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A NATIONAL YACHTING ASSOCIATION. 



THE following letter explains itself fully, and hardly needs an in- 

 troduction to the favor of American yachtsmen. The neces- 

 sity of a national association has been urged before in our columns, 

 but the time has not been ripe for it, and the matter has never been 

 taken up in earnest. Last season's races and the immediate pros- 

 pect of still more Important events have given a most powerful im- 

 pulse to yachting, not only along the Atlantic seaboard, but in all 

 parrs of America, and this season will, beyond doubt, eclipse every 

 previous year of our yachting existence. Since the idea of a national 

 association was last before yachtsmen a great change haB taken 

 place. New York and the East have become move thoroughly unit ed 

 and are more closely joined by the increased exchange of visits 

 around Cape Cod; yachtiDghas grown greatly in the intermediate 

 ports along the Sound; local influences have weakened with a decided 

 gain to the general cause: and the way has been paved to a common 

 meeting ground by the adoption of the same rule by the leatling clubs 

 of the country. Now, when the interest in yachting is at its height, 

 is the time for such an organization as our correspondent outlines 

 below, and the appropriate occasion is offered at Newport, where 

 the majority of the yachts whicb he mentions will be in August, Of 

 course there is now no definite authority which can deal with the 

 scheme; it must rest with the great body of yachtsmeu interested, 

 and especially with the larger and more prominent clubs, and to 

 tbem we submit the idea, in expectation of a thorough discussion of 

 Its merits and details. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Now that the chances for Galatea coming to this country this sum- 

 mer grow more beautifully less, we begin to look round for the next 

 most important regattas, and we find innumerable races will take 

 place from Eastport to Florida during the coming season. 



Now.may I suggest the advisability of forming in America a grand 

 Yacbt Racing Association, one that would not only rival, but par ex 

 ceUence, eclipse our British cousins, for we not only have the yachts 

 and men, but what is most necessary, America now has the money, 

 too. 



Think of it ! The verging together of the entire fleet of racing 

 yachts belonging to the New York, Eastern, Atlantic, Boston, Sea- 

 waubaka, Dorchester, Hull, New Haven and Larchmont yacht clubs, 

 with a series of races extending over say three days, and heldatsomo 

 port suitable as a rendezvous for both the Eastern aud New York 

 clubs. 



What a sight! 'Twere fit for a kiug! With the cracks of New York 

 pitted against the flyers from Dowii East! What an array of types 

 and rigs would come forth ! What a chance for a decided study and 

 test of their individual ability in blow and in calm, in rough and in 

 smooth water, where cutters could safely meet th»ir old rivals, the 

 centerboards. without fear of a mill pond race (as they have been 

 pleased to call some of the New York Bay regattas), for I would sug- 

 gest that Newport, being accessible from both New York aud Boston 

 with about equal ease, and having the advantage of a good harbor 

 besides plenty of shore accommodation, woidd be the most desirable 

 place to hold a national regatta. Newport's lower bay is so situated 

 that a fair racing course is always ready for the larger classes, there- 

 by saving expenses in the matter of stakeboats. Then again, in the 

 event of the formation of a National Yacht Racing Association, the 

 different yacht owners would be enabled to make their cruises more 

 in company, as without doubt, the graces Sunder the management of 

 the association would do away with many of the smaller home races 

 of the different yacht clubs, besides giving all yacht owners a grand 

 sufficiency of racing, providing we allow that the more prominent 

 clubs each give one club regatta also during the year. 



But to refer to Newport again as a desirable place to hold the Na- 

 tional regattas, I would suggest also, that Newport city, besides the 

 various steamship companies, would contribute toward the fund of 

 the association, as they would receive large benefits without, doubt. 



There is one very essential point to be considered, and that is the 

 amount of prize money. In England they have very large prizes, 

 which are the means of bringing forth the best yachts from far and 

 near, and it would be necessary in this country to make a prize, even 

 if it were pewter ware, of such value that it will be an honor to cap- 

 ture and hold the same. 



The different gentlemen, who have so kindly in the past supplied 

 the handsome prizes and purses would without doubt aid the associa- 

 tion. 



As I have been requested to write this article by owners of different 

 yachts. I can assure you that already I have found a hearty support 

 for such an association by the gentlemen who are not only owners of 

 yachts, but who are deeply interested in the different types and rigs. 

 With a' little of the spirit of 1776 shown for this undertaking we could 

 have in America an American National Yacht Racing Association 

 second to none in the world. 



Think of such an array as the following, all equipped and manned 

 by the best talent obtainable arrayed against each other in their re- 

 spective classes and tell me if it would not be worth a day's journey 

 to see them all buried to their lee rails, struggling for the supremacy 

 of the yacht racing world : 



Montauk, Grayling, Mohigan, Fortuna, Ghana, Dauntless, America, 

 Ambassadress, Phantom, Foam. Halycon, Fieetwing, Agnes. Fearless, 

 Adrienne, Clytie. Atlantic, Priscilla, Puritan, May flower, Gracie, 

 Bedouin, Clara, Mischief, Huron, Fanny, Crocodile, Fanita, Yixen, 

 Penguin, Syren, Maggie, Daphne, Athlon, Isis, Wave, Mistral, 

 Schemer, Shadow, Hera, Lillie and hosts of others, all fast and able 

 boats, beside those that might be attracted from not only England, 

 but from Canadian waters, in the hopes of securing a trophy that 

 would soon become world renowned. Not only would an association 

 bring about yacht racing, but a yearly convention coidd be held say 

 at Newport, at which the various new points always arising in this 

 pleasure could be discussed, and the much vexed question up to the 

 present time of racing measurement could be argued fully by advo- 

 cates from all sides, and without doubt, before a full house, some 

 equitable measurement to suit all might be reached. There can be 

 no doubt, I know, in my fellow yachtmen's minds that such an Asso- 

 ciation as I allude to would be productive of the greatest good. We 

 have many knotty points as regards yachting which have been dis- 

 cussed between members and also before the clubs, where one party 

 is apt to be far in the minority, and in another club the same party 

 may be far in the majority, and the result remaius the same, but if 

 a convention was held at which all our prominent active workers and 

 designers were present, where they could address the prominent 

 members of all the different clubs as one body, there can be no doubt 

 but that a satisfactory conclusion would soon be reached, and many 

 who now talk very wisely on certain subjects would see matters in a 

 very different light. 



Still further benefits, than those already mentioned, can also be ob- 

 tained, in the way of prizes in each class to be offered for the best 

 handled yacht in a race, also to skippers for the best sailed yacht, 

 which would result in training nieu to proficiency in sail handling, 

 something that needs far more attention in this country. Our differ- 

 ent skippers are all, taken as a whole, fully as sharp and quick as 

 any nation's, but a handsome purse to a skipper who has sailed his 

 boat well and true, although not necessarily to a successful finish, 

 would be but a fair compensation, to show a' just appreciation of his 

 merits, as also can be said of a crew, whether amateur or profes- 

 sional, which has strained and pulled quick, aud with precision, with- 

 out balk or error. All this and more would help build up a class 

 of sailors which other nations would find hard to equal. 



In conclusion I would say that it would seem that such an associa- 

 tion should include all yachts over 80ft. on load waterline, as yachts 

 under that size would find it very unsafe outside of Point Judith or 

 Brenton's Reef, should they be caught in a sudden breeze of wind. 

 And now if any of my brother yachtsmen have any corrections or 

 suggestions to make to the above, I should be pleased to learn their 

 views. Siteht. 



Boston, April 12, 1886. 



AN INTERRUPTED CRUISE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



When the cruise of the Bonita was first proposed I hoped to start 

 in her or to join her at some southern port and finish the trip in her, 

 but man proposes, etc. Since Feb. 9 we had no news from her and had 

 about made up our minds she had gone to Davy Jones's locker with 

 all on board, or had come to an untimely end in some mysterious 

 way, after some fashion, and were thinking of engaging the services 

 of a newspaper man to write an obituary and have it filled in with 

 poetry and pen and ink sketches, telling of angry winds and moun- 

 tainous waves and monsters of the deep, etc. Our scheme was 

 foiled, however, by a letter from the missing cruiser, probably the 

 last we shall ever hear from the Bonita on her most disastrous cruise 

 in search of summer airs. 



Gooss Point, Old River, S. C, March 13, 1883.— Deab Sir: You 

 may think it strange not hearing from the Bonita and crew for so 

 long a period, but I had to stop here on this trip, everything has 

 played out, so I have laid the Bonita off for a while. My last let- 

 ter waa from Swansboro.N. C, Feb. 9. I left Swansboro, Feb. 10 

 and weBt to lay at Bear Iulet until Feb. 11. Then I sailed and got 

 here on the last day of February and have laid here in the river up 

 to thia day. The mate and I are to attend court here the latter part 

 of this month as witnesses in a case of Blander, beautiful young lady 

 of this place and a squint-eved bully. We were summoned by tho 

 sheriff to-day to attend next Thursday. 1 don't know how it will come 

 out, but I aro In favor of the young lady; she is a very nice girl and 

 belongs to the church, I baye been m her company a great deal 



since I have been here and if I do not get away after the case is tried 

 you can bet there is something up. I think it will be my hair, for I 

 am getting lost in love and if any d— d fool goes to kicking he will 

 find me gunning for him as I am so mad. 1 may get married before 

 long and bring a wife North with me. Hoping this will find you in 



good health, I remaiu very truly ." 



In writing the valedictory of the Bonita, I may remark that half the 

 daiigers of a trip to Florida have not been told, nor does the chart 

 mark them to warn the daring mariner. These unseen dangers do 

 not exist alone on our southern coast, but are like the islands we hear 

 of from truthful Jack that rise from the depths of the ocean in places 

 marked deep water on the charts, and I shudder when I ibink how 

 near I came going on the same trip, and also I feel sad to think of so 

 many more perils that are open to the Coot besides the dangers she so 

 successfully combats. I shall watch anxiously for her story as she 

 crosses the line and enters warmer climes, and bears the songs of 

 sirens, who lead one on and on. That whicb started as a cruise to 

 show how easily and cheaply it could be done, comes prematurely to 

 an end after showing a moral and pointing the uncertainty of mun- 

 dane matters, and despair sits on the brow of one who in the interest 

 of voyagers thought to overcome the changes of the seasons. 



Bonita. 



CRUISE OF THE BRUNHILDE. 



COLOMBO. Ceylon, Feb. 14.— During the afternoon of June 29, 1885, 

 the schooner yacht Brunbilde, of the New York Y. C, weighed 

 anchor for Cowes.'lsle of Wight, on a voyage around the world. Her 

 crew consisted of the captain, two mates, a boatswain, two stewards, 

 a cabin boy, and eight men before the mast, while in the cabin were 

 six recent graduates of Yale. After five months spent with much 

 pleasure afloat and ashore, the party arrived at Suez, in Egypt, with 

 the Red Sea before them. Here they were informed that the passage 

 of this sea at this lime of the year would be impossible for a sailing 

 vessel owing to the great belt of calms, the adverse currents, the 

 contrary winds and dangerous reefs In consequence of this the 

 Captain made arrangements with the agent of the Clan Line of 

 steamers to tow the yacht by one of their vessels to the port 

 of Aden, distant 1,600 miles. At noon of Nov. 22 the Clan Buchanan 

 took the Brunhilde in tow, and she went merrily along at the rate of 

 ten knots an hour through the Gulf of Suez. She passed Mount Sinai 

 during the night, and was in the Straits of Jubsl by 8 o'clock the 

 next morning. In the afternoon she was in the Red Sea with every 

 prospect of a prosperous voyage. 



After running through the great calm belt, and having Jiddah, the 

 port of the sacred town of Mecca, bearing abeam, the yacht had a 

 head wind which increased to such an extent that the steamship was 

 compelled to reduce her speed. At this point the captain of the 

 steamer sent a message in a bottle attached to a long line asking if 

 the two stout cables by which the yacht was being towed were well 

 parceled; also expressing some doubt of their strength to tow in the 

 heavy seas which were there running. On the morning of the 29th 

 of November the seas had increased to a crreat height, and although 

 the steamer had slackened down to tn o knots per hour, waves were 

 constantly breaking over the bows, till one sea larger than its fellows 

 buried the bows completely. There was a shock and a crash— the 

 jibboom. bowsprit, and foretopmast broke off. The cables snapped 

 like threads, while the stays and cordage tenaciously held the broken 

 spars which bumped against and gnawed the bows of the good yacht 

 as she pitched and rolled in the angry waters. The captain of the 

 steamer, as soon as he discovered that the Brunhilde was adrift, 

 rounded his ship, and came as close as he dared to tell us that it 

 would be dangerous to take us in tow. He then steamed off. 



AU hands worked like heavers to clear away the wreckage from 

 the bows, which we not only succeeded in accomplishing before 

 night came on, but also had a jury rig forward, and thus handi- 

 capped we had before us the prospect of sailing without a pilot, in 

 the worst season, in a sea which has been the dread of navigators of 

 all age*?, and where sailing vessels are rarely seen in the best season. 

 After spending a most anxious night of beating against a head gale, 

 during which we momentarily expected to hear our keel crunch on 

 one of the sunken reefs which abound here, we were able to anchor 

 under the lee of Jabel-Sogbair, a volcanic island of barren aspect, on 

 which several rocky eminences, rugged and of fanciful shape, rise to 

 considerable height. We determined to remain here until we could 

 get the yacht in some condition for beating against a head wind and 

 rough sea, because we could not expect much lull in the wind, which 

 at this season blows constantly, with moie or less violence, from the 

 southeast. This wind is a curious phenomenon. It is caused by the 

 northeast monsoon striking the high land of Africa, which turns it 

 at right angles; then it is contracted by the mountainous funnel-like 

 shores of the sea. 



We anchored about half a mile off shore, in fifteen fathoms of 

 water. As we lay here the wind rushed through the jagged peaks 

 and down the barren sides of the island, driving before it a fine black 

 sand and rendering the water between us and the shore so rough 

 that a trip ashore seemed hazardous. In the afternoon, however, we 

 determined to try it. Accordingly, clad in only a pair of light 

 pajamas, with our clothes, a few trinkets, our guns, revolvers, and 

 ammunition carefully wrapped in waterproof covers, ard strapped to 

 the boat to prevent loss in case of capsizing, three of us started for 

 shore. Before we had gone a hundred yards we were all thoroughly 

 drenched by the falling spray. As we neared the island we discovered 

 that a barrier reef was lying about sixty feet off shore, while beyond 

 it was a deep-looking pool backed by a fine beach. As we drew near 

 the reef the water began to shoal and grow smoother, which enabled 

 us to jump out of the boat and drag it over the reef into the pool 

 beyond, the water in which we found up to our necks. On reaching 

 the beach we found it composed of broken coral and coral sand, on 

 which countless crabs of various kinds were running, among which 

 we noticed the curious hermit crab. 



Hastily dressing and taking our guns we found many snipe on the 

 beach, a goodly number of which we bagged. We also shot several 

 fine flshhawks, while one of our number, who had taken to the. hills 

 with his rifle, returned with a gazelle slung over his shoulder. We 

 moved down the beach and saw some wretched huts. As we ap- 

 proached these we were met by a very old man, chocolate colored, 

 clad in a small piece of cloth. He seemed frightened at our approach, 

 but we soon allayed his fears by many friendly signs. While we at- 

 tempted to talk with him in the" sign language several dark colored 

 women and children were dodging behind the huts to get a better 

 sight of us. Our attempts to talk with the old man were not very suc- 

 cessful. We visited the huts and found that they were of the most 

 primitive construction, consisting of four upright posts, over which 

 some grass matting was tied with grass rope. Inside they exhibited 

 the utmost squalor. We gave the old man a few trifles and returned 

 to the yacht. 



We remained at anchor here for several days, and succeeded in 

 making the boat shipshape forward, with the hope that she would 

 keep so till we reached Perim Island, distant 100 miles, at the lower 

 entrance of the Red Sea, in the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb. We beat 

 against a strong wind and head sea for three days, and finally 

 anchored safe off the island,— Ifett) York Times. 



THE N. Y. Y. C. AND THE PURITAN.— The following resolution 

 passed by the N. Y. Y. C. has been engrossed and a copy sent to each 

 of the owners of the Puritan by the Club: At a general meeting of 

 the N. Y. Y. C, held Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1885, the resolution was un- 

 animously earned: "That a committee of seven, to include the tlag 

 officers of the club, be appointed by the chair, with power to express 

 to the owners of the Puritan the appreciation of the club of their 

 spirited aud sportsmanlike action in building and racing that vessel 

 as the representative of the N. Y. Y. C. in the recent contest for the 

 possession of the America's cup," and the undersigned were ap- 

 pointed as the committee. They desire, on behalf of the club, to 

 convey to the owners of the Puritan the unanimous sentiment of the 

 club as to the enterprise, zeal, good judgment and true yachting 

 spirit characterizing their action In conceiving and carrying out to a 

 successful issue the object they had in view, namely, the providing 

 the N. Y. Y. C. with a worthy champion to meet the challenge of the 

 Royal Yacht Squadron of England , represented by the Genesta, for 

 the possession of the America's cup. And as an earnest of the desire 

 of the N, Y. Y. C. to convey this feeling in a permanent manner, the 

 committee takes great pleasure in presenting the accompanying 

 memento of the event which took place in September. 1885. (Signed), 

 Vice-Commodore William P. Douglass. Rear-Commodore Frank C. 

 Lawrence, Jr., Philip Schuyler, J. Frederic Tams. James D. Smith, 

 Ogden Goelet. (New York, Dec. 23, 1885.) 



QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINES. — Messrs. John Reid and Co., 

 Port-Glasgow, on Mar. 8, launched a steel screw yacht, the Riou- 

 nagna-Mara, built from their des'gns, for Mr. A, G. Pirie. She is of 

 811 tons, Thames yacht measurement, l?0ft. by 21ft. by 13ft. Sin. 

 Messrs. Rankin and Blackmore. Greenock, have fitted tbe'vessel with 

 a set of their novel engines, of the six-cylinder quadruple-expansion 

 type. This is the first steamer in which they have been used, and 

 much interest is being excited among engineers regarding them. 

 The boiler, which is made of mild steel, has a working pressure of 

 lSOlbs. per square inch. — The Field, March 20. 



AMERICAN Y. O. REGATTA. — The arrangements for the large 

 regatta this year are now being completed. The dates fixed are July 

 IB, 16, 17, and the cruise will be similar to the very successful one of 

 last year. The Cygnus has been chartered to accompany the yachts. 

 Several cups have already been offered for prizes, Com. Hoagland 

 giving one for the best time to New London without allowance. 



YACHTING NOTES.— Namouna, steam yacht, was at Civita Veic- 

 chia on March 18, leaving there for Port Said. She is bound to 

 Bombay. On March 25 she left Suez, arriving at Adeu on March 31. 



The Cythera Is now cruising in the Mediterranean Huron, 



sloop, will haul out at Smith's yard next week preparatory to going 



into commission Rival, sloop, Messrs. nope and Chapman, has 



been brought to the Atlantic Basin from Westport, Conn Dolphin, 



cat, has been sold by Gen. Paine to Mr. O. A. Burbank, who will rig 

 her anew and name her the Jessie B... .Egir, Seabird, Thelga and 

 Saracen are In commission at Boston Firefly, cat, has been pur- 

 chased by H. L. Harding, Hull Y. C Georgia, sloop, of Portland, 



has been sold to A. T. Morrill Stranger, cutter, was launched on 



April 7, at Salem, where she ha? laid up, Her rig has been cut aown 



and altered Krimhilda, cutter, English, is now fitted throut-hou 



with electric lights, the dynamo being operated by the engine of her 

 steam launch . . .Ranger, schooner, is in commission and lies at West 

 Brighton, Staten Island . ..Tartar, cat, will be raced by Messrs. Dunn 



and Brown. Mr. Dunn will not build a new boat this year At 



Frisbee'syard, Salem, the Firefly has received a new boiler, and the 



Ethel, Playmate, Dreadnaugbt and Narragansett are fitting out 



The new open boat building by Driscoll from Mr. Smith's designs is 

 23ft. waterline, 7ft. 8in. beam, aud 2ft. lOin. deep. She will sail with 



fixed ballast Shona, cutter, 5 tons. It is reported that Mr. Chas. 



H. Sweet, owner of the Clara, is the purchaser of Shona, 

 and will race her at Beverly, Mass — Actea, schooner. Mr. 

 David Sears, will fit out this season ...Wanda, steam yacht, 

 has been down the Bay, and if reported to work much 

 better since the alterations in her engines. .. .Undine, sloop, 

 Knickerbocker Y. C, has had an iron keel added — It is proposed to 

 make a landing for yachts on the pier at the Marine Park, Boston, 

 which will be a great convenience to yachtsmen who anchor near by. 



Loando, steam yacht, has just returned from a long cruise in the 



South Nomad, sloop, Mr. H. C. Wintringham, is receiving a lead 



keel of two tons Lagonda, steam yacht, has sailed for Wilming- 

 ton, where she will receive new boilers Talisman, late Tillie, steam 



yacht, has been sold by Mr, Starbuck to Mr. J, W. Slater, of Provi- 

 dence, late owner of the Sappho Calumet, steam yacht. Mr. O. C. 



Emery, is at Clayton, N. Y., where a new engine is being placed in 



her Nooya, steam yacht, arrived in New York on April 8. and has 



been docked for painting and to change her wheel Utowana, 



steam yacht, has had her name changed to Oneida Listless, sloop, 



has been sold to J, C. Moouey; she is now fitting out at Mumm's 



Whisper, steam yacht, Mr. E. A. Seacomb, is fitting out at New London 



where she has wintered Elephant, sloop, has been sold to Mr. Wm. 



Meyer by Dr. Patton Vixen, sloop, will have a longer bowsprit 



this year Rita, sloop. Mr. A. T. Bliss, will come out this season as 



the Bohemian, with an iron keel of 2,1001bs., 18in. deep, in place of a 

 board.. .Genevieve, sloop, has been sold by Mr. Harry Kingsland to 

 Mr. D. H. Warner, of Bridgeport . .A steam yacht 46ft. on waterline, 

 8ft. beam, and 3ft. 6in. draft, is building at Rome, N. Y., for Mr. J. M. 



Barton. Her engines will be 5 and 8 by 8in,, with a 3-bladed wheel 



Emma, sloop, Mr. J. G. Suydam, has been sold to a member of the 

 J. C. Y. C. 



BUILDING NOTES. -Wood Bros, launched Mr. Pickman's steam 

 launch on April 8, and will have her completed by May 1. The 

 Adelaide is out of the shop aud will be rigged in the ways before 

 launching. Borden, of South Boston, has removed the center- 

 board from the sloop Beatrice and added a keel^of 8001bs., iron. She 

 has also received a trunk cabin. At the same yard the deep cat, 

 Dolphin will be altered to a cutter in rig, and the sloop Alice is being 

 replanked. Borden has also nearly completed a catboat. similar to 

 the Cruiser. 18ft. 6in. by 9ft. 8in., and 1ft draft. .. At Lawleys', Gen. 

 Paine's yacht is nearly finished and will be launched on the high 

 tides, the last of this month. The joiners are at work on deck and 

 below. Her spars, which are now in the yard, measure as follows. 

 Mast, heel to head, 83ft. ; topmast, 47ft. ; boom . 80ft. : gaff, 50ft. ; bow- 

 sprit, 49ft.; 37ft. outboard. Puritan will be towed from Beverly in a 

 few weeks and will fit out at once. She will meet the new boat/in the 

 E. Y. C. regatta, the last of June. The lead keel, wood keel, stern 

 and stern post of the new schooner were bolted together last week 

 and she will be in frame by the end of next week. This week the 

 frame of Mr. Fay's yacht will be completed Her iron keel is in place. 

 The Baltimore yacht is nearly ready for delivery, and the Howard 

 launch is nearly as far advanced. The sloop Echo'has received a new 

 keel, the Maggie a new mast, and standing rigging and other repairs. 

 The alterations on the Tempest, schooner, are completed, and she 

 will be afloat next week. Mr. Longfellow's cutter Alga will have a 

 10 ton lead keel in place of her present iron keel and inside ballast. 

 A lead keel of the same weight will be added to the schooner 

 Gevalia, outside her present oak keel. The firm are busy overhaul- 

 ing a number of other yachts, and also building some yawls and 

 tenders. 



WORK AT POILLON'S YARD. — The schooner Coronet has been 

 coppered on the screw dock and has returned to her old berth across 

 the river, Her crew are at work scraping and varnishing and also on 

 the rigging. She is completed below with the exception of the furni- 

 ture. The crew of the Dauntless are also at work scraping and var- 

 nishing. In the next berth to the Coronet lies the Secor boat Eureka, 

 puffing away at intervals in an asthmatic and mysterious manner. 

 She has not yet left the dock, but her mashinery is said to be com- 

 pleted. The sloop Concord, Commodore Roome, Jersey City Y. C, 

 is to be launched this week from the ways, where she has been hauled 

 up for a lead keel of 5 tons. The Concord is a shoal-bodied sloop 

 with a very long and wide counter partially immersed, her rudder be- 

 .ing forward of the after end of the waterline. She was built in New 

 London in 1880, and was purchased last year by Mr. Roome, whose 

 former yacht, the Linda, was lost last season on Sandy Hook. She is 

 a centerboard boat, but now has about 15in. of keel outside, drawing 

 6ft. Her rig has been increased, the topmast lengthened 8ft,, a new 

 bowsprit 4ft. longer and a longer gaff. The steam yacht rival, which 

 is being altered under the supervision of Mr. Stealer, has had her 

 cabin trunk entirely removed. The sides are now being carried up 

 18in. above the rail for the full length of the house, hackmatack knees 

 are bolted to the rail, the knee extending above and carrying the 

 deck beams. Thus the new cabin will extend the full width of the 

 boat, and be much higher. 



THE COMING OF GALATEA.— The impression seems to be gain- 

 ing ground here, though with what foundation it fs difficult to say. 

 that there is little prospect of Galatea standing by the Challenge she 

 has given and crossing the Atlantic for a race this summer. Not only 

 is it generally assumed that she will be badly beaten if she does come, 

 but also that her owner will not bring her in view of the preparations 

 now making to meet her here. Such an assumption is unjust to the 

 thorough yachtsman who owns and sails the Galatea, and who, hav- 

 ing challenged in good faith, is now making every effort to remedy 

 faults of his boat last season, due to bad workmanship, and who will 

 certainly bring her over and make a bold fight for the Cup. Qalatea 

 will sail in the early matches in England, leaving in July for New 

 York. Of course, there is always an uncertainty about the future, 

 and contingencies might arise within four months that would frus- 

 trate present plans; but there is now not the slightest ground for the 

 belief that Lieut. Henn intends to withdraw from his part of the con- 

 tract, and we may confidently hope by the end of July to see Gala- 

 tea's red cross flying off Staten Island. 



YACHTS FOR SALE.— The list this spring offers many opportuni- 

 ties to yachtsmen who wish to display the wisdom credited to pur- 

 chasers by the old adage. Abroad, Mi-. Beavor Webb offers Genesta, 

 81ft., and Tara, 65ft., for sale; Carmen, steam yacht, 208 tons, lately 

 illustrated in our columns, is also offered; Lenore, 20 tons, Clara's 

 fastest rival, can be had at a low price; the 20-ton yawl Orion, so well 

 known from her owner's (Mr. McMullen) writings, is for sale; Van- 

 duara, the famous steel cutter, 82ft. long, is also offered, and Say- 

 ynara, 20 tons, while of the little ones there is Snarley Yow, the fine 

 little 3-tonner. At home the centerboard schooner Harbinger is on 

 the list, the cutters Wenonah and Oriva, the Boston sloop .Egir, 

 33x13ft., the well known Elephant and the cutter Daisy, 25x8t't. Sin. 

 All of these boats have made excellent records and the prices asked 

 are in most cases very reasonable, while there is an absolute certainty 

 as to their performances. Yachtsmen, especially those of little ex- 

 perience in building, will do well to consult the sale list before making 

 any contracts. 



THE MOSQUITO FLEET.— The first race of 1886 was sailed on April 

 8, in Dorchester Bay, the Mosquito fleet turning out to the number of 

 19. The course was from buoy off club house raft to buoy off Ocean 

 pier, leaving it on the starboard; thence to Buoy I, leaving it on the 

 starboard; back to buoy off club house, and return over the same 

 course back to the starting point, a distance of 3 miles. Twelve boats 

 entered in the first class, over 13 and under 15ft., aud 7 in the second 

 class, under l3f t. All got away well at 11 :50 A. M., the Dot leading, 

 with Lizzie H. and Baby following close. At first mark Dot. still lead, 

 but on the second leg Baby passed her, winning in 55m.. with Lizzie 

 second in 55m. 7sec, Mascot won in the second class, time Ih. 0m. 

 lOsec, with Maggie second in lh. 2m. lOsec. The prizes were $10 and 

 85 in each class. The judges were R. V. King and H. L Roberts. 



NEW YORK Y. C— At a meeting April 8, Mr. John Hyslop was 

 elected measurer in place of Mr. John Wdson, resigned. A resolution 

 was passed piohibiting the use of club topsails on the annual cruise. 

 This does not cover the regular races, but only from port to port. A 

 new classification for sloops and aud cutters was adopted as follows: 

 Class 1, all over 70ft. load waterhne. Class 2. all of 55 ami not over 

 70ft. Class 8, all of 45 and not over 55ft. Class 4. all under 45ft. At the 

 last meeting of this year a nominating committee, five yacht owners 

 and five non-owners will be elected to nominate candidates for offices, 

 this nomination not to be binding on the members or to prohibit an- 

 other ticket. 



