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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 27, 1883. 



build two or three faulty imitations, and they do Hot quite reach top- 

 notcu trom tae day tiiey ard Uuuchsd when pat into competition 

 with a taouaand sir, Jpsjepresenting the outcome of thirty years' ex- 

 perience study and rahueme.nt, and from which the very best only 

 K a Sll '| ril ' tBl as toe standard by which the uew cutters are to be 



Thereupon your nighty critic denounces cutters as slow, impossible 



to m ure ntvji cast, ignoring that, if not equal to the fastest sloops, 

 they are quite up to the average, and then having to eat his own 

 words every tune a genuine cutter turns up in our waters from 

 abroad, and wipes us out with nine wins in eleven successive races, 

 the two on the tally against her lost, onlv by ilulce and an accident' 

 It is an elementary proposition that ballast put where it will do most 

 good is better than ballast put where it will not do as much. It 

 admits of no argument. It has been shown successful in British 

 practice in beamy yachts, as well as in narrow examples and we 

 take The position without fear that the tastes! place a yacht's weights 

 can be put is down as deep as considerations of limited skin friction 

 wilt permit. If yachts so ballasted have noi as ver s h,,wn the aver- 

 age speed of those with inside pig. rue cause of 'the difference is to 

 be sought in other pecuiiariiies. We consider that more longitudinal 

 section is given to Boston keels than is necessary, that witfi plumb 

 posts and deep iron shoes the area exposed to friction is too great 

 tor speed in light winds, and counsel tne raking of posts aud more 

 rocker to the keel as an offsetting saving to tne draft now recognized 

 as a requirement for tae best all round performance. 



THE CLIPPER'S THIRD. 



PILE on the agonv. Maggie h, 

 and it looks as tuotign lots 

 compels all hands to close 



s cleaned up her third on a string, 



iore were in store ere Jack Frost 



,-. accounts for the season. Is it to be 



invincible Maggie, wonderful Maggie," and ail , ne dictionary full of 

 superlative terms again this year, as if was lasi fall with the flying 

 little ten from Scotia's shores? "We can do nothing with her " 

 writes tne owner of a sloop who has sailed in the same races with 

 Dan Hatcher's big-bodied pride, and that about expresses the case. 

 If wo may judge oy tne recent matches of the E. Y. <J., fresh victims 

 fctf the climbing cutter are scarce at this early day. None under- 

 took to taee her but big Undine, and L inline get worsted. "Just 

 bring on your cutters this way, - ' triumphantly shouted Boston, when 

 by an accMcr.f and a si. ml Shadow sopped across whu a long lead 

 over Madge at Newport last year, ana the round victory reeled off 

 by skipper "Xonalu" next day was conveniently overlooked. And 

 now tuat tlie wish uas been fulfilled, what is Boston doing to prove 

 the prowess of the sloop:- Well, wuat eise can she do but take the 

 dose fjusi. as the cutter cuooses to serve it out? Let us hope the fu- 

 ture nas no sails-over in store, but that some one may stid cling to 

 beam, board and single Job, untd a dozen sho.von Maggie's log in 

 her favor, aud all hands come down to tne honest confession, "We 

 can do nothing with her.'' 



The races wv re set down for July 20, and a start was effected at 

 noon in a light wind from southeast, freshening as the day wore on 

 Course fifteen miles from Murblehe..d Rock, leaving Half Hock to 

 the starboa.d, I'igKock Stakes on the same hand, ditto Egg Hock, 

 then Big Koou singes again to port and home to the judges, shadow 

 was oft first, quickly followed by Eme, Undine and Hera, Maggie 

 being slow to clear with A imbus in her wake. Out to Half Rock it 

 was a dead heat. The cutter speedily disposed of all and screwed 

 out of the ruck, weathering tmaUy on Undine and working into 

 second at the mark which was rounded as follows- Shallow 12-41-50- 

 Maggie, 12:45:15; Undine, 12:45:2(1; idhe, 12:47:2K : Nimbus, 12:49 : 07; 

 Hera, 12:53:10. That was business. .As sheets were treed Undine's 

 tonnage began to tell and she ran into a short lead going by the Egg 

 at 1:42:35; shadow at 1:43 and the cutter at 1:43:23. The run home 

 brought Undine and Maggie to the fore, the latter closing tae gap 



the single bug, outside lead agamsr inside pig, depth against beam 

 —the new scnooi against the old. Well done, Maggie, sue lands $10(1; 

 Undine picks up $50 for her laudable courage: Sua: j ... .-,■;, ■,.,.■ 

 Nimbus $40. Judges, Daniel Appleton, H. B. JacKson, F. W, 

 Lawrence, E. B. Haven and Ueo. a. Goddard. 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



, *, w -.H Ft.fn. H. il. S. H.M. s. 



Maggie, G. H. Warren 33 (54 2 14 58 2 08 35 



Unuiiie, Benj. Dean . . _ 5122 2 14 23 3 14 23 



Effle, B. W. Urownlnshield 3J 66 2 24 49 2 is 20 



„< , SECOND CLASS. 



Shadow, Dr. J. Bryant 8/88 2 25 33 2 17 



Ninious, George K. How 35 25 2 3J 12 2 20 34 



Hera, C. G. Weld 37 0(5 2 32 34 2 24 4b 



HULL Y. C. 



THE matches sailed July 22 were rather tame for want of wind 

 and spate irregularity in starting the Joker. Myrtle and others 

 with a larger class, giving them a start over the others by several 

 minutes, protests w ere entered against them and have yet to be de- 

 cided. W Hid light find baffling all day, the sailing being reduced to a 

 drift, with occasional caipaws as capricious as tuev were short-lived 

 Course tor 'first and second class twelve miles, for 'the rest six miles! 

 two set, of prizes were, offered, a regular and an additional purse if 

 crew is Corinthian, d'he letters K and C affixed to the vacnts and 

 the prizes they took indicate their nature accordingly. Judges C. B 

 Cnurcmll, Dr. T. O. Loveland, J. H. Uonant and Peleg A born. Sum- 



SECOSD CLASS. 



»„„„ w i^ jjj u n ft - in ' Actual. Corrected. 



§£fe u £' S-? W ' R '7; ' M m 3 45 15 3 18 35 



Lottie, H. H. Gi more, K . 27 03 No! Taken 



Mermaid, W". F. Wade, B ! ".? \ [ % 06 Not Stan" 



. r. m THIBD CLASS. 



Alhe, A. S. Wattles, R 32 OS 2 12 04 1 17 40 



Expert, b . H. Monks, C 23 OS 2 14 21 1 50 50 



_ FOURTH CLASS. 



Cho, J. D. Scudder, R 21 07 Not Taken. 



_ , " FTFTH CLASS. 



V^rf" 9? °H 8 % COffl 2' C ' a0S 15345 131 " 



wS2, e, T°-5'^"^' S 19CHi 15(i31 133 01 



? 10 ^' ur' t'' !, [i, ' t ' 2 -7' 20 "° ~ M « 1 38 41 



Wndhre, H. A. RYuu, C 18 01 2 07 27 142 35 



Corsair, W. H Mills, H 1 U 01 2 07 13 1 43 So 



Ibis, J K. sontner, R 20 06 2 07 12 144 35 



Hiawatha, ——, C 20 02 Not Taken. 



Dream, J. H. Sears, R 20 0(5 Not 'la ken 



Dawn, C. M. Bak- R 19 04 M T^ker 



_ , ,. „ SIXTH CLASS. 



Dandelion. C. F. Adams, R 17 05 2 02 45 1 37 1" 



Idlewilcl, II. N. Curtis R 1 7 03 2 06 45 I 41 ( 11 



Cricket, W A Cary 17 02 2 12 42 1 46 53 



Zip, t. W Morton. C 16 07 2 13 09 146 41 



Chicken, T. M. Graham, 16 02 Not taken 



Hera, first, 1}.. $h»; Allie, first, R., S7; Settblrd, second, R., $5; Es- 

 pert. Iiiol. (.1 ■;:; ;,u: Amy r : r<,,'[: .... : ,:, ,,, -. [ on , first. R , §5- Idle- 

 wild, first, C., 52 50, and second, R., S3; Cricket, second, C, SI 50. 



WHY NOT ASK HER TO FLY? 



WHAT on earth does the South Boston Inquirer expect? Cutter 

 Maggie, measuring aceordingto li.V. C. rule 39.04ft., beats crack 

 sloop Unuiue 51, 22ft some six minutes in time allowance, though 

 finishing 3j seconds later ...vera 15 mile coui-se. Says the Inquirer- 

 ''Maggie won this time on allowance, however." Well, what more 

 do you want? Must she fiy ? is it not enough to take six minutes out 

 or such a goer as big Tjndiue over so short a course after a lardy start 

 at that? It is glory enough surely to do what Maggie lias done* and a 

 terribly bitter pill apparently to the benighted lot who have been 

 sailmg around cutters -'as though they were at anchor" in their bun- 

 combe which preceded toe cutter's advent. It is a back seat, hull 

 down, the old school should take at such a defeat, after .Maggie has 

 proven them false prophets, three times hand running Howi- win- 

 ning by six minute* compared to the presaged defeat if an hour or 

 two? That is the light by wit eh the cutter's performance must he 

 measured, for that is putting expectations and the reality face to 

 face. Have oui' adoreil sloops suddenly become scows thai a small 

 cutter should do more than board the cup by six minutes? it is time for 

 contemporaries to trim to the new breezB. Taere is nothing in Boston 

 and we doubt whether there is anything in It'crk which can haul down 

 the colors of the modern racing cutter. 



THE CUTTERS SWEEP THE LAKES. 



EILEEN and Verve, a thirty-ton and a ten-ton cutter, both G L 

 Watson designs, won first ami second prize in the Royal t'uun- 

 dian Sweepstakes July 22, beating a whole fleet right handily. We 

 reserve a lull account of this great cutter victory for next issue C 'ni- 

 ters have received an impetus on the lakes by this event, which tiiakea 

 them the yaents of the future on our fresh water seas ouite as much 

 as on. the seaboard. 



NEW YORK CANOE CLUB-July 22. 



r pHE fourth race for the challenge cup open to all canoea within 50 

 I. miles of New York City, was sailed from the N. Y. C. C. club 

 house on Saturday Judy 23, over a triangular course of about six 

 tniles in length. The cup has been held by Comodore Vaux with the 

 Dot, and Eversau Shadow keel canoe, since it was offered some two 

 years ago, and was challenged for on this occasion by Vice-Commo- 

 dore C. B. Oudin who entered the Tramp, a new Pearl' fresh from the 

 yard of Mr. Stephens. Mr. \V. Whitlock enter", I his Pear! Ripple, anil 

 Mr. Downing Vaux the Shallow center), oard Wraith, victor at Lake 

 George last summer. The wind was light from the S. E., and tide 

 running strong obb. The course was from a line at the olid, : n ., , 

 and around biioy 17, leaving it on the port hand, thence to a bark 

 anchored some two miiesup the bay, rounding it i , starboard thence 

 to buoy 18 011 the Bay Ridge shore and home. A had start was made, 

 the Ripple being left in stays at the line, the Tramp being first, off, 

 • E 'Ik '■ . >y the Dot and Wraith, the Ripple tacked across 2U 

 ruinuTes later. The wind was on the quarter to 17. from 17 the Dot 

 hoisted spinakcr but lost sei , A:. n 01 g in any advantage other- 

 wised gamed, thence dead free to the hark, which was rounded by 

 the Tramp well in the lead, the Dot, Ripple aud Wraith bunched, 

 roundmg in the order named. From here to 18 the course was a dead 

 beat with the tide, the wind very liLdit. The superiority of the deep 

 boats was very marked on this 'stretch, th.y leaving the others on 

 every tack. Mr, Whitlock had the misfortune to carry away his deck 

 steering gear, iu spite of which he percepl Ibly gained on the Tramp. 

 but nothing could catch her now and she came io a winner ill the 

 quick time of 1.13}£, followed by Dot 1.16J& Wraith 1.17%, and Ripple 

 1.16%, corrected tit— 



^ „„ .. u ..^.. u ..w ..i.v.,^ .vu^i v^^,HU5 l,l±,_l L,_iC tJ*-* LU11UUUVC Ol 



the rrval boats will be closely watched in Seawanhaka or,=nboatrae<'s 

 on the eatu inst. The cup has been challenged for again and the race 

 will probably be sailed in the next three weeks, when it is hoped that 

 some outside entries may be obtained. 



CENTERBOARDS FOR CANOES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Messrs, Tyson and '-Wren" have contributed valuable ideas on the 

 subject of loaded centerboards for canoes. Having just finished a 

 canoe for my own use in rough and smooth waters, and not being 

 perfectly satisfied that further improvements in centerboards were 

 out of the question, I got to work, and herewith present the result, a 



simple, convenient and durable centerboard which possesses the ad- 

 vantages of harrying a. light or heavy load, and of keeping the entire 

 load at the lowest possible point, whether up or down. It is a hollow 

 board of l-16in. sheet iron, with a screw plug P at upper corner 

 where the desired weight of «/iof is introduced or withdrawn at will 

 The board hinged on "Wren's" plan. Clayton Von CtJMN 



Delaware City, Del. 



BEVERLY Y. C.-JULY 15. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The sixty-eighth regatta of the Beverly Yacht Club, being the first 

 specialraceof the season, was sailed oil' Monument Beach July 15. 

 The course lay from judge's yacht off To be v Island, leaving Bird 

 Island Buoy No. 13, and Scraggy Neck Buoy No. 10. on port hand, to 

 judges' yacht, eleven nautical miles. The wind in the morning was 

 so light that the start was delayed fifty minutes to allow boats' from 

 a distance to arrive. When the start "was made, the wind was mod- 

 erate northeast, and held so through the race. The first leg of the 

 course was dead before the wind, the second close hauled, and the 

 third a dead on end heat. Summary is given below: 



SLOOPS. 



Sailing measurement. Actual, Corrected. 



Nomad, T. S. Fay, Jr SJ 7 2 15 00 2 7 41 



Glimpse, C H. Atkinson 27 2 19 49 2 9 



Maude, Geo. H. Ricnards et al 23 7 2 3.151 2 15 52 



CATS. 



Eleanor, Richard Codman 23 9 2 23 58 2 9 19 



Dolly, A. S. Hardy 22 2 29 37 2 13 17 



Mascot, F. E. Bacon, Jr.. 24 6 2 27-19 2 14 6 



Tantrum, Jas. M. Codman 25 2 26 56 2 14 9 



Mystery, Howard Stockton 21 11 2 32 28 3 15 21 



Clara B., 13. F. Bangs 20 5 2 41 5 S 21 Si) 



Nomad lost 32 seconds. Glimpse SCsec, Maude Imin. Ssec, Tantrum 

 18sec, and Dolly 30sec. by starting after time was up. 



The sixty -ninth regatta, the second championship race of the sea- 

 son, comes off at Swampseott, July 29: the first open race at Monu- 

 ment Beach, Aug. 19. wiien a large entry is expected, and the second 

 open race at Marblehead. Aug. 2b. No pains will be spared to make 

 successfnl; the prizes will be numerous and of good size. 



this , 



nd the courses so laid out as to give strangers a fair show. 



Tiller. 



WEST LYNN Y. C— A scrub match was sailed off Point of Pines. 

 Jula22. Classes, not over 25ft.— U to 80ft.: 14 to 17 and under 1 if 1. 

 Course: From judges' boat to Crutehit buov, leaving it on st.arboaid; 

 thence to llagboat two and one-half mile's 'southwest, leaving it on 

 starboard; thence to a Hagboat two miles west, leaving it on star- 

 board, thence to the judges'' boat. Prizes, ftis in first class, $15 and 

 $lu in second; same in third, and $10 anil $5 for fourth. Judges, A 

 Hill, J. L. Suelling. and M. H, Pratt as referee. Wind light and 

 race uneventful. 



irtUST CLASS. 



Length. Corrected. 



Ft. in. a. m. s. 



Contest, Walsh & Morton ($15) 25 Oil 1 25 ltd 



Daisy, W. Hawkea 2103 1 2; u, 



Saidie, G. a- Gordon. 21 00 Not t'n 



SEOOKD CLASS. 



Mirage, C. P. Curtis, .1 r ($ 1 5) 17 00 I 23 3u 



Mabel. W. Walsh ($101.... '. 18 01 1 23 3 1 



Inez, Goodrich Brothers 18 OH 1 88" 05 



Twiught, a. k. Han :.::;::;:::;:ikoi 1 200., 



\ esper, R. M. Bennett 18 05 1 40 00 



THIRD CLASS. 



Leona.T. M. Alley ($15) 16 04 1 44 00 



Mabel. F. W . Sawyer ($10) w ,)■> 1 46 25 



Muriel, W. Newell 15 u0 Not t'n 



Norman, M. Bagley Jtff no Not t'n 



SPKCtAL CLASS. 



Imp, J. Renton ($10) 13 8 157 25 



Idirt, \\. Wheeler tS.V, 13 ()3 Not t'n 



*OK CANOEISTS —A "Lark on the Water" is the title of a humor- 

 ous and instructive little brochure, in which Mr. F. II. Seymour, of 

 East Detroit, Mich., recounts his adventui cs and experiences which 

 are illustrated by his own pen. Price. 3.1 cents, to be had from 

 F. H. S., 103 Congress street, Detroit. 



LYNN Y. C -The flrst of a series of three was sailed in the har- 

 bor, duly &, Start trom an anchor. Wind light W. s. W. Course 

 five miles. Sadie, F. Taylor, 17ft. 5in„ won in third class iu ] ,is :3 ;; 

 Jennie L.L. Loekhart 23tt llin., won in second class in 1 :,' 

 tt S'J^&SaSS . h S::, seo0ild ia I:53;0 °; ^l and Daisy D. 



xvuvu, »» , uawctL, ji., .siil. urn,, se 



tailed to finish for want o£ wind, 



QUINCY Y. C— Second championship race was sailed July 21 in 

 Quincy Bay. Win,.! light from N . W. , freshening towards close Dia- 

 dem carried away peak halliards. Joker and Amy made aclose thing 

 of it. Amy having won the lirst of the series. Dandelion takes cham- 



pionship in her CIS 

 Amy and Flora Lee 

 H. Porter, N. B. Fin 



Leh 



Joker, George Coffin 



Amy. E. W Baxter 



Wildhre, H. A. Keith.... 



Nautilus, H. M, Faxon. 

 I'hisbe. S. A. Freeman 

 Diadem, L. Hayward... 



.20 05 



21 06 



IS 02 



20 06 



18 01 



21 10 



.18 07 



THIRD CLASS. 



Dandelion. C. F. Adams. 31 . _ 17 05 



Flora Lee. S. A. Freeman 17 03 



Zip, G. W. Morton w mC 09 



Buttercup. P. B. Turner 17 03 



OCONOMOWOC Y. C.-July 13.— Editor Fo, 

 Oconomowoc Y. C. sailed its second regutt 

 seventh race for the Shuft kit cup and a tut-r 

 rat, July 18, on Lac La Belle, brisk wind n< 

 weather fine. The Twecdlcdco winnintr n,» „„ 

 entitled to hold it forever Summ 



Actual. Corrected. 



H. M. S, H. M. 8. 



2 44 22 2 16 39 



2 43 22 2 16 45 



2 52 1)1 2 21 44 



3 5-1 » 2 20 22 

 3 0101 8 80 38 



2 59 19 2 32 01 



3 02 54 2 33, 0« 



2 IS 55 1 53 22 



2 2: 03 2 01 20 



2 5> 23 2 06 06 



3 El 02 2 08 18 

 st and Stream: The 



of the season; the 

 get lace lor a silver 

 thfest by west and 

 1 11 1 : h time is 



SLOOPS. 



Buda, F. W. Peck "r,'li 



Sunbeam, H. H. Sbufeldt 1 33 47 



I'weedledce, W. L. Peck '124 13 



T w cedledum, P. S. Shut eld t .'.'.'..'....'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'."" [l 28 08 



,„ .,«, , CAT BOATS. 



Daisy, C. I. Peck 2 00 28 



Sprite, C. T. Sutton ? 19 ir 



1 curl, C. T. Sutton 1 £f ij 



Nip, G. A. Shufeldt ' ,,; th 



luci, H. H. Saufeldt ..'.,. .'."".'.'."1 53 00 



G. ii. Ciordor, judge and E. D. R. Thompson, timekeeper. 

 The Pearl was awarded the prize. Tne annual regatta of the club 

 for the lirst and second class prize pennants Kill bo sailed Saturday 

 tne 22d.— S. J 



SEA WAN HA K A YACHT GLUB.-The cruijiug squadron hove up 

 from New London July 17, and made for Mock Island, where the 

 deet arrived after an uneventful day's run in lignt and variable airs 

 ilatteuing out into a calm to .yards nignt. Tbe smart little rive-ton 

 v'olande and the topsail schooner Nokomisdid not make harbor, but 

 aucnored outside for tne nignt. Late next morning the fleet got 

 under way for No.vport witu an E.S.E. breeze, maxiug it again a run 

 10 harbor, this time only 23 nautical miles. Wave took the lead until 

 a little buoble was str.icK, wneu Peri oegan to hunt the lignt-draft 

 crack pretty closely and brought up only 25scc. later— a most excel- 

 t performance, considering that A'ave is one of the fastest sloops 



'llsi lerable 



of cLk 



lead, tueu AlDatross. Wave, and Peril 



Orivaand Muriel about fifty. Next t 



iusuie .sc.vpon br.'aitwater, and the. 

 mined to ciose tne cruise by a scraim 

 tain Tousseau, by profession a sea c:i 

 make the award for neatness and ou 

 Dayton, of tne Albatross, though the 

 close on the part of all tne yachts. 



y minutes later, and Petrel, 

 a heavy Tog kept the tleet 

 owing morning 11 was deter- 

 111 company for home. Cap- 

 on, was appoiuted judge to 

 . The prize went to Captain 

 npetition w;is acknowledged 



WHICH \ERVE-Mr. Cochrane, of Toronto, has imported the 

 en-ton \crve irom (ilasgow, und doubts have arisen as to whether 

 this is 1 lie 1 unousciacK of tuat name or some other fellow sailing 

 under borrowed feathers. It appears from "Lloyd's Register" that 

 there are two ten ton Verves, botn of them designed by Watson, of 

 Glasgow, and botn built for the same original owner, Mr. Robt 

 Wylie, of that city. One was built in 1877, with sails by C. Ratsey, 

 of Cowes. she is 3i. 7ft. stem to post, and 7.8ft. beam. The second 

 was buih later 1:1 i.ssi, Mr. Wyl.e uaving found greater length and 

 less beam admissible alter experience with his lirst love. The new 

 "ten" was built 42ft. stem to post, and 7.6ft. beam, with sails by Lap- 

 thorn, of Gosport. This latter is ihe famous crack who can take the 

 starch out 01 Maggie by two or three minutes over a tuirty mile 

 course. She is stui in her origiual owner's hands in Scotch waters, 

 and is now on the lookout for a match with famous Buttercup from 

 the Tnames. The Toronto cutter, if not the latest and fastest Verve, 

 is so near her newer sister that sue may be set down as a flyer of first 

 quality, and 111 proper hands ought to oe equal to sweeping the lakes 

 of anything near in-r tonnage. 



LADIES AT THE I'AbDLE. -At tho annual regatta of the Roval 

 Canoe Club, the executive this year instituted a race in double 

 canoes, the canoeists to consist of a lady and gentleman. That the 

 idea was good was prorod by t) e tact that seven boats entered, but 

 "lib lour came 10 the post, the others not being able to get their 

 cratt tip in time to lake part in the race. It, was an excellent com- 

 petition, ami caused grea, excitement among the numerous specta- 

 tors both alioat anu ashore. Unfortunately, however, tho result 

 wasnotsatisiactory, for just as the race was ended the Hampton 

 Couit steamer slopped right opposite the winning post and prevented 

 the judge irom seeing tne actual finish. As botn the leading crews 

 were nearly level withm a few yards of the finish, that oilicial 

 declared a Uead heal, the ladies in the leading canoes paddled in 

 the most approved style, and ably supported their partners the 

 boats being constituted as follows: Irene: P. Nisbet aud Uiss'Nis- 

 bet, R. C. 0.; Pinafore: T. F. Knowles and Miss Fairer; Mr Fairer 

 and Mrs. Farrer; Mr. Harrison and Mrs. Harrison.— BelPS lafe. 



NEW GO I'i'EKS. — We have had the pleasure of inspecting the Hues 

 and plans for a k\^v fifteen ton cutter, longer aud narrower than the 

 Mng.i'. toi.ebiuli in time tor next season. We hope to publish 

 valuable details in a short time. Since the Maggie has pretty well 

 established the fact that our stoop.i are not equal to cutters hi speed, 

 iv e are glad 10 see some one hoi by take the bull by the horns and try 

 to regain our former supremacy uy throwing light, draft to the wind 

 and launching anead m rue patn which practice has demonstrated 

 to be in the right direction. 



WATERPROUFl.Sli. A correspondent, having tried the experi- 

 ment, kindly sends the following m answer to the constant inquiries 

 we have: 1 used for my boat witu good result the following: Two 

 pounds parailiue wax. dissolved in one gallou benzine. Apply this 

 mixture with a brush to botn si les 01 inc. canvas; over this apply a 

 coat of boiled linseed oil ; you can add to tne oil any color you may 

 wise to give y. air heat, (1 used a little green). This preparation I 

 Und a perfect repellent of water, and also keeps tne canvas soft 



VERY NATURAL.— The idea of racing steam yachts on length 

 measurement i>. u pos Ible, a little more preposterous than match- 

 ing sailing vessels of u liferent >ixe on such a basis. Tne London 

 ffVeWsays: "Tne attempt of tne ttoyal Unique Ports Yacht Club to 

 introduce steam yacht racmftinto- their regatta failed, as only Mr. 

 Arabia's Celia was entered. This is scarce] j to be wondered aL-as 

 the race was to be uuder no regulation f ir rating whatever beyond 

 the condition that the competitors were noi to exceed Tuft, in 

 length." 



lll.'LL V. C— Is now the second largest in the EasL, having 429 

 members, Twenty new names were added last meeting This snows 

 what enterprise, a liberal policy, cash prizes and working o. beers 

 can accomplisne. What a contrast to tne beggarly little clubs about 

 Net* York, wnicn to-day are no strouger than live years ago, and 

 barely able 10 snil one race in lie- year The club cruise to Marblc- 

 head, Saturday, July 22, tfaga great success, twenty-six sail being 



EASTERN V. C— The squadron sailed on tho annual cruise to the 

 ■ from MurUencad. July 2-.'. and arrhed io Voitland har- 

 bor next day. The Heel comprises schooners: ilagship Rebecca, the 

 Commodore: Phantom, the Vice-I. ommbdoie; lialcjon, Taro.inta, 

 Mlvie, Latona, Romance, and the sloops and cutters Edith. Active, 

 luipcria, Addic Voorhis, Olytie, Ariadne. Vif. Nirvana, Sigdrifa, 

 Magic, and steamers Ibis. Aueli'a and others, a tied of twenty-five 

 sail all told. 



TERRIBLE.— The night had fallen, three boats had not arrived, 

 but no one was afraid. The little Volaude and the schooner Nokomis 

 remained upon the waters of tho broad Sound all uighf.— JV. Y. 

 Ih-r,il(J. This is really fearful, all night and on ttie hi oad. broad 

 Soundl And no one was afraid, And those two yachts, a cutter 

 safe as a rock and a schooner big as an ark, actually survived the 

 ordeal for a whole, whole night, in a dead, dead calm, on the broad, 

 broad bound. 



NEW CUTTER— The dimehal na ot bhe new cutter built by Henry 



Hodson, of Tor into. ,0.- l-,^u- overall >4fl Bin., on the une 2uft.; 



'earn, I fceel 1 . U 1 long, bowsprit out- 



b'.ard. 7ft.: boom, iin'i : gafi 8f| Gi .0 . deofi to hounds, 17ft, : 



cariTie.sii'Js< ; . ;, , ■ L .id, , t e,o. .-., - ::.,••,-,... ,.,,,', .[r daiiloa, wdl Und 



JEFFRIES Y. C— Second cha^npionfehlp race sailed July 22. 



Light winds made it pretty much of a ilrift,. Lizzie, Silas Porter, Jr., 

 lbdt, fin., won in 1:48:39, beating Haven, Arthur Irieiid, 2-ltt. 6in., 

 time 1:55:25, and Judith, E. T, Pidgeon, 22ft. 9in., time 2:05:10; course 

 Bis miles, 



