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the run down, while to windward she added 11min, toit, If any one 
Séeks to find consolation in the fatt thatthe sloop beat the cutter in 
the third class, they must remember that the sloop was a keel boat 
of less than three heams, drawing nearly 6ft., and with 314 tons of 
the “precious metal” under her. 
- FIRST CLASS—SLOOPS AND Winch 55rT. AND OVER, 
rt i 
tai ish, Elapsed, Corrected, 
Bedouin ,-........,-.,..11 09 00 5 36 24 6 27 24 6 27 24 
ASIIOM SS Sassy 2 ...- 11 09 00 6 08 57 6 59 57 6 46.12 
rivets dns yates; 11 09 00 5 63 37 6 44 37 6 27 25 
THIRD CLASS—SLOOPS AND GUTTERS, 35mT. AND UNDER 45. 
Surf t,,....11 09 00 4 50 24 5 41 24 —---— 
4 47 35 
THE INSIDE RACE—ocT. 18, fm 
Tt might reasonably have been expected that an ‘‘outside race” in 
October meant plenty of wind and water, and also that an ‘inside 
race,” even at the same season, would be a much less interesting 
struggle; but the reverse was the case. The fight of Wednesday in 
light weather was of little interest, but that of Saturday equalled the 
twodaysin June when the N.Y. Y.C. andS, GC. Y. C. races were 
sailed, races that will he Jong remembered by all who sailed in them. 
To be sure the sloop contingent was not present on Saturday, wifh 
the exception of Athlon and Penguin, whose owners deserve all credit 
for doing their share as champions of the centerboards against odds; 
they were conspicuous by their absence, and have let the battle go by 
default. The club had provided all the requisites. to a successful 
race; mes prizes, plenty of photozraphers, competitors fully 
worthy of their metal, and a breeze of wind such as a 
yachtsman might delizht in, but all te no purpose. Gracie 
was not on hand at all, Hildegarde was Jaid up, Mischief pre- 
ferred the excitement of duck hunting on the Chesapeake to a dust- 
ing around the Lightship in October, aud Fanny Jay idly at her moor- 
ing as the fleet went out, sails stowed and covers on, content to rest 
on the doubfful laurels won ina calm last June. Of the smaller 
classes, none of the old time cracks were visible, anita, Vixen, Re- 
gina, Wave, Schemer, and others once as well known, had disap- 
peared, and Oriva had against her only the old Annie, and the Pen- 
guin, built last year froma model of Mr. Hilsworth’s, The third 
class had no more entries, but in the fourth were six boats, the full 
list being’ as follows: 
FIRST OLASS—55FT, SAILING TENG AND OVER. 
5 38 35 
Happy Thought. ......111 09 00 
Beam. Draft 
Bedouin, cutter, k., A. Rogers .............. 70.00 15.06 11 06 
Athlon, sloop, ¢, b.. Dr. J. C. Barron........ 51.02 17.04 6.00 
, SECOND CLASS—45 To 55PT. 
Oriva, cutter, k,, 0. S. lee................25. 50.00 11.08 9.06 
B SLOOP NGAD GT erert ed Oe ee uirce sat ts 49.00 17.00 3.06 
Penguin, sloop, c. b., P. Bentley............. 44.00 15,08 6 00 
THIRD CLASS—35 To 45PT, 
Mona, cutter, k , E. Paddleford..,.......:., 36.06 8.00 7.00 
Wacondah, sloop, c. b., H. Dosher_...,..... —— — — 
Happy Thought, sloop, k., G. M. Greaves... ..83,08 9.10 4.06 
: FOURTH GLASS—UNDER 3orT. 
Daisy, cutter, k., M. Van Rensselaer, Jr,....25.00 8 08 5.09 
Yolande, cutter, k,, M. R. Schuyler.........- 26 09 7.01 5.09 
Petrel, cutter, k, E. A, Stevens........... .28.01 8.00 4,00 
Aria, sloop, c.b., Wm. Quinn, .............. a — — 
Sara, sloop, c. b., G. R. Hobby......... -... 28.02 11.07 2.06 
Stranger, sloop, c. b., J, N. MeCauley....... 28 00 11.06 2.00 
We give as full dimensions as possible, as they teach a lesson of 
their own. If there are still some who doubt the value of depth, who 
believe in great beam, who rate initial stability above form. whom 
the arguments and facts of the last few years have failed to convince, 
let them take this table and the list of winners below, and study them 
untilthey have learned the lesson, All types were represented, Ireel 
and centerboard, sloop and cutter rig, shoal and deep, wide and nar- 
row, high and Jow ballast, and all were thoroughly tested. 
A rain at sunrise promised a poor day, but when the Luckenbach 
started at 8:30 A. M, from the city, the sun was shining and a fine 
breeze blowing from the northwest. After halting at the club house 
she van down to tie start at Port Wadsworth, the fleet, all except the 
Petrel, following. Most of the yachts set small topsails, but Daisy, 
more ambitious, appeared with a huge club topsail, which, however, 
she carried well. Montauk, Sentinel, 4olus, and a propeller from 
New Haven (with a cannon on board which was not fired) were on 
hand to see the start, and further down the Ruth was met. bound up. 
The courses were: Wor first and second class sloops and cutters, 
from animaginary line between the committee steamer and Fort 
Wadsworth, to buoy 10, on the 8, W, Spit, keeping is on the port hand, 
thence to and around bnoy 8, Feeping, it on the port hand, thence 
to and around Sandy Hook lightship, keeping it on the starboard 
hand, and return over the same course to buoy 15, keeping to the 
eastward of buoys 9, 11, 12 and 15, on the West Bank, and outside of 
buoy 5, on the point of Sandy Hook, going and returning. For third 
class sloops aud cutters, from the same starting line, to buoy 10, on 
the 8, W, Spit, keeping it on the port hand, thence to and around 
buoy 84%, keeping it on the port hand, thence to and around Scotland 
RenieD: keeping it on the starbvard hand, and return over the same 
course to huoy 15, keeping to the eastward of buoys 9, 11, 13 and 15 
on the West Bank, and outside of buoy 5 on the point of Sandy Hook, 
going and returning. For fourth class sloops and cutters, from the 
same starting line to buoy 10, on the §. W. Spit, keeping it on the 
port hand, thence to and around buoy 6&4, keeping it on the port 
hand, thence to and around bnoy 6 on the point of Sandy‘Hook, keep- 
ing iton the starboard hand, and return over the same course to buoy 
16, keeping to tbe eastward of buoys 9, 11,18 and 15 on the West 
Bank, going and returning, all to finish between a mark boat off buo 
15 and the buoy itself. The whistles were blown at 10:15 and 10:20, 
Sara gome over first, then Annie, Mona, Penguin, Oriva, 
Bedouin, Daisy, Wacondah and Happy Thought. Yolande 
over, and Petrel not in sight. 
The tHe ed started and gone some distance in chase when Petrel 
was met beating up, and requested that they turn back and take her 
time, which was done. She had towed -from Hoboken to the Start, 
and finding no onethere, ran outside to try the force of the wind, 
When once out she stopped to turn in a second reef, by which time 
the tide had carried her so farto leeward that she was unable to 
beat up in time to start with the others. Her time was taken, how- 
ever, and she went off on a stern chase, which proved hopeless and 
was abandoned near the Hospital Ship. She returned to the finish 
pe sail and laid there until the race ended, when she took a tug 
or home. 
Once clear of the Narrows the full force of the breeze was felt, 
Topsails came down and reefs were turned in, Daisy hung on to her 
big topsail until hertopmast backstay parted, when she took it in, soon 
after housing her topmast. The Stranger, a ‘Penny Bridge” boat 
With a small cabin house, a skimming dishin model, was the first in 
trouble, lowering sail by Dix Island. Annie soon turned back, Happy 
Thought lost her traveller and started home, Wacondah, Aria, Sara, 
disappeared from the fleet, and when Buoy 5 was reached, the pack 
was sifted down to Bedouin ahead, Athlon next Penguin, Mona, 
Paley, solange an eet ai with lopment housed. 
aisy was first o @ small ones around buoy 5, jibing and carryin 
away the shackle that joined the band on her mace to the iron on tain 
boom, leaving the latter adrift. A watch tackle was quickly clapped 
on the end of the boom, which rested on deck projecting a little for- 
ward of the mast, the wacklé was made fast ait and set up, and she 
beat up home with the boom in this shape. Yolande wassoon around 
the mark and off after Daisy, no others turning. 
In the second class Mona kept on alons out to Seotland lightship, 
whieh she rounded safely, Bedouin ran wide of her course for a 
time, but finally tacked and made for it, while Oriva and Athlon un- 
der reduced suil were tearing along on a better course. The tug had 
reached the lightship and lay tumbling’ about, drenching the ever 
present photographer, who as usual, was shooting away. The sight 
when Bedouin rounded was a grand one; a glossy, shining, black hull, 
a blaze of gold where the sun struck her copper, a smother of white 
foam under bow and quarter, decks glistening in the sunlight, bright 
and yellow set off by the rich red of sixylight and hatch, and not dis- 
figured by a big blue or yellow housetop, sails white and hard, and 
beyond all a tumbleof dark green water popped with white, toleeward, 
and to windward, where the sunlight struck it, of a richer, brizhter 
g#reen, Made a picture (hat every yachtsman could ap preciate, but 
only av artist could reproduce. Her time was 12:00:55 and Athlon was 
still well within her allowance of 12m. 44sec, when she passed at 12: 
04:47, but the way home was a long one, and all up bill. Athlon jibed 
very prettilyin rounding, while Oriva, with nothing to push’ her, 
tacked about and crossed at 12:08:10, Penguin was seen far astern, 
nothing visible but small jib and pent of her mainsail, making a 
brave but hopeless fight, and it was 12:18'20 when she rounded, 
Off went the trio on starboard tack, a elorious dance to windward, 
Bedouin first, of course, Athlou next and Oriya last, but promising 
not to be there long. Pointing up beyond the sloop, and ontfooting 
her too, the game went on, Bedouin spinning out her Jead as sha 
reached the beach. Montauk, who had waited at the Lightship, was 
off for home, and the tug was throwing the spray over the top of her 
house, though the sea was not heavy. the wind alone making all the 
commotion, When near the Scotland, Mona was made out from the 
tug, hammering out to windward, just under the Hook, going alon 
bravely. Bedouin came up here, Oriva was second, and Athlon ani 
Penguin outof the race, the former carrying away her board, and 
the latter giving up and towing home. hen well up the Bay, Yo- 
lande was passed, with reefed mainsail, staysail and small ji. cut- 
ting through the seas, which were much worse here than outside. 
Still further up Daisy was overtaken, also under reduced sail, and 
with decks well washed. ; 
Stranger, 
was last 
_ The tug stopped up by Buoy 15, and soon came Bedouin over the 
line, a shi eyery inch of her, as all who saw her acknowledged, 
Astern of her was Daisy, making atack before crossing, while Yolande 
was third across, getting into irons on the line. Just before Bedouin 
was timed the sloop Gael was seen ashore between the Hospital 
Islands and evidently in trouble, but the tug drew too much to go to 
heraid, As soon as Yolande was timed, word was left with the men 
on the stakeboat to time tbe others, and the tug steamed up the Basin 
for help. Capt. Jake Smith came down with them to carry a line off 
in arowboat, but the Gael was met bound home in tow of a tug. 
Oriya and Mona were timed, and the race was oyer. The times were: 
FIRST GDASS. 
Start. Finish, Elapsed. Corrected. 
TotEe (ovat ig ASA SA RARER BA 10 24 22 3 01 53 4 87 31 4 37 31 
PACU LEI Cprae nee, meee trie) ests 10 24 05 Disabled. 
SECOND CLASS, 
OWN Aiix oy orerivinas: ue 10 28 52 4 26 385 6 02 48 6 02 48 
ATID a.) secant beeen 10 22 29 Withdrawn. 
EBeneiin 2.0). ene 10 24 26 Withdrawn. 
THIRD GLASS. 
LARS joes oe eae ES 10 22 49 4 34 43 6 dd 54 § 11 54 
Waconda.... 6 ney 10 28 00 Withdrawn. 
Happy Thought ..... o10 25 00 Disabled. 
FOURTH CLASS, 
TRISH: jc argsinscyiey) ow ve BLO. 24 5G 8 18 456 4 54 00 4 50 22 
SEVATIE ETE og oe es eee 10 24 19 Disabled. 
ATH oS eek hae ~10 25 00 Turned back, 
Wer Tan te gy Sanda e e5 eta ees 10 25 00 Turned back, 
Molander. 2.205 ena 10 25 00 3 32 28 5 OF 28 5 04 82 
Bedouin wins $150, Oriya $150, Mona and Daisy each $100. ; 
The results of these races are conclusive and conyi- cing, one in 
light wind and one in a good blow, one in smooth water the other iu 
rough water for the small ones, but nothing more than any yacht of 
50ft. or Jess should be capable of navigating in perfect safety, and 
the lessons are plainly written. The keel bas beaten the centerboard, 
heavy displacement has gone over the courses safely and speedily 
where light displacement has failed entirely, narrow beam has not 
only proved faster than widé but has gone where the other could not 
follow, form has succeeded where mere power has failed, full eutier 
rig has proved faster, blow high blow low, than the old sloops ora 
mixed rig; outside lead was on every winning boat, inside ballast on 
all but two of the logers; deep boats go oyer the entire course, shoal 
ones are all driven back; cutters come through without injury, sloops 
turn back disabled, These are not merely ForEST AND STREAM’S 
opinions, or cutter sailors’ opinions, but they are hard facts, long 
apparent to all who were not willfully blind, but how driven home to 
all with the help of an October northwester. They rest not merely 
on our assertions, but are backed by those who saw them; by the 
daily press, who have persistently opposed the cutter and all pertain- 
ing to it since they were fir-t advocated in our columns, and they 
may be verified by all who still doubt them. ; 
There is no room for excuse or evasion, no flukes to be claimed on 
either side; true, the sloops were poorly represented in the large 
classes, but only because our leading sloops have given up the con- 
test. The presence of Bedouin and Oriya at the starting line on two 
days last week was a direct challenge that they declined. No plea of 
“our weather’’ is possible. The first race was won by the cutters 
under those conditions most favorable to the sloops, and the second 
was in a day such as, unfortunately, we are not often enough blessed 
with, a day when yachting means more than idling under an awning 
or drifting about the Bay, when pleasure is intensified by har | work 
and excitement that make it the noble, manly, king of sports that it 
really is; bub nobas some would have it, a day when no one would 
want to sail, or in which any honesl craft should be afraid to venture 
out. 
The test was atrying one to sails, gear, model and rig, but: no more 
than any safe yacht should stand without injury. The sloops, one 
and all, have failed underit. Why they have done so, and how such 
a performance may be ayoided in the future, is a question of first 
importance to all who are interested in the growth and prosperity of 
American yachting. 
DAISY. 
aes little yer that has this season made her permanent home in 
American waters, has scored her second victory since her arrival 
under the most credible circumstances, in a breeze that drove all but 
one of her competitors, besides many larger craft, to seek shelter. 
Her lines and sail plans were published in forrest anp StrRmAmM of Feb. 
21 and 28 of this year. She is,in model, an outgrowth of the fishing 
boats of Itchen Werry, from which have been developed a fleet of 
fast, safe and able little yachts—Raven, Keepsake, Wild Rose, Rayo- 
netle and others, cutter rigged, wilh outside ballast, but as they are 
rated by length, of more beam than the modern racing cutter. 
Daisy was built in 1882 by Messrs. J. G. Fay & Co., of Southampton, 
her length on waterline being 25ft.. on deck 82ft in., beam 8fbt. 10in., 
draft 5fb. 9in., with a lead keel 444 long tons. Her frame is of oak, 
keel of elm and wpper works of teak, as are her cockpit and hatches. 
Mnside she has a forecastle with stove, lockers and berth for one man; 
abaft this, a cabin 8ft. 6m. long, Sit. wide, and 5ft. high to deck, above 
which is a tealk skylight. In the cabin are two wide lockers, 6ft. 6in. 
long, and at the head of each is a chest of drawers 2it. square, with a 
closet above. The entranceis from the cockpit by a semicircular 
companion. All the deck beams are whole from the cockpit forward, 
making her very strong, The enckpit is very large for a boat of her 
élass, and more in accordance with American ideas. 
The forestay is carried down to an iron outrigger or boomkin on 
the stem, a peculiarity of all Itchen craft. The mast is 23ft. Gin. from 
deck to hounds, masthead 6ft. 6in,, topmast, heel to truck, 22ft., 
bowsprit, fitted to house, 15ft. outboard, 20ft. over all; boom 26ft., 
gaif 20ft. 9in., spinaker boom 30ft. din,, topsail yards, 28f¢. Gin, and 
17ft, Gin, She carries also an extra gaff 9ft. long, on which can be 
set a storm trysail, used as a lug sail without a boom. 
Her outfit of sails, all by Lapthorne, is most complete, including a 
mainsail, two working foresails of different sizes and a balloon fore- 
sail, three sizes of jibs, jibtopsails, jackyard topsail, two yard top- 
sails, one working topsail, trysail and spinnaker, making fourteen 
sails in all, These are carried in the large space under the cockpit, 
She was brought to America on the deck of a Warren steamer, 
making the passage from Southampton to Liverpool under sail, and 
also that from Boston to New York, since which time she has eruised 
about the Sound, with her owner, Her racing record in England 
gives her a prize for every start, one firsh, three seconds and one 
third prize, and here she has added two starts and two first prizes. 
Our own preference would be for less beam than Daisy has, on the 
same length and displacement, but this is a detail in which many 
would not agree with us, and in other respects we can commend her 
to those in search of the coming boat, the long looked for compro- 
mise, aS a boat that is safe, roomy, comfortable and fast, while in 
material, construction and outfit, she can well be followed as a 
model. Such boats as yet are unknown, almost unheard of on our 
lakes, but there is the place for them, as well as along the seacoast. 
In them, crnising is not only possible, but pleasant to a degree never 
imagined by those who knock about in shoal, flat boats, sleeping 
under canvas or in a stuffy little kennel. Whether she will equal in 
speed as a racer the narrower boat, is a question of little importance, 
but this type combines, with speed and safety, the two points de- 
manded by many of our yachtsmen, a small angle of heel, as all who 
say her in a blow with big topsail up, will testify, and large cockpit 
and deck room. : 
WRECK OF A SLOOP YACHT.—On Tuesday, Oet. 14, the day of 
the §. C. ¥. C. outside race, the sloop yacht Bonita, a shoal Genter. 
board boat, left Bath, L.1,at 10 A. M., bound for Barnegat, ona 
shooting cruise of three weeks, with her owner, Mr. Hrnest Hastings, 
and two friends, Messrs. E. L. Smith and Mmlen Franklin, on board. 
At 10:40 A, M. they passed Sandy Hook under two reefs aud reefed 
jib, and at 3. P. M. were abreast of Manasquan Inlet, but there was 
not water enough to allow them to enter. In order to reach Barne- 
abt before night, one reef was shaken out and their speed increased, 
he steered badly, and finally jibed, throwing Mr. Hastings and Mr, 
Smith overboard, and starting ont to'sea on port tack. Both gentle- 
men finally rached the shore, where they were very kindly taken 
care of hy the crew of Life-Saying Station No. 16, whofed and wlothed 
them, and lent them money to reach New York, where they pro- 
ceeded, pune up their comrade as dead, the Life Saving crew prom- 
ising to look for his body, On Saturday Mr. Franklin astonished his 
friends by landing from the San Marcos, just in from Galveston, It 
appears that he was steering, when they ran in too close to the 
breakers on the starboard tack; so he put the helm up, when she 
jibed, carrying away boom and sheet, and capsizing her so tbat all 
were thrown into the water. Mr. Prankhm seized the rail and climbed 
on board as she righted and went off on the port tack, while, her 
tiller being lost, he steered with a gun-stock. The boat leaked badly 
but he bailed her ouc, Next morning there was no land in sight, and 
nothing to drink on hoard, the only eatables being two ezgs. During 
the night Mr, Frankdin slept some, but was obliged to resume bailing. 
Next day he was picked up by the Rio Grande, of Mallory’s line, 
ence to Galveston, which transferred him later on to the San 
@rCOS. 
THE FRENCH YACHT LIST.—We have received a copy of the 
new yacht list, published by Le Yacht for 18845, a neatly printed and 
bound book of pages, giving a list of the yacht clubs of France, 
Belgium, Spain, llaly, Portugal, and the Lake of Geneva, with their 
flags, and also a list of the yachts enrolled in the clubs, the signal 
letters of French yachts, names of owners, and much other useful in- 
formation. 
A WALL FLOWER.—If yachts are more than mere masses of 
wood and metal, and have a personality of their own, as those famil- 
iar with their varying moods can easily imagine, it would be no diffi- 
cult taskto divine the thoughts of poor Fanny, as she lay idly off 
Stapleton last week, and watched her more fortunate sisters as they 
passed out in the morning on their way to the races, and in at night, 
after two grand victories, Like the ballroom belle who, her charms 
dimmed a little by age, is forced to sit alone, a wall flower, and watch 
the younger and fresher beauties as they dance, she laid idly at 
anchor, while Bedouin and Oriya, every inch of canyas drawing, and 
every line taut as iron, romped down the middle, each witb an Octo- 
ber gust for a partner, and waltzed out of the Narrows and back to a 
lively tune piping over the Staten Island hills. What ashiver must 
haye passed through her bones as she thought of the fate of Vision, 
her racing days over, lying not far away, stripped and dismantled, 4 
fear that even the remembrance of her victory in a June Galm could 
not dispel. It is asad sight to see the end of any yacht when, after a 
florious career, weakened by age and decay. she goes “into trade"! 
as anignoble smack or freighter, but it is a still sadder sight to see 
her, while yet strong and staunch and in fighting trim, step out of 
the lists, give up her place at the starting line, and admit herself 
vanquished without a struggle. 
THE NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT AT HELL GATE,—This light was 
tested a few days since, and was putin practical operation on Monday 
night last. The lamps, of which there are nine of 6,000 candle power 
each, are displayed at the top of a light iron structure 250ft. high, and 
are visible at a distance of 8 to 10 miles. The cost of the entire plant 
was under $20,000, the amount appropriated. The light is generated 
by a Brush machine of 23 horse power. 
AN ACCIDENT ON A YACHT.—On Saturday last the yachts Mag- 
fie May and Linda were racing near Atlantic City, when the main- 
sheet of the Linda parted, the boom sweeping the deck of the Maggie 
May just to leeward, killing Harvey Carr and injuring badly two 
others of her crew. 
Canoeing. 
CANOEISTS are invited to send us notes and full reports of erwises, 
club meets, information about canoeable waters, and other commu- 
nications of interest. 
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forrsr AND 
Srream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc , of 
their clubs, and also noticesin advance of meetings and races, and 
reports of the same, Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 
requested to forward to Forest AND STREAM their addresses, with 
logs of cruises, raaps, and information concerning their local waters, 
drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 
to the sport, ; 
AMATEUR CANOE BUILDING. 
Seventeenth Paper. 
STOVES AND LAMPS. 
Q* a canoe cruise of any length cooking apparatus of 
some kind isof course a necessity, but on short trips 
it is usually dispensed with, a supply of cold provisions being 
carried. Some means of making tea, coffee or hot soup is 
always necessary, however, and should be at hand eyen if 
the trip in prospect is to last but a few hours. Delays are 
always possible on the water, and the prudent canoeist will 
prepare for them. For light cooking an alcohol stove is the 
cleanest and most compact, the best being that known as the 
“flamme foreé,” which gives a hot flame in a little while, 
and may be used afloat. With this stove, a little coffee or 
tea, some pilot bread ard a can of prepared soup, a good meal 
may be quickly prepared. The only objection is the cost of 
the fuel. Wood spirits may be used instead of alcohol, and 
is much cheaper; but the odor is very disagrecable, Kero- 
sene stoves haye no place on a canoe, as they ure so dirty, 
besides being quite heavy, and the oil is difficult to carry 
G. aAW/p Gaidtrow 
without spilling over the boat. Alcohol for the spirit stove 
may be cartied in a quart can, with a screw top, and even if 
a little is spilled it will do no injury, as kerosene will. 
Most of the cooking will be done on shore over a wood 
fire, either on the ground or in a camp stove of some kind. 
Several very compact stoyes are made by the dealers in 
camp goods, but they are too large for a canoe, unless in a 
large party, where the load can be divided among several 
boats, For cooking without a stove # very useful contriv- 
ance is the camp gridiron, shown in the cut. The ends are 
of half round or flat iron 8in. long, Each has four holes 
drilled in it for the cross burs of 3,in. wire, which are 
riveted in. The legs are of din, round iron, 6in. long, the 
upper ends being flattened down and turned over to fit on 
wire staples. These staples pass through holes in the end 
pieces of the gridiron, and are riveted fast. When in use 
the fire is made and allowed to burn down to a mass of hot 
ashes, then the legs of the gridiron are opened and stuck in 
the ground oyer it, making a level framework, on which 
coffee pot, pails and pans will rest without danger of upset- 
ting. When not in use, the legs are folded down and the 
gridiron stowed in a canvas bag. 
A very compact and convenient camp stove was used by 
Mr. Smith, of Newburg, at the camp last spring. It was 
made of sheet iron, the top being about 10x1din., or larger if 
desired, in the shape of a flat pan, the edges turning up lin 
allaround. The two sides were pieces of sheet iron 6in, 
Wide and (in. long, lin. at each end being turned at a right 
angle, as shown, making the sides each 15in. long. The 
ends were each Gin, wide and 10in. long, a strip 6in. long 
and 2in, wide being riveted across each end as shown, on 
the inside. To put the stove together, the projecting pieces 
