeu 

 f making the winning of the cup as 

 amfetalte to suppose that Mr. Ash- 

 >rk Y. C. selecting a ve-sel i 



:e. In fact, he was blamed by the English press 



for accepting the terms before the Livonia sailed for America, and 

 on her arrival he endeavored without success to get the condition n- 

 vereed. However, as it turned out after two days' sailing, the club 



