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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 7, 1888. 



QUAKER CITY Y. C. OPENING, MAY 30. 



THE new club house of the Quaker City Y. C. was opened on 

 May 30. The event was to be celebrated by a review and 

 race, but the latter feature was given up on account of a lack of 

 winci, a calm existing the greater part of the day. 



At four o'clock in the afternoon a large number of (lie mem- 

 bers and club guests assembled, and Mr. John J. Maloney, of 

 Philadelphia, acting on behalf of the house committee, m a lew 

 well chosen words, turned over the house to the club, who ac- 

 cepted it through John H. Sloan, the presidont. 



A gun was fired and the club burgee broken out from the flag- 

 staff when the club house was formally declared open. The 

 members and guests then partook of a collation, and m the even- 

 ing dancing was indulged in by the members and guests. 



The club house is most favorably situated on Prospect Hill, at 

 Gloucester, N. J., three miles below Philadelphia; is of easy ac- 

 cess bv the boats of the Gloucester Ferry from Philadelphia, the 

 West Jersey Railroad and the Gloucester and Moun t Ephraim 

 Railroad, and commands an elegant view of the Delaware for a 

 distance of 10 or 13 miles down the river. 



The start and finish of the club course is nearly on a line with 

 the house, thus affording the members and their friends who do 

 not desire to follow the regattas a most excellent opportunity to 

 view the races. . 



The building is two stories m height with a large basement 

 with 8ft, head room, in which yawls, skiffs and yachting gear can 

 be stored, Ou the first floor to the right of the hall, is a reception 

 room 14ft. bv 22ft., furnished in antique oak, back of which is a 

 small room Utt. by 10ft., furnished in the same style. 



An ample hall and stairway leads to the second floor, taste- 

 fully fitted up, which wi 11 be used as a general meeting and model 

 room. The dimensions of this apartment arc 18ft. by 31ft. It is 

 the intention of the club to have sleeping accommodations 

 constructed tor those who desire to remain over night. 



A comfortable porch surrounds three sides of the structure on 

 both the first and second stories. 



The furnishing of the house and all details were under the 

 direct supervision of the house committee, consisting of ex-Com- 

 modore Addison F. Bancroft, Chas. L. Wilson and Wm. S. Hoff- 



Thc old club house at the West Jersey Ferry, Camden, will he 

 retained for the present as will also the club rooms m Philadel- 

 phia. The club address will still remain the same, Camden, N. J . 

 * Clove Hitch. 



THE NAVAL RESERVE. 



THOUGH the bill now before Congress relating to the Naval 

 Reserve has not been passed yet, the State of Massachusetts 

 has taken a practical step toward the organization of a State, 

 militia of sailors. Through the efforts of the Dorchester Y. C. a 

 bill has just been passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts con- 

 taining the following provisions: . 



Section 1. There shall be allowed, m addition to the companies 

 of the militia provided for in Section 22 of Chapter 411 of the acts 

 of the year 1887, not more than four companies of naval militia, 

 which shall constitute a battalion, to be known as the naval bat- 

 talion of the volunteer militia. ; 



Sec. 2. The officers of this battalion shall consist of a lieuten- 

 ant commander, whose rank and pay shall assimilate to that of a 

 major of infantry, and a sra-Ef to consist of one adjutant, one ord- 

 nance olheer. one paymaster, who shall be the mustering officer, 

 and one surgeon, each with rank of lieutenant, junior grade. 

 The v shall be paid the same as battalion staffs in the militia. 

 There shall also be attached to the staff the following petty offi- 

 cers: One master-at-arms, two yeomen, one hospital steward, one 

 chief bugler, who shall receive the same pay as the non-commis- 

 sioned staff of a battalion of infantry. 



SEC. 3. To each company there shall be one lieutenant com- 

 manding, two lieutenants (junior grade), two ensigns, to receive 

 the same pay as captains; first and second lieutenants, respec- 

 tively, of infantry; two boatswains' mates, two gunners' mates, 

 two cox wains, two quartermasters and forty-four seaman. All 

 enlisted men of companies shall receive the pay of enlisted men of 

 companies of infantry of the militia. 



Sec 4. The naval battalion shall be uniformed as the com- 

 mander-in-chief may direct out of any existing appropriations for 

 uniforms or supplies for the militia, and shall be instructed as he 

 mav direct, and be subject to the rules and regulations governing 

 the' militia: the dntv required by law may be performed afloat. 



Sec. 5. The companies comprising the naval battalion may be 

 raised as provided by law when the United States Government is 

 ready to furnish arms and equipments and a vessel of war for 

 performance of duty required by law. 

 Sec. 0. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 

 The Dorchester Y. C. will at once undertake the organization of 

 a company under the above act. 



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Elapsed. Corrected. 



6 53 00 6 53 00 



7 12 50 7 10 33 



THE NORTON PATENT WATER BALLAST. 



E publish vriTioLim the following letter in defence of Capt" 

 , Norton's system. The points in dispute are matters of fact, 

 and the objections we have made, as well as those of our corres- 

 pondents, cannot be answered by abuse and ridicule, the only 

 defence which Captain Norton offers. 



junior Forext and Stream: In your issue of May 31 you publish 

 loiters from some of your correspondents criticising my system 

 of' water ballast. All of the writers appear to have seen the 

 working model I have at the office of Messrs. Hoadfey & Co., No. 

 77 William street. New York, and evidently do not like it. One 

 of them has examined a half model of a 60ft. yacht I have under 

 construction, and finds that the bow is hardly more than a third 

 of the length. Since reading this 1 have examined the model 

 more closely, and I find other possible defects; for instance, the 

 stern is very far aft, and 1 now fear that I have placed the keel 

 too far down, too near the bottom, as it were. Your correspond- 

 ent Hvslop, is evidently an individual of great learning and 

 observation, and condemns my system in toto. He, however, 

 finds some little "good" in it, but this is not "new." He also finds 

 somet hing "new," but this is not "good." Now all this is very 

 good for Hvslop, but can you tell me just what Hyslop is good for? 



The <*enius of your trio of critics, however, appears to be "Green- 

 wich " He is s'implv superb. His explanation of stability, by 

 illustrating with the baby in a cradle, is beautiful. He is evidently 

 a married man, and has a baby and a cradle of his own to experi- 

 ment with at pleasure, for no mother would permit an outsider to 

 fool with a baby in that way. His reference to the ignorance of 

 sea captains in 'matters relating to ship building will, I have no 

 doubt, be generally endorsed by them 



His discovery that the great injury that has been done to ship- 

 building in this country is chargeable to the inventors, is cer- 

 tainly an important one if it is true. 



"Greenwich" should certainly be voted a medal! "It is just' 

 awful, vou know." If this sort of tiling continues, where shall we 

 land? ' Congress should intervene at once, and stop these inven- 

 tors just where they are. 



"Greenwich's" advice, to Mr. Wiener and others interested in 

 the "Norton Patent" to purchase or procure Sir Edward Reed's, 

 book on stability, is, however, not good. Sir Edward is still liv- 

 ing and his book is not old enough. Books of tbiaVharactcr have 

 but 1 little value as authorities, unless they are dated "way back." 



Francis L. Norton. 



Jersey City, June 4. 



LAUNCH OF THE ALISTA. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The yawl Alista, with Capt. Norton's system of ballasting, was 

 launched on Muv 30. She seemed to take the water like a sea 

 bird, a thing of life. Ten men, making about l.SOOlbs. in weight, 

 were placed on one of her gunwales, though but a 30-footer, they 

 depressed her but, 6in., leaving about KSin. for the water to reach 

 her deck. This was an agreeable surprise to me and it substan- 

 tiated the guarantee of the patentee as to her great stability. 

 My impression of this invention is that it is as important, useful 

 and interesting as anything ever considered. Admirable for its 

 simplicity, since its application depends upon the two natural 

 elements— air and water— properly adjusted. All passenger- 

 carrying vessels should be built ou the captain's principle, as it 

 tends to speed and perfect safety. 



Anyone understanding the. invention will rejoice with me that 

 our Government is not encumbered with a large navy Of vessels, 

 every one of which would sink with the explosion of a torpedo 

 under her bottom. With the new system it would be necessary 

 to explode a number of these to tear off the greater part of the 

 bottom of a vessel to overcome the buoyancy of the air cushions 

 along the bilge at the load line. 



Although my boat is built on very comely hues, it amuses me to 

 think that she will float principally on a regular San Francisco 

 Bay scow bottom, that is, she will be maintained by her cabin 

 floor, under which are the twelve metallic water ballasting cham- 

 bers with their crooks upward at the bilges to form the air cush- 

 ions for the sea to act upon. 



The captain deserves to be crowned by all humanity, and to re- 

 ceive a mint of money for his ingenuity. E. O. Wiener. 

 Wilmington, Del., June 1. 



[After examining Captain Norton's model and claims, we should 

 require a very much stronger guarantee than the above before in- 

 vesting any money in such a scheme. The application of the 

 elementary laws of stability, and of bydrostaties to the model, will 

 show that the claims are entirely unfounded, and that Captain 

 Norton's air-ballasted vessel is inferior in every way to the com- 

 mon system of water ballasting]. 



WIZARD-VIVID MATCH, JUNE 2. 



ON May 30 an attempt was made to sail the match made last 

 winter between Vice-Commodore Colt, owner of the sloop 

 yacht Wizard, and Mr. T. N. Motley, owner of the Vivid. Both 

 are sloops of the old type, Wizard being 58ft. lwl., 18ft. 4in. beam, 

 5ft. 6in. draft. The former is now owned by Mr. Ernest Staples, 

 the latter by Mr. W. A. Wolff. Twenty-seven miles, from Larch- 

 mont around a stakeboat in Hempstead Harbor, thence around 

 another 1}£ miles S.W. 34 W. of Stamford Lighthouse and return. 



Wizard was sailed by.Mr. Governeur Kurtright. and Vivid by 

 Mr. Henrv Van Wyck, the race being under the direction of the 

 Larchmont Y. C, Messrs. H. B. Willard, W. G. Scott and E. J. 

 Greacen. 



a* The race was started at 11:32 A.M., in a very light southwest 

 wind, the yachts being timed: Wizard 11:44:50, Vivid 11:47:45. 

 They ran slowly, with spinakers to port, to the first mark, being 

 timed, Vivid 2:42:20. Wizard 2:47:20. 



After rounding and shifting spinakers they drifted on, turning 

 the second mark Wizard 5:41:10, Vivid 5:51:15. At 6:30 the race 

 was given up, the yachts being towed home. 



A second attempt was made on June 2, the start being made in 

 a light E. wind at 11:14, the yachts crossing thus: Vivid 11:15:20, 

 Wizard 11:17:20. The first leg was a drift, the turn being made: 

 Vivid 11:49:30, Wizard 11:50:50. 



The second leg was sailed very slowly, Wizard finally going 

 ahead, while Vivid lay becalmed off Matinnicoek Point with head- 

 sails down. About 2:15 she took a light breeze from S. and started 

 after Wizard, both sending out spinakers to starboard. When 

 near the second mark Vivid caught Wizard, and as the latter 

 rounded, Vivid luffed out across her stern and took the weather 

 berth, the maneuver being very cleverly executed. The times 

 were: Wizard, 3:23:59; Vivid, 3:23:51. 



The next leg, back to first, mark, was now to windward, with a 

 freshening breeze, and Wizard soon walked away from her rival, 

 leading around the mark by two miles. The times were: Wizard, 

 5:48:10; Vivid, 5:05:35. The finish was soon reached, Wizard hold- 

 ing her lead. The full times were: 



Stat. Finish. 



Wizard 11 17 20 6 10 20 



Vivid 11 15 20 6 28 10 



Wizard wins by 17m. 33see. 



The 40ft. Burgess boat Nymph sailed long enough in company 

 with the racers to show her equality with them, in spite of the 

 great difference in size. 



A NEW LENGTH AND SAIL AREA RULE.— The new rule 

 of the New England Y. R. A., lately adopted, is as follows. It was 

 devised by Mr. Burgess: "The racing measurement shall be one- 

 half the sum of the waterline length and spar measurement. The 

 spar measurement shall be one-third the sum of the base line, 

 height and length of gaff. 



BxHxG 

 LWLX 



3 



2 



These measurements shall be taken as follows: The base line 

 (B) to be taken from the jib or flying jib back to the extreme end 

 of the main or mizzeu boom. The height (H) to be measured 

 along the after side of the mainmast from the pin of the upper- 

 most halliard sheave in the mast or topmast, or the point of at- 

 tachment on the same of the highest halliard block, to the upper 

 side of the boom when the latter is resting in its lowest position. 

 The length of the gaff (G) to be taken from the after side of the 

 mainmast to the extreme end of the main gaff when the gaff is 

 horizontal. In case any mainsail or mizzen is extended by any 

 device beyond the boom or gaff, the measurements shall include 

 such extension. The length shall be taken in a straight line from 

 the fore end to the after end of the low water line, provided 

 always that if any part of the stern or sternpost, or any other 

 part of the vessel below the waterline, project beyond the length 

 taken as mentioned, such projection or projections shall be added 

 to the length taken as stated; and pieces of any form cut out of 

 the stern, stern post or fair line of the ridge of the counter, with 

 the intention of shortening the low waterline, shall not be allowed 

 for in the measurement of length, if at or immediately below 

 the boat line, nor above, if within fiin. of the water level." It will 

 be seen that the sail area is approximated by taking a mean of 

 the base line, height and length of gaff. In Pappoose, as an ex- 

 ample, the measurement by New York Y. C. rule will be about 

 41 6ft., by Seawanhaka C. Y. C. about 43.5ft., and by the new rule 

 43.75ft. 



BABOON.— In naming his new racing cutter, Mr. Adams has 

 made of himself a shining mark for the newspaper paragrapher, 

 and two papers have already hit the buUseye. The Boston 

 Traveler discourses as follows: "Mr. Adams has given to his new 

 yacht, just launched from a South Boston yard, the name of 

 Baboon. The Baboon is said to be a first-class racing cutter, and 

 there is a natural curiosity why, for the first time in pleasure- 

 sailing craft, the Simian tribe has been so distinctly recognized. 

 Our famous vachts of late have borne the names of Puritan, May- 

 flower and Volunteer, in honor of those who made New England 

 great and of the soldiers who made the Republic one and invin- 

 cible. Whether Mr. Adams in selecting a name for his boat 

 meant it as a rebuke against sentiment in yacht nomenclature, or 

 whether he choose it out of respect to the Darwinian theory, that 

 the baboon is the father of us all, it is impossible to decide. 'What 

 do you suppose my husband has done now ?' asked a woman whose 

 partner for life was very generous but very plain. 'I cannot 

 imagine,' replied the friend who had been addressed, 'but I pre- 

 sume something quite odd, as usual.' 'I should think so,' said 

 the wife, 'he has sent me home a nice young little baboon, but 

 then it is just like him.' It is to be presumed that in explanation 

 of the naming of Mr. Adams's racer nothing further need be said 

 than that it is just like him." The New York World also makes 

 a suggestion: "Mr. Adams, of Boston, a gentleman of culture and 

 refinement, has built for himself a yacht which he calls the 

 Baboon in honor of his Simian ancestry. How much more appro- 

 priate it would have been to call his vessel the Jibboom. That 

 would at least have sounded nautical." 



CEDAR POINT Y. C, May 30.— The first race was sailed over a 

 15-mile course, to Sunken Island, Buoy of Southport, thence to 

 Cankeen's Island Bar, thence to starting line. The wind was 

 light. The times were: 



CLASS E. 



Start. Finish. 



Sylvia U 17 35 3 28 23 



Hebe 11 17 20 2 51 16 



CLASS E. 



Amateur .11 13 25 1 58 15 



Teal H 13 30 2 38 17 



CLASS H. 



Go Softly 11 13 45 Did not finish. 



Elapsed. 

 4 01 08 

 3 34 56 



3 45 45 

 3 25 47 



Corrected. 

 3 01 08 

 3 46 26 



2 43 54 



3 25 47 



3 31 27 

 3 83 49 

 3 33 39 



3 05 39 



4 10 23 



3 00 00 

 3 01 34 



3 01 3-4 

 2 50 05 



4 10 23 



GOVERNMENT RULES FOR STEAM YACHTS.— The follow- 

 ing decision has lately been made public: "All pleasure yachts 

 (steam) under 100 tons gross burden must carry a licensed pilot 

 and a licensed engineer, but do not require a licensed master. 

 Steam pleasure yachts, without regard to tonnage unless other- 

 wise specifically provided for, are subject to the general inspec- 

 tion laws applicable to passenger steamers. The term 'persons' 

 used in the certificate form 2, 116, in contradistinction to the word 

 'passenger,' used in certificates forms 2, 113 and 2, issued to 

 steamers regularly engaged in commerce, is simply to distinguish 

 between the class of persons or passengers carried, in the one case 

 such persons being guests of the owners and carried free, while in 

 the other they are persons who are carried for hire. Different 

 penalties, however, would apply in case of excess of persons or 

 passengers being carred over the number allowed in the certificate 

 of inspection. In the case of a steam pleasure yacht the penalties 

 would accrue under Section 4,400, Revised Statutes, namely, a fine 

 of $500, while in the case of an excess on a steamer certificated as 

 a passenger steamer the penalties are defined in Sections 4,465 and 

 4,4H9 of the Revised Statutes, namely, under the first-named sec- ■ 

 tion S10 and the passage money for each person carried in excess, 

 and under thelast-named section a general penalty of $500." 



MERLE, VERVE, IOLANTHE AND MADGE.— The talk of a 

 race between Merle, Madge, Verve and Iolanthe, which has been 

 in the mouths ot the yachtsmen all over Lake Ontario this present 

 season, is assuming definite shape. The writer has talked with 

 Vice-Corn. Ames, owner of the Merle, Capt. Dick, owner of the 

 Verve, which famed little cutter made the run from Toronto to 

 this city a few days ago, giving the Americans an idea or two on 

 early cruising. Com. Newell, who passed through here on May 35 

 on his new purchase, the Majel, assures us that Madge's owners 

 are eager for such a heat, and we know Com. Biggar well enough 

 to put the Iolanthe on the course. Now, all that seems necessary 

 to complete the bargain is the location of the race and the date, 

 and we would propose that Cha rlotte be chosen, it being a central 

 point and a place where all yachtsmen like to anchor. As to the 

 date, Tuesday, July 24, would be the day following the circuit re- 

 gatta, and would not interfere with the Hamilton race on the 28th, 

 as a long interval, three days, intervenes. The race should be 

 sailed under the direction of the regatta committee of the 

 Rochester Y. C, and would certainly be very interesting.— R. G. 



SAVIN HILLY. C— The first race of 1888 was sailed on June 2, 

 the times being: 



EIRST-CEASS SLOOPS— 20 TO 2oFT. 



Correct Time. 



Alice, A. Harding 58 00 



Annie Maud, F. O. Vegelahn 1 01 00 



Blue Bird, P. Shugrue 1 01 30 



SECOND-CLASS CATS— 16 TO 20ET. 



Nora, E. M. Dennie 57 00 



Jester, W. H. Besarick 59 00 



Avis, J. H. Odell 1 02 00 



Jessie, W. Briggs 10300 



Iris, J. Shugrue Not taken. 



AMERICAN Y. C— The new club house of this club, on Milton 

 Point, Rye, was opened for the members on May 28. The house 

 is a handsome three-story building with a dining hall 63x23, sub- 

 divided at will into three smaller rooms, a billiard room 18x24, a 

 smoking room 15x15, a parlor 18x20 and a reading room 14X20. 

 The main hall is lift, wide, with a large open fireplace. Upstairs 

 are 16 large sleeping rooms, with toilet and store rooms, and in 

 the third story is a large locker room. The kitchen and servants' 

 quarters are in an extension. A feature of the house is a lofty 

 circular tower. The formal opening will be on June 16, with 

 ladies' day on June 23. 



SOCTAL, schr., Mr. O. B. Smith, parted her hawser while in 

 tow of the tug G. VV. Wright in Hell Gate on May 31. The hawser 

 damaged the gig at the davits, while the yacht was carried on to 

 Flood Rock, straining the keel and causing a leak. She was 

 taken in tow again and proceeded to her destination, Port Jeffer- 

 son, where she will be repai red . She was on her way from Watch- 

 aprigue, Va., at the time of the accident. 



MONATIQUOT Y. C— We have received a copy of the neat 

 club book just issued by the Monatiquot Y. C. of Weymouth, 

 Mass., a club that at the end of its first year has a membership 

 of 158 and a fleet of 31 yachts. A number of good races was 

 sailed last season, and a list of 11 events are already announced 

 for the present season. A chart of the club's courses is given in 

 the book. 



YACHT RACE AT BE A VERTON— On May 24 a race wassailed 

 at Beaverton, Ont., over a 14-mile course, wind light. The times 

 were: 



Oriole. F. McRae 2 43 00 Rowan, J. Proctor 3 08 00 



Island Queen, J. LeBar...2 47 47 Petrel, J. Dorran. ...Not timed 

 Jumbo, W. Harrison 3 06 50 



TOLEDO Y. C, May 30.— A pennant regatta over a course seven 

 miles to windward and return, from Turtle island, Lake Erie, 

 was sailed on Memorial Day in a good N. E. breeze, all being 

 single-reefed. Alice Enright won in the second class and Sim be am 

 in the third. The Victoria struck a snag and sank on the way to 

 the race. A dinner was given in the evening at the club house. 



BO-PEEP.— A new steam yacht by this name was launched last 

 week at Piepgrass's vard, City Island, where she was built for Mr. 

 E. H. WotheVhee, of Now York. She is 65ft. over all, 60ft. l.w.l., 

 12ft. beam, 7ft. 6m. depth. Her engine is triple expansion, built 

 by J. W. Sullivan, of New York. Thus far she has shown very 

 good speed. 



YARANA AND PETRONILLA.— Very meager reports have as 

 yet been received as to the races sailed by these two new yachts, 

 but thus far Yarana, 65x l5ft„ has beaten Petronilla, 62x17ft., and 

 has sailed very well alonside of Irex. 



EMMA D.— A catboat by this name was launched on May 30 at 

 Lawrence's yard, Green port, whoro she was built for Mr. Chris 

 Dreyer. She will be enroRed in the East River Y. C. 



HAMILTON Y. C— Com. Kilvert's new cutter Psyche has been 

 under wav for preliminary trial and has performed very satis- 

 factorily/being particularly good at pointing. 



SCITUATE.— A race for spritsail boats over a 5-mile course 

 was sailed on May 30, Capt. Wm. Bates winning, with Jos. Ward 

 second. The dory race will he sailed on June 16. 



STILETTO. -This fast steam yacht has been thoroughly ex- 

 amined bv the Government, and will probably be purchased at 

 once from'the builders, the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. 



ROSALIND, Mr. C. S. Eaton's new 40ft. cutter, has been on the 

 ways to have the fore end of her lead keel cut off and lead added 

 aft', as she trimmed by the head. 



GREAT HEAD Y. C— The race of May 30 was postponed owing 

 to the absence of many of the yachts which were detained aU day 

 at the South Boston regatta. 



MONHEGAN.— Mr. A. S. Rice's new schooner, designed by Mr. 

 Burgess, was launched at Harrington's yard, Bath, Me., on May 30. 



HARLEM Y. C— An open race for catboats was sailed on J une 

 g, over a 5-milo course, in a strong S. wind. Happy Thought won. 

 " MADGE, cutter, arrived at Oswego on May 28, on her way to 

 her new home at Rochester. 



MOHICAN, schr., Mr. Henry D. Burnham, wiU have 9 tons of 

 lead added to her keel. 



No Y"7. ...... .' 11 11 55 1 20 25 3 09 35 3 09 35 



Professional U 14 10 2 11 17 3 58 07 3 57 04 



CLASS K. 



Compo 11 07 53 2 48 19 



Wawa 11 09 00 3 43 49 



Peart 11 28 42 2 42 49 



Anna " " 11 10 46 3 35 36 



CLASS L. 



Puritan 11 08 38 3 18 00 



Soud 11 45 49 Did not finish. 



The judges were Messrs. A. S. Cram, J. Crofut, Jr., and S. S. 

 Smith. 



A NEW COMPROMISE SLOOP.-Mr. John F. Mumm has 

 nearly completed a compromise boat 47ft. l.w.l., 16ft. Sin. extreme 

 beam, and 6ft. draft. She displaces 33 tons and has 13 tons of 

 ballast, part in the form of a lead keel. Both bow and stern have 

 considerable overhang. The main cabin is quite roomy, with 

 ample headroom, and is neatly finished in maple and mahogany. 

 There is a good stateroom on the starboard side, a smaller one on 

 port, and forward of the latter a large galley. The forecastle 

 is quite large and high, with a separate room for the captain. 

 The yacht was built for sale, and has not yet found an owner. 



ATLANTIC Y. C. NO. 2.— A new club by this name has been 

 recently organized in Boston, andon May 39 the new quarters on 

 Commercial wharf were formally opened. A handsome club 

 house has been built, and on this occasion it was decorated with 

 bunting and Chinese lanterns. In view of the abundance of good 

 names and the long possession of the name Atlantic by another 

 yacht club, the choice of the new club is not a specially good one. 



\mwm to <$om8£mdent$. 



^"No Notice Taken of Anonymous Gorreopondeatf. 



G. McA., Worcester, Mass.— Diseases of Dogs by Ashmont is the 

 hook yon want. We can send it. Price $2. 



A. C. S.— 1. The permit should be applied for from Mr. Allen as 

 stated in the former reply. 3. Use Eaton's rust preventer. 3. 

 The dog must not he aUowed to chase birds. 



Guido, Memphis, Tenn.— Kindly tell me if Nelumbkim luleum, 

 sometimes called monocanuts or yonquepins (resembling water 

 lUies) are eaten by wildfowl? Also will they mature in one year 

 if properly planted in loamy, shaUow lakes? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. No. 



G. B. S„ Port Hope, Ont.— I send the skin of a fish for identifica- 

 tion. This is the second one of the kind taken here this spring, 

 below the first dam on the Port Hope Creek, and it evidently 

 came up from Lake Ontario. What is it? Ans. The skin was in 

 bad shape for identification, the fins not spread so that the rays 

 could be counted, and it was impossible to note the dentition. 

 From the shape of the fish, its size (five inches) form of scales and 

 number of scales in the lateral line, we think it one of the log 

 perches, probably the Percina caprodes, and, if so, it was a full 

 grown specimen. The better way is to keep a fis h m alcohol for 

 a few days or a week and then send it. We do not care for the 

 color, but the deutition is most important, and this is not seen m 

 a mere skin. 



