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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July' 13, 1895. 



STEAM YACHT PEREGRINE. Designed by C. B. Hanscom for R, H. White, 1895. 



The Steam Yacht Peregrine. 



The steam yacht Peregrine is now building, by the Bath Iron Works, 

 of Bath, Me., for Mr. K. H. White, of Boston, Mass., from designs by 

 Mr. Charles Ridgely Hanscom, of Bath, Me. She is a steel, single 

 screw, schooner rigged steam yacht of the following dimensions : — 



Length over all 158ft. 3in. 



L. W. L 131ft. Oin. 



Beam, extreme 23ft. Oin. 



Depth of hold 13ft. Oin. 



Mean draft , ; 10ft. Oin. 



Extreme Draft 10ft. 9in. 



The accommodation comprises every requisite to insure comfort and 

 convenience, and all the decorations and fittings are designed to be 

 elegant, efficient and tasteful. 



The principal feature of the main deck is a large mahogany deck 

 house 72ft. long, with an average width of about 13ft. At the for- 

 ward end of this house is the captain's stateroom, about 8ft. long, 

 finished in handsome paneled white mahogany, with white enamel 

 ceiling, and furnished with large berth, desk, washstand, wardrobe, 

 sofa and convenient lockers. Abaft this room on the port side is a 

 stairway leading below to the officers' quarters. Then comes the 

 pantry, 5ft. long and the width of the house, and this room is finished 

 in ivory white, With mahogany trimmings and fitted with all necessary 

 dish racks, dressers, sinks, etc. A dumb waiter will be arranged be- 

 tween this room and the officers' mess-room. The galley is directly 

 aft of the pantry, and is a commodious and well arranged room 10ft. 

 long, with red tile floor and white tiled sides, the ceiling being finished 

 in ash. A passage 30in. wide, on the starboard side, leads from the 

 galley to the dining room aft, thus maintaining communication with 

 the forward and after parts of the vessel without exposure to the . 

 weather. Between the boiler and engine hatches is a room 4ft. by 6ft. 

 for the stowage of deck chairs, rugs, etc., on the starboard side, and a 

 large deck toilet-room on the port side. 



Abaft the engine hatch is the dining room, 12ft. long and the width 

 of the house. This room will be finished in selected paneled oak, and 

 a handsome large sideboard and dish closet occupies the forward end. 

 The height in the clear is 6ft. 6in., and a large circular skylight is 

 placed directly over the dining table. There will be seating accommo- 

 dation at the table for ten people. Connected with the dining room 

 by large sliding doors is the social hall. This room is lift, long, and a 

 mahogany stairway of elaborate design leads below to the main 

 saloon. The owner's desk is at the forward end, and transom seats 

 are fitted on each side. The finish is in harmony with the dining 

 room. Large circular sliding lights or air ports, 16in. in diameter, 

 give light and air to the living compartments of this deck house, and 

 these lights have proved a great improvement over the ordinary 

 swinging ones. 



Hand rails will be worked on the outside of the house for conveni- 

 ence in rough weather. The galley and machinery hatches are com- 

 pletely cased in with steel as a safeguard against fire. The top of the 

 deck house forms a clear promenade for the owner and his guests, the 

 smokestack and skylights to the dining room, engine room and galley 

 being the only obstructions. 



There is a bridge at the forward end, also the steering stand, bin- 

 nacle, chart table, search light, etc. Brass rail stanchions are worked 

 around the top of the house, and awnings will be placed forward and 

 aft. 



Abaft the deck house is a large mahogany skylight which gives light 

 and ventilation to the main saloon below. There is a large transom 

 seat directly aft and a Bath Iron Works patent hand screw steerer. 

 A raised forecastle deck is placed forward, of the height of the rail. 



The compartment forward of the collision bulkhead on the lower 

 deck is to be used as a lamp and oil room. Then comes the crew's 

 quarters, which are quite roomy and have excellent accommodations 

 for nine men. Abaft the crew space are the officers' quarters. Three 

 staterooms are located on the starboard side, the forward one for the 

 chief engineer, then one for the cook and steward, while the third will 

 be fitted up for the mate and assistant engineer. 



The mess room is on the port side, also the w. c. and dish lockers, 

 and a transom seat is fitted so as to make beds for two boys. An ice 

 room occupies the aft end of the mess room. 



Abaft the machinery spaces are the owner's and guests quarters. At 

 the forward end are the toilet and bath rooms, handsomely and con- 

 veniently appointed. These rooms are to be wainscoted with white 

 tile 4ft. high and paneled in white mahogany to ceiling. Directly aft 

 are two large staterooms for the owner. These rooms are to be 

 finished in paneled white enameled pine with a little gold leaf decora- 

 tion. The beds are extra large and the rooms are well furnished 

 with sofas, bureaus, wardrobes, etc. 



Aft of these staterooms and communicating with them is the main 

 saloon, a beautiful roomy compartment 17ft. long and the full width 

 of the ship. The height in the clear is nearly 7ft., and this room is to 

 be furnished in handsome selected mahogany with ivory white ceiling, 

 and fitted up in the most modern and artistic style. A staircase of 

 carved mahogany leads from this saloon to the social hall above. A 

 piano, table, bookcase, shelves and lockers are located in this room to 

 the; best advantage. At the aft end of the saloon are two guests' 

 staterooms finished in white mahogany with bird's-eye maple panels. 

 These rooms are furnished Bimiliar to the owner's staterooms, and 

 they will undoubtedly prove very desirable compartments. Leading 

 from these rooms is the guests' toilet room, finished same as the guests' 

 stateroom, and complete in all its appointments 



In the forward hold is located the cold storage room and large com- 

 partments for stores, and in the after hold are the engineer's stores, 

 wine room and three fresh-water tanks with a capacity of about 2,500 

 gallons of water. A large tank is also located amidships with a cap- 

 acity of 3,500 gallons of water, and small tanks are fitted in the engine 

 room for hot and cold, salt and fresh water. 



The ventilation and plumbing systems are designed to be most com- 

 plete and efficient. A donkey boiler will be placed in the boiler room 

 for steam heating and auxiliary purposes. A Williamson steam 

 steerer and a Hyde patent steam windlass are also fitted. The vessel 

 will be lighted throughout by electricity, the dynamo being placed in 

 the engine room, and a 12in. search light and display lights for the 

 rigging will be fitted. There will also be efficient telephone and elec- 

 tric bell communication between various parts of the ship. 



The Peregrine will carry the following small boats: One 23ft. life- 

 boat, one 23ft. gig, one 23ft. naphtha launch and one 16ft. dinghy. She 

 has two pole masts, each being about 64ft. long above deck, and is 

 rigged as a two-masted schooner, the total sail area being about 

 3,500sq. ft. 



The motive power consists of a vertical triple expansion engine, with 

 cylinders 14, 21 and 34^in. diameter respectively, and a stroke of 22in. 

 Piston valves are used throughout, and the high pressure cylinder is 



placed in the center, the intermediate forward and the low aft. The 

 condenser forms part of the framing at the back of the engine, and 

 the cylinders are well supported and braced by steel columns. The 

 propeller is of manganese bronze, four-bladed, with a diameter of 8ft. 

 3in. and a pitch of about 10ft. There are two Almy water-tube boilers, 

 built for a working pressure of 1851bs. each, occupying a space 83in. 

 long, 83in. wide and 104in. high. The grate surface is 65 ?q. ft., and the 

 heating surface about 2,500sq. ft. The designed indicated norse power 

 is 800, and this will give the vessel a speed of over 14 knots. 



The Peregrine is a very commodious yacht for i her size, as will be 

 seen from the above minute description, and with her large deck house 

 so efficiently subdivided, her accommodations are quite equal to that 

 of most steam yachts fully 40ft. longer. She is being built under the 

 rules of the American Shipmasters' Association for the highest class, 

 and when completed she will be commanded by Capt. Theodore M. 

 Bunker. 



Mr. Charles Ridgely Hanscom, the designer of the Peregrine, has 

 given considerable study to this class of vessels, and he is well known 

 as a man of new ideas. 



It will be remembered that Mr. Hanscom is the designer of the steam 

 yacht Eleanor, constructed last year by the same shipbuilding firm for 

 Mr. William Slater, of Norwich, Conn., and which is now on the Pacific 

 Ocean on a two years' cruise around the world. 



The Eleanor is a handsomely appointed vessel, and has proved her- 

 self a very staunch and seaworthy craft. Wherever she has been she 

 has received considerable attention, and the foreign press all agree in 

 acknowledging her to be a triumph of American yacht building. 



American Y. C. 



MILTON POINT — LONG ISLAND SOUND*. 



Friday, July 5. 



The American Y. C. sailed its annual sailing regatta on July 5, the 

 steam regatta being a thing of the past in spite of the club's S10.000 

 challenge cup. The day was stormy with heavy rain and S.E. wind, 

 and but few yachts started, though there was some good racing. The 

 course was from off Milton Point, arouDd white spar buoy off Parson- 

 age Point; distance \% nautical miles. Course E.N.E., leaving same 

 on starboard hand, thence around white spar buoy off Bed Springs 

 Point, Hempstead Harbor; distance 3% nautical miles. Course south, 

 leaving same on starboard hand, thence around southwesterly stake- 

 boat off Larchmont, flying American Y. C. flag; distance 3% miles. 

 Course N.W., leaving same on starboard hand, thence across finish 

 line off Milton Point; distance 1% nautical miles. Course E.N.E. Total 

 distance of course, 10% nautical miles. 



The schooners sailed three times around this course; the 36ft., 34ft. 

 and cats twice around and all other classes once around this course. 



The start was timed: Marguerite 12:12:31, Elsemarie 12:13:24, Dra- 

 goon 12:21:58, Fannie 12:22:18, Infanta 12:23:19, Vorant II. 12:23:09, 

 Kittie 12:23:15, Mary 12:23:40; Shrimp and Vaquero handicapped 2m. 

 30s. 



One and even two reefs were in order. Dragoon sprung her bow- 

 sprit and gave up early in the race, after sailing for a time on her 

 side. The times were: 



SCHOONERS, 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Marguerite, H. W. Lamb 83.38 4 18 07 4 18 07 



Elsemarie, J. B. King 74.68 4 19 16 4 11 58 



SLOOPS AND CUTTERS 30 TO 30fT, 



Infanta, J. B. Mills 33.03 4 00 17 4 00 17 



34ft. special class. 



Vorant II. , G. G. Tyson 34 . 00 4 03 43 4 03 48 



Dragoon, F. M. Freeman 34,00 Disabled. 



CABIN CATS — 30FT. CLASS. 



Mary, W. E. Elsworth \ ...28.76 4 14 36 4 11 40 



Fannie, C. M. Greer 30.00 4 28 34 4 28 34 



cabin cats— 25ft. class. 



Kittie, Hazen Morse 23.01 2 18 58 2 18 58 



SPECIAL 21 FT. fLASS. 



Celia, C. A. Gould 21.00 2 19 08 2 19 08 



Vaquero, W. G. Brokaw 21.00 2 21 20 2 21 20 



Shrimp, C. M. Pratt SI. 00 Dismasted. 



Infanta easily beat Vorant II., though not classed together. Shrimp 

 lost her mast near the finish line. The regatta committee included 

 Stuyvesant Wainwright, Marselis Ulark, Isaiah Paxon, Horace Lee, 

 Simeon Ford and J. Howard Wainwright. 



Fall River Y. C. 



FALL RIVER— MOUNT HOPE BAY. 



Thursday, July U. 

 The annual regatta of the Fall River Y. C. on July 4 was sailed in 

 the rain, but with a fresh N.E. wind, the times being; 



FIRST CLASS— CATS 22FT. AND OVER. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Nellie, J. Waldron 1 57 14 1 57 14 



Annie, George Hindle , Withdrew. 



Reaper, J. Gates 2 34 43 2 30 44 



Harvest, Hathaway 2 16 05 2 13 37 



Harvest, B. Ling 2 31 43 2 27 18 



Olivette, Fahey Bros ..2 13 16 2 07 25 



Glide, P. Conlon 2 12 30 2 07 58 



SECOND CLASS— UNDER 22 AND OVER 19FT. 



Hesper, T. Haggerty 2 43 25 2 43 13 



Ouija, T. Calvert Withdrew. 



Patience, C. Millwood 2 25 01 8 28 01 



Nyda, W. Ivers 2 33 26 2 30 51 



THIRD CLASS— UNDER 19 AND OVER 15FT. 



Myrtle, H. Hathaway 3 08 38 3 06 51 



Lalloo, J. Whitehead 3 19 28 3 17 41 



Barnacle, W. Braley 3 13 13 3 09 43 



Alice, W. G. Morse 2 48 29 2 48 20 



Ladle, B. Darling Withdrew. 



Fedora, J. Hinckley 2 49 21 2 49 21 



Lucy, D. Lebounty 3 C6 30 3 05 43 



Belle, T. Kershaw 3 08 19 . 



FOURTH CLASS— CATS UNDER 15FT. 



Dido, M. Considine 58 14 58 14 



" p, T. E. Wood 1 01 13 59 41 



Riverside Y. C. 



RIVERSIDE— LONG ISLAND SOUND. 



Saturday, July 0. 



The Riverside Y. C. sailed its annual regatta on July 6 with a very 

 good fleet of starters, but a poor breeze, there being a flat calm for a 

 time. The courses were: 



Course A— Sailed by all yachts over the 30ft. class. From a line 

 marked by black gas buoy off eastern end of Little Captain's Island, 

 and stake boat east of it, around white spar buoy, course about south 

 by west, thence around stake boat, course east by north one-half 

 north, and thence around home stake boat, northwest one-quarter 

 west, keeping same on port band, eighteen nautical miles, two rounds. 



Course B— Sailed by 30ft., 25ft. and 21ft. special class. From start- 

 ing point around White Spar Buoy, course S. by W., thence around 

 stake boat, course E. by N., Jfj N., thence around home stake boat, N. 

 W.. >4 W., keepiDg same on port hand, thence around southeasterly 

 stake boat and return, the finish being across starting line from S. E. 

 to N. W., fifteen nautical miles.. 



Course C— For all other classes. From starting point around White 

 Spar Buoy, course S. by W. ; thence around stake boat, course E. by 

 N.. V<j north, and thence to home stake boat, nine nautical miles. 



The official times were: 



sloops— OOft. class. 



Finish. 



Whitby, H. Tyson 5 47 57 



Eleanor, A. S. Williams 5 38 14 



CUTTERS— 50FT. CLASS (FLUSH DECK). 



Elapsed. Corrected 



Uvira, F. P. Sands ...3 56 05 3 56 05 



Minerva, H. W. BucknaU 4 30 47 4 29 15 



CUTTERS— 50FT. CLASS (TRUNK CABIN.) 



Penguin, G. E. Brightson 4 52 40 4 52 40 



Choctaw, T. L'. Arnold .4 55 34 4 53 01 



COTTERS —43FT. CLASS. 



Eidolon, H. T. Crosby .' 4 33 44 4 38 44 



Norota, F. M. Hoyt 4 17 14 4 16 30 



Sasqua. Henry Andrus 4 54 38 4 52 16 - 



Tiger, Jossph D. Sawyer, Jr..; Withdrew. 



CUTTERS— SOFT. CLASS. 



Vorant I.. Daniel Prentice 5 07 27 6 07 27 



Infanta, J. B. Mills 4 55 25 4 52 02 



Gavilan, E. Dierenthaler. Withdrew. 



sloops— 25ft. class. 



Hazel.. 5 12 19 



Sea Bird, O. W. Ingersoll. , Withdrew. 



Americus, Dr. Heximer 4 56 40 , ... ., 



CABIN CATBOATS — 30FT. 



Consuelo, Mr. Cabot ; .Withdrew. 



Mary, W. E. Elsworth 3 50 07 3 50 07 



Almira, Wilmer Hanan 2 49 07 Not meas. 



Nixie, W. G. Buxton Withdrew, 



Oconee, C. T. Pierce 4 32 55 ..... 



Weasel, T. E. Ferris 4 09 49 . . . . 



CABIN CATBOATS — 25 FT. 



Ethel, F. M. Randall 4 19 51 4 19 51 



Arvika, Dr. GilfiUan .Withdrew. 



OPEN CATBOATS — 25FT., FIXED BALLAST. 



Sirene, R. Outwater 4 24 59 4 24 59 



Mischief Withdrew. 



Gertrude, W. J. Selleck , Withdrew. 



Brant, J. C. Varian : , Withdrew, 



OPEN CATBOATS— 25FT., SHIFTING BALLAST. 



Fairy, F. E. Towle .• 3 49 47 3 49 47 



Punch, M. H. Clark ." 3 53 29 Not meas. 



OPEN CATBOATS— 20FT. 



Chippie, W. R. Hatfield 3 53 54 3 53 64 



34-FOOTEHS. 



Dragoon, F. M. Freeman 4 50 23 4 50 23 



Vorant II., G. G. Tyson 4 56 49 4 66 48 



21-FOOTKRS. 



Vaquero, W. G. Brokaw 3 50 18 3 50 18 



The winners were Eleanor, Uvira, Penguin, Norota, Infanta, 



Americus, Almira, Ethel, Sirene, Punch (probably on corrected time), 



Chippie, Dragoon and Vaquero. 

 Regatta committee— W. J. Selleck, S. Dewey Pierce, Edwin Blnney 



and George Clark. 

 After the race Eleanor ran ashore, but was hauled off. The 



steamer Aurora carried the members and guests, and in making a 



landing the crowd proved too heavy for the gangplank and it broice, 



throwing a lady and gentleman into the water. They were soon 



rescued without injury. 



Plymouth Y. C. 



PLYMOUTH, MASS.— PLYMOUTH HARBOR. 



TJiursday, July U. 

 The Plymouth Y. O. had bad weather for its second regatta on July 

 4, the start being postponed until late on account of a calm, the wind 

 rising during the race to almost a gale. Nancy Hanks went up a class 

 and then won. The full times were: 



FIRST CLASS— CATS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Nancy Hanks, P. W. Maglathlin 21.00 2 26 40 1 53 23 



Ishtar, A, M. Beale 21.01 2 36 00 2 02 49 



Future, W. T. Whitman 21.11 2 35 25 2 03 15 



THIRD CLASS— CATS. 



Amie, M. S. Weston, Jr 10.09 2 32 29 1 54 04 



Honest John, J. C. Dawes 16.00 2 35 48 1 55 05 



No Name, O. A. Ransom 14.09 2 43 50 2 00 45 



Frolic, J. A. Bailey 15 .03 Withdrew. 



FOURTH CLASS— SPP.1TSAILS. 



Vigilant, A. M. Watson, Jr 16.11 2 30 22 1 51 14 



Fair Play, G. D. Bartlett 17.02 2 30 59 1 52 15 



Natalie, H. M. Jones 10.10 2 32 59 1 53 43 



Gipsy Girl, W. W. Steele 16.02 2 35 39 1 54 34 



Ellen B., C. F. Bradford. 16.02 2 35 22 1 54 57 



Katherine, J. Watson 16.01 2 38 15 1 57 41 



Svea, O. Loring 16.11 2 37 45 1 68 37 



Puritan, C. D. Craig 17.05 Withdrew. 



FIFTH CLASS — GAFF FORESAILS AND SPRIT MAINSAILS. 



Perhaps, T. S. Diman 15.10 2 31 52 1 50 51 



Nereid, A. E. W'alker 17.00 2 30 51 1 51 51 



Dolphin, N. Morton 16.02 2 32 28 1 52 03 



