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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 14, 1884. 



from an old orphan, 92 years oia, father and mother boih dead, and 

 500 miles from home?" etc , etc. 



Yes; it was witty, funny, humorous. But it was like the single 

 blade that had beaten me, all on one side. 



I recovered my wind. I enjoyed the fun as well as the rest, for 

 wit is scarce; and a good hearty laugh is beyond the pri 



9 I was glad to see the guides enjoy it. In less than Lwenty- 

 jurs the account of this trifling spurt had reached Blue Moun- 

 tain Lake, it went all through the North Woods. Whenever I met the 

 Nellie— and I met her often— some one would sing out '"Hello, 

 Uncle Nes.smuk. do you know this boat?" Audi always answered 

 with a cheery Alleghany do-whoop, and said: "Yes, I know her, for 

 Stamp--.'' T'uen they would laugh and row ou. 



All the same T held lo my faith in the double blade. I had been 

 beaten out of sight: it was lime. But the little cano^ was too short 

 for racing; and. while 1 c uld fan her over the water at a three-knot 

 gad ay lightly as cork.it required a disproportionate amount of 

 muscle to ga another knot out of ber. If I warned five knots— well. 

 I eouldu't get there. And when I tried a racing gait she squatted 

 down, wallowed, ■'sn-ued,' 1 and utteiy refused to keep up with the 

 procession. Notwithstanding, I believed then, 1 believe now. that 

 nad the motive power, the mus'de, been the sameineach boat, the 

 result would have been very different I was beaten about fifteen 

 per cenr. But my opponent had at least fifty per cent, the advantage 

 in wind and muscle 



i went to my room with a sort of rahbed-doWn-aeainst-the-grain 

 feelmg. and wrote to my builder (Rushton', giving a brief account of 

 the race, and ordering another canoe at once— aracpr. She was to 

 18 to 13ft. long, Klin, beam, v itH an inch home tumbe, Sharp and 

 plumb at sterns, 8m. rise at center, and i o weigh about twenty pounde. 

 With such a canoe, l thought an "old orphan" could manage to 

 scuffle along with the single blades. Not that I desired to set up as a 

 racing expert, bat in that style of circus it seems more sociable to 

 keep ra line with the band-wagon. 



Mr. Rushton rather discouraged ine. "He woul I build the canoe. 

 and she would bo sp-edv, but ciank and unpl a-ant as a cruiser. 1 

 did wrong to race with a long lalor. Did I know that the single 

 blade was faster than the double? Ye ; there was a C.muek guide at 

 the meet of the A. C. A. on Like Reorge who, with his single blade, 

 could beat the best double on the lake one mile in four, etc.. etc." 



I came down. I was hardly convinced, but I al vays drop to supe- 

 rior skill and experience; so I changed the order from racer to 

 cruiser, and the result was the Susan Nipper, t uu. some readers of 

 Forest a-nd Stream will remember. She weighed lrdbs., was lOt-oft. 

 long. 2?in. beam, 9in. rise at center, and was and is the most comfort- 

 able cruising canoe 1 have ever owned. 



In the summer of '81 she was cruised in the Adirondacks. She has 

 been rattled on backboards and in baggage cars without cover or 

 protection, and she is hanging peacefully outon the porch, as staunch 

 as the day she met me at Boonville. In carrying capacity she is com- 

 petent for a canoeist of 170 pounds: but for a man of that weight it 

 would be advisable to add three or four pounds of good toisgh timber 

 to her upper works in the way of staffer eunwales and thicker skins. 

 In every king el-c except size she is the counterpart of the Sairy 

 Gamp. Each af them is light, pleasant, steady and comfortable, 

 with all the speed that is necessary in a cruiser. 



I am inclined to thank "Boreas" for a revival of faith in my old 

 favodte, the double bla 'e, and to doubt very much if the single can 

 fore- reach on it under equal conditions. Nessmtik. 



Wellsboro, Pa,_ 



A CANOEIST'S WINTER SPORT. 



ON a cold day of the late fall sevfral canoeists bad repaired to the 

 water front at Springfield. Mass.. one of them. Commodore L. 

 Q Jones, of the Hartford C. C, to get ready for a down stream trip 

 home, the others to see their visitor depart. This bad not been Mr. 

 J.'s first visit to his Springfield friends; on the contrary, s«> frequent 

 had been his calls during the teason tfcat, on this belated occasion, 

 some fun was poked at him; the prospect of an early formation of 

 ice was making itself felt in the keen air, and this was mentioned to 

 him as a providenti > I circumstance. Nevertheless, be averred that 

 be would come io Springfield, under sail, once more that season. "I 

 think that you reckon without the host, "remarked one of the enter- 

 tainers. And I'll come under sail, if I have to comeon runners," was 

 Mr. J.'S reply, as be glided out of ear shot. 



. Afew days after this incident the Connecticut was rolling its waters 

 under a cover of smooth ice, and the skaters had great sport of it. 

 Canoeists, of course, were supposed to have laid away craft and 

 tackle on the shelf. The Springneld gentlemen had also had oppor- 

 tunity to test the fine quality and solidity Of the ice. and were now 

 seated together in them place of business talking of their Hartford 

 friend's inability to tulfiil his promise of Still another call, and dis- 

 cussing a plan of presenting him with an ice-saw. with directions for 

 use. as a new canoe fitting, when, to their astonishment ami merri- 

 ment, in walked Mr. J., a sail in one hand, bis spates in the other; lie 

 had been true to his word and come to Springfield under sail and on 

 runners. 



This incident may serve to remind canoeists that at least a portion 

 of their tackle may be made use of for sporting purposes in the 

 winter season. 1 1 is not related for the novelty of the ihing, for sails 

 have probably been employed heretofore by American skaters. A 

 few years aao' one of our monthly journals gave a description of a 

 fine sail plau for skaters, together with illustrations. Some of the 

 people of Northern Em-ope have used sails on skates for a long time 

 past, tbe Noj wesians employing an unusually powerful rig, a large 

 portion of which is a topsail, with nece sary tackle, that: can be. 

 hoisted and lowered by motions of the skater's head. Thisrigis said 

 to develop an astonishing velocity. 



Mr. J. made the mentioned trip, of about thirty miles, in virtually 

 less than two hours, for being on the toad three hours he lost more 

 than one hour in walking around the rapids near Tei ry's Island ou a 

 very difficult path, this is excellent time, considering that he used 

 a more moderal e rig than the one spoken of, His sail is of triangular 

 Shape similar to a flying jib, and is rigged up in tbe Cape St. Vincent 

 style. It is made of light and strong cotton. Pride of the W est. sewed 

 together in narrow strips to give it sti ength. The upper, longer edge 

 Of the triangle is formed by a 9-ft. bamboo yard, tapering at the 

 ends, so as to nave some spring. The bolt lines of the two lower 

 edges form a loop at the lower corner, between which and a loop at 

 the middle of tbe v ard a spreader, 5ft, long, is fastened in the fashion 

 of an arrow on a drawn bow. The skater passes the lee arm between 

 spreader and sail and grasps tbe yard with his hand. Tbe whole sail 

 wafehs about three pounds, mil can be comfortably stowed and 

 carried, the yard being jointed for that purpose. Arsemikos. 



Hartford, Conn.. .Jan. 31. 



CANOE AND SNEAKBOX. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Sorry I can't agree with you as to the merits of the canoe and the 

 sneakbox foi cruising in open waters. The latter is probably the 

 homeliest boat that ever floated, and I know by experience, that the 

 denizens of the shores one visits in her will gibe the cruiser with all 

 sorts of sarcastic remarks and allusions to "coffins," '•pUnkinseed," 

 etc., but when it comes to real service in wide waters. This ugly non- 

 descript surpasses the handsome, saucy canoe in all points. She will 

 live in a gale of wind that the heaviest ballasted Pearl would nor. dare 

 face, and is almost uncapsizable: properly rigged, she will outpoint 

 the canoe as a sailor; her stowage capacity is Ear greater: she draws 

 less water than any sailing canoe: isn't so easily injured by bumps, 

 and affords much larger and far ino'e comfortable sleeping quarters 

 than the canoe. She is hard to pull against a wind and sea. but there 

 is rap ly an occasion where thi- is necessary in taaysor on large rivers 

 or lakes, for the sneakbox will beat up wind as readily as a catboat. 

 The peculiar siiape of her bottom makes her easy to draw upon 

 Shore and posh off again, and there is no necessity for carrying 

 "shores" to "block the bilges," because a little working back and 

 forth will settle her firmly enough in the sand to insure her stability 

 as a sleeping apartment; and a canoe large enough and with sufficient 

 weight of h-dlAsi to sail on open waters, will certainly be as difficult 

 to "handle ashore as the sneakbox. I never bad any fear of leaks 

 when sleeping in a canoe made for cruising in small rivers and 

 streams, but I confess that sleeping in a ballasted canoe would give 

 me "visions of future leaks," as the ballast, live cargo and plunder 

 weighing heavily agaiust the sides, even if she were blocked, would, 

 in mv opinion, be enough to -Tiring, the best made canoe. Of Course, 

 the sneakbox would be the clu nsiest kind of a boat to use on small 

 water courses or where there are portages, but for waters like the 

 Potomac below Washington, the Hudson ami the different bays, 

 lakes sounds and large rivers, I would by all means prefer her to any- 

 other boat for single-handed cruising. Her cost, which is hair that 

 of a folly-rigged sailing canoe, is another and an important point in 

 her favor. Sen no a. 



Washington. J>. C, Feb. 9, 1884. 



SPRINCFU'TLD C. C— Three new members have lately joined the 

 S. C. C: Messrs. E. II. and George Barney and Mr. Gedrge Pratt, of 

 Springfield. Mr. Shedd has sold his Stella Maris canoe to Mr. V, . H. 

 Minick, of Pittsburgh, and will have a new model, I tx80, from Bush- 

 ton The new club house was flooded a short tune since, owing to 

 the water risfng over the ice, the latter holding the house down, but 

 it has been raised and dried out. The annual meeting of the club 

 takes place this week. 



NYC. C— The two persons captured while robbing the club house 

 at New Brighton have been held to appear before the (J rand Jury. 



THE CHART LOCKER. 



V.-TNLAND WATERS OF MAINE. 



Editor Forest and Stream; 



I should like some in formation in regard to cruising in inland 

 Maine, which I think you or some of your correspondents might 

 give me. 



First— I should like to know if there is any way to get from Moose- 

 head to Mcganlie Lake, the latter. I believe, is the source of the 

 Chaueiere. Th ■ n if one should get there, co aid they go down that 

 river to the St. Lawrence in a light S'ella Maris canoe, drawing not 

 o\er 3J4 inches? 



second— How long is the portage between the Kennebec and Dead 

 Rivers} The time I should take would be July, and would then- be 

 enough water then F Also would there be enough water in that month 

 to pass through Chesoncook and Chamberlain lakes 10 tbe St. 

 John's? 



Third— Can one pass through the Telos Canal and into the ea-t 

 branch of tee Pen bscoi ? If so, how long is Indian carry? Could 

 one get trom there into the A.I oostook? or would they h.ive to go by 

 Spider and Mtiii-uuguu Lakes? 



Any information v\ould be gladly accepted, especially in rega' d to 

 the depth of the water in July, and in regard to the passabilitv of 

 the Chaudi: iv. ' X. 



W. S. offers to give information about Oswego, Oneida and 

 Cayuga rivers. 



THE LOG BOOK. 



the side and th 

 no power on cart 

 entirely upon she 

 though the ■ uer 

 post, it will sneak 

 stop short of the 



through a " 

 Red River a 

 and thence 

 We leftV 

 next three 1 

 130 miles. ' 

 day. We h 

 but had be 

 Natchez 



V.-LOWN THE MISSISSIPPI. 

 [Continued from page 35;] 



WE left Memphis Nov. 4, with a vfhite-ash breeze and made about 

 33 mile-.. For the next two or three days ue were f ,vo>ed (?) 

 with head winds, against which we found it impossible to make pro- 

 gress, as our boat, having n . flare to the bow, nosed into the short 

 rollers kicked up in the current, and the deck was washed from bor 

 10 stern. Any canoeist who starts on a Mississippi cruise in a '• smooth 

 water'" canoe will tare vt-ry badly, to say the least. I regretted ex- 

 ceedingly when poking into the head seas that I did not have the 

 Spray along, as t think that her flaring bow would have kept her pu - 

 I'ectly dry. 



In my opinion the Sandy Hook is the model for Mississippi work, 

 as 1 have found from uiy experience ou Lake Michigan that it is next 

 to imposible to take a sea in over the bow, even while sailing in very- 

 choppy water. Of course I don't consider those 1 lungs that slap oh 

 "eppsit about a bucketful of water iu your lap, for 

 can keep them out. The sharp boat, depending 

 • for dryness, will make very poor work of it, for 

 lay not be able to get on deck right over- the stem 

 ver a foot further back, and once on deck, it don't 

 oekpit. Our coaming was 2J-6in. above deck: and 

 was very little protection in beating. 



We reacned Vicksburg Nov. 17, two weeks out from Memphis; the 

 distance being 400 miles. The three days preceding our arrival at 

 Vicksburg we had north winds which, although favorable, were colder 

 than was comfortable. We used to retire with all tue clothing ou 

 that we could scrape up. and besides I Lad a pair of woolen blankets 

 andacotiou comforter, while B. had two pair of, blankets; but not- 

 withstanding all our endeavors we couldn't keep warm. Water left 

 m the Spider over night was frozen solid, and the deck of the boat 

 would be white with frost. I don't want any more sleeping in a tent 

 in 1 hat kind of weather. 



Vicksburg is not what you would call exactly on the river, that is 

 the same as Memphis or New Orleans. The river has changed since 

 the war, and where was once the channel, is now an island and a 

 slough filled with willows and wild ducks. The boats land about a 

 mile below the center of the town, bin they are able also to go up the 

 "old river" and around the island in front of the town in good stages 

 of water In high water they go right over the top of everything. I 

 would like to be able to explain the change which tbe river has made, 

 but it would need a map to make it clear. 



All along the trip we heard of "'old rivers" and "cut offs," and the 

 changes which have been made fill one with wonder. Island No. 10 is- 

 gone, and nothing remains but a sand point, for the chute has filled 

 up and it is no longer even an island, The mouth of the Arkansas 

 River is stopped up with a sandbar as high as the bank, and to enter 

 the river one must go up into Wkite River about six miles and then 

 it off' into the Arkansas. You don't see the mouth of 

 ill, for it comes in behind an island, into an "old river," 

 no the Mississippi. 



ksburg Nov. 18 in a dead calm, which lasted curing the 

 ys. and reached Natchez Wednesday, the 21st: distance, 

 e rowed all the way. and averaged about forty miles per 

 I had perfect summer yveather since, leaving Vicksburg. 

 1 threatened wit" ram, which finally- came. We left 



t4P. 31 , and rowed down the river, looking out for a 



bar. but we went on for twenty miles without striking one. 



At nightfall we thought we' saw a good place on the, bank, but we 

 found it so uneven that we couldn't use it. A darky who was hunt- 

 ing up driftwood, told us that there was a bar just down in ihe bend, 

 about two miles further on. So we started out for it and finally 

 struck it, that is ''bow on;" and we were about two hours getting 

 around the shallow water to where the current struck the bay. Of 

 course it was pitch dark, so we were unable to see where we were 

 going, our only guiding points being two lighthouses on the bank, 

 which showed the channel. 



Once we thought we had finally "got there." and rowed up to the 

 bar which was lined with drift, x ran the boat up, but she grounded 

 about six feet off, and B. made preparations to jump ashore and 

 lighten her, and also if possible find a better place to land. He got 

 out on the bow and, as tbe logs looked slippery, concluded to jump 

 clear over on to tbe sand. He didn't jump at all, for a "glisten" on 

 the sand changed his mind, as by jumping over the logs he would 

 have plunged down into six inches of water, 



That rather disgusted us, and we concluded to quit the "skirt" 

 business and make for the current, and then strike for the bar about 

 half a mile further down, which we did. and had no difficulty in land- 

 ing. We pitched camp and got supper, and then drew up the boat 

 and tied her to a stake driven in the sand. The bar here was about 

 one foot above the Water, but ascended gradually until 100 yards 

 back it was fifteen feet. We retired early, but were very soon awak- 

 ened by the rain which came down in sheets, accompanied by a 

 strong wind. However, the tent was perfectly dry, so we turned 

 over and went to sleep again, 



About 7 o'clock I was aroused by B.'s "Wake up! The boat has 

 gone and the water is around the tent"— a very effective eye-opener, 

 I can assure you. The heavy raiu had washed out the stake and the 

 sand from underneath tbe boat, aud the wind had blown her out into 

 tbe current and so on down stream-. We dragged the tent about 

 fifty feet further back on the bar— getting thoroughly soaked during 

 the operation, for the rain still continued— and started out to see 

 where we were. 



An inspection of our surroundings did not raise our spirits any; for, 

 after mating the entire circuit of the bar and finding only water, we 

 came to the conclusion, reluctantly, though very naturally! that we 

 were on an island. Recognizing the fact that we were "in for it," and 

 that there was no use trying to do anything until the rain should stop 

 -and the fog li t, we betook ourselves to the tent, changed our wet 

 clothing for dry, and started the oil stove in order to keep out as much 

 dampness as possible. 



The tent was wet and everything was clammy, and we felt very 

 "blue" as we sat there waiting for ihe rain to let up, wnich it finally 

 did about 5 P. M. There was a little "pocket" setting back into the 

 bar, about fifty feet from the tent, and it was alive with teal, which 

 quacked a way 'and splashed around at a great rate, and the painful 

 fact that we were without a gun made the cerulean aspect of. things 

 assume a still deeper hue. 



A steamer passed down shortly after dark, and I nearly split my 

 throat trying to make them hear me; but she was half a mile out in 

 the channel, and although my first hail was answered, wouldn't stop. 

 I gave it asm) opinion that' the river woidd continue to rise on ac- 

 count of the rain, and that we had better move the tent still further 

 back on the bar, but B. thought differently, so we let it stand and went 

 to sleep. - " . 



About 2 o'clock in tbe morning we found ourselves flooded out 

 worse than on the first night, and had the pleasure of moving all our 

 truck at that unseasonable hour. We had to fish for our dishes, which 

 had been left just to one side of the tent, and succeeded in getting 

 everything except two plates. In the morning we found six inches of 

 water where the tent had been, J. W, Keogh. 



CANOEING ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, 



Editor Forest and Stream,: 



I beg to report the safe arrival at this place, of Mr. Charles N. 

 Morris, of Cincinnati, in his canoe Nellie Morris, a Princess model, 

 built by Rushton. 15ft.x36in. 



Mr. Morris reports: "Left Cedar Keys Dec. 35, at 18 M., under sail, 

 Wind S. B. Gulf very rough. Had niade a bargaiu with a boatman 

 to pilot me to St. Martin's Reef, I was to follow his sailboat, but about 

 5PM my pilot was out of sight. Weather thick. Sea heavy and 



was getting worse. I began to be a little uncertain about rav canoe 

 living through it, ran for land, came to some ugly reefs which fright- 

 ened me more than the sea bad done. 



"Battered round among the reefs unl il 9 P. M., when I sawtwo lights, 

 took m sail and made for the lights under paddle. Finally lose the 

 lights, and soon became lost myself in a complete maze of reefs and 

 mangrove islands. After trying in vain to hud a landing I rom- 

 menceil ylling at the top of my Voice, and very soon J saw alight, 

 made for it with all my remaining sir-: nat-h t which wis not much for 

 I was nearly worn out), reaching the light at IS P. fit, It proved to 

 be the light of Dr. Hodges, Hickory Island. 1 turned in in Florida 

 style and was thankful. 



"Left Hi'-kory Island on the 28th, ran to Crystal Biver where I 

 camped. On 27th got underway and found St. jlarlin's Reef, but I 

 lost myself; for four weary days and nights I was trying to get out 

 of the tangle of reef, shoals, m^rsh islands, etc. On the morning of 

 my fifth day in the reefs, I siehted a small .sailboat, and after setting 

 signal of distress, and shouting and signaling I managed to attract 

 their attention; tiny hove down, and pflotedTne safe into Bayport, 

 where I recuperated thoroughly before I ventured on another start." 



Mx. Morris tells me that he il tends to cruise on the Fioiida coast 

 three months yet, so you w ill doubtless bear more from him. He ex- 

 presses himself greatly dcligh ed with canoeing with the exception 

 of getting ost in the wilderness of St. Martin's rceef Tarpo;;. 



Tarpon Springs. Fla , Jan. 27. 



THE GALLEY FIRE. 



CAMP OUfrlTS. 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 

 Among t >e many sensible, nracfiaal communications published 



in our old "stand-by," Forest and Stream, few, in their way. have 

 been so worthy of recognition aud adoption as the letter of 8. D. 

 Kendall, in your issue of J m. 17, headed "Camp Kits and Cookery." 



Ibis letter, with its maiitum iv parvo style, coutains precepts whose 

 example shoul I be followe I by tue Hiousauds who, a< the hot sum- 

 mer months make them elves forcibly m mife t, throw off (?) every 

 care and betake themselves 10 the mountain wilds, ostensibly to eii- 

 joy themselv. s: yet do ihey really enjoy them elves? It is true they 

 drop their fly into the crystal mountain stream arid extract its living 

 treasnr s in counties* numbers: they su.mii- the foresrs aud their 

 splendid breec doader, au.l p rfeetly trained hunting dog, will bring 

 to bag all the fur and feather within range: still th: re is a barrier, 

 though not an insurmountable one— it is the presence Vif a surplus 

 amount of troublesome luggage which pleasure-seekers imagine to 

 be so highly essential to comfort. 



I do not wish to boast in the least of what I have or have not done 

 in connection with camp lite in the wilderness. Suffice it to say that 

 I have spent the greater portion of every summer camping out 

 since I was ten years old, and 1 haw yet to see the first time wfien f 

 shall take a cot, oii stove or any of those articles which properly 

 belong in the city mansion and not in the mountain cabin. 



In the eating line the same mistake is onvious at once to an or- 

 dinary observer. Cur poor, bioktn do vn city dvsp-ptia decides to 

 mend, if possible, his ill health. What course does he pursue-- He 

 packs up three or four immense boxes of the richest and most indi- 

 gestible food, and lugs them off to some locality where, as he says. 

 he "can en joy. the pleasures of camping out," How little d 

 poor mortal even suspect that he vo'untarily anil deliberately robbed 

 himself of the very object in camping out. Not content with sub- 

 sistence on the products of forest and stream, humble yet unap- 

 proachable as they are, he returns home wondering why it is that he 

 IS feeling worse than when he left his home to stek a cure he did not 

 find. 



True enjoyment in the woods, the sojourner must remember, is 

 obtainable only by reducing his paraphernalia to a minimum; learn- 

 ing to hunt for his own food, how' to cook it, and lastly, to adapt 

 himself to the humility of bis immediate surroundings. 



If he learns these few things, he initiates himself into the secrets 

 of pleasure and happiness in the wilderness, C. A. R. 



PRACTICAL COOKERY-GRIDDLE CAKES. 

 Mention has often been made of griddle cakes By correspondents . 

 of Forest and Stream, but no hint is t ver given of the mode of 

 preparation. Perhaps it is unnecessary ; but. as there may be some 

 uninitiated, here is our method. Ir will ta'-e fie place of bread any 

 time, and as it can be made in a very few moments, is fresh and light 

 and generally more agreeable. Self-raiang Hour may be used or 

 common flour and baking powder. If the latter is used take Eour 

 halt pint cups hour, three fceaspoonfuls baking powder, and one 

 small teaspoonfid salt; mix these thoroughly together dry. Then 

 add shortening, one tahlespooi.ful lard or butter, and work 'through 

 with the hands; next water or sweet milk, or half and half, about 

 three gills, and mix into dough: the less mixing the better. Have 



of p, 



a hint 



spider hot and greased with lai d, a little large 



cake (which should be fiat, round, and the du 



and cover as soon as mixed. The quality of 1 



measure upon the cooking, The pan must bi 



but not so hot as to burn crust before the i 



nicel.y browned remove cover and turn. One 



teach anyone. Cooking is like everything 1 



confidently and you have won more than half the baffle. Timidity 



in the amateur has ruined many a good dinner. 



Wheat Cakes.— Une quart milk, three eggs, and enough flour (with 

 baking-powder aud a little sale added) to make a thin batter. Cook 

 on spider over brisk fire The proportion of baking powder to llour 

 is always about one and one-half teaspoonfiils to one pint, Q 



place 

 1 in spider 



in a great 

 -ake 1 ise, 

 d. When 

 suffice to 

 oldly and 



jj$Hchting. 



May 84.- 

 May 30.- 

 May 81.- 

 June 10,- 



June 12.- 



June lf.- 

 June 28,- 

 Julv 12>- 

 Julv 12.- 

 Aug. '.I.- 

 Aug. 'J.- 

 Aug. 23.- 

 Sept. 13 - 

 Sept. 13.- 



F1XTURES. 



-Boston Y. O, Opening Cruise. 

 -Knickerbocker 1 . C. Spring .Matches. 

 -Boston T.C., First Match, Connor and Commodore's cups. 

 -Atlantic V. C, Annual Match. 

 -New York \ . C, Annual Matches. 

 -Hull Y.C.. Cluo Meet, 

 -Boston Y. C , Ladies' Day. 

 -Hull Y. O, Club Meet. 

 -Bos. 011 Y. C, Second Club Match. 

 -Hull Y. C, Club Meet. 

 ■Boston Y. C, Open Matches, all clubs. 

 Boston Y. C. Third Club Match, 

 -Hull Y. O, Club Meet. 



ii ■■! V. C , Second Ladies' Day. 



NUMBER TWELVE. 



THE cutter building at the yard of Lennox, South Brooklyn, will be 

 named Merlin. She is from a design by Mr. Geo. H. Kipley for 

 some IJrooklyn gentlemen. Length 011 leadline is 35fc, beam 7ft.., and 

 draft, 5ft. She is being built by Daniel Bernard^ and is so far the best 

 job turned out in these parts. For fairness, first class material and 

 workmanship, this cutter is an example along way auead of ordinary 

 practice. The frames are single, stram bent lore and aft, with metal 

 floors, and all the plunk, deck stuff, clamps, etc. will be 1 none length 

 from stem to stern. There is X.:m pounds of lead On the HxS oak keel, 

 seemed with U£iu. composition bolls spaced h-iiii. apart. Cower sails 

 eontaiD 7,i0 sq. ft., the mast beiu< luffc. from st -m, and bowsprit 13ft. 

 outboard. The model is extremely handsome. Midship section is 

 powerful and roomy, an average between a peg top aud a U frame in 

 shape. The Umbers gradually straighten up ill the forebody, and in 

 the after half the floors are lifted by degrees to ftive a clear run with 

 quite sharp water lines, the ar-sa of the loaclli it pre- 



served neverthe. ess. The boat has no lump in the middle, but a good 

 long body without any straight. The areas of ctoss sec. ions 

 been cart fully apportioned, according to Collin Atelier's formula?, 

 and a good balauceis preserved between the ends when heeled, the 

 inclined water lines showing no humps or haunches. Forefoot is 

 clipped away and post has moderate ra e. 1 he least possible wet 

 surface has' been secured with sufficiently fine lines and the largest 

 internal room with just the right amount of bulk and displacement. 



As a well digested and highly finished design iu all its pans with no 

 feature carried to excess, and v<t nothing lugh-eied. with a body 

 which has the plumpness Of a Hebe and the grace of a Venus in one. 

 this new cutler pi onuses to be a most taking and useful craft in every 

 respect, and ought to prove a good one for racing iu all kindsof 

 weather, She will havea flush dock according lo modern ideas, with 

 a small cockpit for the convenience of ladies. Delow there will be a 

 big lot of roctn with 1L2 cosyand delightfully cccl sahina : 'or which 

 butters have become known Tbe forecastle will be long. With a 

 birth for one hand. The cabin is to contain two long sofas, with 

 pantries, closets and general stowage and a swing table. At the after 

 end are two lockers reaching from floor to deck, with the companion 

 ladder leading down between. The doors of tiiese lockers, can be 

 swung athwartship forward of the ladder so as to act as a partition 

 bulkhead to the cabin by which privaey can be secured shoidd it be 



