FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 1, 1887. 



ance was runout, and Galatea had two minutes to the good, and 

 those two minutes had increased when, shortly after setting her 

 jihtopsail, Stranger, at 3:08, carried away her topmast under the 

 eyes of the rigging. The race, already a procession, hecame still 

 more so as Galatea went away hand over fist, rounding the outer 

 mark to the accompaniment of vociferous cheers from the men on 

 the markboat, and breaking out her bowsprit spinaker as she 

 checked sheets for the broad reach home. Dauntless collared 

 Stranger, now crippled by the loss of her topsail, and was second 

 at the mark. The rounding was timed: 



Galatea 3 11 20 Stranger 3 56 00 



Dauntless.. 3 36 25 



Pastime and Leuore had given up. Wenonah and Guinevere 

 were out of sight astern, but Hanging on to their work, though, 

 bar the crippling ot Dauntless, they had not a chance of winning. 

 Galatea flew along at ten knots an hour, passing the last marl, at 

 4:28:30, hailed by steamers' whistles and cheers from passengers 

 and crews of every craft she passed. The St. Pierre put on full 

 speed to catch her, but was left hopelessly behind; the multitudes 

 who lined the shore all along the Point road saw a sight they will 

 not easily forget, as the noble yacht swept on to victory— "Galatea 

 first, the rest nowhere." There were numberless carriages and 

 many cyclists at the Point, and the whole ealvacade galloped along 

 trying to keep up with the first cutter, the sight being exciting as 

 well as amusing. Prom Point Pleasant to Green Bank and on to the 

 finish there rolled cheer after cheer. On the Lumber yard a great 

 crowd was assembled and greeted the Galatea with rounds of 

 cheers. 



The crew of the cutter replied, and then the guests gave three 

 cheers and one more for Lieut, and Mrs. Henn, and one for Skip- 

 per Bradford, who had sailed the boat so well. Then round tho 

 ships of war, whose Jack tars manned the rigging and sent a hur- 

 ricane of cheers to greet the victor, while the Bellerophon's band 

 played, "See the conquering hero come." A flight past the 

 wharves and Dauntless and Stranger were each waited for and 

 cheered by Galatea and the shore, and thus a splendid race came 

 to a pleasant end. The times at the finish were: 



Galatea 5 16 20 Stranger 6 37 48 



Dauntless 6 H 52 



The others gave up; Wenonah being towed in at about 10 P. M., 

 and Lenore arriving home in a pelting rain at 3 A. M. 



Galatea thus won the Jubilee cup, beating Dauntless by 54m. 

 54s., exclusive of time allowance. Dauntless takes the prize for 

 schooners— the $350 cup presented by residents of Boston and New 

 York. 



THE TRIAL AND CUP RACES. 



THE programme for the trial races to select a competitor for 

 Thistle is as follows : 

 First Race.— Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 10 A. M., over the inside course 

 of the New York Y. C. 



Second Race.— Thurseay, Sept. 15. at half-past 10 A. M., twentv 

 miles to windward or leeward and return from Scotland Light- 

 ship. 



Third Race.— Saturday, Sept. 17, at half -past 10 A. M., triangular 

 outside course, starting from Scotland Lightship. 



Neither Puritan, Priscilla nor Atlantic will enter, so the contest 

 will be narrowed down to Mayflower and Volunteer: The flagship 

 Electra will carry the Regatta Committee. The following is the 

 programme for the Cup races : 



First Race.— Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 10 A. M., over inside course of 

 New York Y. C. 



Second Race.— Thursday, Sept. 29, at 10:30 A. M., twenty miles 

 to windward or leeward and return from Scotland or Sandy Hook 

 Lightship, as will be determined on the morning of the race. 



Third Race.— Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10:30 A. M., triangular course 

 of forty miles, starting at Scotland Lightship. 



The races are in charge of the America's Cup Committee, Ex- 

 Com. James D. Smith, chairman; William Krebs. secretary; 

 Philip Schuyler, John S. Dickerson, G. L. Haight, and the Com- 

 modore, Vice-Commodore and Rear-Commodore of the Ne w York 

 Y. C ex officio. 



The following invitation has been sent to the New York Y. C: 

 To the Secretary New York Y. C, 67 Madison avenue, New York 

 city: 



Dear Sib— In a week or so, after refitting, Ave shall be happy to 

 afford those of your members an opportunity to visit the Thistle 

 who desire to do so, and permits to chat effect will be issued from 

 this office, by which means only visitors will be admitted. 



This method we consider the most desirable in order to regulate 

 the number of applicants compatible wit h the proper progress of 

 the work aboard. Yours truly, Henderson Brothers. 



New York, Aug. 22, 1887. 

 John H. Bird, Esq.: 



My Dear Sir— The inclosed speaks for itself, and I beg leave 

 to add that Mr. Bell asks me to inform the New York Y. C, 

 through your good self, that he will immediately on arrival (about 

 Sept. 8) issue a general invitation to members of the New York 

 Y. C. to come aboard and view the Thistle to their heart's content. 

 Yours most truly, Richard Henderson. 



New York, Aug. 22, 1887. 



CLINTON Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA. — The Clinton Y. C.held 

 their first annual regatta off Grove Beach on Aug. 17. It was 

 feared in the morning that the race would result ia a fizzle, as 

 there was no indication, of a breeze, but as the time for the start 

 drew near a good working breeze from S.W. sprang up, enabling 

 the yachts to make the course in good time; start was from an 

 anchor. In special class Venus, New Haven Y. G, led from start 

 to finish, thus adding another to her list of victories. Tho third 

 class made the most exciting race of the day, White Wings pull- 

 ing off a well-earned victory, Ada and Tot pressing her hotly. 

 special class. 



Length. Time. 



Venus, Geo. M. Graves 30.06 1 11 15 



John Bacon 25.00 1 23 00 



Hornet, M. Buell 31.00 1 29 30 



EIRST CLASS. 



Widewawake, A. F. Taylor 1 37 00 



Kingfisher, H. Dee 2 03 00 



SECOND CLASS. 



Susie Hardtack. Geo. Seely 1 57 00 



Mamie Edith, Ed. C. Watrous 1 59 00 



Uncle James, Stillman Robinson 1 59 20 



Ives, Mr. Ives 



Idle Girl, A. D. dwell 



Bunker Hill, Fred Hill 



Idler, Dwight Holbrook 



Sparrow, A. H. Kirtland 



THIRD CLASS. 



White Wings, Chas. H. Kelsey 1 51 00 



Ada, Edgar Burel 1 52 40 



Tot, Chas. Whycoff 1 56 00 



Junita, Wm. E. Otis 



Windward, Frank Redfield 



Eli, Robt, Pierce 



Prizes: Special class, Venus first; first class, Wide Awake; second 

 class, Susie Hardtack first, Mamie Edith second. Uncle James 

 third; thii'd class, White Wings first, Ada second, Tot third. 



CEDAR POINT Y. C. PENNANT REGATTA, AUG. 20. 

 —The second pennant regatta of the Cedar Point Y. C. was sailed 

 at Cedar Point off Westport harbor, on Aug. 20, in a heavy north- 

 east wind. The course was from a stakeboat off Cedar Point, to 

 and around Cankeen Buoy, thence to Cedar Point, distance twelve 

 miles. The Go-Softly parted her bobstay before the start and 

 withdrew. The race between the Daisy and Puritan waB very 

 close, there being only eight seconds difference in elapsed 

 times : 



CLASS B— SLOOPS 45ET. AND UNDER. 



Start. Finish. 



Imperia U 53 04 1 35 04 



Genevieve U54 02 1 36 06 



CLASS C— SLOOPS 35FT. AND UNDER. 



Teal 11 51 00 1 28 30 



Delphine 11 50 00 1 26 02 



CLASS D— OPEN JIB AND MAINSAIL BOATS 25FT. AND UNDER. 



Number 4 11 49 05 1 3i 30 



Alice 11 49 00 Did not finish. 



Casino 11 54 00 Did not finish. 



CLASS E— CATBOAT8 21 ITT. AND UNDER. 



Peggy 11 35 00 1 24 04 



CLASS J? — CAT BOATS 19ET. AND UNDER. 



Puritan 11 25 30 1 24 08 



Daisy 11 25 30 1 24 00 



Genevieve wins in Class B on corrected time. Delphine wins in 

 Class C. Number 4 wins in Class D. Peggy sailed a walkover in 

 Class E, and Puritan wins in Class F on corrected time. An open 

 regatta will be held at Cedar Point, Sept. 20, open to all boats iu 

 Long Island Sound eligi bio to the classes ot the Cedar Point Yacht 

 Club. Cash prizes will be offered. Yachtsmen wishing informa- 

 tion can address Edwin Thorne, Jr., Secretary Cedar Point Yacht 

 Club, Saugatuck, Conn.— E. S. Wheeler. 



KNICKERBOCKER Y. C.-This club will sail its fall regatta, 

 open to its own yachts only, on Sept, 8. 



MONTGOMERY SAILING CLUB'S 13TH CRUISE. Aug. 21.— 

 Courses, Norristown to Indian Creek and return. Distance, five 

 miles. Weather, clear and warm. Wind, light southerly. Cur- 

 rent Yz mile per hour: 



Length. Start. Finish. Cor. 



Gracie, skiff, E. A. Leopold 12.00 9 00 00 12 10 54 3 01 51 



E. C. Potts, tuck up, Parker Bros. . . .15.00 9 00 00 12 07 30 3 05 50 



Flying Eagle, tuckup, J. Berndt 15.00 9 00 00 12 06 52 3 06 52 



Igidious, tuekup, W. Rochell 15.00 9 00 00 12 15 50 3 15 50 



H. C. Scott, tuckup, Carnathan 15.00 9 00 00 12 19 22 3 18 22 



Cocktail, tuckup. Max Berndt 15.00 9 00 00 Withdrew. 



Pennsylvania, hiker, J. Adams 16.00 9 12 00 Withdrew. 



Josephine, tuckup, E. Sowers 15.00 9 00 00 Withdrew. 



The wind was so light at the start the boats were just able to 

 stem the current, and it was 9:15 when they moved off slowly with 

 a fair wind. After rounding the buoy the wind freshened a trifle, 

 and in the beat back the hiker Pennsylvania, with 50yds. sail, got 

 no advantage, of the tuckups with 37yds. or the Gracie with 85ft. 

 The hiker withdrew at the end of four miles, the E. C. Potts being 

 ahead of her at the time. Judge, Joseph Boucot. 



On Aug. 28, over same course, weather clear and cool, wind light 



was a beat to the buoy and a reach home, with genuine tuck-up 

 weather, smooth water, and a whole sail breeze prevailing most 

 of the time. 



MONATIQUOT Y. C— The third championship race and sweep- 

 stake for first class was sailed over the Fort Point course on Aug. 

 17. First and Becond class 9 miles, third class 6 miles. Weather 

 fair. Wind S.E. moderate. Tide high at 9:49 P. M. 



FIRST CLASS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



2 06 30 3 57 47 1 50 12 1 19 14 



2 06 30 4 01 34 1 54 54 1 24 23 



2 06 36 3 58 58 1 52 23 1 25 05 



SECOND CL\SS. 



Length. 



Posy 22.03 



Secret 22.06 



Folly 26.08 



Diadem 18.02 



Tartar 19.5% 



Maud 19.02 



Spray 19.02 



Nero id 20.09 



Hester 19.11 



Christine ...18.06 

 Snarleyow...l8.00 



2 10 28 



2 10 18 



3 10 52 

 3 11 40 

 2 10 47 

 2 13 00 



2 10 52 



3 11 00 



4 ( 

 4 08 14 

 4 19 13 



1 58 05 



1 57 56 



2 08 21 



1 20 55 

 1 22 41 

 1 32 39 



Withdrew. 

 Did not finish. 

 Did not finish. 

 Did not finish. 



THIRD CLA88. 



FloraLee. . . .17.05 2 15 44 3 49 34 1 33 50 1 08 17 



Nifti 17.00 2 15 15 3 57 07 1 41 62 1 15 52 



Helen Snow. 16.06 2 15 03 Disabled. 



First prize, second class, Diadem; third class, Flora Lee. Winner 

 of sweepstake, first class. Posy. Winner of championship leg, 

 Secret. Judges: Henry Gardner, E. P. Worster, T. D. Bagley. 



BAYHEAD Y. C— The second race for the Baybead champion- 

 ship pennant was sailed over the Baybead course on Aug. 18. The 

 Snipe won first place, her performance was a surprise to ever v one, 

 she being a cruising boat and this her first race. The wind was 

 southwest and all but Snipe carried single reef: 



Length. 



Snipe 23.08 



Edith 20.09 



Foam 18.00 



Rovvena S.6.08 



Effie 16.08 



Start. 

 3 30 30 

 3 29 46 

 3 29 56 

 3 29 54 

 3 26 25 



Finish. 

 5 13 20 

 5 15 43 

 5 20 16 

 5 25 55 

 5 2 7 27 



Actual. 

 1 41 50 

 1 45 57 

 1 50 20 

 1 50 01 

 1 58 02 



Corrected. 

 1 41 50 

 1 44 03 

 1 45 40 

 1 50 01 

 1 52 U2 



The third race for the Bayhead championship pennant was 

 sailed on Aug. 25. Snipe again won first place aud will no doubt 

 win the pennant if she has plenty of wind. It will be a close race 

 between Edith, Foam and Rowena for second prize, the wind dur- 

 ing race was northwest, hard, puffy and unsatisfactory: 



I jI ' T'l ■T h 



Snipe 22.08 ' 



Edith 20.09 



Foam 18.00 



Rowena 16.08 



Effie 16.08 



Start. 

 3 03 51 

 3 05 08 

 3 05 07 

 3 04 24 

 3 04 03 



Finish. 

 4 34 27 

 4 45 40 

 4 51 13 



4 47 07 



5 03 31 



Actual. 

 1 30 36 

 1 40 32 

 1 46 m 



1 42 43 



2 01 28 



Corrected. 

 I 30 36 

 1 33 37 

 1 41 25 

 1 36 43 

 1 55 28 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



2 53 00 



2 54 45 



3 11 00 

 3 14 00 



3 50 30 

 3 50 15 



3 55 30 



4 19 30 

 4 19 00 



2 36 31 

 2 38 56 

 2 52 00 



2 55 51 



3 23 40 

 3 23 50 

 3 28 40 

 3 54 25 

 3 43 20 



MIRAMICHI Y. C. RACE.— The third race of the Miramichi 

 Y. C. for the silver cups presented by Commodore Miller and 

 Messrs. Call and Noonan, was sailed from Newcastle to Chatham 

 and return, 10 miles. The wind was on the starboard quarter, very 

 light, and all the yachts set spinakers. They kept well together 

 in the run down, but the big ones drew rapidly ahead on the beat 

 back. The winners were Com. J. C. Miller in the first class, and 

 Vice-Corn. J. L. Stewart in the second class, the flag officers thus 

 carrying off the honors. Summary : 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length, 



Kilbride 22.00 



Kittoch 21.09 



Arrow 19.07 



Blondy ; ....19,00 



SECOND CLASS. 



Annie .15.03 



Bear 15.04 



Terror 15.03 



Twilight 16.00 



Daisy 12.00 



BUNKER HILL Y. C. REGATTA, Aug. 13.-Course, m miles; 

 weather, pleasant; wind, east, light; tide, flood: 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 



Thelga, B. T. Hall 21.03 11 13 30 12 54 20 1 40 50 1 40 04 



lola, VV. H. Webber 22.06 11 14 10 1 03 00 1 47 50 1 47 50 



Kail. J. T. Huggins 17.07 11 17 40 1 34 00 3 16 30 3 16 20 



Frolic, Wm. Anderson... .17.06 H 20 15 1 50 20 2 30 05 3 28 28 



Sprite, P. J. Hinchey 14.10 11 23 55 1 05 40 1 41 45 1 41 35 



Flash, C. A. Winters 15.01 H 23 56 1 28 30 2 04 34 2 04 34 



Winners first prizes— Class 1, Thelga; Class 2, Kit; Class 3, 

 Sprite. Measurements are in sailing length, which are in this 

 club length on waterline. Regatta Committee— H. L. Johnson, J. 

 W. Reich, H. Leadbetter. Judges— Geo. B. Thomas; Randall 

 Gould, Geo. W. Abbott. 



THE FLYING PONTOON.-Sdftor Forest and Stream: I prom- 

 ised to report on the performance of the flying pontoon previously 

 described and illustrated in your paper, but it has seemed advis- 

 able to wait for the report ot tho success or failure of this novel 

 sailing craft from a responsible and disinterested person who has 

 tested her in actual use with other boats. Last month I built and 

 sent a flying pontoon to a well-known gentleman at SaranacLake, 

 N. Y., who writes as follows: "The pontoon came safely and is a 

 success. I like the way she works, and for lakes like these, which 

 are never very rough, I think she is just the craft. I am sorry I 

 did not let you send me a jib as you proposed, as for light winds 

 she has not enough sail, and we are now racing for a cup." The 

 pontoon is 18ft. in length, 5ft. beam, llin. depth of hull amidships. 

 She is furnished with a centerboard and draws SJ^in. of water 

 with four persons aboard. Her draft of water when carrying 

 twelve persons will not exceed 6iu. She is as stiff under sail as a 

 catamaran, easily handled by one man or a boy, and cannot sink, 

 as she has two air tanks running her entire length under the 

 deck.— Thomas Clapham (Roslyn, L. L, Aug. 22). 



DORCHESTER Y r . C. CRUISE. — The following order has been 

 issued for the Dorchester Y. O. cruise: On Board Flagship 

 Arethusa, Thursday, Aug. 25, 1887.— General Orders No. 1. The 

 commodore hereby assumes command of the squadron. Charles 

 L. Perrin is appointed fleet captain, and will be obeyed accord- 

 ingly.— Henry W. Savage, Commodore. General Orders No. 2. 

 Yachts will rendezvous off Thompson's Island, Saturday, Sept. 3, 

 1887. at 1:30 P. M. At 2:30 P. M. sharp a gun from the flagship will 

 be the signal to proceed to Marblehead. Two club pennants are 

 offered by tho commodore as prizes to the two yachts of the 

 squadron, respectively over and under 30ft. over all, first arriving 

 off the Corinthian Y. C. house at Marblehead. A meeting of cap- 

 tains will be held on the. flagship Saturday evening at 8:30 to con- 

 sider the continuation of the cruise to Monday, Sept. 5, Labor day 

 (a legal holiday). Attention is called to the rules contained on 

 pages 54, 55 and 56 of the club book. By order of the commodore. 

 —Charles L. Perbin, Fleet Captain. 



THISTLE.— On Monday Thistle took her first sail, going out to 

 the Lightship. Since her arrival at New York her crew have 

 rescued the crew of two capsized boats. Last week Captain Barr 

 and his crew were given a dinner at MartinelH's by the Social Sons 

 of Scotland. The story has been started in New York that Thistle 

 has an arrangement for forcing air through perforations in her 

 keel for the purpose of decreasing friction, one evening paper con- 

 sidering the yarn of sufficient importance to waste space upon. 



HULL Y. C, OPEN REGATTA.— The open regatta on Aug. 27 

 brought out nearly 70 starters, the race being sailed in a moder- 

 ate W. wind, with calms during the latter part. The winners 

 were: First class, Shadow, c.b., Aglaia, k.; second class, Atalanta, 

 c.b., Echo, k.; third class. Black Cloud, c.b., Witch, k.; fourth 

 class, Tartar; fifth class, Wildfire; sixth class, Em Ell Bye. 



HARLEM Y. C— The postponed regatta of the Harlem Y. C. 

 was sailed on Aug. 24 in all weather, from half a gale to a calm. 

 The winners were: Olass B, Peerless; Class C, Jennie Willis; Class 

 D, Geo. B. Dean; Class E, Jessie; Olass F, Wave; Class G, Happy 

 Thought. 



MATTAPOISETT REGATTA, AUG. 26.-The regatta for prizes 

 given by the citizens of Mattapoisett was sailed on Aug. 26, with 

 little wind, the winners were: First prize in first class. Climax, 

 second Mollie; second class, Zillah first, Success second; third 

 class, Thrump first, Alice second ; fourth class, No Name first, 

 Alice second. 



COOPER'S POINT Y. C.-The ninth race of the Corinthian Y. 

 G, of Cooper's Point, was sailed on Aug. 22, starting at 3:10 P. M., 

 wind light E., afterward coming strong from S.E., making a beat 

 home. Item finished at 4:37 and Wilkins at 4:41. 



RHODE ISLAND Y. C.-The first open race of the Rhode Island 

 Y. C. will bo sailed on Sept. 6, starting off the club house. The 

 classes include sloops and catboats from 18ft. and under up to 42ft. 

 Shifting ballast is prohibited. 



COHASSET Y. C— Tho Open race of the Cohaeset Y. C, on Aug. 

 27, was hardly more than a drift, onlv one round being sailed. The 

 winners were: First class, Hernica ; second Class, Heron ; third 

 class, Champion. 



QUINCY Y. C, 2d CHAMPIONSHIP, AUG. 26.-Tbis race was 

 sailed in a strong N.W. breeze, over courses of 8, 7 and 6 miles, the 

 winners were: First class, Echo; second class, Diadem; third class, 

 Wildfire. 



BAR HARBOR REGATTA. —Owing to the non-attendanco of 

 racing yachts this regatta was a failure. Gi tana sailed against 

 Iroquois, beating her, and Adrienne defeated Hope Leslie. 



STRANGER.— Mr. Geo. H. Warren will shortly leave Boston to 

 take a permanent position in the English offices of the Warren 

 line, and the cutter Stranger is offered for sale. 



BEVERLY Y. C— The Beverly Y. C. sailed a race on Aug. 27 off 

 Monument Beach. Surprise won in 1st class, Mist in 2d and 

 Nymph in 3d. 



PHOTOS OF VOLUNTEER.— Mr. N. G. Stebbins, of Boston, has 

 sent us some excellent views of Volunteer, both underway and in 

 the drydock. __ 



STEAM YACHTING. 



STEAM LAUNCHES AND THE INSPECTION LAW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Are steam launches subject to the United States inspection 

 laws? This question interests all who own these boats, and, so far 

 as I know, has not been discussed in these pages, all seeming to 

 acquiesce in the ruling of inspectors that they are so liable. I 

 think this is an error. 



It has been held that the power to inspect vessels arises from 

 the provision in the Constitution of the United States giving Con- 

 gress power to regulate commerce between the States and the Li- 

 lian tribes. This leaves commerce that is wholly internal subject 

 to the regulation and control of the States. U. S. v. the Daniel 

 Ball, 10 Wall., 557. 



This statement means that the commerce must be exclusively 

 internal, and that if the boat carries freight or passengers from 

 another State, so as to make an interstate line of transportation, 

 she will be liable. 



The question has arisen most frequently in regard to ferryboats 

 plying between points wholly within a State. The Bright Star 

 was a ferryboat plying between Washington, Mo., and. the oppos- 

 ite shore. She was libeled for not having complied with the in- 

 spection laws. Justice Miller, of the U. S. Supreme Court, dis- 

 charged her, saying: "There is a commerce strictly internal to 

 each State over which Congress has no control, although it may 

 be carried on by means of the navigable waters of the United 

 States, and Congress has in its legislation steadily kept this in 

 view." U. S. v. the Bright Star, 1 Wool., 266. 



The reasoning in this case lias been acquiesced in and adopted 

 in the following cases: The Brunswick, Beu., 112; the Thomas 

 Swan, 6 Ben., 42; the Seneca, 1 Biss., 371. AL-,0 in an unreported 

 case in the Eastern District of Arkansas, Caldwell, J., where the 

 captain of the ferryboat at Little Rock was discharged for not 

 taking out a license. The same judge, holding court in the West- 

 ern District, discharged the ferryboat at Fort Smith. Probably 

 other similar cases have been decided. 



The conclusion to be drawn is. that so long as a launch is kept 

 wholly within the waters of a State, and does not so carry freight 

 or passengers as to make herself a means of interstate commerce, 

 she would not be subject to the navigation laws of the United 

 States. 



But Justice Miller, of the U. S. Supreme Court, took still an- 

 other view of the question. The Mollie was libeled at Galveston 

 for not complying with the inspection laws. Justice Bradley dis- 

 charged her saying: "This is a libel against a small pleasure 

 boat 29ft. long, 7ft. wide and without dock, propelled by a small 

 steam engine with cylinder of 9in. stroke and 3}^in. diameter. It is 

 run occasionally by the owner and the owner of the engine for their 

 amusement on Buffalo Bayou below Houston. In my judgment 

 this is not a vessel navigating the public waters of the United 

 States, within the meaning of the steam inspection laws. Section 

 4,426 of the Revised Statutes enumerates the various kinds of 

 small steam craft which were intended to be embraced within 

 the law. It declares that the hull and boilers of every ferryboat, 

 canal boat, yacht or other small craft of light character, propelled 

 by steam, shall be inspected under the provisions of this title. 

 And no such vessel shall be navigated without a licensed pilot. 

 Now the vessel in question is neither a ferryboat, canal boat nor 

 yacht. Does it belong to the added category of 'other small craft 

 of light character?' These words must be interpreted upon the 

 principle of nuscitur a sociis. The last clause of the section shows 

 that to be within the law a vessel must at least be one which will 

 admit of the employment of a licensed engineer and a licensed 

 pilot. It is not to be supposed that a mere pleasure skiff of the 

 kind now under consideration, was intended to be embraced 

 within the regulations of this law. The libel is dismissed." U.S. v. 

 Steamer Mollie, 2 Woods, 331. 



Until reversed by the Supreme Court, this decision allows a 

 launch to be run anywhere rn the ITnited States, within a State 

 or between them, and on the bays and coasts, without a license or 

 inspection. Casual. 



AMY, steam yacht, has been sold in England to an Italian 

 yachtsman, the price being $75,000. 



With its famous lake and even more famous Sunday-school 

 assembly, Chautauqua county has never been considered un- 

 usually primitive, but if reports from that vicinity are to be 

 believed, the march of civilization has not entirely oblite- 

 rated all remnants of the original savage denizens. Nothing 

 less formidable than bears has been discovered, not half-sub- 

 dued and fugitive animals, but rampageous, man-eating 

 brutes who have caused the utmost consternation. The 

 locality is described as a deep, rocky gulf, twelve miles in 

 length, not far from Mayville. The presence of something 

 unusual was first discovered by the farmers, who lost a num- 

 ber of fine calves and sheep, but nothing definite was known 

 until Mrs. Oscar Benin ger appeared at Mayville in great 

 haste, with the startling information that two cub bears had 

 that morning driven her into the house. She said that she 

 knew that there were wild bears in the wild rocky ledges 

 near her home, and begged that a searching party might be 

 sent out to verify her story. It does not appear that she was 

 enabled to attract much attention, but a few days later when 

 a young farmer started forth with his dinner pail and an 

 empty basket to pick blackberries in the gulf, and did not 

 return, the bear story seemed more plausible. Then the dis- 

 covery of his dinner pail, clothing, and remnants of bones, 

 and mangled flesh, gave a decided color to Mrs. Berringer's 

 story and at the latest reports a party of hunters was being 

 organized to visit the wilderness. — Rochester Democrat- 

 Chronicle. 



A reporter, browsing about between midnight and 1 o'clock 

 yesterday morning, saw a man standing near one of the elec- 

 tric light posts on Washington street, waving a long horse- 

 whip back and forth high above his head. He had a fishhook 

 on the end of the whip, to which was attached a moth miller, 

 and he explained that with this bait he captured the bats 

 that were foraging among the insects around the electric 

 light. He said ne got half a dollar apiece for them, and that 

 he had already caught seven that night. He sold them to 

 the taxidermists, and said that he could get more for them 

 in Boston. He spoke of hiring a man to help him, as he 

 could catch enough then to pay him for shipping them to 

 Boston. He caught two while the reporter remained to watch 

 the operation, and he picked them off the hook and put them 

 in a bag that he carried slung across his shoulder.— Pro vi- 

 dence Journal. 



