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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 10. 1884. 



certainly did not, rest with the Regatta Committee, as the signals were 

 all worked properly, but: the whole start was a bungling affair. 



Meteor was first over, hauling in her sheet as she crossed. Zoe 

 came next, her crew busy with the bags, as the blocks came together, 

 and she headed for Execution with wind abaft the beam. Then came 

 Fairy with a still larger pile of bags, Cruiser came down, but stopped 

 to reef. Florence, jibing as she crossed, and then came up, rounded 

 the judges' tug, and crossed a second time, jibing again. Then 

 Cruiser, with her reef tied on, by which time the big ones were ready, 

 and Schemer went over with full jib and mainsail and working top- 

 sail: then Ohemaun and Varuna under jib, main and topsail; Ama- 

 zon with the same; Crocodile, Athlon and Fanita with jibtopsaiis 

 set: Eclipse, showing a bright green bottom and red stripe at water 

 line; Yolande, with big square header; Gannet and. last, Kathleen, 

 each hauling in sheets as they rounded. The times of starting were: 



Meteor 11 26 33 Amazon 11 45 47 



Zoe 11 30 12 Crocodile 11 46 20 



Fairy 1130 35 Fanita 14 46 55 



Florence 11 34 18 Jewel 11 48 15 



Nvmph 11 35 55 Athlon 11 48 30 



Cruiser 11 37 23 Eclipse 11 49 05 



G. B. Deane 11 38 40 Yolande 11 51 04 



Schemer 1139 40 Gannet 115113 



Cheemaun 11 41 39 Kathleen 11 51 37 



Varuna 11 45 03 



The run to Execution was made so quickly by the leaders that it 

 was too late to time them when the tug left the start, but the order 

 was nearly the same as at starting. Down to Matinnieock was a 

 beat, long legs on port tack and short on starboard, scattering the 

 boats and dunging positions, Schemer and Fanita, taking the lead, 

 the little ones doing well, though their crews were soaked. Off Glen 

 Cove the tug sighted a sailboat capsized with a man on her, and an- 

 other one swimming near by, but two yachts were already trying to 

 rescue them. Yolande, having taken in her club topsail, was how 

 beati'-g to windward with her topmast on end. 



At 12:15 a squall of rain struck the boats, returning at intervals 

 throughout the day. Fanita was first at the buoy, luffing around and 

 standing over for "Captain's Island on starboard tack, Schemer soon 

 following. Zoe and Fairy had been having a sharp tussle all the way 

 down, and now, just as big Athlon luffed round, they passed through 

 her lee, easing sheet for Constable Point, the bags "Hying at a lively 

 gait to windward. Meteor, now astern, nearly fouled the buoy, and 

 Yolande was hindered by a clumsy working schooner. Athlon and 

 Varuna both set jibtopsaiis at the buoy. 



The times were: 



Fanita 1 13 00 Chemaun 1 26 41 



Schemer 1 16 45 G. B. Dean 1 40 15 



Zoe 1 17 05 Cruiser 1 44 59 



Athlon 117 45 Jewel 148 39 



Fairy 1 18 00 Varuna 1 55 08 



Eclipse 12142 Amazon... . 156 02 



Crocodile 1 24 28 Yolande 1 57 14 



Meteor .1 26 00 



The four miles to Captain's Island were soon made, the positions 

 being the same, except that Schemer was fourth instead of second, 

 as below: 



Fanita 1 36 00 Schemer 1 45 00 



Athlon 140 30 Crocodile 148 00 



Eclipse 1 43 00 



The fight was lost to view in a heavy rain squall, but all the boats 

 were doing their best though invisible, the big ones hurrying under 

 spinnakers to Execution, and the little ones when passed "by the tug 

 still bravely at it. No time was taken at Execution, the tug hurrying 

 home for the finish. 



By this time the wind was hauling to the south, helping all home 

 rapidly, Fanita being first in. In spite of the blunders at starting, 

 the boats were curiously grouped together, Athlon. Fanita and 

 Eclipse coming in close, Crocodile and Schemer, Yolande, Amazon 

 and Varuna, Zoe and Fairy. 



The times of the race were as follows, the actual times of start and 

 finish and time over the course being given, while the official time 

 taken from the gunfire is given in the fourth column. 



CLASS 1— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Start. Finish. Actual. Official. 



Athlon.... 1148 36 3 03 10 3 14 34 3 27 10 



Eclipse 1149 05 80447 3 15 42 3 26 45 



Fanita 1146 55 3 02 45 3 15 50 3 2139 



CLASS 2— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Crocodile 1146 20 3 13 20 3 27 00 3 37 20 



Schemer 1130 40 3 15 27 3 35 47 3 35 32 



CLASS 3— CABIN SLOOPS AND COTTERS. 



Yolande II 51 04 3 36 57 3 45 53 4 00 57 



Yaruna 1145 03 3 35 08 3 50 05 3 57 48 



Amazon 1145 47 3 35 37 3 49 50 3 57 38 



Kathleen 11 51 37 Did not go the course. 



Gannet 11 51 13 Did not go the course. 



CLASS 4— OPEN JIB AND MAINSArL. 



Florence 11 34 18 Did not go the course. 



Meteor 1126 33 3 05 16 3 38 43 3 38 36 



Cheemaun 114139 a 56 47 3 15 08 3 18 32 



CLASS 5— OPEN JIB AND MAINSAIL. 



Zoe 1130 12 25453 3 24 41 3 24 41 



Nymph 1135 55 3 18 45 3 42 50 3 4121 



Fairy 1130 59 2 54 58 3 23 59 3 22 27 



G. B. Dean 1133 40 3 18 25 8 39 45 3 40 16 



CLASS 6— CAT RIGGED. 



Cruiser 1137 23 3 27 52 3 50 29 3 5152 



Jewell 1148 15 3 28 57 3 40 42 3 50 09 



The success of the races is largely due to the regatta committee, 

 Messrs. Charles E. Jenkins, Thomas B. Brown and J. B. Miley, who 

 had charge of all the arrangements. 



BEVERLY Y. C. 



THE eighty-fourth regatta, being an open catboat sweepstakes, 

 was sailed at Monument Beach July 4. A large entry of local 

 boats not belonging to the club was expected, but they held aloof till 

 after the entries closed, being afraid of the new Surprise, built this 

 spring by Mr. Hanley. This boat had never been measured, it was 

 known that she was very near the line between first and second 

 classes, and she frightened all but the B. Y. C. boats and one boat 

 from Chatham out of both classes When she was measured on the 

 morning of the 4th and found to be in first class by four fifths of an 

 inch, the local second class boats wanted to enter, but it was too late. 



At the time of the start, the wind at the judges' yacht was brisk 

 N. E.. but some two miles down the bay it was S. W. The following 

 courses were selected: First and second classes, from judges' yacht 

 off Tobey Island buoy No. 2, leaving Bird Island buoy No. 13 and 

 Seragg Neck buoy No. lO on port hand on return, eleven miles. Third 

 class, leaving Dry Ledge buoy No. 12, Abial's Ledge buoy No. 1 and 

 black buoy No. 3 on port hand, seven miles. The preparatory gun 

 was fired at 12:04, being delayed four minutes waiting for the Matta- 

 poisett boats. 



The boats started as follows: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Name. Owner, Length. 



Mattie Vice-Corn. Stockton, B.Y.C 25.10 



Violet Geo. H. Richards. B.Y.C ... . .24 .05^ 



Atalanta J . R. Thomas, B Y.O 26 10 



Surprise C. C Hanley, B.Y.C 24.01 



SECOND CLASS. 



Flirt Geo. H. Ljman. Jr., B.Y.C 22.09 



Iris E. A. Hangs, B.Y.C 21.08^ 



Tantrum Jas. M. Cod man, B.Y.C 22.01 



Echo A. W. Baker, Chatham 21 . 10 



Lestris J. Crane, B.Y.C ,.. , ...21.10 



Eleanor Richard Codman, B.Y'.C 22.09 



Romp E. B. Robinson, Pocasset .22.10 



THIRD CLASS. 



Vivian R. F. Nickerson, Chatham 20.05 



Clara B Outram Bangs, B. Y r .C 18.08 



Dolly A. H. Hardy, B.Y.C 20.01 



Romp was timed by request, having failed to enter in time, Flirt's 

 measurement is not official. Mystery, third class, was entered, but 

 could not be got off the beach, where she had gone to clean her bot- 

 tom, in time. 



The two larger classes carried the N.E. wind for the greater 

 part of the run down ; about a mile this side of Bird Island they struck 

 a, calm and the rear boats closed up. After some time spent drifting 

 around in puffs coming from all directions. Mattie struck a S.W wind 

 and began to beat for the buoy. Surprise and Atalanta took it next, 

 then the leaders of the second class. 



Mattie rounded the buoy first and started free for Scraggy Neck, 

 Surprise came next, gaining on her, then Atalanta, followed by Echo, 

 Eleanor, Tantrum and Violet. 



Mattie and Surprise carried the S.W. wind around Scraggy Neck 

 buoy and started home before the wind, when Atalinta was three 

 quarteis. and Violet, who had passed Eleanor and Tantrum, half wa.v 

 across, the wind came out S.E. and they had to beat for the. buoy, 

 which put the two leading a long distance ahead Atalanta rounded 

 third, then Violet and Echo together, Tantrum and Eleanor. 



All this time wind was N.E. at the judges' yacht. Mattie. and Sur- 

 prise carried the S.AV, wind over the home line, but it immediately 

 shifted back to the east. The others had it N.E. running home, and 

 as they approached the line found the wind east and crossed line close 



Start. 

 12 09 32 

 12 10 50 



12 11 05 

 12 11 40 



12 15 03 

 12 16 20 

 12 16 35 

 12 16 48 

 12 16 48>6 

 12 18 55 

 12 19 00 



12 20 59 

 12 21 15 

 12 21 49 



hauled, as follows: Atalanta, Violet, Echo, Eleanor, Tantrum, Romp, 

 Flirt, Lestris and Iris. 



The third class got into the edge of the calm, but when clear of it 

 had the wind N.E. ; thej 7 stuck closely to each other.Vivian leading 

 the way home, followed by Dollv and Clara B. Following is the sum- 

 mary: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Actual. Corrected. 



Surprise 2 49 50 2 35 30 



Mattie 2 5.2 28 24088 



Atalanta 2 56 53 2 45 31 



Violet 3 08 50 2 55 07 



SECOND CLASS. 



Eleanor 3 02 27 2 44 41 



Ecno 3 03 36 2 46 12 



Tantrum 3 04 59 2 47 57 



Lestris 3 10 U}4 2 52 50U 



Flirt 3 11 30 2 55 31 



Ms 3 1135 2 53 49 



Romp 3 03 48 2 47 49 



THIRD CLASS. 



Vivian 2 06 51 1 55 54 



Dolly 2 07 36 1 54 49 



ClaraB , 2 07 44 153 37 



Surprise, Eleanor and Clara B. take first prizes; Mattie, Echo and 

 Dolly second prizes. The race being an open one. was sailed under 

 the rules and allowances of the N. E. Y. R. Association. Judges, 

 Edward Bangs, A. H. Hardy, W. Lloyd Jeffries. Judges' yacht, 

 Madcap, B. Y\ C. 



EIGHTY-FIFTH RACE. 



Saturday, July 5, opened with half a gale of wind from the S.W. 

 and a pouring rain; the result was that only four boats starved in the 

 match for the Buzzard's Bay championship, and they were under 

 three reefs most of the way. The B. Y. C. measurement was used in 

 this race. 



FIRST CLASS CATS. 



Name. Owner. Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Mattie Vice-Corn. Stockton. ...28.10 2 00 31 15142 



Flirt George H. Lyman 25.10 2 13 06 2 00 43 



Iris E. A. Bangs 24.02 withdrawn. 



Tantrum J. M. Codman 25.00 withdrawn. 



A one-gun flying start; was used, Tantrum going off with the lead. 

 Mattie overpowered the others in the beat down to Bird Island Light. 

 Course same as on the Fourth. Judges. George. If. Richards, J. P. 

 Gardner, F. I. Amory and W. Lloyd Jeffries. Judges' yacht. Maude. 

 B. Y. C. Blue With a Gold Castle. 



LA NUBIENNE. 



THIS steam yacht, the first that has made the voyage to America 

 under French colors, arrived in New York on Saturday morning 

 from Montreal, having left Havre on June 10 and arrived at Quebec 

 June 23, She has on board her owner, Mr. Edmond Blanc, Mr. Paul 

 Saunieres, owner of the famous 40-tonnerMyosotis, now the Eva; Mr. 

 Fonande of the cutter Flamberge. and Mr. B. C'lerc, proprietor of Le 

 Yacht. The party left the yacht at Montreal, coming to New York 

 by rail, visiting Niagara and Albany, joining the vessel here and 

 leaving on Tuesday evening for Newport, where they spend a few 

 days before returning to France. 



The Nubienne, formerly the Cumbria, is named after the famous 

 mare belonging to Mr. Blanc, winner of the Grand Prix in 1882, is 

 bark rigged, of 470 gross tonsaud 596 Thames measurement, and was 

 built by C. Mitchell & Co., of Newcastle, in 1881, being intended by 

 her former owner, Lord Lonsdale, for a voyage around the world, 

 but on his death she was purchased by Mr. Blanc. 



She is 179.7ft. long on waterline, 27.1ft. beam, 13.7ft. depth and is 

 built of iron, with five bulkheads and two decks, and is a splendid 

 specimen of an ocean cruiser. Her fittings on deck are all of teak — 

 houses, bulwarks and rail — while below she is finished with English 

 oak. Forward are the crew's quarters on the lower deck, aft of 

 which is a handsome dining saloon for the officers, their staterooms 

 opening into it. 



On the main deck aft'is a dining saloon on the starboard side, hand- 

 somely finished in oak, and ornamented with a painting of the yacht's 

 namesake, Nubienne. Aft of this is a stateroom, and further aft a 

 bathroom, fitted with a very ingenious combination washstand, oc- 

 cupying but little space, while on the port side are staterooms for the 

 servants. Aft of all is the smoking room, a semicircular apartment 

 over the wheel, very handsomely fitted up, with a small yacht piano 

 of English make, the entire keyboard of which folds up out of the 

 way, the instrument, though of good tone, occupying about half the 

 space of a small parlor organ. 



The owner's stateroom is on the lower deck, and abaft it are the 

 storerooms and magazine. The chartroom is a very cosy apartment 

 in the forward end of the deck bouse, under the bridge. The latter 

 is fitted with signaling apparatus of the usual construction, with 

 lever and dial, but in addition has on each side three electric buttons, 

 set under the rail, for signaling ahead, astern, stop, all parts of the 

 ship being also connected by telegraph. The engines are of excellent 

 design, inverted compound 25 and 47in.x27in. 



The propeller is of bronze, two bladed, and so fitted that the pitch 

 may be altered from lift, to 15ft., from inside the ship. Her arma- 

 ment is remarkable for a pleasure yacht, consisting of eight rifled 

 steel breechloading guns, mounted, four on a side, on the main deck, 

 all being fitted with hydraulic recoils. Besides these she carries an 

 enormous duck gun, while below are a rack of Chassepot rifles and 

 a number of revolvers. 



After leaving the North River, the Nubienne steamed up through 

 the Gate, and at 6 P. M., when opposite the Knickerbocker Y". C. 

 bouse, and running at a good speed, took the ground on the reef 

 between the black buoys. The steamer Pilgrim, seeing her danger, 

 whistled loudly, but the warning was not understood, and she struck 

 with a loud crash; backing off, however, though listing badly to port, 

 proceeding on her way, however, without assistance from the tw r o 

 tugs that went to her help. The rocks were two feet out of water not 

 100 yards off, and three sailors were on her forward deck when she 

 struck. 



YACHTING ON LAKE ONTARIO. 



THE first yacht race sailed on the Bay of Quinte this year took 

 place at Trenton on the 1st inst.. Dominion Day. The contest 

 w r as for second class yachts, under B. Q. Y. C. rules, over a course of 

 twenty miles, and the prizes w r ere §60, $30 and $15. 



Unfortunately the contest was marked by an incident very unusual 

 in these waters, namely the capsize of one of the competitors— the 

 Surprise, of Trenton. 



It was not until after the noon hour had passed that the four com- 

 petitors were started, the wind being then southwest, and of fair 

 sailing strength. The order of going was as follows: Surprise (Tren- 

 ton), 12h. 15m.: Iolanthe (Belleville) 12h. 15m. 57s.; Grade (Belleville), 

 12h. 16m.; Enid (Trenton). 12h. 16m. 33s. About three miles of the 

 course was windward work, the first two legs of it being a straight 

 run down wind and the second with the wind abaft the beam. 



All, except the Enid, carried gaff and jibtopsaiis; the Surprise, 

 which had been lightened by more than half her standing ballast, 

 gaining somewhat, and the Gracie overhauling the Iolanthe. At the 

 lower Duoy light canvas was taken in, but the crew of the Surprise 

 were not quick enough with theirs, and, a sudden puff of wind taking 

 her, over she rolled, those on board shouting to the other yachts to 

 keep on their course, which they did, and the crew of the unfortunate 

 craft were rescued by the Dauntless. 



The Gracie was now in the lead, but was closely pressed by the 

 Iolanthe, which, near Indian Island, was close alongside, but to 

 leeward. Wishing to avoid a collision, the Gracie went about, and 

 this cost her first place, and possibly the race, as the Iolanthe stood 

 on and was able to round the mark, which she turned 4 minutes and 

 a half ahead. On the next round the Gracie gained half a minute, 

 but lost all she had made on the run to the harbor buoy, and from 

 this out the Iolanthe gained rapidly, finishing at 4:27, ten minutes in 

 advance. The Enid was fully half an hour behind i be Gracie. The 

 mishap to the Surprise w r as very much regretted, as she would other- 

 wise have made a good race with the two Belleville boats, which thus 

 won the two chief prizes. 



At Kingston on the same day there were iaces for first, second and 

 third classes— local craft. The Gen. Garfield won in the first class, 

 the Laura in the second class and the Merlin in the third class. 



Preparations ate now being made for the regattas uuder the aus- 

 pices of the Lake Yacht Racing Association, which promise to be suc- 

 cessful. The Gracie having donned a new mainsail, will challenge 

 the Iolanthe for the challenge cup held by the latter, and for which 

 the former receives a handicap allowauce of five minutes. 



The big sloops Atalanta and Norah are looking weh. The latter 

 will have an entire new outfit of canvas from the loft of Old reive & 

 Home, of Kingston, and will adopt the double head rig. 



The Iolanthe has been fitted with a new wheel and side and dead- 

 lights of the most approved pattern 



We anticipate a rare contest on the 6th prox., with the Atalanta, 

 Norah, Garfield, Aileen, Cygnet, .Verve, Oriole, Madcap, Coquette, 

 Alarm, Lady Standby and possibly others in the first class, and the 

 Iolanthe, Gracie, Surprise, Emma, Laura, Katie Gray, Cricket and no 

 doubt other flyers in the second class. 



There seems to be no prospect of a contest for the Fisher champion 

 cup for sloops, which the Atalanta is ready to defend against all 

 comers. Port Tack. 



Belleville, Ont., July 8. 



CRUISE OF THE MABEL. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It may interest you to hear the latest report from the yacht Mabel. 

 O. Y, C., Captain .las. H. Stebbms, Jr.. of this city, now on a cruise 

 from Clayton through the lakes. 



*, M r. Sf^oms reports that he left Port Calborne, at the entrance to 

 the Welland Canal, on the 20th, before a heavynortheastei , and made 

 Detroit m twenty-four hours, the distance logged being 835 miles, For 

 six hours the only sad carried was the foresail, and "the sea was so 

 heavy that two of the crew, both old lake sailors were sick 



You may remember that the Mabel was changed last winter from 

 a centerboard to a keel and given a cutter rig forward, Mr, Stebbins 

 reports that the alterations not only make the yacht a better sea boat 

 and handier, but have also increased her speed'. W. F. Hapgood. 



New York. 



[The log of a former cruise of the Mabel appeared in Forest and 

 Stream of Jan. 24, 1884, smce which cruise she has been changed to a 

 keel boat with cutter rig.] 



MGNONETTE.-This cutter, described in Forest and Stream of 

 March 6, 1884, is now completed and has left her builders. Messrs 

 Walhn & Gorman, of Bay Ridge. We commend her to all those who 

 are looking for something in place of the old-fashioned sloop, but are 

 not prepared to accept the full cutter, as a great Step in advance 

 and at the same time a boat they can step aboard of without doing 

 violence to their patriotism. She has an iron keel of 1.700 pounds. 

 3,000 pounds of lead inside, a roomy cabin with good head room, 

 lockers, etc., large cockpit above waterline with scuppers, steers 

 with a stick and has a housing topmast. Her jib traveler, instead of 

 running; on the bowsprit, runs on an iron rod on top of the latter. 

 1 he entire boat is handsomely finished throughout, mahogany in 

 cabin and cockpit, pine ceiling and lockers, ail varnished, deck of 

 narrow pine, varnished. Her owner, Dr. Loring. is a member of the 

 Larchmont Y. O, but will use her about Boston this summer. 

 Messrs. Walhn & Gorman have also launched recently a very hand- 

 some little catboat, 17ft. on waterline, with 2ft, Hin* overhang , 6ft. 

 6in. beam, bright finish in cockpit and deck, rather straight sheer. 

 and a neat looking boat in every way. She is intended for use on a 

 small lake. They have also afloat a cabin sloop of the usual American 

 type, for Capt. Samuel Greenwood, 30ft. on deck and keel, 12ft. beam 

 ana 2ft. 9in. draft, besides a smaller open sloop with a movable cabin, 

 for Mr. J. L. Rikor, of Shrewsbury. Length 22ft., beam 9ft., hold 2ft. 

 5m. Her ballast will be all iron inside. 



ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C.-The R. C. Y r . C. gave a sail on July 1 



to their lady friends, starting from the club house about 4 P. M., the 

 flagship Aileen, Commodore Leys, leading. Seven yachts were in 

 hne— Aileen, Oriole, Verve, Alarm, Coquette. Kent and Madeline. 

 The fleet executed a number of maneuvers, being directed from the 

 flagship by a new and simple system of signaling, worked by the in- 

 ventor, Capt. Dupont, R. N. After forming a Hne each yacht tac-ked 

 in succession, afterward following the flagship up the bay, Further 

 maneuvers were prevented by a squall and a pour of rain, in which 

 Alarm lost her mizzen, the yawl was washed off the deck Of the 

 Esperanza, and a sailboat was capsized. A collision nearly took 

 place between the Aileen and a passenger steamer, the St. Jeaii Bap- 

 taste. Next week's cruise will be under the command of the Vice- 

 Commodore, from bis yacht Oriole. 



SEAWANHAKA 0. Y. C. BOOK.-The club book for 1881 comes 

 to us in a very neat and shipshape cover of dark canvas, very much 

 niore appropriate and durable than the usual blue and gold. The 

 list this year includes 227 members and 102 yachts, made up of n 

 steamers, 17 schooners, 21 keel boats (17 cutters.) 23 centerboard 

 sloops and 30 open boats, among which are 3 catamara ns and 1 canoe. 

 Besides the club signals, the book contains some useful notes on the 

 barometer, the United States fog signals, the signal code, a map of 

 the club course and rules for colors, salutes, etc. We notice that the 

 expression "under weigh" still has a place in the signal code, as in 

 several other club books, 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C, CRTTISE.-Tke following order has been 

 issued to members, for the annual cruise: New York, June 28, 1884. 

 Dear Sir — The Club Squadron will rendezvous at Whitestone, Long 

 Island, on Saturday, July 12, for the Annual Cruise. You are 

 earnestly requested to eonimunicate with the Secretary as promptly 

 as possible, stating whether you will be able to join the fleet or not. 

 The. Secretary offers a prize of $25 in cash to the sailing master 

 whose yacht upon inspection during the cruise is shown to be in the 

 best order and condition, due regard being paid to completeness and 

 condition of outfit.-L. F. D'Oremieuxx, Secretary, S. 0. X 0. 



MAGGIE.— Mr. George Wan-en's well-known cutter Magfrie was 

 placed in Simpson's dry dock last week and some 600 or 800 pounds of 

 the lead recently added to her keel were removed. It was decided by 

 her sailing master during the. Eastern Club races that she was trimmed 

 too much by the stern. The removal of the lead brought her back to 

 something more like her old trim, and although the Fourth was 

 rather a poor day to determine how much improvement has been 

 made, it is thought she will make a better showing in the races to 

 come.— Boston Herald, July 5. 



DAUNTLESS.— This yacht arrived in Newport on July 6, having on 

 board her owner, Mr. Caldwell H. Colt, and Mr. J. Neilson Howard. 

 She left Madeira on June 12, but was delayed by fogs, calms, and 

 headwinds. On her arrival she at once hoisted her quarantine Ha-. 

 which was no sooner seen from the shore than the report spread that 

 she had some contagious disease on board, to the dismay of the resi- 

 dents of Newport. The Harbor Master, Capt, Townsend, boarded 

 the yacht, however, and finding all well, ordered the flag to be taken 

 down, 



A NEW BOSTON CUTTER.— A fine specimen of a moderate cuHer 

 has just been finished by Mr. Jacob Rood. Her length on waterline 

 is 31ft., beam 7ft. 8in., depth 6ft. Keel, stem and stern of whito oak, 

 frames of the same, double 21^x2i,g spaced 12in., planking of clear 

 yellow pine in single lengths. Keel of lead, 2}£ tons, with composi- 

 tion bolts. Mast 7in. at deck, 22ft. from deck to hounds, head 5ft., 

 with housing topmast 20ft. long. Main boom 86ft„ gaff 18ft. tim., 

 bowsprit 14ft. outboard, fitted to house. 



SURF.— Yacht Surf, Capt. Rathborne, returned from her easterly 

 cruise on the morning of July 4. She cruised as far as Gloucester. 

 and met with some very heavy weather. Capt. Rathborne reports a 

 series of calms, gales and fogs, which proved anything hut enjoy 

 able. He thinks Chesapeake Bay offers many more attractions to a 

 New Y r ork yachtsman, and intends cruising there next summer, 



LARCHMONT Y. C— At a regular meeting of the Larchmont Y D. 

 on Saturday evening, the following members v. ere elected: John W. 

 Beers, R. H. Egleston. John Q. Underbill, Otto Sarony. E. E. Chase, 

 Arthur Padelford, Edward M. Padelfcrd, Henry S. HoVfly, J. H. Wain- 

 wright, H. Ellis Hart, Charles Elliot Warren, Charles J. Osborn, 

 Howell Osborn, Alfred de Cordova and Lewis H, Spence. 



SAN FRANCISCO YACHTING.— Halcyon, schooner, built last year 

 for Mr. H. L. Tevis, has been sold to Mr. J. D. Grant, who will put her 

 in thorough condition, making several changes below, and will prob- 

 ably put her in the races and cruises of both clubs. M r. Con O'Connor 

 will present the yacht with a full suit of colors, imported for Ilea 

 from England. 



MERLIN.— This cutter was launched on Wednesday of last, week 

 from her builder's shop. South Brooklyn and now lies afloat with 

 mast and bowsprit and rigging in place She shows to even better 

 advantage outside than when in the shop. Her joiner work is partly 

 in, and she will soon be ready for service. 



KINGSTON, ONT.— In the races held on Dominion Day, the Gar- 

 field, in the first class, beat the Hebe by 24 minutes, the Laura H in 

 ning in the second class, with Uua, Zeta and Victoria in order behind 

 her, while Merlin won in third class. 



DAISY. — This yacht arrived in Boston on Thursday last, and will 

 be sailed to New York, calling at Province to wu, Newport and New 

 London. Her sailing master, William Martell, came with her on the 

 steamer. 



$nzww$ to (^orreuyondmij. 



JS?~ No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Topeka.— Fort Davis, Tex,— 1, The address is Topeka, Kan 2. 

 Hehaspomters of Faust, Bow and Sleajord blood, also a strain of 

 black pointers 



J. C. S.. Pittsburgh.— 1. What food will a chicken hawk eat beside 

 raw meat 1 ? 2, What is the right food for raccoons? Ana. 1. Raw 

 meat is the proper food. It will eat only animal food. 2. A raccoon 



