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FOREST AND STREAM. 



klABCH 26, 1885, 



YACHT BUILDING AT GLOUCESTER. -Messrs. Higgins & Gif- 

 ford, the yacht builders, of Gloucester, have been busy with small 

 yachts this winter. They have built four boats to go to the West 

 Indies, each 31ft. long, 12ft, beam, a,nd 4ft. 6in. deep, cutter rigged. 

 Besides these they have built a catboat for Boston, 23ft. long, 10ft. 

 beam, and 2ft. 4m. deep, and two boats for Cape Cod, one sloop and 

 one schooner rigged, each 28ft. long, 8ft. Gin. beam, and 2ft. lOin. 

 deep. They have in hand contracts for a yacht on the model of the 

 Sa=sacus, 18ft. 4in. long, 7ft. 6in. oeam, 2ft. 4in. deep, with round 

 stern, sloop rigged; also a sloop 22ft. long. 9ft. beam, and 2ft. 9in. 

 deep. Higgins & Gifford are the builders of the small boats Little 

 Western . Centennial, and Nautilus, that have made the trip across 

 the Atlantic. Th»y also make a specialty of seine and other fishing 

 boats, ship's yawls and rowboats, as well as the Excelsior life boats. 



"AHOI! 1 '— This magazine, published in Potsdam, Germany, which 

 made its appearance last year as a quarterly, now comes to us 

 «ach month. The March number contains a number of inter- 

 esting articles on yachting, besides diagrams of different rig? in 

 general use. A new method of signaling a vessel's course is de- 

 scribed, in which an endless line, is run from the barrel of the 

 steering wheel through a block hung aloft. To one side of this 

 line a green light is hung, and to the other a red one. When the rud- 

 der is amidships the lights are abreast. If the wheel be turned to 

 throw the rudder to starboard, the cord is wound and unwound on 

 opposite sides of the barrel, raising the green light and lowering the 

 red. If the rudder is turned the other way the red rises above the 

 green, indicating that the vessel's head is turned to port. "Ahoi!" 

 promises to be a valuable addition to the yacht literature of Ger- 

 many, and we wish it all success. 



CRUISING SLOOP ALICE.-We shall publish shortly the lines of 

 a little cruiser now building by F. C. Smith of New Bedford, for Mr. 

 D. W. Tryon of New York. She will be 24ft. over all, 21ft. 6in. on 

 waterline, 10ft. beam on deck, 9ft. on waterline, 3ft. 6in. draft, with 

 3,000 pounds of ballast on keel. She is intended for knocking about 

 the coast, cruising and sketching, and is of light enough draft to 

 enter most of the harbors. Her name will be Alice, and she will have 

 the usual sloop rig. 



MARY TAYLOR.— An inquiry as to the date at which this famous 

 boat was built has brought out a number of answers, placing it 

 between 1848 and 1850. Mary Taylor was the first of Geo. Steers 's 

 departures from the old models, and the date of her building marks 

 the beginning of the most important era in American yachting. We 

 believe the boat was named after a popular actress of the time. Who 

 can tell anything more about the subject? 



RARITAN Y. C— Editor Forest and Stream: The annual meet- 

 ing of the Raritan Y. C. was held at their club house on March 4. 

 The reports of the retiring officers and committees show the club to 

 be in a healthy condition financially and otherwise, and the pros- 

 pects of a bright and successful future for the club are exceedingly 

 good. After the routine business had been disposed of, the club pro- 

 ceeded to elect their officers for the ensuing: year, when the follow- 

 ing gentlemen were chosen: Commodore, E. H. Hall; Vice-Commo- 

 dore, J. G. Hall ; Secretary, J. Lawrence Boggs, Jr. ; Treasurer. P. A. 

 Greenley ; Measurer, C. W. Ramsay. Regatta Committee— Wm. King, 

 Edward Pausch and George Poster, Jr.— J. L. Boggs, Jr., Secretary. 



A RIG POR "PATERFAMILIAS."— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 On page 134 '-Paterfamilias" inquires about rigs. I presume he has 

 chosen his dimensions after sufficient consideration. To me they 

 seem too small. To my mind, as accidents will occur, it seems a great 

 mistake not to have ballast in such shape that it can be easily re- 

 moved. I would suggest as a rig a mainsail stepped well forward, 

 with a small mizzen on the counter. In case of sudden squall, etc.. 

 the mizzen will keep the boat's head to the wind. Ditto in reefing. I 

 would recommend 3U beams to length, taking for type measures 8ft. 

 beam. 32ft. deck, 28#ft. waterline. depth of hull 5ft., with trunk 6ft. 

 —Pater. 



QUEBEC Y. C— At a general meeting of the Quebec Y. C, held on 

 the 13th of March, 1885, the following gentlemen were elected officers: 

 Commodore, J. U. Gregory, Esq, ; Vice-Commodore. John Ritchie, 

 Esq.; Captain, JohnS. Thorn, Esq.; Secretary, W. McLimont, Esq.; 

 Treasurer, George C. Scott, Esq. Members of the Managing Com- 

 mittee— J. Hamilton, Esq., and Albert Peters, Esq. 



ADRIFT IN AN OPEN BOAT.— Last week the life-saving crew on 

 Sandy Hook rescued a man who was adrift in an open sail boat three 

 miles from land. He had been blown off shore from Port Monmouth, 

 N. J., and when discovered was nearly frozen, his boat being half 

 filled. 



NEW STEAM LAUNCH.— Mr. W. H. Sterling is having a steam 

 launch built by S. Avers. 37 Peck Slip, for use on Lake George. The 

 N. Y, Safety Steam Power Co. will furnish the engine, the cylinder 

 being 8x9ins. 



ELISE— This handsome little centerboard cutter, now hauled out at 

 the Knickerbocker Y. C. grounds, is offered for sale. She would 

 make a splendid yacht for Corinthian sailing. 



REMOVING MILDEW FROM SAILS.— Damp the sail, soap it over, 

 and sprinkle with wbitiner over the worst parts, and damp again; then 

 dry in the sun. Repeat the process. 



"BLOW YE WINDS HEIGHO."-This book is for sale by Hunt & 

 Co., 119 Church street, London, Eng. The price is about $1.50. It is 

 not yet on sale in the United States. 



HAVERHILL Y. C— Mr. C. H. Stacy,Secretary of the Haverhill Y. C. 

 writes us that the club has not disbanded, but is still in existence. 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C— The date of spring matches is June 13, 

 instead of June 15 as given in our fixtures last week. 



L'ESPERANCE.— This sloop, one of Geo. Steers's boats, is adver 

 tised for sale in another column. 



NEW YORK Y. O— A business meeting will be held at the club 

 house this (Thursday) evening. 



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W. C. S., Harrisburg.— See badge manufacturer's advertisement in 

 our columns. 



J. L. Z., Plantsville, Conn.— For the rabbits write to Reiche & Bro., 

 Chatham street, New York. 



O. A. W., Chicago, 111.— The Mohican settee is illustrated in "Canoe 

 and Boat Building,'' page 159. 



H. R. H., Syracuse, N. Y. — A license is needed to run any steam 

 engine, no matter what fuel is used. 



F. D. B., Woodstock. Vt.— Last season a pure black raccoon was 

 caught here. Are they common? Ans. No. 



E. H. T., New York.— The book can be had of Hunt & Co., 119 

 Church street, London, England. Price about $1.50. 



T. B. D., Ovid, Mich.— It is usually better to plank out to the stern- 

 post, ship fashion, if the boat is deep enough aft to allow it. 



F. W. H.— One whistle signifies that a steamer will keep to the right, 

 leaving the other vessel on her port side. Two whistles signify that 

 she will pass to the left. 



F. C, Clyde, N. Y.— Will you be so kind as to give patterns and 

 descriptions of rudders for canoes. Ans. A full description of all 

 canoe rudders, with diagrams, will be found in Stephens's "Canoe 

 and Boat Building," which we can send you. Price $1.50. 



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