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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. so, 1887. 



SAIL PLAN OF "PECOWSIC." 



KEYSTONE C. C— The first annual meeting of this club was 

 lield at the house of the purser, on Jan. 7, 1887. The officers elect- 

 ed were: Captain, W. T. Norgrave; Mate, Geo. Boshart; Purser, 

 Richard Binder. A motion was passed to change the titles of 

 offlcei's to captain, mate and purser, instead of commodore, vice, 

 etc., as those titles were improperly used when referring to only 

 one club. Our view is that all the clubs in one vicinity should 

 unite and form a division, and then they could elect a commodore 

 and the one presiding at the A. C. A. meet should be called ad- 

 miral of the entire association. The A. C. A. should establish a 

 rule regarding the above and no club allowed to enter the asso- 

 ciation unless complying with the above rule, but as it is now 

 clubs call their officers by any titles they wish. The Forest and 

 Stream several weeks ago contained an article signed Chas. L. 

 Work, regarding the slow progress of canoeing on tiie Delaware, 

 and also making the remark that all the canoeists are mere boys. 

 Now I wisli to tell Mr. Work that the youngest member of the 

 Keystone C. C. is nineteen years of age and the oldest is 45 years, 

 and I believe that the Phiiadelphia C . C. has only one member 

 under 20 years. Now if Mr. Work will pay us a visit at the boat 

 house, managed by Mr. Geo. Louder, next summer, we will kindly 

 show him the progress of canoeing in three years' time, and also 

 have a friendly race with liim. From what 1 can learn Mr. Work 

 is the proprietor of a ducker which is one of the fastest on tlie 

 river, nevertheless I doiibt his ability of going two feet to our one. 

 Two new members were admitted into the club, making the total 

 membership 12. It was aiso decided to build an addition to the 

 club house for the accommodation of several new canoes, as our 

 present quarters are filled. I also wish to mention something in 

 regard to the boat houses on the Delaware. They are built in 

 rows of 10 to 15 in two or three rows, and are 20ft. deep by about 

 10ft. wide, and have double doors below and a second story with 

 windows at each end, and they rent from |35 to $30 a year, and 

 each house will liold six canoes, wliich makes it very cheap for 

 each member, only ?5 a year. The burgee of this club is a white 

 keystone in a blue field.— Mohawk. 



erecting at present a large wooden building at the edge of the Kel- 

 vin River, in which the details of the racer will be wrought out. 



"Do you think the workman will not give information?" I in- 

 quired. 



"Only the most trusted workmen will be allowed to work on her," 

 replied Mr. Watson, "and there is no chance of them telling much 

 even if they wanted to do so, because the work will be done by 

 them in sections." 



He added that the shed would be built and locked so that no 

 pei'son could see into it from the outside. 



I asked him when he would explain her plans. His answer was, 

 "Not for at least three months." 



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THOSE PLANS OF THE THISTLE. 



rpHE following telegram to the New York Herald, from its cor- 

 1- respondent in Glasgow, further corroborates our statements 

 in regard to the alleged plans published in tills country: 



Greenock, Jan. 13, 1887.— I called on Mr. Watson, tlie designer 

 of the Thislle, this forenoon and showed him the pictured plans 

 and extracts from the Boston Hcra'td in regard to the Thistle, 

 which is about to be built by Messrs. Henderson at ParLick-on- 

 Clyde to compete for tlie America's Cup next summer at New 

 York. I asked him if the description given was correct. He said, 

 "it is not correct." 



I then asked Jiim how he accounted for the publication of such 

 minute plans. He replied, "When I had drawn up the general 

 idea of what th3 yacht was likely to be, several builders on the 

 Clyde were supplied with specifications of what the vessel would 

 be like, and thev were asked to send in offers for such a vessel, 

 and it may be tiiat one of thesB specifications was obtained by the 

 Boston Herald, and doubtless in good faith. But what they printed 

 is not at all wliat the Thistle will be." 



"Did you expect from tiie beginning that a move might be at- 

 tempted to get the specifications by any but correct means?" 



"I did." 



"Why?" 



"Because pressure was put on me to get the plans of the yacht, 

 not only by a representative of the Boston Herald, but also by 

 others." 



" Why is the matter to be kept secret?" 



"I have no notion of letting any person know for some time the 

 details of the vessel, but vdien she is nearer being finished I will 

 give them." . ^ , ^ 



"I see by the Scottish News of this morning," I continued, "that 

 the Thistle is to be buUt in a shed," and then I read the following 

 paragraph: 



The America's Cup.— As a nroof of the secrecy, to be observed m 

 the construction of the Thistle, Messrs. D. & W. Henderson & Co., 

 pf the Meadow Side Shipbuilding Yard, Partick, are, it is stated, 



THE OCEAN YACHT RACES. 



THE Royal Thames Y. C, at a meeting on Jan. 14, decided on a 

 course around Great Britain and Ireland, a distance of 2,000 

 miles, for ihe Jubilee Race, the date to be early in June. The 

 start will be made from the Thames, keeping England on the port 

 hand. Yac its of all nations will be eligible, but the conditions in 

 regard to ume allowance, if any, centerboards, etc., have not been 

 decided upon. It is certain that some American schooners will 

 join the Coronet in a sail across, but how many is not known. Mr. 

 C. H. Colt, of the Dauntless, has sent the following letter to the 

 N. Y. Y. C: 



New York Yacht Club.— New York, Jan. 16, 1887.— John H. 

 Bird, Esq., Secretary, etc.: Dear Sir— In reference to the challenge 

 of Captain Bush, of the Coronet, to sail any keel schooner yacht 

 flying tlie American flag from Sandy Hook to Queenstovra, I desire 

 to state that the yacht Dauntless will be ready to sail such a race 

 for $10,000 sweepstakes any time between the 1st and 15th of 

 March, according to the conditions named in said challenge. 

 Yours truly, - C. H. Colt. 



Mr. Bush has written to the Neiv York Herald as follows in re- 

 gard to the course selected: 



"One thousand guineas as a premium for recklessness seems to 

 me to be the present aspect of the coming Jubilee race. Should 

 the Royal Thames Yacht Club lay the course for their Jubilee race 

 around Great Britain, the inevitable outgrowth will be a good deal 

 of reckless sailing. It must not be forgotten that the British 

 coast is exceedingly irregular, beset with all kinds of tide currents 

 and much of the time enshrouded by a dense fog. These objections 

 will probably be sufficient to keep any stranger from entering his 

 yacht in the race on such a course. If I am correctly informed 

 a very large number of vessels are annually lost on these British 

 coasts. The owner who is mlling to take the chances of running 

 his yacht close under the land, and perhaps, dodging through 

 narrow passages at times, will, if he does not lose his vessel, pro- 

 bably win the race. On tlie other hand, the yacht owners wlio are 

 more prudent, and direct their sailing masters to keep well off, 

 will probably 'get left.' True, a vessel on an outer course would 

 probably encounter better winds, but probably not enough better 

 to make up for the extra distance that would have to be sailed. 



"I trust every English and American yachtsmen would be pained 

 by the loss of;iives, particularly in a 'Jubilee race,' for there are 

 methods enough of merrymaking without imperilling human life 

 unnecessarily. On any course free from great danger I would be 

 pleased to sail the Coronet in company with the yaclits of our 

 English brothers, but not on a dangerous, circular coast course. 



"If an ocean race proves notliing, a race on such a course, with 

 such tide currents, would, I think, prove still less. 



"It is doubtless true that 'bathtub sailing,' such as has been re- 

 cently indulged in by American sloops and English cutters, fne 

 conditions met with by all the yachts being nearly identical, is 

 the best for testing and comparing the speed of small craft, but to 

 determine both the seagoing and sailing qualities of large craft, 

 I know of no way but to put them out of door, on the ocean. 



"In a short ocean race of two or three days the difEercnce in 

 winds and currents my cause the fastest vessel to lose the race, 

 but in crossing the Atlantic the various conditions met with by 

 the different yachts, when taken together, will, I think, make an 

 average for each one which will not differ materially from the 

 average of the others. 



"To and around the Azores, or even the Bermudas, would be 

 preferable for a 'Jubilee race,' as it would give plenty of sea room 

 in latitudes usually free from fog, hence comparatively from dan- 

 ger.— R. T. Bush'* (New York, Jan. 18, 1887.)" 



HULL Y. C— At the last meeting, Jan. 7, the sailing rules were 

 amended so that racing yachts must carry their signals on the 

 leach of mainsail, one foot below the gaff, instead of at the top- 

 mast head. 



ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS. 



Sandy Bay Y. C— Commodore, L. M. Haskins, sloop Louette; 

 Fleet Captain, Howard H. Paul, sloop Petrel; Regatta Committee, 

 H. H. Paul, C. T. Margeson, Frank N. Griffin, George A. Lowe of 

 Rockport, C. E. Cunningham, Melvin Haskell, 1. II. Higgins and 

 A. T. Gifford of Gloucester; Treasurer, C. W. Milly; Secretary, 

 Robert Hoarns, government officer in charge of the work upon 

 the new Sandy Bay breakwater. 



Hull Y. C— Commodore, C. V. Whitten; Vico-Commodore, Harry 

 E. Converse; Rear Commodore, .John J. Henry; Secrotai'y, Peleg 

 Aborn; Treixsurer, C. C. Hutchinson; Measurer, Ambrose A. Mar- 

 tin; Executive Coniniittes, C. A. Perkins, Fred. Pope, B. L, M. 

 Tower, Gelston Whittemore; INIemborship Committee, E. H. 

 Tarbell, J. L. Chadwick, J. E. Bayles, J. J. Souther; Delegates to 

 the New England Yacht Racing Association, C. A. Perkins and 

 Harry Hutchinson. 



Yonkcrs Y. C— Commodore A. J. Prime; Vice-Commodore, N. 

 P. Quick; Fleet Captain, John Dickson; Secretary, William K. 

 Da^^s; Treasurer, John Nesbitt; Measurer, William H. McV'ickar; 

 Trustees, H. Skinner, Frank Ford and John F. Brenuan. 



BrooMyn Y. C— Commodore, J. T. Barnard; \^ice-Commodore, 

 R. H. McMurrav; Rear Commodore, R. C. Hopkins ; President, 

 Daniel O'Reilly; Treasurer, AV. H. Burk; Secretary, Gfeorge H. 

 Brown. 



East Bivcr Y. C— Commodore, J. F. Sullivan; Vice-Commodore, 

 William MacMannis; Secretary, H. T. Lewis; Treasurer. Edward 

 Grissine; Measurer, J. J. Driseoll; Sergeant-at-arms, Peter Gillen; 

 Regatta Committee, H. T. Lewis, A. Lamb and H. Campbell; 

 Trustees, Edward Grissine, M. J. Charde, H. Campbell, John 

 Clifford and A. Lamb. 



American Y. 0.— The annual meeting and election of the Amer- 

 ican Y. C. was held on Jan. IS, the oflacers for 1887 being: Commo- 

 dore, William H. Starbuck, steam yacht Tillie; Vicc-Commodoro, 

 Arthur E. Bateman, steam yaclU Meteor; Roar Commodore, 

 Charles H. Osgood, steam yacht Narwhal; Secretary, Henry A. 

 Taylor; Treasurer, William B. Dowd; Measurer, Charles H. Has- 

 well. Trustees, Jabez A. Bostwick, steam yacht Orienta; Joseph 

 C. Hoagland, steam yacht Lagonda; .iohn P. Kennedy, steam 

 yacht Viola; Henry A. Tavlor, steam yacht Sphinx; Frank R. 

 Lawrence, William B. Dowd and V/ashington E. Connor. Re- 

 gatta Committee, George W. Hall, Thomas Manning, Thomas L. 

 Scovill, Edward b. Innet and Ezra S. Connor, 



THE SCHOONER-SMACK GRAMPUS. 



THE accompanying drawings show the interior arrangements 

 of the model fishing-smack Grampus, the lines of ^vhichwere 

 given last week. The specifications for her construction were 

 drawn up by Capt. Collins, who also superintended tlie carrying 

 out of the work. The keel is of white oak, greatest siding, 15in., 

 least, 9in., and moulding 18in. outside of garboards, including 

 shoe. The stem, of wliite oak, is sided 12in. at head and 9in. at 

 waterline. The sternpost, also of white oak, is sided 9iD. at heel 

 andlGin. at head above rabbet, hollowed out lor a lOin. rudder- 

 head, tapering to Sin. at heel of rudder, with white pine backing 

 to rudderport. The deadwoods are of oak and hard pine; the 

 breasthook of oak. The frames are all of white oak, the floor- 

 timbers double, sided Sin. and snaped to 6in. at upper ends; the 

 futtocks side 6iu. and stanchions Gin. The least moulding of tioors 

 in throats is 9in., and the frame mould 7in. at side of keel, 6in. at 

 second futtock head, and Sin. at gunwale. The frames are spaced 

 22in. and are bolted with %m. gixl. iron, except the well frames, 

 which are bolted with yellow metal. Tlie keelson is of hard pine, 

 sided lOin. The beams are of white oak, sided 7 to 9in. and 

 moulded 61n. at center and Sin. at ends, bolted to clamps wth 

 %in. bolts; the ledges and carlins of hai-d pine, sided SJ^s to Can.; 

 knees of hackmatack, sided oiu. All holts in Iceel, stem, stern- 

 post and deadwoods below waterline are of yellow metal; those 

 above of gal. iron, lin. in diameter. 



The fish well in iiold has well logs 9x21in., and corner posts of 

 oak 7x7in., ^vith inner corner of each rounded. The planning of 

 well is Bin. thick, of selected yellow oak, fitted ^vith >§in. tongue 

 of white pine in adjoining edges, and fastened v.'ith tw o %in. gal. 

 screwbolts in each end. The ceiling is of hard pine, the trdck 

 strakes being 12in. wide and 6in. thick, tapering to Bir.atends. 

 Besides these there are five 4x1;^ strakes on eacii side, two 3Ja>xG, and 

 three 3in., the fastenings being %h\. bolts. Tln^ clamp,: arc of 

 hard pine SJ-^xliin., with^in. bolts. The deeki)liiuk is UxSin. 

 fastened with 4>^in. gal. spikes and tlie pUinksheer is of wlute 

 oak. The planking is all of white oak; garboards 12in. x 4iu. 

 at well and tapering to 2in. at rabbett. The botoni plank is 2]4 

 in., fastened with Bin. composition spikes and IJ^in. treenails, 

 The ten wa,le8trake8 are 3s6in. wth four 8in. strakes below 7, S, 



