334 



[Nov. 11, 1867. 



Sixth Match— 5 live birfls. $£.§0 entrance: 



Winston 11111-5 Taylor 111110-4 



Chubb 11111-5 P Smith 01111-4 



Ger ten 11111-5 Reikes 01101-3 



Cain 11111-5 Lawrence 01 J 01 -§ 



Jackson 11110-4 Webb 10110-3 



In the shoot-off for first, Winston and Cain tied on 4 and divided, 

 •Jarkson and Taylor divided second, Heikes and Lawrence divid' o 

 third. 



Seventh Match— 7 live pigeons, SB entrance; 



Heikes 1111111-7 Jackson, 0011111-5 



Winston 1111011-6 Lawrence 1010111-5 



Chubb llQUll-B Cain 1110101-5 



Ebv 1111110-6 Webb 1001101-4 



Oerten 1111011— a Mud 0110011-4 



Taylor...., 1101111-6 



Heikfcg first, Gerten second, Cain and Jackson divided third. 



Eighth. Match— 5 live birds, S3 entrance: 



heikes lllli-5 SW 10111-4 



■Gerten 11111-5 Smith HOll— 4 



Webb 11111—5 Kiefaber ,.11110— 4 



vTackson _ 11113-5 Mud 01111-4 



Lawrence * 11110-4 Winston,, 11010-3 



Chubb 10111-4 Cain C0101-2 



In the shoot off Heikes won first. Smith second, Winston third. 



Ninth Match.— It was to be a lively shoot for the wind up, and 

 none hut the good ones got in— seven of a kind: Heikes, Eby, 

 Webb, Snyder, Chubb. Dolph Sander, Cain. Heikes killed 12 

 straight, Eby ltt, Webb 6, Chubb 4, Randolph 1, and Cain got 0. 



BUFFALO, Nov. 4— The trap shoot tournament at Niagara, 

 <Ont., gotten up by Mr. John Bampfield, was a grand success in 

 •every particular, bringing out a large number of expert marks- 

 men from different points in Canada and the United States. In 

 fact it was an international tournament. The day was cloudy 

 and a stiff nor'wester somewhat interfered with good marksman- 

 ship. The tournament took place on the Whirlpool Gun Club's 

 grounds. 



~ First shoot, distance 21yds., 10 pigeons, entrance fee $3: 



G Briggs 10mil001-7 Peacock 11 00000111-5 



E Smith llOOOOw. Bugg 1010011000-5 



B Menton 1101010011-6 Harvey 1110101000-5 



Dr Neff 0110110011-6 Kilsey 1101001110-^ 



J Koch 0110011110-6 Aird OOUlOlllO-fl 



W Hood 1010100011-5 J Bampfield 10 11011 001 —6 



G Rogers llOOOOw. White OOllOOw. 



Briggs took first money. In the shoot off of ties Dr. NefE, of 

 Port Colborne, won second; Kilsey, of East Aurora, third, and 

 Bampfield fourth. 



Second event, entrance fee S3, 31yds., 7 live pigeons: 



<G Briggs 1110110—5 G Murphv 1101001—4 



Or Neff 0011010-3 E H Smith 1011110-5 



W Hood 1111110-6 J Koch 0011111-5 



C White OOlOOw. Clark 1011110-5 



WBugg 1101010-4 J Bampfield 1110011-5 



Kilsey 0110111-5 I) Woodruff lOOOw. 



G Rogers 1101001-4 W Peacock 0011110-4 



W. Hood, of Toronto, took first money. Kilsey and Clark, who 

 tied in a shoot off of ties for second, divided second and third. 

 Koch and Smith did likewise with fourth. 



Third event, nine blackbirds; 18yds.; entrance fee $1.50: 



G Brigs 0101U001— 5 W B Whiskers 001100011—4 



W Hood 011111111-8 G Rogers 000101110-4 



WBugg 110111011-7 E H Smith 111101101-7 



James Bampfield .... 101110110-6 G Murphy 111111010-7 



H Clark 010110111-6 Mr Kelsev 101111110-7 



Mr Peacock 100011101-5 B Manton 111001011-6 



Mr Pond 100011011-5 J Koch 011011110-6 



Mr. W. Hood, of Toronto, took first money. The ties for second 

 prize were divided; the ties for third shot them off, and the con- 

 test was won by Mr. J. Koch, of Buffalo, by killing three straight 

 birds. Mr. Clark, of Buffalo, took fourth money. 



Fourth event, distance 18yds.; entrance fee SI. 50; 9 blackbirds: 



Mr Clark 00110011 Mr Peacock 31 0101 1 1 0—5 



G Briggs 011000011-4 Mr Pond 011000100-4 



Mr Kelsev 110100011—5 G Murphy 000110100-3 



W Briggs 101101111-7 E H Smith 111001111—7 



W H Hood 110110111-7 J Koch 111011110—7 



The ties for first place were shot off, Messrs. W. Hood and J. 

 Koch again tieing by killing six birds each. They divided first 

 money. Mr. E. H. Smith got second, Mr. Briggs third, and Messrs. 

 Kelsey and Peacock divided fourth. 



DUNELLEN, N. J., Nov. 9.— The attendance to-day at the regu- 

 lar semi-monthly shoot of the Middlesex Gun Club was unusually 

 small, probably on account of the holiday yesterday. The weather 

 was lovely, and the birds an excellent lot. Quinlan and S. G. 

 Smith tied for the badge in Class A. Mr. Quinlan waived his 

 claim to the badge in favor of Mr. Smith. D. Terry captured the 

 trophy in Class B. Following are the scores: 



Four live birds, handicap rise: 



C Smith (30) 1011—3 Forrest (29) 0202-2 



Seigler (301 1212-4 D Randolph (27) 0110-2 



Ties divided. Sweep No. 2, 4 live birds, handicap rise: 



C Smith (30) 0012—2 Miller (30) 1221-4 



Forrest (29) 2101-3 Randolph (27) 1100 -2 



Seigler (30) 22U-4 



Ties divided. Sweep No. 3, 4 live birds, handicap rise: 



O Smith (30) 0111-3 D Terry (30) 1210-3 



Forrest (29) 0110-2 Cannon (27) 0021-2 



Sefeler(30) 10)0—2 Quinlan (30) 1111—4 



Miller (30) 1100-2 J H Force (30) 1110-3 



Randolph (27) 0121—3 Tee Kay (28) 1000-3 



Manitz(SO) 0201-2 SG Smith (28) 2111—4 



Ties divided. Class A, badge shoot, optional sweepstake $5, 7 

 live birds, handicap rise: 



Seigler (30) 1211011—6 Quinlan (30) 1221212—7 



C Smith (30) 1110211—6 Forrest (29) HlOM-4 



S G Smith (28) 1111111-7 Manitz (30) 1110101-5 



Miller (30) 1121011-6 J H Force (30) 0201011-4 



Ties not shot off on account of darkness. Class B, badge shoot, 

 same as Class A: 



D Terry (30) 2222201-6 Tee Kay (28) 1111010—5 



Cannon (27) 1020002—3 Randolph (27) .0110010-3 



DAYTON, O., Oct. 31.— The Stillwater Gun Club held their last 

 shoot for the season at their grounds, one mile southeast of the 

 city, to-day. Following are tlie scores; 



Club shoot, 20 singles, blue rocks: 



M Stocket 01011 101101110100000-10 J Brecthel 0101 1010111010111010-12 



P Wahl. . .10101010110101101110-12 B Bandmi.01111110111101111111-17 



Hanauer.. 01010101010101001110-10 Smith 10101001 011 001001100- 9 



Special match No . 1,5 singles: 



J Brecthel 10110—3 Mike Stockert 11010—3 



Phil Hanauer 10010-2 A Hanauer 01111-4 



Phil Wahl 01011—3 F Hussong 00010-1 



Smith 01010-2 



Match No. 2, 5 singles: 



Phil Wahl 01010—2 J Brecthel ; 01110-3 



Smith 01010-2 Stockert 00101—2 



Match No. 3, 5 singles: 



P Wahl 01010-2 J Brecthel 11011-4 



M Stockert 01011—3 



Match No. 4, 7 singles: 



P Wahl 0101011-4 M Stockert 0101111-5 



Brecthel 0010100-2 



Match No. 5, 3 sinSles: 



M Stockert 111—3 P Hanauer 101—2 



PWahl 101-2 AHauauer 001-1 



Brecthel 010-1 



Match No. 6, 3 singles: 



M Stockert 100-1 J Brecthel 011—2 



P Wahl 100—1 



DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct. 29.-At the monthly shoot to-day of 

 the Forester Gun Club live pigeons were used and some fine 

 scores made. The first score was at 6 pigeons, 30yds. rise, both 

 barrels: 



F Davis 111111—6 J Racster 110110-4 



G Shado 111101-5 J Sullivan 101011—4 



Thomas Swmey TH101— 5 H Pape 011101—4 



E Berg 111101-5 



F. O. Davis took first money. Shado second and Pape and Sulli- 

 van divided third. The second match was at 3 pairs at 21yds. 

 rise: 



H Pape 11 11 11-6 E Berg 10 11 01-4 



J Racster 011110-4 GAde 110101-4 



T O Swmey 11 00 11-4 G Shado 00 10 11-3 



F Davis.. 00 11 11-4 J Sullivan 10 00 10-2 



Pape took first money. Berg second and Shado third. The last 

 match was at 8 pigeons, 30yds. rise, both barrels: 



G Shado 1111H11-8 H Pape 110111U-7 



E Berg .11111111—8 J Racster 01101111— 6 



? Davis 01111111-7 T O Swiney . .11100001-4 



J Sullivan.. 11101111-7 GAde 00011011-4 



bbado and Berg divided first money, Sullivan second and Racs- 

 ter third. 



KANSAS CITY, Nov. 3.=The return shbGting match, between 

 the Independent and Kansas City Gun clubs took place this after- 

 noon at the Kansas City Shooting park, and resulted in another 

 victory lor the IndebehBents bv a score of ,65 to 63: The weather 

 was delightful and the attendance unusually large. The shooting 

 was excellent* as the score shows: 



, independent Gun Club. Kansas City Gun Clnb. 



E Bingham 1111111100- 8 .IE Riley 1111111110- 9 



L Kuritz 0111111001- 8 J A Belen 0111111111- 9 



F C Megley 1111110001- 7 J Underwood. ..0111111111- 9 



J Anderson 1111111111—10 G Mock 1011100011-6 



W V Reiger. . . .1111011101- 8 A B Cross 1111110110- 8 



R C Van Horn . .11 1 1111010 — 8 D Williams, . , . .OlljlOOlll— 7 



G Stockwell. . . . 0111111001— 7 J Allendorf OlOlJllljX) - 6 , 



W Anderson. . .1110111111— 9—65 D Underwood. .lllilllltu— 9-fo 



After the match two sweepstakes and a match at double birds 

 were shot. W. Anderson won the first sweepstake after shooting 

 out the other contestants. The second sweepstake was a tie 

 between W. E. Reiger and E. Binkham. who divided first money. 

 Messrs. Holly. D. Underwood and J. Anderson tied for second 

 money and divided it. The match at double birds was between R. 

 C. Van Horn and Drury Underwood on the one side) and J-. E-. 

 Riley and D. Williams. The agreement was that each should have 

 three doubles, but it was necessary to have five double birds to 

 decide the match, which was won by Messrs. Riley and Williams 

 by a score of 14 to 18. 



TORONTO, Nov. l0.-The first annual shoot of the West Toronto 

 Junction Gun Club took place on Wednesday and to-day. The 

 following is the score: 



First Class— 15 live pigeons, 26yds, rise, 2 barrels: 



A Purse 14 W Clarke 11 



D Blea 13 B Jones 11 



J Worden 13 Staueland 11 



D Black 13 George 11 



Dollery 12 And eight others. 



In shoot off Blea took second, Worden third, Black fourth, 

 Clarke sixth, Jones seventh, Staueland eighth and George ninth. 

 Special prize for highest score with single barrel won by Purse. 



Second Class— 15 live pigeons, 26yds. rise, 2 barrels: 



V W Clarke 11 A Royce 8 



Walton 11 Deady. 8 



Hinton 11 Power 8 



Wiekham 8 And seven others. 



In shoot off the prizes were won in above order. Clarke speoial. 



Third Class— 10 live pigeons, 2lyds. rise, 2 barrels: 



S Rice 7 F James 4 



Davidge 5 W Blea 3 



Lascelles 5 And four others. 



In shoot off Davidge won second. Rice special. 



SARATOGA, Nov. 4.— Mr. Bockes was the winner of the club 

 trophy for the second time at Glen Mitchell to-day, his score of 

 45 out of a possible 60, and Mr. Levengston's of 56 out of 60, are the 

 highest ever shot in the country. The score at 50 birds stood: 



Bockes 1111111111111 1111011001 Hill 0111111113 3 11111101111 - 45 



Levengston . .101110111111111110111111.110111011111111 1)11 1111111—44 

 Pike llHOmil0110111111001111001100110100fX)100U10010— 31 



Individual match at 10 birds each: 



Levengston 1111110111- 9 Bockes 1001011111— 7 



Re-entry, one hand. 1111111 .111-10 Cramer 1010010011-5 



Thomas 1110111110- 8 



NEWTOWN, N. Y., Nov. S.-North Side Gun Club, of Long 

 Island. Election occurring the same day only few members at- 

 tended the. regular monthly shoot at 5 live pigeons, King's patent 

 trap, handicap rise, 80yds. boundary, club rules, club badge and 

 money prizes: 



Eberhardt 1111111-7 Duryea 1111111-7 



Lyon 011 (Ml— 4 Merckens 0001110-3 



Barlow 1101111— 6 Grau llllOOl-o 



Dr Franz 1011011-5 



Ties on 7, 3 birds, 28yds.: A. Duryea 311—3, A. Eberhardt 110—2. 

 A, Duryea winning badge, 



NEWARK, Nov. 12.— Gustave Freche and C. Bernhardt, of this 

 city, shot a pigeon match at John Erb's grounds this afternoon 

 for £150 a side, 28yds. rise, 5 traps and both barrels. Each shot at 

 44 birds, Reinhardt killing 30 arid Freche 20. After the match C. 

 M. Hedden and Samuel Castles, two well-known builders, shot a 

 friendly match at 10 birds each, 30yds. rise, both barrels. Hedden 

 missed his second bird and killed all the rest; Castles missed t wo. 

 Then Charles Heath and Gustave Freche shot a 10-bird match at 

 30yds., Heath kiUing 8 and Freche 7. 



SHENANDOAH, Pa., Nov. 9.— In the pigeon shooting match to- 

 day between Enoch Davis, of this town, and Hilderbrant, of 

 Minersville, the latter killed 10 and Davis 12 out of 19. The stakes 

 were $400, -with five times as much in bets. The second match of 

 the series of three wiU be shot here on Dec. 9 for the same amount 

 of money. - 



tachting. 



SELFISHNESS IN YACHTING. 



UNDER the above title the Scottish-American comments as fol- 

 lows on the new deed of gift: 

 "As was expected, new rules regulating future international 

 yacht races for the America's Cup have been issued. Only in one 

 respect can they be considered an improvement on those hitherto 

 existing. They abolish the course of the New York Y, C, inside 

 the Narrows, as one of those to be sailed over in future contests. 

 All foreign competitors will rejoice at this, for it is well known to 

 be a most fluky and unfair course on which to test yachts, as the 

 result depends more upon the local knowledge of the pilot and 

 accidental circumstances than upon the merits of the competing 

 yachts. On this account all foreign competitors hitherto have 

 objected to that course. At last the crust of selfishness which in- 

 fluenced American yachtsmen in insisting upon that course has 

 so far been broken through that they have given it up, but only 

 when they saw that public opinion was decidedly against them, 

 and that they could no longer insist upon it with the least show 

 of a desire to give fair play in the contest. 



"But the same spirit of extreme selfishness still pervades the 

 new rules, they are evidently framed with the special object of 

 throwing all the difficulties possible in the way of any foreign 

 competitor winning the Cup, and the testing of the respective 

 merits of national yachts is altogether a secondary consideration. 

 We see no fair reason why a challenging club should be required 

 to give such a long notice as ten months. Why yachtsmen have 

 thus scarcely time, to turn round after one contest, before they must 

 send in their challenge for the next. It leaves challengers no 

 time to study or experiment so as to improve on their type of 

 yacht, although they must build a new yacht, seeing that losing 

 yachts are debarred from competing again. On the other hand, 

 the holders, the Americans, have the whole year for this purpose, 

 even up to the hour of starting the contest. Not only so. accom- 

 panying that ten-months' prior notice must be sent 'the name of 

 the owner and a certificate of the name, rig and following dimen- 

 sions of the challenging vessel, namely, length on load water! ine, 

 beam at load waterline, and extreme beam and draft of water, 

 which dimensions it is stipulated shall not be exceeded, and fur- 

 ther, 'Custom House registry of the vessel must also be sent as 

 soon as possible.' There is no set-off requiring the Americans to 

 give any prior information whatever regarding the yacht to be 

 pitted by them against the challenger; on the con trary the new 

 rides provide that 'the challenged club shall not be required to 

 name its representative vessel until the time agreed upon for the 

 start.' This gives the American holders of the Cup every possible 

 advantage; it in effect compels the chaUenger before playing to 

 fully expose his hand, and yet leaves his opponent free to select 

 his cards in secret with which to win. For instance, the rules 

 provide that 'the competing yachts or vessels, if of one mast, shall 

 be not less than 65ft. nor more than 90ft. on the load waterline; if 

 of more than one mast they shall be not less than 80ft. nor more 

 than 115ft. on the load waterline.' Thus if the chaUenger inti- 

 mates that his yacht is 65ft. on the load waterline, then the 

 American holders have it in their option to build one of 90ft., or 

 vice versa, whichever they think gives them the most advantage 

 over the other. And be it further observed, the new rules especi- 

 ally provide that no time allowance whatever is hereafter to be 

 given on account of disparity of measurement." 



BUILDING IN NEW YORK.— Mr. Saml. Pine will build a 

 steam yacht 110ft. over aU, 96ft. l.w.l. and lfift.6in. beam, of wood, 

 for Mr. Jacob Lorillard. The dimensions of the centerboard 

 boat now building by Mumm for a member of the Atlantic Y. C. 

 are length over all 40ft., l.w.l. 33ft., beam 13ft. 6in., draft 3ft. 



MOHICAN.— Com. Clark and a party left New York in the Mo- 

 hican on Nov. 5, running as far as Fortress Monroe and returning 

 on Nov. 13 to New York, having encountered some heavy weather. 

 She will leave soon on a long cruise to the West Indies and per- 

 haps South America, 



©PEr4 BdAT SAILING; 



WHILE the localities in which yachting in the proper sense is 

 possible, are limited to the seaboard and the great lakes; 

 there are thousands of miles of water throughout the United 

 States and Canada which are suitable for sailing and racing i 

 small boats with as much benefit and as keen sport to the sailor 

 as is found in yachts of the largest class. Already these streams 

 and rivers float an immense pleasure fleet of canoes, sailing skiffs, 

 catboats and similar craft, to nay nothing of foWint? boats and [he 

 various hunting skiffs: and there, is no reason why. the number 

 should not be vastly increased; as the pleasure to Be derived fi-mn 

 such sport becomes more generally appreciated; To be stire, river 

 Work; especially on narrow streams, aria in a hillv country; is hot 

 to be compared "witfl open water* but there are, comparatively 

 few sections of the country where the boat sailor c-anuOt find 

 water enough for some sort of small craft; and if properly man- 

 aged, racing too of the best sort. The great difficulty, hbvvev.er, 

 is the same as in yacht sailing on a large scale, and when sailing 

 for prizes is once inaugurated in any new locality it usually goes 

 through in two or three seasons the same course of development 

 that yachting has experienced in the past fifty years. 



At first the fleet includes a lot of odd boats of all models and 

 builds, perhaps a few rowboats with sprit sails, a dtiokboatortwo, 

 a sneakbox, and a few canoes, the dimensions varying from 32 to 

 18ft., with beam from 2}4 to 5ft. The racing is begun without 

 rules or allowance, or at best with some crude rule sucb as "mean 

 length," and the result is that one boat is soon top of the heap, 

 thanks sometimes to superior model and equipment, but oftener 

 to mere size. The second season is apt to bring a general improve- 

 ment in the right direction, the influence of one or two good rigs 

 is plainly seen in better sails and gear, improved ballasting, and 

 a greater attention to details, while the standard of seamanship 

 has also raised considerably. As a result the honors for the year 

 may go to the best modeled, rigged and sailed boat, as they should, 

 but they are far more likely to go to the biggest boat; or at any 

 rate the fact that size tells is sure to be well demonstrated. The 

 result is seen next season lis several newer and larger boats built 

 to take every advantage Of the existing rules and local conditions, 

 the sport is ant to be very closely followed by half a dozen, with 

 the result of Increased cost! and by another season, if not before, 

 the end is reached in the development of a special racing class, 

 too often of little use except for racing, comparatively expensive, 

 and by uo means the best type of boat. It Is soon evident that 

 time and money are what win the prizes, the man who sails con- 

 stantly and spares nothing on boat and crew soon drives out the 

 original sailors who started from pure love, of sport, and the mug- 

 hunter is apt to be left, sooner or later, in full possession of the 

 course. 



Many in different localities can bear witness to the correctness 

 of this sketch, and can supplement it from personal experience, 

 improvements must come, and should be encouraged, but the 

 tendency is entirely in the direction of ov6r-developement, and 

 from the first every care should be taken to stop it, and to en* 

 courage not only the fastest, but at the same time a reasonably 

 safe and useful boat, This can be done by suitable rules, the best 

 method for any specified case depending on local surroundings. 

 It is an extremely difficult matter to form a rule which will afford 

 fair racing to the mixed fleet of boats, canoes and sneakboxes that 

 are usually found in first forming a club, and yet it is necessary 

 that, all be given a fair chance. At the same time a rule must be 

 framed that will be suitable for the reconstruction of the fleet 

 which is sure to follow one or two seasons' racing, and to create, 

 from the mixture of models and rigs which first presents itself, a 

 type of boat which will be generally useful and within the means 

 of all the members. No one rule is applicable to all cases, but 

 limits must be set to any excess in sail or ballast which may seem 

 likely to add to the cost or to detract from the desirable qualities 

 ot the boat for general purposes. In some cases a limit Is set on 

 sail, as in the Philadelphia tuckups, where a length of 5fif t. of bolt- 

 rope, around the sail, is allowed; and if shifting ballast and large 

 crews are prohibited this is apt to work Well. In Some cases the 

 depth of the boat is included in the measurement either directly 

 (as in the Western Y. C, of Scotland, where the limits are 18ft. 

 length, 6ft. beam and 3ft. 6in. extreme depth, measured from 

 bottom of keel to gunwale) or indirectly, by a measurement of 

 girth. Whatever ruleB may be adopted, that of mean length, or 

 waterline length alone, should be rigorously excluded, as no rule 

 is so apt to foster a machine. The great desideratum seems to be 

 a hull of moderate cost, say under 16ft. in length, with little 

 weight of fixed ballast and a rig so small and well arranged that 

 the expense of new sails is but moderate, while the owner can sail 

 his boat with the aid of one or two friends, and without a large 

 trained crew, either amateur or professional. At the same time 

 if the boat is adapted for fishing, cruising and family use it will 

 be apt to bring many into the club who care less for racing than 

 for the other uses, but still would enter if their boat were suitable. 



We give herewith two boats used by sailing clubs in different 

 localities and under difforent conditions. The first Of these is 

 given not so much from any special excellence in model or sail 

 plan as because she illustrates a very interesting case of the 

 evolution that we have alluded to above. The Gracie is a row- 

 boat 12ft. long and 34in. beam, designed and built by her owner, 

 an amateur and a novice in boat building, Mr. E. A. Leopold of 

 Norristown, Pa. The only guide, both in designing and building, 

 was "Canoe and Boat Building for Amateurs," and the boat was 

 intended only for rowing and fishing on the Schuylkill River, a. 

 narrow and winding stream with very squally and variable winds, 

 running through Norristown, a short distance from Philadelphia. 

 The boat is a lapstreak, weighing 60bs. when first completed, with 

 a keel lin. square, and fitted with Allen's bow-facing oars. During 

 the first year. 1885, she was used solely for pleasure rowing, duck 

 shooting 'and fishing, proving easy to row, stiff for shooting and 

 fishing, and light enough to be handled conveniently. The next 

 season a small sail was added, with several styles of leeboards, 

 but the latter were in turn discarded for a variety of weather 

 grip, while the sail grew to 56ft., some very fair sailing being done 

 toward the latter part of the season. This season the sail was in- 

 creased to 85ft., as shown, while the weather grip was im- 

 proved after many trials. The results of these changes are 

 seen in the races of the Montgomery Sailing Club, reported 

 through the season in the Forest and Stream, in which 

 the Gracie has raced against some fast boats of much 

 greater size and power, and sailed by full professional crew?, 

 she sailing singlchanded and without ballast. She has started 13 

 times and won three firsts and three seconds, a very good record, 

 when the relative sizes and the reputation of the tuckups are con- 

 sidered. Of course she has had a good allowance, but it is hard to 

 say whether it is too much all things considered. At first the 

 crew of one sat on the floor, then two cushions were added, re- 

 placed a little later by a seat 5in. below gunwale, which seemed 

 very high at first. It was soon evident that the crew could sit 

 far out to windward, and with more comfort, while the pad, 

 sewn in the back of the coat, to protect the backbone when 

 sitting inside, was discarded. The next move was to place a seat, 

 canoe fashion, across the gunwale, a very great improvement, as 

 a belter command of the boat is obtained with less effort. In 

 sailing with but two sails the area was too small for racing, while 

 the balance was bad, the boat constantly luffing. The addition of 

 a jib cured both faults, the boat being faster except when free, 

 and steering to perfection. In every puff she will cat herself to 

 windward without a touch of the tiller, only a slight motion of 

 the body forward or aft being necessary to luff her up or throw 

 her head off. It is to tins that she owes much of her gain, as little 

 steering with the rudder is needed to make her work well in the 

 constantly varying puffs that rush down from the hills in all 

 directions. She is sailed without a fly, such as is used by most of 

 I he other boats, as it is very deceptive. In running free or in 

 tacking the rudder is used, but most of the steering is done by the 

 body only. The boat's worst point of staling is before the wind, 

 her best reaching. She receives about 9min. in five miles from 

 boats 15ftx4ft. 6in„ and sailed by four or five men hanging out to 

 windward by means of ropes. The dimensions of the Gracie are 

 as follows: 



12ft. 





2ft. lOin. 



, 1ft. 





1ft. 



8in. 



. 1ft. 





. 5ft. lOin. 



' 8ft. 



Mm. 



5in. 





w 





d 





. 8ft. 





8ft. 



d 



9in. 

 •Mm. 



. 9ft. 



Tin, 





Sin. 



4ft. lOin. 



4 ft. 





7ft. 



Bin. 



5ft. 



3in. 



The jib halliard and downhaul are in one length, the bight be- 

 layed to a cleat on the port side, a small club is laced to the foot 

 of the jib. The mainmast and yard are of bamboo, mamboom 



