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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Deo. 24, 1885. 



Jackstone. Black, white and tan English setter dogr, whelped Aug. 

 30, 1865, by Gladstone out of Flounce, byJ. W. Murnan, Keeling, 

 Tenn., to Chas. Tiickej, Stanton, Tenn. 



Whetsto7ie. Blact. white and tan Ehglish setter dog.whelped Aug. 

 30. 1885, by Gladstone out of Flounce, byJ. W. Muman, Keeling, 

 Teim.. ro C. N. Post. Sacramento. Cal. 



Curbstone. Orange and wDite English setter dog, whelped Aug. 30. 

 1885, by Glad.stone out of Flounce, by J. W. Murnan, Keeling, Tenn., 

 to L. A. Swearingen, Oskaloosa. la. 



Kate Gladstone. Black, white and tan English setter bitch, 

 whelped Aug. 30. 1885, by Gladstone out of Flounce, by J.W. Murnan, 

 Keeling. Tenn . to M. Heller, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



Fanny Gladstone. Orange and white English setter bitch,whelped 

 Aug. 30. 1885. by Gladstone out of Flounce, by J. W. Murnan, Keeling, 

 Tenn.. to M. Heller, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



Nellie. White bull-lerrier bitch, whelped August, 1882 (A.K.R. 

 21941. by E. S. Porter, New Haven, Conn., to Geo. W. Dixon, Wor- 

 cester. Mass. 



Wildwood and Melody. White, black and tan ticked beagles, dog 

 and bitch, whelpe<l Aug. 11,1^85, by Joe (Hingwood— Gipsy Queen) 

 out of Constance (Rlngwood— Norah), by Coffin, Zimmer & Co., 

 Glens Falls, Y., to James Ortb, Heading, Pa. 



Czar—Laone (A.K.R. 341C) ivfielp. Dark orange tawny and white 

 St. Bernard dog, whelped Sept. 7, 1885, by Coffin, Zimmer & Co., Glens 

 Falls. N. Y , to A. N. Cheney, same place, and presented by him to 

 Mr. Cleveland, Houston, Tex. 



Dash— Beauty u-helps. Irish water spaniel dogs, whelped Oct. 28, 

 1885, by Berkshire Kennels, Pittsfleld, Mass., one to Associated Fan- 

 ciers, Philadelphia, Pa., and one to E. J. McLoughlin, Washington- 

 Yille.N. Y 



Kino— Fly {A.K.R. 1012) tvhelp. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, 

 whelped Feb. 7, 1885, by J. Satterthwaite, Jenkintown, Pa., to E. A. 

 Larkjn, Haydenville, Mass. 



Kino— Bessie whelp. Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped 

 Sept. 13, 1885, by J. Satterthwaite, Jenkiutown, Pa., to C. B, Hark, 

 Bethlehem, Pa. 



Cricket Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped June 13. 1883, 

 by Twaridel's Buglei- out of Twaddel's Pittsburg, by A. M. Wood, 

 Philadelphia, Pa , to Geo. Laick. Tan-ytown,N. Y. 



Kitty. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped Jan. 28, 1885, by 

 Fritz out of Kitty Wells, by Joseph R. Craig. Newark, N. J., to Oscar 

 Feilhysen, same place. 



Nimrod (A.K.R. (jSD—Ashmont Nora (A.K.R. 2875) vihelps. Irish 

 setter bitches, whelped Sept. 7. 1886, by Dwight Uoibrook, Clinton, 

 Ooun.. two to Dr. H. H. Kane, New York, and one to Hon. Lynde 

 Harrison, New Haven, Conn. 



IMPORTATIONS. 



Judas. White bull-terrier dog, whelped May 32, 1884, by champion 

 Marquis (champion Tarquin— Puss) out of Patch (champion Dutch- 

 champion P.ose), by Thomas Blackburn, New York, from E. J. 

 Waters, Lancaster, ling. 



AN average of over 1,000 pedigrees per volume brings up the 

 total of the American Kennel Register at the end of its third 

 volume to 3,093. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 Ko Notice Taken of Anonrmons Correspoadeats. 



M. L., East Hampton, Mass.— A hound dog 4yrs. old has the piles. 

 Have tried compound nutgall ointment with no success. Ans. You 

 muse keep the dog's bowels freely open with syrup ofbuckthern or 

 castor oil in dessertspoonful doses and use the following ointment 

 twice daily: Of the extract of bellad. nnaand extract of opium each 2 

 grains, of the acetate of lead 10 grains, of balsam of Peru ointment 

 2 ounces. Mix. Apply externally. 



R. G., N. Y.— My setter pup, 6 weeks old, is ruptured to the size of 

 a hen's egg. Ans. A cure is doubtful, but you should consult a sur- 

 geon. We can give no prophecy, not knowing where the rupture lies. 



W. A. D., Lvnn.— About eight months ago I noticed whenever I 

 touched a certain part of the ear of my Gordon setter he howled as 

 though in pain. I examined the ear at the time but could not see 

 anything the matter. Four months ago he commenced to scratch 

 the inside part of the ear. I checked him in this as much as possible. 

 He shakes the head quite frequently, and for the last two months a 

 dark matter has been running from the ear. Ans. Your dog has 

 canker. Use the following: Of ;bromo-chloral ana of laudanum each 

 one dram, of water .six ounces. Mix. Drop in the ear night and 

 morning after cleansing. 



WiNT. Salem. Mass.— 1. The spaniel is not too old to tram. 2. The 

 symptoms of worms are referable to the digestive and nervous 

 systems. Evidence is given of pain, colicky in character, over the 

 belly. Indigestion, often diarrhcea and vomiting after hearty meal, 

 capricioiL* appetite, sometimes ravenous and again absent, itching at 

 nose and arms. When sleeping the dog moans, twitches violently, 

 and sleep is not refreshing, general dullness. Of course the chiet 

 point is to search his discharges to find the worms. 



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 ing Co. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON, Dec. 19.— The attendance of shooters at Walnut Hill to- 

 day was good for a winter's day. The weather conditions with the 

 exception of a thick fog were very good, and several high scores 

 were made. There will be a shoot Friday all day. It is expected 

 that the military match will open that day on the new target. 

 Satm-day the range wiU be open as usual. The scores: 

 Decimal off-hand Match. 



J Francis (A.) 10 10 9 8 8 9 7 10 7 9-87 



W Charles (C.i 10 7 6 9 8 10 10 10 9—87 



JDaflfer (C. mil.). 9 9 7 5 10, 9 9 9 9 7—83 



AC Adams (C.) 7 8 10 10 riO 6 7 8 5-82 



J R Missane (A.) 7 7 10 8 6 10 4 7 8 10-78 



C A Herbert (A. mU.) 6 6 10 6 3 7 8 8 6 7-66 



Best Match. 



S Wilder (A.) 40 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9—98 



Graham (a. ) 10 10 9 5 10 10 10 10 10—97 



J B Missane (A.)..- 10 10 9 8 10 10 9 9 10 10-95 



■WH01er(A.) 10 8 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 9—94 



JAMESTOWN, N. Y., Dec. 19.— Score of ride club made yesterday 

 at the regular medal match, Creedmoor target, 200yds.: 



Kelso. M:l, rifle 3 33444445 4-38 



Ward; M. L. rifle 4 33533344 4-36 



Norton. Bal. .32 4 54444444 4-41 



Hazeltine, Bal. .3S 4544444555 -44 



DeLisle. Bal. 38 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 4—43 



Brown. Bal. 32, 4 55445455 4-45 



Bums, Stevens .32 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5-45 



Warner, Stevens ,38 5 4 5 54 44 5 4 4—44 



Curtiss, Stevens .38 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 5-36 



ALBlGIEAil, New York.— At the semi-annual shooting of the 

 Albig Bide Team, Capt. Chas. Reisman, held at tneu- headquarters, 

 212 Eait Houston street, N. Y., Dec. le, the shoot was wound up 

 with a grand turkey match. The score for tbe last sixmonibs re 

 suited as follows: Messersohmidt 1,300, Reisman 1,271. Nowak 1,287, 

 Miller 1,263. Maa.< 1.239, Simon 1,258, Hoen 1,230, Aibig 1,229, Kuhn 

 1,1*}, Nix 1,146, Mahler 1.118, Strupel 1,111, Hills 1,091, Gort 1,086, 

 Weifllich 1,057, ^lofaut864. 



ZETTLER EIFLE CLUB —New York, Dec. 15.— Regular club shoot- 

 ring target, possible 120, gallery 100ft. long: D. Miller 112. M. Dorr, 

 ler 113, M. B. Engel 112, A. Lober 116, C. G Zeltler 108, B. Zettler 113, 

 H. Holges 110: T. C. Noone 110. L. Flach 109, N. D. Ward 102, C. Karr- 

 her 108, M. L. Riggs 114.— N. D.' Warp, See. 



THE TRAP. 



Correspwuienta wno favor us with club scores are particularly r»- 

 guested to write on one Side of tfie paper only, 



WELLINGTON, Dec. 19.— To-day's shoot at WeUington was well 

 attended and the number of birds broken rather above the average. 

 Tbe results: 1. Five pigeons— Shumway and Adams first. 2. Five 

 black oirda—Schaefer first. 8. Five pigeons— Snow first. 4. Five 

 blackbirds— Tucker and Snow first. 5. Five pigeons— La wson first. 

 n. Five blackbirds— Wardwell and Schaefer first. 7. Five blackbirds 

 — Lawson and Adams fitst. 8. Medal match- Buffum first with 9, 

 WiJsou Hftcond with 8, Nichols third with 7. 9. Ten pigeons- Lawson 

 first. 10. Five blackbirds- Shumway and Lawson first. 11. Five 

 blackbmls— Schaefer first. 12. Three pair blackbirds— Lawson first. 

 13. Five pi;;eons -Jj'ichols and 4^awson first. .1 Five blackbirds.— 

 Buow and Stanton first, 15. Five blackbirds— Lawson first. IS. Fife 

 blackbirds, fciraigbtaway— Nioftpl? a^n(i Warclwe)! first, 17, T^ftrn 



match-Nichols 12, Wardwell 15, Law 13, Tucker 16, Snow 12-68: 

 Adams 13, Schaefer 13. Shumway 15. Wilson 9. Stanton 13—62. ISi 

 Team match No. 2— Nichols 10, Wardwell 11, Lawson 15. Tucker 12 

 Snow 1.3-61; Adam.s 10, Schaefer 14, Shumway 15. Wilson '7. Stantoii 

 15-61. There will be the usual Christmas shoot on Friday from 9 to 

 2 o clock. 



NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 17.— The Southern Sportsmen's Association 

 met this evening at the Continental Armory for tbe purpose of per- 

 fecting arrangements for the annual game dinner bunt, fixed for the 

 8th 9th and 10th of January. The rules adopted and to be applied 

 m the match hunt specifically designate the following birds, with the 

 percentage: Robins, 1 ; doves. 5; quail and snipe. 10; hawks andowls. 

 25; woodcock, 25; prairie chicken, 50. All game must be killed oii 

 the wmg, and must be shot in a sportsmanlike manner. The follow- 

 ing gentlemen pledged themselves to parti<'ipate, and to forfeit $10 in 

 consideration of failure to report: N. D. Wallace, president; John K. 

 Kenaud, treasurer; Henry Fontaine, secretary; Messrs. E. T. Man- 

 ning, Charles J. Lewis, H. 6. Hester, H. B. Febiger, Charles B. Ma- 

 ginnis, W. F. Grav. Gilbert, H. Green, A. M. Biekharo, Richard Frot- 

 PCher, Steve D. Ellis, Dr. W. W, Weaton. Dr. W. W. Moore, WaUace 

 Wood, C. L. Walker. W. L. Saxon, .John T. Broadnax, R. C. Nichol- 

 son, F. B. Hnflman, J. P. Billups, J. V. Guillotte, Edgar T. Leche. 

 and others to sign. The teams are as follows: Capt. A. M. Bickham, 

 with the following team: H. Fontaine, H. B. Febiger, W. L. Saxon, 

 .John T. Broadnax, L. H. Jurev, G. H Green, Wallace Wood, R C. 

 Nicholson. Dr. Wooten, J. P. Billups. E. T. Leche: Capt. C J. Lewis, 

 with the following team : John K. Renaud, C. B. Maginnis, W T 

 Gray, T. B. Hoffman, Richard Frotscher. R. W. Foster, E. T. Man- 

 ning, Dr. W. W. Moore, S. D. EUis, J. V. GmUotte. Wednesday, Jan. 

 13, is the day set apart for the dinner. All game bagged to be re- 

 ported by the contestants at H. B. Febiger's gun store, No. 168 Gra- 

 vier street, on Monday, Jan. 11, at 12 o'clock M. 



NEWARK, N. J., Dec, 19.— About 2O0 old-time pigeon shooters met 

 on Erb's shooting grounds, on the Bloomfield road, Newark, this 

 afternoon to see the pigeon match between W.W, Lever, of Elizabi-tb 

 and Sam Badgley, of Newark. The stakes were $200 a side, and tbe 

 conditions of the match were 35 birds each. 25yds. rise, one barrel, 

 the contestants to find trap and handle against each other, L. Cock- 

 ford, of Blooomfleld. was referee, the judges being W. Siegler. of 

 Little Falls, for Badgley, and J. Ryan for Lever. The match began 

 promptly at 2 o'clock, a strong wind blowing across the score from 

 the left. This made most of tbe birds fast right hand drivers. Lever 

 had the hardest birds to shoot at. He shot his opponent out on tbe. 

 22d round, having killed all his birds, although his 10th fell just out of 

 bounds. Badgley, who has a good local reputation, missed four entirely 

 and had his I8tb bird fall dead just over the boundarv. The betting 

 was in favor of Lever at the start, and a few hundred dollars changed 

 hands. The score was as follows: 



S Badgley .OOinillJlOllllllOOl 11— 17 



W WLever 1111111110111111111111-21 



NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIATION.— Macon, Ga., Dec. 14. -The 

 annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Gun Association 

 wUl be held at Covington, Kentucky, Jan. Is;. 18^6, in the office of the 

 county clerk in the court house, at 3 P. M , for the election of directors 

 for the ensuing year. Those stockholders who are unable to attend 

 can send their proxies to Mr. J. E Bloom, of Cincinnati, vice-presi- 

 dent of the Association, who will represent them for the best interests 

 of tfee Association. A full representation is urgently requested, as a 

 good board of directors is necessary to insure prosperity.— F. C. 

 Ethehidge, Secretary. 



GARDEN CITY CLUB.-The cup offered by the Garden City Gun 

 Club was shot for at Thomas Lloyd's pigeon shooting grounds at 

 Queens. L. I., on Thursday. The conditions were 12 birds each at 

 30yds. rise. Hurlingham rules, and the shoot was open to representa- 

 tives of the Westminster Kennel Club, Riverton. Philadelphia, Car- 

 teret, Rockaway Hunt and Garden City clubs. Mr. R. B. Lawrence, 

 of the Westminister K enuel Club, made a clean score and won the 

 cup. Mr. Ramsay, of the same club, and IVlr. Lesley, of the Garden 

 City Club, killed 10 each. The birds were an extra fast lot, and were 

 handsomely retrieved by the setter Fan. 



National Gtjn Association Tournaments.— Special Notice.— Mem- 

 bers desirous of organizing tournaments in their vicinity, under the 

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

 All the expenses of the same will be paid by us. Make your arrange- 

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

 annually. Claim your dates now. General ofiBce and headquarters, 

 Macon, Ga.— Matt R. Freeman, Vice-President and General Manager; 

 F. C. Etotidge, Secretary, Macon, Ga. Send 10 cents for hand book 

 containing rules, constitution, etc. "Fairly started and its future 

 depends entirely upon the manner in which the sportsmen throughout 

 the country respond. "'-C, M. Stark, April 18, 1885.— .idi;. 



Address all comfimnications to the Forest and Stream Publish- 

 ing Co. 



CRUISE OF THE COOT. 



V. - 



r|"^HE first question asked wherever the Coot brought up was, "Are you 

 X allaloney I should think you would feel vwy lonesome." But 

 strangb as it may appear, a feeling of loneliness never overcame the 

 sole occupant of the Coot's quarters. There was no time to be 

 lonely. There was always plenty to do and think of. What with pre- 

 paring meals, sailing the boat, snugging things down in the evening, 

 provisoning and caring for the ship, no chance^for dull houra of sombre 

 contemplation were ever afforded. During bad weather letters had to 

 be written, skecthing materials were broken out, and the literary locker 

 was always full to overflowing with magazines and papers of all sorts. 

 Odd jobs in the cabin took up a considerable portion of the time at 

 anchor. Furthermore, you were seldom without intercourse with 

 the world for a single day. Friends -were found and made in atl the 

 towns.. Marketing brought you in contact with local lights who con- 

 gregate about the stoies. Human nature could be studied in a huu 

 dred of ways, and the idiosyncracies of provincial life supplied a 

 broad field 'for amusing observation. There was animation on the 

 river as well. Steamers and tows, schooners and boats passing and 

 repas.'ing. Characteristic types in build and purposes amid ever 

 changing scenery and surroundings served to keep hfe on the tip-toe 

 of expectation, and if mayhap a half hour of soUtude did now and 

 then occur. •' Seal of North Carolina" soothingly bridged over the 

 interval. Lest there should be lack of something to do, I had ran- 

 sacked sundry bookstores before my departure and lugged aboard 

 something for light reading. Plutarch's Lives, Loomis's Astronomy, 

 Goethe, Byron and Darwin among others were relied upon to bid dull 

 care liegone, and lift the fancy into airy realms of delight. But 

 Plutarch's Lives remain buried under a heap in the after locker, the 

 softly twinkling diadems of the great arch above siUl constitute an 

 unlocked puzzle, Margarethe moves in her maiden modesty, a vir- 

 gin unwooed, Don Juan has yet to make his first impression and the 

 Missing Link is still wanting. Mail, telegraph and rail have robbed 

 time and distance of their meaning, and far from home and fiiends 

 in miles as you may be, there is nevertheless such close connection 

 that you do' not feel the bonds quite sundered. The attraction in 

 singlehand sailing is the consciousness of absolute independence, 

 being master of your own movements with no one's preferences to 

 consult. There is no crew whose comfort has to be taken into ac- 

 count and with whou\ you could not escape unwelcome familiarity in 

 the confines of a small boat. There is no friend wanting to do this or 

 that, just what you do not care to do. When you are hungry you eat, 

 when not you take a cold bite. When you are sleepy yon sleep, 

 when you want to sail you sail and when you don't you " loaf. " Nei- 

 ther time, space nor habit is allowed to prescribe other than you see 

 fit. You learn to commune with ^our ow.n thoughts and unravel 

 your own mind. Who will say he h not a more congenial friend to 

 himself than a second person whose conceptions and sympathies do 

 not always fit in the same groove but lend off at tangents and oc- 

 casionally at broad angles. C. P. K, 



BOSTON NOTES.— Mr. J. Malcolm Forbes has purchased the Puri- 

 tan of General Paine, and tne latter gentleman will build this winter 



a yacht 85ft. on wa'.erline, from Mr. Burgess's designs Lawley & 



Son are busy with the alterations in the schooner Tempest, a new bow 

 8rt longer, the frames for which are now in place. They are also 

 building a yacht for a Baltimore gentleman. She will be 24ft. over 

 all and 9ft. beam, with heavy Iea<l keel. They have in hand a steam 

 launch for Harvard College 50x(jft — Ambassadress, schooner, Mr. 

 N. Y. Thayer, has been docked at East Boston and someof her plank- 

 ing has been replaced, and also her sheathing has been partly re- 

 newed A lead keel of 15 tons, 00ft. long, is part of the alterations 



which Smith, of City Point, has been making on tbe schooner Gitana. 

 Her bow has been lengtiiened also. The alterations are now com- 

 pleted snd sbe is fiffcine Qi;t for a crui£B to the West Indies . . Wood 

 Brothers, of East Boston, have in f racoH t|jgir new Hloop, and wljl soon 



ICE YACHTS. 



EXCEPT to the favored few whose leisure admits of wmter trips to 

 the West Indies, the Mediterranean, or even to Florida, the cold 

 winds of November bring a peremptory summons to discontinue aJl 

 water sports and to lay up and haul out their craft. Then for a 

 period of four or five months tbe yachtsman must content himself 

 with such quiet amusement as can be had from reading, and a study 

 of his boat, perhaps with an attempt at alteration or improvement in 

 her. A few there are, however, for whom this tame sport is not 

 enough, and who, though debarred by cold and ice from their favorite 

 pursuit, turn the tables OH Jack Frost and make him contribute to 

 another pleasure in place of the one he has deprived them of. To 

 any one familiar with sailing in the latitude of New York the waste of 

 good wind is positively painful. Days and days of good weather are 

 wasted waiting for wind; and then again, when cold and ice make 

 yachting impossible on our rivers and lakes, there is an amount of 

 good sailing breeze wasted often in one week that would sail all the 

 races of the season. To utilize this waste product, a few hardy sailors 

 of an economical turn of mind devote their lime each winter to a 

 torm of saiUng termed by courtesy ice yachting. To compare a 

 yacht, with her graceful Imes and beautifullyrounded form, tumbling 

 and tossing hke a dolphin, to an angular and flat frame work that 

 might pass for a huge mosquito bar, a patent harrow, or an immense 

 planimeter, seems utterly absurd, while there is hftle resemblance to 

 the varied pleasures of a yachting cruise in Iving flat and snug as a 

 cake on a griddle, in a Uttle box. and whirling along a surface as 

 level and smooth as a billiard table. On the other hand, however, 

 the skill required and the excitement induced by an increase of 

 speed from a paltry average cf six or eight knots to a velocity greater 

 than an express tram, bring into play the same elements that make 

 the main charm of yacht racing, and when the time limit, instead of 7 

 hours for 40 miles, is increased to 1 hour for 50. the interest and ex- 

 citement increase with the danger. 



As yet, ice yachting is confined to few locahties, the principal one, 

 and where its development has been greatest, being on the Hudson 

 River about Poughkeep.sie and New Hamburg. Here are found the 

 finest and most elaborate boats, and here the sport has been more 

 completely organized. Another locality near New York is at Red 

 Bank, N. J., the sailing ground being on the Shrewsbury Rivpr. 



One great advantage the ice yachtman has over his broihtr sailor, 

 keels and centerboards vex him not, depth enters not into his compu- 

 tations, and he is free from the fiend who bobs up at every possible 

 opportunity with a long letter in favor of a displacement rule. How- 

 ever, there are models and models even in these queer boa's, and 

 fashions in bmW and rig change as in the craft that float. The assen- 

 tial parts of the ice boat vary but httle. There must be a "center 

 timber" or keel, the foundation of the whole structure, a "runner 

 plank" creasing the former at right angles near its middle, three "run- 

 ners," two (the runners proper) at tbe ends of the runner plank 

 and pivoted at the after end of the center timber for a rudder,' 

 Besides these is a car in which the crew sit. In the older boats the 

 runner plank and center timber wtie braced together by two "side 

 pieces" running aft from the runner plank, and connected by a semi 

 circular piece at the after end. These three pieces were of nearlv the 

 same outline as the rail of a narrow yacht from midships aft and to 

 them was fastened a light flooring resting on the center ticnber in 

 size and shape resembUng the deck of a 20 or 30 ton cutter from the 

 rudder post aft. This deck was the car, in which the crew sat or 

 reclined. From the fore ends of the side pieces at the runner plank 

 ran the bowsprit shrouds, to the fore end of the bowsprit, a continua- 

 tion of the center timber. The mast was stepppd directly over the 

 runner plank, necessitating an extremely long boom, 



Within a few seasons tbe mode of building has been improved in 

 the direction of lightness and strength unti]^ from a purelv mechan- 

 ical point of view, a very beautiful machine has been" obtained 

 Lightne.es is essential to speed, the prime reqtiisit*,' in an ice-boat but 

 owing to the velocity they attain, every chance of a breakdown must 

 be avoided, a? a fatal result might easily follow. The boats as now 

 built ai-e light, strong and thoroughly braced in all directions. The 

 boat shown on the opposite page is the St. Nicholas, owned by Com 

 Rogers, of the cutter Bedouin. S. 0. Y. C, whose fleet of ice-yachts 

 at Hyde Park numbers six racing craft. The boat is 35 feet 3 inches 

 long, and the spread of the nmners is 24 feet. 



a, Jib clevis. Cleats. 

 6, c, Bobstay plates. /, Strap. 



d. Jib traveler. k, Liferail 



e. Mast step. I, Main traveler 

 /, Fairieaders. m. Plate of iron. 

 g, Deadeyes. ji. Rubber buffer. 



The center timber is of white pine, 5in. wide and 8in, deep tapering 

 to 5x6in. at the after end. To it is scarfed the bowsprit, also of white 

 pme, 5x8in. atlargest part, just forward of the mast, and 4MX6in at 

 fore end. The two pieces are bolted together by i4m. lag screws 

 spaced 18in. apart, the heads being down. The rimiTer plank is of 

 basswood, 1714m, wide and Bin. deep at middle where the center tim- 

 ber rests, and 16>;3>^in. at the ends. The extreme length is 25ft and 

 the upper side is curved, the amount of rotmd or crown being 4in 

 The two lower comers are rounded off from the middle to the ends 

 as shown in the plan and section of the clank. At each end of the 

 runner plank are two pieces of oak, 24in. long, 2>6in. thick and .5in 

 deep, called the guides. These are spaced 2%in. apart and screwed 

 to the beam with four J^in, lag screws each. Through each is a hole 

 bushed with a piece of gas pipe, %in. internal diameter, to take the 

 rtmner bolt. The outer corners or the guides are chamfered off The 

 inner guide on each end is braced with two chocks of 2m' oak 

 screwed to the runner plank. Each chock has a tenon, lj^x2m.' 

 running through the guide, the outer screws through guides also 

 passmg through the tenon. These four chocks give strength to resist 

 any side thitist. The center timber rests directly on the center of 

 the runner plank and is bolted to it by a stran of iron, i, 3x%in., the 

 ends terminatmg in Mil- bolts passing througfi the plank and set up 

 against the plate, m, on the bottom side. 



Four stays of half -inch wire rope, set up by lurnbuckles. are used 

 to stiffen the frame. The inboard-ends of each pair of stays are 

 bolted into a plate :i/:%in., which is on the under side of the runner- 

 plank, and is secured by bolts through the plank, each with a dead- 

 eye, g g, for the shrouas. In the outboard end of each stay is an 

 evesplice and thimble. In the end of the center timber and also of 

 the bowsprit, a score 3xlin. is cut, while through the end two %in. 

 holes are boied. A cap of ^m. iron, 3in. wide, is made to nt over 

 tne end of the timber, as shown. Taking first the after end, the main 

 traveler, I, of %in. round iron, fits the cwo holes. The cap is driven 

 on, its end being filled with a piece of mahogany, and the traveler is 

 passed down the two holes, the ends of the stays being first placed 

 in the slot, one on each side, so that one end 01 the traveler passes 

 through each eye, alter which the nuts are screwed up on the lower 

 ends of the traveler. The fore end is fitted in the same manner, ex- 

 cept that a U t>olt is used in place of a traveler, taking the jibstay. 

 At the fore end is also a piece, b, for the bobstay. This piece is set 

 into the lower side of the bowsprit, the projection hooking over the 

 fore end, and the ends of the bolt pass through it as well as through 

 the timber, the cap and the two eyes in the stays. 



On the top of the forecap are two lugs to which a clevis, a, is 

 bolted, holduig the jib tack. The bobstay is of i^-inch round steel, 

 one end bolting into the plate b, and the other into the plate c, 

 screwed to the under side of the center timber. It is strained over 

 an iron post 8 inches high, welded into a plate of iron 4x4x% inches, 

 the latter also sere wed to the center Umber. The runners are of oak, 

 2% Inches thick, with shoes of cast iron bolted to them. Tbe bolts 

 pass down through tne oak and are tapped into the iron. The sides 

 of the shoe bevel in at the lower side, as shown in the end elevation, 

 their lower edge being filed to an angle of 90 degrees or a httle less. 

 It is essential to speed that the edges be keps very sharp. 



The rurmers are each hung on a % inch iron pin, the hole in the 

 former being bushea with gas pipe. Two such holes are usually 

 bored in each runner to allow for a sUght shifting, if -desirable. The 

 runner is fitted quite tightly between the guides, and as little play as 

 possiole is allowed in all parts. The small runner aft is fitted to 

 move freely as a rudder. It is hung by a pin in the rudder post, an 

 iron forging with a stem 12 inches long and ]}4 inches diameter, the 

 top being squared for the tiller. The rudder post runs through a 

 hole m the center timber, the latter being protected by 

 brass plates on top and bottom. A buffer, n, of india 

 rubber 2 inches thick is placed on the spindle under 

 tne center timber, acting as a spring. Just forward of the rudder is 

 an oak chock bolted to the center timber to act as a guard and pre- 

 vent the rudder from dropping into cracks. The car is made with 

 a bent coaming of %in. oak, resting on the center timber, outside ef 

 which a piece of %in. mahogany is bent. The floor of the car is of 

 pine and drops in the middle, as shown in the section. A cushion 

 18 made in one piece, with an opening to allow it to pass over the 

 hand raU k. This rail is of iron carried on two small stanchions 

 screwed into the timber. The iron bar is served with cord, as is the 

 handle of the iron tiller. The latter was formerly made straight, but 

 now it is the custom to curve it so that it will pass clear of the body 

 when lying in the car. 



The cost of a boat of this style is from .$500 to $700, as the many 

 details and forgmgs are expensive. In many locahties where smooth 

 ice is found an yacht may be made on this plan, but of cheaper 

 construction, that will answer every purpose, but will not be as fast 

 as the lighter and more expensive boat. Tue sail plan wiU be pub- 

 lished (n a short ticfie. 



.A.TALANTA.— Mr. (Sould's yacht has sailed for Charleston. S. C, 



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