FOREST AND STREAM. 



foTerfed »nd Kanaraetnred b; 



mmm foldct g canvas boat.^?'?", ror «ro-t n^htng, 



„ . ,,„ — TrTT, —— — ; with stretcher, slde-ljoards 



»DdpaddIe, 251b3. Hlth Btretehcr, siile-hoanls. cun.ralu 

 andpaddle, 82 lbs. >Vifh slrttther, sirtp-haarrtg, pan- 

 ^ waJe,8toolaaad oai^,401hs. Wiih bottom ),oard. 



side-boards, gnnwale, stools and 

 oarsjoOlbs. Tliis entshows 

 tweWe-footboat. 



Size of Chest, 33 inches long, 

 17 iBclies wide, 18 incites deep. 



3ST! 

 S SATSST ! 

 Liittit i The Steadies 

 ^ x^JCbes;; and Jloal Dorable I 



r hj KoctiD? ( 

 Safest and Rest Haofing and Fishing Boat niade» 

 ^ S3-ap3daie are joined and pact In encst with boat withont extra charge 



Makes up fonr different weights, thfi 

 as four boats combined in ona 



The above is a view of the Boat in its compact forra, showing 

 Boat folded, Bottom-Board, Camp-Stoole, Gunwale, Stretcher, 

 and Packing Chest. Oars and Paddles are jointed and packed 

 with Boat in Chest. 



PSCOWSIC, 



winner of Internatioaal Matcli at A. C. A, Meet, Lapstreak, but smootb skin. Built by 



COASTING CANOES CLYDE (17x40), ATLANTIS, RAM- 

 BLER, ROGUE, FIDGET. 



Smooth Lap Streak Shells, Deflecting Centerboard, Metallic Drop Eudder with the most practical 

 and safe braces. No more cuss words. Combination Canoe Sails, Round. Copper-tipped Paddles Spring 

 Jam Cleats and other noted fixtures. 'Write your address plainly and direct to l ock Box 305,' tTlens 

 Falls. N. Y. Send 50 cents for six photos and SO-page catalogue, or 5 cents for same catalogue alone 



We build everythinsr in the boat line from a 12-lb. 

 canoe to a steam launch. Have in stock a number of 

 small steam launches, running from 20 to 30ft. in 

 length, some with oil and some with coal burning 

 engines. 



A large and very fine stock of rowboats and canoes 

 from $20.00 upward. 



Will send upon appUcation drawings of launch with 

 Shipman Oil Engine. Sena for Catalogue. 



Chicago Headquarters, 115 Wabash Ave, 



R. J. DOUGIiAS & CO. 



Successors to POWELL & DOUGLAS, 

 WAUKEQAN, ItL. 



White Cedar Boards for Yachts' Boats and Canoes. 



Also Oak and other Lumber used in Boat Building, 



HACKMATACK AND OAK KNEES. 



C. F. HODSDON. 742 S 744 Water $W^i.T/) New York. 



VESPER 



Won International Cup Kace at 

 A. C. A. Meet. 



Yesperis slriclly a Cmisiiii Canoe. 



Vesper is successor to the 

 famous SNAKE. 



Send stamp for 60-page Illiistrated Catalogae 



Smooth Skin Canoes Built to Order. 

 J. H. RUSHTON, 



Canton. N. Y. 



Self-Holding 



STEERER. 



Quick, JLasy. : n m^', IN oiseless, Or- 



namental. Kear, LorL.ijiete. Always as m a becket, 

 yet never in a hecket. Always locked, yet always 

 unlocked oi- never locked at all. For all kinds and 

 sizes of boat,?, with either mule, sail or steam. The 

 only satisfactory steerer made for yachts. It is 

 quicker, easier, steadier and handier than a tiller, 

 looks more shiplike and takes less room. War- 

 ranted. Send for descriptive circular. 



THE LAKE M'E'G CO., Ocean City, N. J. 



BOAT AND CAITOE 



HARDWARE. 



aALVANIZED IRON, 



BRASS AND COMPOSITION 



NAILS, SPIKES, RODS, ROWLOCKS, ANCHORS, 

 CHAINS, HOOKS, THIMBLES, ETC. 



Tackle Blocks and Cordage, 



Ship Chandlery, etc. 

 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 

 li. W. F£RDINANB & CO., 



267 Federal Street, Boston, MaM. 



SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 



Exhibition 1851 Prize Medal. 



For Deckseams of Yachts, Airtight Com- 

 partments of Life Boats in combination witk 

 Canvas. In combination vpith Calico for 

 Waterproof Skins used between Diagonal 

 Planking of Pinnaces, Launciies, etc. 

 Price List, etc., at Works. 



ALFRED JEFPERY & CO., 

 Marsh Gate, Stratford, E., England. 



Yacht Pictures. 



A sheet 20 x 24, containing ten perfect photo 

 graphs in printers' ink of the 

 Mayflower, Puritan, Priscilla, 



Galatea, Atlantic, Bedouin, 



Orayling, Clara, Thetis, 



And a picture of a race laetween two of them. 

 Sent on receipt of 7o cents. 



FOPtEST AND STREAM PUBLISHING- CO., 

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SMALL TAGHTS. 



Their Design and Construction, Exemplified by the 

 Ruling Types of Dodern Practice. With 

 Numerous Plates and Illustrations. 



— BY— 



C. P. KCNHAKDT. 



Cloth, :i^0 pages of type and illustrations, and 70 

 plates. Size of page, l4}4xtZl4. Price $7.00. 



FOR SALE BY THE 



FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO., 

 39 Pitrk Baj^, -Nr-^-yyi. 



HIGGINS & GIFFORD, 



GLOUCESTER, MASS. 



Manufacture to order Yachts, Rowboats, Yawls, 

 Excelsior Life Boats and Seine Boats. Two medals 

 awarded at the London Exhibition. 3,000 boats 

 built the last thirteen vears. 



New York and Eastern 



YACHT AGENCY, 



k. GARY SMITH, 51 West Tenth Street, New York. 

 BURGESS BROTHERS, 23 Congress Street, Boston, 

 Yachts and vessels of all kinds sold, purchased 

 and chartered. Special attention given to 'ouildmg, 

 repairs and alterations. Sui-veys and inspection? 

 made. Designs and estimt ies furnished. A large 

 number of first-class yachts now for sale. 



THOMAS CI.APHAM, 



Yach! Builder & Designer, 



EOSLYN, I,. I., N. Y. 



Unsinkable, seaworthy yachts and sailboats of 

 very liglit di'aft a specialty. Nonpareil Sharpies, 

 Roslyu Yawls, single-band cruisers. 



Send for illustrated cii-cular of The Roslyn 

 Weathergrip. Superior to any centerboard for 

 canoes and "comMnatiou boats." Converts a 

 rowboat into a weatherly sailboat in 15 minutes. 



B-ADIX 



Patent Folding Centerboard 



Two Sizes. 



30x15 and 36x18. 



Endorsed by promment canoeists, boat builders, etc. 

 — EGR— 



Sailboats, Canoes, Sneak Boxes, 

 Gunning Skiffs, Etc. 



SHvea yen a Flush Flooi- and Superior SaOins 

 Qualities. Made entirely of Brass. 

 Awarded Gold Medal of First Class, New 

 Orleans XixposltloH. Send for Circular. 



THE RADIX M'F'G CO., 



39 Old. Slip, N. Y. 



For Above or Below "Water Line. 

 NO TANK~NEEDED. 



Plumber, Steam Fitter and Coppersmith- 

 134 Bbhkmah St., New Yobk, 



Atwood*9 Patent Center-Board. 

 FOR SMALL BOATS AND CANOES 



A SO-inch board in a 3 mch well. Other sizes man- 

 ufactm-ed. Descriptive circulars mailed free. 



ATWOOD BKOS., Cl*yton, N. Y. 



JOHN HARVEY, M. I. N. A., 

 Naval AroMteot. 



241 West jnovLTteentli St.. IST. Y. 



All classes of steam and saihng yachts designed 

 and I'Uilding superintended. 



Estimates ana specifications. 



Designer of Volante, Sea Belle, Miranda, Alex- 

 anda, Catarina, etc., in Entrland. Oriva, Bedouin, 

 Wenonah, Ileen, Surf, Wands, etc., in America. 



E. L. WILLIAMS, 



Yacht Builder and Designer. Single-hand yachts 

 a specialty. Designer and builder of Dr. Winslow's 

 Pilgnm. E. 9th st.. City Point. So. Boston. Mass. 



The American Yacht List 



FOR 1886. 



Published with the official sanction and under the 

 patronage of the New York and Esatem Yacht 

 OluDs. 



Contains a complete register of the Yacht Clubs 

 of the U. S. ana British Provinces, with List o1 

 Officers, Names of Vessels and Owners, Dimensions 

 of Yachts, their Builders, Home Ports, etc., etc. 



Also, Ohromo-Lithograpn of 



CLUB PENNANTS AND PRIVATE SIGNALS, 

 00MP1L.ED BY NIELS OLSEN, Steward N. Y. Y. U. 



PRICK, 94.00. 



To be bad from THOMAS MANNING, M Beaver 

 street, Sole Agent. 



Pleasure Boats, 



Do you desire a most beautiful pleasure boat or 

 canoe? One of the finest the world can afford? One 

 fou can place in your parlor and show co your 

 mends? Sprague's prices beat everything for fine 

 quality and honest workmanship. We have in stock 

 &ailboais, Centerboard Boats, Sneak Boxes and 

 Canoes. Send 2-cent stamp for Catalogue. 



H. M. SPRAGUE, 



PAHISHVILLE, ST. LAWRENCE CO., N. Y. 



AND 



BUILDING 

 AMATEURS. 



Pp. 192, with 29 plates of working drawings. 

 Price $1.50. Address, ^ 



Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 



New York N. Y. 



TW8 Beantlfiil lllastratei Boats 

 PADDLE AND POETAGE 



BT THOMAS SEDGWICK STEELE, Of Hartford, Ctoaih 

 123 exquisite iUustrations of hfe in the woods, 

 with map in each copy. 



The humorous as well as the serious side of camp 

 life is vividly represented, while Mr. Steele's well- 

 known artistic perceptions, and a most intense love 

 of natiu-e, has made the work all that could be 

 desired. 



Seven Editions of these works sold. Most popo- 

 ir books in the market. Cloth. Price $1,50 each 



A NEW MAINE MAP. 



The headwaters of the 



Aroostook. Penoliscot aM St. Jolm Riyers 



Compded by Thomas Sedgwick Stkklk. 

 Tke chart Is SOzSO laches, printed on Govern 

 ment survey paper and motinted on "loth. Sent 



postpaid on receipt of price, $a. 



FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING 00. 



^9 Park Row. New York. 



WASSERSPORT. 



SPECIALLY DEVOTED TO 



Rowing and Yachting. 



APPEARS WEEKLY ON THURSDAY. 

 Price: 4.50 Marks (S1.06) pef quarter; 17 

 Marks (»*) per year, postage prepaid. 



Sample copies to be obtained from the publishers 

 of the Forest and Stiusam. 



To avoid errors, tne amount of subscription 

 should be enclosed by letter in American postage 

 stamps, postal orders or by draft on German bank. 



Publication office of WASSSERSPORT, 



CARL OTTO, 



Berlin, S. W., 18, Zimmerstrasse 34, Germany. 



SPECIAL FALL IJAKGAINS IN SEA- 

 going schooner-rigged steam yachts. 

 No. 4-3.— 137xl8Mx 914, Hush deck, speed IZy^ miles. 

 No. 3-10.— 125x17^ >'»H;, compcsite built, flush 



deck, speed 16 miles. 

 No. e-7.— 118xl83^M9J^, flush deck, speed 13 miles. 

 No. 7-10.— 99xlBX7?4, flush deck, speed 17 miles 

 guaranteed. 



No. J-7.— SBaI-IxTM, trunk cabin, speed 14 miles. 

 All other sizes ol Steuiii Vaciits and Launches 

 suitable for Gruising, Racing, Fi.shing and Shoot- 

 ing. riELD & YOL NG, Steam Vessel Brokei-s 

 and Marine Engineer.s, 6 State St., New York. 



Hunting Boats, Sneak JKoxes, 

 Cruising- Canoes. 



Built to order after the most approved models. 

 Correspondence solicited and prices given on appli- 

 cation. B. W. DAVENPORT, Ashland, Wis. 



COOT.-THE CRUISING CAT BOAT COOT, 

 2.3ft. X8ft. 6in., cabin house; a strong and 

 staunch cruising boat. W. P. STEPHENS, West 

 New Brighton, Staten Island. 



CANOE FOR SALE.-OPEN, PETERBORO, 

 basswood, 14.6x30, 1 yr. old, good condition, 

 paddle, two lazy-backs, two ciismons. Complete; 

 cost .S45: sell for .«oO on cars here. JAS. W. HIG- 

 GINS, Oswego, N. Y. 



FOR SALE.-THE CELEBRATED CANOE 

 Venture, formerly owned by L. Q. Jones, 

 dimensions ItJ^ft.XoOin.; winner of over twenty 

 prizes, all complete and in first-class condition, 

 with thi-ee sets of sails, paddles, nickel plated 

 drop iTidder, etc. Price SlOO. Also a Rushton 

 Grayling canoe, 14ft.x28in., with cruising and 

 racing sails, paddles, rudder yoke, etc. Price $85. 

 E. M. FRANCIS, Box 586, Harrford, Conn. 



