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Awake,” took the precaution of putting on a life belt when 
he had to make a tack to windward, and I believe in a reg¬ 
ular sailing match she would be nowhere- alongside a small 
cat-rigged centre-board, or boat of the kind I mentioned 
before. 
In my opinion these canoes are very indifferent craft for 
cruising in. The objections to them are that they are too 
heavy. This defect might, perhaps, be remedied by using 
white cedar or pine in their construction, instead of having 
the planking entirely of oak. They are slow with the 
paddle; the amount of sails, sailing gear, rudder, steering 
rod, &c., is out of proportion to the advantage to be de¬ 
rived from it. Last, and most fatal defect, they draw too 
much water, for the great advantage of a canoe is, that it 
can be used to explore rivers and in places inaccessible to 
ordinary boats. 
Third, the Ringleader class. These canoes are run 17 to 
18 feet in length, 2 feet in width, and 8 or 10 inches in 
depth. They are generally built of pine or cedar. The 
original “Ringleader” was built of Spanish cedar and 
weighed only 40 pounds as she left the builder’s yard. 
They are fast to paddle, and with the wind abaft the beam 
will sail very well; altogether a canoe of this kind, with 
more sheer and “camber” than is usually given to them, 
is about the best for cruising in that has yet been invented. 
Other inventions, sueh as water velocipedes, tubular 
canoes, canoes with centre-boards forward and abaft the 
cock-pit, have been tried, but they are beneath notice as 
cruising craft, and can only be looked on as playthings. 
In anoth er article I will send a description of my own 
canoe, which is rather different from any of the foregoing, 
and show her merits and defects. 0. M. D. 
Shrewsbury, April 3,1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Agreeable to promise I send you a description of aBarnegat duck boat, 
or, as it is called, a sneak box. This boat needs no recommendation. It 
has stood the test for years. Yours truly, Robert B. White. 
Length, 12 feet. Width midships, 4 feet; width of stern, 2 feet 9 in. 
Depth of stern, 7 in. Sprung timbers all of one pattern, 9-16x13-16 in. 
distance apart, 8 in. deck timbers natural bend, 1 in.xf in Cock-pit, 
inside measurement, length 3 feet 4 in. width at bow and stern, 18£ in. 
midships, 19 in. Combing, height of inside at bow and stern, 2| in., mid¬ 
ships, 2 in. From bottom of combing to top ceiling, 13 in. Tiunk on 
port side, set slanting to take a 15 in. noard trunk placed alongside and 
abaft of forward corner of combing. Rowlocks, height 6 in. from coam¬ 
ing 9 in. middle of to stern,4 feet 7 in.,'made to fold down inboard and to 
fasten up with a hook. Stool rack runs from rowlocks to stern, notched 
at ends into fastenings of rowlocks, also notched at corners and hooked 
together, rest against a cleat on deck outside, and are hooked to the deck 
inside. In a heavy sea the apron is used. It is held up by a stick from 
peak to combing. Thus rigged the boat has the reputation of being able 
to live as long as oars can be pulled. The apron is tacked to the deck 
about tow-thirds its length. The wings are fastened to the top and 
bottom of the rowlocks. Mast hole 2$ in., 2 in. from coaming. Drop of 
sides from top of deck, 5£ in., dead rise, 8 in. Over cock-pit a hatch is 
placed. Eveiything connected with the boat is placed inside, gunners, 
often leaving their guns, &c., locking the hatch fast. The boats sail well 
and covered with sedge are used to shoot from. With the hatch on a 
person can be protected from rain, and with blankets, can be accommo¬ 
dated with a night’s lodging. With this I send a working model; scale 
1 inch to the foot. The “Fishing Tourist” I find very interesting. We 
have no fishing, thanks to our laws that give us no protection from 
eel and other seines. Our legislators don’t take the Forest and Stream. 
P. S.—Boards for boats, white cedar, f in thick, deck narrow strips 
tongued and grooved. R. B. W. 
The Bunker Hill Club still holds its own among the yachting frater 
nity. There are at present about one hundred names on the list, and 
the club is organized as below. 
The Lynn Club, though but four years old, is one of the most pros¬ 
perous in the State. Nothing is known regarding coming regattas, save 
that the usual one on the l?th June will take place, and prizes will prob¬ 
ably be offered as usual. 
The Beverly Club is the junior organization in the State. It was cr 
ganized in February, 1872, by a party of about twenty young men, who 
spend their winter in the city and their summers as best pleases them. 
By the rules of the club boats are divided into three classes—those over 
21 in the first class, under 21 and over 17 in the second, and all under 17 
in the third. The first four regattas will take place July 1, at Beverly; 
Saturday, July 25, at Swampscott; Tuesday, August 17, at Nahant, and 
a grand union regatta at Beverly, August 19. H. D. E. 
BOSTON YACHT CLUB. 
Whole No. Each. No. Keel Boats. No, C. B. 
Steamers....1 — — 
Schooners. 18 12 6 
Sloops. 37 13 24 
Officers—Commodore, Benj. Dean; Vice-Commodore, W. H. L. Smith; 
Rear-Commodore, George B. Durfee; Secretary, Thomas Dean; Treas¬ 
urer, Augustus Russ; Measurer, D. J. Law'lor; Trustees, Sereno D. 
Nickerson, Arthur Cheney, Gustavus Jackson; Regatta Committee, 
Benj. Dean, A. Claxton Cary, W. F. Halsall, Wm. S. Whitney, Coolidge 
Barnard. 
EASTERN CLUB. 
Whole No. Each. No. Keel Boats. No. C. B 
Steamers . — — — 
Schooners. 29 - 11 18 
Sloops. 14 5 9 
Officers—Commodore, John M. Forbes; Vice-Commodore, John Jeff¬ 
ries, Jr.; Rear-Commodore, Richard D. Tucker; Secretary, Henry B. 
Jackson; Treasurer. Addison Child; Measurer, FrankD. Child. 
Boston Yacht Club.— A special meeting was held in 
Boston on Wednesday evening, 15th inst., at which four¬ 
teen new members were admitted, making a total of 268 
members. A communication was received from the Dor¬ 
chester Yacht Club, inviting the club to participate in their 
regatta on the 15th prox., to be sailed from off the new 
club house of the Boston’s at City Point. The invitation 
was accepted, and a committee appointed to confer with 
the Dorchester Club and make all necessary arrangements. 
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South Boston Yacht Ceub.— The Regatta Committee 
of this club have decided to have a club regatta at an early 
day in the season, to be followed by a series of champion¬ 
ship regattas, best two in three races, and in the latter part 
of the season to give a Union Regatta, open to the yachts 
of all clubs. The yachts have been divided into four 
classes; First class, keel 25 feet and over; second class, all 
under 25 feet; first class,C. B. all over 20 feet; second class, 
20 feet and under. The days on which these regattas are 
to be given, or the prizes to be competed for, remain to be 
determined. 
—The second match between George Brown and Robert 
Fulton has been definitely arranged to take place on Bed¬ 
ford Basin, Halifax,-N. S., on Monday, the 22d June,which 
will be a public holiday. Brown is about to go into 
training. 
—The schooner yacht “Mist,” Capt. A. M. Robinson, of 
Boston, on a pleasure trip to St. John’s River, Florida, ar¬ 
rived at Beaufort, NTs C. Owing to the lateness of the 
season, the “Mist” will return north from that port. 
—The boat race for the championship of America is, we 
believe, about to be decided. George Brown, of Halifax, 
and William Scharff, of Pittsburgh, are to row a five-mile 
race two miles and a half with a turn, in shell boats, for 
$4,000 and the championship. The necessary deposits 
having been made, the race will take place in Springfield, 
Mass, in June. William Scharff has defeated Butler, of 
Boston, John Bigler, of this city, and, we predict, is the 
coming oarsman of the day. 
—The following yachts were launched at City Point, 
South Boston, last week: Mr. Arthur Cheney’s steam yacht 
“Anemone;” the schooner yacht “Curlew,” belonging to 
Commodore Dean et al , and Mr. Robert W. Bibben’s sloop 
yacht “Sue Goodwin.” 
—The schooner yacht Wivern, Capt. Hat. Wales, has 
been brought up from Beverly to her moorings off the 
Point, and her owner has already enjoyed several short 
trips on her. 
—Capt. John M. Ward, the popular treas urer of the Bos¬ 
ton Theatre, will have his old love, the “Kittie,” afloat 
within the coming month. Already he has in contempla¬ 
tion pleasure trips to St. Johns, Newport., and New York. 
During the “close” season at the theatre he makes her his 
home, and is rarely found ashore. His keel schooner yacht, 
the “Bessie,” he has decided to sell. She is thirty feet 
long, and there is nothing in a yachtsman’s dictionary but 
what is to be found aboard of her. 
—The sloop yacht “Marquita,” of New York, has been 
purchased by S. P. Dexter, of the Boston Yacht. Club. She 
is thirty-seven feet over all, thirty-two on water line. Mr. 
Dexter was formerly owner of the “White Wing.” 
—A meeting of the Dorchester Yacht Club is to be held 
on the evening of the 24th, to consider a union with the 
Boston Yacht Club. 
—T. P. Curtis, Esq., of the Dorchester Yacht Club, 
has purchased the C. B. cat-rigged yacht “Peerless,” 
built and formerly owned by R. W. Bibber, Esq., of South 
Boston. 
t —Mr. H. T. Livingston’s able little schooner, the 
“Gypsie” is on the ways at Greenpoint, where she will be 
lengthened about twelve feet amidships. She will also re¬ 
ceive her spars and sails, and will be found capable of 
taking care of herself in a breeze alongside of vessels very 
much larger than she is. 
—Mr. Louis Lorillard’s schooner the “Wanderer,” is 
waiting for a purchaser, and will probably remain in her 
winter quarters at Pelham, where she is at present, unless 
sold. 
a a—Apron. Ill shows where it is nailed to deck. 
b b—Cock-pit. 
c—Trank. 
d d d—Stool rack. 
e e—Rowlocks. 
Fig. 4 shows rowlocks. 
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Portland, Me., April 16, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The Maine Boating Association held its third annual meeting, at the 
Preble House, Portland, on Tuesday evening, April 14th. The Bow- 
doins of Brunswick, and the Orient, Longshore and Emerald Clubs, of 
Portland, were represented. The following officers were eleeted for the 
ensuing year: H. P. Ladd, Orients, President; E. Gerry, Jr., of the, 
Bowdoins, Vice President; R. H. Parker, of the Emeralds, Secretary; C. 
M. Henry, Orients, Treasurer. The meeting then adjourned to May 25, 
at which time the date of the regattas will be fixed. Altogether too cold 
for any pulling yet. Vidi. 
Boston , April, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I put the Boston Yacht Club at the head of the list given here, because 
it is the oldest of the se^en. It was organized in 1866 and incorporated 
in 1868. A great many of its present members have been connected with 
the club since its organization, and arc, as a general thing, very enthu¬ 
siastic. 
A new club house has been erected at City Point within the past year, 
by C. A. Martin, Esq. It Is a two-story and a half structure, 70x40, 
built on piles about 300 feet from the shore, and has a large wharf ex¬ 
tending from the house to the shore, at which yachts drawing 12 feet of 
water can lie at high tide. 
The annual meeting for the election of officers takes place this month, 
but it is probable there will be but little change in the government, 
which I give below. 
The Eastern Club is at the head in point of wealth. Among the boats 
are Mr. Bennett’s Dauntless, Mr. Douglass’ Sappho, &c., &c., and there 
are a dozen or more vessels of over 60 feet in length; in fact all the 
yachts are large, a necessary requisite of membership in the squadron 
being a measurement on the water line of at least 19 feet 6 inches. But 
little has been done, as yet, in regard to the future movements of the 
club, though it is settled that there will be a regatta in June and another 
in September, starting from Swampscott. 
The Dorchester Club has the largest fleet, numerically, of any in the 
United States. There are seventy-one yachts and a membership of 140 
on the rolls. The present Commodore is an accomplished gentleman, 
and one who is well fitted for his duties, and the club could not but 
thrive under his leadership. Commodore Barnard, and others who re¬ 
tire from the management, still hold and feel their interest in the welfare 
of the club. 
The South Boston Club is next to the Boston in seniority of age, and 
was organized in February, 1868. All the boats will be in the Water be¬ 
fore April closes, and many of them will doubtless be able to show bet¬ 
ter records than ever before, as all sorts of improvements and experi¬ 
ments have been tested. 
Captain Macomber is fitting out his famous sloop Ripple with heavier 
spars and new sails, and evidently expects great results. The first re¬ 
gatta will take place early in June, and will be followed by excursions, 
reviews, &c. 
DORCHESTER CLUB. 
Whole No. Each. No. Keel Boats. No. C. B. 
Schooners. 9 8 1 
Sloops. 62 15 47 
Officers—Commodore, W.II. Bangs, Jr.; Vice-Commodore, Charles E. 
Fuller; Fleet Captain, Parkman Dexter; Secretary and Treasurer, W. 
H. Say ward: Measurer, Wm. W Le is; Regatta Committee, W. H. 
Bangs, Jr., W. F. Halsall, Cooli ge rnard, Walter Burgess, Wm. A. 
Gilbert; Trustees, Wm. F. Adam , E. Folsom, W. H. L. Smith. 
SOUTH CLUB. 
Whole No. Boats. No. Keel Boats. No. C.B. 
Steamers. 1 — _ 
Schooners. 9 9 _ 
Sloops. 27 12 15 
Officers—Commodore, J. N. Roberts; Vice-Commodore, H. J. McKee; 
Fleet Captain, J. A. Woodward; Measurer, J. Winniatt; Rec. Secretary', 
W. J. Orcutt; Financial Secretary, J. Monks; Treasurer, T. Christian; 
Regatta Committee, J. N. Roberts, H. J. McKee, J. A. Woodward, M. 
J. Kiley, J. G. Chambers, D. A. Hall, R. W. Bibber; Trustees, G.’ G. 
Norris, W. H. Lafield, J. Stewart. 
BUNKER HILL CLUB. 
Whole No. Boats. No. Keel Boats. No. C. B. 
Steamers. 2 — 
Schooners. 6 6 _ 
Sloops.... 12 6 6 
Officers—Commodore, Joshua H. Pitman; Vice-Commodore. A. A. 
Lawrence; Fleet Captain, Prentice Lobdell; Rec. Secretary, Warren 
Ferrin; Financial Secretary, P. J. Henchy; Treasurer, George C. Mel¬ 
vin; Measurers, G. Lovell, Robert Brown; Steward, John Ward; Quar¬ 
termaster, John Wilcox; Trustees, Edward Cutter, Wm. R Cooper 
Chas. II. Hatch. 
LYNN CLUB. 
Whole No. Boats. No. Keel Boats. No. C. B. 
Schooners... 2 2 _ 
Sloops.... 31 4 27 
Officers—Commodore, G. L. Babb; Vice-Commodore, C. S. Purinton; 
Fleet Captain, George Baker; Secretary, W. E. Neal; Treasurer, S. T. 
Downs; Measurer, Allan Hay; Regatta Committee, Allan Hay, Q. A. 
Towns, John Moran, W. B. Phillips, J. W. Haines; Trustees,* G. H. 
Cushman, S. J. Roney, Q. A. Towns. 
BEVERLY CLUB. 
Whole No. Boats. 
Schooners. 1 
Sloops. 39 
No. Keel Boats. 
1 
7 
No. C. B. 
32 
Officers—Commodore, Wm. C. Loring; Vice-Commodore, Samuel S. 
Gray; Secretary, Walter Burgess; Measurer, Henry W. Lamb; Regatta 
Committee, Chas. H. Williams, Edward B.- Russell, W. D. Hodges W. 
L. Jeffries, Walter Burgess. 
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Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Boston, April 11,1874. 
I enclose a list of the yachts belonging to the Eastern Yacht Club:- 
Name . 
Owners. 
Alarm. 
Alarm. 
G. L. Kingc.land.•_ 
E. E. Preble . 
Alice. 
T. J. Appleton. 
Azalia. 
Commodore Forbes. 
Belle. 
J. P- Gardener. 
Bonita. 
C. D. Brooks_ 
Brenda. 
J. L. Little. 
Clytie. 
A. A. H. Meredith. 
Columbia_ 
Lester Wallack. 
Coming. 
Rear-Commodore Tucker_ 
Dauntless.. . 
J. G. Bennett... 
Dawn. 
P. S. Shelton... .. 
Dream. 
Greeley S. Curtis. 
Edith. 
G. O. Hovey. 
Eline. 
G. B. Durfee... 
Enchantress.. 
J. F. Loubat. 
Faustine. 
G. P. Russell. 
Fearless. 
E. B. Phillips. 
Flirt. 
Addison Child .. 
Glimpse. 
J. W. Chandler. 
Halcyon. 
Vice-Commodore Jeffries.... 
Imogen. 
A. C. Wheelwright. 
Iris. 
Thomas Manning . -. 
Julian. 
S. Whitney. . 
Juniata. 
C. L. Brooks. 
Latona. 
W. D. Pickman. 
Loiterer. 
G. F. Heard. 
Nimbus'. 
Edward Burgess.. . 
Rebecca. 
J. H. Reed. 
Restles. 
G. G. Haven... . 
Gauntlett. ... 
E. Cunningham. 
( William Armory, Jr.) 
Romance. 
■{ C. W. Armory... V 
( F. J Armory.) 
Sappho. 
William P. Douglass. 
Shadow. 
C. Crowninshield. 
Silvie___ 
C. V. Whitten. 
Triton . 
G. A. Thayer . 
Vindex. 
Robert Center. 
Vision. 
R. H. Stephenson. 
Vision. 
J. J. Alexandre. 
Wanderer.... 
L. L. Lorillard.. 
West Wind. .. 
William E. Iselin. 
White Cap.... 
J. Malcom Forbes. 
Zephyr. 
G. Tyson. 
Rig. 
Ton¬ 
nage. 
Length \ 
on 
Wat lin\ 
CR 
i or 
! K 
Schr. 
225-3 
105 
K 
Sloop 
21-87 
36-20 
CB 
Sloop 
08-27 
59-80 
K 
Schr. 
60-10 
CB 
Schr. 
45 
48-60 
K 
Schr. 
49-67 
K 
Schr. 
63-47 
60-67 
CB 
Sloop 
18 
33-55 
CB 
Schr. 
183-65 
98 
CB 
Sloop 
53 
57 
CB 
Schr.* 
268 
116-42 
K 
Schr. 
41-5 
51 
CB 
Schr. 
26-76 
41 
CB 
Schr. 
47-9 
56-75 
CB 
Sloop 
37-9 
52 
CB 
Schr. 
275-9 
110^4 
K 
Schr. 
95-25 
74-5 
K 
Schr. 
44-1 
54-15 
CB 
Schr. 
21-5 
35-42 
K 
schr. 
59 
51-9 
K 
Schr. 
121 
79 
CB 
Sloop 
13-27 
33-80 
K 
Sloop 
17-63 
38-4 
K 
Schr. 
83-4 
71-17 
CB 
Schr. 
82 
74-75 
CB 
Schr. 
59 
55-5 
K 
Schr. 
56-50 
55 
K 
Sloop 
18 
33-55 
CB 
Schr. 
77-60 
66-75 
CB 
Schr. 
97-25 
73-25 
CB 
Sloop 
Schr. 
12-79 
35 
CB 
Schr. 
Sloop 
52-6 
l 
55-6 
CB 
Schr. 
310 
119-33 
K 
Sloop 
18-84 
CB 
Schr. 
106-2 
74-70 
CB 
Schr. 
69 
61 
CB 
Sloop 
68 
33-5 
K 
Schr. 
52 
55-45 
CB 
Sloop 
58-52 
54-5 
CB 
Schr. 
208-16 
105 
l B 
Sloop 
35 
44-5 
CB 
Sloop 
17—57 
35 
CB 
Schr. 
41-2 
53-9 
CB 
The officers of the club arqas follows: Commodore, John M Forbes 
Vice-Commodore, John Jeffries, Jr.; Rear-Commodore, R. D. Tucker- 
Secretary, H. B. Jackson; Treasurer, Addison Child; Measurer F IX 
Child; Regatta Committee, John Heard, W. M. Whitney, B Joy Jeff* 
ries, T. D. Boardman and Alfred Winsor, Jr. 
The club now numbers 260 members. The yachts added to the fleet 
since last season are the Enchantress, Vision and Kimbus, and one of 
the principal alterations now going on is the cutting down of the Brenda’s 
spars four feet. Blue with a Gold Gastle, 
