416 



POttEST AND STREAM. 



I Pec. CI. 1882 



Our of his latest shotd; described ns f.llowts: A piece of half Inch 

 gns pip: w is inserted enough 8 i ■■ ml > phceof iron as a base At 

 one end of i.iepp ho Bis. d 1 J i - - Made of a hatchet so Dial the 

 sharped*! re&teaai us • pit .■ <m t-hlu-ri-ideof tbebatctaetlii 



llllhg (I I bis- bill'. Mil. ell g "If .,! .'I distance of I'OIMV f.'. I he filed 

 Will) n Wiuchc icr r j. ( . ijm. M.I, :il tin' exposed end of Ihe ess pipe, 

 through which t he o. I ci |..i - 



iii.li bm iking the g.n.- ■■^n ..n.-it >■. rsi ie of tne batches. Having 

 done tub icnuu.iabi. b ol io Ids a i.lsfact!Os iu the ordinary o.Ttiond 



way, ho lri.il ii in a .li ,--i no... or. Ilol.ilne ilu gt re* bid 



shoulder he stout dturougn nsin.i.l mirror no uel I in nil left uaud. 

 and drod wita his one , I .ih :,object. A tain did tjeb.il pass t.irough 



splil >ii Ilu- linl. 'in:l oil.,-.- :in.l monk both balls, S.ill 

 anoi.ii i- n.-iv u.i- tiiiii II ni.in).' our, be In M ihe rifle down and 

 *ig itsl mi e'r nU Io; :i Mm mi i in: Mesh (successfully. IshoOltUg 



glass Trolls thrown m I a- ..i , i.oi ing the rifle in his ilxiii hand and 



shooting ill arm's length, shooting a swallow in ica swift flight, uio 

 all common iii:i5-m-u:io-.n ,i. on i- Ju.-b . avr is 1 sar.iing the 

 trade of oookbinaei. am. indulges in uisf.inoy snooting for his own 



IllUUSrhli ,, 



THE NEW YORK RIFLE CLUB has prepared a very complete 



anil eotnpivbcnsiv.: programme ol matui.es to lie shot at their ind or 

 range during Mm vo.l. r. Hi ranged with the luient of Int resti g 



every mi m or of li e el no. i lie skill of CtWHI man llaSbesH m 



I.ypi-.vi .,is per oi malices and the vurini s touipi til ions arrange 1 so 

 I. .at all may n ive a en ia.-e. s .me vultij I • prizj have ueoii otter.d, 

 am iu..- tn i-'n i i ... i f [old 1 1 op .iv lOtvrlth li uuonds, presents l uj the 

 president, to". 1*. V n , for ih.- m 'i.i .or makiiii tan full score I. 



i P e > la mi a lot ucli o- any nig it. .mil me in it.-h to clow t 

 the end of any w,:ikwh,u t.,o or more members Shall have made 

 ten full scores. Tin i • i.i\> nl?o se.er.,1 Boi-chard, Remington aud 

 Bn|lanl if e i«S pri« s, Prol n ly tae mo i int 'resting una amusing 



■ ■ ■ SI rie< Ml' maieliea between two teams of seven- 



teen no n each, under li.e captaincy of ihe presit'ent, L. Y. Sone, 

 mid I ho cluue:ip! i.i ., F. -I. aIoi.U l.soa. Hi -so team i will shot every 

 Thursday evening fo, a dinner ou.e a month, lobe paid for by tliV 

 losing team, ., no a.,:i fi.lthcr halm nun in for i lie members to keep 

 up the good na m: of the el ib. the p edlent will profile twelve neat 



team badges!!.!- the twelve in n w ive made the best seven tnr- 



i!ie..l I u compeiitioiis to be held, and those twelve men 



snail e-i readme ihe team mo res rveof the N. V. &. C. for 1883, and 

 must be prep in J ,o m «1 M challengers. 



THE SF.PPF.NFELPl' C'LCB.- Dec. to, 1883.— Etfjfor Fmesl mnl 

 Stream: WoherebY challenge utty Ave to men, belonging toany 

 organized club in tin Cmt.-u States lothoot Rftna l.nllurd ritleof 23 

 ealibei, a m. ten for lilt, liijllars i>:.i i n sii.e, Una e nn.nils, lull 

 th-e.'dmoor rules io govern- to le shot at o.r bend qua iters, 16 

 Kar.t lii..u-tou sir et J. seniirz, S cr. t .ry Scput uleldt Rifle. Club. 

 This enallengc is open for olc moiini (roui fat. , J S. Tuu Seppen- 

 t.-ldt Rifle Club base . le t.'.l lb.- lo.lnwi ig ntli.-ers lor the year JHKS: 

 For i resid. ui, R. Wragge; \ l..e-1'iii idi n:. M. l.allz; f eeritory, .1. 

 Scufliz; l'i .aucinl tk erei-.ry. \V. Sepp.utel.lt : Captain, U. Zimn.nr- 

 niann: rreastnor, E. Iloltzn.auu. 



THE TRAP. 



YONXERS. N \.. li :e IK. -Too Tontcrs Gun Club held their 



regular monthly shoot on Dec 10, on the club grounds, Valentine's 



Hill; pigeons, Slyds.. both barrel and 8 clay pigeons. ISv.ls.. cue 



ban-el. " Clay, 



Pigeons. Pigeons 



A.lKolb t J l l 1 1_H 1 1-2 



R Ellin U 1 1 1 1—4 111-3 



.1 LTnomsoji 1 o 1 I) i) i-:t 1 o 1-2 



S 31 Suit',. 1 1 1 il 1—4 0-0 



Ol.Auslin U 1 I I 1-4 ] 0-1 



KEiekeiiieyi r 1110 0-:l (I 0-0 



S L Farringtou. 1 1 1 0-3 



G Langran 1 l i i i i_ a i i ].g 



ELTiioinas 11(0 1 1-4 1 1— S 



U B Valwitiau 1 1 1 0— !i 0-0 



PHWiug 111111-0 11 0-2 



U. Rowland 1 1 1 1 1—5 0—0 



.1 Rowland 1 Olio 1—4 1 0—1 



II B Waring 1 110 1 1—5 1 1 



,1 A very., , .. 1 1 1 1 0—4 



It, wa.s uli. lost dark when tile clay i i;.- n--- <■■'■- shot, and this being 

 the flr»t nlteiiint ui them not v.-i-v go .0 scores were made The nest 

 shoot will 1 1 1 eplac ',:,!:,,; , -.'ill be pigeons, elay 



pigeons au i gl, e= brdu . ot forn mindsome gold medal, presented 

 l.i Hie elllh by I.jielr pre-iilent, Illi . K. L. Tl'om.is, open to members 



aliQOSQrjLN'S vs. WASHTXOTON HKhi ltTS.-N.-w- York, Dee. 

 M.-T,ie r.-tiini maveli between these two chins was shot on Iho 

 grounds of I he former eluh on D.c. ?, and resulted in n vu-tmy for 

 ihe Alsronquins. Tae match was ten men eaeu side, tw.-ntv'lialls 

 .-rich, -.'.yds. rise, rrmu i iir,-e I rap-. Fair s -ores w re made, nit'hoiieh 

 the pr.waiii ig high win ' uu X I -,w ie«p -r it.nr- made accurate shoot'ng 

 difficult. If Mi'i.i.-i' pri.of ,ias n ifided of t ie rare an 1 genuine good- 

 fellowship of lie Vi'.ihM i .ion iiei. ,r-: i'Ji,/, ; ,.]].. i I,, illy an-;' .-..!- 

 lectively, it wa.s e.viueed on ibis cc-asion by i lie gallant Epirit and 

 graceful niannei- In wide i tliev n. a.-:-pt >.t tin. their necond defeat. 

 at iho hands oi the AI<onq liu-. i.e.- pb-asant dinner and social 





edp 



1I03-11 



and pleiennt iitenioriee. and go far to stimulate the true lover'of the 

 vim to accuracy and eCttciancy.— W. 

 JEBSEY CliY UlilflllTS GUN-CLUB.— Jersey City. K J., Dec. 



17.— At the regular t Hi meeting of th- Jersey City Heights (inn 



Club, hi hi at their club rooms OS Ihe 19 b in St., the following officers 

 were elected tor tin- ensuing year: Geo. B, Futon, p eddei T; J. Von 

 h'ciigerkc, vice -pi-can lorn : .-il In ntiige, secretary and treasurer: 



.iohll Itea.lde.l. ,lr , I! .as. is ... it i 1 1 n | . . I!. A. Newbll.l, executive COIIl- 



initt.ee. A commit '-e wa-, appointed to make .-irrai gem.-nis for the 

 ibiiil li-ieni ly.sboot wit i the, Mid. ay Run CIuo. each club having 

 won a match. Tae next ra.rteh is to take place on the J.-rsev City 

 Heights Club grounds, any rile-i lb.' M .t . vans choose, tie ilerse'y 

 lleignts, being willing to concede that much. The match to be 25 



■ i ■, i nirds each man, f,. r the t-'ith of Jamiury. 



Think there will be a b,n 



WEI.LIB 1T0JT, ilass., Dec. 1(1.— A good company of shooters 

 from tne Milieu Otin CI. ib in I at Wellington to- lav, and did good 

 woric alsmishing itu: s.viiil.-.il.-l igelay pigeons I'rom (rap No. I. 

 The hrstesiay at live el iv pigeon : resulted 1.3 follows: liieldmg, 5; 

 '!■'■" ' ; ,i, ,1 ,.:•; Rich ird ,-,'!; Beaufort, I, Fielding 



and aloore diveU'^Ji-t li mor.:. C ipt in Sau-ver, 01 the Middlesex 



' !''.-■ ■'•■ ie.loi tae groun 1, d-sl,--d to try his hand, and 



siuc-iili I 1 is j n 11 i.;li iijiii.ilo mimei the live birds. Other 

 sweep, I. ik.-s t'j.l i.-.e.l ii-ita v.u-.iing succes,. 



SO 1KRVILLF. Muss . has a new gun club with twenty 

 ini'inb -t-s. Thjif tlr.it shoot will be held on Christmas Day. 



Coughs. Brown's Bronchia: 

 to ali.-i 1 .1 Coughs, Sore T„roa 

 lions. Price gneis a 1,111- -,l,in. 



$mwer# to ^oner^ontknt$. 



\T. E. II. Detroit, ,Viob.- The rifle Is one which has no record. 



D ',. to I fl-io -eati '.e,o 1 lh.' Northern Railroad of New 



n , ■ 



Ci A . S. T. B., Bell J ire, O. -We do not. know where you can procure 

 feriT-t.K. 

 C.I, if. X. ,v Athens, O.—i For Ohio quail bin see our Issue of Do- 



'n ' :u. barrel will shoot practically as well 



as 1 he .1 on. 

 J. P. v., ri-iKluiiiit.-.-i, n. v. -Wiilo to the Army ami NavifJawrrua, 



New- Y. n I. ' n 



■IH- W. : . Wilson, socretury Algonquin Giui Club, 



,1 , , , ,,,-1 ■ ,,,,, Y,„k. 



I>iok, ThouipsouviiJe, Coun. - ire No. !1 pink-edge wads too-large 

 fot Ao. Wpap 1 ,.h. IU) oiis. Yes. 

 If. II. and N P., Dalliim re. JJd.— Musotlitors ore more uunieroiiF. In 



'he AUii-i 1 ' , I mi n in .Inly." 



W, IS. L., Oxford, k y. -i. We do not too vf name of ferret breedor. 



2. For m-.'i I n , J ... iising i-oliiuins. 



T. p JJ, Miliileiowii, Co.m.— 'Joosidt book, "Horse in Motion," 

 on vii.in-ii are mink, by CkjgooJ & Co., Bwto 1 



H I. Iv. I : j: .101 -deer in Piinnsi Ivaula, as printed in our 



Issue of December V, i-i fro.n Ootober I to December 31. 



J. W, fl„ Pillalelphia, Pi . As st .t::d some i.me ago in our edi- 

 torial eoluajiua, tae itutnor of " Whiu-r Talks" is Mr. Geo, p.iws«u. 



B. R M.-l. For wild ri. 

 bury, Minn. 3. At any of 



C T.. N.-.v York.-s-or an e.vpl inallon of Ihe principles of recoil 

 see our issue ol Sept. 23, 1W0 -mticl-, "l.iittman'M Sporiiag Powder." 



IV, A 11.. Pensacola, Fin. -To rlenn rust out of rifle us.- flneSI 

 emorypowd.r on oiled rag wilh cleaning rod end plenty of "elbow 

 grease " 



L. L.. Canandnigua, N. V.— You cm buvsnohagun from any of 

 the deal' 1.,. or if you wau. 11 second-hand one advertise in this 

 Journal for it. 



S M N., N -w York.— The berries, taken from quail's crop, are the 

 frultof the skunk cabbage !.-.i//.i;ii'"io,;ies //, i,ttnx\ a wry favorite 

 1 1" ■ I Of the quail. 



G. H. de H., Rvslindale, Mass, The sight is ariiertised hi our col- 

 umns. Wo cannot reler you Io good >.q lii-rel f hooting witain an 

 hour's ride of Boston. 



C. A. G., Midd: 

 tr e, aim shot hi 

 take to trees, Aus. No. 



X. Y. Z., Haverhill, Mass.— The spots in your gun will probably not 

 interfere with its shooting dualities, show I' 10 some of your ex- 

 perienced gatmlngfHends. 



9. B.. New York.— Where can I get a dugout canoe, and how much 

 is one worth; Ans. They have them in St. Augustine, Florida. We 

 do not know wluu oae would cost. 



A. H.. Cttet-o, Texas.— The charge Is not a dtine-erous one for the 

 gun, but it is too heavy for your vn comfort. Try a lighter loiul and 

 see if you cannot do Just as good work. 



G.T. .1., Goldsboro, N. C— For squirrel shooting von will find a 

 12-horc S im the best weapon. Tne scattering of the charge depends 

 upon style of bore, 1. e., choice or cylinder. 



C, E. S., Ironton. O.— 1. You will find a .45 calibre, 70 gr powder 

 rifle suitable. 2. You 1 nn go to Fort Benton, on the Missouri, by 

 steamer, if you goat the proper season of pear, 



C. Ii R,. GUrrcttsviUe. O.— The only way vou can determine proper 



charge of buckshot. Cor your giro is to .- ■ , 11 ,.,i -. .,i-,-,it 



use more than will readily chanibsr in 1 h» ofioke. 



St. T. E., St. Martins, Wis.-Wh,,i-e can I dispose, of a fine mounted 

 male sp .'..im :m of Anaer ot/n/n>ns, an I ho ,v much would it bring? 

 Ans. It should be wortn S3 or >M, but we ea jnoL refer vou to a prob- 

 able parehaser. 



II. C. F., Philadelphii.-You will llnd at Homosassa, Florida, no 



le s than teu di linet > pedes of fish. At, Inst, ace es Mr. .lonos was 



still taere. We p -es uu ■ that vou w-o aid /but no dim uiltv in obtain- 

 ing accommodations there. 



J. B. B.. Sorel, C mada.— After some trouble we found the concern 

 ndvc-rii.-ing t ,0 rifle concerning which you inquire. The st le of 

 magazine ii an old one an 1 was long ago discarded. We should not 

 advise you to puivhn a- fie arm. 



D.B.-To have your rill- barrel blued in good shape, send It to a 

 reguLr gunsmith If there are not goo I workmen in vonr viehiitv, 

 express the barrel to someone of the firm..- woo advertise in this 

 paper. The res lit will reply the cost. 



Reader.— If in shooting a rifle you ebvate it 1 ,00.1yds,, floes the 

 built t tly with punt the hic.iest unt i it re ic'ies tae target, or does It 

 Chang,- its pa Itlon with ihe due of flight like an arrow? .mis. it 

 changes Iks position with line of Qiglit. 



.1. M. M For information about Florid-*, read pamphlet issued 

 and sent free by the S iv urah, Flnrl la ri .v». em K lil.oid, S , van- 

 nab, Ga, Also •'Flori.lit for Tourists. Invalids mid S. I tiers. ''bv Ceo. 

 M. Barbour, published by p. apploton ,v Co., St. 50. We can supplv 

 eltber, 



Si-BsoiiiuF.a. ftkiseo. N. Y.— 1. Foraitnatioii with taxidermist or mar- 

 ki t for stuffed birds apjjl. 



J. 



. all ice, 



ville. N. Y. 



r coin l_„ .. 



Bull-r's address is Pa 

 ford, Conn. 

 Mail, Toronto. Canada.— In pig 



standard; every bore larger lhau I 

 each difference In sin >, i. r-., nn 

 and smaller bores go forward It 



li'.yd. f.n la 11-.:,.. re Ivd. 



irlli 'William -treet. S. Mr. 

 -. Steele's address is Hart- 



ootiug a 12-bore is taken ns 



ist go back one-half yard for 

 3. Kyi- a 10-bore 1yd.. etc. : 



diells. 



lid A's 



i'llsn 



pltn 



:dc 



bore lyd., etc. 

 tnely, a 13-bori 



using his (A's 



a does ihe cup belong? Ans. To the t 



shoots,! 



who paid the en 



T. L. S.-Dug.lale. Pa.— In Province of Quebec season Tor killing 

 doer, elk an I caribou is September 1 Io February 1 Killing of moose 

 is prohibited until aft r S. pteuiber 1. i.v'3. the scu-ou thereafter 

 being September 1 to February 1. Noi:-. •.- ,i leats m- rennii-eii to 

 take out license, fee S» per season. 



,1. W. J., l-erry, Oa.— A white quad was killed in this county last 

 February, and as it was quite o curiosity I hud it, nicely presery&i 

 by an exp rienee,.! i .ixiit-rmist. Can vou give me Fie name o£ some 

 bird fancier who has a collection ol Am riean Inidswho would lie 

 likely to purchase this? Ans. We know of no on-. 



H. G. H., Cleveland, O.—l 



the i 



• boil 



i tli' 



linn InCilifornia." by Mr. 

 price Si. 50. 2. We are n, 

 paration by tne Arm u un 

 tiles, is the curve descrl ji 

 M. H. C, Morris, Hl.-l' 

 owl for th.se p. rts. It w 

 my pigeon co.ewhi'r. tm 



i by ' 



ilv 1 ^ 



led ii photo of a Dee.iiliar 

 mm erot others alive from 



.,,,,'■11 re.iveil. : , „'l ,,, , 



t.-ii Ine.ics. is wry light 



J. T. C, Boston. .Mass. Is there Uaf wny to learn If a shotgun Is 

 liable to burai? I have a cheep bv- -, m\ -loud r and 1 have become 

 a.lraid of it (merely through rrauiug ot ,:eeideiil -i; maker imlcnown. 

 Ans, Tlji-re is no way . o.'.-ot i i resi i... ,,, A i '.,;,, .. misat i.-.-'aclorv. for 

 while tt test, charge might not, burst I, ie gun, it might so weaken it 

 that the. next charge would burst it. The best, plan, if you have not 

 conUdencc in tne gun, is to sell and get one last you" can trust, for 

 you can never shoot well unless you have confidence in your gnu. 



W.M. M.. Helen i, Moutaua.-I send you bv mall portions of two 

 bird .on.- S pirtri.gc and She ol her 'a "foolhen." so called In the 

 'Montana name laws, pi -ase i.lentii' them. Ans. Tm- bi.d labeled 



of Maine, Nort 



of white on' the 



J. B. W.. Khai 



dog barking ii: 



aiii.nal up in a small tree, wnicb he took t< 

 stone and knocked h, out. autl the dog kiflef 



looked as much like one as the oi h.-r. At b 

 wood fox. Is there such an animal? Its ii 



fox. Fro 



i lox. 



the ili-sei-ip.ior. it . 



jjfachting m\d f£mweing. 



CANOEING IN AMERICA. 



inglv institiiible | reiin.li'e for I hi. canoe. Bui win should a ncwi 



■ I and provincial r..ng, ol ,-xp.-i l.-nc- 



his opinions at, all on n subject he knows in -thing of; Cuuoeiug nc 

 tlorisueil hi any country, uor grew so fait in iav..i as in Am- a n-. 



wilin-s.s of which, the in at l.'hk- l 'o rsc i of August nun 



cited. Ciin.-.ehigise5senti».ll> a so limy po-lime. a • porl lore 

 piiihlh-r in his iinliviiluill capacity, liinic, clubs and organic it 

 may not cm great, tigni.s, yel ihe tucs of cniioes spread npac< 

 over tne .oui.ii,. if ev make no great nois,. ;,, ih" newsps 



',, "■ id, i : polity is the, ns none the less.,., ,| sueeeeding years I: 



seen fresh aseessiona to this delightful, invigorating sport by 



y for headquarters and 



color whl 





istcnuc. 





seai chef 





The lone! 





ciations r 





o' the for 





of tliogrr 



mi and p. 



gender in 



Ill-- bi-t-as 



may be n 



Ulgll' tot 



ing, wltu 



i beer kec 



foreign to the happy-go bicl- 



il-fcst a-tr.ictlon . ■ i 

 vith the paddle is m t a re ii 



.b.-at np-.n exploring s'l-ni' 



atnletlc, for inev prefer lb 

 To them canoeing may be all n™„v 

 cans are not of such low caliber Iu tiisc 



hie of men. All II Is 



tch'of in'ohmt lo'r 

 Idle s.ah vorthles 

 ds refine l nnd bodies 

 aniial proeliviiii s, 



but. thank .goodness, all Amei i- 



SPREAD1NC BALLAST. 



Editor F&rest and Stream: 



Notwithstanding your summary dipnosition of thevl-wsot vour 

 Boston corre.-poiHlei t "J. W. N." about spy , a 'ling bulla- r to p evem 

 pi ehiug, I am i n ible to re. .on, il ■ ■, ■:,. ,- , ,.. nine u-iil ;',, -, ,„,i„h ,. 

 of writers of undoub ed authority and wirh he :-.- ubs of priietlcil 

 experience. Your view I take i'o he that by sp a .1 ing out ballast 

 fore and aft (either inside or ont.i. a - essel v, ill pilch and re nil in a 

 seaway less than she would do if her ballast were cone-ntr ted 

 amidships, and you are of opinio j -hat a nn-in ■ lio b.-i; ,.. ,-,.:,. 

 contrary should have a '-schoolmaster" to put 

 corse.' I mint frankly eon less myself to lie in t'-e r inks of 'l he un- 

 believers, nud as my experience aid lie: ideas I have d ri ed from 



' that if f \ 



5(110 go 



me refer to -'llnnt'a ''Yachting' Magazine'''' for 'April'.' 1S82. p".' 'llH, 

 where the author of "Rouit I (id U nl in n Ten- i'o m»r" ■ t te-- that a 



_ oi.ted diving in his . 

 ng afi a quantity of ballast and e.iain i liai 

 yard by mist ike. Experience in cutter ru 

 double reef in my bt w prit with st run ji , 

 nines ill on a w.iole bawsp it, because th. 

 nought Inboard, audi e elf -ec of weights 

 ion to the square of th, ir distances from t,j 



lu Di 



con Kemp's book on "Yacht r>e-i?ning," at p. I 

 ig passage: "The \ iolence of pitching nnd sc -u 



. bv llie r.i.iim. of I , r:ii|i,:i , . Tin innri 



y be 



violei 



tof tna pitching wi'.l I 

 longitudinal rolling' w 

 The same aut'ior in I 



time of the . 



Sailing" says (p. 50) 

 ccriieil, nothing but a dear gain will re 

 weights well distributed In a fore and aft 

 will be different among waves. T > 

 tion and mc-tae.-ntrie height are mail ', 

 be the pitching ami scenillug moti.,::. :,,, ,,.,,; 

 v. ilj diie. and be very wetaiid uneas}-. -But. ( 

 w-eignts are much edncen rated, the vessel, w 

 turn that caused her to pi rage into a wai 

 tremely li.eiv. and probably i-is,. to every w: 



, ! ■ ■'■■ I '.-''Hi .he e . ■". ■ I .-■:_.■■ ,l 



the waves, and although soinir , : 



yet she will so bur,- li-i - -If that in sail her ui 



diilleultv :..-,! I.iiil-it. ' 



Undoubtedly a Teasel might have her b: 

 ttafed.so that she wo ill b: si;,,- nn I all 

 1erk. v. but. 1 am unable to reconcile with 

 Kemp's ihe statement in your issue of D.c. 7 

 ballast will check pitching." If I hare tre 

 your spice, ills because the suhicct seems t. 

 one, p rtlcnhtrly now that whol->soi,e- viev 

 o alia: i are gaining grouml, and men will wa 

 t hey e m on the keel. Mr. K 'rap's opinion 

 m 1st follow from to. .great fore an I afi. ..•:.-■: en 

 worthy of consideration, and the space de-. 

 his "Lectures cm Naval Architecture." to the 

 shows that high authorities regard the sul 



nine the 

 t the e:ise 

 i of gyrn- 



oo io'i'-h coneen- 



n)H'0!15 ,-h Ttl ll 



views of Dixon 



"lengt lOllillg OUt 



d too much upon 

 i vi ry important 

 ■Fgnrd to outsi ie 

 :et all the ,., light 

 lingere is results 

 : ball ■--- is at least 



mlioii of "weigh's 



a your sinicui'. nts oi 



flBCI. 



,-t —uler h.:. i l'i-. i ■■:;,■.!! io our rem rk 

 nJe.1 they siiould convey. St.- tch 



IOjx correspondent baegivei 



in Issue bi-l'ore 1 ist than we hit 



lug ballast will certainly lucre 



oscillation with the sen is thereby proveute 



harder, the v ss.-l will pic-ii less- often man 



quetce, bo sailing more nearly a straight llm 



ing ballast Is to counteract "coekiaess, 11 or i 



the expense of ouoyancy in tne ends. Nan 



quarters chaivei, - ilarvev model 



easily tipped. Tney are apt Io be too quick 



them slower then- ballast, is extended more 



thi3maybeoverdo.ie. and wit.i the weight: 



the yacht will pitch i-o dei pas to check he 



way what you are trying to gam iu auo.her. Father , xtfeino is to 



be avoided for racing, and the pioptr (tdlMBtini nt, riiirgihe In-a 



mean between hard pitching anj q.u.-k o'se ll.tl.iou, is t:Chc deter- 



niined by experiuieiu or e>:p.:n. in ■■ in each en e. due tin i , a 



not Iho easiest nor the f isle--.l. If di \m-s only i : reouirsl, co icoie 



trathig wtighi will hep its a t -.mm -in. m ore .1 mm i..... h 



not be stretched ns in narrow fo. m«. for the very reason that deep 

 pitchinsr oheekj achmby bjit so m ic i that I i them climbing over 

 everything is often the best choice bit ween two evils. J 



,ut 



HAWSE-PIPE CRITICS. 

 el>; 



Ci AILOBS are prover 



O the performance of a vessel Te 



eirect mi.veil ..painl are l.o-eii ...I s 



Belmont is not an exci p ion to tae 



la-t M.nnl.iy's Humid, Siys that 



- liters were racing men in iho tru, 



■ . '.' . b • 



'i> looia nnd n; il 



nloils, Bellnont i 



ihe t iivi/ii ih it 



while the lands aho -r 1 Cr.ti 



the cutti rs dienched tl.eir cr.-w.. .while the fan. Is aho .r i (ir.ici.- w i\- 



comfortuble and dry. This is abitol imogi .a ion fo. Qi 



were soaked to ill ■ skin liy Hi ing dusi long before lied mm shipped 



at all. Captain lie 



bi amy boats ure 

 estimable yacht s 

 i great -leal ihat. I 

 il lh ■ gi.l Iv b M 



ml of cuti.-i 



"■ i s t asi le 



II have loevplaln 

 in waters b fore 

 i it, but u isi di|e 

 ."« tinder any r.r- 



■ An 



' trai-v. "ge'cn'lVplriioti" is so 

 t outUr principles i re being ac. 



relief to ib.d'ila '■.' . 

 .It would have beeniai-:-. : 



way near the Lai tboru cut in peneolicn, for coicpi.e l judges bav. 

 | acknowledged our Inferiority on ti.ot point. Cnptuiu BUmont, in 



,n yachtsmen" in a very changing 

 all. g around cultt.iv, as i..ougli 

 d a! !...s| ovi ry irlel On tbO ' oa- 

 th inclined tow i.i-U cutlers tnat 

 I .lUQUihOLt the couiiiry, bar '•** 

 low. nil, ling in New Yi.ii. 1. l,.i 



How' Bedouin's sails a good lit. 

 ciaitn our cauvns any 



