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FOREST AND STREAM. 



blazing and cradding in a ht.'ari. -;r1u'lo on the ooals our=i)ppL! >- i.i.ok qui most rinpreteirti 



lag. In u litrte wade wS sis down toa meal\rnien thfigodfi mighl ization in Gr»jat '■ 



rlth an appstito both of i 



walls sprius/J 

 reaching eeuii 

 1 1-~ t in i 1 1 :- -- :., 



down with on 



.. blue, sl-ai -lit .1 ime of li'ii 



STELLA MARIS. 



Editor l-:,,-.<l and si,,,,,,, 

 As with the upwiingspr 



thoughts ol ' - mi i-Wui; 



caU06iU{ fraten 



lately built fur . 



Now York li is not now C 



is christened the Stella Ma 



Canu. 

 caBed 

 Hit- •■ 

 ariinc 

 henrh 



noteworthy. There are no 

 '••llv' n case . if l„r„s Q ll.mi 



. ill. il.M, I Ml.i-U; llf til:. 



;e compartments— a large 

 manhole clear to the how, 



■ bulkhead, fastened with 

 ii Buflh with the decje. The 



boat ki 

 compiti 



A s t . , 



Kashto 

 sayssh 



- 



Club. 1: 

 Bated i. 



ispect her fair proporti 



i and judge for himself. 



Dinmo. 



THE DEATH RATTLE OF MEAN LENGTH. 



nly, and a shriveled, dried-up little halt it is 

 mi-, hov.vvei . and a momentous Rain in one respe. 

 1 ■i-.-.l n sense in the report of the Lard 



iiig with strong prejudice in favor of mean ' length induced by Ion 

 custom, whicb has rendered yachtsmen caUdus tq its defects an 



faulty rule, should have refrained from very radical innovation, 

 natural enough. But they have at all event-; upset the old fetish an 

 in their re . thm have east loose at last from Che stall 



bull; eo.i.o., 



The com 

 and inteUig 



taken by t.ie Larehmont V. 

 review of their labors. In the 

 and ourselves upon the suoc 

 vagar;- under n bJch the club h 



The .-i is to 



the load line length, a verrser 

 tion of the sickly formula of t 



But the importance of the 

 what they recommend us in th 

 to pn.ee. in ■■ n favor of an in- 



It is the tir.-t step in tlie tv! 

 adoption of t , • 

 parfson bv bulk. It is the lit- 

 from the leading Strings, and i 

 as a straw slum lag how the wi 



be withheld. Mean length mi 



eek 



Ih\ 



haka, Atlantic 

 Bedford. Oual: 

 length. The fir.- 

 one was or tie- 

 iar hofibv. Th 

 opinion. Tiie, 



so lha 

 their p 

 them a 





the bucko and .1 si ill more acceptable sample steps in his place. 



The result of Che Lurdiuiont committees pnins may be sma 

 almost microscopic, but their Imparl is great, and for thai much 1 

 think ['■ ■ 1 •■:!: :\ .11 Sthkam 111:1 v now he thanked 



time, we look for better mines. Forest axd'Strkam set ,,itt. first 

 abolish ii..-an length, next ; ■■ in; indue.- measurement hv bulk On 

 half of ;ne work seems about accomplished, and for the tvmaiuii 

 Imlf we will --gir.l nit our loins'' and fight when the opgortu 

 online. i- arrives. 



THE Y£ 



Or : 1. 

 cruise and lo v.v 

 adventure 



IN AMERICA. 



in increasing dispqsitloi 



•:• 1 he sake iif the delights 



ig oul their days nlloai :.. ■■ . . ■ 



line, will almost ai.vavs he found ai 

 diced and the lea.sl capable of deiiv.-i 



of any sort concerning tlie sport. Th 



and. we regret tosav. still the im.ki .. . 

 eleineni eilisi i.seril,. I the ..1 fentde 



sblackbi 



the 



i the name ..: \ eteriean \ aeht suv 

 veidnne\ vorj far 1 1-.. in al Iraelivc nr eompl. 



(Lll.ld'. 



upon the 1 . etion. for ii is the trmh that not one oi our 



clubs, not ov.-ri the oldest of thorn uU. can compare in sailorlike ac- 



To tii.s 



10 keep 



ii.-iao s 



■,- an. I 



that as 



Usceruable 



'•!\d '■ 



11 

 j nl for tack of 1. 1... -. ledge, in the hope 



■ I .- 1 • - r ■ r -^ . \\Y are 



tin bei .■■,.-. ■■ ailoal seal aorc than a 



as much asentered theportalg of 



T.i'l .unsa- about the club rooms Of America is but to (in. I 



. at anv inn and ho. il.-rv a thousand miles away from salt 



at 1. it isle.it 1 . p.u-tval cards in one cornel- of the room, mi- 



one of billiards, a third passing opinions upon 



.elct.lils. feasts, hop- and :,•.■• : ,„■ ,-:,:... nil., po-sibly a feu engaged 



■: aid oi... more lieal- 



with scale-da 1 an 

 almost smell brine 

 love of thusea, h 

 afloat-alas, they i 

 body, getting from 

 outs! |e. swailow til 



fine, talk 

 m innate 

 iili sport 



: stick and pull at a Sheet to 

 .ori. t.. (he great thousand 1 

 r flu- art of baadlihg their oi 



: lo 



; :":v- 



been the short six hundred mflea to the 



:• boxed about the picturesque waters 

 four have .ver male their numbers 

 lorious cruising ground in this hcnii- 

 eniurcd d.ovn our own well marked 

 ivmdreds upon hundreds have spent 



up 



nd 



.ndy Hook bin. osi.ll v 

 .d-our weather" witl 



Britaiu would think but pla 

 Win-rein lies the boasted a 

 unable to cope with a triflin!: 

 unnoticed in the press, but w 

 the judges' tug magnify into 

 professionals, what become! 

 pick of that class in New Y. 

 nut could be tauglu more th: 

 hand aboard the cut l -r Had; 

 As yachtsmen we are greei 

 that this should b ■ known 



1. As sailors very green. It is 

 and acknowledged before mr 

 •ovement. Forest ami Nthsa: 

 ■iug than mere timeserving ai 

 g. here puts these facts before 

 igc. and though unpalatable t. 



good that 



■iew to hi 

 am has bee 



Sl 'b ■'•■ This rig, a very popular one with cruisers and lishermou 



abroad, is know 1, as the -yawl'- and of the yawl we propose to speak 



rwwf u-pplr 



CUTTERS AT SEA. 

 Editor /-'ore,/ ,,„,/ Strewn 



I would like 1 it in this little answer to '-Hard Ik 



ail. 



1 pr 



leases; that the 

 1, and anybody 

 ir wilfully tries 

 istantiate. The 

 t the opposite 



aay 



off 



ork to 



win 



or Iced boat 

 is sailed as I liaveseen 

 :i willing to give credit 



1 -loop with a 

 . bill I will hi 

 1 f:isler. --lie 



•the sloop,' 



wflly 



do 



.el.ilel-whetliera 11 



L'.-lhe 



s side, the oucstion 

 • again, and wo are 



no !,.•.■ 



i the Banks, cods' 

 id or ballast outside, 

 lip that will sink his 

 when they will say 



thermomet-i- down 



leyar 



oing boats, 

 .■their lives 



nd the Shadow races is hard lv correct, 

 must know the utter impossibility of tho 



okn 



uve miilutes overa20-inii . 



viclol-y was due b". tie- fact, lha: Mad ■ ',., ■! 1.. '.. ,i.| (,..,■ Uu .i- ail ,i ,. un 

 out of the wind owing to hi tdow hovoahout 



and tool. 

 in every y/ay. and eempleielv denies the lishv tales about 



sailing, which originated with interested and' prejudi i parties and 



iounci vent in Boston papers. The Shadow is a smart boat, probably 



I Ft.,;. ES, 1882. 



the best of her class in Bosto: 

 for the cutter at running, nor 

 moderate one. the. cutter can 



iui'l.ilit.v of 

 thofr opftiii 



if his mind in Bost 

 ns about cutters to 



sport liglitit 



lg Hags in Eastern w 



ock, but she is no! a amtbh 

 i-ilSi the. rind bare. In a si 



from Shadow or any sloop 



1 the banks" is not a parallel. They 



■ for speed 



icy woiflfl uoi lie slow to discover tho 

 !, and sea 



.- the sun 

 s the !<-,;• 

 !Ons The 

 Loiious to 



-■■ pondenl 

 Itj to test 



.thlllL 



SKAWANIIAKA YACHT CI.L'B.-.Ne.xt regular meeting at Del - 

 moiiico s. Monday, March (i, when the measurement commutce r 

 expected to report. 



LARCHMONT YACHT CLliB.-Nexl tegular meting. Monday 

 Feb 27, when the measm-enmnt commiitee wili rejiort the result of its 

 dolaier.it -.oiis. 1 ni.i that lime we ive've comments 



CiOl.MlSSIONKIi. -('apt. Chns. Snyker. ,,f r,„i Jetrerson will be 

 skijip'r of the steamship Hleula. .Mr. I', l-uillard. We are elad 10 see 

 native talent drawn upon for duly abo-nd our yachts. Tin Sw, de a...i 



Teuton are not neat add smart endugb by 6alf, 

 MAGfflE.— Hatcher & Clifford, of Soutluimjilon. have finished 

 utter m tggie w [11 bestowctton her pass- 



the cradle in whieii the Ia-lo 



age trom Liverpool to .New \ ork by Allan tie .steamer. ! ■ 



spmner. and in a tumble ofT the Hook will give New York's best 



new publication to appear 



iiachir 



■-TIIK AMKIilCA.N" ( 'A Ni )K1ST ' is 

 nonthly, conilucted by Col. C. L. N01 

 iiucli as for the benefit of those hate 

 •ome to hand and is creditable in at 

 natter. Vublished bv Brentan'o, t":i 

 iVe trust th- new venture, will succeed 



EASTERN YACHT CLUB.— Officer 



(ANtiliS. We call ai 

 C... builders of the Re 

 "Of all the extensive a; 

 has been by far the mo 

 of an. as roaesx. 



lermanent in 



Commodore, 

 R.iar Commoi 

 •a-;,-er. P, T. 



iaiii. Uanson 

 or::e A. Qod- 



tol 



.chtin 





•aetieali 

 Others I 



SALEM BAY YACHT CLUB.— Etlito, 

 offlcera ol the dub for iss^ ate ils fflUow 



Vie.- Commodore. Howard Wade; Heart 

 Treasurer, G. W. Manslield: Secret.. .-v. [I 

 I. W. Dodge, O. A. Breed, J. H. Ls 



11b. Regatta C01 



Murpln 



The Nai 



FOR J 



D. 



Co 



. i>. ii. it: 



Forest and Stream: u.. 



: Commodore. D. It Bfco; 



.inuiodoie. ,1. C. Raymond. 



race A. Brooks. I.hr'eetors - 

 iiiaid, K. II l:.,e-ers. John New 

 -, J. Neweomb, Snow Rich. C. 

 —Anton Lielisdi. .1. I'. Roch. 

 with tin- Salem Bay.— G. W. M 

 ii-au who has responded In tin 

 invitation of the International exhibilion of model- to be held in L011- 

 . ton ii-xt month, is u New Bedlor.l barber, who has e U ( outaneat 



''',","''. '•'' '!.'■':,'. As l ' v ; s •'''■•nnnabie sn 1 ■ .,1 y.i ht se. les about to piis-, 

 outot e.\i.,Leme Willi tin- growing .in-ll.g.-iiee and experience among 



''Us ano owners, 11 nugnt rje. a good plan to keep some such model 



on exhibition nearer home, just to show a few years hence how 

 little our people realty knew about good forms and rigs in these 



WANDERER,— Mr. Ii. D. Morgan lel'i nor! tasf Saturday aflernoon 

 in the Wanderer schooner, \Wi tons, for an extended J-ruise The 

 owner and friends expect to make Bermuda as "a port of call and muv 

 1 hen. shape a 



ister 



llet.li. 



tr him a 

 The : 



ndv 



ihooi 

 hug 1 



sea in a vessel of such scant hold, f 

 :iin. beam, and only 8ft. tiiu. dee|i, 

 ballast on keel. 

 NEW SCHOt)NER.-EIias DavLs 

 r for Cambridge owners 



chost 



1 foi 



■nab 11 



sraft. 'file aver. 



i.f l.iie 



liplied 



NEW FORK \ 



Thursday. .Marcl 

 modify the object 

 Cup. No foreign 

 in accepting it wi 



tilOSUbje.-l Of pl6 



s lllill 



. 8111. ]» 



iad line. v:;n. 



draft 



of lllfl. 



.">in.. and no 



or An 



nisqtnn 

 in. war 



. are to build 



re it a trial in 



orn'uig issues 



the matter 



■r line, |-Jft.. 



old. 



There 



is a model 



:al n 



'ortal.l, 

 <: bav, 



t.bea.,1 

 •llled 1. 

 round t' 



. seaworthy 



prated about 

 and in. hold. 



Fobbst And 

 t, dub rooms 



lehts will challenge 



lb 



tolheotl 



ail comei-fl. it the eon, 



they now stand, the A 

 will bring. It's value:, 

 nothing, for 11 will serv 

 before the sporting world. 



CANOK Kl'i.S- According to Mr. Whilloek 

 masts of a canoe about lift. long, is to stei 

 to 20 inches from the t 



ludilg'i 



perune 



. Mlicllde 



■id ti: 



r a leg • 



aay as weJU be aoi I Cor what it 

 lional trophy will be less Ihnn 

 11' J acht hi a appear ridiculous 



go.. I plan for locating- 



- from 11, 

 lena tSft from the 



he sails. Thus the best 

 id to that, of a latteen 

 others who have ex 

 hat the regular naval 

 ed longitudinal seciion 



'I'his 



jd 1 



lel.hod 



plane. Tollnd 

 fine from apex 1 



,(•' Multiply en 



it end of 1 



■ater. an. 

 about as 



teon seems to be receive i with 

 long masts, much gear, and is 

 ii ate ii,,. dg at an early day. 



full, bluff 

 1 line. Shar 

 lee bow. 



with bull and keel 

 intil a balance Is 

 noes should have 

 boats, to counter 



: too 



lid, 



ids: less jf u„. 

 .ai tin- 

 Lord Ross la 



oes aw. 



We w.ii iili,. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



The well known firm of Alford, Ward A Davenport are now to bo 

 found at No, Ti Chambers street, in more roomy and comfortable 

 iiuarters than before. 



Messrs. Hiram Sibley , 



Isiie-n .lie. I 1:.. 



in- all informal . 



are n. o. juizad as lead- 



■ tirm :■'. obtain- 



I to fll them 1 ir u, ■ tnosi intelligent ser 



in iheSoui.i. Til thiseud thej 

 ir tie- best e$says on u... 



■ ue ir.e.i ill.-,,. ],:-aei.ca!ly ae 



inbject : audi he 

 . ...eriis w id in nii.i. fay well-known and ad- 

 mittedly competent judges. Fuji particular 1 ; can be obtained bv ad 

 ' ~ in, at either Rochester 



., .e.nt judg&.. 



ing Hiram Sibley & Co.. Seed 



Chicago, 111. 



