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To the firm resolve, nautical knowledge and great liberality of 

 Gen. Charles J. Paine are indeed due the first meed of praise, for 

 without him these results might not have been so successfully 

 attained; but it needed the scientific designer to carry out his 

 ideas to success, and in this matter he had the wisdom and fore- 

 sight to select you as his faithful lieutenant. 



Assuring you. dear sir, of the hearty meaning of this slight 

 tribute and of eur own esteem and respect, we remain touts very 

 sincerely, |. W. Ha™, j Bu w Te8timon - al Fund . 



Messrs. James W. Hayward and F. W. ,T. Hurst, New York— My 

 Dear Sirs: Gen. Paine has given me your most kind letter of Dec. 

 28 with its inclosure of a check to mv order for $10,172.25. it is 

 impossible for me to express, as I would, my deep sense of the un- 

 paralleled generosity and kindness which prompted such an unex- 

 pected gift— one that I feel I have done so little to deserve. But, 

 magnificently generous as it is, I can assure you that I value far 

 higher its testimony to the existence of so many kind friends and 

 well wishers. 



I hope you can find some way to express to them my heartfelt 

 gratitude for their great goodness to me. 



Please accept my sincere thanks for the very kind words with 

 which you present the gift, and believe me always most gratefully 

 yours, Edward Burgkss. 



Boston, Jan. 12, 1888. 



A RULE THAT WILL NOT WORK BOTH WAYS. 



ALLUDING to the demand made by a contemporary, that the 

 New York Y. C. shall reconsider the most objectionable clauses 

 of the deed of gift, the London Field says: "But this would not re- 

 move the real sting from the unsportsmanlike parchment. The 

 objection a challenger would most strongly make, is to the requisi- 

 tion that he must give every important particular concerning his 

 vessel and this ten months in advance of the. date for the first match. 

 There is a meanness about this requisition which is repulsive, and 

 American sportsmen need be much more ashamed of it than the. 

 ten months clause, (taken by itself) or the 'no time allowance' pro- 

 vision. Supposing a British challenger were to write to the New 

 York Yacht Club in these terms, 'If you will tell me ten months 

 beforehand the dimensions, Custom House tonnage, the rig of the 

 yacht you will defend the Cup with, and if you will give me every 

 opportunity of studying her performances, discovering her ballast, 

 plan and form, and judging of her sail plan by aid of photographs 

 during the ten months interval, I will challenge you for that Cup.' 

 Of course, American yachtsmen would think the challenger was 

 ci editing them with an unusual amount of softness, and yet it is 

 only the position tney have themselves now taken up. We trust, 

 if any more appeals are made to the 'surviving donor,' that pro- 

 visions will be made that in future an existing yacht shall be chal- 

 lenged to sail for the Cup, and not that a club be challenged to 

 produce a yacht to defend the Cup. We confess, however, that 

 appeals to the 'surviving donor' are becoming ludicrous, especially 

 when we remember how the New York Yacht Club laughed to 

 scorn the decisive statement of the compliant gentleman when he 

 was appealed to by Mr. Ashbury for his interpretation of the word 

 match in the original deed. Perhaps in this case it would be 

 better if the 'surviving donor' took the initiative, and asked the 

 club to destroy the existing deed, so that the original with all its 

 defects may be reverted to. At any rate, that deed was con- 

 ceived in the spirit of a sportsman and not wi that of an attorney, 

 and, so far as we know, was never objected to. In conclusion, we 

 must express a hope that some other British clubs will reply to 

 the new deed in the tone of voice the Royal London has." 



CLASSES FOR SMALL YACHTS. 



WHILE the old sandbagger has disappeared from the racing, 

 no special type of small boat has as yet taken its place in 

 American waters. There is a field for the development of a class 

 of fixed ballast boats, both keel and centerboard, which shall be 

 adapted for racing under Corinthian rules, while at the same 

 time such boats must be available for ordinary sailing and cruis- 

 ing. It is a matter that even the largest clubs might take up with 

 advantage, to frame suitable rules for the development of small 

 yachts of good model, which may be built aud raced at a moder- 

 ate cost, as such boats are the real training ships for the large 

 racers. The following letter from the Corinthian Y. C. on the 

 Thames, an organization which has done much to further Corin- 

 thian interests, describes an experiment in this line which the 

 club is about to make. We wish them all success in the effort, 

 and at the same time recommend some similar legislation to 

 American clubs: 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The Corinthian Y. C, having its headquarters on the Thames, 

 has just decided to encourage a new class of small yacht, which, if 

 is hoped, will bring out a useful craft for all-round purposes. The 

 conditions are as follows: 



Length on the load waterline not less than 18ft. and not more 

 than 21ft. Actual sail area not exceeding 500sq. ft.; eenterboards 

 optional. The boats must, furthermore, he not less than two- 

 thirds decked, and there will be no time allowance for difference 

 of size or rig. 



The subject has been attracting considerable attention from 

 those interested in small yacht racing on the Thames, and six 

 members of this club have already signified their intention of lay- 

 ing down boats for next season's racing. 



The Corinthian Y. C, since its formation in 1872, has always 

 strenuously.upheld the interests of amateur sailing, and it is antici- 

 pated that by the adoption of this new class many men will be 

 induced to build, and that in the contests to follow the younger 

 members of the club will have the opportunity of perfecting 

 themselves in seamanship under the command of the older hands. 



T. G. P. Winser, Secretary Cor. Y. C. 



London, England, Dec. 31, 1887. 



OHIO Y. C— At the monthly meeting on Jan. 13 the new classi- 

 fi cation proposed by the Interlake Y. R. A. was rejected by the 

 club. This classification is by l.w.l. length as follows: Class A, 

 50ft. and over; Class B, 40ft. and below 50: Class C, 30ft. and below 

 10; Class D, 25ft. and below 30; Class E. 20ft. and below 25; Class F, 

 all under 20ft. 



DORCHESTER Y. C— This club has inaugurated a course of 

 lectures on nautical subjects, the first, by Lt. Downes, TJ. S. N., on 

 the Theory, History and Practice of Chart Making, being 

 delivered on Jan. 13. 



YACHTING IN THE SOUTH.-A regatta will be held at 

 Pensacola, Fla., on Feb. 7, 8, 9 and 10, with prizes for yachts, pilot, 

 fishing and working boats. 



MAYFLOWER.— Rear-Corn. Morgan has had Mayflower hauled 

 out for the winter at Mather & Wood's Railway, Port Jefferson. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. OF MARBLEHEAD— This young, but 

 vigorous club has been incorporated and will build a house before 

 the season opens. 



WANDERER, schooner, Mr. G. W. Weld, will sail from Boston 

 on Feb 7 for a West Indian cruise. 



NIRVANA.— Gen. Perkins's schooner was on the railway at 

 Nassau on Jan. 9, having sprung a leak. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



P. J., Eaton, N. Y.— Would not advise breeding bitch to her 

 brother. There is only one champion Fritz; he is a well-bred dog. 



E. G. B., New Britain, Conn.— Zoe is by St. John (Snapshot- 

 Belle) and out of Folly (Rock— Whisper). Grace was by Match 

 and out of Nell. 



Subscriber.— Boz is by Gamester (Crib— Rose) and out of Betsy 

 .(Sultan— Busy). Gipsy is by Young Sally and out of Rose. Mose 

 is by Ben and out of an imported bitch. 



THE NEW SECOND CLASS RACER.— The model for the yacht 

 for Mr. E. S. Auchincloss has been received from Mr. Watson, but 

 it is not yet decided whether the yacht will be built from it or a 

 model by Mr. Smith. The length, too, is still undecided, owing to 

 the classes not being yet definitely settled. 



"THE LAST OF THE AMERICA CUP."-Under this leading 

 the Nautical Magazine speaks as follows: "The practical effect of 

 these provisions is that the English challenger will have to give 

 all the particulars of his vessel ten months beforehand, and that 

 uuless he agrees to anything that the New York Y. C. prescribes 

 at the time, as to course, distance, etc., he will get no time allow- 

 ance. His only chance practically is to build up to the extreme 

 limit, and then, since not only the length but the limiting breadth 

 (loadline and extreme) and the draft will he known, the defense 

 will have ten months in which to build a racing machine with 

 which to beat a vessel which must have been able to sail across 

 the Atlantic. It would indeed appear that unless some further 

 alteration is made in the deed of gift we have heard the last of 

 the America Cup." 



DEATH OF MR. OSGOOD.— On Jan. 13 Mr. Franklin Osgood, 

 one of New York's best known yachtsmen, died suddenly, though 

 after a long illness, at the age of 61. Mr. Osgood first owned the 

 Widgeon in 1803, afterwards purchasing Magic in 1869 and build- 

 ing Columbia two years later. Both of these yachts became 

 famous under his ownership through' their successful races with 

 Cambria and Livonia for the America's Cup. Of late years Mr. 

 Osgood has owned the cruising sharpie Mascotte. 



OSWEGO Y. C. OFFICERS, 1888.— Com., Jas. D. McFarlane; 

 Vice-Com., Allan Ames; Captain, Swits Conde; Sec, Wm. Gordon; 

 Treas.. Elliot B. Molt; Seas., W. P. Judson; Fleet Surgeon, J. W. 

 Eddy, M. D.; Directors: Jno. T. Mott, J. B. Donnelly, J. P Phelps. 



PRISCILLA.— Com. Canfield has sold Priseilla to an owner 

 represented by Mr. A. Gary Smith, her designer. Some import- 

 ant alterations will be made this winter, and Mr. Smith will race 

 the yacht next season. 



Conneaut, Pa. — The Commissioners of Crawford county 

 were called upon recently to pay a peculiar claim against 

 the county, and one which probably has no precedent in this 

 or any other State. The law compels the owners of dogs to 

 pay a per capita tax on all such animals. This is a recogni- 

 tion of property in clogs, and in consideration of the revenue 

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 and held a tax receipt, making his possession for the year 

 1887 a legal one. A night or so before the end of the year the 

 farmer beard a great commotion among his sheep, and hur- 

 rying out to the inclosure where they were kept he found 

 seven of them dead and another one dying, with the teeth of 

 the farmer's own dog fastened in its throat. The owner of 

 the sheep-killing dog got his gun from the house and shot 

 the dog dead. Last week he went to Meadeville and pre- 

 sented his bill to the County Commissioners for the eight 

 sheep which his dog had killed. He argued before the board 

 that, having paid the tax on his dog, and being legally enti- 

 tled to its possession, he was as much entitled to remunera- 

 tion for the loss of the sheep as his neighbor would have 

 been had the dog killed sheep for him. The Commissioners 

 ridiculed the farmer's argument and laughed at the idea of 

 a man being paid for owning a sheep-killing dog that slaugh- 

 tered his own sheep. The case was placed before the best 

 lawyer in the county by the farmer, and the result was that 

 the. Commissioners found that the claim had every chance 

 of being sustained by the courts, and they paid for the 

 sheep. 



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