OOT. 7, 1886.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



On lioard tho tne; were Mossrs. Oco. A. Goilrtard and ^\ . Lloyd 

 Ti fliu^ TU.Ui -111(1 hind ( n ' nf lit iin \U Chiili- \ 



Loiiafellow 'siiUi'ii with Mv- ■ ' ■ I'Hc on ttio Thetis avcto l)r. 

 John Brv-irH . Mr, Jowciili - - ' 'r-cuiui- ;uui ( 'aritaiii liecd. 



The w-inrl wa* quite fresh h ■ : . E.. Avilh smiu- sea outside 



tho harlK-r. l-Ioth vai'li(- ' - ' ■ he line ofV Tinker'^ island 

 ■under I^^vl•l■ -;iils and iihh.- ' ■ iraj-rjini^ a elnhtopsail. 



The start was a f jnnE m.!- ; , i - ^ - .a Thetis K'oing over smart- 

 \\ witli Pv]'anc;-er to 'windward a liUlc later. Thetis broke ont her 

 balloon ;iibtoi)sail as slie went over and Stranger set sniall jjti- 

 liilis.Md. and ,\\, jiaivat miee began a. Udtiug- uiateli, runniiui- oil 

 their coni'Se. 



After a few iriinntes thcv settled down to work again, only to go 

 oil' later in a seeond trial at ^^'ind iaiumiuri-. t;^1ranKor ninv heL;-an 

 to gain and led TKetin. tlic latter styv .'i aj? her balloon jibtopsai]. 

 At."lS:15 the. wind shin iiia; a little allowed thmn to set spinnakers, 

 and They ran along for a time under- liieiu until ai 12:41 Stranger 

 lowered liers for tne tnrn, Thelis held on until Vi-M vnth liers. 

 The turn was made: 



Stranger 1;^ 1/ tv l iietia 1;J 48 lb 



The cutter had Rained Im. iidsee. in ten miloa. 



Stranc,'er eontin uxl to sra in. while the wind fell lighter, as she 



was oiitpointiu.u- ThetiK eoneidei'ably, both feeling the sea. When 

 oft Miaot's l,e(le;e at t;:!!), Sti-anger was far to windward and a lit- 

 tle ahead of Tlietis. Here the cutter made a bad error that cost 

 her some of tier lead. She went on slarboard tack out into the 

 flood tide. takin£>; it on her v\'ea,iher how. whili' I hetin held inshore 

 toward Ooliasfiet. holmnt; on lor over nnnnies. 



It was 2:15 when the tug stoppeil at, t!ie second mark, and at 2:20 

 Stranger made ber last taeli for the mark, crossing Thetis's bow 

 by a half mile. The turn was timed, Stranger, :{::j.'.':10; Thetis, 

 3:53:33. Sti-angei- seiu, up small jibtopsail and soon was on her 

 course for the lini'dr easin,-, a'lcet and sliiftina to balloon foresa.il. 

 The iYi.ee v. as over liere. as Tlieli-; had no rhance of cateliiug the 

 cutter. Stranger wa:^ timed ai ■t:.ifi the other tieingthen two miles 

 away. As some of the party ou Ivyivd wi.shed to catch the Boston 

 train, the tug towed 'IhetLS in. 1 tie unies wcu-e: 



fsi.iii. Finish. Actual. 



Strange)- 11 ;f3 (ii) 4 50 00 5 !W 00 



Thetis 11 a-i 00 Did not finish. 



1 he Una I laeo. (r or a course to be cho.sentay the winner ot a toss, 

 ^^as to he sailed uaxt day. 



man, and respect him for the brave fight he has made against ad- 

 Terse cii-cumstances. On Bcpt. 30 the usual calm weather pre- 

 vailed and the siKaal for "no race" was set at 9:30. During the 

 diiy Mayflower left, for Beverly, and Fortuua, Intrepid and Mohi- 

 can also sailed. 



Mayflower is now laid up between the hridKCs at Beverly, where 

 Fortuna has .ioined her. 



LARCHMONT pennant regatta, OCT. 2. 



THE fall pennarrt regatta of the Larcbmont Y. C. was sailed on 

 Oct. 2. oveM he maledi conrse of ;W knots, in a strong N. W. 

 wind. As usual in all the cJnJj ret^-atta.s this year in ^\dncll sloops 

 and cutters have entered touelher. the entters came out ahead, 

 Clara beating Cinderella anrt Blona disiiosin.-^ ot one sloop in her 

 class, while fho remaining one withdrew. Cle.ra.'s victories have 

 beeoms so luncli a matter of eonrse tiibt. Ihey attract little notice 

 uo\\-, liijt rhe locating whi eh slio gave Cinderella at the end of the 

 season con ni.fi for mnch morn tiian those of the early spring when 

 the latter Ava.-s ucw from the stocks. Built after the new type ami 

 specially to hea.i. Clara,, she lias failed to do so once in a. season of 

 hard racing. tUoiifih handled by some of the leading amateurs in 

 various races, tt'has been claimed that Clara has a specially good 

 skipper and so slie lias, but in man\ of her races this year sJie has 

 been sailed not b\ Baia; inif. i:y- her o\vner, Mr. Sweet, by Mr. Lee 

 and by other amaionrs. sri ii is not all the skipper, however great 

 Barr's share in her surees:- ]na> be, j\'e\er beaten liy anything 

 near her size, leaching her class this year and last, beating the 

 sloops in the class above her on allowance and even on elapsed 

 time, lirst in all weathers, blow high or blow low, Clara cannot be 

 ignored in ilie dispute over types, but after every dogmatic 

 "hence" and "therefore," her record still remains to be accounted 

 for and explained away . Not only wins ovei' individual boats or 

 in single matches, but a complete monopoly of liie racing for two 

 seasons, wliieli iio Anier ea.n eentv'rboard boat, old or new, has in- 

 terfered with in vbe le .st. Those tluit have faced her she lias 

 lieatcn, while the rest have met a still more inglorious defeat by 

 avoiding the regatta courses rhat once belonged to them. 



Saturda.y was a. rare day for vacixt racing, bright, cool, ^vith a 

 fine N. \V. wind. Ai 11:00 the lirsi siuaia.r was given, with the 

 start at 11:10. Tlie starters were in Class C, Clara and Cinderella 

 and in Class II., Mona, Surf, yantapogue and Sara. Clara led ovxr 

 the line with Sa.ntapogue next, then riloiia, Cinderella and Sni-f. 

 Sara was handicapped. Surf was hardly oA'e.r before li';r bowsprit 

 parted in the irori tuid put her out of tlie I'ace. It was a short run 

 to Kxecntion Buov. with booms to port, making a jibe necessarv. 

 CUara's boom eaiae o er at 11:27:10 and Cinderella's at 11:28:21. Off 

 for iMatinnieoelv (''lara tried a s]iiiinaker but it would not draw. 

 Cinderella ha.d gained a little and at the buoy tried to cut in 

 between it and Cla,r;i. by a sharp maneiivei" but failed to accomplish 

 it. The tinu-.s ;tt IMatiunieock were: 



Clara 12 07 57 Cinderella 12 C8 05 



A'^Hieu off on the next leg Cinderella honsed her topmast at once, 

 but Clara, held Lo her jiljhea.der for half an hour longer. At Cap- 

 tain's Island buoy the times v'ere: 



Clara... 12 S7 05 Cinderella ...13 37 57 



The other boats were not timed at the intermediate marks. Out 

 to fjxeeiition again with wind abeam Clara iucreased her lead but 

 the turn >vas not timed. 



The \\ iii;l drew alieati mi t.be last leg, but Clara weathered tho 

 finish, the centerboard ba dug to tack to make the line. Wiile 

 Clara was beating Cind._erclla the same story was being told in the 

 smaller class, the keel Moua beating the centsrboard Santapogue, 

 to say nothing of Sara , so far astern that she was not timed. The 

 full times were: 



CLASS 0— CABI:N SLOOr.< A>'D CUTTEHP SaFT. AND OVER. 



Start. Finisli. Elap.sed. Corrected. 



Clara 1110 29 141153 2 39 24 2 30 24 



Cinderella 11 11 41 1 53 51 2 41 10 3 40 55 



CLASS U.— CABI.N .ST,OOPS ilJiFt. AJS'I) UAllER 42fT. 



Mona 11 10 55 2 23 18 3 12 23 3 10 43 



Santapogue 11 10 48 2 21 i,S 3 11 00 3 11 00 



Surf 11 14 33 Disabled. 



Sara J.I 15 17 Not timed. 



THE MAYFLOWER-GALATEA RACE. 



THFj end ot the long waiting at JMarhh^head has been merclv an- 

 other fizzle, as the first ot October was reached mthout a 

 breeze, and accordina' toatrreement Mavfiower sailed tor Beverly 

 tolivnp OnSipt i ih i \ i i id biei e m fl t m< inmf, lu^ 

 the signal was aaven tor a race. The wind was strong from tlie 

 north, mcreasmo' from / to 9 A. M.. but at 9:. id a light ram began 

 to tall, parcl V killim^ the wind. Both yachts sailed out to the start 

 ott Halt V\ ay Rock, carrvmg clubtopsa.ils. For a time r.he wind 

 freshened. Init tell asxam. tiuTUgh blowing a moderate liree;<e. For 

 three boars the Ijoats maneuvered about che line, but a.tli.ad Lieut- 

 Hcnn ol 1 ( I dii in In., s tin \ nlA\ isii itlil tl\ tosu< n^tnc n 

 or e ven to hold, ama Com. Hovey agreed Avitli turn, so the race was 

 abandoned tor i he das . Baler on the w ind dropped and.it seems 

 certain that even it started in pood time ihe conditions ot the 

 agreement would not ha ve been realized. 



The oecaiiion has been seizeti upon by the d.aily press as an op- 

 portunitv tor a good deal ot abuse of Lieut. Heim's action, but the 

 representatives ot botJi yachts aua'eed in their opinions, anrt the 

 weather itself turnished a full i usiiticaLion ot their action. Among 

 the most unpleasant mttieisuis of Lieut. Henn is the tollowmg in- 

 ter '.aew with. Captain Stone, widelv circulated bv a numb/er ot 

 daily papers: es, • lie sai(h m answer to an inqmrv. "I was verv 

 mnch disappointed at havma; no race yesterday. I did want to 

 give Lieut. Henn another trial, as he seemed anxious ror one. but. 

 iliLi \ di iNOfULUct I im di'-„nstid in ni\ opinion iln 

 reason for re u-rstutr the decision to race was that theEnglishmau 

 18 atraid to risk anotber encounter, and madi^ an excuse for file 

 occasion. He is simply pin. Miig a game of bluli. W-hv. vosterda.y 

 was the best day we Iiavc had this season lor vacht racini?. It 

 Lieut. Henu had meant Ijusiness be would not have let such a 

 chance slip by unimuroved. But. ot course, he did not w.a.nt to 

 race, .ne says he wan cs a tiale. If a skipper has a vessel outside 

 m a storm he gets mi- i ..le r," ..- ;e- .i;,. t: as he can. 



--\ es, there was ijii race yesterday. The Mav- 



(lower coald hn\-' U'cward, a straiglit run to 



Mmot s Light, at tlie . . . , i : - i. , i,_ , _ un hour, and a boat is sailing 

 pretty fast to do uhai. j. could ha te gone over the whole course 

 mside of 4 hours. ■ ■ 



In answer lo tho question as to how i hi^ iMavflower would com- 

 pare with the txalatea m crossing the Atlantic or in a voyage 

 aroniid tlie Bermudas, f :;i.;:nin htone satu: ".She would stand it 

 finely. But i lielie .-e aU nm- Kermuda talk ts bluff, a nd that Lieut. 

 Henn does not desire sncii . . race anymore than he docs one at 

 Marble 1 lead." 



t;;tpt. btone has \\v.'a an enviable reputation this year on board 

 of Mayflower, and the remarks a.bo\ e cptoted do not sound like the 

 comments of a tlioroiigh sportsman on an unsuccessfu] but plucky 

 rival, and It IS certainly much ple.asanter to believe that he has 

 beenmisreprcsentedby someirresTJonsinlereDorter. Tliestatement- 

 however. has been widely cirouhued, and it not promptly cor- 

 rected A\ull injure him m itie estimaiiou ol manv of his triends- 



ThiiLi ut Bum sh nil 1 uoi i 1 i t ei eB ciiticised by 

 the newspapers was only to be expecied, hut all wTio have met lum 

 this summer eu u bear testimouy to ais pluck and spirit asasports- 



MARINE GLUE FOR YACHT WORK. 



WE have lately received from Messrs. A. Jeffrey & Co., of Lon- 

 don, some samples of their marineglue, showin.gtbe metliods 

 of aiiplying it. A section of deck plank with seam caulked and 

 payed is shown, and also a model of a. double skin boa,t yuth a la,\'er 

 of canvas and glue between the skins, a method of building much 

 employed in the Britisli Na'Ty. The finest quality only should he 

 used, applying it as follows : Cut the glue into small pieces, melt 

 in a pot or cauldron over any moderate fire, l-:eei)ing it stirred now 

 and then. Wien the glue is all melted tlie Iieat is aliout 312 Fain, 

 but rather too thick to run freely, and if used in this sta te air buli- 

 bles may arise; therefore it requires boiling and stirring a fe^v 

 minutes longer, and should be used at a heat of from 250 to 300 

 Fall.; it then becomes pp.rieotly liquid, and ahonld he used as 

 quickly as possible. Continued boiling haidcns tiic glne, hence 

 thinnings are sometimes necessary. Common, oliservation will 

 soon enable tlie \vorkma.n to see the proper heat at ^^•hich the glue 

 should be used fm- the work In hand. 



The marine glue never boils over into the fire like iiitcb, although 

 it will occa.sionally ignite wliile lieiuKmelied if tfietlame be al- 

 lowed to touch it, and it will continue so to burn until the glue 

 would be destroyed ; wlien this takes place cover the pot or caul- 

 dron over with a piece of sackiu.i;, or any air-tight substance; this 

 will immediately extiuKuish the il-amc,but tliis iguiting will never 

 take place if proper care be lalten. 



The oakum to lie laid w-e 11 down in the seam, hard, leaving the 

 seam three-qr.artei's of an incli deep and a quarter of an inch wide 

 after catdkiug, for the glue in the seam, and, as usual to be pa.ycd 

 soon. Water, cold naplitha, or coal oil to be used in dipping the 

 caulking irons, as linseed oil or grease prevents the glue from ad- 

 hering to the edge ol the plank. In paying decdcs tlie glue shoiihl 

 be poiired from the ladle into tlu:' seains. liolding the nose of the 

 ladle an inch from the deck. Koto.-— If the ladle is drawn on the 

 seams, as it is frequently done when pitch is used, a quantity of 

 atmosifliere is enveloped, and has not time to escape before the 

 glue f/ecomes set; this veil] cause air bubbles in hot vveatlier, and 

 leave the scams hollow and unsound. 



When the decks baA'e been payed with pitch or resin the old 

 materials to be broken out, and a, race-knife used to clear the 

 seams, in oi-der that the glue may adhere to the edge of the plank; 

 the seams maybe afterwtird caulked or hardened down, as may be 

 required, to the dejitti before described, viz., three-rj iiarters of an 

 inch, if the thickness of the timber will allow of it; and if the 

 weather be sufficiently fine to allow the decks to be payed with 

 pitch, it will do also for tjie glue. 



For Shakes.— H'xpcl the dirt and moisture from them, and then 

 run them full ^^dth the glue, as in case of deck seam. 



This quality of glue is recommended as absolutely free from 

 stickiness. About 130 to 110 line feet of yticht seam can be payed 

 with lOlbs. of the glue. 



The second quality is used chiefly for the construction of air- 

 tight bulkheads and compartments in lifeboats, being used as fol- 

 lows: 



After melted as described, spread the glue on the surface of the 

 wood or iron willi a stiff iron-bound brush, or -wire brush, leaving 

 on a good body, lay the canvas on the kBic and pass an ordinary 

 fiat iron o^•er the canvas and nmke the glue sv/eat through, taking 

 care not to make the iron so hot as to scorch the canvas. (Experi- 

 ence \vill immediately show the heat required.) Another way of 

 application is to coat the canvas on one side and lay it glued side 

 downward on the wood or other substance requiring to be cox'ei'ed, 

 passing the iron over as before— f;he canvas will then be found 

 perfectly Avater proof and adliering tightly to the ^vood, etc. In 

 the course of a few minutes a thiu coating of glue over the canvas 

 may be added (if desired) and the iron again passed lightly over it. 

 and a few tin tacks should be added to the edges and angles where 

 necessai-y- The cases can then he painted. The angles of packing 

 cases are also treated in like manner, before being sent abroad, 

 rendering them perfectly water-tight. It will lie found impossible 

 to spread the glue on canAuis, etc., as smooth as jiaint, as it becomes 

 chilled so quickly, unless the substance upon wtiich it is being ap- 

 plied is hot, but this is of no consequence provided the whole of 

 the substance is covered. 



A third quality is used for double-skin boats, as before men- 

 tioned. It will not crack or crumble with age, and is always elastic 

 and waterproof. 



To apply it, melt the glue as before and paint it on the first series 

 of planks with an ordinary tar brush, following on with tlie calico 

 directly after (the calico will be found to stick to the glue, but it is 

 as well to tack the edges with small cojiper tacks); a hot flat iron 

 should then be passed over to make the glue sweat througti the 

 calico, then paint over with the glue and the longitudinal planks 

 from the kiln can be applied when convenient, and apply the cop- 

 per rivets in the usual way. Tho boat will then lie found to be 

 perfectly watertight, and the glue will expand and contract with 

 the timbers without cracking, as is invariably the case when white 

 lead is used. 



A much commoner quality, marine pitch, is an adulteration of 

 the glue with pitch, and is superior to the latter for common work. 

 The following general points should be observed in using the 

 glue: 



The marine glue being elastic, it will be found necessary, in all 

 cases in .ioining timbers, to use fastenings, in order to take oil the 

 gravity and iirevent sliding. Oil, grease, dust and dirt must be 

 a\ oided. Excess of boiling and repeated boiling injures the glue; 

 therefore, melt no more than is required for immediate use. 

 Should any remain in the pot, pour it out on a wet stone or sheet 

 iron and mix with fresh glue when required. 



NEW HAVEN Y. C. FALL REGATTA, OCT. 5.— The fall re- 

 gatta of the New Haven Y. C. was sailed on Oct. 5 over the club 

 course, 10 miles to leeward and back for the large yachts and 

 for Class 1). m a very light wind. The start was made at 10:57, fif- 

 K ( iM a( hi'- going o\ ci as follows: 



Endeavor 10 59 10 Ulidia 11 07 13 



Stranuer 11 02 13 Mona 11 07 13 



W null 11 03 32 Rajah 11 09 .55 



Anita , .11 04 21 Viking 11 11 00 



\ i.xen 11 04 50 Lily E 11 15 17 



Mora 11 06 09 Venus 11 15 52 



AI 11 L, ici IK 11 06 80 Cii-rus 11 17 20 



Thalia U 06 4ti 



the race was slow and uninteresting, Ulidia simply leaving the 

 fast ceuterboard boars, for w^hich the New Haven Y. C. is noted, 

 and winning as she pleased, in spite of her keel and 8ft. draft. The 

 corrected times were: 



Llidia 6 03 .57 Marguerite 7 13 33 



Stranger 6 33 18 Thalia 7 37 32 



Momi 6 47 04 Endeavor 7 38 57 



Flora f. .54 04 Rajah 7 31 24 



A'lkmg V 05 32 Anita Not measured. 



Wanda v 10 12 Vixen Time not taken. 



CL.4SS D— OPEN TACHTS. 



Lillv R 4 32 45 Cirrus 5 04 51 



Venus . 4 45 46 



I h( 1 1 Uts vcu V York and Col. A. H. Robertson, and the 

 regatta committee -J. T. VNTiittlesey, P. M. Cxuion, W. A. Foskett, 

 Jr. and L. A. Elliott. 



Qb LHLO \ . (,;.— A race was sailed on Sept. 27 in a strong wind, 

 SIX yachts starting— Guinevere, lids, Hirondelle, Osprey, Beriia- 

 dc^tf e and Monf agnais. Bernadette made the turn llmin. ahead ot 

 HirondelJe, witli the others astern, and held the lead home. The 

 times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



start. Turn. Finish. Elapsed. 



HnordiBt 10 SO 1 50 30 3 37 45 5 10 00 



ftiiinevere 10 35 50 i ,. .. 



O 1 n \ 10 ?1 45 



BcmadUtt 10 ' 5 20 1 39 20 3 83 40 5 07 20 



SECOND CLASS. 



Iris 10 21 00 



INIontagnais 10 23 30 4 59 05 6 35 35 



1 he regatta committee included Messrs. Chas. McKenzie, John 

 Shaw and A. F. Falkenburg, and Mr. E. C. Fry as timekeeper. 



lOT ONTO AND II \MlLTON.-On Sept. 23 a race wassailed 

 from Toronto to Hamilten between the Escape, Bonita, Whistle- 

 vrmd and Rivet. Starting at 4 P. j\l„ ttie wind was very light from 

 the east, but at 6 P. M. it came fresher from S.W., heading the 

 .vaeuts. VV histlewmd and Hivet made a close race, the former fin- 

 ishing a little ahead at 1:16 A. M. Bonita gave up and Escape 

 <mislu>-d two hours after tho leaders. 



I 111 scorr II CTIAI I I NGE.— On Thursday last Mr. James 

 Bell s challenge arrived m New York, but has not been made public 

 and will not be until alter the meeting of the club- on Oct. 28. 

 Nothmg dehuite is yet knovvui of Mr. Bell's plans or of his proposed 

 boat, but it 13 reported that Watson wiU design hei-, 



THE COLLISION IN BOSTON HARBOR.-On Aug. 28 a colli- 

 sion occttrrod in Boston Harbor between the yacht Edith and the 

 steamer Chatham, which resulted in the drowning of one of the 

 crew of the yacht, as recorded in the Foimist and Stiieam of Sept. 

 2. The collision has been carefully investigated by Messrs. Burn- 

 bam and Savage, U. S. Inspcotors, who have lianded in rhc follow- 

 ing report, which exonerates the odieers of the steamer: "OtaaOB 

 OF TTIE LiNiTim Statics Local Inspj-:ctoe» of S'ni;_'j?.i Y kssels, 

 BoSTO^', Sept. 25, 1S.S(). tTeortcc H. Starliuek- Sir: It having come 

 to our knowledge onieially, IJiroiigh report from Ca|)t. Williain A. 

 Ha.llett, master tlie stcamshiij Chtitham, that said ship hadheen 

 in collision with the slooi> yaidd l^:ditb, a.nd that life badlieen lost, 

 we deemed it our <B.d,.\', under tlie pro\-jsions of See. 1150. U. S. Iv. 

 S., to in estiga.te the cause of said collision, ila.t'ing taken the 

 testimony of witnesses and '.an'ofnlly considered the same, wc beg 

 to Biibmii tiie ^a^l0^\ ing report: It appea.rs in c idence tlia.t t.m the 

 28th nit. tile steamship Cliatti.am. was proceeding down the harbor 

 bound for Baltimore. While in the Narrows, at about 4:45 B. M., 

 ca.me in collision with the sloop yacht Edith, commanded by Mr, 

 tl. W. OTIara. It appears in evidence that when T'apf. Llallett 

 first saw (he Fditli she was nearly a mile a.wav ; wlien within 

 about one-third of a mile, the yacht, (hen on l ite si arboard tack, 

 crossing to the south, fie ordered the helm, of tlie 3hi|:i put to star- 

 board to pass under the yacht's stern. The ship bad begun to 

 s\\ iiig on (his helm when it was noticed Ihe yacht had tacked, and 

 the helm of the steamer was again changed to port to pass under 

 her stern. While swinging on the port helm and witliin from 100 

 to 2U0ft.. the Edith's tiller was put, hard to port. According 

 to OtBa.ra.'s testimony, they wore but WOft. apart when 

 the last tack was -a.ttenipted, \vhile other witnesses ijlace them 

 a ship's length or more apart. They then evidently were too near 

 for the ship's course to bs changed and t.Vi.pt. Hallett exclaimed: 

 'Good God, she has tacked again.' Seeing that this last cliange of 

 course had destroyed all idia.nees of eh-aii agher, he rung to stop 

 and back. The claim of Mr. C'Hara. that the yiudit was lying help- 

 lessly becalmed is not sustained by the evidence, bis own testi- 

 mony, which \vm IhoA he made two tacks after seeing the steamer 

 near' Nix's Mate (about half a, mile away). Tho ship would have 

 gone that distance in 1 1 tree minutes. His claim is that the yacht 

 was in that hopeless condition for the last five minutes before the 

 collision, \vhile Mr. Idv', of his party, put the time at a fewsecoiKis. 

 This is undoubtedly true. The yacht was in the wind with salts 

 shaking, as testified to by Capt. Parke. Capt. A\ullia.m B. Iloyd 

 testified' that he had aa.Ued Ms 'yacht, wlticb is very similar to the 

 Edith, both in rig and size, from Boston, near Foster's wharf, to 

 the Narrows that afternoon, leaving about 2:30, and \va3 iu the 

 vicinity of tlie coUision when it occtirred at 4:4-5, and that there 

 was a 'good working breeze for ya.cbts like the Edith, and at. no 

 time was there a calm. The evidence in the case satisfies ns that 

 Ca])t. Ballett changed the course of his ship twice tote oid the 

 collision a.nd that tho Edith's course was also twice changed, and 

 a ttempt w as made tiy O'llara to make the third tack v hen too 

 near for it to be possible for the steamer's course to he again 

 cluingetl. The putting the lielm of the yacht to port when too 

 ncairfor the steaiuer to clia,uge her coarse or for the yacht to till 

 away ou her port helm was uhat brouslif about the collision, for 

 wiiich (Japt, llallett was in no ivay at fault or to blame for tlie sad 

 loss of one life.- Very respectfully, Anbbew BtTHHAM, ANDREW 

 J. SavAOE, United States Local Insitectol'S." 



TIIE NAHBBBORNA M.JlTCH, Oct. 1. -A very interesting match 

 wa.s sailed on Friday between the open boats Nahli, owned by Mr. 

 W . S. Alley, and Lorna, Mr. E. J. O'Gorman. The course was from 

 Sands Point '.'14 miles N. \V., two rounds, making 10 miles, for a 

 sw(!epstake of ':f 5U0. The skipper of the Nahli was James Willis,' 

 of Co ba>-, with 9 men ;ind HO sandhtigs, while Lorna was sailed by 

 Samuel Seaman ot New Rocbelle, with 11 men and 41 bags. Afe"NV 

 yachts v. ere on hand at tlie Start at 11.25 A. M., the referee, Capt. 

 Henry '. en Wvidc, being on board the Schemer. The lime of the 

 start was 11.25, the boats crcssing: Nahli 11:35:28, Lorna 11:26:23. 

 WiiVi a hea^rj^ S. W. wind they started to beat out to the mark, 

 1 labli leading, but wltliin ten minutes of the start slie was taken 

 aba.<dv and nearly capsized, her crew at once tos.sing o\ er .21 bags 

 of ballast, so that she was out of the race. Reefing down, she 

 still held on, the time being made thus: Lorna 11:53:30, Nahli 

 12:t)l:(10. .Lcuaia. turned in two reefs in mainsail and bobbed her 

 small jib. The time was made: Lorna 13:10:10, Nahli 13:15:30. 

 Nalili gave up the race and l orna withdrew when Mr. Alley noti- 

 liGCI her owner. 



BCrFFALO Y. C.-On Sept. 25, the fall regatta of the Buffalo Y. 

 C. was sailed over a course fi-om south end of the government 

 breakwater, along south shore to a buoy opposite Windmill Pointy 

 li^ miles oft the stone dock, and back to the starting place, 13 

 miles. The wind was strong from S. W. during the race. The en- 

 tries were E. B. Jewett, Alarm, Turk, Curlew, Sylvia, Emma, Min- 

 eite, of Butt'alo, and Vera, of Port Dover, The start was made at 

 2:.')5 f^. JB, ^\larm finisliing first at 6:00:35, and winning the pennant, 

 Turk was second, winning a pair of side lights, and Curlew third, 

 lier prize being an anchor light. 



RACES AT BRIDGEPORT.— The citizens of Bridgeport have 

 presented two silver cups to be raced for by yachts of that place. 

 One, the citizen's cup, to be raced for every year, the other a chal- 

 lenge cup, to be subject to challenge during the yachting season. 

 Tlie first race -svill be sailed to-day over a course from Bridgeport 

 Light to Point No Point buoy, thence to Fayerweather Island and 

 return. The judges are Messrs. Wm. Levels, J. P. Davis and P. H. 

 Prindle. The committee are Messrs. A. O. ilobbcs. A. H. Davis 

 and W. F. Brookes. The race wiU be under Ne^v Haven Y. C. 

 rules. 



LAUNCH OP THE PLORIDA.-On Sept. 30, at West Haven, 

 Conn., a suburb ot New Haven, the new yacht Florida, building 

 for Mr. Ileni'y P. Kingsland by Gesner & Marr, was launched. 

 The Florida is intended for a racing yacht, and will come in the 

 class witli Mayflower and Puritan, though much smaller, being 

 72tt. on 1. w. 1., rsft. 9in. over aU, ISft. 6in. beam, 6ft. draft and 7ft. 

 4in. in depth. She has a plumb stemaiid sternpost and aAvide,Bjll 

 counter. Ou the keel she carries 10 tons of lead, with about 25 tons 

 inside. The rig is a cross between sloop and cutter. 



COLUMBIA Y. C— A match was sailed on Oct. 2 for a cup valued 

 at .$25 by the Daisy, Troublesome, Henry Gray and Defiance, over 

 the Columbia Y. C. course, in a strong W. wind. Henr>' Gray won, 

 with Defiance second and Troublesome third. 



ALVA. — Mr. AV. K. Vixnderbilt's new steam yacht is ready for 

 launching, and wns to have gone over on Satu'rday last, but the 

 launch has been postponed until Mr. St. Clare J. Byne arrives from 

 England, probably about Oct. 28. 



No Notice Taken of Anonym otis Correspondents. 



A. R. W., Anoka.— Tested with No. 8 shot, 40yds., 30in. circle. 

 Kitten Katten, Dayton, Ky.— We cannot tell until we have 



seen them, 



E. N.— Repeating rifles of tho caliber you name can be had. 

 Apply to 1;he dealers whose names are found in our advertising 



columns. 



AY. G., Farmland, Ind.— Any one Of the three arms you name is 

 reliable and effective, and you wiU not make a mistake in select- 

 ing from them. 



Rubber.— To mend rubber cloth apply a preparation of dammar 

 varnish^ and asphaltum in about equal quanties, with a little 

 turpentine. 



R. N. lAB, New York.— It ig forbiddei) in this State to shoot 

 robins at any time. The rabbit season was not changed by the 

 last Legislature. 



W. O. R., Brooklyn, N. Y.— Please state in youi- next edition 

 Av'netlier it is a.t;aiuBt the law to shoot robins and heighholders on 

 Long Island? Ans. Yes. 



X. Y. Z., Sing Sing, N. Y.— The "claipe" or "elape" wo presume 

 to be the woodpecker, known as high-hole or yellow hammer, is 

 protected by tlie present law, 



F. S. C— AVhcre are the nearest places to Clyde, N. Y., where I 

 can get good trout or bass fisMng? Ans. The trout season is over. 



For black bass go to tf reat Sodtts Bay, La.ke Ontario, Oanandaigua. 

 or Oneida Liikcs; or the other lakes, large and i " ■ - 

 east or southwest of Clyde. 



nail, to the south- 



N., Dunkirk, N. Y.— In the Forest and Sthe.vm, some time ago, 

 a contributor writing on Florida., in enumeratiuff the dilferent 

 ways of reaching that State spoke of sailing vessels from New 

 \'ork. Would j'ou bo so kind as to send, me an addi-ess wJiereby I 

 can reach one or more of these vessels? Ans. Write to 'Warren 

 Ray, 63 South street, New York. 



Mrs. Charlotte Lisle, Chicago, ascribes the ctire Of a danger- 

 ous cough, accompanied by bleeding at the lungs, to Hale's Honey 

 of Horehound and Tar. "My cough," she says, "threatened to 

 suffocate me * * * * but this remedy has I'embved it," Pike's 

 TooxHAQHE Drops cure in one minute,— 



