July 28, 1887.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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SAIL PLAN OF "SHADOW." 



fachiing. 



FIXTURES. 



July. 



30. Beverly, Cham., Mon. Beach. 30. Cor. Open, Marblehead. 

 30. Hull, Cham., Hull. 30. South Boston Club. 



August. 



1. Sandy Bay, Open, Rockport. 13. Beverly, Cham., Mon. Beach. 

 l^L. Y. R. A v Cruise and Race, 13. Hull, Open, Hull. 



14-29. Quaker City, Cruise,Ches- 



Charlotte, N. Y. 

 2. Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 



2. Sandy Bay, Annual. 



3. New York Cruise. 



4. L. Y. R. A., Cruise and Race, 

 Oswego. 



6. Beverly, Cham.,Swampscott. 

 6. Great Head. 



apeake Bay. 

 15. Cor. Ladies' Race, Marble- 

 head. 



16-17. Halifax Jubilee Regatta. 



17. Monatiquot, Cham., Wey- 

 mouth. 



18. Miramichi, Race for Cups. 



6. Monatiquot, 2d cham., Wey- 20. Beverly, Open, Marblehead. 

 mouth. 24. Pleon, 3d Cham., Marble- 



11. Great Head, 3d Cham. head. 

 7-13. Buffalo, Cruise. 25. Great Head. 



8. L. Y. R. A., Cruise and Race, 25. Bar Harbor Open, Bar Har- 

 Kingston, Ont. bor. 

 10. Quincy, Review and Ladies' 26. Quincy, 3d Championship. 

 Day. 27. Great Head, 4th Cham. 



10. Pleon, Ladies' Raoe, Marble- 27. Beverly, Open, Mon. Beach. 

 , head. 27. South Boston Club. 



11. L. Y R. A., Cruise and Race, 27. Monatiquot,Club, Weymouth 

 Belleville. 30. Hull, Cham.. Hull. 



12. Eastern, Fall, Marblehead. 30. Cor. Cham., Marblehead. 



September 



1. Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 17. Cor. Sweep., Marblehead. 

 3. LarchmontFall, Larchmont. 37. Monatiquot,Club,Weymouth 

 3. Sandy Bay, Pen., Rockport. 21. Pleon, Sweepstakes, Marble- 

 3. Monatiquot,Club, Weymouth head. 



7. Pleon, Sail Off, Marblehead. 24. Great Head. 



8. Quincy, 3d Championship. 24. Monatiquot.Club, Weymouth 



10. Cor. Cham., Marblenead. 

 10. Beverly, Sweep., Mon. Beach. 

 10. Great Head. 



JO. Monatiquot,Club, Weymouth 



25. Quaker City, last Cruise, 

 Del. River. 



26. Cooper's Point, Corinthian, 

 Cruise up Delaware River. 



11. Quaker City, Review, Phila. 27. America's Cup Match, N. Y. 

 15. Miramichi, Race for Cups. 29. America's Cup Match, N. Y. 

 17. Buffalo, Club. 



October, 

 1. America's Cup Match, N. Y. 



SHADOW. 



OF late years the name of Herreshoff has been so closely asso- 

 ciated with steam that the earlier successes of the firm are 

 little thought of, but none of the latter efforts of the famous 

 brothers have brought more fame, nor more deservedly, than the 

 yacht Shadow, whose lines, never before published, we give here- 

 with. Built in 1871, she is still in the racing after seventeen years, 

 during which time she has fully proved her superiority to all the 

 centerboard boats of her class, while to-day, when the American 

 centerboard sloop has disappeared from racing. Shadow alone re- 

 mains to represent the type. Why she has held the first place for 

 so long, and why she still is in the racing, when the rest have 

 withdrawn in favor of more modern craft, are questions of the 

 greatest interest, but the answer to both is evident on an inspec- 

 tion of the lines. Speaking broadly to-day, when all minor dis- 

 tinctions have disappeared in the great issue of sloop vs. cutter, 

 Shadow may be taken as a typical American sloop; but if we look 

 into her characteristics more closely and compare her with the 

 best boats of her day, the sloop of fifteen years since, the great 

 difference between them is apparent. The draft for a yacht of 

 Shadow's length at that time was about 3ft. or 3ft. 6in., while the 

 leading characteristics were shoal body, moderate deadrise and a 

 hard bilge. In marked opposition to these are the distinctive 

 features of Shadow, an extreme draft of 5ft. 4in., a great propor- 

 tionate depth of body, a large angle of deadrise and a light bilge, 

 while her lead ballast stowed close to the skin was very much 

 lower than in the flatter boats. With this strong combination of 

 inital elements selected the builders added their skill and knowl- 

 edge in arranging all minor details of the design, so that the boat 

 was not only of a far more advanced type, but she realized more 

 fully the inherent advantages of her type. Her large area of 

 load water plane, great depth of body and the consequent low 

 position of her ballast and high center of buoyancy insured a 

 maximum of stability, while the form itself is easy with fair 

 waterlines and a clean run on the buttock lines. 



DIMENSIONS AND ELEMENTS OF SHADOW. 



Length over all 37ft. lin. 



Length l.w.l 34ft. 2in. 



Beam, extreme lift. 4in. 



Beam l.w.l 13ft. lin. 



Draft, extreme 5ft. 4in. 



Draft with board 12ft. 



Displacement tons, short 15.6 tons. 



Ballast inside, tons, short 5.5 tons. 



Load water plane, area 301 sq. ft. 



Midship section, area 24.53sq. ft. 



C.B. from stem 19.42ft. 



C.E. from stem 19ft. 



Mast from stem 10ft. 3J^in. 



Mast, deck to hounds 34ft. 6in. 



Mast, diameter at deck lOJ^in. 



Mast head 4ft. 6in. 



Topmast, fid to sheave 18ft. 



Boom 40ft. 



Gaff 22ft. 6in. 



Bowsprit, outboard 18ft. 



Topsail yards 27 and 20ft. 



Area of mainsail 984sq. ft. 



Area of jib 358sq. ft. 



Area of working topsail 162sq. ft. 



Area of club topsail. 342sq. ft. 



Area of jib topsail 370sq. ft. 



Area of lower sails 1342sq. ft. 



While her record entitles her to be called a racing boat, Shadow 

 has been used by all her owners as a cruising craft, and she has 

 good accommodations for a boat of her type. The cabin is large, 

 with double berths on the two lockers and about 5ft. 6in. head- 

 room. The centerboard rises through the trunk as shown, the 

 opening being closed by a hinged lid when the board is lowered. 

 The galley is fairly roomy, though of course lacking in the matter 

 of height. There is a large cockpit aft, the steering being done 

 with a wheel. The rig is that of a sloop with single jib, a storm 

 lib being set on a shifting stay, set up at will to the eye on the 

 band of the preventer bobstay. The jib sheets lead from an eye- 

 bolt between the shrouds, through block on jib, then through fair- 

 leader on rail, as shown, and to cleat aft. The present topmast 

 houses and is rather long for the old sloop rig, but m other respects 

 there is little departure from it. It would be interesting to know 

 all the influences that worked on the builders to produce a boat so 

 different from the majority at that time, but the accounts all 

 vary. At any rate they produced a boat that was not only better 

 than any of her contemporaries, but that has held her racing life 

 after the others have ended theirs and withdrawn from the con- 

 test. Shadow was built at Bristol, R. I., in 1871, for Dr. E. R. Sis- 

 son, of New Bedford. He sold her to Mr. C. S. Randall of the same 

 city, who in turn disposed of her to Mr. Tucker Daland. For the 

 past dozen years she has been owned by Dr. John Bryant, of Bos- 

 ton, a member of the E. Y. C. who, with other amateurs, has sailed 

 her in most of the races open to her during that time. Her skip- 

 per for some years has been Capt. Aubrey Crocker, of Puritan 

 fame, and to his skill and care a part of her success is certainly 

 due. Shadow enjoys the distinction of winning the only match 

 lost by the cutter Madge, beating the latter in one race off New- 

 port in 1881, and losing one race to her. 



MONATIQUOT Y. C. FOURTH CLUB REGATTA, JULY 23.— 

 A club race was sailed in place of the open race set for July 23. 

 The courses were first and second classes 9 miles, third class 7 

 miles. Weather squally, rain and clear. Wind S.W., heavy. Tide 

 quarter ebb at start. 



ITRST CLASS. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 22.02 1 50 40 3 29 13 1 38 33 



Folly, J. F. Sheppard.26.07 1 51 56 3 29 55 1 38 59 

 Secret, E. F. Linton. .22.06 1 52 50 Did not finish. 



SECOND CLASS. 

 Diadem, L. Hay ward. 18. 06 1 55 14 3 48 12 1 52 58 

 1 55 30 3 48 00 1 52 30 

 1 58 27 4 01 32 2 03 05 

 1 57 52 4 00 32 2 02 40 

 1 55 34 4 00 30 2 04 56 

 15633 4 07 20 2 50 47 

 1 56 22 4 07 24 2 51 02 

 No third class started. First prize, class one, Posy; class two. 

 Diadem. Second prize, class one, Folly; class two, Tartar. Third 

 prize, class two, Snarleyow. Secret broke her gaff on third leg of 

 course, Spray carried away bowsprit. Regatta committee: T. D. 

 Bagley, A. W. Blanchard, G. W. Bicknell, C. F. Colby, R. G. Hunt, 

 C. G. Sheppard. Judges: T. D. Bagley, Henry Gardner. 



SOUTH BOSTON Y. C— A regatta will be sailed on July 30 and 

 another on Aug. 27, open to club yachts only. 



Tartar, J. B. Forsyth. 19. 0'_ 

 Snarieyow,GMayburyl8.00 

 Maud, G. M. Lincoln. 19. 02 

 Hester, P. Blackmar.19.07 

 Spray, C. F. White. . .19.03 

 Spider, A. E. Pratt. . .19.02 



Cor. 

 1 06 40 

 1 11 36 



1 15 48 

 1 17 15 

 1 25 40 

 1 26 54 



1 28 47 



2 15 05 

 15 55 



HALIFAX JUBILEE REGATTA. 



THE following invitation has been sent out by the R. N. S. Y. S.: 

 Halifax, N. S.— I have the pleasure to send you herewith the 

 official programme of the yacht races to be sailed here on Aug. 16, 

 17 and 18, together with form of entry. The above dates have 

 been fixed upon with the view of enabling yacht owners to be 

 back in New York waters in ample time for the trial races. The 

 fixtures immediately preceding the Jubilee regatta here are : The 

 N. Y. Y. C. cruise, Aug. 3, the Goelet Cup races at Newport, Aug. 6 

 or8, and the E.Y.C.regatta at Marblehead follow irninediatelv after 



A number of yacht owners in New York and Boston have already 

 intimated their intention of cruising to Halifax, either to race for 

 the prizes offered or to simply visit the port, and the officers and 

 members of this squadron trust you will also decide to proceed to 

 this port and join in what promises to be a notable reunion of 

 American and British yachtsmen. The committee of this squad- 

 ron have made arrangements to have letters and papers, ad- 

 dressed to yacht owners or their friends, delivered at the club 

 rooms, and on the arrival of each yacht the squadron steam 

 launch will meet her and put the mail on board. Letters, tele- 

 grams and papers should be directed to the care of the secretary 

 R. N. S. Y. S. Competent pilots will be secured by the committee, 

 and owners wishing to have their services will be able to obtain 

 them by applying at the club rooms. Owners are requested on 

 arrival to enter their names, and those of their friends on board, 

 in the visitors' book in the club rooms, Halifax I lot el. The rooms 

 are open to all visiting yacht owners and their friends. The club 

 house of the Lorne Amateur Aquatic Club at Richmond, will, 

 through the courtesy of the president and members of the club, 

 be open to owners and their friends. Yachts' boats may land at 

 H. M. Dockyard, at the Queen's Wharf, at the Royal Engineer's 

 (lumber yard) Wharf. The latter is the rendezvous of the R. N. 

 S. Y. S. The appended extract from an interview with Mr. H. 

 Marquand, schooner yacht Ruth, N. Y. Y. C, will no doubt prove 

 of interest to you. "I think," ho said, "it will be a good thing for 

 our boats to come down here, as they will see what a pleasant 

 cruise it is, and it will also bo a good thing for Halifax. I might 

 say that it is a very easy run down here in good weather. We 

 came from Newport to our anchorage in 62 hours and had not a 

 particle of fog, at least nothing to stop us. There is no trouble 

 about getting here." I have to express the hope, on behalf of our 

 citizens and yachtsmen, that you will do us the pleasure of visiting 

 our port during the coming regatta week, and to tender vou the 

 courtesies of the squadron during your stay here. I am, yours 

 sincerely, H. M. Wylde, Sec'y R. N. S. Y. S. 



Notice of your intention to come would be considered a favor 

 by the committee. 



The programme is as follows: 



First Day, Tuesday, Aug. 16.— No. 1, race open to all yachts. 

 First prize, Jubilee Cup, presented by the citizens of Halifax, 

 value $1,000. To be won by first yacht in saving her time. Second 

 prize, $250, presented by residents of New York and Boston. To 

 be won by first yacht of different rig from winner of Jubilee Cup, 

 saving her time. Course— Starting from a line below George's 

 Island, between flag buoy on western shore of the harbor and a 

 steamer anchored three-quarters of a mile due east magnetic, 

 thence to Inner Automatic Buoy (red) leaving buoy on port side, 

 thence E.S.E. 9 miles to mark boat, leaving it on starboard hand, 

 thence S.W. 9 miles to mark boat, leaving it on starboard hand , 

 thence to Inner Automatic Buoy N. by W. 10 miles, leaving it on 

 starboard hand, and finish off H. M. lumber yard. Total length, 

 41 miles, 7 cables. Flying start, 10:30 A. M. Rule of measure- 

 ment, time allowance and sailing regulations of the New York 



Second Day, Wednesday, Aug. 17.— No. 1, race open to all yachts 

 over 70ft. load waterline. First prize, cup presented by the Roya 

 Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. To be won by first yacht in saving 

 her time. Second prize, $100, presented by residents of New York 

 and Boston, to be won by first yacht of different rig from winner 

 of first prize, saving her time. 



No. 2.— Race open to all yachts not exceeding 70ft. load water 

 line. First prize— Cup, presented by A. B. Sheraton. Esq., of the 

 Queen Hotel. To be won by first yacht in saving her time. Second 

 prize— Cup, presented by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. 

 To be won by first yacht of different rig from winuer of first prize, 

 saving her time. Course, as on first day. Start, as on first day. 

 Rule of measurement, time allowance and sailing regulations of 

 the New York Yacht Club. 



Third Day.— Thursday, Aug. 18. No. 1.— Race open to yachts be- 

 longing to the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron only. First 

 prize— Cup, presented by residents of New York and " Boston. 

 Value $500. Second prize— $50, presented by residents of New York 

 and Boston. Course— Starting from H. M. lumber yard to flag 

 buoy in Dartmouth Cove, thence to Mars Rock buoy, thence to 

 flag buoy in Dartmouth Cove, thence to Mars Rock buov and 

 finish oft H. M. lumber yard. Leaving all marks on starboard 

 hand; 21 knots, 6 cables. Flying start, 10.30 A. M. The race will 

 be sailed under the rules of the Royal Nova Scotia 1 acht Squadron. 



The prizes, presented by residents of New York and Boston, 

 were to have »eeu raced for at Passaniaquoddy Bay as a return 

 compliment to the citizens of Halifax. The regatta'at Passama- 

 quoddy has been abandoned and the prizes offered for competition 

 at Halifax. Sailing directions, charts of the course and distin- 

 guishing numbers will be handed to the owner of each yacht on 

 her arrival at Halifax. Entries to he made on the inclosed form, 

 addressed to the secretary of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squad- 

 ron, np to noon of Monday, Aug. 15. Entries by telegraph will be 

 received up to that time. 



VOLUNTEER. 



THE trial trip of the Volunteer took place on Thursday last 

 the yacht towing away from Lawley's in the afternoon and 

 casting off from the tug when well out in Boston Harbor. Some 

 trouble was met with in shipping the centreboard pin, but all was 

 finally adjusted and she set her new canvas with a good southeast 

 wind when once clear of the harbor. She sailed to Marblehead 

 passing Bedouin on the way. On Friday there was a heavv rain 

 in the morning, but at 2 P. M., Captain Haft had her again under 

 way, running out under jib and setting her mainsail outside the 

 harbor. She sailed all the afternoon, dropping Gen. Paine at 

 Nahant and returning to Marblehead. On Saturday there was 

 more rain and the yacht lay at anchor while her compasses were 

 adjusted. On Sunday it was expected that she would try tacks 

 with Priscilla. but the latter was under way quite early and was 

 half a dozen miles distant before Gen. Paihe was on board and 

 the anchor up. Volunteer was sailed all day, returning to Marble- 

 head at night. She will be sailed as much as possible r his week, 

 hauling out at Lockwood's to prepare for the Goelet Cup race, in 

 which she will enter in spite of her new canvas. The trials thus 

 far have given rise to much sage comment and have grown into 

 victories over Priscilla and Bedouin; but the simple facts are that 

 the new yacht has shown only good qualities, being evidently fast, 

 quick in stays, and quite stiff. This in itself is a great deal, but 

 there is much to be done in the way of trim, stretching sails and 

 minor jobs, before she is in racing condition, and then she must 

 sail beside one of her class before an accurate gauge of her position 

 can be had. To compare her with Bedouin, a much smaller boat, 

 or with Priscilla when the two have barely sailed in company, is 

 absurd. The trials, however, seem to be perfectly satisfactory,"and 

 Mr. Burgess and Gen. Paine are to be congratulated on the success 

 of their latest effort. On July 22 a slight mishap occurred, which 

 was at once magnified into a serious disaster, the turnbuckle on 

 the bobstay unscrewed, but it was noticed in time and no damage 

 was done. 



CAPSIZED CENTERBOARDS.— Sunday's list so far is not up 

 to the average. One catboat upset off Fort Hamilton, the crew of 

 two being picked up by a rowboat; an open boat capsized in the 

 Narrows and the boy who was sailing picked up by two men in a 

 rowboat, who barely reached him in time; and another catboat 

 capsized m the same locality, the crew being picked up bv a tug. 

 The catboat Romana came to grief off Whitestone, and the two 

 men on board were taken off by a tug. 



THE PREVENTION OF COLLISIONS.-Rear-Admiral Danie 

 Ammen, U. S. N., who will be in New York shortlv on business 

 connected with the Nicaragua Canal, has written to Com. Gerry 

 expressing a desire to confer with yachtsmen over the best mean's 

 of preventing collisions and also of saving life when collisions 

 occur. 



YORKVILLE Y. C— The second pennant regatta of the York- 

 ville Y. C. was sailed from Oak Point to Fort Suhuyler Buoy and 

 return on July 24, in a good S.E. breeze. Six yachts started, but 

 only Happy Thought covered the course, her time being: 2h. 35m. 



WORKING SLOOPS IN RARITAN BAY.— On July 23, the 

 second annual regatta of the working sloops about Keyport, N. J., 

 was sailed. Gracie won in 6h. 29m. 36s. elapsed time, with James 

 Tuckwell second and Ida Virginia third. 



COLUMBIA Y. C— The second of a series of matches was sailed 

 on July 22, Mystic winning by 8m, 37s., her competitor, Daisv, hav- 

 ing won the first race of the series. 



