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FOREST AND STREAM 



[June 7, 1888. 



s YONKEBS, K Y,, May 30.— Yonkets Gun Club. Match at live 

 birds, a traps; 



Austin (20) 1211222110-9 Waring (29) 1111011201 —8 



Kolb (30) 1212221110-9 Paulson (27). 1002011110-7 



Osborn (28) 101221111 1—9 Langraw (30) 222121101 1-9 



Burneau (34> 2222011021—8 Thomas (38) 01112012010 -5 



Kchtesinger (20) 1011111102— S Jackson (23) "K1222J1012 -7 



Rowland (24)... 1121100112-8 Fiedler (21) 1100110321— r 



In shobt-off at 5 birds, Kolb, Austin and Langraw, 4 each', second 

 tie, Austin 3, Osborn and Langraw 4; third lie, 4 eacht fifth tic, 

 Osborn 4, Langraw 5 and won. 



WlN01IENDON,Mass„ May 31. -At the regular meet yester- 

 day of members of the Winehendon Gun Club at their range the 

 work of each man who had a possible score of 10 birds the follow- 

 ing was the result: 



Ti J Lawrence 1100111111-8 E M Whitney 0111001011-6 



A H Fetch 111.1110110-8 J G Henry 0111110100-6 



PS Davis linOOlllO-7 F F Hapgood 1001001111-0 



A O Lawrence 0110100111—0 



NEWARK, K. J., May 30.— The Mutual Gun Club had a shoot 

 to-day on its grounds at. We'deuroayer's woods. The score at 25 

 blue rocks was: Hasvinger 23. Ostrander 22, Humphrey 22, Nich- 

 ols 21, Steifel 20, Pfau 19. Gould 19, Rau 19, Erristberger 18, Ruff 

 18, KoeUer 10, Scieve 14, Wiedenmayer 13. * * * There was 

 i*reat shooting at Erb's. Nine high-priced sweeps were shot in 

 tote style, and a match for S">0 a side bet ween E. Francis and C. 

 M. nedden was sharply contested under Hurlingham rules at 85 

 birds each. Hed den stood at 30yds. and Francis at 29. Henden 

 killed 21 birds straight, using nis second barrel 7 titnesi he missed 

 his next bird and killed the 23d, wiuning the match, Francis his 

 3d, 7th. 8th. 17th and 22d bird, and killed 18 birds Out of 23, Ar- 

 rangements were made for another match. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., June 2— There was a larger attendance 

 than usual at the grounds of the ellington Club to-day, owing to 

 the fact that it was the first Saturday for several weeks with no 

 rain. In the merchandise match Perry made the first clean score 

 of the series, killing 20 birds st raight. In this match points were 

 scored as follows; Perry first with 20, Bond second with 18, Snow 

 Third with 16, S tan 'f/o n, Shum way, Sanborn and Brown fourth with 

 15; Schacfcr, Baxter, De Hoeheinont and Scott fifth with 14; Brad- 

 istrect. Swift and Chase sixth with 13, Hart and Melcber seventh 

 with 12, and Conant eighth with 10 out of 20 birds. A number of 

 Sweepstake matches were shot. 



TORONTO, May 31.— The Toronto Gun Club concluded their 

 BerleS of six shoots for the Enos James gun and prizes donated 

 by the club to-day at McDowall's grounds. A. Wyness won the 

 gun with the good score of 103 out of a possible 1:20, D. Blea took 

 second prize, a beautiful set of Ohina, with 101; Geo. Briggs won 

 third, a line set of carvers, with 81; Geo. Pearsall fourth, a silver 

 inkstand, with 84, and VV. Felstead fifth, a piece of plate, with TO> 

 The shoots have done much good by encouraging prac tice among 

 the members. 



HAMBURGH. N. J., May 26.-A match between L. M. Morford 

 of Newton N. J. and R. L. Edsall of Hamburgh. 50 blue rocks, 

 18yds. rise, screened trap. Morford shot a 91b. Greener gun loaded 

 with 4^drs. F. F. G. dead shot powdol\ l'/4oz. No. 8 shot. Edsall 

 used a 91b. Ithaca hammerless and Chamberlain shells, 4drs. 

 powder and 1V j0 z. No. 8 shot. L. M. Morford 49, R. L. Edsall 40. 



fachting. 



FIXTURES. 



9. 



8. 

 XL 

 12. 

 18. 

 IS. 

 M. 

 16. 

 1ft 

 10. 



1ft 



10. 

 16. 

 16. 

 K. 

 17. 

 lfr. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 19. 

 21. 



Larrnmont Spring Pen. 

 Bulla lo Club. 

 Great Head Open. 

 Shaekamaxon. Spring. 

 Atlantic Annual. 

 Columbia. Annual N. Y. 

 Jersey City, Annual. 

 Rhode Island Opening. 

 Quincy, Pen. 

 Monatiquot, First Pen. 

 South Boston Club. 

 Cor. Marblehead Pennant. 

 Portland Annual Challenge. 

 Savin Hill. Open. 

 Brooklyn Annual, N. Y. Bay. 

 Cape Ann, Gloucester Pen. 

 Chelsea, Dorchester Bay. 

 Bay View. Club. 

 Quaker City Annual. 

 Dorchester, Open. 

 West Lynn, Annual. 

 New Jersey Annual. 

 New York, N. Y. Annual. 



21. Oswego, Ladies' Day. 



22. Great Head Moonlight Sail. 

 22. Bay Yiew Moonlight Sail. 

 22. Savin Hill. 



22. Rhode Island, Ladies' Day. 



23. Seawanhaka Annual. 

 23. Hull, Hull Pennant. 

 27. Pleon, Club. 



27. Capo Ann, Gloucester Cup. 



27. Yorkville. 



28. Eastern Annual. 



2<S. Eastern Annual, Marble- 

 head. 



29. Quincy, 1st Cham. 



30. Cor. Marblehead, 1st Cham. 

 30. Great Head Pennant, 



30. Monatiquot. Club. Fort Pt. 



30. Dorchester Cluh. 



30. Savin Hill, Club. 



30-July 2. Quaker City, Cruise 



Up River. 

 30-July 4. Portland Cruise. 

 30. Hull, Club Cruise. 



KATRINA, 



THERE is comparatively little for New York to be proud of in 

 the yacht work she has turned out for some years past; the. 

 changes and additions to the fleet, both sail and steam, nave 

 shown but little advance or improvement. That this is not due 

 to the lack of skilled mechanics and artisans in all branches of 

 yacht construction, but rather to the absence of taste and enter- 

 prise on the part of owners is a fact that needs no demonstration, 

 but where the demand is made for really first-class work it can be 

 had in New York as well as elsewhere. After some of the speci- 

 mens of naval architecture and construction of the last three or 

 four years, especially in the steam fleet, it is a pleasure to find a 

 piece of work that, apart from the excellence of the model, is 

 mechanically perfect, not only in the finished result, but in the 

 means employed to attain it. It has been a reproach to New York 

 that while steel and iron have long since driven out wood in yacht 

 construction elsewhere, her yards were capable of nothing better 

 than in the time of Steers and Webb, and it is a matter of pride 

 now that she has at last one modern shipyard where the highest 

 grade of work is regularly turned out, that of Mr. Henry Piep- 

 grass, at City Island, formerly at Greenpoint. Nearly a dozen 

 years ago Mr. Piepgrass, a Dane, who had learned his trade in 

 some of the best shipyards of Europe, a trained mechanic and a 

 deep water sailor as well, began in a small way to build yachts at 

 Greenpoint, having been for a time connected with the shipyard 

 of Mr. Henry Steers, then in existence there. Among the first of 

 his yachts were the cutters Muriel, Volande, Valiant and Leila, 

 all small craft of narrow beam, but of the most thorough con- 

 struction. Moving into larger quarters at Pottery Beach t Mr. 

 Piepgrass built in succession Oriva, Bedouin, Wenonah and Ileen, 

 all splendid examples of the most modern wooden construction, 

 the double skin with, alternate steamed and sawn frames. In 1885 

 the yard was much improved by the addition of a complete, plant 

 for iron and steel work, the first steel vessel being the steamer 

 Wanda, built that year. In 1880 Cinderella, a wooden boat, but of 

 specially light construction, was built, and in the fall of the same 

 year, in consequence of the property being needed for other uses, 

 the yard was moved to its present location at City Island, Mr. 

 Piepgrass purchasing the old yard of Mr. David Carll, the birth- 

 place of many once famous vachts. 



The plant was very old and imperfect, hardly more than a 

 couple of railways, but under the new ownership the whole place 

 was greatly changed. A large basin was built , the wharf repaired 

 and a number of new buildings erected. The chief of these is 

 three stories high, the lower floor being filled with driUing, shear- 

 ing and punching machinery, bending rolls and plate planing 

 machine, all the shaping and lit ting of the plates being done here. 

 The engine room is in a small addition, with lathes and machine 

 tools. The second floor is given up to the joiner shop, being fitted 

 with the latest wood-working tools. On the third floor is the 

 mould loft, of spacious proportions. The bending floor for frames, 

 the blacksmith siiop and storage sheds for yacht's gear are in 

 separate buildings on the west side of the yard. There are three 

 railways, two of large size, with a good depth of water off the 

 yard. All supplies are brought direct to the wharf by boat. Not 

 only is the plant most complete, but Mr. Piepgrass has gathered 

 together a force of skilled mechanics in all departments. The 

 first vacht built at the new yard was the sloop Titania, a steel 

 yacht designed by Mr. Burgess last year. Tnis season, besides the 

 work on Priscilla and other repairs to yachts, the principal work 

 has been the new racer Katrina, now nearly completed. 



Katrina is in every way a New York boat, a fitting representa- 

 tive of the improvement which though slow has at last bagun in 

 earnest. Her owners, Messrs. Edgar S. and Hugh D. Auehin- 

 closs, are well known New York yachtsmen, members of the 

 New York, Seawanhaka and Atlantic clubs. It was te them that 

 the little cutter Madge was consigned in 1881, and for a time they 

 sailed her, but of late they have owned the Mischief. The de- 

 signer is Mr. A. Gary Smith, also a New York man, so well-known 

 in connection with Intrepid, Fortuna, Nora, Yampa, Priscilla, 



Cinderella, Iroquois, Mischief, Madcap and many other raeers 

 and cruisers. The new boat is built to the limit of the 70ft: class; 

 always the favorite size with New York yachtsmen; and she is 

 built too for speed) while at the same limb vel\y comfortably 

 fitted below for cruising and Ordinary sailing. It is a relief in 

 these days when names are chosen front the slang vocabulary, or 

 to suit Any whini, regardless of euphony or taste, to And one that 

 is at the same time appropriate and distinctive, but Katrina is in 

 evety way a representative Knickerbocker name, and fitting for 

 the boat which is apt to carry New York's laurels for some time 

 to come. The new yacht is a ''compromise," but a marked depar- 

 ture from any other of her kind in many features. She is per- 

 haps most like Cinderella but still shows a great advance of her. 

 The leading dimensions are as follows: Length over all, 84ft.5 

 l.w.l., 09ft. Bin; beam, extreme, 20ft, 4in.; l.w.l., 20ft. 21n.i draft. 

 9ft. tin. The displacement is a litttle over 80. ballast about 35 

 tons. The hoist of mainsail is Iflft.i mast, deck to hounds, 55ft. 

 9in.; masthead 10ft,: boom 70ft.! gaff, 45ft. Bin.; topmast, 45ft. | 

 bowsprit outboard, 84ft,! spinakcr boom, i>0ft, The mast is step- 

 ped 20ft. Oin. from stern, and the centerboard is ISfti long and 

 placed further forward than corninoh-. . . 



The keel has a slight rocker afti hilt,. forward it rounds up 

 quickly, with a very numerate anlbhnt of forefoot: Above the 

 water it runs o>'t Ibid the longest aM haMsdniest clipper stem 

 yet seen In American yachts-, the sweep Being very graceful. The 

 sternpbet has moderate rake-, while above it the counter runs far 

 put,, light and graceful, with much less fulness about the load 

 line than in Mr. Smith's previous efforts. The sheer is fair and 

 handsome, without the exaggerated cockup aft of the Thistle and 

 many American craft. It is rather straight forward, with the 

 curve aft of the middle, but with no marked contrast of straight 

 and hollow. Both stem and counter show a far better finish than 

 any of the older boats, and evidently ow e a great deal of It to the 

 influence of Thistle. The planksheer and rail harmonize well in 

 their curves. From a point, astern, though she shows all her 

 beam, the sideline carries a perfectly fair sweep front stemheaa 

 to taffrail, without the pinched-in appeftranfl* aft of so manv 

 wide boats. The midship section differs materially from that of 

 Titania. the flaring topside* of the , latter being replaced by a 

 little more beam at Waterlineandastra.ightsidewlth just enough 

 round to avoid a flat aud ugly look. The bilge is dropped very 

 much lower than in Titania, While the absolute depth. of the sec- 

 tion to bottom of keel is also greater by dim Another point iii 

 which greater stability is gained is. in the widening of the keel 

 from Tin. in Titania to iSiu-. in lvatrma, a very important gain in 

 ballast space when the large opening of the trunk through the 

 center of the keel is considered-. 



In no other detail of iron construction has the improvement 

 been So marked of late as in the keel system. In Mischief and 

 Prisoilla-, both centercoard craft, the ordinary bar keel was used, 

 that in Priscilla being Sin. deep outside and Sin. wide on bottom, 

 including garboard s, while Mischief's was somewhat smaller. In 

 each the widening for the centerboard was made by a square 

 offset in the keel of l}^to2in. on each side, leaving a very ugly 

 bunch. In Titania the keel was built of four separate pieces, "ail 

 2in. thick, the forward and after sections being each 5in. wide 

 where they met the trunk, and 2in. at the ends; while the two 

 pieces alongside the trunk were 2in. square with a Bin, space 

 between them for the board. Each pair of ends lapped an end of 

 the taper pieces, the three being riveted through. This construc- 

 tion was by no means as strong as desirable and gave little space 

 for ballast. In Thistle and Galatea the keels were really troughs, 

 of semi-circular section, 18in. diameter, forged out of one width 

 of plate, a very strong and neat job mechanically, but the form 

 itself was bad as far as the lateral resistance was concerned. The 

 forging of a dish-plate keel of the size and shape required for 

 Katrina would be difficult and expensive, but instead of a forged 

 plate a very strong and simple method has been devised by Mr. 

 Smith. The bottom of the keel is a flat steel plate, ISin. wide at 

 the center and %\n. thick, tapering in width with a fair sweep 

 from forefoot to heel of sternpost. Along each edge runs a single 

 length of angle iron, 3x3x%m., specially rolled for the inirnose, 

 the usual square outer angle being rounded away. To this angie 

 iron the garboard strake, which lies nearly vertical, is riveted: 

 The foundation for the centerboard trunk is a piece of the ordinary 

 square-heeled augle iron, the same size as the other, bent around 

 the four aides of the slot and riveted to the keel plate; the sides 

 aud head ledges of the trunk, the latter being of channel beams, 

 being riveted along the lower edges to the vertical web of this 

 angle iron. 



The stem is forged from a flat steel bar, 4in. moulded and lt#n. 

 sided, being planed to a sharp edge forward, with a rabbet for the 

 plating. Tne sternpost is a very handsome forging, moulded 3in. 

 and 6ided 2t4io. at the rudderpost and lVgin. at heel, where it is 

 riveted to the keel. The after side is hollowed to fit the rodder. 

 Rabbets are cut here also for the plating, which is of steel, as is 

 the entire hull, the thickness being No. 4 wire gauge, or ,23Sin. 

 We noticed last year the excellent plating of Titania, but in the 

 present job Mr. Pieugrass has gone a step further, and the result 

 is the best piece of light plating yet turned out in an American 

 yard, while it is doubtful if it has ever been excelled anywhere. 

 The skin is flush t hroughout, rabbeted into stem and sternpost as 

 noted, and with no laps or offsets save a small one on each side 

 where the garboard laps on the angle iron, and these will be filled 

 flush with cement. 



The lining of the strakes, the laying off of the plates, and finally 

 the shaping and fitting of each plate in a steel yacht are opera- 

 tions that require greatest skill and the eye of an artist; but in 

 the present ease there is no fault to be found with either. Both 

 frames and deck beams are of steel angles, 2J^x2>^x?4in. and 

 spaced 21in. The floors, on every frame, are of No. steel, 2ft. 

 deep, the heels of the frames being riveted to them. The beams 

 for the cabin floor are of the same size and spacing as the frames. 

 Gusset plates of No. 4 gauge are used liberally between the heads 

 of frames and the deck beams and about the trunk. The latter is 

 plated up with No. 4 steel, stiffened by angle bars of the same size 

 and space as the frames. Reverse frames are used abreast of the 

 mast, the deck beams also being doubled. The outside plating 

 extends up to the planksheer, and the trunk runs to the deck. On 

 top of the deck beams a stringer plate of No. 6 steel 1ft. wide is 

 worked for the entire length, with an angle iron 2x2xM'n. joining 

 it to the outer skin. On top of this stringer is the planksheer of 

 2J4'o. yellow pine, Klin, wide, bolted down to the beams and 

 stringer plate. The rivets in the hull are all 5^in. steel, spaced 

 6in., the longitudinal seams being single riveted aud the butts 

 double. The deck is 244 <2J4in. white pine, laid fore aud aft, and 

 fastened from below by %iu. steel screws through the beams. A 

 partner plate 3x3f t., No. 4, is worked about themast, with smaller 

 plates in the wake of eye bolts, etc., on deck. 



The deck fit tings will be of mahogany, but the rail is a piece of 

 clear American elm, specially imported from Scotland for the 

 purpose, as it cannot be had in this country. It is a beautiful piece 

 of stuff, with fine straight grain, 5x2'4in., tapering a little toward 

 the ends. The stanchions are of yellow pine, 3x3in., extending 

 2ft, below deck, the heels being bolted to the plating. Thebul- 

 warksare of white pine, iOin. high and %\a. thick. About the 

 taffrail a very neal finish nas been made, the rail being quite low. 

 The chain plates are all inside, with only a lug for the whiskers 

 and one for the bowsprit shrouds on the outside of the boat. Be- 

 low deck there is an average of 7ft. headroom for the whole 

 length. The bulk of tho ballast has been run into the keel, the 

 latter being first cemented, the lead pigs piled in, and a sufficient 

 amount of hot lead poured over them to fuse the whole into a 

 solid mass. The small spaces formed by the contraction of the 

 lead, between it and the plating, were completely filled with red 

 lead and oil, run into all the crevices, after which the top of the 

 lead was cemented. The lead keel is about 35ft. long and of an 

 average depth of 20in. 



The main companion is well aft against the after bulkhead of 

 the saloon, the sail locker being immediately abaft the latter. 

 The saloon is 12ft. long and of good width, owing to the steel con- 

 struction. It is fitted up with buffet and transoms of mahogany, 

 the fronts of the latter drawing out to form wide berths. The 

 fore bulkhead comes at the end of the trunk, a stove being fitted 

 in the center of it. On the starboard side a door leads to a large 

 stateroom, forward of which is another of the same size. On the 

 port side of the trunk is a passage, opening on which is first a 

 toilet room with bath tub ; then a very convenient steward's 

 pantry, and forward of this two rooms for captain and mate. 

 The galley is large and lofty with room for cook and steward, ice 

 chest, refrigerator and tables, and is separated entirely from the 

 forecastle by a close bulkhead. The forecastle is large and well 

 lighted, with 7ft. headroom. All the fittings below except the 

 cabin furniture, are of white pine ot a neat and simple finish and 

 will be varnished. The hall itself is very light and weight has 

 been saved wherever possible in the fitting up. The plumbing is 

 so arranged that all water flows to a drainage tank in the hold, 

 from which it is pumped overboard. The deck has no break or 

 cockpit; the steering will be doue by a wheel. All the blocks, 

 gear and rigging have b°en specially made for the yacht, too 

 canvas, woven by the Druid Mills, being in 12in. cloths, made 

 with the greates tcare. The mast is of Oregon pine, the boom of 

 white, pine, the naff of spruce and the bowsprit of yellow pine. 

 The jaws of the gaff are of steel in Euglisn fashiou. 



The rigging is in the hands of Mr. Phillip Low, Mr. Sawyer has 

 made the sails, Mr. Brown the iron work and Mr. Bishop the 

 plumbings all the rest being done by the builder. The joiner 



wofk was all made and fitted in the ,shqp from the moulds by 

 which the frames were bent, so that little, time was loefcio putting' 

 it into place. The rigging, sails and spars were ready some mfld 

 in advance of the hull, the latter being delayed at the start by' 

 the blizzard, which stopped all outdoor work and at the same' 

 time, made it impossible to get the steel from the mil is: Every 

 part of the fittings and equipment has been carefully weighed 

 and a record kept of the weights. When the yacht is in perfect, 

 trim she will be heeled to find the position of the center of 

 gravity. 



On May 29 the owners, -with a large party of guests, boarded 

 the steamer Laura M. Starin at New York, and after a pleasant 

 sail as far as Larchmont. during which luncheon was servedj 

 they landed at City island, where the yacht was cradled, ready 

 for launching. At 2:30 the wedges were set up, and soon after she 

 left the ways with a rush, entering the water very smoothly and 

 easily. The little daughter of Mr. E. S. Auchincloes broke the 

 bottle over the stem head and christened tho yacht Katrina as 

 she made her how to the land, The work of fitting out will go 

 ahead rR P id?T and 'he yacht wMl be ready for a trial trip thin 

 week;. She will. be in .the spring regattas: HiuuS/h it trill taVe 

 some time probably befbre she is in racing trim; Capiat fi Ferryi 

 now of the Mischief, will command her, with the Mischief's crew i 



MIRAIVnCHI Y. C. OPENING CRUISE, MAY 24. 



ON the day previous to the opening cruise of the M. Y. C, many 

 were the conjectures as to what the weather would bo on the 

 morrow. Although many were in favor of voting "Queen s 

 weather," snch Us our good Queen is usually favored with on her 

 birthday, it was thought doubtful that we should escape without 

 rain this time, as we have hart but little this spring, although on 

 the whole vegetation hBa been very backward, the weather hav- 

 ! been «?old. , , , . . , . 



Jhe barometer was Watched very closely, and as far as could bo 

 judged it read fair, and the morning was ushered «ri according 1:0 

 its reading but perfectly cairn; A large part of the outers for tile 

 dav hailed from Millerton, the home of the commodore, and the 

 first part of the run as far as Newcastle had to be done under' 

 steam, giving A delightful trip down rjver of eight miles.- Four 

 steamers mi.de the start) all gaily decked out, with band on 

 board tine ! of thSiil. ... ,, , , .„., „ ,„ , .., 



Arrived at Newcastle the yachts were found all rsady, their 

 crews sOOti on board and preparations made for the bl.r.t do-rr" 

 river to meet the contingent from Chatham. By this time t, !;, 

 hearts of the sailors were made glad by the springing up of a ligh t 

 easterly wind. The start was made from Newcastle about 11 

 A. M. Steam yachts and launches Laura, Derby, Bessie, I ii 1 y, and 

 sailing yachts Kittoch and Kilbride, the latter with commodore 

 and party onboard, and the Kittoch with party of ladies and 

 gentlemen. . t 



After starting the signal was given from the Kilbride to pro- 

 ceed t,i) Chatham, and on getting to Douglastown a,nd meeting the 

 Chatham people, who turned out rather slimly, only two yachts, 

 Fedora, Vice-Commodoro Stewart, and Hlondy, Mr. Gould, {jott- 

 ing out, the signal to proceed to Sheldrake Island was hoisted. 

 Oh nearing Cha tham the wind had got up so briskly that the com- 

 modore thought it advisable to change destination, as an cast 

 wind down river makes it rather lively for an excursion pany, 

 so he ran up signal to proceed to Beaubear's Island, above New- 

 castle. Tho boats were all put about accordingly, giving a good 

 run up before a brisk east wind. On tho Kittoch advantage was 

 taken of running before the wind for a light lunch with which to 

 quiet the wants that an invigorating sea breeze was working up. 

 Many were the jests thrown out in all good humor from each 

 boat." and congratulation on the fine day as we ran by or fell be- 

 hind a slower or faster boat. 



On nearing Newcastle we were ordered to rUn close under the 

 town, we suppose to make 9s much display as possible, which We 

 did, and shortly aitef the signal was displayed "yachts will pass' 

 to leeward of flagship and salute:" The Eittoch's signal officer' 

 read the order upside down; transposing the letter-; lo read prig 

 reed around Beaubears Island. The Kittoch being ahead the 

 commodore hailed us with his trumpet and ordered us to follow 

 his instructions, that to comply we should fall behind, and for ex- 

 planation of the order we should refer to back of our club book. 

 Our captain could not understand what the commodore was 

 driving at, thinking that we cotdd sail round Beaubear Island 

 just as well ahead of him as behind if allowed, and moreover 

 could not understand why we should refer to back of book for in- 

 structions, but at last it dawned on our signal man that he had 

 read signal wrong side Up aild made J. C. read C; J., so after a 

 good laugh and ample apologies we dropped behind preparatory 

 to going through the mauenver required of us. After breaking 

 the line we ran up alongside a steamer moored at the island; 

 drooped our anchor a little way out, hauled in to steamer, pre- 

 pared and had our dinner on board, and all went ashore to join 

 those from the steamers and other boats, making quite a large 

 party when all together. 



Theisland Beaubears, latterly called Barley's, is a fine place for 

 picnicing, only two miles up from Newcastle, lies at the junction 

 of Southwest and Northwest branches of the Miramichi, only 

 separated at the upper end from the mainland by a narrow, deep 

 channel called by the natives "The Tickle." The lower end of 

 island has a lot of houses, the greater part in bad repair, formerly 

 occupied by managers and workmen, the island in the days of 

 wooden ships having been a large ship building yard. The upper 

 part is well wooded; in extent it is about lj>£ miles long by M or 

 more broad. . _ 



The excursionists took possession of the manager s old house, 

 the veranda of which was used as an eating place, the roof mak- 

 ing a nice shade from the sun. A couple of amateur photograph- 

 ers created a good deal of fun by their exertions to get pictures. 

 During dinner exceUent music was discoursed by the hand and 

 enjoyed by those present. 



At 3:30 P. M. the order was given to get under way, the com- 

 msdore thinking it a pity to lose such a fine breeze, still easterly 

 and very steady; the sailing craft getting off first, but not before 

 a pict ure of them was taken under promise that we should have 

 a copy all round. The beat down river was delightful, the breeze 

 strong enough at time to put our scuppers under. We managed 

 to overhaul aud pass Fedora, but were not able to get up with 

 Kilbride and Blond v, but of course we do not think thev increased 

 the lead they had at the start. ; 



All arrived off Chatham about 6 P. M„ the Kilbride ran in and 

 landed the Chatham part of her crew, Blondy and Fedora ran for 

 their moorings. Kilbride and Kittoch made for home, the former 

 running up her topsail. We did not care to go to the trouble, but 

 fear of being left behind made us alter our decision and put it up. 

 and wo were soon rewarded for our trouble by hauling up on them. 



At Douglastown, two miles above Chatham, Laura offered us a 

 tow, as it, was getting late and ladies tired after the long day. We 

 accepted, arriving at Newcastle about 7:30 P.M. After putting 

 up the yachts we left for Millerton about 8 P. M., arriving at i) 

 o'clock," having thoroughly enjoyed the day, which was perfect 

 in every respect, the wind although easterly not being too cold. 

 If the day was a precursor of what our yachting season is to be, 

 it will he an enjoyable one. Millerton, 



QUINCY Y. C. OPENING, May 29.— The Quincy Y. C. celebrated 

 its opening on May 39 by a race in a strong E. wind, the times 

 being: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. 



Echo, E. BurweU 24.06 



Moondine, W. H. Shaw 25.00 



SECOND CLASS. 



Nereid. C. F. Colby 20.03 



Hester, P. B. Blaekmur 20.06 



JIB AND MAINSAIL. 



Diadem, L. Hay ward 18.01 



THIRD CLASS. 



Flora Lee, E, B. Grover 10.09 



Rocket, H. M. Faxon 10.03 



Elsie, C. F. Hard wick 10.10 



, J. F. Parrott 



FIRST CRUISER CLASS. 



Hebe, H. Edwards 10.00 



SECOND CRUISER CLASS. 



Mabel S., John Shaw 17.09 



Julia, C. WHall 17.00 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Cosette, W. Marsh 15.00 



The judges were Messrs. H. H. Sheen, E. W. Baxter and G. G. 

 Saville. 



CHIQLTITA.— This name has been given to the new 40ft. boat 

 for Mr. Hemmenway, former owner of the Beetle. 



DORCHESTER Y. C.-At the last meeting this elub adopted the 

 new rule of the New England Y. R. A., but will not enforce it in 

 the coming race of June 18. 



SOUTHERN Y. C. — A race will be sailed on June 28 for the 

 handsome challenge cup presented by Vice-Corn. Brewster for the 

 cabin sloop class. This class is rapidly coming into favor and 

 J promises soon to be more popular than the open boat class. 



Ela.psed. 

 1 43 56 

 1 40 44 



1 37 38 

 1 43 10 



1 45 23 



1 29 31 

 1 30 20 

 1 32 06 

 1 39 56 



1 39 58 



1 32 40 

 1 40 20 



1 27 00 



Corrected. 

 1 17 50 

 1 15 05 



1 11 02 

 1 16 48 



1 16 39 



1 03 IS 

 1 03 19 

 1 05 56 



1 11 59 



1413 16 

 1 10 00 



56 00 



