Okoembbr 22, 1881. | 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



41? 



Boeing i 

 tlm 



I ! 



feel 



el), 



which si 



ever, m ■. i oui riog'hn ■ so term oi n ■ un Li wo 



cannot toll from roift' Uiscrlpt'on Trj ■ ihe nld-iashioiied reinc-dy, 

 lam ami goto' in sulphur, rubbing the rnuiinentm dally. Feeano 

 meat, but give a low ther, 



K. \.s., rtoohi --i. r. n. <i . i have A valuable Uit.i-ii which i aspect 

 to have in .-I'liwin in January, and I wish m . ros- h,r \vn ;i ... 

 eo.ua.lly urn-. si,.- is fr,,iu ioi. valentine's Glenn, [huvoinm: ken- 

 nel analt-brotbei or l-":iu lih: rioiu Latham:, I'i'.i:. lull I WHII1 I I ITOSS 



him wiih "I'.'n.-,-.- ii nil wi we have no stud dO'-'siu w .■ 



York, and no Stock that li"n>idei it. all •■:•...■ t. 1 r : 



my own. ling my bitch to 



Ans. Would :■■' Mr.' W A, Bueklnehanvs 



(Norwich, Conn.) mouse Dale. Tni ■ ;,i dogs. 



.1. 1.. &., Haekettsi 

 description. It you 1 

 brow nlsli black, shu 

 to gray on the nee 

 shading to black t 

 slaty-black; breast. 

 Black, nulled 1 

 back, as In 1 lie 



lips 



■is.' tell me from the following 

 iner of bird I havekllled: Head 

 ITtroal white, shading 

 i.-r, whiir- (above), grayish-black-, 

 d trow up 10 up. ir 

 wiiit" ; logs, inside white, outside 

 4 inch and very thin ; feel webbed and set well 

 . iiil-tiiiii'rt diver or dipper: length 110m tlptotlp, 

 lilt, i in.; wolglii.c lb. 1 ox: bill, sharp-pointed, 1:', Ir,. long. Ans. 

 We presume unit jour specimen is a young loon (tVi/wfw for- 



(/U<1(«»). 



Pom, l'ouglikeepsie, N. v.— Mv red Irish setter has for two rears 

 hud some 1 rouble wlih his left ear, at times shaking ids head and 

 ofien carrying It onone side. cannot discover much In hi 

 i-epi some red spots and occasionally something that appears like a 



hiin g 

 tunc, 

 pnttei 

 hearii 



of waler, and pour a little Into each car dally, holding lliem sua and 

 kneading the base ot the ear for a minute or two. Write us If dog 

 improves. 



ffachting and (jfemweing. 



MEASUREMENT. 



inusllnevlu 



hiulllli,'!- lb 



and nam v. 1 

 known fuel 

 boari.i. c.,n 

 speed capati 



kind omnia I 



two years pa 



board, whiel 

 machine, is . 

 to believe 11 

 Madge can b 

 special 01 1 .li- 

 ter ya< -in for 

 freeboard iin 

 uiem- whlol 

 stamped as 

 either plensn 

 To comn ba 

 —or bulk, to 

 to her speed, 

 able nna roo 

 habitation w 

 race n !>• co 

 by Its dead v 



model u'i 



lion ? A 

 terms w 

 above w; 

 taxed. is 

 as those 

 You wl 

 1 add Hi 

 Becure tl 

 club, son 

 ).:,-i 80DJ 

 new sum. 



>.■:■■ 



used as a factor, in 01 

 ot type that some sud 

 Induee yacht ow nera 1 



jr. will generally be 

 ur.- tome whal ludlffei 

 arc quick to detect Its 

 may, therefore, be pa 

 taxes part 01 me bulk 

 speed" cither " before 

 determined upon" 01 

 was ever had— a pun 

 f.omlortsot me hull ai 

 in less extent. 



flmlim, /><). 12 



We do not share the 

 wtUBUffei under n mil 

 built In Ami 

 rule, has comparative 

 board in. ; 



no rule at uli. .-he r 

 be made a success, an 

 boat ot hei 

 board to save bulk, as 

 will much more readll 

 sary 10 a good model t 

 togiveacmislngyaol 

 the exigencies or 111, u 



laoUned to attribute 1 



We ipie-uon whether 

 freeboard for raolng 



the bulk. Tiieinebo 



the run. She could in 

 hatr-lnch added wouli 

 Her size or length ; In 

 rul£ we should noi ;e, 

 BliOUld '"'■;" El 



11 

 liUne there 

 would prod 

 the lastf 31 I rm pi 

 us, and by her victor! 

 produced when set 01 

 will act vuih Severn 

 such a thing as havt 

 wm seive as a wholee 

 ledrul s closely akl 



lafewoiheratruch- 

 2 of mariners have 

 1 on the busiuess of 



:it tend to 

 e and dls- 

 yachl "01 



columns? 



i.ibltuiloii 

 ra 01 Mr. 



added to promote the 



noun cruise 01 greater 

 David Hai.i. Kick. 



\Y6 ■ .hi Imagine no improveuionts in 1 he deck rlttln«s of the Manga 

 l'.ii ciuis.iog. Her rail k''eps inch and things fromalTdlng Off, wlileh 

 1- all the bulwarks do on our sloops. 



il leratkm, aaboavlne on the auestion 



I theories about speed w va, ids 



dlug lo his own Ideas; 



II should bo 1 1 one lengtu on the 

 ,1; rrrucli longer Mian kuotner is 

 51 r b • ,1 may be faulty. 



an v 



iii-i 



' to the 



s foregoing contains the whole diriieully tersely stated. The 

 a argument advanced by "T" Is the one inosl effective in por- 



ve po-.t.-r win, lho gr. . ■ r, • \ uehtsmen who have not the 



iv scow or. coal 

 neater bulk of 

 1. snip them 

 '.oof 1 he small 

 outsailing (he 

 Is and rig, etc., 



all their extra 

 lsb for all time 

 lasting mixing 



in bulk v 

 tor a bot 

 length? 

 But ine 



the bulk < 

 match for 

 not been 

 than I he; 



pulling US 1.0 the Hie.-en 

 them ill spile, ot themBBlv 

 a cleat understanding on tl 



are rarel.i, It uver, met with In nc 

 club have been generally built und 

 pi eiaiions. and even ii a length 

 he mentions 1 ley would never be 

 consideration of a measurement 

 be broad In its scope— It r 



ecd, she may 

 rin model, 

 while mueh 



to show why, 

 rule Is uiiiiilr. 



remark. In the 

 lie length rule 





1 spiai 

 ..irrles 

 !,•••', it. 

 v huh, 



Here is the 



in wUihlngrundar a length rule, for IS and others 

 aipelied 10 follow .Vs ideas 01 give upovMilngiu.-i- 



.;n'ii hasbeen reB 

 jr errors in Hindi 

 :e Is perfection tp 



ler liber. il suppl; 



means a corresponding Increase in auol her. 



-. ii, iin experiment by which 1 propose to utilize 



: ' ;., ,i b; the sis msslong In the-FortEST 



andSthhav. absc ' ■ ; its ootumence- 



BLv, and not to 

 bi eon sedwlth the other 1 lesti .. corafortubli living room, 



... - ■ ■ v::\r, hbioricaiiy, the iiw.-t nunioitable eiair on record 

 for that purp 

 1 - mi 111 j : 1 ::il or Nov. 24, republished Dec. i, this 



sentence:'"! ■ ... . 1 rdlsb Type can, under 



a bulk measurement, lueet the burrow si 1 " i 



Ifludiuthe iiTMcie or Mr. oi'-;- • , :. ■.- • 1 .1 



ignore in your comments "ii i r : - \\ .■ .■ ■ - • i_|, 



models for speed and omfoi ri nj wind there isbti on 

 accomplish l.ho object— that is, 1.0 sail b> actual watei dlspnice- 

 meut," m your reply to " Lake 1'epm's" application for information 



eraeht by walev 



led iinill her ui- 

 •'theobieeiifuis 



11 i.i be sound umi enultable, 

 soniy lo he accomplished a 



l'KOXi. 



The displacement of a ya< 

 iutonly of her weight. DIe 

 s constant and i-ignlilcslhc 



entire bulk, 

 'eight. Bulk 



uiKidcoi 1 ne 



10 be left to the builders option, free from tax. 



SOl'Nll AGAIN. 



Tilt: iniliieiir.c of a journal of large circulation is always great, 

 whether right or wrong. 11 is with pleasure that, we notice tho 

 soundness of the New York Herald'* views, on 1 Ik- measurement 



■ iu.-~ni.il and as substantiating nhai v\e huvi ouimlves wriCen on ilu- 

 '. e n produce certain portions of an article Which appeared 



BULK STANDS THE TK8T Of mil:. 



In view of the unsettled feeling about the measurement of yachts 

 ilia! prevails boili In this country and in Kngland it may be in'lere-i- 

 ingioyachismeu generally to briefly review 1 he various lorms ot 

 nieii-ureiiieni thai have been ub"d by the New Y< rk Yacht t'lub from 

 lime lo time, beginning with the Hist regatta of the organization. 

 Glancing over the various methods adopted it is evideni Hint the club 

 h.iveglv n many plans "'xicndecl I Mais, and only abandoned them 

 when 1 hey were found to be worm less or producing boats prejudicial 

 The pivsi-ui systi in of Hie club. 



nter 



ts of the pastlt 



the cubical ion 1 .. mis iiioa.-uivmenr, has been in vogue since isT'Jaml 

 seems to give more general satisfaction than any mi-ihoii vet devi~ed 

 as it takes no dimensions, but merely taxes Hie whole conu-nts 01 Hie 

 vessel up to the lowest, point In the plaukshrcr, exclusive oi the 

 sheer. Thla allows the designer to cnoose uhai n.ru lie,l"'-ms best 

 and It Is the only fair basis on which the narrow, deep eutteroan 

 meat the wide. Hat. sloop on terms 01 equality. The problem In yacht 

 deslgulng is what 13 the best form for a given capae'tv, and lii the 

 enu this complete rreedom of cnoice must produce the best ressi I, 



bISPLACEMENT IMPIUCTICAJ1LE. 



An effort to reach 11 satisfactory solution of the vexations prob- 

 lem was attempted in \<t!> by inking the meii-ur.-mi m 01 1 he bonis' 

 models and then calculating the displacement In tons. This plan 

 was quickly abandoned and the regatta sailed by Onstom House 

 ii,,a-.iiieiufin,lorty-Hvcsecondsperion being the allowance. "To 

 ii-uriaui the tonnage bv the ueiual dlspliicemcnt ot each model" 

 was tried Hie following ycai and iheattemp' failed most lamentably 

 The il.iv of ihe regalia came along and the n,ai:a 1 oiiimliiee were 





ed 



read " by 1 

 A : 



-li-m lloi 

 icxi flay, 



had the 1 

 year the owners 01 many beats weighed them __ 

 system of levers and weights, and the old records ot the chit) eoniulu 

 repeated entries ot ibis kind: Schooner Syren— Wilght ol boat 

 llfi,7TBlbs.; keel, 3,ino lbs.; rudder, uio lbs.; total, r.o.ivri lbs., or 53 

 ions 0:5 lbs. These days are n called wiihnmeh amt^emeiit. by the 

 veteran members uf the club, and they never Hie or relaiing the 

 peculiarly puzzling nature of the objections that were offered and 

 ihe thoroughly tioublesome character of theworkdone bv.be re- 

 gatta, committees. The measurer placed a plate 01 copper on the 

 si. m ai Hie water line, and also at the stern post, when he marked 

 with a sharp Instrument the line of dotation. Kverv line elihor 

 wuier or bahast was put In a yacht or taken putmedisplacewe.nl 

 varied accordingly. 



BAD EFFECTS OF WSI'LACEIIENT. 



Tills led 10 vexatious complications and annoyances. It produced 

 a ,e.-sei w uli small bottom and very huge top, or, In other words, 

 ihe -.1-1,1 raked at an ang e 01 abi m n ny-i:.,- .1, gives, with a long, 

 overhang alt, and the topside:- i.aivd. An excelkni example or Ihe 

 lypeot boat produced by t hiss) sum of measurement was the sloop 

 Vision, dt s< 1 ibed by a writer of that day as " a cross between a mud 

 turtle and a fan-tailed pigeon." 



sloops— and topn 



•e leu ashore. 



ted Palls, 10.1 all kinds or 



Ihecomnd'ies, soiiiaidays 



.. Secretary*. 



in to look around for soine 

 11 iu.1: and to prflduoaa ves- 

 .■.,1.. .-. Jhuresun wasthe 



il. veil i.:-r,.;,v and ^ie.ai. 



lit the club, 



alter much argument ihe 



area 



u:.',srriF.:,ii'.vr. 



WHAT IS A TON? 



■ ■■• .1..., .S,',-. ,(., .- 



s.houlil tin- suggestion of adopting the ton of 1 

 of i-uble ctiii'fiiis (as mad,- in your paper fo 

 would 11 noi be well 10 go Mill further and glvi 



• iv the sbje, weight < 

 as Its measure. 



.1. which 

 , William 



uiliieoln- 



cuiiie te.-r. instead 

 Dec. S) l,e adoiiicd, 

 a 1 cw name 10 ihe 

 numerous 

 rnd othi 1 tons, ai d 

 ti iin- pi-opote.d umi 

 • .a a te. hi by -lit; 

 1 tonnage. 11 is to 

 .. 111 pro- 



id ion. ' 

 !ys no 11 



I do well teem 

 ■ ■ '-i.iiily 



TI1E KRE LAKE CAWOB. 



mU'rr Fi.mi and Strum; 



Now thi •'■ lore and Cook have assured us ot Uieir 



en rnal devollou to 1 lit- Rice Lake canoe, will thev not tell us whe- her 

 thov are still using ihe name model, and* It not, why noi '.' All 



..hat esseniial points ihe f,i'i« ..' Iilee Luke, with dee!;, sheer rind 



keel ot the Nautilus or Shadow, is superior! 

 Rim Lake boals were rnttd with two very effei 



fair cruising size, while I lie others c-attled the r 

 lu vogue of a lualusull ot about 2s it., with small 

 •in feet In all, one-third of which was ru uti ie 1 .■ 

 iindersparrcd, there Is nothing wonderful In tl: 

 smaller competitors. 



the 



-. the 

 •pie Balls t)f 



rig so long 



AC'liLCS, 



