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[OoT. 8, 1885. 



CAMDEN GUN CLUB.— Camden, N. J.. Oct. 5.-Sixth and final 

 match for gold medal that has been offered for the past two years to 

 the member -n innine it thj ee times. It now becomes a permanent 

 and tasteful fixture to Mr. Simon'?; watcli ciiain, and, as yesterday's 

 score indicates, he has earned it. Match at 10 pairs giobe flights, 8 

 Iiigowsky screened traps, 4th notch, ]8yds. 



Armstrong 11 li 11 01 11 11 11 11 01 11—18 



Simon 01 li ll n li li 10 11 11 11—18 



Austermuhl , 00 10 11 11 10 10 11 10 11 11— U 



Milliette 01 01 01 01 11 11 01 11 11 01-14 



MacMUler 11 11 10 11 ll 10 00 11 11 11-lfi 



Shute 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 11-17 



Wllljams 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 10-1,5 



Cragin li ll oi 11 il ll 01 11 lO 10-10 



Turner 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11-15 



FbrUner 01 10 11 11 11 10 11 10 10 11—15 



Ties. Armstroue: 00 IJ 01— 3; Simon 11 11 01—5. 



■NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIATION.— The next tonruament of the 

 N. G. A. wiJI be held at Macon. Ga,, beginning on the second Tuesday 

 of January, 1886. The general manager's address is Matt R. Free- 

 man, Mao m, Ga. 



National Ovti Association TotTRxAJiisNTS. — Special Notice.— Mem- 

 bers desirous of organizing tournaments in their vicmity, imder the 

 auspices of the Association, are requested to notify the undersigned. 

 All the expenses of the same will be paid by us. Make your ai'ra.Dge- 

 ments for 1886. We propose to establish a circuit of tournaments 

 annually. Claim your dates now.— IUatt K. Freeman, Vice-President 

 and General Manager, Macon, Ga. Send 10 cents for hand book con- 

 taining, rules, oon.«titution, etc. "Fairly started and its future 

 depends entirely ujjon the manner in which the sportsmen throughout 

 the eoimtry respond. "-C. M. Stark, April 18, 1885.— ^rfy. 



Address all conMBiv-nicaiions to the I'orest and Stream Publish- 

 illy Co. 



"SMALL YACHTS." 



Small Yachts: Their Design and Construction Exemplified by the 

 Ruling Types of Modern Practice, by O. P. Kunhai-dt. 



IT IS unnecessary to introduce the author of the new vohime 

 entitled "Small Yachts. ' Probably no pnrson is so widely known 

 in connection with all that relates to the improvement of yachting 

 affairs at home and abroad. In ei?ery nool;: and cranny Che world 

 OTer. wherever yacbt or boat can tloat, the autbor'snamehas become 

 a household word, and his labors have been cherished as gospel from 

 the true foimtain head. No one has wielded a wider influence or ex- 

 ercised more potential sway over the yachting interests of this conti- 

 nent. It i.s not too much to say that iu obedience to the exceptional 

 force ani losical acumen of Mr Kunhorrit's prolific pen, added to an 

 especial fltuess in his chosen field, the aspect of yachting in America 

 has undergone more radical Iransformation than all other eaiises 

 combined have ellected. Not merely was he the chief instrument in 

 furthering the numerous rnodifieatioas which model and rig have 

 been put throusrh during the past five or six yeaxs, but t.he healthier 

 methods of pursuing the >portand much of the existing enlightenment 

 noon all that bears upon amateur sailing, is du-ectly trtvceable to his 

 earnest and untiring work in behalf! of the elevation of yachts and 

 yachtsmen in our waters. So emphatically was his p>^rsouality im- 

 pressed iipou the comumuity at large that' even his very words and 

 phrases have since lieen enerafted, part and parcel, uiiou the yacht- 

 ing hteranu-e and gossip of the day. Scarce a paragraph appears in 

 contemporaneous pohheations but the plumes bon-owed from the 

 original and Jucirive pen of the author of "Small Yachts" can be 

 readily deteetea. Fro.n a source which had sho-rni the capacity to 

 nurse a "cutif r boom" successfully through the tribulations of an 

 Inauspleuous birth to the climax of an international trial and the per- 

 manent habitation of a large fleet of cutters in American waters, the 

 public naturally looks for something out of the common iu the new 

 volume "Small Yachts."' In this expectation they are not likely to be 

 disappointed. 



Though portions of the technical ground gone over in ' Small 

 Yachts'" are not of the author's invention, he has contrived to relate 

 in an attractive, popular, but accurate and comprehensive form that 

 which in other works on naval architeccur?> is apt to repel the student 

 as tedious and involved beyond reason Moreover, the one and all- 

 important xsoint to the student, the practical application of the les- 

 sons set forth, has ever been kept uppermost throughout the whole 

 •volume. Indeed, the useful side of the teachings of naval architec- 

 ture make up the burden of the first divisi<jn of the book. Not in a 

 single page does the author steer astray into the purely theoretical 

 field. On the contrary, theory is dealt with only to the extent to 

 which it can subserve the practical side of designing, and all which is 

 purely inferential or sneculative iu character has been ptu-posely 

 thrown overboard as foreign to the subject matter and more likely 

 to mislead than mstruct. In "Small Yachts" we have a volume 

 ■which is meat from begum ing to end, brimfnl of information, of 

 data, of sound ooimsel, and totallv fri-e from "padding" with irrele- 

 vant material aud the chimerical theorizing so eoustantly reiterated 

 iu .similar works without purpose, other than to support a claim to 

 "scientific" attainments. 



While sti-ictly impartial in the record of estabUshed facts, "Small 

 Yachts'' is the' reverse from dreary reading. The technical chapters 

 can be taken no bv any one with a smattering of boat knowledge and 

 perused witliout break or halt, ow ing to the happy faculty the author 

 lias of imparting even intricate subjects in fluent composition spiced 

 with a breezy dash, holding the reader's interest and leading him 

 along in logical sequence from topic to topic in little mental skips. 

 It has been truly remarked that the book "reads like a novel— you 

 never know when to leave off." , . . 



Personal experience in all the del ails of modelmg and designing 

 enable the author to imjjart to the beginner the fullest msti-uctions m 

 the manipulation of the tools and the processes to be goneihrotigh 

 in scheming out a vessel in wood or upon paper. To this the leading 

 chapters are dwoted. Not the least instructive are the opening 

 pages in which the special sphere of both model and draft are in- 

 tnsisted upon and supported bv good argument. After accompanying 

 the student through the d.aftsman's office with specific caution on 

 aU points hkely to harra^s the beginner, the actual plotting of the 

 "three plans"" of a yacht is itndertaken. the sloop Schemer, well- 

 known in racing anuals, serving in explanation and alsom exemphfl- 

 cation of light draft construction. As the three plans are m general 

 use for representing the form of a vessel, eight pages are taken up in 

 their discussion, and it is safe to say that they elucidate ttie meaning 

 and ohj^ct of the various lines in their relations to one another more 

 clearlv and comprehensively than anythmg of the kmd yet published. 

 Following this the plans are taken up represented physicaUy in the 

 block, together with the opportunities afforded for experiment, and 

 the weight lo be invested in the comparisons instituted. The sum- 

 mary of this chapter is a key to the motive which has actuated the 

 author throughout the book. Not merely are simdry disjointed Ob- 

 servations related, but their relative value for practical purposes has 

 been assigned to the separate deductions, to forestall erroneous con- 

 clusions by the review of everything iu connected action. The hue is 

 distinctly drawn between tank expeiirrxentsnpou models subjected to 

 tests of certain quahties one by one, and between complete physical 

 reproductions of sailing yachts on a small scale, the former being 

 condemned as iUusive and the latter supported with the clear in.sight 

 which has always given the author's writings much weight. 'Taking 

 off " the reverse of the process of laying down a vessel's lines, re- 

 ceives attention in a special chapter. The yacht operated upon is 

 the Nuckel. a German keel sloop, peculiar in many respects, and 

 interesting in itself from a designer's pomt of view. This chapter 

 wfll serve to further familiarize the reader with the relation ot the 

 three plans to one another and enables him to ascertain the form ot 

 a boat hauled out upon the beach. This brings the book up to the 

 second divi.sion. which is devoted to a consideration of the elements 

 governing performance. . 



The causes of resistance are set forth in sttch a plain manner tnat 

 all the untenable '-behefs" and vagaries hitherto current in the btuld 

 ing prof ession must give way to a true appreciation of the subject 

 The various causes adduced are supported by citations f roai t'^peri- 

 euce with which every one is familiar, and the well-attested tact tnat 

 large displacement or heavv weight and great draft may be driven 

 witb less expenditure of power than lighter, shoaler forms, wil! no 

 longer appear paradoxical. The extent to which beam may be 

 eUpped and depth increased without loss in speed is of special appli- 

 cation now that the matterof large or small beam has become such a 

 prominent issue in match saihng, A study of this chapter alone will 

 be of great profit in freeing the builder from old-time antipathy to 

 vessels of safe and wholesome form, ani open the way to an aliler 

 class of yacht tlian the typical sandbagger on a large scale. 



The following two chapters compri.se a review of diaplaceuient and 

 stabihtv both written to be tmderstood even Viy hasty rcu.dmg. It is 

 not long ago that a bold individual offered to wager $1,000 that he 

 could eapsizt) any cutter in the harbor, and that he could see no Dif- 

 ference between cutter and sloop in that respect Probably a casual 

 glance at the chapter on stability will make the challenger a trifle 

 more conservative in the sum he proposes to stake. Although stabil- 



ity is dwelt upon at length in all works on naval architecture, the 

 method of preseutiog and dissecting the subject is novel in "Small 

 Yachts." It is agreeable reading and comprehended almost without 

 effort at thought. 



Twenty-eight pages are replete with the description of recognized 

 rigs and the princinles of propulsion , Innumerable points crop up 

 which the author takes in hand in connected description, giving pre- 

 cedence to practically ascertained facts over theoretical inference 

 and loose talk.l as in all other portions of the book. The fifth ele- 

 ment considered is beam in its relations to the yacht as a whole. 

 This chapter is one of the most valuable and instructive in the vol- 

 ume. It deals directly with the "battles of the tvpes" brought into 

 such rehef iQ recent years through the author's" writings in Forest 

 AND Stream and other periodicals. It contains in terse, precise 

 language the pith of design, so far as it is affected by beam. The 

 leading paragraphs will serve to show the stand taken in "Small 

 Yachts." They run as follows: 



"Few elements of design are properly to be estimated in their indi- 

 vidual capacity, but only in their relation to others and to the vessel 

 as a whole. Meaningless and illusive deductions commonly arise 

 from neglecting the qualifying influence of attending character- 

 istics. ' ' 



"The most prolific source of popular fallacies is to be traced to a 

 ceaseless search for the 'best proportion of beam to the length,' a 

 htmt which it is needless to say will ever be futile." 



"No proDortion of beam to length can be singled out as 'the best,' 

 for that hinges upon the concurrent (Jisplacement . An amount of 

 beam perfectly admissible and contributing to highest performance 

 iu one style of boat would, in another style, be inviting palpable 

 failure." 



'■While 'beam to length' is devoid of significance, 'beam to dis- 

 placement' is really the controUing cue, where design as a whole is 

 referred to length as the initial, and where performance is the issue." 



The foregoing quotations wit h the arguments in support in the rest 

 of the chapter not only represent the main features of design in an 

 entirely new light, but would be dililculc to disprove, now that we 

 have witnessed the very highest speed in the best examples of ex- 

 treme breadth, as ia many of our orthodox centerboard sloops, in 

 boats of moderate beam as in the Puritan, also in boats of the nar- 

 rowest midship mould ever sailed, as in the fast cutter Clara. In the 

 light of events, aU in "Small Yachts" that seems at first glance a 

 starthng depai ture from faiths once accepted, can be substantiated 

 through the teachings of experience, and this gives to the volume an 

 influence with the reader not derived from other works which fail to 

 unite theorjf and practice on common ground. 



Balance and its object, and handiiiess occupy several pages each, 

 and then we come to a review of centerboard and keel. This will 

 prove hve reading. Its composition, while delightfully combative, 

 displays such accurate proces-s of reasoning, such well balanced 

 thought, and so much that is instructive, that the student will regret 

 it3 termination and wish there were more of the same kind. So much 

 nonsense and so much fable is cm-rent about the assumed superiority 

 of the centerboard as a direct contributor to speed that a chapter 

 covering the hoary question of centerboard vs. keel deserved a prom- 

 inent place in a book intended to disseminate accurate knowledge 

 and dispel the wordy quackery of superficial observation. We feel 

 certain that after digesting the case as presented by Mr. Kimhardt, 

 the student will rise with the cobwebs effectually cleared from his 

 mental vision for all time. A vast amount of inU has been spilled in 

 a desultory way anent this very matter, but without reaching nearer 

 the end than we were in the beginning, yet five short pages in "Small 

 Yachts'" suffice to shed light where darkness has so long prevailed, 

 and once for all remove the so-called "question" from further dis- 

 cussion. The force of the author's logic is challenging, and it would 

 take an adept to meet him, if indeed an adept could be found to take 

 exception to direct evidence from experience which is indisputable. 



We started to review the book in a general wa.y, but in turning 

 over its leaves find so much pith and so much point in almost every 

 line that nothing short of this can do the publication justice. Design 

 in its unity, the next chapter, is a characteristic summary of the dis- 

 position of bulk and rotmds up with a dissection of the various theo- 

 retical "systems." upon which the author places little store in com- 

 parison with more primary and influential essentials. Six pages 

 cover the actual "Computations," they being of subordinate value, 

 according to Mr. K., and spliced into the body of the book for the 

 benefit of those who delight to "jugg;le with Aggers." The second 

 grand division of the book winds up with a chapter entitled "Theory 

 and Practice Compared." This may be termed a regular '-rouser." 

 It starts in with vim and is carried along with considerable animation. 

 It is an arrangement of theory, of naval architecture in figures, as it 

 is preached in the litterature given over to an assumption of knowl- 

 edge which lamentably fails when applied to the wants of the pro- 

 fession in practice. We, in America, of all nations, pick practice in 

 preference to theory and the American constituency will indorse the 

 author in the stand he has taken, though from abroad the chapter 

 may "call down derision from high quarters." This is, however, 

 met in advance by the systematic refutation of the claims of naval 

 architecture as a guide 't& the inception of design, and it is difficult 

 to see how even the '"highest quarters" can invaUdate the author's 

 argument and set up the contrary on a firm footing. 



The third division of "Small Yachts" comprises an array of 

 examples of all tv^pes, systematically arranged according to their 

 chief features, such as catboats, keel catboats, jib and mainsails, 

 centerboard sloops, keel sloops of deep and light draft, cutters of 

 large, moderate and small beam and a variety of craft of special 

 build. Two or more examples are provided in each case, with full 

 description and data iu tne text and Ulustrated in about seventy 

 plates bound in the rear. One hundred and sixty pages are filled in 

 this manner. Bach yacht is dealt with separately, her points and 

 performance examined, and advice given for alterations where 

 desirable. The plates are executed in higher styles of art than any- 

 thing of the kind yet published and show the author to be an accom- 

 plished draftsman and artist. A vast amount of detail information is 

 to he gleaned from the plates, while explanatory diagrams and illus- 

 trations abound throughout the volume. Ironwork, lead of gear, 

 construction, cabin accommodations and equipment are among the 

 things the plates wdl disclose. Those fond of sailing in small yachts 

 by themselves will be pleased with the very comprehensive treatment 

 of their hobby in a serir S of articles on the models, rig, outfit and 

 management of singlehand yachts, ^•iroctions for fitting out, laying 

 up, the keep and care of yaolits, boat building for amateurs, yachts' 

 boats, yacht clubs, racing rules, official papers, etc., are grouped in a 

 fifth general division and an appendix is added with the new rules of 

 the road, a bibliography, etc. 



The volume is printed on elegant gloss finished paper, handsomely 

 bound, and m its mechanical features makes a most agreeable dis- 

 play. , 



HIKERS ON THE DELA'WARE. 



THE "hiker" is an aquatic racehorse, not more than 15ft. long, 

 without a deck, with a mast away up in the bow, and with a 

 single sail big enough for a good-sized yacht. The "hiker" does not 

 carry any ballast except that which can move about on two legs. In 

 othe'r words, her crew of four or five men are her ballast. In order 

 to utilize their weight so as to prevent capsizing, the unknown genius 

 who invented the "hiker" devised the following scheme: Fastened to 

 the centerboard, the mast and the lower .yard of the sail are five or 

 six ropes, which are long enough to hang over one side into the 

 water. On the ends which go over the side are fastened bars of 

 wood, and on these bars of wood hang the human ballast. 



An admirable illustration of the working of this simple but rather 

 moist device is afforded during every regatta of the South wark Y. O. 

 The Southwark is composed entirely of "hikers," either with adouble 

 or a single bow. When the starting gun is fired, from thirty to fifty 

 racers dip across the Ime as their crews frantically haul up the saUs. 

 They continue hauling until such a spread of canvas is displayed that 

 any'spectator who was not acquainted with the use of the apparently 

 useless ropes and wooden bars, which seem to be only in the way of 

 the men, would say at once (hat the unballasted little boats would go 

 over before the first qiiarter-mile was finished. 



On they glide down the river, gathering increased momentum with 

 each moment. Still their progress is comparatively slow, there being 

 but a breath of air. The crews all sit staring at the sail and at the 

 river behind. Suddenly the ruffling of the water tells of the coming 

 of a puff of wind. The crew of each "hiker" scramble over to the 

 windward side and perch themselves on the gunwales with the bars 

 of wood in their hands. Perhaps the wuid blows steadily— perhaps it 

 strikes them m a gust. K the former, then the men sit where they 

 are, balancing the craft simply by their all being on one side. But if , 

 especially while tacking, the "hiker's" spread of canvas above 

 proves too much for her and she plunges over, the captain yeUs fran- 

 tically "hike over." , , , , , j. 



In an instant the ropes are stretched taut and the wooden bars dis- 

 appear overboard into the water, followed by the men or the posterior 

 part of them. Only their legs remain in the boat as they sit on the 

 transverse bars and hold on to the ropes. Every other wave surges 

 up to their necks, and often a dip to wmdward submerges them com- 

 pletely, with the exception of their legs, which flourish wildly up 

 over the side of the boat, but when they reappear again the craft has 

 been saved from capsizing by this sudden hanging out of from 800 to 

 over 1 000 pounds on the windward side. Sometimes an entire tack 

 across the river is made with the crew "hiking cut" in this manner. 



Sometimes, as thev come about, in spite of their efforts, the wind 

 proves too strong for them and the side they are sitting over is raised 

 hiffhuo into the air. Then for a few brief seconds every nerve is 

 strained as they pull on the ropes and hang, almost head downward, 



over the side. They may succeed and keep the boat from capsizing, 

 or they may all execute a grand flying leap as the "hiker" goes over 

 and they are thrown forward into the sail. This, however, happens 

 only when there is an unusually strong wind or when bad ma'nage- 

 mentis shown in "coming about" at the wrong time. And, even if 

 they do capsize, there is no harm done. Of course they are out o( 

 the race, but that is all. The tugs and steamers that follow pick them 

 up and tow the half submerged boat back home again, where she is 

 righted and bailed out. 



On many of the races at least ten men are taken in each boat. 

 They serve to keep her steady as long as the breeze is too stiff or the 

 cruise is agamst the wind. But if, after the buoy is rounded and the 

 wind dies away, the captain glances significantly at one of the crew, 

 the yachtsman grins, pulls off his boots, and drops overboard. Per- 

 haps he is iDicked up. perhaps he is not noticed in the excitement of 

 the race, and left to take care of himself. In this case he calmly 

 strikes out for the shore, half a mile away. Sometimes half a dozen 

 men are dropped over in this manner from one boat, in order to 

 Ughten her and keep her rivals from crawling ahead. But woe to the 

 captain who sacrifices too many of his men. There may come up an 

 unforeseen wind and bowl over the too-lightly ballasted boat in the 

 twinkling of an eye.~Philadeli}hia Press. 



SLOOP OR CUTTER? 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



As the yachting season closes and the excitement of the interna- 

 tional races diminishes, I think that in order to determine the amount 

 of glory attached to the victory and the advancement made in yacht 

 achitecfcure that a comparison of the present with the past defenders 

 of the Cup would not be out of place. Everything about the defend- 

 ers of the Cup up to the present one seems to be entirely original and 

 thoroughly American. Commencing with the America down to the 

 Magic, Columbia, Sappho, Madeleine aud Mischief, not in any partic- 

 ular do they show a point of English origin. Howis it with the present 

 one? What has become of the principles maintained by Vixen and 

 Shadow that we should surrender all we claim without a contest? 

 The sloop advocates are welcome to all the consolation they derive 

 from the victory of the cutter over the cutter, as the sloop had noth- 

 ing to do with it; and it must have been gratifying to the cutter men 

 when the Puritan was selected as a contestant,"inasmueh as no greater 

 backdown could have been committed by the sloop advocates. The 

 Genesta fails to carry off the Cup, but she succeeds in sustaining 

 her side of the argument and being in with the Puritan at the demise 

 of the American sloop. Loyalty. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have just read Mr. Clapham's letter in your issue of the 10th inst., 

 in which he ridicules the idea of Puritan " being a cutter or having 

 anything in common with that British monstrosity except outside 

 lead and a long counter, and dogmatically pronounces her a sloop 

 pure and simple. May I be allowed to ask Mr. Clapham through the 

 medium of yotu- columns what are the points which constitute the 

 difference between the two otlier tban the rig (for even he cannot but 

 allow that in that respect Puritan is a cutter and nothing but a cut- 

 ter)? Is it the possession of a centerboard, or is it the relative pro- 

 portions of length, breadth and depth, displacement and tonnage? 

 If the la'ter I am curious to know what he would have called the old 

 Bucaneer. She was builc in 1867. and for three or four years was 

 cock of the walk, and did pretty much as she pleased in the 15-ton 

 class iintU the gradual increase in length, lead, and depth snuffed her 

 out. Now we in otir ignorance !iad always deemed ber n cutter, and 

 she was so called and classed, but doubtless Mr. Clapham can set ns 

 right on that point and give us her correct designation. Here are 

 her dimensions: Length on L. W. L. 33ft. 9in., beam 10ft, 4in., depth 

 from W. L. to rabbet line on keel considerably under 4ft. She had 

 not a centerboard, but a deep fixed keel very much cambered, and 

 her fore foot well rounded up. She had 1 ton 10 cwt. of lead on her 

 keel, the remainder of her ballast (leadj was inside, making a total of 

 6 tons for a craft of 14 tons T. M. and 12 tons displacement. These 



Eroportionate dimensions would surely, therefore, qualify her to take 

 er place in the ranks of the sloops even more than do Puritan's, 

 particularly in the matterof ballast, as her outside lead was less than 

 a fifth of her total, while Puritan's is considerably over half. Now, 

 sir. being always anxious to call thmgs by their right names, perhaps 

 Mr! Clapham will kindly enlighten me and set my mind at rest as to 

 which type the old boat really belonged. Was she sloop or was she 

 cutter? If the former I shall always in the future when referring to 

 a little ship of whose exploits I am naturally rather proud, speak of 

 her with much deference as my old sloop the Bucaneer. 



Henry E. Bayly. 



ExMOUTH, England, Sept, 22, 1885. 



THE SONG OF THE AMERICA. 



THE following song appeared in an English paper shortly after 

 the victory of the America in 1851. We have never seen it in 

 print, though it was once well known here. We are indebted for the 

 following version to Mr. R. K. McMurrav, Brooklyn Y. C. to whom it 

 was dictated from memory by Mr. Lester Sehofield, Chief Engineer 

 of the Mallory Line: 



Come listen to my ditty, a song to you I'll sing 



Of four and twenty yachting bov s all anchored in a ring. 



It was the Royal Yachting Club, the Queen of England's pride, 



And pride of all the yachting men that ever hailed from Byde, 



Chorus — '/Where did she come from?" 

 i "New York town." 



"Who's her skipper?" 

 "Old Dick Bro-ivn." 



It happened on a morning as the sun was shining bright, 

 A modest looking schooner came wing and wing in sight. 

 Whence came she or what was she no one of tnem could say. 

 For no one thought so small a craft came from America. 



Then on she came as lightly as bird upon the wing. 

 And rounding to so noiselessly, cast anchor in that ring. 

 Her stern presents an eagle, spread from starboard side to jjort, 

 And that's the only ornament she wore of any sort. 



'Twas then the Royal Yacht Club began to smell a rat. 

 Some tnought she was some pumpkins, some thought her more than 

 that. 



But interchange of visits soon made it clear as day 

 That she was brother Jonathan's own America. 



Then next our worthy Commodore a challenge did indite, 

 A challenge frank and bold and fair as any man could write. 

 He told the noble Wilton he would race his Yankee yacht 

 Againt schooners, cutters, steamers, of the size he cared not what. 



The regatta being open to the yachts of all creation 

 And we tne only Yankee yacht to represent the nation; 

 We entered against fifty royal racers round the Nab, 

 And beat the best as easy as a dolphin beats a crab. 



This touched the ire of good .Jolm Bull and raised his native pride 

 Said he. "I'U bet .500 pounds I'll find a boat at Eyde, 

 In sailing twenty miles and back will beat the Yankee Doodle, 

 Or I will freely teU the world that I'm a beaten noodle." 



Now the yachting season's over and we've all had lots of fun, 

 'The prizes are all handed to the victors who have won, 

 Victoria frankly gave us her heartiest approbation, 

 Allowing that when Yankees wished they could beat all creation. 



The good old tars of England looked on with sad surprise. 

 While others not so highly pleased all damned their Ivlcssed eyes, 

 •The ladies pass and kiss their hands in token of adieu 

 While all the roosters in the coops crowed Yankee Doodle Doo. 



DORCHESTER Y. 0.— The ninety-second regatta of the Dorchester 



Y was sailed on Saturday last, the final race for the Barnard Cup 

 for .•atboats. Only four boats sailed, the day being foggy up to the 

 time of ihe race. As (jueen Mab and Flora Lee each had a leg 

 previously the cups were awarded to them. This closes the club's 

 season. The times were: 



j-ffiST class. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 

 Oueen Mab, Burwell and Litchfield. . .22.03 1 17 33 51 06 

 Niobe, J. R. Chadwick 20.01 1 20 03 61 20 



SECOND CLASS. 



Flora Lee, D. H. Lincoln 16. Wl 1 35 37 53 46 



Mirage, S, G . King 17.05 1 37 36 55 39 



PflOTOORAPHS OF GENESTA AND PURITAN,— We have re- 

 ceived from Paeh the photographer two handsome photos of Genesta 

 and Puritan out of water, showing the entire forms of the boats. 

 Thev can be had at Sll -Eroadwav, New York, price 50 cents each. 

 Mr. "N. L. Stebbins. of Boston, has in press a list of views of the racers 

 and many other yachts, which will be ready soon. 



THE K.'VCERS.- Priscilla has been hauled up at Harlan & Hol- 

 lingworth's and stripped for the winter. She will be altered materially 

 before next season. Pm-itan is now housed over at Beverley, and her 

 crew have left her. Genesta shipped her short mast and bowsprit on 

 Monday for her return trip. 



