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Gnsweri fo Correspondents. 
Sunscrimer, Philadelphia,—The is of food reputation. You 
pri learn the prices by applying at some of the gun stores in your- 
city. 
S.X., Newark, N. J.—The dimensious of the Mohican sail are: Foot 
ft. Gin., head 10ft., loft 3ft,, leech i2ft. 4in., tack to head 12fb. fin., 
clew to throat 9ff, 10in., ares O5ft. 
if, OG. K., Meadville, Pa,—Your deseription is entirely too vague, 
and we cannot identify the bird. Weshoulu think that perhaps it 
might have been the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeatn). 
W. 0. G., Nashna, N, H.—The .32-caliber cartridges are made with 
20 srains of powder. and again with an express shell of 50 grains. The 
38-valiber is chambered for shells of 40 and 60 grains powder. 
A.S, H,, Milford, Mass.—The canoe is 14ft.x30in., see scale on 
drawing. Tt could be built of canyas, but would be heavier A cedar 
canee would cost from $110 to $125 without sails or centerboard. No 
other drawings are published, 
New READER, Philadelphia, Pa—i. We know of no better method 
than painting. 2. There have been no previous articles on the sub- 
ject, 8. The “Shadow” canoes was illustrated In FoRmsST AND STREAM 
May 24and 31,1883. 4. Brentano’s, No.5 Union Square, N.Y. 5. See 
files of Forest AND SrReam for 1883 and iss4 for articles on canoeing, 
We shall suortly publish all the articles in book form. 
Canaeing. 
A HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION. 
O* pleasant day this fall a canoeist lannched his boat fora morn 
ing paddle in the direction of Marmalade Lodge. The tide was 
running ebb with a speed that made paddling difficult, and in accord- 
ance with established usage, the paddler held well inshore up alone 
the Harbor wall, and when he came to the open dock prepared to run 
under it along between the piles, as he had often done before. Com- 
ing ap at a brisk pace, he put on an extra spurt to carry him well 
through, and laid back leisurely, paddle in hand. The canoe glided 
on swiftly and quietly into the opening, when suddenly she stopped 
short and rebounded twice her length, as though propelled by a 
spring. The erew started up astonished; the passaze bad always 
been clear and no obstruction was now visible. He looked carefully, 
saw nothing, gaye a faw hearty strokes and tried it again; the canoe 
went in a little further than before, but stopped as suddenly, and 
When he tried to back out she was stuck fast. A thrust about the 
bow with the paddle showed all clear there, no line or hidden log, 
and aft the same way; but she would not moye either way. Finally, 
after listing her, she was backed out, the helm sadly pul.to port, and 
that bridge abandoned for the time by the thoroughly mystified crew, 
as be paddled on around the dock in the full force of the tide. Just 
aboye the pretty retreat known to canoeists as Juliet’s Bower, is an- 
other similar dock, and here could be no obstruction. At it he went, 
full foree, glided rapidly in in triumph, and flew as quickly out. 
Alarm began now to mingle with amazement, and the canoeist, thor- 
oughly puzzled, rested fora minute m deep thought, and then resolved 
to solye the mystery or perish. He backed off, braced his feet firmly, 
held the pad@le like a racer waiting for the word “Go,” then took a 
dip with it, when a thought struck him, He stopped, threw @ quick 
flance over his starboard shoulder, dropped his paddle, held his head 
in his hands and wept. When he had subdued his emotion be re- 
sumed his paddle and struck clear of all docks, out where the tide was 
strongest and swiftest, to his destination, Now, when he goes out for 
a Beeule, he makes sure before starting that his nizzen mast is not 
stepped, 
THE GALLEY FIRE. 
CANOE AND CAMP COOKERY. 
X.— MISCELLANEOUS (CONCLUDED). 
Welsh. Rarebit.—Cut bread into slices about one inch in thickness 
and pare off the crust. Toast the slices slightly without hardening or 
burniog and spread with butter) cut slices of cheese not quite as large 
as the bread, lay if on the bread, and toast all over the fire ona 
broiler, Be carefy] that the cheese does not burn, and let it be equally 
melted. Spread over the top 4 little mustard already prepared and 
seasoning of pepper, and serve very hot. 
Priced Bread for Soups,—Cut stile bread into square pieces, and fry 
in boiling fat for an instant, Tale care it does not burn, removing it 
as S000 as brown, 
Coffee —The simplest way to make good coffee ig to put into the 
pottwo tablespoonfuls of the ground and browned berry to each 
cuptul of the beyerage, Pour on cold water to the required amouut, 
remove it from the fire when it first hols up, let it stand a few mo- 
ments in a warm place, and then pour into the pot half a cup of cold 
water to settle it. 
Coffee again.—If the ground coffee is running low or the cook 
Wishes to economize and has plenty of time and utensils. I wiil give 
him 2 receipt whichrequirés much less of the berry to produce the 
required strength, as follows: Put the dry coffee into the pot, and 
heatit, stirring it constantly. Ther pour over it oe quartof boiling 
water to every two tablespoonfuls ot coffee, and set the pot where 
it will keep hot but not boil. After standing ten or fifteen minutes it 
is ready to drink. . 
Tea,—For most teas the right 
tea for every teacup that is tobe drawn and one “for the pot." The 
simplest method of making il is to put cold water on the tea in the 
pot, set over the fire and letit almost boil. Just as it begins to steam 
remove it to a place less hot, where it will simmer and not boil for 
five minutes. Ifit boils or simmers too long the tannin will be dis- 
solyed, and the tea will have’ a disagreeable astringent tastes. When 
the liquid is all used Gutiof the pot [donot throw away the “grounds,” 
bub add ope-half the quantity for the next drawing and so on till the 
potis one-third full of grounds, when it is all emptied and the pot 
thoroughly washed. In warm weather ordinary lake or river walter 
will taste cooler if poured into a pot containing grounds from which 
tea has been made, allowed to stand awhile and then drunk. 
SENEGA. 
A CRUISING COMPANION WANTED.—A eanoeist, who proposes 
to. startin February next on a cruise down the Ohio and Mississippi 
to New Orleans, thence by steamer to Para, and from there up the 
Amazon River, wishes to meet a companion who will make the trip 
with him, Any one desiring to learn further particulars can do so by 
addressing J. T., care of Forms? anp STREAM, 
PERSONAL—Mr. L. L. Coudert, of the N. ¥. 6, C,, has returned 
to New York from Montana for the winter. Messrs, Munroe and Per- 
rin leave for Florida the Jatter part of this month. Dr. Neidé is now 
settled in New Orleans for the winter, and all letters addressed to 
New Orleans willreach him. §. D. Kendall is still a@@arpon Springs, 
Pachting. — 
CRUISING ON LAKE ONTARIO. 
HE yacht in which our cruise was made was of eight tons, yawl 
rigged, withiron ballast, two tons on the keel, no centerboard 
and a similar amount bolted to the keelson inside. Her frames an 
timbers Lhroughout are of white oak, planking of clear white pine, 
The deck although flush has ne cockpit, the cabin being entered by a 
sliding hatch on top of trunk, Asmall water tight well accommo- 
datrs the steersman, the resulfof which arrangement is that when 
the cabin hatch is closed no water can Bese y go into the boat, Her 
extreme Jength was 35ft., beam (fl. 3in., depth 7ft. 
Aug. 3.—Our trip was arranged rather hurriedly, and the boat was 
new and on her frst crnise. Asis usual under such circumstances 
at the tinie appointed forstarbing nothing wasready. Our cook, who 
was to baye had everything stowed, had not putin an appearance, 
‘The provisions were scattered about the club nouse. The crockery, 
lanterns and mattresses had not been sent down. and it became evi- 
dent to the crew that instead of hoisting canyas at 1 P, M., they had 
several hours’ hard work ahead of them, but as there was a vast 
amount of oyelty to be worked off, this gave them a geod opportu- 
‘nity, and al] went to work with a will, and by 5 P. M. everything was 
ready. Mizzen and mainsail were up, the boat pulled out tothe end 
of the dock, word givento hoist the jib, and ina few seconds more 
she was gathering way, bound for Vakyille. Now Oakville is west of 
Toronto twenty-two miles,and if was our intention to go east to 
_ Kingston (180 miles) and then down the St, Lawrence, and eventually 
coast up the American side of the lake to Niagara River, and then 
run straight across home, hut the wind had been blowing trom the 
east for a couple of days, and we judged that it must have kicked up 
neh a sea outside that beauing down would be bard, web work, and 
ba a we can generally take the weather as it comes, decided that 
A> Sor 
roportion is one tablespoonful of 
for He) as we were not in a hurry, would see how it felt to be run- 
nibg frée, 
On potting outside we were greatly disappointed to find hardly any 
wind but plenty of sea. Light puifsfrom ajb quarters pyenvially, 
brought us abreast of Port Credit (at which port, as is nof uhusua 
the light was out) and as it was now 10 P. M., and cooking supper had 
been postponed on account of the heavy roll,it was unanimously 
agreed to run in for the night, which was done. 
The boys were soon gathered around an impromptu table on the 
piers, vainly endeavoring to avoid swallowing(large quantities of sand 
ies with their supper, but then a yachtsman’s appetite can easily 
stand little inconveniences of this kind, in fact, the only thing they 
cat and won't stand is a shortage in the grub department. ; 
After supper all hands went up-town, but found that the inhabi 
tabts had retired for the night: they. therefore returned and turned 
in, but not to sleep, for half of them seemed wound up, and persua- 
sion, threats, and profanity from the other half had no quiéting 
effect, and songs, stories aud practical jokes on the sleepy ones, was 
the order of the night, 
Before daylight everybody fell asleep, thoroughly tired out, and 
when the natives came down to pay a yisit about 10 A. M., feund no 
one moving aboard, and the burning lantern stil] hanging in the lifts, 
but at 11:30 we were ready to hoist canvas aud continue on to Oak- 
ville. The run of nine miles being made in one hour and fifteen min- 
utes; the wind being off shore and squally, sometimes we were laid 
over to the cabin house, and again hardly enough wind to give steer- 
age way. 
A short stay was made at Oakville, and then started for Toronto, 
the wind at first being abeam and light, but was soon followed by a 
thunder squall. which made us slightly reduce canvas. The mizzen 
Was stowed and the mainsail double reefed. the jib being left stand 
ing, as the wind was now coming over the quarter, but during one 
put the peak of the main had to be lowered, after which the wind 
fell very light; reefs were shaken out and the mizzen hoisted, and we 
arrived off the club house before dark. where we remained all night, 
and next morning, Aug. 4, started on the long run down the lake. 
A lightbreeze came out of the S. W. (over the quarter), and every 
rag being set we began to slip through the water at a very respect- 
able rate. About half an hour after starting, it bezan to dawn on us 
that something was wroug with the skiff towing astern, as she was 
yawing at arate that promised soon to upset her. On examination 
it turned ont that some bright genius had taken the ballast out of the 
stern, which accounted for the erratic movements; and now arose 
the question what to putin her. After examining our various stores, 
decided to put a quantity of suspicious-looking black bottles, little 
thinking of the amusement this cargo would create when we arrived 
at our first port (Darlington), and when we did make this pretty httle 
harbor about 4 P. M,, it was some time before we could ses through 
the joke that was being passed around the crowd on the piers at our 
expense, Whether the aforesaid bottles had anything to do with it 
or not, certain itis that a couple of hours after dark several of the 
boys from the town came down to see us, and made themselves very 
agreeable; so much so, in fact, that they hovered around all night, 
but as they were already half sprung, we concluded not to accept 
various hints about the great distance to the nearest tavern. 
Next morning, Aug. 5, started early for Port Hope with lirht north 
breeze, and arrived there in the middle of a stiff rain squall, at 10 A. 
M. The wiad was sostrong, that we made in between the piers under 
mizzen and jib only, and were traveling at aratiling pace. Our ob- 
ject in going in here was to pick up two friends who were to accom- 
pany us, at least as far as the foot of the lake, but we had difficulty in 
finding them which, coupled with delay in getting some provisions 
aboard. made it 5 P. M,, before we got again started, The wind had 
now fallen so light that it was almost dark when we passed Cobourg, 
distant seven miles, but judging from the appearance of the sky, 
coupled with the barometer, we were going to have plenty of wind 
before morning, and the judgment was fully verified. About 8&P.M., 
the sky being very dirty looking, and hot puffs striking every few 
minntes and then dying away, it wasdecided to double reef the jib— 
which, by the way, is no small job on this craft—then the mizzen was 
stowed, as from appearances the wind was going to come over the 
quarter, and the mizzen makes a yawl gripe badly when running free, 
By the time these operations were complete, the wind bad started up 
pretty fresh from the §, W., and had brought down quite a sea with 
it, and the skipper now ordered two reefs down in the mainsail, and 
this being done, the course was laid for Kingston. 
The wind now steadily increased, and we were congratulating our- 
selyes on making a splendid run before morning, but at 11 o'clock it 
fairly began to howl and we were anxious to again reef the mainsail, 
but the sea had got so high that it was concluded to-simply drop the 
peak, We were now abreast of the mail steamer bound down, and 
kept up with her as long as we remained on the same course (these 
boats make thirteen miles per hour), but when nearing the Bonnet 
Light we coneluled to run under Nicholas Island for shelter; this 
tura now put us dead before the sea, which was higher than ever, 
and our yacht under what we knew to be too much canvas, was 
handling splendidly, butrolling the life out of one of the crew who was 
closed up down in the cabin, and the others hanging on like grim 
death, The steersman not being able to hang on to anything was 
lashed to the mizzen shrouds. 
The scene at this time was magnificent, the Bonnet Light showing 
up brilliantly every time we rose on the crest of a sea, aud dying out 
of sisht when down in the trough, every wave following looked as if 
it were going to sweep the deck, but the only water taken aboard was 
over the bows, and an occasional dip amidships. The bluif, rocky 
shore of Nicholas Island was one mass of foam, presenting anything 
but an inviting appearance as the moon occasionally shone through 
the flying sand. ; 
The anchor was now got ready, and as we fairly few around the 
point the mainsheet was hauled in, and in a couple of minutes the 
boat's head was in the wind, and as she gathered stermway the 
unchor was let fo with fifteen fathoms of chain, although we were 
lying in aboul three fathoms ef water. But even now there was no 
certainty of being able to lie here until morning, for the island is 
small and the sea, coming in around both sides, was rolling our rails 
under. 
Lota were now drawn to see who would stand the anchor watches, 
the skipper declining to draw, as he concluded hé had had enough 
work for one night, and the lucky ones turned in after doing ample 
justice to a heavy, cold SUDD Er Fortunately the anchor held, and 
with the exception of the half frozen anchor watch, all enjoyed a 
sound night’s res. 
It may be interesting to those who live in warmer climates to know 
what quantity of clothes this half frozen watch had on on the morning 
of Aug.5. In addition to ordinary underwear, a heavy suit of clothes, 
a pea jacket, one heavy-lined ulster, two oilskin coats. a railway rug, 
and then wrapped up in the jib. 
In the morning all were agreeably surprised to find that we were 
facing a comfortable-lookmg farmhouse, and that the sea had mod- 
erated sufficiently to admit (after a good deal of maneuvering and 
oue upset) of landing in the skiff, and in a short time a good supply 
of fresh milk, butter, eggs and berries were added to the bill of fare, 
and a splendid breakfast followed, after which we weighed anchor 
and stood out from under the shelter of the island to find that the sea 
was still very heavy, but that the wind was uot so high, and once 
niore we laid our course for Kingston, DEEP DRAuGart, 
[To BE CONTINUED. | 
OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US. 
Hi publish below a letter to the London [eld from a well-known 
English yachtsman, in which he gives an outspoken and candid 
criticism of American yachting. While condemning some features, 
Mr. Forwood has a hearty commendation of our yachtsmen, and as 
his letter is evidently written in a fair and impartial spirit, there is 
much in it that is worthy of a careful reading; 
YACHT RACING IN AMERICA, 
Sm—tit is not often that an Hnglish Corinthian has the opportunity 
of sailing a match on board an American yacht in American waters, 
and, therefore, 1 propose to give your readers my experience, that 
they may be able to form some idea of the position of the sport in 
this country. 
By the kindness of the owner, Dr. Barron, I formed one of the Cor- 
inthian crew of his sloop Athlon, in a race sailed in the open outside 
Sandy Hook, under the flag of the Seawanhaka ¥Y. C. The regatta 
was for first, seeund and third class yachts; but, owing to the success 
of the eutter this year, the American sloops are sulky, and the entry 
was avery meagre one. The celebrated sloop Fanny temained at 
her moorings off Staten Island, not caring to again try conclusions 
with the deep-keeled cutter Bedouin, Not so, however, with the 
Athion; her owner and his Corinthians are true sportsmen, and 
wherever there is a race in her class the Athlon puts in an appear- 
ance, Her owner has a profound belief in the American sloop, and 
built the Athlon this spring specially to lower the fags of the Harvey 
cutters; and, though he has had many a stern chase, I believe he still 
hues to the hope that when he finds the trim of his ship she will whip 
ereation. 
The Arhlon is deeper than the old type of American sloap, as she 
draws tift. of water when her board is up, and 13ft, when 1f is down. 
Her dimensions are: Len th on the waterline 52ff, 2in., beam 17ft. 
4in.; tonnage 28, and she earries 19 tons of lead ballast. 
Her competitors were two cutlers, built from Harvey's designs— 
the Bedouin (a very handsome poat of our cruiser type) and the Uriva 
(a smaller vessel of similar proportions). Their dimensions are: 
Bedoum—Leneth (waterline! 70ft,, beam 15ft. 6in., draft ft. Gin. 
Oriva—Length (waterline) S0ft., beam 11ft, 8in,, draft 9ft. kin, 
The Bedouin is # more powerful vessel than the Athlon, but the 
—— : 
Oriya is considerably smaller; in fact the Oriva belongs to the second 
class, but as nosecond classsloop cared to enter agaiust her, sha 
pluckily took her place in the first class. 
The course was twenty miles due south, round # markboat and 
home again, and as the wind was northerly, this resolved itself mto 
a dead run and a beat home. The wind was fresh which made a 
nasty shorfsea. Thestart was a flying one. When the second gun 
fired we were all some distance tothe north of the flagship, hove to 
discussing which side the spinnaker should be set; though it ought to 
haye been obyious that there was westering in the wind, and the kites 
should he setto starboard. The Athlou, however, ran her spinnaker to 
port, with the result of an immediate gybe off, giving no time to let go 
or cut the preventer backstay ; the topmast was, however, a good stick 
and no harm was done. J expected to seé the sloop with her center- 
board up run away from the cutters, but no, she lolled abont in the 
seaway and gradually fell away into last place, At the markboat the 
Bedouin was leading by eight minutes, the Oriva by three, We now 
hauled on a wind fora thrash to windward homeward—the sloop 
would not look at the wind, but bobbed about in theseaway, jumping 
into every hole, and gradually sagging away to leeward, We stretched 
toward the land about three miles distant. When we backed off shore 
again the Oriva must have been a good mile to windward; we shifted 
our jib and foresail for a big jib, but this soon after split, and we had 
to take to our double-headed rig again, The wind graslually light- 
ened, and as the sea went down, the Athlon decidedly improyed in 
speed, and in smoother water appeared almost to hold her own with 
the Oriva. The race ended in the dark as follows: 
Bedouin..,,....5 36 24| Oriva......... 5 53 37 | Athlon......--..6 8 57 
Yesterday another race was sailed, and as it was an inside course, 
with but little sea work, the sloops were tempted to try their fortune; 
it blew, however, a very stiff breeze, and what sex work there was 
was very trying. The result was that in the three classes the only 
yachts which passed the flagboat on the conclusion of the race were 
the keeled cutters of the English iype, Thesloops were entirely out 
of it, some of them only getting home next day. 
There cannot be any longer auy doubt that an American sloop has 
no chance against an English cutter if there is any sea on at all. This 
fact 1s being gradually realized by American yachtsmen, and there 
are already two parties formed, the cutter men and the sloop men. 
and I am disposed to think the cuiter men are graduliy making new 
converts, The Bedouin and Oriva have won all before them fhis 
season. 
But placing the question of speed on our side, the sloop is an un- 
comfortable vessel. Her deck is filled up with the coach roof of her 
eabin, then there is the unpleasant feeling that she is only safe up to 
a given point. Once or twice when the Athlon was pressed, I heard it 
ominously suggested thatshe was quite far enough over for a center- 
board. They are decidedly unpleasant vessels to travel on in a sea 
way. They seem to haye a combined motion of their own—a, sort of 
cross between a roll and a pitch, with the worst features of both. 
The American Corinthian yachtsmen are smart sailors, enthusiastic 
and keen sportsmen, but they are very badly supported by the pro- 
fessional crews, who are, ey avery poor lot, taking but little 
interest in the race, and with certainly very little idea of sail drill. 
Yacht sailing as a science, and as we understand it and practice it, 
is but little bnderstood here. I could not but contrast our feeble 
awkward start with sucha start as the Irex, Majorie, and Genesta 
wonld haye made; how they would have come tearing down before 
the wind, with their time nicely calculated to cross the line at gun 
fire; how the hands would have tended the mainsheet and spinnaker 
guys as the wind shifted about instead of squatting down and allow- 
ing the helmsman to yaw the ship about in his endeayor to keep her 
sails full, I thought of how the markboat would haye been rounded 
with a good berth, so as not to lose an inch to wiudward when the 
helm was put down and the sheets got in. I thought how the soul of 
a Diaper or an O’Nei!l would have groaned to see his ship now flying 
off the wind, and now faitly anchored by being sailed too close. Yes, 
my sailinthe Athlon was a very pleasant cruise, but it was not 
racing. . 
The Americans, however, loye yachting: they have magnificent 
yachting waters, and they will be quick to pick up and to turn to good 
account any ideas they get over from our side, and if one of the rich 
yachtsmen who abound here would ship an English racing crew for a 
season, he would confer great benefit upon his brother yachtsmen, 
As things stand to-day, [ think I can promise the America’s cup to 
the first English 80-ton eutter which cares to cross the Atlantic for it; 
but I can, I think, venture anotber prophecy, that sbe would not hold 
ip three years, it would giye such an impetus to yacht building here, 
that the Americans would be bound to win it back again, and they 
would succeed, for they would spare neither trouble nor money in 
the effort. 
While I think we excel the Americans in yacht sailing and yacht 
designing, I think we have also much to learn from them, and a series 
of international contests for the possession of that much-prized 
trophy, the America’s cup, could uot fail to be of great advantage to 
the sport in both countries, WILLIAM B, Forwoop. 
New York, Oct. 19. 
SIGNALS FOR UNATTACHED YACHTS. 
Ww. call the attention of yachtsmen who are not members of any 
yacht club to the following letter, and will be pleased to have 
suggestions from any who favor theidea. The yacht ensign and pri- 
vate signal are usually sufficient indications of the character of the 
craft, but if desirable, another signal can readily be adopted, 
To Owners of Privute Yachts: 
Tam the owner of a 70 foot schooner yacht and do not belong to 
any club; would it not be a good idea for all yachts not belouging to 
clubs to adopt and carry some signal designating themas such? All 
yacht clubs have thelr signals. Those of us not caring to belong 
could adopt some signal by which we could be recognizedin all cases. 
Do not understand thal I am opposed to yacht clubs; far from it, 
pu there are some of us, you know, who do not care for the form- 
ality, 
I would like to hear from some of the owners of yachts who are 
like myself—a lover of the pastime, but not caring to join a elub. 
HELEN. 
SEAWANHAKA Y. C.—A meeting of the §. C. ¥. ©., at which 
Vice-Com, reat dora presided, was held at Delmonico’s on Nov. 24. 
Mr. 8. Nelson White moved that Rule XT. be changed to réad; ‘In all 
races each yacht shall be steered by a member of this élub, or some 
other amateur.’” Which motion, after some discussion, was laid on 
the table for action at the next meeting. Several new members were 
elected, and a vote of thanks was passed to ex-Commodore Lee, for 
his spirit in fitting out Oriva for the fall races, after she had been 
stripped and laid up for the winter, 
DEATH OF SAMUEL R, PLATT.—Mr. Samuel R. Platt, of this eity, 
died last Tuesday morning, aged fifty-six years. Mr, Platt Was well 
kzown as au enthusiastic yachtsman. He was the owner of the 
Montauk, and the VYiee-Commodore of the New York Yacht Glub, In 
183 the Montauk made a yoyage to the West Indies, an account of 
which,by General James McQuade, one of the party, is now in press. 
MR. WILLOUGHBY'S SHARPIN.—Editor Forest and Stream; 
Quite right, dear editor, variety is the spice of life. Ent let not your 
editorial brain be troubled nor further vexed with numerals. Tne 
dear old boat that won me Corinthian and New York Y, ©. cups in 
my college days, has been sufficiently honored. The new craft will 
be called the Pelican.—WinpwARD. 
ORIVA AND PENGUIN IN THE FALL RACES.—Neyw York, Noy, 
29,.— Editor Korest and Stream: If your correspondent signing him- 
self “Subscriber” will publish hisown name, yachtsmen will he able 
to judge whether his positively false statements as to Pengnin’s posi- 
tion m the last 8. C, Y. ©, race result from ignorance or a4 wilful dis- 
regard for the truth.—O. 8S. Lue. 
BOSTON YACHTING.—The schooners Adrienne and Tempest have 
both been hauled out by Lawley & Son for more ballast on kéel, The 
Adrienne will change her 9 tons of iron for 20 tons of Jead, and Tem- 
pest will have a new keel ofS tons added. Lawleys are also building 
two new cutters, one of 35ft, for Mr. C. W. Jones, and one of 35ft, for 
Mr, Binney, of Providence, 
YACHT ARCHITECTURE,—Mr. Dixon Kemp is‘now preparing a 
new book on yacht designing and building, to be called ‘Yacht 
Architecture,” which will be ready in the spring, Ms, Kemp’s pre- 
vious works are so well known to American yachismen that they will 
Jook forward with interest to the new one. 
A NEW YACHT YARD AT GITY ISLAND.—Mr. E. L. Williams, 
of the firm of Williams & Stevens, whose cutters we laye several 
times uoticed, will emove by Jan. 1 to a uew shop at City Point, Bos- 
ton, where he will make a specially of small yachts. 
A CUTTER FOR SAN FRANCISCO.—Mr. R. S. Floyd, of the 
schooner Ariel, is about to build adton Bnelish cutter, the first in 
California, She will have a lead keel, fiush deck, and cutier rig. She 
will be the first boat of the kind in Pacific waters. 
KEEL INSTEAD OF CENTERBOAKD.—The schooner Republic, 
among other changes, is being altered from centerboard to keel, at 
Mumm’s yard, Atlantic Basin, 
OUTSIDE BALLAST.—The sloop Jessie, now heing rebuilt at Web- 
her's yard, Boston, will have a new cabin, sails and rigging, and an 
won keel of 144 tons. 
THE AMERICA’S CUP.—The London Field, under date of Noy. 22, 
states positively that an Hnglish yachtsman will challenge for the 
cup next year. 
EWARK Y. C.—tThe Newark Y¥. C. now oceupy the house of the 
Eas Boat Club, at Hast Newark, where they have yery snug winter 
quarters, 
