0VBMBBB17, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



317 



. 



ffachfing md (gj/Mweing. 



TIIK :Vil-:ii>.ATU>N'AL MATCUE: 1 . 



TO racos tor th- Anieraan oiji lost wekk were, robbed or much of 



uHfir fiiL'-it-,i 11,1 i .,.. -..nis-K. m the.flrst place, no question or 



Jonal typo itrrw .del was m suite, the uanaulan lettrtaentatlva 



os«iip|ir,\'i.i .ni.ii in i.h-iis hihii h nr tli* si, Lawrence, gen- 



plclOUB HbOUl i In- Al.iliiM.i an i li.l l.niu 

 jui ii.. ,.i> w is pri'ii.v much it foregone concilia! 

 enough guu.ssiijg m tin- result Jus' 

 emerged from trie ounui into sail waii-i. .\ single 

 rig ana outrit was m. required "■ m ■;<• prc-^no«ii«:! 

 ' -"Mi. iii her model .. 



kinirly lurerlor on ull 



i any race. Tne Madge 



fed ustmilHr 



rltaol Mi.. coute.st- 



Ugtl schemes liable 



• from other cuium 



ody ot the trophy 



York Y C. through 



nenis of fair play to 



thoroughly aporls- 



only Wore the im- 



ilted wlni la every 



irough sheer court-. 



sou had closed, mid 



at considerable ex- 



to hang lire upon 



ic-edent could not have 

 a taken occasion ro or- 

 ing in me deed or girt 



to windward with others 

 nd i n 

 tough, ua this les 



flo.-H. Tliej IllU: I.. 



la. Both ..I ua wilf broflt hi 



O'U ■•!• -I. ■,■ ; ibl i • . - ■ i"m-i,i -.mil we ullct 



Bin give iheopinioii n.,.i cbesloup Ualanl • is -oine distance from 

 the pcrrceil.- builders by -uudrv 



Chang,-. :u..j modldc itloua al i b consider ibly Improved ret It 



Would be Kin ri .• ■ .. iln atiempi tie run 



"e.vi s.M..,i.. i no aloops which even In cruising trim 



are lik-lym remain, mm. n i,.'it..-U lor ihe vl-ltor (rom Belle- 



vii:-- !• < ■ . ,:.; ..,., in... in ick yachis uoon teriLBOl 



equainy .md ii ,„..■ ,•■. is abaHut. the idea ol making op tor Its wani 

 by •■ woiiiieriur speed due to lines alone may as wan be given up 

 buce tin mi The A'iiluiiH showed iii>i..-.i nriL'inr.luv in form una, 



mih ample expe. lei in the tuuire, lib quite possible that run; 



bertmigci u tuiitieiv luin out :i shin we - . .-, ,',i n..i n mud to beal 

 •hutaucuai'.Hiiiim-i. , \ n,.,,-,. ,„ i-v' 



hap-navar.i espenmei raiotrlDeex* 



perl-nee !l Itlveaaldng among a large tleet In 



whieii tin- uiiiversu law of •• , in- -urviv.,1 or ihe niie-i " pertains 

 I quite as muni usiu oritur walks ,,i lire. We had on our hide the 

 I Oracle ror one and the Mlsohh t lor another. The Oracle has been 

 ftnn.i ii.iiiii. miiicoi years, iinl tiy mi cosslve cosily alternllons aud 



Inuuin.-rulil al.vnii i,„ baa slowly and -up ly men lirou^l.i toahlc.li 



■ petfe, uon. 'l he mi>i liiei. ourulhei mainstay, hus been bulii 

 Llrorn •' upmior material " all-r ilv ihomughly wed digested and de- 

 taiied (ir..iiM.i„ ; . ..j experienced deslguerln 



America, she :. 1 a w .1 ii tie- 1 iniCle lo lie m wood 



a Ii0aiibar.lt is difficultly award the palm to one withou. injustice 

 to in. other. Against tho.-e prouuetions, me most sup .', " topies-nta- 

 tives ol lhe alo..p mm ulloai In nur waters, Hie Canadians pit led a 

 crar, h:.sll!v built, oi an experimental model, roughlv nnlsln-,1 and, 

 by comparison, wivtchedfy rigged and manaed. Under such nlr- 

 Ciinistniire- in- i\i— > w.-ie i a'ur.iiu hhj.i ..i upon u- d. \,,.,i or doubt 

 and much Ini-iesi. 'I hey wer,.- reoiic-d in inci to ft mere matter or 

 formality. Tne fimadNns had -hiU- nged lu e.iniorml,-v v.iin the 

 ■ i i ol gilt ' und-r which the Amclean tiip is held, ..no there waa 

 no w ,y out oC It utli.-.r thiin lo accepl and Sail and gel the business 

 OiT our bauds aa soon asfloasihle. a reirospecl .it in- aelioca ol the 

 New York Yacht Ciub r-latins' to tl,i- cUaileug-3 Ls m.Mtsailsractory 



I , the rair name or the club and grulfyln,- m all woo \vbdi to a<k) 

 anlniernuilonal trophy hei 



■ an 1 :.u r- main I 

 t . ij.. lucerprcied 

 t> whom in- ii. ■■. . 

 Ctieudia perm.tnehi luvlla 

 Itaappolnnsl dele 

 the Vlslior is allow n bv lu 

 manlike I er. us ,-.;,. -mi ., i ■ 

 perailve ailpulaltona or ill 

 respect, oui tu- ii.,, ■ v .-• ,'• 

 ey until long altar the recoj 

 two (hers were -sp-.'Iallv i. 

 pens- in aeciiiuuioilate a ch 



aever.ll oecisl.jli--. 1 hat ihe mieiaiiu wi me uiuu 13 iiuiy npprcev- 

 aled by th.>se lu'eresled we havu reason to know and some oulelal 

 ani ion putting tbla on record mav bs looked tor rrotn tne Uay of 

 Ouluie Yacht club tins winter. Probably (he actions or the N. V. 

 Y. c. Ill lliiac.v.,, will sen-- a. a pr-:-.n-' ™""" <«»«— 



II .ual matches nada u.or- praisewonnj 

 t. len --I i-ii-:,- 1. 1 no igh thcoommtttc 

 n.-lallyliiiiHin in- null in.,, ihry II, 1, 1 1 

 epecineiillv deu,ai„li,.i; sailing a single . 

 for me tup, y-l ineir -lioce 01 a slug;- ve-a»l by prer-r-ucs le ids us 

 to believe that they did no! care to shoulder the odious task or ex pnxt 

 faclu criticism upon ih- rorimr aillms of lh- club, though ready to 

 concece by ih-ir pnullc-s the unfairness ot sailing a lleet against a 

 Blngle turulgu coil- r 11 li very common to hear that the imerlca 

 ■won her 1 ui-la irom 11 he-tor lii.ii-:. ynohta, Inn- in ivturu 

 lorelgn craft should be mauc io do lhestme trom ua. They overlook 

 th,. [act thai the An,. 11-.1 had tor her opponents only a Inter little. 



r u .<. hi,. .,, ni -. 1 ...-a tons some schooners Kquure-ilgged on the 

 rt: mv.) bin 1 wu m in.",!-!.-, i.n.i w I- -r- i iiCar her si7.f, boih or wblCb 

 ojine 10 g,l-r early in the race. 1'iaciically 1 tie America sail-d only 

 agalnfit rlio.-.e two jnd h-d the greater pan or iho course alone to 

 hers-lf, as 1 ne small rr.v was nr no ace iunt. Mhe waa sp touch superior 

 to others In h-rd-iy Unit sLi'.onld well artord to take aiino.il any 

 odds. Now 11111,-- are verj different. Yacht racing between dllTer- 

 em.O'.iliou.slsa rnu-li cioie aiT.nr. The New York Y. V. course is. 

 moreover, .in coiitliieo until outside the Honk, and rhe odds ol .'all- 

 lug .1 wbol- 11--1 air^lnsl.on,' v. s.ic! ovc such a course are so pnl- 

 pibiy ugaliist lb, ■:ii, wPh, that holding the cup by 



any such ni-ann auun' i- .1 n-.i ■•lb-i than J0:!:ylng or sharp 

 practice. Whether in, end-d xs such or noM 11 isenrtain to be Inter- 

 pret r,l us sucli at> ., mi. and we do not ibmk our yachtsm-n are pre- 

 pired lOBUhscilo- 10 anyiblug vi.in- nur iiouic can an undue ad- 

 Tiintnge, no UMiierhow tie ■ n.- 1 ;.- , may n-iv., won rhe cup In the 

 first place. Wo 1.1,1, k 10- las; 1 a •■:• won u.e Ataiantu will serve as a 

 Buuitliug precedent tor ail time. To retain me cup with the slightest 

 SuHi.lcion allaehlnu thai lr.s retention Is OOU'empl ,ted by fair meaus 

 Or loul would al ouce ron 111- iiniibv ol all lis vmu-, and lorelgnera 



woup. be quit ' r-ver In uu llsiurbed possession. 



As the tru,, ot ih-, no winii-,-ii.-.i i..ih-Xew Turk Y. 0. wuli tno 

 Special object, tpromoilng no, •rnailnnal inaic.l,es, perf-cily lair play 

 lor ihe foreigner is so plainly 00( of a faithful exe- 



cution <>f lhe hum, ihat aaiil'ig a 1I0-1 l.riiough ihe Narrows against 

 a future Challen er, a sc ire or more lo h irrav* him lu eve, y pn.islble 

 manner, within 1 he isw and wll aoul p-n.aps. while -. 'in- other -rut 

 goeaiibiiu nor bus ness a oundtm course; »lthlargeorait-aVo takead- 

 v nuage of tonnage in a b >■■■ , and -.....; oneStoda tu- drtiUugehoald 

 theweath rmrn light, tsu proceeding so coiitraryto common fair play 

 that Ihe New York 1 . ' '. in.-:- bo '.' . -!■ -.1 in I lie tuiure to deal Willi a 

 oballenge In the sain - -pl'li, np-n and above board, lint the club 

 has displayed lu 111- -an- ol Hi- c,.;;..dl .hi. 'I'll- Hist attempt i,, 

 spring tochnlcillH-aiiuon a vl-iron>r 10 .surround lite Cop wiih the 

 hair aplliling i'-ili'-.rj-r\ nr a se.i-i.iwyer will be ihe grave 01 all iti- 

 ter,iail.uiiil ,:.-,!• -I-. 1i.1l w tb'nk the ieadlmr members of [he. New 

 York Y. C. may b-s r-ly iiu-,-,1 o'exerl Heir 1 iPi-n-o in ravor or 

 terms which will a'ways .,'< '- r.- -ii-'iii- si -u-pi-l. n that a chal- 

 lenger is u"t in r, el ■■-.-aierailou us tne home represenia- 

 t'vo. Weliavediu'i— s-.i finis cst-in, us me club win be called 

 Upon beioie lo, g 10 -how It- hand lo a way leaving nnildng open hi 

 doubl 11 a match won a lintl-.li lamer is 10 be sue— ssfully negotiated 

 lor ucM sna-on. 



Concerning fb,' 1 n'.-- with ih» Atalnnta, llitle really need be said 

 Other ihuii liini Ihe s;oip Mischief e.isjlj beat her on all polnis and 

 Willi ease at ,1 ball an hour I" spare. 'I l.e eummlfee, consisting or 

 11,-ssrs. Kiel, s, (.vr,l-r aud lams, uminpi obsly decided In f.vor or 

 svleelliig Mr. Hints sloop Ml-, hl-l in pi-terr-iiee to the Oracle. 

 This choc- was mad- owing t„ in- disparity lu .- .'.- beiwuen tirade 

 and Aialania, and tbe (ioubi wbeibcr -nr big -rati could make her 

 7m. ills, oil in- 1 Haomi ;,, ,.!• 1; ui w ■•-, In ■ •v-ri way a pi op r 

 one, anil mil wpl. He li-i-i-i unii.l ,lislni-,-ste,l p-rsons. laitwiib- 

 ai'iutiing ihe uux'-mly jealousy publicly displayed bv m-ssis. Pdnl 

 and Kri", who wi use the committee ol bad Mini 



In tin- iniill-r. U c should have pa.--d ibis by iinnoilecl had Ihey 

 not can- .-iMuiirtsor the rr— s -l-.liain.- (P.-ui rac a 



out or to- lasi ten lu win b llieir ya-m lias mei lh« Mlscbiet. a story 

 which bus no r iindutlon lu fact. Theremay be honesi dlflemnces 

 as to which M.i-lu is Hi- 1 sie-t, bm the tirade must do fir boner 

 galling beior- He ' "sin,- 01 her own- r.i will have any wHsht with 

 tii- pui.iic. ■lii-i'ii'ni in\ rd is sun heavily In mis hlcTd laror. 

 Alter wline-sli'g ni..ny rmw hciwei 11 tne iwo, and witboui prejudloe 

 lor eithin-. we iiecin m- Ml Lbl-i th'Miiari.r on all points, making 

 due allowance mi 1 :.aa-.-. •■• . - ■• '. a r-a-h In -momh water ,.nd 

 good ons/.e, wh-n ,;,.,. 1- li'ieclil-'hy the better boat and pr. bab 1 

 the f,.st-ii aii'.ali.i li-, size, 1 itu-ra nol excepted. A leach, how- 

 ever, Ii a veiy u- o to windward ami 

 ■W- do i.ot prooo-e to let up ihe cudeeis ror tue opiunittee'any 

 more than to re.. niona „t 

 or M.s-r-. r.ini .11 n l-:.. 1 ■ ij Have pru,iu—i 1 b 

 coinmitt. e b-.i.c composed of gent it men and ya htsi 

 perl-nee in e not likely 10 suircr by the I :. verj 

 newly Hedged s'.illnis as lla-owiar- ,.1 lie «.ia. I-. li In tnucli Uiiiie 

 f -credit of Mr. Busk aud hi- aids that he r-fu-ediobe lead into a brush 

 Willi the (iracie during ihe Auianu ,.,..,-, 'ania.i/.iia: asOracle'a 

 Oonduci may have been. Ap|i ii'iatliig the responsibility placed 

 j|pon his yacht, he refused to lako notioe ot the tiroclo, and having 



the At&lanta well In hand, made no effons to drive his boat, at the 



risk or spars and gear. It was honor enough 10 m—i piiblto cm ta- 



tlonln hololnsr us the Cup without taking risks, lb, cons. 



which would have itisily b-en en irg.-u iigiinsi him. Even under 



Statun Island on bourd the tug I.uckenbach. and found mi-.-iu. 1 

 ready for hor work, wiih cub and working topsaHs s-t overwhOln 

 mainsail, while Ataiantu hauled down a reef during a sliort-lived 

 Rquall. thinking the weather was going to seine dowu a little dir v 

 Mischief then r.illow, ,1 suli, but shook out again after the signal io 

 prepare. Atahinta waa an ago in ge.nlng her anchor bv means of a 

 "deck tackle," 1n the nb.-eiiec of any windlass. With barely steerage 



r she 



loth pin 



,i puff 1 



nd, v 



enlgged 1 , anil 

 w ballast, the 

 nd ranch or It 

 n'siopsall on 

 B under lower 

 fdown. The 

 nigh the Nar- 

 est Hank, but 

 At 1 be it in 

 tty from the 



irom off stapletoii ihe bon '• Yankee'' w 



s'u:iig-r, ami tor Hi- n.s! -r the day the race resolved itself 1, no a 

 procession simply, with a llrst-cluss chance of a capsize tor the Oan- 

 aoiau. So groat was Has danger, appureiiiiy, lhat Hie jud-es' 

 steamer was ordered 10 keep close aboard ror tlfeexpocttacatas. 

 tiophe. Aa good ronu .,: bud It, however, our doughty challenger 

 sav-,1 his b icon by repe itedly "coming out." The Atalanta la noth- 

 ing more than a huge Jib-ahd-malnsah ooat, and woul more properly 

 have been Balled with .-aim bags to windward than with fixed ballast 

 in her hold. She ta in both model and rig a combination or t be worst 

 features of thi? New York: lath! draft, and. aa a man-trap, outdoes ail 

 lb- home productions or that order. We r-irri t that our irl-nds 

 across Uie bolder should have sought to copy ull our ran ts and over- 

 look the tendencies or the day toward deeper and abler boats; but 

 1 lie A.ilai.ia's keel wiih laid bcroie the advent or ihe. ■iadgo, aud the 

 light drafi heresies were Still al lhe pinnacle of popular favor. No 

 doubt cuthbett's i.exi venture will show modillcatlons according to 

 more recent ex perlencea. We cau seo nothlug to praise in the typo 

 represented by tne Atalanta, and tiu-itsuoh boots huvo auontlulr 

 day. One of her crew teuiarkea ro us In reteinuce 10 trie Madge's 

 victories: "Well, sir, abe is no boat; wo have got a real boat here, 

 you sc,!.- But we did noise-- It at all. Tue Atalanta is a machine, 

 and that ot the worst kind— dannerous, useless, and neither rast nor 

 close wlndeu, even in smooth water. .She is t.01 as much as a match 

 ror a secotd-ohiss cutter, and it la dtfltcult to nnd any reason for con- 

 tinuing to build such monstrosities in body and in rig. our sloops 

 are bad enough, but Ataianta is a HtlU more wretched mistake all 

 round— an unsuccessiui attempt to copy what la not woi th wldlo copy- 

 ing at ail She certainly has not been Seen at her bit. and a Now 

 York rig with lead ballast wouin Improve her much. Hut the radical 

 taulta ot the sailing ma bine will ulw..ys cling to such a boat, no 

 man er how good her condlt.on lu respect to equipment. Too breeze 

 Uauled 10 W.S.W. outside Ibo Narrows, and at ll:3f llin Iran ship 

 hauled out her touiail, lbs Atalauta following »ult at ii:55. her top. 

 sad being sent up from deck and her greeu crew making » Sorry dl *■ 

 play lu tne oporaUon. Probably the backers of ihe stranger thou 

 learned lhe folly if pitting a purely "privm-lal- production against 

 a meiropolilaai turn-out, and they ahd utuers uie uot likely 10 Jorge: 

 the lesson Vv-ry soon. At i-2:iu Atulaula ess*ye.l a jib topsail aud 

 whole mainsail like the Mischief, 'lhe gufMop.iaU had 10 be stmt 

 down again to shirt tbe halliards ldgher ou lhe yard, aud much lime 

 was lost lu consequence. A short nuch to the westward und the 

 American went around the aoulhwest mam at i't:HH:ia, Alalama lol- 

 low lug at 1 1. ia:i7. our craft had already made more than her allow- 

 ance undearller stait rrom Hi foreigner, and Hie race scarcely begun 

 lu earnest. It was merely a ipiesiion or accl'ient and duke for the 

 Canadian, and Mischief wisely declined to bo drawn into a 

 brush with tirade, Ihe lalier g.)ln« over the coarse In com- 

 pany with the others, and with balloon lib, making a fair dls- 

 pl.y of speed. Out-dd* the nook ttiera was plenty "r wind and quite 

 a litlie sea, and mulubuoms swung about al a icarrul rate. 1 ne 

 Canadian brought along the best 01 tue wind and running almost 

 dead belore it being her strong point, lr she has any strong points, 

 managed to hold Mischl.r pretty well out to the llubtuhlp. some- 

 thing nas been made or this lu her favor, but we think her fair show- 

 ing on the way out wu matuiy due to carrying a bniler wind than 

 tbe leader. Doth luffed around as follows: Jllscblef at l:2':ro ; Ata- 

 lanta al 1:88:1* Bock 10 tue Uojk was a single stretch for which tuo 

 irou sloop clewed dowu topsail. Tuo unfortunate Canadian missed 

 stays around the ship, unking a poor display of herself aud crew In 

 evury respect, llr lao lime ndsculer breasted the Hook, Atalanta 

 had only reached the oayotund lightship, an 1 no furilier Interest In 

 her sailing was manifested. A few short bo-irds took the American 

 around the soil mark at ai"MV the other yacht not being tuned, 

 With atart-d she u i Mischief ran for homo and reached the ilnlsn off 

 Buoy 18 with a long lead, the nrst match being orougut to a close as 

 under : 



l-.lap-e.l 



Start. Finish. lime. 



Cable feet. n. jt. s. 11. m. s. u. m. s. 



Mischief ?9$2 11 11 50 •" 31 B9 : ;; OS 



Atalanta 36115 11 \!> 01 4 01 15 4 48 24 



The Mlschler allows Atalanta 2m. 453., making her the winner by 

 2sm. :ies. 



Uracie went over the course, making it In 4:0a: 16, billing Mialhlet 

 on corrected Uin-jtim. JTs , but t. b.'ioro moutloned, no effort was 

 made, on board (he Mlscluer to huld bur big rival, as sin wisely re- 

 alized the responsibility routing upon her. it is noteworthy, ibough, 

 lhat In a tussle 10 windward alio proved mom mat! a match for 

 I, racle, the latter making her gtilu on the last reach home, and at 

 reaching Hie Oracle Utile lasteat boat or her lounago lu any waters. 



SKun.t Hare, .Var. 10. -rtlxieeti natillcai Lilies to luow^rd an I lu-k. 

 There was a glorious working breeze from northwest, aud the d„y 

 perfectly clear. .Indies, aboard tbe Luckeubacb, were Messrs J. H. 

 Bird, Ktibt ceuter and .1. V. Tarns. The Interests of the Canadian 

 were looked alter by Hr. K. s. Hell, secretary of the bay <n 1-11 le V. 

 C, and aboard the Alalaula Mr. K.'C. laiwrer,,—, sloop Vixen, r.pi,<- 

 s>nled lhe N. Y. Y C. Alter much delay walling lor the Canadian. 

 she wus t ken in low to the Hook, wnere the Mischief was lound 

 fully prepared fr the second procession. Atalanta cam I to the start 

 much Uku an unwilling victim 10 h.r slaughter she had not the 

 ghost ot a show, and tuo second match wa. even more of a inroj than 

 luellrsu Course wa. given \C. by s., live mlnutea grace to croia ; 

 mark to leeward a raft wlitt ilag; llnlsh at Black Can No. 3 ofl the 

 Hook. Wloduorthwe.il, tide srrong ebb. Both 



i-s«:4 



Ml- 



HAVINii b 

 I win el 

 1 in- Butter 

 mo she is no 1 

 ran. Tlmtaht 



PRINCIPLES OF TIMR ALI.UWANCK. 



(Cotrespondeneo South Boston Ii'iinm:) 



edtoespresamy ldoa?cm thRcntterci 

 uch as limited time will allow me 10 



- uie vexed question -r tu- ,i 

 anunilruni 10 solve than me ah irptoor 



No 



calliugtbe ai.m a bo 

 Ni llhcr would they tu 

 pe-rlug models of com 

 rrom many la because 

 rrom a recent visit to 1 



sick as to be out of n 

 vould be to tak" mm 

 ater bath on board t 



nd had he 



dr pped. Al l'<:2) the lrou ship Jibed o.-r ami her 

 Hint, bringing more wind wltu Uer all the lime. At 

 spl nakerbooui snapped and a mess With lue sad »u.-, 1,..: inmu 

 Approaching the mark, the leader willed away tor a Single reel and 

 sent out a iiu.iu j,b, a »ntuni acknowledgment ot tue deucieuces or 

 the genuine sloop aud hair-way testimony 10 the necessity of ndupt- 

 Ing tue cutter rig for large single BtlakcTB ui 1. ,1-1. A'aiuiia bout 

 down topsail at same lime. They jioed around tho mark.MLschl 1 

 ,11 1:-iu::4, and Alalaula at l:4'-'Jv. Siicls were hardene I In lor Uie 



real work nr the day. and vis.diiefaioiiceoui-poiiiiedand we., en 



on her opponent m the read leal roehiou, the. poor Canadian having to 



luff to every puff and a-'ineumes spin her wind 10 save an uo-et. A 



couple or bourd* in toward the beach mid th-u Mi-.hier could nearly 



lay ner course home. Atalanta hauled down a couple more •■■!■'. 



losing much time, though she waa long ago a b-ai-n boat, A short 



tark near the Hook and the lender shot rcioss wnu the second race 



to her credit, and Ihe A me lea cup slid safely In our possession. It 



was dark when the lanuuinn got through with the work, os under : 



Elapsed Corrected 



Start. Finish. Time. Tun-. 



11. m. s. 11. st, s. 11. m. s. 11. 11. 9. 



MlSChler 11 SS IT 4 61 10 4 M S3 4 81 63 



Ataltthin 11 68 4T 5 35 19 6 30 82 5 3J 47 



Mischief Therefore beats Atainnia ism. r.is. Qraeietrgaln went over 

 the course 10 show how much laster -be is than Mischief, and lor her 

 lemeiiti received a sound thrashing 01 -im. :-.-.-.. a \. 1.1 in - pvrrprm- 

 ance ror ih- lion sloop such auay. cuusidi ring the difference in -1.-. 

 Unless there Is much ic.chiug over the course oracle li n 

 for Hip Mischl-t. Thelatiermnj lulrly lake rank as Uie 

 ceaaful stoop or largo tonnage yet mm. .1 out In America, and she la 

 as well built and soundly rigged as she is smartly skippered. 



Tbe Atalanta has been laid up in Jeisey Ctty with Uie avowed In- 

 tention or challenging again next year, a mild bit ot brag not likely 

 tu be carried out. 



••."ill. ii' "li- 

 my miud 

 or., modern 

 Its. Porhst 



cut- 



" The hair or the dog wlli cure the blie ' 13 an old saying and, per- 

 haps, the L'i--t I'd'-oilv- iieitmc-nt. 



In last week's Issue 01 K. ami s lie asks "ir he is not allowed to 

 model as he pleases," and we »ny yes. by all means. 



Hefurthersays: " We do not like your stumpy luns; we take no sioek- 

 In them ans-.i boats, nor dp wi, f,,r a, en. 1,11. „.i.:>.:.,n. iiv what light 

 do j ou dictate lu our cholceof models?" We do nol cart I" me. 1,110 

 Willi his pie, bill be must I:—;, h:- U infers on' or otli'i. [1 h" persist 



are troubl- d v 



and measurement people 



or a eiin. r be is ir h- -o i,. nu n 



ail". 



I'll i 



Ilia 



Ufol 



lOde.l 



ill 



i.'li 



boats ate tiauds, unless they sail on size rums They w 

 compete with one another on llerresclioff's exce lent lanle or lengbil. 

 and have done so tlmo und lime aealn, until iwoot our clubs (ihlnk- 

 Ing roieign rules or measurement bet ertbau they have ha 1 tor years 

 back have adopted size as the relative value of spe^l. p. aud 8. to 

 lliuilraie this asks, " would it be fair 10 pni. a n) or is n gig against 

 a 4n it. sloop-J" and 1 say yes. It that Is a man's particular clinic- ot 

 model, we do not Care how you build nor what you bu Id. mat must 

 bu your nwu look oot. Th»re are times when a m ri, (r| s will pruvo 

 too much ror a 4a ft. sloop, with a good crew at. the oaiu Bui the 

 eoinpirlsoii Is baitlly e.pinl, and lhe difference Of powers mi c ihe 

 iiii'iUialuv. Put I will aak him cau he liud a rule, either sl/.e or 

 length, (hat will bring tbe gig on a par with rhe sloop 1 



I nave uu doubt that a construction on 1 lie gig model, with sufficient 

 keelaud welitht. properly decked over for sea-going purposes, and 

 properly handled, would Klve the 3loo;i a pretty good ru' at certain 

 times. ft"d ihe mauidue would certaluly make a more pleasing object 

 io the eye than a racing cutter. 



The same complaint applies to those that believe entirely In water 

 line measurement. They take advantage or me runs lo get all ihe 

 length Ihey can, consequent ,y the boal with sh-r: overn.ius; Is "Hen 

 obliged to ullowa really larger boat irom lhe fatii'in-.-s -r me ml-. 



or the same dlmenslous (cubical contents', weighi. etc'., and 1 will 

 cleany demonstrate for his beneut tin 



If the cut'.er muit appear in our ra.im; • ■ to com- 



pote she should conlorin to regatta rules, and not have lhe regatta 

 conform to her. If the advocates id callosities arc 1101 wiilim; to ac- 

 cept such terms, then let a sped 1 class be iu„d-\ wnere curtera, 

 sharpies, catamarans and all nondescripts can eomnete. Tin n He- 

 one that turna out best will prObably awaken nubile Interest, but it is 

 not fair, according to K. and S., to nue our whole-cme b, ais a- m-t 

 a raclug cutter ou her rules alone, became we have to give loo much 

 Odds to trunks, rails mid general wind resistance. 



Our yachtsmen have been so over and above confident of Victory 

 that they hwc, thrown away lots of chances rur-iir:--s lu In- 

 and worn out rigging, 100 tiui-h hilarity the nlghl before the contest, 

 and uot enough sober, earnest thought of the Imporlnneo -r ib- uii- 

 derr iiklng they would he panlclpanus in. A good Him Is w -11 eno i.-b, 

 and wo ought, to all enjoy oursei.ves as well as we can in Uie 

 spice or existence on our sphere, but 1 th m; whan we cOmeuown W 

 real decided t:or tests ol nallenalltv. we mu-u go Hit" It as we go Into 

 business. Perhap', before th.- reach' stii- icrm-.i In vmir ■ ■,.■'; uii.ns 

 another sen,.- or races will have taken place, and] sincerely lmpo 

 for urn greatest or American sports, that Bverythlifg on our yachts 

 will be snug below and alort, nnd that w- shall nut see 1 In- Ami ric r.s 

 cup disappear to torcigu hands, through the parting ol halliards, lan- 

 ynrdB or spars, Kehob. 



)riginates, we rpjirodiice 



PC!I 



t bis a 



■ak 



• lu An 



panied with the proper In 

 to a. gain In. speed, t'nder 'ail his dl 

 time,' because, bull: ror bulk, she has 

 two 10 sail upon. As l.ho welglii ol t 

 builders, it Is Idle to elre Hi- 1:.!.' ba 

 luiiir io carry light weights Deonnsi 



bellevi.l mat 1.0 b- 1 ....-, ml lo si ,1. There is neither r! 



logic In reterring to the dlirereneesluthls re-;.— 1 1-- .•.-..,, : .....yaenis 

 matched in a race any more than to cue liner line.- or lanrer rig, nil 

 ,.i w ilch are under control "i m- builder, and go 10 make up what 

 may be incl ided lo the general term ••model" or "dewtgn." Wh-u 

 comparing the, value otaev-r.il dMlgns it i- eery manfresi that boats 

 uuiai rest th-ir cas- upon the combluatJona chosen. And. iimrover. to 

 obtain logical comparison, li Is equally manliest that no mm or mens, 

 urement should h-t enforced which prejudices aitBe outset tue full 

 n a) iree choice of any proportions, balances or KlaUons In design. 

 A lengbt rule Is prejudicial to n long de ign and ravOrabln tO n sliort 

 one. A slzeor bulk iiiea-urem-iu shows r.ivnr to no lorm fnd. r It 

 each boat is taxed tor th" miantitu of bulk only, m . .,. ,.„ , t , widen it 

 Is put, as well as every oilier rebilmn Hi Hip design, being P ft lo Hiose 



responsible for 'he boat's production ; and as a r ice 1- instliutod .is a 



t. -1 ,.r r.„„i, with ltsa'tendeiit oalaniCsano r. hui-i, 1,1 -.,-u,euis, we 

 have no right to point to such differences aaaui ji cts fori s ulo-, tor 

 the bonis must in all these matters Bail on tlierr uierbs, me b'si (01 ro 

 and balances Into winch a given sizes -an b- put belmr lu c.onuion 

 equity the boi boat- Surely mis Is plain enough. Taxing all 1)13 

 various -leinent.scoutrltiU' lug to sp-ed.i vet it practicable, would bo 

 nothing elSH than a /i,iii'ii,-»/i,eiiil •■ lv, dg- will likely 11g.ee »1 h us 

 in.,1 ahandlcap is lhe very last Ililng 1,1 b. suo-i nil" ,| for time 

 aaowance, tuealra ol ■• handle ip being m an -ntirciy dirrennt nli-c- 



iion. 'i ii- perf—t handicap— and there can be no tstaa tavoring 



an imperfect one— will place a'l y,rhu at the finish al -■- u,ul Uu 

 ins/la.' In theory, leuvlne races In practice to be met Or won splelj 

 rem vtng altogether m- test of 

 .ndtoapplug ...- -.1 , r legllliiiato 

 |. ,1 m . n.v ciuii la.rls 11 Itkl lv to be 

 •on. Yet pninilu.' to evt.-, :,, o[ D „i. 

 y one dim' neion ase ntriliuriii- 10 

 speed is iioibiim- l.--. ffian a step or twu Lowaf d Uie food lilueaol 

 handicapping. If one and all the differ n-e- rrom which areed 1- 

 obtalnt'd are iiroperly taxed, the lesult of a lace woaii be pisl Uihi of 

 a handicap match in which compcuiioii ol model Hr design Is wiped 

 out of existence. 



ic .„...,' h.,i .1- •,;.• in Mio.'ir. -.n'/i' '•■ tnlht 



rettitll or AfiUhed 6oaf, bitt •■ Wrl"f gtvta ojteed" fc. /.,,.■ ihr ../..i;, .,.■■ 



■ (/li boat I. i'-r bet ■ 

 bulk 'liven fhr LuiUI:'r in haii'i!*. thereby Uaving hitn i/r--- cAcic, nts.'mj 



■ 

 linn/. hnHjtaL «.,,/j.. r.'.u-/ae,-', iir l >rlieriiint-".rli: , .-f.-. O/e/y >/i f/tlo trait m 

 irrnl, Only ttt llii* u-ityinuh aOHOluU ■■ 



le-gnll.g 



upon 



seatinnn 



slcadllv 



model 



Uowe 



10I lowed 



j visitor s 



allow, 

 enterr 



nee has 



dll-d b) 



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.tibte. 



Lei cutt-is and sloops sal) upon tlidr lntr!usl-m-ri 

 il-ii or superior sped auu genet al detlrablllty win s, file 1 .-.-n. ..r. .■ 

 pap in ora: r-rin In lhe w ,v ol a partial tneaanr-n put rule and a 

 sp-cliil production ot .-..i-ua-ni . -nr i.v isti, naiural re u.i. 



Our III -nd "Hedge" I a. ei unl.eluiblc ground wh.-n he Hdnks WO 



itinuld all couiorm to esfellng rules tnCeislnclud-d. It existing 

 rules were right we certainis ahnuld sing tne sum- tune: liuimost 

 exlitlng rul-s eie radi-adv wro 1; Hence 111 plac m j.si-lng ua to 

 courorm lo lenglb lules, we den and r. lorm In the 11 n,,- 01 cminon 

 sense nnd r.iir plaj b) all so bat th u-i shall no 



mimer oe oui-cla-setl by childish ptetereucu for the style we ha pen 

 to Bebrongbt up to, irrespective ot her real merlis and clubxs to 



In conclusion, we assure '• Kedge" mat Passat: amd- SxbeaiI lias a 

 pretty level head and know- wh ,t It is arier. We n.iv- digested ibis 

 and inany aiiotlicr yauhilug quesUnn while most 01 our critics are 

 only beginning where weslarled yeaib ago. In the long ran Vi aasi 

 AJta stkbaji has come out ahead in the past and, by Uilercucc, we may 

 conclude it will In the future, 



