Maeoh 1, 1888. J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



the paddlers and aprons to tic round the hody— a.n early instance 

 of a covered canoe. Tlio waves frequently dashed up to tho faces 

 of the paddlers. In the Indian race the canoe tbat was swamped 

 was paddled ashore, about a quarter of n uiile, by its crew, who 

 managed to hold it, wii hout turning over uuder the water, and 

 tnus worked themiielves along while up to the armpits in the 

 witter.] 



PETERBORO REGATTA, SEPT. 7 AND 8, 185!!. 



(From Review, Sept. 9 and 16, 1S59.) 



The regatta advertised in our columns for some weeks came 

 off on Wednesday and Thursday. The weather was good and all 

 immense crowd of parsons assembled to witness the races: 



First Day.— Firs! race, double birch canoes— First, Kcuah Quin, 

 D'Arcv; second. Traveller, T. irons; third, Cherunng, John Rico 

 Lake. 



Second race, single log canoes— First, Belle of Peterboro, Arm- 

 strong; second. Teal, II. Pearce; the Snow Drop, D'Arey; Lance, 



G. Strickland, and Blvthe, H. Caddy, not placed. 



Third race— First, Kenah Quin, F. H. D'Arcv: second, Traveller, 

 T. Irons; Chemong, T. Crow; Beaver, John Rice Lake. 



Fourth race— First, Lance, It. Strickland; second, Blytho, IT. 

 Caddy; and third, Sinclair, F. Uart.ee. 



Fifth race, private match— First, Kenah Quin, D'Arey. 



Sixth race— First, Swift, R. Strickland; second, Blythe, H. 

 Caddy; third, Belle of Voter bo ro,W. C. Annstrong. 



Hurry-scurry— Crow tirst, Strickland second. 



Second Day.— First race, single log canoe— First, Teal, R. Strick- 

 land; second, B die of Pcterboio, Franklyu (Indian); Lance, G. 

 Strickland; Gipsey, Herald (the builder at Rice Lake). 



Second race, single birch canoes— Indians. 



Third race, boys under 16. 



Fourth race, double-log canoes — First, Lance, R. and G. Strick- 

 land; second, Northern Light, Nethereotes; third, Belle of Peter- 

 horo, two Indians. 



Fifth race, Indian women— First, Antelope, Mrs. Irons and 

 Betsey Crow; second, Ware, Mrs. R. Nangan and Mrs. H. Crow. 



Sixth race— First, Gordon, [now canoe builder at Lakelield] in 

 Northern Light; second VV. Burke in Teal, four others competed. 



Seventh race, Iudians. 



Eighth race, single log canoes-First, Blythe, G. Strickland; 

 second, Gipsey (owned by Herald), Franklyn, Taylor, third, 

 Niuth race, private match. Indian vs. white men— First, Swift, 



H. and J, Crow; second, Lance, R. and G. Strickland. „ 

 [In the advertisement of this regatta there is a race announced 



for beard canoes i ingle or double. It does not appear from the 

 published result thai there were any board canoes entered, the 

 log being then the faster as it was very long and narrow. The 

 advertisement, contains this provision: "All paddlers will he 

 compelled to sit or kneel while paddling." It was not unusual to 

 stand in a hard race.] 



The Peterboro' Boating Club was organized in May, 1872. The 

 members were almost exclusively canoeists, but as it was intended 

 to get rowing boats and go in for rowing as well as paddling, the 

 title Boating Club was adopted to cover both. There would he 

 then probably at -least 25 or 80 canoes owned bymemheis of the 

 club. Regattas were held during tha t and the following years 

 and the membership and the number ot canoes rapidly increased. 

 A small club boat house was built in 1872. A challenge cup was 

 established for paddling. In these regattas the St rick lands again 

 distinguished themselves. The regattas in 1872 and in some sub- 

 sequent years lasted two days each. In 1875 the club bought a 

 piece of land and erected the present boat house. It contains 

 racks for 60 or 70 canoes, and gymnasium and dressing rooms up 

 st airs. The old boat house is still used by seme members, while 

 others keep their canoes iu private boat houses. The present 

 membership is between 90 and 100. 



The earliest board eanocs were built by .John Stevenson at 

 Peterboro in the year 1856 or 1857. The idea was to get something 

 light for portaging when hunting. Basswood was used. The first 

 attempt was comparatively clumsy, but soon the idea, wasadopted 

 of building them on a solid mould, leading to a neater and better 

 fiuish. In 1857 Mr. Edwards built a canvas canoe. It could not 

 compete with the splendid racing log canoes then built. Those, 

 wero fluely finished and wonderfully light. In 1858 (Stevenson 

 took a board canoe to Rice Lake regatta. It was 18ft. long and 17in. 

 wide, and the day being terribly stormy it could nut be used. 

 .Stevenson gave up building for a time, and Win. English took it 

 up and has since carried it on. Thos. Gordon followed in Lake- 

 held and Herald at Rice Lake, Hie. latter adopting the plan of 

 making the inside smooth. Stevenson adopted the "cedar rib" 

 canoe in 1879 or '80. The general idea in aU these canoes is the 

 same, although the experienced eye oan generally detect the 

 maker by a glance at the canoe in the water. They are all open 

 and use the single paddle. Such a thing as a covered canoe or a 

 double- bladed paddle is practically unknown (1882). Tbe Gordon 

 and Stevenson models most resemble each other. The English 

 canoe is generally looked oo as probably the fastest uuder paddle, 

 the Gordon as the best sea boat and handier. The chief merit of 

 the Herald lay in its being smooth inside and so easily kept clean. 

 Its disadvantage is that its two thicknesses of wood help to rot 

 each other. Toe model is not generally considered Rood; it is too 

 crank. The Stevenson "cedar rib" is ahead of the Herald iu 

 being smooth inside and having only one thickness of wood. It 

 is, besides, much steadier. For tightness, cleanliness and beauty 

 it boars the palm, while in model for an all-round boat it is hard 

 to say where you would improve on it. 



English and Herald both sent canoes to the Centennial Exhibi- 

 tion and received medals. English also sent, to Paris Exhibition 

 in 1878 and again received a medal. He has shipped to all quar- 

 ters of England and various parts of Europe, to Australia and 

 South America. He also does a large home trade, and ships a 

 considerable number to the northwest. All of the builders send 

 to England— Stevenson probably most of all during the last two 

 years. 



Perhaps some of our Canadian readers can supply more partic- 

 ulars of the construction of the log canoes, as will be seen from 

 Mr. Strickland's letter Lie dimensions of some are extraordinary. 



on open water (to test seaworthiness), with two or threo portages 

 or carries of one-half a mile each. Conditions; Go as you please, 

 sail, or paddle, or paddle and sail. Each competitor to carry a 

 load in his canoe weighing fiOlhs, (to represent an average cruising 

 kit), canoe and load to Be carried round the portages by separate 

 .journeys. Canoes to be 16ft. or under in length (a canoe over tbat 

 length beittg presumably unhandy) and not under 501 bs. in weight 

 (a safe limit, below which strength might be supposed to be sacri- 

 ficed to lightness; though undoubtedly good strong canoes of from 

 80 to lOlbs. are made). 



Were such races to become popular, a type of canoe, would be 

 produced after a time different from either the Vesper, the Notus 

 or the Pecowsic. The question is, how many entries would there 

 be for such a race? 



Perhaps some of your cruising correspondents will give their 

 opinion on the matter. C. M. Docoeas. 



Lakefield, Feb. 19. 



PRESENT TENDENCIES OF CANOEING. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



As a centerboard is objected to in the cockpit, why is it that an 

 incentive is offered to place i(, there by allowing it to come to the 

 top of the coaming, while another man, who has his board under 

 the deck, is not allowed as much by three inches (/. <•., the extra 

 height of the coaming). The rule to be attacked is the 18in. drop 

 allowed. As races are sailed now, a man can place a board as he 

 pleases and get 24in. drop, and nobody is the wiser. Nesta. 



[The suggestion was intended to apply to the case where the 

 point of the coaming extends over the deck, and consequently 

 over the trunk. The disadvantages of a very high coaming are 

 so generally understood that no one would take 5in. in order to 

 gain a little width of board where it is of the least use. Can 

 "Nesta" give any instances where the rule as to depth has been 

 violated?] 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Your suggestions fill the bill exactly, and 1 hope t'ney will, in 

 every particular, be adopted by the executive committee. It is 

 time such a stand was taken. I deems! tu. 



lachtittg. 



CRUISING CANOES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The Canadian cruising canoes may bear to have something 

 move said about them, so 1 will, if you please, offer a few com- 

 ments on the letters that have appeared on these subjects. 



As to the origin of the Canadian canoe, I think if your corres- 

 pondent "Retaw" will look into it a little further he will find 

 that the dugouts from which he considers it to have been evolved, 

 are modeled on the birch bark canoe. There are a good many of 

 these old dugouts on the chain of lakes above this, and their lines 

 and sheer are identical with those of the birch bark; as "Retaw" 

 says they do not resemble the dugout of the lower province; nor, 

 indeed, an? other dugout that i know of, and I have seen a good 

 many of the species, i think the probability is, tbat the original 

 designers of the craft, not having the necessary material, or per- 

 haps skill, to make a frame canoe, found it simpler to hew one 

 out of the solid log, taking their idea of what a cauoe should he 

 like from the canoe of the country, though not perhaps of their 

 immediate vicinity. It they were not influenced by the birch 

 banc, it would be indeed a singular coincidence, that they should 

 have produced from their "inner moral consciousness" a boat so 

 exactly resembling it. 



As skilled labor and improved material became available, light 

 board canoes built on the same lines replaced the dugouts; so I 

 think we may continue to hold our belief in the origin of the 

 Canadian canoe from the birch bark; it is the grand -daughter, 

 not the daughter, i had thought that the relative advantages of 

 the single and double blade had been set at rest some time ago. As 

 far as one man's experience goes, I have used both for a great 

 many years, and while I prefer the single blade for fishing aud 

 shooting, the double I And undoubtedly both faster and easier for 

 a long as well as for a short cruise. With more than one in a 

 canoe 1 think the single blade is preferable. Now, as to the great 

 question of the encouragement of cruising canoes. That the A. 

 C. A. can encourage a certain model by its rules and races, is true 

 only to a limited extent. It cannot force an unpopular type of 

 canoe to be adopted, or a popular one to be rejected. I do not be- 

 lieve, for instance, that the abolition of the 75ft. limit race would 

 have any effect on the number of Peeowsics that would attend the 

 next meet. Apparently, the popular canoe is one that will win 

 sailing matches, and that cau be used for an occasional fifteen 

 or twenty mile cruise on t be waters in the vicinity of the canoeist's 

 domicile, where sailing is generally practicable (I quite agree with 

 Mr. Clapham that a larger boat than that at present allowed by 

 the rules of the A. C. A. would be far better for this sort of work 

 and will be lilcely to come into use, with or without the approval 

 of the A. C. A., but this is beside the question), so the honors of 

 the regatta are divided among these. A cruise in company would 

 present many difficulties, unless the number who participated in 

 It were small. A ballot would be a somewbat unsatisfactory way 

 of settling which was the "best cruising" canoe. 

 ~A genuine cruising race, that would test a great many of the 

 qualities of a good all-round cruising canoe, could easily be 

 arrauged; but would it be popular? It ought to be something like 

 the following: 



Distance about 25 miles (IS or 18 out and home), part of the way 



Editor Forest a)id Stream: 



1 was very much pleased lo read in lasi week's paper the invita- 

 tion you extend to canoeists to discuss the subject of racing and 

 cruising canoes; and 1 am sure if this discussion is largely ontcred 

 into, some plan will be brought oof to help (he Association in the 

 difficulties that confront it. 



It must be apparent to every one t ha t the. policy of the A. C. A. 

 up to the present time has been to the development of the racing 

 canoe and the encouragement of racing canoeists. As a result of 

 this policy, together with the energy and perseverance of Pecow- 

 sic, Notus, Lassie and others, the almost perfect racing canoe has 

 been evolved. 



Now, while I am a confirmed cruiser and would not sacrifice the 

 cruising qualities of my cance for all the mugs in creation, still 

 i love canoe racing and would not for one moment underestimate 

 the debt canoeing owes to the racing element in it. Bui, Mr. Ed- 

 itor, the growl of the cruiser is heard. He says, and to mo he says 

 justly, that if the Association had only eneoui aged his element of 

 the sport as if has the racing element, if it iiad only in some way 

 brought into competition the cruising <-anoe and the cruising 

 canoeists, the result would have been that the perfect cruising 

 canoe would also have been evolved and canoeing much more 

 benefitted. 



Now, as I understand it, the purport of this discussion is to bring 

 out plans and ideas for the accomplishment of this result, and my 

 object in participating in it is to ask, why will not a race in which 

 the crew of each canoe shall be confined to the cockpit be a step 

 in the right direction? Tnis suggestion has already appeared in 

 your columns, and it struck me that if such a race was added to 

 the programme at the next meet, it would not only be interesting, 

 but also satisfactory to the cruising element. 



Still there are many plans that will be suggested by this discus- 

 sion. I am glad to see that Com. Gibson is already moving in tbii 

 direction, and something will undoubtedly be done in the matter 

 If the Association will set. to work to encourage the cruising ele- 

 ment iu canoeing as it has the racing element (and which it still 

 ought to encourage), we shall have not only the finest cauoe models 

 and the most expert sailors, hut the staunches!:, best equipped 

 and most comfortable canoe. Essex. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION MEET. 



Editor Forest etnd Stream: 



A site that I think is most admirable for a meet of a large num- 

 ber is located on the Delaware River, about one-halt mile above 

 Delanco steamboat landing. Delaueo proper is on the West Jer- 

 sey R. R., about two hours' ride from New York city. There is a 

 splendid beach of about a mile iu length, almost straight, but is 

 only about 40ft. wide when tide is up. As to the camping ground, 

 it is the most perfect of all on tbe river, as many campers and 

 canoeists can testify. The river is about three-quarters of a mile 

 wide and would be a good saili ug ground. Should your committee 

 decide, to visit this site or to learn further of it, I shall be pleased 

 to get such further information as you may desire. 



PHioAOEhPHiA. Pa., Feb. 20. .i. A. Rartbn. 



OTTAWA C. C— Editor Forest and Stream: A general meeting 

 of the Ottawa C. C. was held on Feb. 15 to discuss the plans sub- 

 mitted by the committee of management for the floating of the 

 club canoe house, the present position of the building having 

 proved very unsatisfactory on account of the accumulations of 

 sawdust in tbe bay, at lue head of which the house, is situated. 

 After the relative merits and demerits of a raft of cedar logs, 

 pine logs or barrels, and float ing the building on scows had been 

 discussed, we decided on adoptiug the last mentioned plan. The 

 next subject debated was which division of the A. C. A. our club 

 belonged to. When the Northern Division was being formed last 

 year a resolution was passed by the club that they were in favor 

 of the formation of the new division if sufficient members of 

 American clubs could be. induced to join the division to prevent 

 it becoming a purely Canadian one, tne members of our club 

 being afraid that possibly sectional feeling mig it bo aroused, 

 which would of course destroy the maiu object ot the association. 

 The vice-commode re of the Northern Division has, however, 

 managed to convince us that there is no dauger of this, so the 

 following resolution was unanimously passed: "R<\so/t!«/, That 

 the secretary of the club be instructed to write to the proper 

 officer of the Northern Division expressing to luui the desire of 

 the club to be included in the Northern District." Several mem- 

 bers of the club have expressed their intention of attending the 

 "Northern meet if they can get awav from business at the. proper 

 time.— Francis H. Gisbohne, Sec'y O. C. C. 



THE COMING MEETS— Editor Forest and Stream: Your sug- 

 gestion of a spring meet for Hudson canoeists on Stateu Island 

 for Decoration Day is very good. Coining as it does this year, on 

 a Wednesday, is rather bad, but perhaps quite a number can 

 arrange to have Tuesday and Wednesday in camp, and, if a suita- 

 ble camp spot can be found, 1 think you can count on a number of 

 Passaic canoeists boing on hand. I am in hopes you will hear 

 from some of the N. Y. C. and Brooklyn Cauoe Club members, I 

 feel sure that they can point out some desiraole place.— George 

 W. Cox. Editor Forest and Stream: Regarding the proposition 

 to hold the meet of the Atlantic Division at Lloyd's Neck or 

 Oyster Bay, allow me to say that both are good, the latter perhaps 

 best in point of convenience of access, that portion of the bay 

 known as the "Island" at the extreme entrance containing shade 

 aud water. I am acquainted there, and have no doubt as to your 

 getting use of grounds. Our club had proposed to meet at Nor- 

 walk Islands, July 16-23, and would be glad to exchange calls, if 

 your division is so near as Lloyd's Neck. We cannot have our 

 meet earlier, owing to the college races.— Robt. P.Waukiiam 

 (Southport, Conn.) 



WINTER CANOEING, -Buffalo, Feb. 2St. -Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The following entries on the bulletin board of the 

 Buffalo C. C, may be interesting to manv canoeists: Dec, 25, 

 1887, 3:35 P. M.. Terror gone to Canada under sail. Dec. 25, 1887. 

 3:50 P.M., Sunbeam gone to Canada under paddle. Feb. 19, 1888, 

 Sunbeam and Terror gone to Frenchman's Creek (1 mile below 

 club house on Canada, side). This is the shortest winter closing 

 iu the history of the club; from Dec. 25, 1885, to March 26, 1886, 

 being the next in order. Has any American club as far north as 

 this a better record?— Perch. 



MAY"FLOWER.— Rear Com. Morgan has had under considera- 

 tion the question of changing Mayflower to a schooner, and has 

 ordered a new sail plan from Mi. Burgess. A similar change in 

 Volunteer lias also been under discussion, but it is very doubtful 

 whether either yacht will be altered this year. There is very little 

 racing left for them as singlesfickers, while there is every prom- 

 ise of good sport among the large schooners, and yachtsmen 

 would gladly see both placed where they properly belong, as 

 neither will he needed for an international race. 



FIXTURES. 



May. 



30. South Boston Open. 

 June. 



Larchmont Spring Pen. 21. New York, N. Y. Annual. 



Buffalo Club. 83. Great Head Moonlight Sail. 



Great Head Open. 23. Hull, Hull Pennant. 



Atlantic Annual. 30. Cor. Marblehead, 1st Cham. 



South Boston Club. 80. Great Head Pennant. 



Cor. Marblehead Pennant. 



July. 



Larchmont Annual. 14. Hull, Hull 1st Cham. 



Buffalo Annual. 20. Great Head Moonlight Saik 



Beverly, Mon. Beach Cham. 21. South Boston Oral). 

 Beverly, Swampsoott Cham. 21. Cor. Marblehead, 2d Cham. 

 Cor. Marblehead, Club. 21. Beverly, Mon. Beach 31 Open 



Hull. Club Cruise. 28. Cor. Marblehead, Ladies' 



South Boston Club. Race. 

 Great Head 1st Cham. 28. Hull, Hull Regatta. 



Beverlv, Marblehead, Open 2s. Beverly, Mon. Beach Cham. 

 Sweep. 28. Great Head Club. 



AlTGtfST. 



Larchmont Oyster Boat. 15. Great Head 2d Cham. 



Hull, Hull Ladies' Day. 18. South Boston Club. 



Hull, Hull 2d Championship. 18. Cor. Marblehead, Cup Race. 



Beverly, NahuM, 3d Cham. 20. Great Head Moonlight Sail. 



Beverly, Mon. Beach Cham. 25. Beverly, MarlTchead, Open. 



Cor. Marblehead, Open. 29. Great Head Club. 

 •20. Buffalo Cruise. 



Hull. Hull Open Race. ' ' ' 8. Cor. Marblehead, Sail Off. 



Larchmont Fall. 8. Hull Cham. Sail-Oft'. 



Newark Fall. 12. Great. Head Club. 



South Boston Opou. 15. Buffalo Club. 



Beverly, Marblehead Cham. 15. Beverly, Mon. Beach, Open 



Cor. Marblehead Cham. Sweep. 



30. Great Head Trophy. 



TWO TIMELY WARNINGS. 



TWO rumors are now afloat which, though neither has yet as- 

 sumed definite shape, should lead the New York Y. C. to con- 

 sider soberly and earnestly its present position and the course it 

 has chosen. The first of these reports is based on the folic v. ing 

 extract from a letter to Mr. W. E. Cornier fiom Mr. G. L Watson, 

 as follows: 



"I think it not unlikely that some of you may he required to 

 defend the American Yacht Club cup this coming season, as Sir 

 William Pearce is building what is likely to be a vei y fast yacht 

 iu his yard at Fairfield. She is about the length of the Atalanta, 

 very sharp, and will have great power; and though 1 do not know 

 i hat he proposes challenging, I shall be much surprised if ne does 

 not. I am building some steam yachts, but nothing of an.\ high 

 speed, our owners here preferring comfort and large accommoda- 

 tions to speed." 



S r William Pearse, the head of the firm of Elder & Co., ship 

 builders, was the owner of the large steam yacht Lady Torfnda. 

 which he lately sold; a fact which lends color to the above 

 rumor. 



The secoud rumor, as yet only floating in the air with no one to 

 vouch for it, is withal so well within the bounds of probabib'ty 

 that it is worthy of careful consideration by the parties most in- 

 terested. It is to the effect that a movement is on foot in Boston 

 Co build a first-class keel cutter from Mr. Burgess's designs, and 

 to take her to England to meet the British racing fleet. No one 

 can doubt, after t he last three years, that Boston has the brains, 

 the money and the spirit to put through such a venture success- 

 fully, and with every chance cf winning. That such a step, follow- 

 ing Puritan, Mayflower, Sachem and Volunteer, would put Boston 

 firmly and permanently at the head of American yachting, in the 

 place that New York and the New York Y. C. lias always hole, 

 must be clear to all; and in spite of all that Boston has lately done 

 for New Y'ork, it is not to be supposed that she fas no eyes for her 

 own interests. Year by year the racing as well as all the honors 

 have gone to Boston, and it rests only with her >achtsineu when,, 

 by some such move as that proposed, she will seat herself firmly 

 in the first place and leave New York nowhere. Only lately sue 

 has strengthened her position and weakened her rival's by aiding 

 thelatter's suicidal attempt to lock up the America's Cup from 

 competition. Now, with that safely out of the way, Boston has a 

 clear field for international laurels without tbe necessity of shar- 

 ing them with New Y r ork. 



The other danger is hardly less serious. In spite of the annual 

 whine over the vast expense of the Cup races to the New Y'ork Y. 

 C, it requires a very slight knowledge of arithmetic to show the 

 added income due to an increase of membership from about Ft) 

 to 800, and §50 initiation and §25 annualdues, and this increase has 

 actually taken place since Genesta first challenged. The import- 

 ance of an international contest in building up a club has been 

 clearly proved, and with a most costly trophy now ready it will 

 be strange if the new American Y. C. docs not make a very strong 

 effort to capture tne benefits that would follow' an international 

 race of steam yachts. Certainly no love for the New Y'ork Y r . C. 

 will interfere to prevent it; quite the contrary, for money and 

 labor would be freely given to place the new club ahead of its 

 older rival. 



None need suppose that because the discussion of the deed of 

 gift has ceased for a time, or because no action was taken at the 

 last meeting of the club, that the opposition to the action of the 

 officers and the committee is dead. On the contrary it is growing 

 quietly but none the less steadily, and when it does break out. 

 though it may not be for some time, perhaps not until some such 

 an event as is foreshadowed above shall have awakened the body 

 of the club, there will be a day of reckoning for those who have 

 betrayed the trust placed in them. 



SOMETHING IN PROSPECT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



A rumor is taking shape that Boston is to build a keel cutler 

 and tbat Air. Burgess is to do the designing. This is almost too 

 good to be true, but let us hope the scheme of crossing the. ccean 

 and beating John Bull at his own game may scon become an ac- 

 complished fact. Nothing could be more insiructive or exert 

 greater influence upon the yachting fleet of the future. 



Hitherto the cutter in English bands lias never received a fail- 

 show. Like a certain political party, the English could be counted 

 upon to spoil a good case through lack of clear perception. In 

 1885 Genesta came out with alterations made the last moment 

 before quitting England, so that she was an untried vessel and. 

 as subsequent events have shown, about ten minutes slower than 

 she might have been— just the difference between winning and 

 losing the races against the Puritan. In 1886 Galatea tried for the 

 Cup under jury rig and had her pains for her trouble. In 1887 

 Thistle was sent over and was woefully left in heating to wind- 

 ward through palpable lack of lateral section. A series of 

 blunders, in which the cutter get no show. 



We already kuow from American experience that on a small 

 scale the cutter or loaded keel vessel is at least as good as the 

 centerboard sloop, and fortuuateiy we need no longer look to 

 English cutters for further proof among craft from 70ft. down. 

 But, thanks to English blundering, many people still question 

 whether the same results can be achieved by cutters on the largest 

 scale. If the new Burgess cutter is built it will afford the first 

 opportunity for fair comparison, for the Burgess boat is sure to 

 represent the uttermost ends which can be reached through in- 

 telligent application of "cutter principles" and will no*, be defi- 

 cient in some prime essential as were Genesta, Galatea and Thistle. 

 Hence all good yachtsmen, and especially the cutter men of 

 America, are exceedingly anxious to see the experiment tried, and 

 there will be plenty of persons to back the Burgess cutter against 

 anything afloat in the centerboard line. 



A defeat of the Volunteer by an American keel craft would 

 convince even our dull English cousins that the recent inter- 

 national matches were lost to them through fundamental errors 

 of design and policy and not through some mythical superiority 

 of the centerboard over the keel per se, as Englishmen are now 

 trying to make themselves believe in the effort to "let themselves 

 down easy." 



When the prospective Burgess cutter shall have lowered the 

 colors of the brave Volunteer she will speedily tackle the fear- 

 fully aud wonderfully made centerboard yachts which will pre- 

 sumably have been evolved by the British mind in the meantime. 

 Much to his astonishment and disgust, John Bull will then 

 see bis new-fangled centerboards worse beaten by the Yankee 

 keel cutter than his keels were beaten by the Yankee sloops 

 before. 



American cutter men have given up John Bull as a had job. 

 He is not "fly enough" for the occasion and cannot get out of his 

 national type what she is really capable of doing, Cutter men on 



