Jan. 29, 1885.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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SUNBEAM. 



DURING the seven years that have elapsed since Mr. Everson built 

 the first Shadow canoe for Ex-Corn. Alden, he has built almost 

 exclusively after that model, in some cases altering the length, and 

 also improving the details to keep up with the practice of canoeists, 

 but still retaining all the main features of the original Shadow. 



One of Mr. Evftnson's best customers has been Mr. J. F. Newman, 

 secretary of the New York 0. 0., who has had five Shadow canoes at 

 various times. Mr. Newman, who is not a racing man. spends a por- 

 tion of every summer in cruising, usually to or from the meets, and 

 his camp outfit is noted as one of the most complete at any of them. 

 After several seasons in the. Shadow, he decided that the model was 

 capable of improvement in many respects, and after planning such a 

 disposition of the space as experience had shown to be desirable, he 

 explained to Mr. Everson wherein he considered the model deficient, 

 and what he wished to obtain in a new ooat, leaving to the latter all 

 the details of designing and building the hull, with the result that the 

 new canoe, now nearly completed, will no doubt prove as popular 

 with the experienced canoeist of to-day as her predecessor was with 

 the beginners seven years since. 



This new craft, to which her owner has given the name Sunbeam, 

 differs greatly from the older boat, the bow is less curved, no tumble 

 home, less rake to sternpost, deeper amidships, while all the details 

 of bulkheads, floorboards, stepping of mast, etc., are changed. The 

 dimensions decided on by Mr. Newman were 15x30, with llin. depth 

 in place of 9J£ in the Shadow, and although intended solely for cruis- 

 ing, the dimensions and lines are precisely the ones which promise to 

 become popular under the new average rules for races, and we pre- 

 dict that the model will become as well-known as a prize winner as 

 it will as a cruiser. The lines of the boat throughout are fairer than 

 in the Shadow, the breadth on deck near the ends being greater es- 

 pecially aft, while the bow is very fine. The after body is a little 

 fuller, the ends differing more than in the Shadow. The dimensions 

 are: 



Feet. Inches 



Length 15 00 



Beam 2 6 



Depth amidships 11 



Sheer at bow 7m.., at stern bU 



Crown of deck 2 



Distance from foreside of stem to— 



Mainmast 1 $ 



Bulkhead .4 3 



Fore end of well ..4 10 



After end of well 10 9 



Sliding bulkhead 9 6 



Mizzenmast 11 3 



After bulkhead it 6 



Forward of the mainmast is a small sealed tank a a of sheet brass, 

 filling the space in the bow. Aft of this is a tank of heavier brass, b b, 

 opening by a metal hatch on deck, the details of which are not yet 

 completed. This tank will be absolutely water-tight, offering a dry 

 receptacle for stores, as well as security against sinkage, while abaft 

 it is a wooden bulkhead. 



The well will be Oft. x 19in., with a flaring coaming, the after portion 

 being divided off by a sliding bulkhead e in the usual manner. Jn the 

 well and under the floor h is a Child's centerboard, not shown in the 

 drawing, the after end being 8ft. Bin. from the bow. Abaft the mizzen 

 mast is another bulkhead,/, and still aft is another tank, c c, also open- 

 ing from the deck with the same metal hatch as forward. This ar- 

 rangement gives one sealed tank and two that can be effectually 

 closed, as security against sinking, while the two larger ones give, 

 with the other space telow deck, ample room for storage of clothing 

 and stores. & 



The masts are placed more in accordance with modern practice, 

 the mainmast being but 20m. from bow instead of 3ft. 6in.,as was 

 once customary. The centerboard is not shown in the drawings, as 



1 in., planking (5 to aside) y+xa.. thick, decks of Spanish cedar Kim. 

 thick, timbers %X5-I6in., spacer! 9in. 



The floor boards will be raised flush with the top of the trunk, to 

 make a level floor for sleeping. jThe outfit and details will be as 

 complete as m Mr. Newman's previous craft. The rig will consist 

 of two balance lugs, although the Mohican sail will also be tried 



In beauty and fairness of lines, the Sunbeam is far ahead of her 

 older sister, as well of the majority of canoes. With her deep mid- 

 ship section and good floor, coupled with her extra length, she should 

 prove a fast paddler as well as a good sailer, and the model will no 

 doubt be well represented on the average record of 1885. Since be- 

 ginning the Sunbeam another has been ordered and nearly com- 

 plated, and a third will be finished as soon as possible, to the order of 

 a iNew \ork canoeist, to be used as a racing craft under A. C. A. 



CANOEING IN OREGON.-lhe Oneonta C. C, of Portland, Ore- 

 gon, has had an addition to its fleet in the shape of a handsome 

 Shadow canoe, built by an amateur, Mr. Will H. Walker, from the 

 igs and descriptions published in the Forest and Stream. She 

 is built of Port Orford white cedar, ribs, stem and frame of Eastern 

 k of Spanish cedar. Her name is Arline, and she will 

 this year fly the Vice-Commodore's pennant of the Oneonta C. C. 



NEWBURGH.-Mr. Smith writes that the ice is not yet safe on the 

 river, but that as soon as it is he will lay out a new 'three mile tri- 

 angle above Plum Point, and a half mile course. 



THE A. C. A. FLAGSHIP. -Mr. Rushton is now finishing a 14x31 

 canoe tor Commodore Oliver. She is of the Mohican No' 2 model 

 with 95ft. of sail. 



CANOE MEETS IN 18S5.-We have considerable correspondence 

 on this subject, which lack of space compels us to lay over until next 

 week. 



_ GOLDEN STAR C. C— The name of this club, given as Golden Saw 

 m our issue of Jan. 15, should be as above. 



CANINE CARRIERS. 



AVERY common thing on all the Connecticut railroad 

 lines is for accommodation train men to throw newspapers 

 off the trains at or near the houses of subscribers living on 

 the line of the road at a distance from the stations, says the 

 Hartford Times. Frequently they are thrown overboard at a 

 road crossing, perhaps a considerable distance away, but 

 there are quite as many cases where a dexterous whirl from 

 the platform sends the paper directly into the owner's yard 

 and he is saved a long walls, and in bad weather a disagreeabe 

 one. In many instaaces dogs have been trained to watch for 

 cars and get these papers, and country dogs, it is noticed 

 take quite an active interest in the affair. After yawning 

 arouud all day with nothing more interesting than to bark at 

 an occassional passing wagon. Towser must enjoy the 

 approaching rumble of the train, the snatch at the paper as it 

 comes whirling toward him, aud the trot homeward burdened 

 with news and responsibility. Over on the Naugatuck road 

 some one has had the curiosity to inquire into this matter of 

 dog messengers. Mr. Philip McLean, proprietor of the Gate 

 House on the Thomaston road, has a dog who goes a mile and 

 a half every morning to meet the train. The paper was 

 formerly thrown off by the brakeman on the last car, and 

 there the dog watched for it. Lately it has been thrown from 

 the baggage car. The dog appeared angry at the change, 

 barked furiously and waited sullenly for some time before 

 going on his errand. He has not yet become reconciled to the 

 new way of delivering his paper. Below Derby a dog has 

 acted for several years as newsboy for a number of families. 

 The papers are thrown out of the cars under full speed' 

 Whether one or a large number of them, the dog is able to 

 lug them off, making good time back. Another dog who has 

 become a veteran as newsboy and cannot now. from age and 

 rheumatism, get down to the cars, has in some way managed 

 to trani a younger dog to do his work. Edward Osborne 

 residing below Naugatuck, has a dog who regularly meets 

 the early morning train. The house is a mile away from the 

 railroad, and the dog never leaves on his errand until he hears 

 the train whistle at Beacon Palls station. Then he starts on a 

 run and waits at the same spot always, with his nose poked 

 between the panels of a fence, and his keen eyes watching 

 for the flying paper. A story is told of one dog that was first 

 taught to bring a certain New Haven paper, and when his 

 master changed to another, could not be induced to carry the 

 new one This is unlikely. Another story is that the late 

 benator William Brown of Waterbury had a pet dog that 

 could readily distinguish the whistles of the New England 

 engines from those of the Naugatuck, though running on a 

 parallel track ab the same time, side bv side. The faithful 

 dog always found his train and car, and stood in waiting for 

 the Hartford Times, which he carried home to his mater for 

 many years. 



