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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 29, 18tt. 



prepared for aught but dawdling away time In zephyrs or swinging 

 at their anchors in a sheltered harbor. Instead of arguing back- 

 wards, as does the World reporter, against safeguards for i-ecuring 

 immunity from capsizing because partial provisions have been found 

 insufficient, the better sense of the community will, with us, insist 

 upon even far more thorough preparation for untoward circumstances 

 than the Marie possessed. As for citing the Mistake as an opposing 

 example, it is as ridiculous as it is irrelevant. 



The crul ing yachts, largo and small, are not very likely to venture 

 upon shifting sand bags because a racing machine upset and did not 

 sink. The idea of holding up the Mistake as a praiseworthy exemp- 

 tion from disaster is wholly unwarranted, and apt to be fraught wi',h 

 groat mischief, had the proposition been offered by anything bettor 

 than the hasty pen of an incompetent reporter. It Is no new discovery 

 that boats like Marie should sink when filled. Every sloop, every 

 schooner, every cutter under the sun would do just the same thing. 

 Neitheris it a discovery that sand-bag ruacbines will float for a time 

 after capsizing, if lucky enough to spill their bags in rolling over. 

 Every informed petsm knew this all along, and expected nothing 

 else. But the ever-present danger of large cockpits, communicating 

 by large doors with the cabin, has been brought, home by this acci- 

 dent in a way which will, we trust, bring about another of the many 

 reforms urged in these columns. Cockpits, if needed, should be kept 

 small and supartte from the cabin, or the door -sill should reach nearly 

 to the level of the deck. The sterling qualities of a yacht ought not 

 to be sacrificed to sensuous preferences for "comfort," at risk to the 

 life of the boat and her crew. 



The starters for this match included the following: 



CLASS B— CABIN. 



Names. Owners. Ft. In. 



Favorita Commodore M. J. Oharde 32 06 



Peerless L. Kafer 30 04 



James Tregarthen Vice-Com. J. C. Ronnlson 30 00 



M. W. Oonway J. Conway 89 05 



Alice T.White 27 01>£ 



OLASS C— CABIN. 



Amelia J. Sedelmeyer 25 81' 



Julia J.F.Sullivan 24 05 



Etelka V. L. Gerster 11 00 



Marie C.G.Smith 21 00 



Progress F. Schuessrle 21 00 



CLASS D— OPEN BOATS. 



Mistake _ O.B.Elliott 37 01 



CLASS E— OPEN BOATS. 



ArmeniaF J.B.Foster 28 03 



CLASS F — OPEN BOATS. 



Tip-Top S. R.Silliman 19 10 



Lone star O.Joback 18 04 



The small classes were sent away first, and the cabin yachts after 

 them. They all got off without hitch, the start being both effective 

 and fair. There wa3 no windward work up to the mark, which was 

 turned as under : 



Mistake 2 48 20 Progress 3' II 26 



Tip-Top 2 57 15 Lone Star 3 11 52 



Favorita 2 58 00 Amelia 8 12 05 



Alice 3 03 55 ArmeniaF 3 12 40 



Peerless 8 04 25 Marie 3 16 10 



M.W.Conway 3 05 30 Etelka 3 24 50 



Julia 3 10 64 



Clouds had been banking up and shortly after the round a heavy 

 squall of wind and rain buret upon the fleet. Some lowered, but a 

 few trie! to cirry through. Marie, with light sails drawing, was 

 knocked down and failed to recover, not because too deep or with 

 too much ballast outside, but for lust the opposite reason ; for she was 

 still too closely allied to the shoal draft breed, and though right in 

 principle as far as it had been followed, she suffered because the 

 principle had not received sufficiently complete application in her 

 construction, and as secondary reasons because she carried on too 

 heavily and tilled without hindrance when on her side. Mistake, in 

 the hands of such a skilled mariner as Snedecker, soon followed suit, 

 rolling over, and fortunately spilling her bags, thereby saving her 

 life at least until next time, when equally good fortune may not be 

 hers. The crews were rescued by the club steamer. After the squall 

 had subsided, sail was again made by tne rest and the match brought 

 to a close as under: 



CLASS B— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Elapsed Corrected 



Start. Finish. Time. Time. 



Name. h. m. s. h. m. s. h. m. s. h. m. s. 



Favorita 12 33 04 5 29 24 4 56 20 4 56 20 



Pearloss 12 33 04 5 24 04 4 5100 4 46 40 



Tregarthen 12 33 04 5 27 05 4 54 01 4 49 01 



M. W. Oon way 12 83 04 Not timed. 



Alioe..... 12 33 04 5 3136 5 0132 4 50 47 



CLASS O— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Amelia :... .123144 5 46 46 5 15 02 5 15 02 



Julia 12 3144 60021 5 28 37 5 27 17 



Etelka 12 31 44 Not timed. 



Marie 12 31 44 Capsized. 



Progress 12 8144 5 38 32 6 06 48 5 02 58 



CLASS D— OPEN BOATS. 



Mistake 18 29 45 Capsized. 



CLASS B— OPEN BOATS. 



ArmeniaF 12 23 00 5 38 01 5 10 04 5 10 04 



CLASS F— OPEN BOATS, OAT-RtGQKD. 



Tip-Top 12 25 55 5 27 18 5 0118 5 0118 



Lone Star 12 25 55 6 16 51 5 60 56 5 47 50 



Peerle3a, Progress, Armenia F. and Tip-Top were the winners. 

 Judges— Messrs. A. Crowell, Geo. H. Dawson and R. N. Hebherd. 



WHY SHE CAPSIZED. 



Editor Forest and Stream. 



An item in yours of June 1 says Dr. Merritt's sharpie capsized on 

 Lake Merritt, Oakland, on her trial trip, and that the Call gives the 

 reason as being that none of the cast lead was stowed. You say 

 the capsize was in spite of an iron centerboard. Let me tell you 

 why it wa3. In the first place it was not a trial trip. The boat was 

 slid off the skids into the lake with no ballast of any kind in her. A 

 strong breeze was blowing, and she slid off to leeward. Two "square- 

 riggea" men were aboard, not used to small boats. They made sail 

 to Bring her back to the bank, where a young lady was 'waiting to 

 christen the yacht. There was only a foot of water where they were, 

 and they could not lower the iron board at all, because there was not 

 water enough. The board weighed SOOlbs., and projected 2ft. above 

 the center case. The two spars were 6in. in diameter, and 33ft. long, 

 for a light 28ft. boat. When sail was spread, a puff turned the yacht 

 right over on her side. My impression is, that one of those narrow, 

 deep cutters of yours would have laid on her side without any puff 

 of wind at all if tnere was no ballast in or on her. This sharp'ie was 

 badly rigged, with hsavy masts, liu-booms, iron blocks, etc., and 

 though her hull conforms to Mr. CTapham's design, her rigging is 

 simply absurd. Any yachtsman who knew anything about rigging 

 could have bettered It. I do not pretend to be an advocate of 

 sharpies, because I know nothing of them practically; nor do I eare 

 to go to sea in one particularly. But I believe In giving the devil Ms 

 due. An iron centerboard above the case, big masts and booms, un- 

 skillful men and no ballast had more to do with this boat's capsize 

 than any inbereut qualities of the boat herself. Saucelito. 



San Francisco, June 14, 1882. 



A WORD FOR THE "DISH" BOAT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I will match the Josie Norcross, 18ft. long. Oft. beam, and 16in. deep, 

 against any shape of her size. The mode of measuring size or .bulk to be 

 determined by Forest and Stream. The Norcross is nearly a straight 

 out frame amidships and unusually sharp at her ends. A mere 

 skeleton as to siz;, but heavily and securely built, aud ultra "dish," 

 Her record speaks for itself, her best point of sailing, especially when 

 compare! with boats almost one-third larger— vet no longer— is head- 

 ing a sea in a stiff breeze. She carries 5tK)lbs. dead weight. I will 

 sad her with only two men in each boat, with 50vds. of sail, or less. 

 Sand bigs or other shifting ballast to be left on shore. I propose to 

 use one ssil only, while my competitors may use as many sails us 

 they wish. According to your tneory of shape will you explain why 

 a shoal, wide boat— all top and no bottom — do^s so welly R. G. W. 



[Our argument has not aeen to show that shoal, wide boats cannot 

 sail, but rather that deep boats can, and being preferable in other 

 respects should no longer be kept under a cloud by a misapprehen- 

 sion concerning their speed. There are no boats of the Norcross's 

 size of the opposite type, but if R. G. W. will experiment with model 

 yachts, hLs conclusions will probably be much the same as our own. 

 What maybe permissible in an open boatf or river work could hardly 

 suit the necessities of the yachtsman intending to remain out any 

 length of time.l 



MAGGIE IN BOSTON. 



Editor Forest and Stream; 



From all I can gather concerning the recent Eastern Y. C. race, 

 the Imported 15-ton cutter Maggie would, but for the accident, have 

 won on time allowance. Our rule is two-thirds the mean length 

 plus beam, and as it takes no account of depth, is rather favorable 

 fa> the cutter. Th* Shadow made the bast racs with her. Boston. 



Jtmo»4, 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



THE third annual meet and regatta of tfr> association is fixed for 

 August 8 to August 12. inclusive. Rendezvous at the Canoe 

 Islands. Lake George. Programme as follows: 



Tuesday, August 8, 10 A. M.— Preliminary meeting of association 

 at the Islands. 3 to 6 P. M., ladies' reception. 



Wednesday, Thurada v an-i Fl Idaj, August 9, 10 and 11.— Regatta of 

 Crosbysldc from 10 A. M. to 1 P. M. 



Saturday, August 12.— 10 A. M., aunual meeting of the A. C. A. at 

 the Cabin." 



II e regatta will bo held under the now sailing regulations of the 

 A. C. A. 



Races wdl be called promptly at the hours named, unless the 

 weather makes It Impossible, 



"Lorna," the large island, will bo open for encampment of the A. 

 0. A. during tho whole month of August. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9. 



10 A. M., review of entire fleet, in divisions by class. 



11 A. M., Junior Class 2, 1 mile paddling. 

 11:30 A. M., Regular Class 1, 11$ miles paddling. 



12 M., Junior Class 2, 1)^ miles sailing. 

 12:45 P. M., capsize race, paddling. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 10. 

 10 A. M.. Regular Class 3 and 4, 1VJ miles n liiliiur. 

 10:3i A. M.. Regular Class 2, 1}4 miles sailing. 

 11:80 A. M., Junior Class 3, 1J^ miles sailing. 



12:30 P. M., all canoes, M node paddling, % mile sail, capsize and 

 come in with all gear. 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. 



10 A M.. Regular Class 2. 1J£ miles paddling. 

 10:30 A. M., Regular Class 3. 3 miles sailing. 

 11:80 A. M., Regular class i. 3 miles sailing. 



12:3i>P. M.. ail canoes, 1>£ miles paddling, \y 2 miles sail. The dis- 

 tance in sailing races may be reduced should tne wind be light. 



PRIZES. 



For the regular regatta the prizes will be flag3 only. Special prizes 

 of minor value may be offered for competition. Mr. J. H. Rushton 

 offers three fine paddles. 



Geo. B. Ellard, ) 



W. P. Stephens, V Regatta Committee. 



LUCIEN WUL3LV, ) 



NEW YORK CANOE CLUB, JUNE 24. 



THE annual regatta was held last Saturday oft the club house, 

 Staten Island. Much interest was manifested In the performance 

 of two new "Pearls," built by W, P. Stephens; one upon regular Tred- 

 wen lines for Vice-Commodore C. P Oudin. the other narrower and 

 longer for Mr. Wm. Wlutlock, From the manner in which both 

 acted it is safe to say that the Pearls will soon be recognized as the 

 standard sailing canoe. So much thought and experiment has been 

 expended upon canoes of this order by Mr. Tredwen and others 

 abroad that there is little room for improvement without going 

 beyond the bounds of the classification adopted by the A. O. A. 

 There was a nice southwest wind blowing, which unfortunately was 

 not productive of much windward work, as the course was from the 

 club house around Robbin's Reef light, thence around spar buoy and 

 home. Five came to the line for tne first match, open to third and 

 fourth classes. A. C. A. rules. Entries— C. B. Vaux, Shadow canoe Dot: 

 M. Van Benssellaer. Jersey Blue canoe Esmeralda; J. F. Newnan, 

 Shadow canoe Whim; W. Whitlock. Pearl canoe Ripple and O. P. 

 Oudin, Pearl canoe Tramp. Esmeralda was quickest away, with Dot 

 second. The power of the two Pearls soon toll, for though sailing 

 under main lugs only, and Mr. Witlock's boat almost fresh from the 

 hands of the builder, both had outrun the other models and made 

 the short leg or two from the lighthouse to the buoy in close com- 

 pany, with Ripple a trifle the better. On tho reach home she gained 

 somewhat, leading Tramp over the line some thirty seconds, tha rest 

 following over the line at longer intervals. It is hard to judge 

 between these two from a single trial. Tramp is 14ft. long, with S3in. 

 beam, and Ripple is 15ft. long, with 3 IJ^in. beam. In spite of the 

 lattor's length tramp footed remarkably well with her, and it is yet to 

 be decided which of the two can take the weather gauge in a nose 

 ender. In smooth water we should pronounce in favor of the shorter 

 boat, but in a sea give us the longer, easier lines of the Ripple. 

 Future contests between these two will be very instructive. One 

 thing is settled. They are much superior to the best of Shadows as 

 sailors, and the latter must fall back upon their paddling excellence 

 for consolation. The next race was open to third class under 

 paddle. Mae starce s as follows: Wraith, Mr. W. Whitlock; Lorna 

 Boon, Mr. B. S. Weeks; Whim, Mr. C. P. Oudin; Psyche, Mr. C. K. 

 Monro.-; Esmeralda, Mr. Van Renssellaer, Jr. ; Natalie, Mr. M E. 

 Foster: Dot, Mr. C. P. Vaux: Theresa, Mr. F. G. Reade, and Name- 

 less, Mr, C. V. R. Schuyler. 



Psvche snot to the fore and kept the load to tho finish. Mr. Foster, 

 second in Natalie, tiling across usee, later, Mr. Whitlock third, in the 

 Wraith. Third raen op"n to seeonl diss under paddle. Course from 

 club house around Brighton Spar buoy and return. Mr. Monrov 

 giving up, the race was left to Commodore Vaux in the Carry One. 

 and Mr. F. Jones in the Wanderer. Both kept close company clear 

 around, resulting in a most exciting contest, the Commodore winning 

 after a Very hot pace by just one second. Final race open to tan- 

 dems. Entrios: Carry "One, crew, Commodore and M. H. Wheeler; 

 Lorna Doon, crew, .Messrs. Whitlock aud Weeks. Won by the Carry 

 One, Lorna Doon finishing 15 seconds later. Summary: 



FIRST RACE, THIRD 



> FOURTH CLAS3— SAILING. 



Start. Buoy 17. Finish. 



Canoe. Crew. h. m. s. h. m. 



Ripple Whitlock 3 27 55 S 49 



Tramp Oudin 3 27 55 3 50 



Dot Vaux 3 27 50 8 52 



Esmeralda Van Renssellaer. 3 27 45 



Whim Newman 8 27 55 



SECOND RACE, THIRD CLASS— PADDLING. 



Canoe. Crew. 



Wraith Whitlock 



Lorna Doon Weeks 



Whim Oudin •. .._ 



Psyche Monroe 4 41 30 



Esmeralda Van Renssellaer ...4 42 05 



Natalie Foster 



Dot Vaux , 



Nameless Scbu.iler , 



Theresa Reade 



THIRD RACE, SECOND OLASS — PADDLING. 



Start. 

 Canoe. Crew. h. m. 



Psyche Monroe 4 54 



Carry One Vaux 



Wanderer .Jones 



FOURTH RACE— TANDEMS. 



Start. 

 Canoe, Crow h. m. s. 



Carry One Vaux and Wheeler 5 19,15 



Lorna Doon Whitlock and Weeks 6 19 45 



SALEM BAY YACHT CLUB.— The matches postponed from the 5th 

 were sailed June 88. Wind brisk from W. Entries filled for two 

 classes. Third class for keels, sloops and cats '*) to 28ft., and fourth 

 class for boats under 20ft. Course from club house, through main 

 ship channel, leaving Bowditch ledge to starboard, then to Lowell 

 Island, leaving black buoy on Cut Throat ledge and the Brimblea 

 buoy to port; thence home, leaving Lowell Island to starboard; seven 

 miles. For fourth class, from club house down main channel, Bow- 

 ditch ledge to starboard, red buoy No. 5 on Eagle Island bar to port, 

 Gray's rock to starboard, and home; five miles. Gun was given at 

 2:30 P. M., und Mule got away liveliest, followed by Coquette, Mab, 

 Emma, Posy, Comet and Nell. Mule led all round, "with Coquette a 

 good second. Comet ran by her class quite readily, and won as she 

 fllred. Summary: 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 



Actual. Corrected. 



Name. Owner. Length. h. k. s. h. m. s. 



Mule D, C. Goodridge 24.8 1 39 23 136 00 



Little Nell A. Liobsch 2-1.6 2 0135 159 04 



CAT BOATS. 



Coquette F, A, Brown 21.11 150 15 145 83 



Mab C. Murphy 23 153 20 149 46 



FOURTH CLASS KEELS. 



Comet G. W. Mansfield 11.10 143 13 185 45 



Emma H.Brooks 16 2 26 29 3 18 18 



OENTEHBOARDS. 



Posy SnowRich 16 187 00 188 63 



HAVF.E INTERNATIONAL.— The programme for the annual in- 

 ternational matches at Havre can be seen at our office. Tney are set 

 down for Monday, July -it. Classes for over TO tons, 40 to 70 tons, 15 

 to 40 tons and 5 to 15 tons. Course for all but last about 31 miles; for 

 small yachts about 80 miles. Two prize3 in each class; three for 

 small yachts. Yawls Bail at thrau-quartsr and schooners at three- 



fifths their tonnage. All rigs allowed in each class. Flying start to 

 one gun. No restriction as to sail. Entrance fee §5 for'members of 

 the Havre Club, for others §10. Entries close Friday. July 21. Ad- 

 dress the Hon. Secretary, Wm. Langstaff, Hotcl-de-Viile, Havre. As 

 a number of American yachts are now In Cowes waters, it is to bo 

 hoped that some one wi 1 show up at the line. Schooner building 

 since the Sappho victories in 1870 has made wonderful strides abroad, 

 and it would be interesting to know whether our Wanderer or Intre- 

 pid cotdd dispose of the modern lead keels as readily as Sappho did 

 with the olden time Cambria and Livonia. 



WILLIAMSBURG YACHT CLUB. -The club, after an interval of 

 five years, sailed its eleventh match, on the Sound, June 20. Wind 

 fresh from northwest, tirle three-quarters ebb. Course from club 

 house, Greeupoiut, through Hell Gate, around Stepping Stones buoy 

 and home, starters: Caoin sloops— Motamora, 33ft., HZoblen; Lizzie 

 V., 32ft., Wm. Martin: Sorceress; 31ft, Bin., C. Hooper; Peerless, 30ft., 

 Geo. Travis. Corinne h . 341 1. open coat, and Tiptop, i Oft. 2in. , had a sail 

 over in their classes. The absence of the nurat rous sane-bag tosBers of 

 former tim^e, aud the increased favor bestowed upon cabin yachts, 

 Is as marked in this club aa among others. It has even been found 

 impossible to get a single entry for the Harlem River Challenge Cup, 

 and the proposed races for that trophy have had to be postponed 

 several times. True to nature, tho Lone Star cspsused before the 

 judges' steamer, and treated ail hands to an illustration of the only 

 commendable point an open sand-bagger can lay claim to— the whole- 

 sale and forcible ducking administered to foolhardy heroes who con- 

 found recklessness and brave seamanship. Besides the sloops, the 

 catamarans J, ssie. 40ft,, F. Hugnes, and Primo, 33ft.. J. Callau, were 

 matched by themselves. The steamer Oriental took guests and judges 

 over the course. At the signal cables were slipped, Peerless took the 

 lead under reefed mainsail and bobbed jib, followed by Metamora, 

 Sorceress and Lizzie V., in tho order named. The catamarans were 

 sent away dying, Jessie with a single reef down and her big sister with 

 the second earring hauled out. When up to the Brothors the sloopB 

 got the wind quartering, and set jibtopsails, Metamora in the lead. 

 Off Biker's Island the "sawbones" had a luftling match, at which 

 Jessie had the beet, and shot away from the smaller double hull. 

 Reefs were shakon out upon nsaring Whitestone, and gafftopsails 

 essayed, both Peerless and Sorceress carrying away their topmasts. 

 From Throgg's Neck to the Stepping Stones mark it was sharp on the 

 wind, the round being accompllsned bv Jejsie at 12:58:15; Primo, 

 12:59;55: Metamora, 1:10:35; Lizzie V., 1:17:15; Pee.less, 1:20:20; Sor- 

 oeress, 1:21:44: Tiptop, 1:15:15, and Corinne K., 1:51:25. Aftera rapid 

 run home with the flood, the finish was crossed as under: 



Metamora 



Lizzi« v 



CABIN 



Start. 



H. SI. H. 



11 15 00 



11 15 00 



SLOOPS. 



Finish. 



H. M. S. 



8 10 00 

 3 21 IS 

 3 43 44 

 8 48 00 



ARANS. 

 2 3! 07 

 2 42 80 



Elapsed 

 Time. 

 H. M. s. 



3 56 00 



4 OS 13 

 4.38 44 

 4 83 00 



3 14 07 

 3 22 30 



Corrected 

 Time. 

 H. it. s. 



3 35 00 



4 04 13 





11 15 00 





Peerless 



Jessie 



Primo 



11 15 00 



CATAJtf 



11 20 00 



11 20 00 



4 27 00 



3 14 07 

 3 12 00 



Metamora, Primo, Tiptop and Corinne K. were the winners. 



HALIFAX N0TE8.— Oi-Kaze, cutter, carrying the flag of Vice-Com- 

 modore Chauncy, Is in commission. Esmd, sloop, all lead ballast, 

 and with longer counter; Psyche, sloop, half-ballast, lead, on kert, 

 Roar-Commodore Trott .; Mary, sloop, Hush-decked, new, Lieutenants 

 Mercer and Orr, P. O. w. Regt. ; Isabel, sloop, sold by Lieutenant 

 Tyler, R. £., to Lieutenant Matheson, P. O. w. Regt.; "Muta, sloop, 

 sold by I H. Symons to Lieutenant-Colonel Black, c. B.: Minnehaha, 

 sloop, Captain Playfair, R. A. ; Lita, cat, F. M. Papow; Marie, sloop, W. 

 H. Troop, are all in commission, ready for the openmg cruise, Pastime, 

 schooner, W. H. Brookfleld, in commission all winter, has refitted for 

 the summer. Daphne, sloop. A. E. Jones; Phantom, sloop, F. Stairs; 

 Maraquita, yawl, W.Wallace; Albatross, schooner, D. Cronan, are 

 all fitting out. Abigail, S. H. Dougal, not in the squadron, has been 

 fitted by ber owner as a single-hand cruiser, with cabin, etc. Her 

 dimensions are: length on keel, 16ft. Bin.; overall, 18ft. Gin.; breadth, 

 5ft. Bin.; depth, 2ft. ; ballast, GOOlbs. lead, of which 4001 bs. in theshapa 

 of a lead koel 6ft. long. Her owner says: "I have tried her undor 

 sail and find her all that can be wished for."— S. 



Y. R. A.— We have received from the secretary a copy of the 

 British Yacht Racing Association's rules for the current year. 

 The book contains list of members, officers, yachts measured and 

 statistical racing data of last season, besides tables of tisie allow- 

 ance for tonnage and standard Bailing rules, which have now become 

 all but universal in the yachting world at home and abroad President, 

 H. R. H. the Prince of Wales; Vice-Presidents, the Marquis of Exeter 

 and Lieut. General Baring. Honorary Treasurer. Lieut. Col. Leach, 

 R. E.; Secretary. Dixon Kemp, Esq., 104 Palace Gardens Terrace, 

 Kensington, London; Measurer. J. Peavor Wfbb, Esq. The counoil 

 is composed of twenty-five yachtsmen whose names ire household 

 words in yachting circles, including the Marquis of Ailsa, Count 

 Batthyany, Sir Thos. Brassey, E. Bouteher, Esq., Major Ewiug, the 

 Marquis of fixator, Wm. B. Forirood, David Mflolver, Esq., M. P , W. 

 Baden Powell, Esq., John Richardson, Esq., Frank Witlan, Esq., and 

 others. 



CANAL TOLLS FOR CANOES. —Editor Forest and Stream: The 

 following Is an extract from a letter from Mr. Edmund Savage, 

 Deputy Auditor of the Canal Board, S. N. Y. "If canoeists do not at- 

 tempt to use the locks, but will carry their craft around them, thoy 

 will not be required to pay toll, nor is it likely that they will be mo- 

 lested in any manner, if they do not interrupt the legitimate busi- 

 ness of the canals. They will doubtless receive courteous treatment 

 from all emplovea of the State. But should they m»»et with auy 

 trouble, It would be well for them to communicate" with the depart- 

 ment." Canoeists will find the lock tenders aud other employes of 

 the canal ever ready to lend a helping hand in carrying canoes from 

 one level to another, when their business will allow of it.— O. A 

 Neide, Secretary A. O. A. 



KEMP'S YACHT AND BOAT SAILING.-A new and enlartred or 

 third edition of Dixon Kemp's Yacht and Boat Sailing is soon to 

 appear. From advance sheets we have seen, tho additions will be 

 especially welcomed by those fond of small yachts, and happy only 

 in doing their own work about their ship. There will be plans of 

 American canoes, the sand-bagger Parole, by way of pointing a 

 moral we suppose, a sharpie, complete directions for budding and 

 rigging small yachts, also tho plans of several typical British cruisers 

 of moderate tonnage. 



ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB.— The club book for the year shows lfll 

 members and a squadron of 19 schooners, 43 sloops, 5 eat boats and 2 

 steamers. The book contains the revised sailing rules, signals, 

 burgees, constitutions, by-laws, etc. The argument concerning the 

 club measurement rule is dogmatic and quite a spsclmeal of brevity, 

 but not especially clear, mucu less logical or convincing. 



A. C. A. REGATTA.— Editor Forest and Stream: Complaint was 

 m*de lasf year of the distanoe canoeists had to paddle, from the 

 Canoe Islands to the race course off OroabyBide, Mr, Wulsiu. of tho 

 Regatta Committee, states that the difficulty will be obviated by bar- 

 ing; a steamer on hand to carry all who wish from the camp to tha 

 course.— 0. A. Neide, Secretary. 



DAUNTLESS.— Commodore J. R. Waller has sold his schooner 

 Dauntless to Caldwell H. Colt, of Hartford, owner of the sloop Wiz- 

 Bird. Mr. Colt proposes to cruise to Europe in his new acquisition 

 next year, after giving her a thorough overhaul. Whether Mr. 

 Waller proposes to bifild or buy we have not yet heard. 



YACHTING GAZETTE.— The London Yachting Gazette comes to 

 us enlarged to double the original size, an omen of prosperity earned 

 by dint of persevering work. Our contemporary deserves the suc- 

 cess it has achieved In face of great difficulties, and we hope to find 

 it upon our table every week for many a year to come. 



MADGE —Mr. Auchlncloss, acting for Mr. Coates, has paid the 

 duty of $585 on this cutter, and she is now for sale. Boston gentle- 

 men have been in negotiations. Price asked is $8,800. She is still 

 laid up at f,ewport, 



DORCHESTER YACHT CLUB.— The club hook for 1882 lists a fleet 

 of 12 schooners, 3 steamers and 67 sloops, cutters and cats. All the 

 schooners are keels I The roll of members foots up 187. 



INTREPID.— Mr. Lloyd Phoenix, owing to serious illness, will give 

 up yaohting for a season, and his fins schooner will sail from Oowee 

 for this port to be laid up. 



LAH) OVER.— Many valued communications will receive attention 

 when the racing season slacks. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



WE have seen the new split-bamboo trout and "Henshall Pattern" 

 bait and minnow casting rods, manufactured by Messrs. Wm 

 Mills & Son, which, for style and finish, are not surpassed by any- 

 thing so far shown In the market, and fully justify us iu recommend- 

 ing them to the notice of anglers. Messrs. Mills & Son have just 

 issued anew scventv-page illustrated catalogue, which contains a 

 full description and cuts of all kinds of fishing tackle. It will b» 

 mailed to any address ou rseolpt of one three-oent stomp. 



